Traveling through Naruto with Heroes of Might and Magic.

Judging from the troops recruited later, it's unclear whether the basic troops lack intelligence or whether the troops obtained from the beginner's pack are special.

Currently, of all the units under his command, only the Deadwood Guardians have the ability to communicate.

"..."

After a moment, Qingwu asked, "Just him?"

Squatting on the ground, Qingwu glanced at the figure in the cage.

Judging from their attire, they are Root ninjas.

Considering that he had previously killed two Root ninjas, it wasn't surprising that Root had come to investigate.

Qingwu then thought of the traces of battle on the road earlier.

The guess about the incident is pretty accurate.

Clearly, Kakashi... or rather the Third Hokage, kept his promise; his territory was secretly protected by the Anbu.

Then, in order to gather intelligence, the Root ninjas used a diversionary tactic to lure the Anbu away and sent one of them in to investigate.

They probably never imagined that they would leave their biggest "trump card" in their territory.

Why didn't you kill him?

Qingwu raised another question.

"..."

The withered tree guard replied that he sensed a familiar aura emanating from the child, and therefore awaited the lord's return to make a decision.

"A familiar aura?"

Qingwu already had a hunch in his mind.

He had the withered tree guards release him, and Qingwu ripped off his mask.

The boy's face was exposed to the light.

Her skin had a faint blush, not from shyness, but probably from being stuffy from the mask.

'It really was him...'

Qingwu revealed a half-smile: "People from the Root?"

The boy's thick, dark eyebrows furrowed, and his lips were tightly pressed together, making him look very stubborn.

"Not going to speak?" Qingwu raised an eyebrow and tapped his shoulder with her fingertip:

"It's obvious your companions didn't come back to rescue you, or they were captured too. If the mission fails, what will Lord Danzo do to you?"

"It's none of your business!" the boy finally said.

He looked up and stared directly at Qingwu.

Besides wariness, there was also a hint of barely perceptible...inquiry in his dark pupils.

Everything here made him feel comfortable, even though he had just been in the cage... so he was very curious about the owner of this place.

"None of my business?" Qingwu laughed. "You broke into my house to steal things, got caught, and now you're saying it has nothing to do with me?"

"I didn't steal anything." The boy's face flushed red.

Even if they are raised like "machines," they still retain some of their childlike nature.

While teasing "Yamato," who looked even smaller than himself, Qingwu pondered how to deal with the boy.

As the only "experimental subject" to survive the "first-generation cell experiment," Danzo's high regard for him is self-evident.

If we stay here, Danzo will definitely come knocking on our door.

'Got it!'

Qingwu suddenly changed the subject, "You know Wood Release?"

"..." The boy's pupils suddenly contracted, and his fingertips quietly clenched.

Qingwu opened his hand, and the basic air-based magic [Magic Arrow] hovered at his fingertips.

Looking at the leaping electric arcs on it, the boy had no doubt about the attack power of this technique.

"Ninjutsu without hand seals!"

He was right in front of him, yet he didn't see the guy named Senju Seigo forming hand seals at all.

Qingwu waved his hand, dispersing the natural energy, and glanced at the boy's hands. "I'm just reminding you not to make trouble for yourself."

The boy fell silent.

He was indeed powerless against close-range, unsealed ninjutsu.

Let me guess.

Qingwu stared into the boy's eyes. "Danzo sent you here so that you, who also possesses Wood Release, could gather more information about me, right?"

"The master will come looking for me," the boy suddenly said.

Having confirmed the information he wanted, Qingwu smiled and said, "No, he's not looking for me."

……

In front of the Hokage Building.

Whoosh!

Kakashi landed on the ground, slightly out of breath. "You ran really fast. What are you going to do?"

As he spoke, he glanced at the boy who was being led by Qingwu.

"My house was attacked."

Qingwu said, "Senior, he is a ninja from Konoha. He seems to be in cahoots with the people who attacked last time. I'll take him to see the Hokage."

"..." Kakashi paused for a moment, "Come with me."

In the Hokage's office.

"Splash!"

A pile of documents placed on the corner of the table was accidentally swept to the ground by the emotionally charged third generation.

"what?"

The Third Hokage's pupils contracted slightly. "You said he knows Wood Release? Qingwu, is he one of your clansmen?"

The moment the words left his mouth, the Third Hokage realized something was amiss.

Although the Senju clan members had been assimilated and dispersed, he still ordered the Dark Guard to create files on their basic situation, and this child was not among them.

“No,” Qingwu shook her head and said, “I didn’t know him before today.”

"Could you demonstrate Wood Release?" The Third Hokage asked, suppressing his excitement.

Unlike Qingwu, no one doubts that he doesn't know Wood Release now that he has defeated the Cloud Ninja with Wood Release.

But what if Wood Release, which hasn't been seen for decades, suddenly appears one after another in Konoha Village...

The third generation couldn't help but have some different ideas.

"Hmph!" Facing the Third Hokage's expectant gaze, the boy snorted coldly and turned his head away.

Kakashi glanced at the boy indifferently, then vanished from the office in an instant.

"..." Qingwu barely managed to suppress his laughter. "Well, Lord Hokage, I'm leaving the person in your care. I'll be going now."

Kakashi is so smart; leaving now will save the Third Hokage from an awkward situation.

Furthermore, Qingwu did not believe that the Third Generation would be unable to handle a mere child.

"Alright!"

The Third Hokage smiled gently and said, "If it's true, I will give you a great credit."

Only the elderly and the young remained in the office.

The third generation's expression also turned serious.

Actually... he already had a guess in his heart.

Since the human isn't from the Senju clan, then... it can only be the first-generation cell experiment that he stopped...

Chapter 34 Shifting the blame eastward, let the two old men bite each other.

Leave the Hokage Building.

Walking down the street, Qingwu felt a slight sense of regret.

Young Yamato is quite fun.

If it weren't for the need to "shift the blame," he might have stayed to "have some fun" first.

That's right, he handed the armor to the Third Hokage to divert Danzo's attention.

"Let those two old Dengs bite each other."

Upon arriving at the mission center and finding Iruka, the two submitted their mission report.

The payment went through the task center and, after deducting "handling fees," returned to them.

Iruka, holding the money pouch, asked, "How do I give Chino her share?"

Qingwu paused for a moment, then said, "Uh, she probably doesn't want it anymore. Let's just break up."

"Qingwu, how could you do this?" Iruka's expression turned serious.

"The mission was completed by the three of us. If we're going by contribution, you killed the most enemies, so you deserve a bigger reward, but we can't leave out our seniors."

Qingwu: "..."

"If you need money, Qingwu, I won't ask for payment this time. After all, Xiyan gave me extra money last time, but you must give her your share."

Iruka continued to speak righteously.

Qingwu surrendered, "Okay, okay, I'll give it to her next time I see her."

Iruka then softened his tone, "So how should we divide it? Qingwu, you take the largest portion."