radicalducati Chapter 559 The Wind Shadow is Captured, and the 7th Teams Deploy Themselves
Chapter 559 The Wind Shadow is Captured, and the 7th Teams Deploy Themselves
The next day, in the Hokage's office.
"Kakashi-sensei, you said yesterday that the mission we were given was about that guy, could it be that the mission is..." Sasuke asked nervously, staring excitedly at the Fifth Hokage, Kakashi.
Beside him were Naruto and Sakura, whose expressions were equally serious yet slightly excited.
"Yes, just as you think, Sasuke." Kakashi nodded solemnly. "Your Team 7's first mission in a long time: an S-rank mission to capture or kill Konoha's S-rank rogue ninja, Uchiha Itachi."
"S-rank mission! Target: Uchiha Itachi!!"
Instantly, Naruto and Sakura both shuddered and their pupils contracted.
Although they were mentally prepared, they were still thrilled when they heard about the mission!
After all, his opponent was Itachi Uchiha, the culprit who caused Sasuke so much pain.
Seeing the shock in their eyes, Kakashi nodded slightly and raised an eyebrow. "You had no reinforcements for this mission, which is a test of your strength. Sasuke, Naruto, Sakura, I'll be waiting for your victorious return in the village."
Without further ado, Kakashi tossed a scroll to Sasuke, saying, "This is intelligence gathered by the Anbu. Sasuke, you're the captain for this mission."
"It's Sasuke again as captain!!" Naruto said instinctively, his face full of displeasure. But when he thought of his own genin status and looked at Sasuke's jonin armor, he couldn't bring himself to say anything.
Sasuke, on the other hand, calmly put away the scroll and changed the subject. "Sensei, may I bring someone with me on this mission?"
"That little guy? Okay..." As if he had expected it, Kakashi nodded and didn't ask any more questions.
"Thank you so much, teacher!!" Sasuke immediately expressed his gratitude, turned around, and led the way out. "Meet at the main gate in five minutes, disperse..."
Naruto and Sakura naturally had no objections, nodded to Kakashi, and quickly left.
"I hope everything goes smoothly, and please don't let anything unexpected happen..." Watching his three disciples' departing figures, Kakashi couldn't help but feel worried as he thought of Itachi Uchiha's contradictory behavior!
That's why he didn't let anyone else participate in the mission.
Of course, this also reflects absolute confidence in Sasuke and Naruto's abilities!
"Speaking of which, Ishikawa is also leading his students on their first mission today. I need to go down and check it out..." Kakashi muttered to himself, patting his head. He immediately grabbed his Hokage hat and headed down to the mission hall.
"What? It's only the lowest-level D-rank mission. Iruka-sensei, please help us change to a more exciting mission, even a C-rank one will do."
As soon as Kakashi entered the mission hall, he heard Konohamaru's shout and stopped in his tracks. Looking at the pleading kid, he couldn't help but feel a sense of déjà vu.
"You idiot, Konohamaru. Taking it step by step is a training opportunity for you rookie genin. How can you take on advanced missions that are beyond your level?" Iruka refused without hesitation, and then he saw the Fifth Hokage, Kakashi, appear at the door.
"H-Hokage-sama..." they called out respectfully, and the other Chunin also expressed their respect.
"Looks like your mission isn't easy, Iruka." Kakashi greeted him with a smile, then turned his gaze to Ishikawa, whose face was full of helplessness, and a smile appeared on his lips.
So, you've finally experienced the troubles of having a naughty kid...
But this is probably what they call growing up!
"Well, there's nothing we can do about it. Kids always dream of becoming heroes and saving the world after they become ninjas, but the gap between dreams and reality is too big, so it's normal for things to be like this now..." Ishikawa shrugged and smiled faintly, but a glint of light flashed in his eyes.
Is Sasuke finally going to take that step?
Facing Sasuke, a Jonin of Konoha, Ishikawa was also looking forward to seeing how the rogue ninja Itachi would perform.
Well, once I receive the mission, I can ask Shukaku to help take care of the child while I use my Spirit Transformation Technique to go and see what's going on.
"Lord Hokage, Lord Hokage, something terrible has happened..."
Just as they were about to accept the D-level mission and leave, Xiyan's shout suddenly rang out at the door, drawing everyone's attention.
"What happened, Yugao?" Kakashi asked directly, his gaze grave. For Anbu member Yugao to be so distraught, something terrible must have occurred.
"The Kazekage, the Kazekage of Sunagakure is in trouble! Lord Hokage, this is a secret letter from Sunagakure requesting reinforcements." Without delay, Yugao immediately handed over an intelligence scroll, her words startling.
"Something's happened to the Kazekage!!"
Everyone gasped and their eyes turned grave upon hearing this; this was truly a major incident!
[Akatsuki, have you started the operation yet...?]
Only Kakashi and Ishikawa felt a stirring in their hearts, and the master and disciple locked eyes and instantly confirmed their suspicions.
"Ishikawa, come with me. Um, I'll leave Konohamaru and the others in Iruka's care for now." With that command, Kakashi grabbed the scroll and vanished in a flash.
"Then I'll leave Konohamaru in your care, Iruka-sensei. I'll arrange for someone to come over soon." Ishikawa added, giving Konohamaru and the other two apologetic looks before disappearing.
The three Konohamaru kids, who were initially excited and fiery, were left looking distressed and bewildered in the wind...
"Teacher, what's the specific situation in Sunagakure?" In the Hokage's office, Ishikawa looked down at Kakashi, who was examining a scroll, and asked directly.
"Gaara, the Kazekage, has been captured by Akatsuki!" Kakashi didn't waste any words and put down the scroll to explain with a headache.
"He was captured by Akatsuki? Didn't that guy already have the power of Yang Shukaku and our intelligence alerts? How could he still be captured by Akatsuki?"
Upon hearing this, Ishikawa couldn't help but look suspicious. When Gaara succeeded as the Fifth Kazekage, Konoha, as an ally, naturally sent a representative to participate.
And this person was none other than the Fifth Hokage's most trusted disciple, Ishikawa Motokawa.
Therefore, Ishikawa was quite familiar with Gaara's strength. It could be said that Gaara, who controlled the power of Shukaku, would definitely not be easily defeated in the desert as he was in the original story.
"According to intelligence, the enemies are Deidara, the Explosion Release ninja from Iwagakure, and Sasori, the S-rank rogue ninja from Sunagakure." Kakashi sighed helplessly as he handed the scroll to Ishikawa. "Gaara was captured willingly to protect Sunagakure. That former war machine, the Jinchuriki, has now become a qualified Kazekage..."
"Captured willingly?" Ishikawa murmured in realization, quickly glancing down at the lines.
"He was severely injured when the desert layer was used to seal and suppress the C4 Garuda. Later, due to Sasori's Third Kazekage puppet and Deidara's three C3 No. 18 bombs, he surrendered voluntarily to protect the village."
"So that's how it is. Sunagakure is placing its hopes on our allies..."
"That's the situation, so we must set off immediately to rescue the Kazekage." Kakashi gave the order as soon as he saw that Ishikawa understood the situation.
"This operation will be carried out by your Ishikawa squad. I will notify Karin and Tarojiro immediately. Go and prepare to assemble at the village entrance."
"Understood, Kakashi-sensei." Ishikawa stood up straight with a solemn expression and replied.
It seems that Ishikawa's team's first mission will have to be postponed...
Well, then I'll have to ask Rin-chan to take care of those three adorable disciples who are in special training!