Konoha Tatsuno

Two days later, Konoha ANBU base.

Tatsuno and Metkai came to report under the leadership of an ANBU member.

The person in charge of receiving them at the base was an ANBU ninja wearing a cat-face mask. The familiar figure made Tatsuno recognize him as Kakashi at a glance.

"Hey, Tatsuno, do you feel like this guy looks familiar?"

On the way, Metkai stared at Kakashi for a long time and then asked Tatsuno in a low voice.

"Yeah! He's quite familiar. He must be some pretender."

Long Ye nodded and said seriously.

"Pretend? What is it?"

Metkai looked confused.

"It just means pretending to be cold and sophisticated."

Long Ye didn't hide it and answered loudly.

"Ahem! Tatsuno, it's not what a Konoha jounin should do to orchestrate others behind their backs."

Ahead, Kakashi stopped and looked at Tatsuno Road.

Tatsuno shrugged and said, "I didn't arrange it behind my back, I said it in person."

On the side, Metkai, who heard Kakashi speaking, finally recognized him and said, "Are you Kakashi?"

Kakashi took off his mask and said: "Gai, Tatsuno, welcome to join ANBU"

Metkai said in surprise: "Kakashi, it's really you, great! We can go on missions together again in the future!"

But Tatsuno next to him directly broke the situation and said: "What a good thing! I don't want to go on a mission with such a gloomy guy."

"Let's go, I'll take you to report first!"

Hearing this, Kakashi showed a wry smile and greeted the two of them.

Entering the ANBU base, Kakashi took Tatsuno and Metkai to register, and then received ANBU equipment and clothing.

Each member of ANBU wears a special mask. Tatsuno chose a Tengui mask, while Kai chose a White Bear mask. Their code names in ANBU were also Tengui and White Bear respectively.

After checking in, Kakashi led Tatsuno and Gai to the Hokage's office.

Arriving at the Hokage's office, Tatsuno unexpectedly found that Shisui was also there.

After thinking for a while, Tatsuno already understood that he, Kakashi, Gai, and Shisui should be in the same ANBU team.

Sure enough, Sandai's next words quickly confirmed this. He looked at the four of them and said: "Kakashi, Shisui, Gai, and Tatsuno, then the four of you will form a team to serve as ANBU Team [-]." , do you have any objections to Kakashi being appointed captain?"

Regarding this arrangement, Kakashi and Shisui had obviously been angry for a long time, and Tatsuno had already guessed it. The expressions on their faces did not change at all when the three of them heard the third generation's words, and they nodded directly in agreement.

Kakashi, Shisui, and Gai were all Tatsuno's favorite ninjas, and they knew their character and strength thoroughly. If they could form a team with these three people, Tatsuno would not refuse.

Kai, after being stunned for a moment, readily accepted the appointment.

Regarding the decision to form ANBU Team [-], he was probably the happiest among the four.

Kakashi and Tatsuno are both his acquaintances, and Kai knows their strength very well. Among the four, only Uchiha Shisui Kai doesn't know much about it, but the name of Shunshen Shisui is resounding throughout the ninja world. In fact, The power is definitely no worse than Kakashi and Tatsuno.

Becoming teammates with such three young masters means that he will have more people to discuss with in the future. How can Kai be unhappy?

"Very good! Since you have no objections, ANBU Team [-] has been officially established. Now there is a task for you to complete."

Seeing the four people who had no objections, the third generation nodded with satisfaction.

"Please order, Master Hokage!"

Tatsuno, Shisui, and Kai all remained silent in tacit agreement, and Kakashi stepped forward to answer.

The third generation clicked the pipe in his mouth a few times and said slowly: "Now the battle between the village and Kumogakure has reached a stalemate. The frontline troops led by Jiraiya and Orochimaru are under great pressure. The village has just experienced The Nine-Tails Rebellion has not yet recovered from the huge losses, so it is not appropriate to fight for a long time at this time.

Therefore, I am going to send you to sneak into the Kingdom of Frost and the Kingdom of Thunder to cause some trouble and cut off Kumogakure's logistical food supplies.

This is an S-level mission. You may face various pursuits and interceptions by Kumogakure. You must be prepared to fight for a long time. Do you have the confidence? "

"Hokage-sama, please rest assured, we promise to complete the mission!"

Hearing the words of the third generation, the four of them were all frightened. Sneaking into the rear of the fighting troops of the two major ninja villages to cause trouble was not an easy matter.

However, Kakashi immediately expressed his position on behalf of ANBU Team [-].

The third generation nodded and said: "Okay! This mission may take a long time. I will give you three days to prepare, and you will set off in three days!"

"Yes!"

Immediately, the four said goodbye to the three generations and began to return home to prepare.

None of the four dared to underestimate this mission.

To put it bluntly, the nature of this mission is basically similar to the Battle of Kannabi Bridge in the Third Ninja War. They both go deep behind enemy lines to cut off the enemy's logistical supplies.

The only difference is that this time the task is not so specific and urgent, and it lasts longer.

In the Uchiha Clan, at the home of the patriarch Uchiha Fugaku.

