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

Armament Haki can enhance both defense and attack power, making it practically born for battle.

Observation Haki allows one to directly sense auras and predict attacks, making it a top-tier sensory ninjutsu.

Yongze laughed and said, "That's good. Dismissed. Get some rest and do the mission tomorrow."

Inuzuka Green's face fell, looking listless, and he said, "Class President Nagasawa, you're really wicked. You arouse desire first, and then you don't care anymore."

Then he squatted down and patted Grayball's head, "Grayball, don't you ever turn out like this. If you do, I'll beat you up badly."

The salt water, too, awoke from its slumber and reassured itself:

'Thinking about it, it makes sense. How could such a secret technique be taught to just anyone...'

Kakashi wasn't as pessimistic as the other two. Although he hadn't had much contact with Nagasawa, their recent interactions had shown him that Nagasawa wasn't the type to make baseless accusations.

Although the secret techniques are precious, it's not impossible to teach them.

That physical technique called "Shaving" isn't something common either; Yongze simply gave him the training method directly.

Yongze laughed and said, "Don't slander me. It's not that I don't want to teach, it's just that you haven't reached the standard yet."

Cultivating domineering aura isn't easy. I'll arrange your training, so don't overthink it.

Actually, he ran out of points.

Haki is a potential that only people in the One Piece world possess, but due to Whitebeard's character design, he can also give others the potential to possess Haki.

However, it's not cheap; it costs 3,000 points per person. He used all his points to increase Whitebeard's fusion level, which has now reached 44%.

However, points are awarded every week based on the prosperity level, and he has already received them for a week, totaling 11,000 points.

Villagers who increase their strength will also receive points. Although the amount given to an individual is small, it becomes quite considerable when there are many people involved.

"Yay! I knew that Squad Leader Nagasawa was definitely a responsible and good man. Haimaru, you should learn from him."

Upon hearing Nagasawa say that he would arrange a training plan, Inuzuka Midori's demeanor changed instantly.

"Go away, you were just saying I was bad." Yongze indicated that he wasn't so easily fooled.

"Hehe." Inuzuka Midori chuckled twice, trying to get away with being cute.

Yongze didn't bother arguing with a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl. After announcing the meeting time, he left immediately.

He's going to find Shuimen to get his mission.

The Anbu is a rather special department, and the missions they carry out are different from those of ordinary ninjas.

Since the Anbu is directly led by the Hokage, all of the Anbu's missions are issued by the Hokage.

However, ordinary ANBU squads cannot directly go to the Hokage to receive missions. Instead, the captain receives the missions and then distributes them to various sub-teams and squads.

However, Minato's decision to make Nagasawa the class leader was merely a temporary measure, so he granted him special privileges, allowing him to directly receive tasks from him.

Since he has special privileges, Yongze naturally won't let them go to waste.

He wasn't familiar with the Dark Guard captain or anything like that, so he was probably only assigned very ordinary patrol missions.

If you want to get promoted quickly, patrolling every day won't work; you have to make some achievements.

……

……

Entering the Hokage's office, Nagasawa looked at Minato, who was working diligently at his desk, and smiled:

"Why do you seem so busy, Hokage? I heard Kushina complaining yesterday that you sometimes don't even go home at night."

Minato scratched his head and said helplessly, "I'm really busy, there's nothing I can do. After all, the village suffered too much damage in such a big war."

Every day, mountains of documents are delivered to me.

"However, I did forget to consider Kushina's feelings these past few days, thankfully Nagasawa reminded me."

Yongze chuckled twice, not minding at all, and revealed the purpose of his visit.

Upon hearing Nagasawa's words, Minato seemed to remember something, picked up a file from the pile of documents, looked at it, and then said;

"You've come at the right time. I was just wondering who to entrust this task to. If it's you, Yongze, I'll be relieved."

Yongze became interested; it sounded like a difficult, high-level mission. He asked, "What kind of mission?"

"Do you remember the three ninjas you and Kakashi brought back a few days ago?" Minato asked.

Yongze nodded. He didn't have dementia, so how could he have forgotten something that happened just a few days ago?

"The interrogation team has cracked their memories; they are the ANBU of Kusagakure," Minato continued.

"The Grass Ninja, they really dare to do that. So, the mission is to assassinate their high-ranking officials?" Nagasawa said excitedly.

Having incorporated the Whitebeard template, he hasn't yet fought any top-tier opponents. Although Kusagakure is a small ninja village, it boasts some of the strongest among them, with a considerable number of Jonin within its walls.

Therefore, the leader of Kusagakure is definitely not weak; he should have strength surpassing that of an elite Jonin.

Only by fighting against a master can he clearly understand his own strength level.

He only knows that he should be considered a strong person among the Kage level, but he has no idea how strong he is.

Minato shook his head and said, "If only it were that simple. Things are a little more complicated than you think."

Minato explained, "Because this is a dispute between countries, I held a meeting with the elders and advisors to discuss it."

My idea is to send in strong forces to intimidate them, and then demand compensation.

"However, the Third Hokage felt that this was not appropriate. He believed that since they had just made peace with Iwagakure and Sunagakure, it was not advisable to start another war. Moreover, Kusagakure was an ally of Konoha, and they should not intimidate their ally. They should let the two sides have a proper talk."

