Chapter 416: Roots established, counterattack begins
"Itachi, are you used to being in ANBU?"
In the Hokage's office, the Anbu ninja who had just entered the Hokage's office took off his mask.
A familiar face appeared before my eyes.
The person who came was none other than Uchiha Itachi, the rebel ninja of the Uchiha clan and the elder brother of Uchiha Sasuke.
"The Fourth Hokage-sama!"
Uchiha Itachi stood in front of him, glanced at the Hokage's office environment, and took a deep breath.
Seeing Uchiha Itachi's complicated expression, Namikaze Minato walked up to him.
Patted Uchiha Itachi's shoulder.
"Itachi, now that the Akatsuki organization has disbanded, you should return to the village and your family. But what you did before will definitely cause some people to misunderstand..."
Hearing this, Uchiha Itachi nodded.
He had already anticipated this happening.
He didn't expect to be able to stand in the sun, for Konoha, for Uchiha...
He was willing to stand in the dark all his life.
Just like what Uncle Uchiha Yufeng said.
Who says those who don’t stand in the light are not heroes?
"Fourth Hokage, I know."
Looking at Uchiha Itachi's calmness, Namikaze Minato showed a gentle expression on his face.
"I decided to restart the roots starting today."
"Roots?"
Uchiha Itachi was slightly stunned.
“The last ninja to lead the Root was Danzo, and the Root system also has some loopholes.
So this time, some changes need to be made to the root system.
The Root is still directly under the Hokage, so we will separate some of the mature ninjas from the Anbu and give them to you to establish the Root."
“Actually, it’s not really the root.”
There was a flash of understanding in Uchiha Itachi's eyes.
Similar to another separate team of Anbu.
"Itachi!"
Uchiha Itachi was stunned when he heard Minato Namikaze sigh.
"Thank you for all your hard work these years!"
"Don't worry, one day, I will let you stand in the sunshine of Konoha again."
Hearing Minato Namikaze's promise, Uchiha Itachi felt warm in his heart.
Looking at the serious face of Minato Namikaze, he bowed.
"Thank you, Hokage-sama!"
Minato Namikaze smiled when he saw this.
"By the way, you haven't seen Sasuke since you came back?"
Uchiha Itachi shook his head.
My younger brother...
Uchiha Itachi sighed in his heart.
After he left the village, he would often come back when he passed through Konoha on missions, but every time he saw his younger brother taking him as a "role model", he couldn't help but smile bitterly.
"This time, against the Land of the Sky, Sasuke, Naruto and the new generation of Konoha ninjas are going to carry out the mission.
You...come along too!
Although Yufeng wanted to let them gain experience, I am still a little worried, so their safety this time is left to you."
Uchiha Itachi looked at Namikaze Minato.
I immediately understood his good intentions.
"Yes! I will protect their safety secretly!"
Looking at Uchiha Itachi's calm eyes, Namikaze Minato smiled.
It's so easy to talk to smart people.
“This is the route they are traveling.”
Minato Namikaze took out the scroll that he had prepared long ago from the table and handed it to Uchiha Itachi.
"I will give you full authority to set up the Root! I believe that you can lead the Root and help Konoha clear the obstacles in the future!"
A serious look flashed in Uchiha Itachi's eyes, and he nodded heavily.
"I will definitely not let down Lord Hokage!"
……
As the plan for the Sky Country begins.
These young ninjas from Konoha Village ran towards their set goal.
"Naruto, don't hold me back this time!"
As he walked on the way, Uchiha Sasuke's pair of Sharingan appeared faintly. He looked around vigilantly, and then turned his gaze to Uzumaki Naruto.
"Me? Holding them back?!"
When Uzumaki Naruto heard Uchiha Sasuke say this, his spirit of refusing to admit defeat suddenly rose up.
"Sasuke, you're the one holding us back!"
Uchiha Sasuke snorted coldly, activated his escape technique, and walked away.
He ignored Uzumaki Naruto at all.
"asshole!"
Seeing Uchiha Sasuke acting like this, Uzumaki Naruto gritted his teeth for a moment.
After walking for more than ten minutes, the two stopped.
Uchiha Sasuke found a clean spot under the shade of a tree and sat down cross-legged.
Wait quietly.
Uzumaki Naruto looked up at the sky and couldn't help but look in the direction of Konoha.
About another half an hour passed.
"Sakura and the others haven't arrived yet?"
"coming!"
Uchiha Sasuke looked into the distance, and a scarlet light flashed in his eyes.
stood up from the ground.
"Sasuke, sorry for the wait!"
Haruno Sakura came here with Hinata Hyuga from the perception class.
"Here you go, Naruto-kun!"
Hinata Hyuga took out a small package from her arms and handed it to Uzumaki Naruto.
The face is slightly red.
"This is the amulet Aunt Kushina asked me to give you."
Hearing this, Uzumaki Naruto's eyes flashed with seriousness.
I couldn't help but think of my enthusiastic mother, and my heart felt warm.
"Don't you have any..."
"Hinata and I have some too! Sasuke's is here!"
Haruno Sakura said with a smile and took one out from her arms.
Then he quickly came to Uchiha Sasuke with a nervous look and handed it to him.
Uchiha Sasuke, who was already sensitive, naturally noticed Haruno Sakura's expression.
He swallowed the annoyed words that were about to come out of his mouth and pondered for a moment.
"Thank you."
After saying that, he took it.
"Since Hinata is here, it looks like Shikamaru and the others have already started taking action!"
Uchiha Sasuke carefully put it away and then looked into the distance.
"Hi!"
A ninja with a bun-shaped head and wearing a Chunin vest appeared in front of him instantly.
"Shikamaru!"
When he saw it was Nara Shikamaru, Uzumaki Naruto's eyes lit up.
Then he quickly rushed over here.
Before I could say anything more.
Sai, dressed in the neat attire of the Konoha Guard, then appeared.
"Are you that Sai?"
Seeing Sai appear, Uzumaki Naruto thought for a while and called out his name.
Sai glanced at Uzumaki Naruto and then nodded.
"Shikamaru, since you're here, I guess you've already gathered most of the information over there, right?"
Uchiha Sasuke looked at Nara Shikamaru with confidence written all over his face.
"Well, I have collected almost everything."
Nara Shikamaru felt a headache when he saw the desire to fight in Uchiha Sasuke's eyes.
But I still told it truthfully.
"Their strange big ship is about ten miles ahead."
"A weird big ship?"
Nara Shikamaru glanced at Uzumaki Naruto who looked confused.
"The shapes of these large ships are somewhat strange. After investigation, we found that almost all the ninjas from the Kingdom of the Sky are on these large ships."
"Then the task is left to us!!"
Uzumaki Naruto suddenly became confident, clenched his fist and said to Nara Shikamaru.
Nara Shikamaru held his head in his hands.
"Shikamaru, do you have a plan?"
Uchiha Sasuke looked at Nara Shikamaru and walked forward.
Nara Shikamaru smiled and took out the map from his arms.
Point it out to them.
“This is our location, and this point is the location of the Sky Country we just surveyed.
So, my plan this time is to have someone attract the enemy's attention first, and then the rest of the team will quickly annihilate them."
Nara Shikamaru said, then turned his gaze to Sai.
"Sai, you are the only important fighting force that can rival the air ninjas, so the task of attracting them is now given to you.
However, there is no need to fight the enemy with all your strength, just use it to harass them, attract their attention and hold them back."
Sai, who was silent on the side, took a deep breath and nodded.
After Nara Shikamaru finished talking about Sai's mission, he turned his attention to Uzumaki Naruto and the others.
"The remaining main attack mission depends on you!"
