Torifu wanted to see who these people were who could cause two great shinobi villages to suffer such losses. Konoha had never been afraid of them.
It was noon three days later. After Torifu ate, he was walking around the yard as usual. The ban had been in effect for three days, but the group of people still hadn't come. The subsidy for the ninjas hadn't cost too much. It was a little less than what Torifu had estimated. If they still didn't come in another two or three days, there would be no need to maintain the ban. It wasn't that Torifu couldn't afford the subsidy anymore. It was that the ban was affecting the villagers' normal lives, and the ninjas would become lazy due to their free time. This was not a good thing for the village's development.
"Big Brother, the ban has been in effect for three days. Do you think the crisis you mentioned will happen?"
Torifu shook his head. "How would I know? I'm just taking precautions to prevent a sudden attack. After all, the villagers' lives are the most important."
Minato, who was practicing his ninjutsu, nodded when he heard this. "Yes, Big Brother is right!"
Minato had already completed the first step of learning Flying Thunder God and was steadily moving towards the second step. His speed was so fast that it surprised Torifu.
Logically, this should have been several months or even a year's worth of learning, but Minato had completed it in less than half a month. This showed that Minato and Flying Thunder God were destined to be together, which also made Torifu happy. If Minato mastered Flying Thunder God, he would be able to protect himself and kill his enemies with ease.
"Big Brother, Naori came to look for you this morning, but you had gone to the Hokage Building, so she left."
When he heard that Naori had come in the morning, Torifu sat up. "When was this? Why are you just telling me now?"
Minato also scratched his head. "I was busy with my training then and forgot. I just remembered it now."
Torifu waved his hand. "It's fine. You can continue training. I'll make a call to her."
Torifu skillfully entered Naori's number and dialed. Not long after, Naori's voice came from the phone.
"Hello, Torifu. Why are you only calling me back now?"
Torifu chuckled awkwardly. "I was a little busy and forgot. Did you come to me for something?"
"It was nothing important. I just wanted to ask if we should send more Uchiha clan members to patrol at night. You know, the Uchiha are very good at night battles."
Torifu didn't expect it to be because of this. He had only mentioned it to Naori yesterday.
"That's a good idea. But it's best to have jōnin and above, so they won't be killed instantly if a crisis really occurs." Naori on the other end of the line smiled when she heard this.
"Of course. I'm not a fool. I won't send my clan members to die for nothing." Then she changed the topic. "Speaking of which, will those people really come to attack Konoha? The village has been on lockdown for so many days."
Many people had already asked this question these past few days, and Torifu was a little tired of answering. "Who knows? It's better if they don't come. If they do, we'll fight. Haven't we had enough battle experience?"
"You're right. Then I'll go and arrange for the clan members to patrol at night."
"Okay. Let's talk again when we have time." After he ended the call, Torifu lay back in the rocking chair and rocked leisurely. The chair made a creaking sound as if it had been used for many years, making Torifu look like an old man.
There was no attack last night, and today was a time limit that Torifu had set. If it was still peaceful, the ban would be slowly lifted. So, Torifu was also resting with his eyes closed to welcome the 'honored guests' in the best way possible.
"Big Brother, I haven't gone on any missions to clear out bandits during this time. Will the villagers in the other small villages be harassed?" From Minato's slightly naive lie, Torifu could hear that he really hated bandits. Since he first took office, Torifu had a rule that they could only clear out one bandit base a month. This was to prevent the bandits in Konoha from being completely killed off, so that new ninjas wouldn't have a hard time getting ahead without going through a baptism of blood. So, these bandits had become a protected species, and Torifu was still hoping that they would dare to rob and plunder. Most of them would go to the villages in the Land of Wind to rob, then bring their loot back to the Land of Fire, and then it would be confiscated by Konoha.
"You don't need to worry about that. I've already arranged for ninjas to be stationed in the villages with nearby bandit bases. They rotate once a week. They just rotated once before the ban was issued." Minato was visibly disappointed when he heard Torifu's words. Then he adjusted. "Big Brother is still so thoughtful. This way, the bandits won't be able to harm the Land of Fire."
Torifu didn't reply and continued to rest with his eyes closed. When Minato saw that his Big Brother wasn't paying attention to him, he stopped thinking about other things and went back to practicing seriously.
About a few hours later, it gradually got dark. Although it wasn't yet time for the curfew, there were very few people on the streets of the village. The patrolling ninjas had also gone out and started patrolling around the walls of Konoha. Their main purpose was to be able to counterattack the enemy at the first moment. The real reconnaissance still relied on the Cloud Palace. As long as Torifu reported the enemy's location, the patrolling ninjas would immediately pounce on them. However, they hadn't appeared for three consecutive nights, so it was still unknown if they would come today.
Minato had already washed up and gone to bed. The ban didn't affect a kid like him much. He was supposed to go to bed early and get up early, and he couldn't go out at night anyway. Torifu, on the other hand, was sitting in the pavilion, sipping the still-warm tea in his cup.
"Big Brother Torifu is quite leisurely. I'm so nervous." Dan's figure appeared in front of Torifu. Torifu waved his hand. "Then you still need to train more. As the head of the Anbu, how can you only have this much guts?"
"The main thing is that the enemy is coming to attack Konoha. There's no room for any mistakes. If they were just coming after me, I wouldn't be afraid of them."
Torifu laughed. "What are you talking about? You hide your body at home and use your soul to fight. Who can't you beat?"
Dan's Spirit Transformation Jutsu was only officially developed successfully last year. This instantly made him a well-deserved genius ninja in Konoha. His strength was on par with a Kage. Although he was only an elite jōnin, once he activated his Spirit Transformation Jutsu, even a Kage-level ninja would have a hard time dealing with him. After all, the opponent couldn't even be seen. Only a soul was fighting with you. How could you win that? The opponent also didn't know the weakness of this jutsu. As long as the body was hidden, he could be said to be an existence that could kill anything. Torifu didn't know how such a powerful jutsu would be so foolishly defeated by someone during the Second Great Shinobi War. Otherwise, he could have been a candidate for Hokage.
[T/N: Dan Dan DAAAAAN! ZO~!!]