Chapter 103 Returning to the tribe and talking with the tribe leader

Unlike the chats between students, Sakumo and Minato talked more about serious matters.

Sakumo asked, "Minato, are you planning to let Kakashi and the others participate in this year's Chunin Exam?"

"Of course." Minato nodded and smiled.

"Kakashi and the others have reached the level of Chunin in terms of quality and strength."

"The Chunin Exams are a great test."

"Sakumo-senpai should allow Haneda and the others to participate, right?"

Hearing this, Sakumo glanced at Haneda and smiled proudly:

"Asuma and Kurenai are still a little behind, but Haneda, he will definitely make a splash in the Chunin Exams."

"I heard from Kakashi that he really wants to fight Haneda with all his strength."

"Really?" Minato was a little surprised when he thought of Kakashi who remained silent most of the time.

But thinking about the bond between Haneda and Kakashi, he couldn't help but smile.

He had heard from Haneda's teacher, Takakura Bunta, that Kakashi and Haneda's friendship originated from a ninja battle five years ago.

At that time, Kakashi lost.

Once, Minato asked Kakashi why he practiced so hard.

Kakashi actually mentioned the oath he made with Haneda.

He said that next time he fights Haneda, he won't lose.

Minato smiled slightly at the thought.

"Team Three led by Orochimaru-senpai will probably also participate, but the instructor won't be here."

Sakumo said, "You mean that little guy Kai? Mighty Dai's son?"

"Yeah." Minato nodded slightly, "I heard that Kai is only good at taijutsu, but as an opponent, he is pretty good."

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After eating at Ichiraku Ramen, Haneda and Obito walked together for a while and returned to the Uchiha clan territory.

He did not go home immediately, but walked towards the patriarch's house.

Haneda pushed open the door of the mansion with ease and walked in.

The clan leader and Fugaku were both at home, as was Mikoto, who was sitting next to Fugaku.

Looking at the intimate actions of Fugaku and Mikoto, Haneda knew that Fugaku was probably only one step away from getting married.

"I'm back~"

Haneda walked into the house with brisk steps. After taking off his shoes, he said jokingly:

"Mikoto-sister is here too. I've been missing her cooking these past few days while on missions."

"When can you entertain me at Brother Fugaku's place in the evening?"

After hearing what Haneda said, Mikoto didn't understand for a moment.

After a few seconds, she realized that there was something else behind Haneda's words, and her face suddenly became shy.

"Well... this year, maybe in a few months, I should..."

Seeing this, Haneda smiled at Fugaku.

He had already found out Mikoto's inner thoughts on behalf of Fugaku-san.

In order not to disappoint the beauty, propose to her quickly!

Now they are in love with each other, all that’s missing is an auspicious day!

Looking at the blushing scene of his son and future daughter-in-law, the patriarch couldn't help but stroke his beard and laugh.

"Fugaku, the food at home is almost gone, how about you help buy some?" said the patriarch.

"Okay." Fugaku knew that Haneda came this time because he must have something important to discuss, and it was not convenient to let Mikoto know.

It just so happened that he also wanted to talk to Mikoto alone, so he agreed without hesitation.

"Mikoto, can you come with me? I'm not very good at grocery shopping."

"Ah."

Mikoto nodded slightly, and the two of them left hand in hand.

After the two left, the clan leader asked with concern:

"Your injuries aren't serious on this mission, are they?"

"It wasn't too heavy, it just fell into the river and floated for a while."

Haneda did not mention Akatsuki's idea to anyone else. After revealing it in one sentence, he said,

"During this mission, I encountered a masked ninja who claimed to be Danzo's subordinate. For now, I will assume that he is a Root ninja."

"They tried to harm me during my escape, and I informed the Sandaime of this."

"Root?" When the clan leader heard the name "Danzo", he put away his smile and asked seriously,

"Do you think they are from the Root, or other ninjas in disguise, Haneda?"

"Is this important?" Haneda poured himself a cup of tea.

He had just walked back from Ichiraku Ramen and was thirsty.

Hearing this, the clan leader patted Haneda on the shoulder and laughed.

"You're right, it's not important."

"Tell me, what conditions do you want to reach with the Sandaime? What do you need the tribesmen to help you with?"

"You don't need anything. Lord Hokage has already agreed to my conditions." Haneda said with a smile.

"Oh?" A hint of surprise flashed across the patriarch's eyes.

But when I think about the fact that Haneda's strength and status are no longer what they used to be, and put myself in the perspective of the Third Hokage, I begin to understand.

This mission was ordered by the Sandaime himself, and the team included his son, the Uchiha representative, and Konoha White Fang.

It would be unreasonable for the Sandaime not to respond when nothing happened to his own son but problems did occur to Haneda and Sakumo.

What's more, there is still the shadow of the roots afterwards.

Given Danzo's methods and unpopularity, who knows if it's true?

As long as someone believed this to be true, the Sandaime would have to compromise.

This is what he must do as Hokage.

The patriarch asked curiously:

"What conditions did you put forward to the Sandaime, Haneda? Are you going to investigate the Root led by Danzo?"

"No." Haneda shook his head and said, "Same as last time, still the Sealed Book."

"But the Sandaime himself gave a condition."

"That is to have Uchiha Yashiro and the ANBU captain, who joined the ANBU five years ago, thoroughly investigate what happened to me in the Rain Country."

Upon hearing this, the clan leader realized that Haneda might need his own help.

"Haneda, what do you want Yashiro to do? Really investigate, or?"

Haneda said without hesitation:

"It is impossible for the Sandaime to let the Root disband. Rather than letting the Root hide deep underground, it is better to keep it on the edge of darkness."

“It’s good that Yashiro can find something, but he doesn’t have to try very hard to find it.”

"It's good enough to disgust Danzo. It's better to take longer. It can be delayed as much as possible. The progress will be up to fate. The specific situation depends on the attitude of the Hokage."

After hearing what Haneda said, the clan leader thought for a moment.

In addition to avenging what happened five years ago, Haneda was more interested in exchanging interests with the third generation.

He admired her calm thinking without any selfish motives.

The clan leader glanced at Haneda's immature yet mature face and nodded:

"I see. I'll notify Yashiro later and help you arrange these."

"By the way, I've already sent people to find out some information about the two mysterious men who attacked you and Sakumo that day."

"One of them is called Kakuzu, a traitorous ninja from Takigakure Village. He once tried to assassinate Hashirama-sama, but was let go by Hashirama-sama."

"This person practices a forbidden technique called Earthly Resentment. He is very powerful and is said to have multiple hearts."

"The other person is most likely the grandson of Chiyo, a high-ranking member of Sunagakure."

"This person has shown talent in puppetry since he was a child. He is a well-known genius in Sunagakure, but there has been no news about him recently."

"He was the only one who had the opportunity to contact the Third Kazekage and assassinate him without the Anbu following him without anyone knowing."

Hearing the clan leader's words, Haneda smiled.

He naturally knew who attacked him and Uncle Sakumo and the others.

But Haneda felt warmed by the fact that the clan leader was willing to help investigate this.

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