Chapter 176: The Fourth Team: Night Squad! Life Countdown!
Aburame Mokujin had left!
Following several Konoha Ninja, he headed to the western border!
If there were no accidents, he would not return to Konoha for at least the next three years!
What Fujiwara Tetsuya was most worried about was that the Second Shinobi World War would definitely begin within three years!
All he could do now was to instruct Aburame Mokujin to be extra careful!
On the very day Aburame Mokujin left, Sakumo Hatake, dressed in Anbu attire, appeared before Fujiwara Tetsuya again!
"Let's go, kid!"
"Hokage-sama has agreed to your request! From today onwards, you are one of my Anbu!"
The Anbu base Sakumo Hatake led Fujiwara Tetsuya into was just one of many Anbu bases, the most ordinary one.
However, even though it was ordinary, the scale of this base was several times larger than the Root base Fujiwara Tetsuya had destroyed!
"Tetsuya kid!"
"That's the Squad Leader of the Fourth Squad, codenamed Ape!"
"From today onwards, you will be his subordinate!"
Following the direction Sakumo Hatake pointed, a dark figure appeared in Fujiwara Tetsuya's vision.
His build was not particularly burly, but it gave Fujiwara Tetsuya a feeling of trepidation.
Clearly, this Anbu, codenamed Ape, was at least an Elite Jonin, or an even higher-level expert!
"Ape! I'm entrusting this kid to you!"
"Be careful! Don't let this kid die easily!"
After a brief greeting, Sakumo Hatake shunshined out of the base, leaving Fujiwara Tetsuya and Ape alone in the dark cave.
"Fujiwara Tetsuya, is it?"
"I never thought you would actually join Anbu!"
"I am Ape, Squad Leader of the Fourth Squad!"
"If there are no accidents, you will be under my command for a long time to come!"
"I hope we get along well!"
"Alright! Follow me! Next, I'll explain some specific Anbu regulations to you!"
"Um… Squad Leader! I want to ask, joining Anbu and all that, doesn't it require an assessment?"
Fujiwara Tetsuya's voice carried a hint of doubt, but his eyes showed a high fighting spirit.
He also wanted to see what level the Anbu Squad Leader's strength truly was!
"An assessment?"
Feeling Fujiwara Tetsuya's slightly fervent gaze, Ape's eyes flickered.
"An assessment won't be necessary!"
"Although the Anbu base is much sturdier than the Root base, it might not be able to withstand a fight between you and me."
"Besides, as the number one genius of the new generation, if you still needed an assessment, then Anbu would have long since stopped attracting people!"
"Follow me! The time ahead… is quite tight!"
…With Fujiwara Tetsuya joining Anbu, the time he spent returning to the Senju Clan Grounds, or meeting with Uchiha Mikoto and Torune Ryoui, became increasingly rare.
Since joining Anbu that day, Fujiwara Tetsuya had become a member of the ANBU Fourth Squad's Third Squad, codenamed: Night.
Although the codename was a bit chuunibyo, in Fujiwara Tetsuya's opinion, it was much better than Grey Wolf, Sparrow, or Mongrel.
As everyone knew, Anbu was full of blood, betrayal, and slaughter.
During his time in Anbu, Fujiwara Tetsuya had experienced countless missions, killed countless civilians, rogue ninja, and spies, and handled numerous emergencies.
As his height constantly grew, his experience, knowledge, vision, and cunning all rapidly increased.
After Fujiwara Tetsuya had spent seven months in Anbu, because the Third Squad Leader died in battle, Fujiwara Tetsuya bypassed two of his companions and took on the position of Third Squad Leader.
The Third Squad also officially changed its name from the Wren Squad to the Night Squad.
Konoha Year 39, Summer!
This year, Fujiwara Tetsuya was already eleven years old.
His Anbu experience had made Fujiwara Tetsuya even more silent.
In mid-May, more than half of the Anbu were forced to stop their missions and gather in Konoha.
The reason was that the life of the one from the Senju Clan had entered its final countdown.
And Fujiwara Tetsuya's Third Squad, belonging to the Fourth Squad, was also within the scope of the summons.
To prevent the Nine-Tailed from going berserk and causing uncontrollable destruction, Uzumaki Mito was transferred to a deep forest thirty li south of Konoha.
There, there was a long-abandoned Anbu base.
Although tragic, for the safety of all of Konoha, Uzumaki Mito indeed had to spend the last moments of her life in that dark cave.
Uzumaki Kushina arrived, accompanied by several high-ranking members of the Senju Clan.
However, the high-ranking members of the Senju Clan also seemed to know that this was probably their last time with Uzumaki Mito.
Because from the moment Uzumaki Kushina entered the base, the entire area around the base would be locked down by layers of barriers.
At that time, without the permission of Hiruzen Sarutobi and the entire Advisor Council, no one would be able to set foot in this area.
Not even the Senju Clan!
…"Why did you only tell me about Grandma Mito's situation now?!"
At the Senju Clan Grounds, accompanied by a series of dull thuds, Tsunade's voice echoed continuously above the Senju Clan Grounds.
Looking at Tsunade, who was full of resentment, the many high-ranking members of the Senju Clan felt a bitter helplessness.
"Tsunade!"
"This was Lady Mito's request!"
"You know how important you and Nawaki are in Lady Mito's heart!"
"She, the Old fellow, only did this because she didn't want you to…"
"Didn't want me to what? All you damned Old fellows, shut up!"
"Grandma Mito, she… where is she now?"
"I want to see her!"
Perhaps due to sadness, the anger in Tsunade's eyes quickly extinguished after a surge.
Even though she knew this day would come sooner or later, Tsunade had not expected it to come so suddenly.
If she hadn't had a sudden whim and returned to Konoha alone, then the next time she saw her… it might have been a cold tombstone.
"Lady Mito, she… was secretly placed by the Sandaime in the deep forest thirty li south of Konoha!"
"There's an abandoned Anbu base there!"
"However…"
Just as the high-ranking members of the Senju Clan were carefully choosing their words, Tsunade had already shunshined out of the room, leaving behind the bitter-faced Senju elders.
They were not sure who in the entire Senju Clan would be able to control Tsunade once that person truly passed away.
They didn't even hope for commands; just getting cursed at less would be good.
"Perhaps… it's time we considered Tsunade's marriage!"
"Oh, by the way! Does anyone know how she and that boy from the Kato Clan are doing now?"
"Let's talk about this later!"
"Otherwise, if it reaches Tsunade's ears, how long do you think we Old fellows can last under Tsunade's fist?"
"The most important thing right now is to quickly inform the Sandaime about this, to prevent Tsunade from clashing with the Anbu guarding Lady Mito!"
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