Minato chuckled, playfully punching Takuya on the arm.
"Go on, maybe the Hokage has a special mission lined up for you."
"Special mission? That's the last thing I want to hear. Nothing good ever cos from those."
Takuya grumbled as he waved off Minato and headed toward the Hokage's office.
Just like Takuya said, whenever the words "special mission" popped up, trouble was always sure to follow.
"Knock, knock, knock!"
"Co in."
Takuya stepped through the door, entering the Hokage's office.
"Hokage-sama."
The Third Hokage set aside the docunts he'd been reading and looked up at Takuya.
"I heard from Minato that you've decided to take your team toward the Land of Rain and the Land of Iron on a mission?"
"Yes," Takuya confird with a nod.
"I haven't settled on the exact path yet. I need to review the available missions carefully since Hyuga Suzune is part of the team. I'll have to take that into account."
"Though the Hyuga Clan has always been very protective, I believe that keeping flowers sheltered in a greenhouse will only make them weak. It's ti to let them experience the real world."
"You're right. Without facing challenges, these kids won't be able to stand on their own," the Hokage agreed with Takuya's assessnt.
"Since that's the case, I have a mission I'd like you to take on and complete."
"What mission?" Takuya asked bluntly.
"If it's anything to do with Hanzo, then count out."
"Uh..."
The Third Hokage was montarily stunned-Takuya had already refused before he could even explain.
"Could you at least tell why? This mission is very important to the village. Aren't you willing to serve your village?"
"What does that an, Hokage-sama?" Takuya's face flushed red with anger as he raised his voice.
"If I wasn't willing to serve the village, why have I risked my life taking on missions?"
"If I wasn't willing to serve the village, why did I go to the front lines to fight?"
"If I wasn't willing to serve the village, why did I threaten Hanzo and bomb Agakure?"
"If I wasn't willing to serve the village, why did I accept the role of Jonin instructor to train the next generation?"
"Hokage-sama, do you feel no guilt saying sothing like that to ?"
Takuya's voice echoed loudly through the Hokage's office, so much so that even those in the hallway outside could hear him.
People passing by stopped, staring at the door in shock, not sure what was going on.
The atmosphere was tense. So of the ANBU mbers considered stepping in to calm things down, but on second thought, they realized Takuya hadn't done anything wrong-he was just being loud.
Besides, when it ca to sensitive matters like this, it was best for ANBU to stay out of it.
"That's not what I ant at all," the Hokage tried to explain, now flustered by Takuya's outburst.
He had only intended to make a casual remark, but Takuya's heated response had thrown him off.
"Then what did you an, Hokage-sama?" Takuya wasn't letting up, his voice growing even more intense.
"Does taking on village missions not count as serving the village?"
"Does going to the battlefield and fighting enemies do not count as serving the village?"
"Does being a jonin instructor, helping young shinobi grow, not count as serving the village?"
"Then please, Hokage-sama, enlighten --what exactly does it an to serve the village?" "I follow every mission the village assigns . I go to war when the village sends . I train new recruits when the village asks to."
"And yet, sohow, I haven't served the village?"
"Did Takuya Yagami just walk into the Hokage's office?" soone whispered in the hallway.
"Yeah, it's him. That kid's young, but I hear he's really strong. Even the Third Kazekage and Hanzō have fallen for his tricks."
"What's going on in there? Sounds like he's arguing with the Hokage."
"Who knows? Best not to pry into things that don't concern us."
The hushed murmurs quickly died down as ANBU agents shot warning glances toward the gossiping shinobi, reminding them to mind their own business.
Still, everyone strained their ears to catch more of what was being said inside.
"Takuya, calm down. That's not what I ant," the Hokage said, trying to defuse the
situation.
"I appreciate all you've done for the village. I was simply hoping you'd be willing to take on this one mission."
"No way!" Takuya's frustration continued to build.
"When others fight for the village, they're hailed as heroes. But when I fight for the village, no one even knows about it."
"Fine, I can deal with that. But then you try to keep in the village, telling it's for my protection, forcing into this role as a Jonin instructor. Tell , Hokage-sama, how can I- a re child myself-be expected to guide three other children to grow?" "Three children, no less-one of them a Uchiha, one a Hyuga, and from the main branch at that. The tension in the squad is unbearable!"
"Alright, enough, enough! Please stop," the Third Hokage's head was spinning.
He was terrified that the next thing out of Takuya's mouth might be an accusation that the village was targeting the Uchiha-and maybe even him, Takuya Yagami.
The Third Hokage knew that Takuya was aware of the village's treatnt of the Uchiha, thanks to his close relationship with Tsunade. There was no doubt in his mind that Tsunade had filled Takuya in on the details.
"Since the village no longer trusts , I hereby request retirent from service. I will no longer be a shinobi of this village."
"I'm tired of being targeted because of the Uchiha. I just want to live a normal life."
"I'll submit my official resignation in writing soon. As for my squad, you'll have to assign soone else to replace ."
"That's not what I-"
But before the Hokage could finish, Takuya had already stord out of the office, leaving him
in complete shock.
And those who had been eavesdropping were just as stunned.
Wait... what just happened?
Did Takuya really just quit being a shinobi?
Was this for real? He was already talking about handing in his resignation letter.
It wasn't unheard of for shinobi to retire, especially when they could no longer handle the psychological toll of killing or due to other personal reasons. They would submit a request to the Hokage's office, and if approved, their shinobi status would be revoked, allowing them to
live as ordinary citizens.
But this?
Takuya Yagami was taking the initiative and flipping the situation on its head before anyone
else could.
Who am I? What just happened?
The Third Hokage sat there for a good while, too stunned to even process what had just
occurred.
"Takuya, what mission did the Hokage give you?" Minato asked, approaching Takuya as he
returned.
Takuya shoved Minato's face aside with one hand.
"No special mission. But he sure tried to dump a heap of responsibility on . Want to take it?"
"Uh... what?"
Minato blinked in confusion. What responsibility was he talking about?
"Oh, by the way, you're pretty good with words, right? Help write up a resignation letter. I
need to submit it to the Hokage's office tomorrow."
"A... resignation letter?"
Minato was now completely lost.
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