"Nagisa, you don't have to be so cautious. I'm just getting up again and I'm not really learning to walk... You stretching your arms around me like this makes me look like your son." Hanyu walked slowly in the corridor of Konoha Hospital, holding on to the wall to get a feel for it. At the same time, he said this to Nagisa beside him.
It's just a walk, there's nothing to worry about. Even if Hanyu really falls a few times and ends up in a typical dog-eating-shit situation, what does it matter ?
And Hanyu's description was problematic... the son was too old and the father was too young, no one would think they were related by blood, but it was too awkward and it did make Nagisa back off a little.
Nagisa arrived at the village five days after Hanyu returned to Konoha. When he thought he had important information and was eager to report it to the Third Hokage, reality gave him a big surprise... He had made a wasted trip. The Hokage knew much more information than what he brought.
Later, Nagisa found out that Hanyu had returned to the village before him and was seriously injured in a battle.
"Is this the ninja in the rumors? He seems a little small in size and age. Does he really have such a record?"
"That should be correct. He is... injured now. But I heard that he was not that famous in the village before. This time he has made a big splash and stood out."
The discussions around him reached Hanyu's ears. He snorted coldly and thought to himself, "What do you know? Even if I own two hectares of land in Konoha, how can I be worthy of the seals of six countries?"
"To fight to that extent is of course considered a blockbuster."
When Hanyu came to the corridor, there were always medical ninjas surrounding him, observing him like a rare animal... "A ruthless man who chased and chopped a hundred enemies alone", this statement about Hanyu was the most popular among medical ninjas.
The result of the Shimohara Battle was definitely news that must be banned for Kumogakure, but it was just the opposite for Konoha. After all, the battle boosted morale so much that the higher-ups tacitly allowed the news to spread.
Although the details of the battle and the identity of Hanyu as the "victor" were kept confidential to a certain extent, it was easy for the medical ninjas in the hospital to guess his identity... and among ninjas, the phrase "a certain degree of confidentiality" was equivalent to no confidentiality.
Allowing such news to spread may not be a good thing for Hanyu's safety, but he can also gain a lot of benefits. First of all, when he was rescued, many medical ninjas were willing to sacrifice themselves and help him because they heard what he had done; secondly, similar to the former, he could get a very high status and respect.
Reputation is something that has always had very polarized benefits and disadvantages for sneaky creatures like ninjas... Here we are referring to normal ninjas, and those who hang on the wall need to be excluded.
In short, judging from the performance that Hanyu has just achieved, it cannot be considered wishful thinking even if he meets one or two fan girls at any time... Well, it is still wishful thinking, he is dreaming.
The medical ninjas praised Hanyu mostly by saying how much he had fought for Konoha, however, Hanyu's fighting at that time actually had nothing to do with the village's glory or interests, so he could hardly stand this kind of irrelevant praise.
"This is not the place to talk, let's move forward."
As he spoke, Hanyu walked forward along the corridor, then went down the stairs, and sat down on a bench outside... After just such a short movement, sweat broke out on his forehead.
It seems that the nutritious meals are still not enough.
"Yasanagi's decision, she has already told you, right?" After taking a pause, Hanyu asked Nagisa.
"Yeah, I heard what she said...but, I feel it's a bit of a pity." Nagisa is a very rational person. In the team, he is actually equivalent to the vice-captain, although a team of four does not seem to need a position like vice-captain.
Naturally, she also needed to inform Nagisa of Yasanagi's retirement.
"There's nothing to regret, Nagisa... Isn't the White Wedding Dress more beautiful than the ninja uniform? Isn't it better to let her live out her life than to die on the battlefield? In the future, if she doesn't choose to forget, she might even tell her descendants about us... What more can I ask for?" Hanyu said.
Nagisa might be reluctant to give up the tacit understanding among team members, but Hanyu is much more open-minded.
Nagisa thought about it for a moment, then added, "Could it be related to Renjuro's matter?"
