the next day.

Sakumo went to the Hokage Building alone.

The former Sakumo team member next to him will be alone, because starting from today, he will be assigned new companions by the Hokage to form a brand new Sakumo team to carry out the mission.

Walking to the door of the office, Sakumo knocked lightly. After the sound of "Come in" came from inside, Sakumo came in from the outside and closed the door.

"Hokage-sama."

"Here we come, Sakumo."

Sakumo, who has entered his prime, has completely restrained his aura. If he were wearing a ninja costume, he would stand here as ordinary as an ordinary person.

I can't feel the sharp aura that he should have as Konoha White Fang at all.

The third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, nodded secretly. Among the many Jonin in Konoha today, Sakumo is indeed unique.

Neither the new generation of genius jounin nor the ninjas of the same generation can match his edge.

In this way, the pressure around him will be reduced a lot.

Nowadays, all kinds of businessmen and foreign officials who come to Konoha to entrust tasks will ask Sakumo to take over their tasks by name, which shows his reputation and trust.

"I'm sorry, the original Sakumo team needs to be disbanded."

"I have been prepared for this from the day I led them. They are all ninjas in their own right."

Sakumo said this.

Hiruzen agreed with Sakumo's opinion.

Since the establishment of Team Sakumo, they have completed countless S-level and A-level missions.

Not to mention the only medical ninja in the team, who is not a combatant after all. The other two are both from wealthy families. They were successfully promoted to Jonin not long ago and became the main force of Konoha.

Splitting up Sakumo's team also involved many considerations.

The most important thing is the attitude of Uchiha and Hinata.

"I would like to ask, what plans will they have next?"

Sakumo was still concerned and asked this question.

"Hyuga Ayane will serve as the bodyguard of the next head of the Hyuga clan, and Uchiha Ruri will be selected into the Uchiha Guard and become a squad leader of the guard. As for Chiba Shiraishi, I plan to arrange for him to work in Konoha Hospital. Or

When he went to work as a teaching assistant at a ninja school, Tsunade said that his theoretical knowledge was very solid. During his study period, he didn't make any common sense mistakes, and he was a relatively outstanding medical ninja."

Due to the vigorous cultivation of medical ninjas in recent years, Konoha now has twice as many medical ninjas as it did during the Second Ninja War a few years ago.

However, Konoha is one of the five major ninja villages and has an extremely large number of ninjas. Even if the number of medical ninjas is doubled on the original basis, it will not be able to take care of all aspects.

So now both the Ninja School and Konoha Hospital lack medical ninjas.

"Really? I heard that Tsunade is teaching at a ninja school now..."

"Hmm." At this point, a sad look flashed in Hiruzen's eyes, as if he was regretting something, and then he calmed down and said, "Tsunade happens to be short of a deputy, so he can be sent there."

Sakumo smiled and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He wasn't too worried about Liuli and Ayane, but he was more concerned about Shiraishi's next direction.

Working in a ninja school or Konoha Hospital can basically stabilize your life for the rest of your life without any risk to your life.

As for whether there are any political factors involved, Sakumo doesn't want to think about these troublesome things.

He himself has little interest in political matters. How to improve his strength, protect his companions, and how to complete the task perfectly are what he needs to consider.

"These are the members of your new team. Let's see if they fit in."

Hiruzen placed the information on the other three members of the new team on the table. Sakumo went over to pick it up and scanned it quickly with his eyes.

"No problem. The configuration of sensing ninjas, medical ninjas, and jonins assisting in the battle is not much different from before."

"As long as you agree. I don't know why, but I feel that my physical condition is getting worse and worse. With the team led by you, I can share a lot of pressure."

Hiruzen said with a smile.

"Hokage-sama is joking, you are not yet fifty years old."

"Almost. And I sit here working all day. I can only go out to practice ninjutsu occasionally. I don't know if my strength has declined."

Hiruzen was very melancholy.

"You are a ninjutsu professor and a Hokage that Konoha relies on."

"Haha, don't worry, I can still hold on until I hand over this position to the next generation of Hokage."

Hiruzen also knew that after the age of fifty, ninjas would basically decline.

In addition, he had been fighting outside with the Second Hokage in his early years, and he also had many old injuries. Recently, he felt increasingly powerless.

It is indeed time to consider the next generation of Hokage.

In two or three years, the ceremony to elect the Hokage candidate will be held. Hiruzen thought to himself.

Hiruzen had not decided who to entrust the position of Fourth Hokage to.

Mainly because there are so many choices available.

White Fang, the Sannin, and the new generation also have many outstanding jounin, and everyone is qualified to compete as Hokage.

They are all excellent ninjas who can inherit the will of fire.

This is the trouble called happiness.

Thinking of this, Hiruzen felt much lighter.

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The land of the Hyuga clan.

People were walking in the corridor of the huge courtyard.

At the front of the team was Hinata Hizatsu, the next head of the Hyuga family, followed by a man and a woman behind him.

The man is about 20 years old, has a peaceful face, and is an outstanding Jonin of the Hyuga family. As the bodyguard of the next head of the family, Hizu, he must keep this mission in mind.

The woman next to him is still a teenager, wearing a white kimono ninja outfit. She is also a jounin of the Hyuga clan. Like the man, she serves as an elite bodyguard of the Hyuuga, protecting his safety.

The girl is Ayane.

After finishing the training mission of Team Sakumo, it is only natural that they must follow the arrangements and commands of the family.

Her becoming a Rizu bodyguard was decided from the beginning.

Remembering the mission of protecting the clan is also a duty that she must fulfill as she comes from a separate family.

Although the overall strength of the Hyuga family is inferior to that of the Uchiha clan, in terms of strict family rules, the Uchiha cannot match it.

"You two can just wait here."

"yes."

Ayane bowed slightly to the man and distanced herself from Hizu.

On the road ahead, only Rizu stepped out.

At the end, there is a young girl wearing a kimono, waiting for Hizu.

There was no forehead protector on her forehead, and there was no covering, but there was also no 'caged bird' mark on her forehead.

Although it is not the main line of the clan, it is still a branch of the clan, and its status and status are far from being comparable to those of the branch clan.

"It seems that the time for Mr. Rizu to succeed the family head is not far away."

The Hyuga male jounin sighed softly.

"How to say?"

"This is a blind date ceremony. After getting married, Mr. Rizu will soon become the head of the family... This is also the tradition of the clan."

"Senior Dongjian is very familiar with this process."

Ayane laughed.

Hyuga Touma is the name of this Hyuga ninja.

He is a ninja from Ayane's previous generation. In terms of talent, he is definitely not inferior to her. His use of Byakugan and Soft Fist surpasses most of the Hyuga family.

In addition, as a member of a branch family, he has a good spirit of sacrificing for the clan at any time, so he was selected as one of Rizu's bodyguards.

There is also a difference between dividing a family and dividing a family.

Most branch ninjas will not be taught the core soft fist of the Hyuga family, such as many derivative moves of the soft fist, and the 'Kaiten' which can be called an absolute defense.

They are all advanced moves that only clan ninjas can learn.

Ayane and Fuyuma were given study qualifications so that they could better protect Hizu as the head of the clan.

"Nothing. By the way, I heard that you performed extremely well under the command of Sakumo Jōnin, and you are already a Jōnin at a young age. It's really amazing."

Touma Jounin said with a smile.

Becoming a Jonin at a teenage age is also rare among the Hyuga clan, which is full of talented people.
To be continued...