Shindai followed Kakashi and the other two to a tent.
This tent was next to Kakashi's.
Kakashi explained to Shindai, "This tent will be your residence from now on. There are many Ninja guarding the Konoha Garrison, and many places are not allowed to be entered casually. So, don't wander around when you have nothing to do. If you need anything, you can find me, or Obito, or Rin."
"If there are missions later, we will notify you, so always be prepared. Once a mission comes, you must depart immediately to execute it. You are acting with us now, so you definitely have to go too."
Shindai asked with a slumped face, "Minato-sama's enemies must be very strong. Kakashi, your strength is formidable, so you definitely won't hold Minato-sama back, but I'm super weak. If I follow you, I'll definitely be the one holding you back. How about you, Kakashi, talk to Minato-sama and let me stay here as logistics?"
"Don't look at me like this, I'm great at logistics! I'm proficient in laundry and cooking, and if anyone is tired, I can even give massages with absolutely professional techniques!"
Kakashi tried his best to control himself to prevent himself from rolling his eyes.
Meanwhile, Obito and Rin Nohara, behind Kakashi, could no longer hold back and were already rolling their eyes.
Just how thick-skinned was Shindai to say he wanted to stay here to do laundry, cook, and give massages?!
If he hadn't known Shindai's strength was formidable, he might have really been tricked by him...
No! Even if they didn't know, he couldn't fool them.
Shindai was a typical coward who feared death!
After calming down, Kakashi said to Shindai, "Our teacher's enemies are indeed very strong, so we don't act with our teacher. Our missions are generally investigation missions, and there are basically no direct combat missions."
"At the same time, there are plenty of logistics personnel in the garrison, so you don't need to do logistics, and even less do you need to give massages. Moreover, if you want to join Konoha, what you need to do now is earn merit. How could doing those things be counted as merit for you?"
Shindai sighed helplessly, then immediately started flattering the three of them, "Kakashi, Obito, Rin, although we're not familiar yet, you're all so strong and amazing. I've never seen anyone your age as formidable as the three of you."
"I can declare! At this age, the three of you are invincible! So, if there's any danger, you must protect weak me!"
Since the matter of doing missions with Kakashi and the others could not be changed, and Minato Namikaze was not acting with them, the object of flattery now had to be Kakashi and the others.
If a battle occurred, he would let Kakashi and the others charge ahead, while he hid behind them, cheering them on.
Anyway, the three of them, Kakashi, were definitely not going to get into trouble now, so using them as shields should be fine.
Kakashi and Rin Nohara were speechless; they had never seen such a shameless person as Shindai.
However, Obito fell for Shindai's act.
Obito scratched his head and said shyly, "It's not as amazing as you say. Don't worry, if we encounter danger, I will definitely protect you!"
Kakashi's and Rin Nohara's eyes simultaneously turned into dead fish eyes.
Does he need your protection?
That Uchiha Obito guy... is beyond saving.
Minato Namikaze came to Shindai's tent and said to Shindai and the three of them, Kakashi, "Shindai, from now on, you will act with Kakashi and the others. Don't worry, the missions you perform generally won't involve combat, and there's hardly any danger."
Minato Namikaze deliberately reminded Shindai, just in case Shindai felt danger and ran away.
Then Minato Namikaze continued, "Kakashi, Obito, Rin, I'll emphasize it again: from now on, Shindai is our comrade. We are a whole. As comrades, we must help and support each other in the days to come, understand?
Shindai, you too. I know you're afraid of fighting, but constantly resisting combat will extinguish your fighting spirit. Sometimes, fighting spirit is very important. If you encounter a situation in the future where you cannot escape and you have no will to fight, you will have no chance of winning.
Fighting is indeed dangerous, but each of us should have courage and conviction, to fight for what is important in our hearts, and not just live to stay alive."
Shindai looked at Minato Namikaze with a strange expression.
To be honest, what Minato Namikaze said went in one of Shindai's ears and out the other.
Because Shindai at present simply couldn't understand Minato Namikaze's words.
In Shindai's heart, only by ensuring his own survival would there be good days.
If he died, he would have nothing.
However, Shindai still nodded obediently and said, "I understand, Minato-sama. I will definitely take your words as my motto, engrave them in my mind, and resolutely follow Minato-sama's instructions!"
Minato Namikaze's mouth twitched. Although Shindai agreed very readily, it was just that he agreed readily. From Shindai's expression, it was clear he hadn't taken it to heart.
However, Minato Namikaze didn't expect Shindai to take his words to heart immediately. It would take time to make Shindai recognize Konoha and consider himself a part of Konoha.
Minato Namikaze and the three of them, Kakashi, left Shindai's tent.
Obito and Rin Nohara each returned to their own tents, while Minato Namikaze kept Kakashi.
Minato Namikaze took Kakashi to his own tent.
Minato Namikaze said to Kakashi, "Kakashi, I'm about to go on a mission. From now on, you'll need to act on your own. You're still in command of all operations, and there are some things I need to tell you."
Kakashi nodded seriously.
Without guessing, what Minato Namikaze was about to say was definitely about Shindai.
Minato Namikaze instructed Kakashi, "Your main mission from now on is to watch Shindai. I've placed a mark on Shindai's Ren'ying. I'll give you the method to sense this mark later. As long as the Ren'ying approaches you within a certain range, you'll be able to sense it."
"After you sense the Ren'ying, whether Shindai is sending a letter or replying, you knock out the Ren'ying, check the letter, and then, depending on the situation, imitate the handwriting and modify it."
"You need to let the Kazekage know that Shindai is succeeding as an undercover agent here, and let Shindai know that he can't go back and can only stay in Konoha."
"If Shindai tries to report some information to the Kazekage, Kakashi, you judge it yourself. If the information isn't important, you don't need to modify it, though I doubt Shindai will get any important information."
"Also, Kakashi, the Third Hokage and I both agree that Shindai is someone we can recruit, which is why I'm keeping him with us. Also, I'm serious about you treating Shindai as a true comrade."
Kakashi looked at Minato Namikaze in surprise.
Originally, Kakashi thought that Hiruzen Sarutobi and Minato Namikaze had some special arrangement for Shindai, which was why they brought him along. He never expected that they genuinely wanted to recruit Shindai.
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