"Clan leader, the Third Generation has assigned me to ANBU Team [-]. We will go to the battlefield in three days."

Shisui sat on his knees in the hall and introduced the situation of ANBU Class [-] and the tasks assigned by the third generation.

"Sneaking into the Kingdom of Frost and the Kingdom of Thunder to destroy Kumogakure's logistics supply lines? Isn't such a task too dangerous to send a newly formed ANBU squad like you to carry out it?"

After listening to Shisui's story, Uchiha Fugaku frowned.

If it weren't for ANBU Team [-] and Kakashi, the direct genius of the Hokage family, he would have doubted whether the third generation sent Shisui to die on purpose.

"Don't worry, Patriarch, although our Class [-] has just been formed, we are still very strong."

Hearing this, Shisui explained.

"You and Kakashi are indeed very capable, but what about Metkai and Akimichi Tatsuno? Are they also qualified for such a task?"

Fugaku's brows were still furrowed.

"Clan leader, Senior Kai and Tatsuno-kun are also very strong. I am not sure of winning against them."

Seeing that Fugaku clearly looked down on Metkai and Tatsuno, Shisui said quickly.

"Oh?"

Uchiha Fugaku raised his eyebrows in disbelief.

In today's Uchiha family, Shisui is definitely No. 1 among the younger generation, with both illusion and physical skills at the top level.

If it weren't for physical and age limitations, the older generation of Uchiha might not be able to defeat him.

Fugaku didn't believe that anyone among the younger generation of Konoha could beat Uchiha.

"Clan leader, Senior Kai has already mastered the forbidden art of Eight Gates Dunjia. The third generation of adults once said that Senior Kai's talent in physical arts is even better than that of his father. With all his strength, I am not sure of victory."

Shisui said.

"Eight Gates Dunjia!"

Fugaku looked solemn when he heard this and murmured in his mouth.

The strength of any ninja who has successfully practiced the Eight Gates of Dunjia cannot be measured by the standards of ordinary ninjas.

In the recent Third Ninja War, Konoha's genin Matt Daihamen fought alone against seven Kirigakure ninja swordsmen, and then killed four people and seriously injured three others. Although the horrific record is not widely spread in the ninja world. It is widely known, but most of the top leaders of the forces know about it.

This is already beyond the shadow level.

Faced with such an extreme one-for-one player, even Fugaku, who possesses the Mangekyou Sharingan, has no choice but to run for his life.

Throughout the history of the ninja world, there are only a handful of ninjas who can practice the Eight Gate Dungeon to the level of the Eight Gates. The only two who have appeared in the past few decades are the second generation Hokage Senju Tobirama and Matt Dai.

The third generation evaluates that Metkai's physical talent is still higher than that of his father, Metdai, and his strength and potential can be imagined.

"What about that boy from the Akimichi clan?"

After a moment of silence, Fugaku spoke up again.

Shisui: "I don't know Tatsuno-kun's strength right now. According to ANBU's intelligence, he owns a powerful Ninja Psychic Beast and seems to have learned celestial magic."

"Okay! I also know the situation. You go and make preparations early. Be more careful."

Hearing this, Fugaku remained silent and waved his hand towards Shisui.

After listening to Shisui's words, his heart couldn't help but feel a little heavy.

The stronger the Hokage clan becomes, the more difficult the Uchiha family's situation will become.

This is exactly the purpose of what Shisui said just now.

Ever since the Uchiha clan was marginalized by Konoha's top brass, there have been calls from time to time for someone in the clan to launch a coup and seize power.

This situation became more intense after the Nine-Tails Rebellion occurred and the Uchiha clan was jealous of the village's senior officials.

Shisui hoped to exaggerate the strength of the Hokage system to extinguish the rebellious heart of the Uchiha family.

Of course, Fugaku didn't know at this time that Shisui had activated the Mangekyō Sharingan, and also had forbidden techniques like other gods.

Otherwise, he might immediately force Shisui to use other gods to launch a coup.

After bidding farewell to Uchiha Fugaku, Shisui and Itachi went to the woods where they usually practiced to practice the kunai throwing technique for a while.

"Brother Zhisui, will this mission be dangerous?"

After the training, the two returned to the Uchiha clan side by side. On the way, Itachi turned to look at Shisui and said worriedly.

"Don't worry! My teammates are all very strong and everything will be fine! You have to work harder during my absence and try to contribute to the village as soon as possible."

Shisui smiled, touched Itachi's braid and said.

"Brother Zhisui, don't worry! I will catch up with you!"

Hearing this, Itachi's cute face puffed up slightly and he said firmly.

"Also, you should pay more attention to the family's situation. If something happens in time, you can notify me at any time."

Seeing this, Zhishui hesitated a little and said in a deep voice.

"Um"

The expression on Itachi's face froze slightly, and then he nodded decisively.

In the next day, the four members of ANBU Team 1 returned home and made full preparations. Tatsuno also used his savings to buy a lot of military food pills, ninja tools and sealing scrolls.

In long-term missions, such consumables need to be prepared in advance.

One day later, four members of the newly formed ANBU Team 1 set off from Konoha and rushed to the rear of the battlefield between Konoha and Kumogakure.