Naruto the Genius

Chapter 61 Departure
Naruto brought Hinata to report to the Hokage's office. Tsunade looked at Naruto in surprise and said, "Did Hiashi agree?" Seeing Tsunade's expression, Naruto smiled and said, "I promised Hiashi that I would protect Hinata. Lord Hiashi tested my strength and agreed to my request." After hearing what Naruto said, Tsunade basically knew the process of Naruto's search for Hiashi, and did not ask any more questions. She began to gather people for this mission.

Shizune next to him gave Hinata a mask and said, "This is a mask for ANBU, you put it on first, and change your clothes to ANBU clothes." Shizune quickly helped Hinata change into ANBU clothes, so that it was hard to tell the difference between men and women. Naruto looked at Hinata who was a little uncomfortable and said, "You can't use your real name in ANBU, you must come up with a code name for yourself."

"Code name?" Hinata was at a loss for a moment, and looked down at her hands, not knowing what she was thinking.

Naruto said, "How about calling her "sweetheart"? Naruto looked at her with a smile on his face."

"Sweetheart?" Hinata said in a low voice, embarrassed.

Naruto said, "It's settled. From now on in the Anbu, you'll be called sweetheart."

Soon, members of the Anbu began to gather in the Hokage's office. The familiar Yamato, Xuanguang, and Liuying all greeted Naruto happily. There were three other people Naruto had never seen before. Naruto said to them, "I'm the captain of this operation, codenamed Jinglei. I'm good at the ninjutsu of Lightning Release, Water Release, and Earth Release. You can also briefly introduce yourselves." Although Naruto has not been in the Anbu for a long time, he is also well-known. In addition, seeing that the other team members have a good attitude towards Naruto, they feel that Naruto's strength must be extraordinary.

The three of them started to introduce themselves: "My name is Shuihu", "My name is Shuishi", "My name is Shuibao". The three of us are good at water-style ninjutsu, and we often perform tasks together. We know how to use water-style ninjutsu to cooperate with each other. In fact, these three people were specially selected by Naruto for this mission. The main purpose of asking them to introduce themselves was to let the members get to know each other. Then Yamato, Hinata and others also introduced themselves. Tsunade walked to the desk and said: "Assembled, you should hurry to the mission location. Jinglei is the captain of this mission, and Yamato is the vice captain. Jinglei will tell you the specific details of the mission. You should hurry to the mission location."

Naruto led a group of people out of the Hokage's office and rushed to the seaside of the Land of Fire. On the way, Naruto introduced the mission to them. Hinata was exposed to the dark side of the ninja world for the first time and had many questions in her mind, but she didn't ask them. Naruto noticed this, but it was not convenient to explain with so many people, so he planned to find a chance to talk about it. Everyone rushed to the destination as quickly as possible.

This is a seaport in the Land of Fire. Many ships come in and out from here. There are also fishermen here, so a city has been formed here. In addition to the daimyo who sent people here, because of the special nature of this place, Konoha also sent some ninjas to garrison here. Naruto quickly found the ninjas stationed here. Among these people, there was only one jonin, and the rest were all at the level of chunin. They were well prepared for Naruto's arrival, and Konoha had told them before.

After Naruto showed the token of meeting, the ninja here arranged to rest for a while, and everyone was tired after a long journey.After a brief rest, Naruto said to the Jōnin: "My name is Jinglei, please tell me the details here so that we can move forward."

The jonin was a middle-aged man. He nodded when he heard Naruto's question and said, "Hello, my name is Yuta, and I'm in charge of the security of this port. Originally, there has been no major incidents here, but recently patrolling ninjas have been disappearing one after another, and we have not been able to find out the reason."

Naruto said, "Besides the ninjas, has anyone else experienced this situation?"

Yuda said: "No one else is missing yet, but I heard someone say that he saw through the window of the boat that night that when two of our ninjas were on patrol, a thick fog suddenly appeared. This thick fog was very strange and soon dissipated, but the patrolling ninjas also disappeared. I think this kind of fog must have been formed by ninjutsu, and their disappearance must have been caused by other ninjas." Hearing this, Naruto basically believed that it was done by the ninjas from the Land of Water. This ninjutsu that could control fog reminded Naruto of Zabuza. There must be more than one person in the Land of Water who knows this ninjutsu. But the main problem now is that Naruto doesn't know where the enemy is, and can't be sure when the enemy will appear. Naruto began to ask Yamato for his opinion.

Yamato said: "We must first understand the enemy's whereabouts, but we must not expose ourselves. I suggest that we disguise ourselves as patrolling ninjas and then find an opportunity to act."

Naruto said: "Patrol ninjas usually work in groups of two. Even if it's two jonin, it would be dangerous if they encounter an enemy without knowing it. The enemy is obviously well prepared. Who among you has the confidence to complete this mission?"

After Naruto said this, the others fell silent. If they encountered an enemy, they would probably disappear mysteriously like the patrolling ninjas. Not only would they be in danger, but they would also not be able to obtain any valuable information. Naruto knew everyone's concerns and smiled, "As the captain, leave this risky mission to me. I also need the cooperation of one member. Those of you who are willing to go, raise your hands."

Yamato stood up and said, "Captain, this is too risky. Let me and the other team members go." The others raised their hands, indicating that they were willing to go with Naruto.

Naruto patted Yamato's shoulder and said, "I am confident that I can escape unscathed no matter what the situation. Although you are quite capable, the chances of successfully obtaining intelligence and escaping unscathed are not very high."

Yamato knew that Naruto had a point, and said to Naruto, "Then I will go with the captain."

Naruto said: "In my absence, their operations will be handed over to you as the vice-captain, and this operation is mainly to find the enemy. I think there is a more suitable candidate than you."

Naruto looked at Hinata who was full of worry, and said to everyone: "Sweetheart has the Byakugan, which gives her extraordinary vision and excellent insight. She is the most suitable person for this mission. Let her go with me, and the others will stay here and follow the command of Captain Yamato."

Naruto asked Yuda about the locations of the ninja patrols here, as well as where incidents occurred relatively frequently, in order to prepare the next plan of action.

(End of this chapter)