Chapter 159 Deputy Squad Leader

"Okay, Kakashi, you can practice in Xiang's team first."

"With your strength as a Jonin, you are more than enough to be a deputy captain."

Minato assigned Kakashi a position, and he became the deputy squad leader as soon as he took office. Minato took great care of Kakashi.

This starting point is already very high in Anbu.

Of course, as a Jonin, Kakashi is strong enough to serve as deputy captain, but he just lacks experience.

The elephant that Minato was talking about was the cat-faced mask ANBU next to him.

Xiang was the first to respond: "Yes, Hokage-sama."

Kakashi also imitated the ANBU's concise and capable tone and said, "Yes, Hokage-sama."

Minato said with a gentle face: "Kakashi, you'd better call me sensei."

"Yes, Minato-sensei." Kakashi didn't hesitate. After all, Minato had been his teacher for a long time, so he didn't feel comfortable changing his words.

Minato nodded with satisfaction, then looked at Che.

"Che, if you are willing to join ANBU, I can set up a special team for you, with you as the team leader."

"Furthermore, this team can be used as the ANBU Team Zero. Team Zero has a higher status than other teams. Its team leader serves as the overall team leader and can lead other teams to perform tasks together."

Che couldn't help but be a little surprised when he heard Minato's words.

It's obvious that Team Zero and the so-called Captain of the Division are all tailor-made by Minato.

Listening to what Minato said, this division captain was almost no different from the ANBU captain and deputy captain.

But Che figured it out instantly.

Minato wanted to develop his own power.

Although the third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen abdicated, his political power remains stable.

Sarutobi Hiruzen entered the Konoha High-level Council of Elders as the former Hokage, and his status did not drop much.

Even among the ANBU directly under the Hokage, there are many close followers of Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Among them, the ANBU captain and deputy captain are even directly the sons and daughters-in-law of Hiruzen Sarutobi.

In this case, in Konoha, it is difficult to say whether Minato, the fourth Hokage, is more effective, or Sarutobi Hiruzen, the previous Hokage, is more effective.

And as Minato was the disciple of Hiruzen Sarutobi, it was hard for him to fall out with Hiruzen Sarutobi directly.

So he could only indirectly get rid of Sarutobi Hiruzen's impression by cultivating his own strength.

But Minato had his own considerations, and Che naturally had his own considerations as well.

Che said bluntly: "I'm sorry, Minato-sensei, I have no intention of joining ANBU."

"That's it..."

Minato looked obviously disappointed and sighed slightly.

But soon, Minato spoke again.

"It doesn't matter, I have a suitable arrangement for you."

Hearing this, Che became curious again.

Che's original idea was to be an ordinary jounin, neither joining the ANBU nor joining the police force.

Joining ANBU means that the reputation has to be hidden. After all, ANBU, as the black glove of Konoha, has many shady things.

Although some of the tasks performed in ANBU were quite important, Che did not need these tasks to accumulate strength and experience.

In Che's opinion, there should be no stronger ninja than him in the current ninja world.

Even if it's the Fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato, Che is sure of defeating him.

Not to mention joining the police force, staying in Konoha all day long as a city administrator and police officer would make people useless.

What's more, Che has other plans.

So Che only hopes to be an ordinary jounin.

During this period of time, he could accumulate reputation and help Uchiha become famous.

However, since Minato said there was an arrangement, Che became curious.

"The deputy squad leader of the Jonin class will serve as Shikaku's deputy."

"Shikaku is good at planning and you are strong. The two complement each other perfectly."

Che was slightly surprised because this was beyond his expectation.

Che readily agreed immediately.

"No problem, Minato-sensei, I promise to fulfill our mission."

Che agreed so quickly, mainly because the so-called jounin class was actually a fictitious organization that only included all the jounin in Konoha for the convenience of management.

After all, jounin is a scarce resource in any ninja village.

Therefore, the status of deputy captain of the Jonin class will not bring any constraints to Che. It will only bring fame and reputation, allowing Che to have half a foot in the ranks of Konoha's top brass.

Of course, Che couldn't ask for such a benefit-free thing.

"In that case, it's settled."

Minato smiled his signature smile.

Kakashi and Che said goodbye and left.

Elephant said from the side: "Kakashi, come with me to the ANBU base."

"Yeah." Kakashi agreed, and then said goodbye to Che.

After Che and Kakashi separated, he did not go back to his own home or the Benedictine family. Instead, he went to the Nara clan's residence. He wanted to visit his teacher and half-boss, the leader of the Konoha Jonin class, Shikaku Nara.

"Yoshino-sama, I'm here to see Mr. Shikaku."

"Ah! Xiao Che is here! Come in quickly!"

Nara Yoshino appeared very happy.

After all, it was the period of peace after the war, so he was naturally happy to see his long-lost juniors again.

"Would you like to stay for dinner today?"

"Master's wife, it's still early for dinner. I'll sit down for a while and then leave."

"Hey, you've already come, so what if you stay?"

"Hong wants me to eat at her house."

"That's okay. I really saw the right person. He obeys his wife like this before we get married. Che will definitely be a good husband in the future."

"Hahahahaha, maybe."

While the two were chatting, Che had already arrived at the door of Lu Jiu's study.

"Shikaku is inside, you two can chat."