On the night of the Nine-Tails, I shattered the Tailed Beast Ball with a single punch.

Because Nagasawa was just an ordinary Chunin with no outstanding achievements.

Many people in the village still have objections to Minato becoming Hokage, believing that he is too young to shoulder such a heavy responsibility.

If news were to spread that an ordinary Chunin would be appointed as the captain of the Anbu, that would be quite bad.

Minato thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "In that case, you can start as class monitor. I can make that decision."

Yongze didn't hesitate and nodded in agreement.

The Dark Division's squad consists of four people, meaning they each have three subordinates.

Minato Namikaze took a piece of paper from the drawer, wrote something down, and handed it to Nagasawa, saying:

"This is your appointment letter. You can go directly to the Dark Division to collect your equipment in a moment."

However, it might take a while to gather your subordinates, as the people I've assigned to you are all new members.

Nagasawa nodded; it was clear that Minato was thinking of him.

If you assign him three old ANBU from the third generation, although they are capable, you can't train them into confidants, and you might not even be able to command them.

After arranging all this, Minato breathed a sigh of relief, finally getting Nagasawa, this lazy bum, back on the right track.

Minato smiled and said, "I happen to have a mission here. Would you like to take it? It's a small mission for you."

Yongze raised an eyebrow: "Looks like I won't have any easy days from now on. I haven't even taken office yet, and I already have tasks to do."

Minato explained, "I originally intended to give this task to Kakashi."

However, Kakashi is one of the three members I chose for you, so I wanted you two to do this mission together and get to know each other better.

No sooner had Shuimen finished speaking than a knock sounded at the door.

Then a white-haired boy wearing a mask walked in.

"Fourth Hokage, is there a mission?" Kakashi asked.

Minato smiled warmly and said, "No need for that, just call me as before."

Kakashi hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "Yes, Minato-sensei."

"I need you and Nagasawa to retrieve some information about the peace treaty for me. Iwagakure has already sent the information to the border of the Land of Fire, so we can just go and get it," Minato stated his mission.

Kakashi had some doubts, but he nodded to indicate that it was fine.

This kind of data collection task should be more suitable for one person to do.

And why did he need Fujiwara-senpai to be with him? If he remembered correctly, Fujiwara-senpai was a Chunin, and they even participated in the same Chunin Exams, but he was promoted while Nagasawa failed.

The two walked out of the Hokage Building together, and the atmosphere was somewhat silent.

Kakashi would occasionally clench his right hand, a look of grief flashing across his face.

"Is your right hand sealed with something like a Black Flame Dragon, causing you so much pain?" Yongze retorted.

Kakashi froze, mentally telling himself, 'Kakashi, this is a mission, I can't continue like this!'

He took a deep breath and said, "Fujiwara-senpai, I'm sorry. I will carry out the mission seriously from now on."

“There’s one more thing,” Nagasawa pointed behind him and said, “Is that boy with the watermelon-head haircut in the green bodysuit following behind your friend?”

By this time, the two had already walked some distance out of the village.

Kakashi was stunned again, then nodded.

He was frustrated with his condition; he was in such a bad state that even Kai, who was tracking him, didn't notice.

"Sorry, I'll go talk to that idiot." Kakashi said, adjusting his headband to reveal his Sharingan that had been hidden.

Tracking down ninjas on a mission is espionage!

With the Sharingan's powerful perception, Kakashi quickly discovered Might Guy hiding in the tree.

Kakashi leaped onto a tree and looked at Might Guy speechlessly, saying, "Guy, why did you follow me? I'm on a mission."

Matt Kai honestly replied, "I noticed you seemed distracted on the way here, so I followed you."

Kakashi fell silent, a touch of emotion stirring within him.

"It's just a data-gathering mission, there won't be any battles, so you can go back without worry," Kakashi said.

“But…” Might Guy was still a little worried.

"You can rest assured with Fujiwara-senpai here," Kakashi said, looking a little guilty.

Although he didn't think Yongze had the ability to protect him, he had no choice but to say some things against his will in order to get Kai back.

Chapter Four: Bitterness is not something that tastes good.

'That's quite a clever way to set a flag.' Nagasawa shook his head.

Kakashi is still a bit naive. If it were just a matter of getting the data normally, there would be no need for a Jonin like Kakashi; any Chunin would suffice.

Not all forces want peace. Some organizations that make their fortune from war don't want the war to end so quickly, and even some small ninja villages don't want the war to end.

Peace is not an option if they want to break the blockade of the five great ninja villages.

So they will definitely cause trouble whenever they have the chance.

Although Nagasawa felt that even if the data was stolen, it would not break the peace treaty between Konoha and Iwagakure, as this was an inevitable trend.

