The Clever Move by Might Guy

Under the disappointed gaze of Might Guy kneeling on the ground, Kakashi left contentedly, satisfied with the scissors in his hand. At least Konoha still had fools like this worth protecting.

Inside the dumpling shop, Asuma Sarutobi passed by and saw Might Guy lying on the ground with a strange expression, asking,

"What are you doing?"

Might Guy, fully revived, excitedly shouted,

"Oh! My lifelong rival! I'll definitely beat you next time!"

Asuma Sarutobi:

"???"

Might Guy turned to Asuma with a strange look and asked,

"Did you get out?"

A few days ago, Asuma signed up to join the Ministry of Defense, but then, there was no follow-up, and he hadn't seen Asuma for over a month.

Asuma looked around like a ghost and said,

"I sneaked out. Damn it, they insisted on sending me to be a daimyo's bodyguard. What's so good about being a bodyguard? Where's the excitement of defending Konoha?"

What Asuma didn't say was that Yugao wanted that Fire-breathing Lizard. If he could earn it through military exploits, she would definitely look at him with new eyes!

Might Guy blinked,

"Oh, I see. Well, good luck."

Asuma looked at Might Guy with an organ-like expression,

"Aren't you going?"

Might Guy shook his head,

"No."

Asuma looked at Might Guy strangely, as if surprised why this brute wasn't interested in this opportunity for merit.

"Okay, then I'll go first. Don't say you saw me."

After saying that, Asuma slipped out from the back door sneakily. Not long after, several ANBU appeared in front of Guy with a swish.

"Have you seen Lord Asuma?"

Might Guy quickly shook his head. The ANBU cursed and then jumped off the roof again. Might Guy blinked and walked out of the dumpling shop. The Ninja World War was not as easy as advertised. With his current strength, he was probably just sending himself to death on the battlefield.

Everyone said he was foolish, but most of the time, he was quite clever!

"Hey! Let's do another 100 laps of heavy running around Konoha in our youth! Youth must burn! ~~!!"

The villagers around took a few steps away. As it turns out, there's a difference between being foolish and being stupid. In the land of the Sarutobi clan, The Konoha F4 gathered again to drink tea, But this time, there was no smile on their faces, everyone remained silent, waiting for something.

Finally, an ANBU appeared with a swish, He knelt down halfway and held out a file, saying,

"Hokage-sama, the code has been deciphered."

"Give it to me!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi took the file and opened it. There were a few big characters written on it: Toki is Shisui.

The Konoha F4 were all stunned,

What does this mean? Uchiha Toki and Shisui are the same person?

Hiruzen Sarutobi pondered for a moment and suddenly reacted.

"I see!"

Danzo looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi with a dark expression, "What does it mean?"

Losing a Root squad was painful for him, there weren't many of his death squads to begin with, and losing a whole team made him heartbroken.

Clearly, it was just an ordinary jonin, an elite squad led by a jonin, how could they fail to assassinate him? After waiting for him to be alone for so long, the message that came back was that the entire team was wiped out? Hiruzen Sarutobi stared at the intelligence and smiled confidently:

"So that's how it is. No wonder."

Danzo frowned,

"Just tell me, don't beat around the bush."

Hiruzen Sarutobi pointed to the code and said:

"The message left by the ANBU says that Toki is Shisui, meaning that they probably didn't encounter Uchiha Toki, but Uchiha Shisui disguised as Toki. You've probably heard of the strength of Shisui's Body Flicker. A Root squad wouldn't be able to handle him."

Danzo:

"Are you saying..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded confidently:

"It's definitely true! The one enlisting in Konoha now is Uchiha Toki!"

Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi admiringly:

"You're really sharp!"

Danzo asked with an ugly expression,

"So now we can't lay hands on him?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled and took a sip of tea before slowly speaking:

"Remember, the formal paperwork for the successor to the Hokage has not yet been officially submitted to the daimyo, and Toki's purpose in returning this time is to demand military funds from the daimyo and submit new documents."

The others brightened up:

"So that's it, we can take action on the way!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded:

"Don't make any mistakes this time. He's just a jonin, and you should use the ace up your sleeve."

Danzo snorted with a sinister look in his eyes, Then he got up and left the courtyard. Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled triumphantly, as long as Toki died, the Uchiha clan would definitely be leaderless again, and then he could let Uchiha Fugaku return to power... Hmph.

"Hokage-sama, something bad happened. Lord Asuma ran away again!"

"What?! Hurry up and bring him back! That rascal!"