"Elder Shimura felt that this was not enough and that a ninja force should be dispatched directly to suppress the grass ninja and teach them a lesson."

Nagasawa was immediately amused by Minato's words, sensing the helplessness in Minato's tone, and teased:

"You, Hokage, really have no one who listens to you."

"After all, I'm still too young and inexperienced," Minato said, whether sarcastically to the Third Hokage Danzo or self-deprecatingly.

"So whose suggestion did you use?" Nagasawa asked directly.

"Advisors Menyan and Koharu both supported the Third Hokage's proposal, and Elder Danzo abandoned his own proposal and instead supported me."

After much arguing, a compromise was reached.

"Since the information was obtained by deciphering memories, we don't actually have any concrete evidence to prove that they are Grass Ninjas."

If we obtain information that the three are members of the Kusagakure Anbu, then we will proceed with my proposal to intimidate and demand compensation. If not, we will adopt the Third Hokage's plan.

"I've designated this mission as S-rank. The information on the Dark Side is always top secret in every village, and the difficulty and danger are both very high. Nagasawa, do you want to take this mission?"

Yongze laughed and said, "S-rank, the highest rank, of course I have to accept it. Why wouldn't I? I don't want to be the class monitor forever."

He wanted to reform the Anbu, but the position of squad leader wouldn't do; it had to be at least the highest-ranking captain-commander besides the Hokage.

After all, improving the strength of the Dark Division can increase prosperity, which is equivalent to strengthening oneself. How can one not care about one's own affairs?

Minato smiled and said, "I don't want you to stay the class monitor forever either."

He had finally managed to persuade Yongze to join the Dark Division, so how could he not let Yongze use his talents to do something big?

The two looked at each other and burst into laughter.

Chapter Ten: Some Friends Can Be Trusted Forever

After Nagasawa accepted the mission, Minato did not let him go on the mission immediately, but instead told him to prepare for a few days before going.

Minato explained, "Although I have great faith in your abilities, Nagasawa, you still have very little experience with this type of mission."

Over the next three days, I will provide you with a lot of information about infiltration and stealing classified information, and I will also personally explain some precautions to you. Consider this preparation.

Yongze nodded and agreed.

He admitted that he hadn't done any high-level missions and lacked experience, because he was so "ordinary".

This mission is of great importance, not only concerning whether Nagasawa can be promoted quickly, but also Minato's debut as Hokage in front of the higher-ups.

If he fails this time, resulting in the implementation of the proposal that has been passed down for three generations, it will definitely have a negative impact on Minato's personal prestige.

Some people might think that although Minato was very strong, he was not suitable to become Hokage.

So Nagasawa felt it was nothing serious; for such a big matter, it was better to be cautious and make more preparations.

Moreover, staying for three more days would give him a chance to check if Kakashi had learned how to shave.

It's also possible to ask Salt Water and Inuzuka Midori to make preparations in advance, since this is a cross-border mission, and it involves stealing confidential documents such as information from the Dark Side.

When Nagasawa walked out of the Hokage Building, he realized it was already noon, so he headed straight for Konoha's shopping street to buy something to eat.

He lives alone. Although he can cook, he is too lazy to do the laundry, so he usually eats out and occasionally goes to Shuimen's house for a meal.

A slightly cool autumn breeze blew, sending withered yellow leaves flying into the air, shimmering in the sunlight.

However, some people on the street who were still wearing short sleeves seemed completely unconcerned about the autumn wind and were still enthusiastically discussing the contract between Konoha and Iwagakure.

"Finally, the war is over. I heard that the signing of this contract was entirely thanks to the Third Generation."

"Yes, thanks to the Third Hokage, Konoha is finally about to usher in peace again. It's a pity that the Third Hokage has already abdicated. I wonder if the Fourth Hokage can protect Konoha as well as the Third Hokage."

"It's hard to say. The Fourth Hokage is only twenty-three years old this year. He's too young. It's really worrying."

Hearing these discussions, Nagasawa smiled and shook his head.

The contract was signed entirely thanks to the third generation? They really have the nerve to say that.

If Minato hadn't killed a large number of Iwagakure Jonin and destroyed their supply routes, Iwagakure wouldn't have given up so easily.

"However, it's not unreasonable to say that it was all thanks to the third generation signing the contract, after all, it was that kind of 'contract'." A mocking look appeared on Nagasawa's face.

The reason why Iwagakure was able to accept Konoha's conditions was because the conditions offered by Konoha were simply too good.

No reparations or resources are required. The Third Hokage stated that Konoha forgives Iwagakure for its invasion of the Land of Fire and will not pursue the matter. Iwagakure only needs to cease hostilities and sign a peace treaty.

Nagasawa was speechless. With these conditions, anyone who didn't know better would think that Konoha had been defeated.

This is equivalent to Konoha being invaded by Iwagakure, winning the battle, and then showing off their wealth and power, saying they don't care about the losses, want nothing, and only hope for peace.

Iwagakure: "Is this for real? Of course I'll sign it."

In fact, Nagasawa could understand the Third Generation's thoughts to some extent. He was probably really tired and didn't want to fight anymore. Besides, a ceasefire wasn't without its benefits.

But that's no excuse for taking all the credit for yourself.