After finishing his conversation, Sakumo Hatake left decisively, disappearing in an instant with a Shunshin no Jutsu, vanishing before the eyes of the three.
"Oh right, if you run into that Kakashi kid at the village's training grounds, could you help guide him a bit? He's quite headstrong and doesn't get along well with other children."
But Minato and Nawaki clearly didn't pay attention to those words.
They stood staring enviously in the direction Sakumo Hatake had left, thinking:
That Hokage half-sleeve...
It was as if Sakumo Hatake was already seen as the next Hokage in their minds.
Both of them had dreams of becoming Hokage, but their ambitions seed far off.
Not only was the Third Hokage still in his pri, but Sakumo Hatake and the three Sannin stood as towering obstacles on the path to their dreams, making it seem almost impossible to overco.
"Snap out of it!!"
Takuya called out to the two.
"Hokage half-sleeve, huh..." Nawaki muttered, clearly envious. "Wait, what was that he said about soone nad Kaka-sothing?"
"..."
Takuya thought it was best not to let Kakashi get too close to Nawaki. Otherwise, Kakashi might end up developing the sa foolhardy personality.
Land of Water, Mist Village, Mizukage's Office.
Yagura rubbed his eyes, thinking he must have been mistaken when he saw the Third Mizukage sitting calmly in his chair, with no sign of his usual madness or chaotic aura.
"M-Mizukage-sama, you've recovered?"
The mont the Third Mizukage lifted his head, Yagura beca visibly excited.
"Recovered?" The Third Mizukage raised his hand, instinctively wanting to touch his face, but stopped midway and quickly lowered it. His tone was strange as he replied:
"Yes, I've recovered."
"That's wonderful! Master Gengetsu will be overjoyed to hear this news!" Yagura exclaid. For Mist Village, having the once delirious and crazed Third Mizukage back to his senses was undoubtedly great news.
At least that's what Yagura believed.
The madness and murkiness in the Third Mizukage's eyes had vanished, replaced by a clarity that hadn't been seen in years. It was as though everything had reverted to how it was over a decade ago.
"Ahem, there's no need to spread the news that I've recovered. I'm just going to use the restroom first," the Mizukage said, standing up and heading toward the bathroom.
Yagura, overwheld with joy, punched the air in celebration, completely oblivious to how off the Mizukage's behavior was.
"Damn it! Why can't It go!?" The Third Mizukage sat on the toilet, one hand resting under his chin as he gritted his teeth, straining in vain.
No matter how hard he tried, not a single fart escaped, let alone anything else.
Good thing Black Zetsu had already left, or he'd be coughing up blood if he saw this scene.
I told you to control the Mizukage and make this pawn useful for one last ti.
But all you care about is experiencing the feeling of pooping!
"Is there anything I can assist you with, Mizukage-sama?" Yagura asked, knocking on the door.
"No, nothing, just deep in thought," the Mizukage quickly deflected, shifting the conversation.
"What's the current situation in the village?" he asked.
Yagura, unaware of what the Mizukage was really up to, began explaining the village's status, now that the Mizukage had seemingly returned to his senses:
"Mizukage-sama, the village is stable overall, but we've had a minor conflict with Konoha over our mariti routes."
"Konoha?"
Hearing that na piqued the Mizukage's interest, making him completely forget about his earlier troubles on the toilet.
A battle with Konoha? That sounded interesting, maybe just as exciting as relieving oneself. Damn it! Why can't It go!! The Mizukage cursed inwardly, his face twisted in frustration.
The news of the Mizukage's recovery quickly spread among the upper echelons of the Mist Village.
Master Gengetsu was the first to arrive to et with the Mizukage, but unfortunately, the Mizukage was too busy in the restroom to entertain him.
Yagura blocked any visitors during that ti.
The next day, at a high-level village eting, the Third Mizukage made a brief appearance. Although the appearance was short, it was enough to excite the leadership of the Mist Village.
Their Mizukage had truly recovered.
Yagura hadn't lied.
"Takuya..."
As soon as they arrived back in Konoha, Nawaki imdiately sought out Takuya, so eager he almost chased him all the way into the restroom.
"Get lost!!" Takuya shouted, kicking Nawaki out the door. "Go ho and rest. I'll arrange a eting with Hyuga Suzune tomorrow. As for whether iko will co along, I can't
guarantee that.
Whether things work out for you depends on your own effort."
If you keep pestering , you'll get a thumping stick for sure!
Told you I'd help, but can't you give so breathing room now that we're back in the village? Nawaki's acting like a madman!
"Heh heh heh."
As Nawaki shuffled back ho, rubbing his sore backside, he heard soone laughing. Looking up, he saw Minato leaning on the second-floor balcony, winking playfully as if to
say:
"See? Now you know how it feels! One good kick was all it took."
Go to hell!
Nawaki flipped him off, and Minato laughed, flipping him off in return.
The team returned to the village but didn't go to the Hokage's office.
Takuya didn't feel like it, Minato couldn't be bothered, even though he had the Flying Raijin Jutsu, and as for Nawaki, he was too preoccupied with his romantic pursuits.
This left the Third Hokage waiting in vain at his office.
Normally, after completing a mission, Takuya's team should have reported to the Hokage
imdiately.
The Third Hokage had already prepared for their arrival after being inford by the ANBU, but as the night wore on, they never showed up.
"What have those three been doing since they got back?" The Third Hokage's expression
darkened.
Even though he knew Takuya's team wasn't fond of reporting to the office, he hadn't expected them to skip their debrief entirely.
Takuya not showing up was one thing, but Minato and Nawaki being no-shows as well? What
was going on?
After a mont of silence, the ANBU ninja responded: "Hokage-sama, after returning to the village, Takuya's team went ho to freshen up, and then..."
"And then what?"
"Then Yagami went to sleep."
""
This kid...
"And the others?"
"Minato went to the Uzumaki compound to et a girl from the Uzumaki clan."
"And Nawaki?"
"He's been sitting at ho, daydreaming."
"Cough, cough. Minato is growing up, I see," the Third Hokage mused, a nostalgic look on his
face, rembering his own youth.
But Nawaki...
"Never mind, you can rest now. Thank you for your hard work," he said, dismissing the ANBU.
No point in waiting any longer. They'd just report in tomorrow. After all, the mission was completed perfectly, so it didn't really matter if they ca a bit earlier or later.
The next morning, Takuya was awakened by loud knocking at his door.
Unsurprisingly, it was Nawaki.
If Nawaki wasn't afraid of angering him, he probably would've just climbed in through the
balcony instead of knocking.
Taking one look at Nawaki, Takuya noticed the heavy dark circles under his eyes-clearly, he
hadn't slept well.
"You're hopeless. Let freshen up first," Takuya sighed, heading to the bathroom. Nawaki was anxious, but Takuya certainly wasn't.
"Did you report the mission yet?" Takuya asked.
"I already asked Minato to go to the Hokage's office for us," Nawaki replied.
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