But even if there's only a tiny chance, those people won't let it go.

Under Kakashi's persuasion, Might Guy walked away, looking back every few steps.

The two resumed their journey.

During the journey, Nagasawa warned, "Kakashi, you'd better be careful. You might encounter enemies on this mission."

Kakashi nodded, but inwardly he was somewhat unconvinced. In terms of experience in carrying out missions, he had more than his "senior," Nagasawa.

Furthermore, Nagasawa's suggestion reminded Kakashi of Rin; in the past, Rin would always gently remind him not to be careless...

Whenever Kakashi thought of Rin, he felt as if his right hand was still stained with Rin's blood, a sin that could never be washed away.

Kakashi was once again overcome with self-blame.

Seeing Kakashi like this, Nagasawa stopped talking and silently continued on his way.

He realized that mere words wouldn't wake Kakashi; only a real fall would do the trick.

With the ninja's high mobility, the two quickly arrived at the agreed location and obtained the information.

Nagasawa also got serious and unleashed his full Observation Haki.

The way back is where the most ambushes are most likely to occur.

The enemy doesn't even need to kill anyone; destroying the data will suffice.

Not long after leaving the country, Nagasawa sensed four ninjas dressed in black and wearing masks using transformation techniques to lurk in the forest.

However, after sensing their presence with his Observation Haki, Nagasawa relaxed a little. They were probably three ordinary Chunin and one special Jonin.

However, Nagasawa did not remind Kakashi, but continued to follow behind him, ready to see how Kakashi would respond.

Kakashi, who was running through the forest, suddenly sensed a chilling aura and abruptly stopped.

call out! !

A kunai narrowly missed Kakashi's face and disappeared into the tree.

At that moment, Kakashi suddenly realized that there were four enemies dressed in black around him.

Kakashi immediately straightened his headband, revealing his Sharingan, and then quickly formed hand seals to unleash Chidori.

Sizzle sizzle sizzle!

Powerful blue lightning crackled and danced in Kakashi's hand.

Without further ado, Kakashi used Chidori's incredible speed to instantly rush towards the two closest to him, intending to take them out first.

Looking at Kakashi's performance, Nagasawa could only say that a genius is a genius after all. Even when he's not in good form, he's not someone that a nobody can mess with.

Just when Nagasawa thought Kakashi was about to instantly defeat the two of them.

Suddenly, the lightning in Kakashi's hand disappeared, and a strange sadness appeared on Kakashi's face.

Lin's image reappeared in his eyes, as if the scene had returned to that sinful day, with the figure of the black-clad ninja overlapping with Lin's.

Although the black-clad ninja didn't understand why Kakashi suddenly stopped, he wasn't about to let such a good opportunity to attack slip by.

Chakra erupted in his hand, and he sent Kakashi flying with a single punch.

thump!

Kakashi crashed heavily to the ground, red blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.

The intense pain brought Kakashi back to his senses, and at the same time, he felt a sense of despair.

He was already injured, there were four enemies, and one of them had a strong aura, while his teammate was just an ordinary Chunin.

'That's fine too. Anyway, someone like me doesn't deserve to live. Rin and Obito, I'm coming to join you too,' Kakashi thought to himself.

Upon seeing this, Nagasawa couldn't help but cover his face with his hands. This slap in the face came too quickly. Could Kakashi have heard his thoughts and was deliberately trying to annoy him?

The black-clad ninjas breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that their mission was accomplished. Kakashi's imposing aura had given them quite a fright.

As for Nagasawa, who was behind Kakashi, they didn't take him seriously. They had already dealt with the main characters, so dealing with a subordinate was not difficult.

"I was really underestimated." Nagasawa chuckled, clenching his fist as he looked at Kakashi, who seemed ready to die, and the black-clad ninja, who looked like he had accomplished his mission.

He was just worried about not having a ninja to test his Conqueror's Haki on.

"Go!" the leader of the black-clad ninjas ordered coldly.

In an instant, three black-clad ninjas unleashed chakra from their feet and charged toward Kakashi, while the remaining black-clad ninja charged toward Nagasawa.

Nagasawa glanced at the four of them indifferently, and then released his Conqueror's Haki.

The powerful aura instantly stopped the four black-clad ninjas in their tracks, who stared at Yongze in shock.

"How is this possible? Such power!" A black-clad ninja desperately tried to form hand seals to release ninjutsu, but found that he couldn't even move a finger.

Only the black-clad ninja, a special Jonin, could still move with difficulty, watching Nagasawa warily as he retreated continuously.

Kakashi, lying on the ground, stared at Nagasawa in shock, as if he had seen a ghost.