The reason why Yasanagi chose to return to a peaceful life was actually not that complicated, but Nagisa complicated the reason. He even thought that the cause was a spy deeply buried in the team.
Nagisa is not a person who is unromantic or has problems with comprehension. He says these words now probably just because Yasanagi's explanation to Hanyu about his departure was much more detailed than her explanation to Nara.
"No, Yasanagi... do you think she is such a fragile person?" Hanyu asked Nagisa back.
When it is time to think the worst of people, Hanyu never minds speculating on other people's intentions with the most malicious thoughts, and when it is time to think the best of people, Hanyu will also have the greatest kindness and tolerance towards her.
Nagisa shook his head. In terms of the time they had known each other, he and Yasanagi had known each other for much longer than Hanyu and Yasanagi, so he understood what kind of person she was... It was precisely because of this understanding that Nara found it difficult to accept Yasanagi's sudden departure.
If Nagisa had experienced that battle with Hanyu and the others, everything would be easy to explain. However, if he hasn't experienced it now...there's nothing to say.
"The village's combat department... it's still called the combat department now, has assigned me a new task."
"What do you mean?"
"Go and take the genin who just graduated from the academy."
"...Not bad. Only ninjas that the Hokage trusts more will be given such missions...The Third Hokage is a leader who attaches great importance to the training of ninjas. After the war, he will never regard the Genin as consumables, but will regard them as the future of the village."
And the objects of "brainwashing".
"Yeah, it's a good job, but... it's a pity for our team."
"Nagisa, look ahead, we are already doing pretty well. Until the end of the war, only one person died in the team, and the person who died was not one of our own... In the entire Konoha, how many teams can have the same result as us?"
"…You are right, Captain."
Nara Nagisa has always addressed Hanyu by his name, but now he calls him "Captain".
Yasanagi's departure from the team will cause some chain reactions. A team has only four people. One of them is a spy who died, one left the team, and one is seriously injured and recuperating. At this time, there is no need for this team to continue to exist.
After the First Ninja World War, Konoha's Hanyu Team also ceased to exist... After all, this team was actually founded by Sansho, so its disappearance was not something unacceptable.
…
There is one thing that is definitely a good thing in theory, but Hanyu doesn't think it will be the case... that is, although Hanyu is recovering from his injuries and his combat power is only equivalent to that of a disabled person, after the Battle of Frostfield, he will definitely be promoted to a Jonin.
He can no longer keep the throne of Genin.
There must be rewards for contributions, just like there must be punishment for mistakes. This is an inevitable rule for a group to be able to function.
If Hanyu couldn't be promoted even with such achievements, then wouldn't it mean that the achievements required to be promoted to jonin are even higher than this? In the great Konoha Village, only ninjas who single-handedly killed more than a tailed beasts are qualified to become jonin... Do you want other ninjas to have such associations?
What will happen to those ninjas who think they are great if they can die together with Orochimaru?
Therefore, Hanyu must accept the promotion and other rewards obtained based on his merits. There is no question of refusing to accept the reward. After all, personal interests must be subordinate to collective interests.
It was already a done deal for Hanyu to become a jonin. But what Hanyu didn't expect was that later in the day when he met Nagisa, the Third Hokage actually came to visit him in the hospital.
Well, actually this word was not used well. Even if it was just for show, the Third Hokage still needed to visit Hanyu, and he was not doing it for show.
The Third Hokage had something he needed to tell Hanyu.
After a round of meaningless greetings, the Third Hokage got to the point. "Hanyu, the village has lodged a solemn protest with Kumogakure regarding your team's ambush, and I have ordered a large group of ninjas to feint toward the southern border of the Land of Fire, with the intention of cutting off Kumogakure's supply lines in an instant. However... I have to tell you that the feint is just a feint."
At this time, there is no way Konoha would go to war with Kumogakure again.
"Until now, the response that is still that they have denied it."
Hanyu smiled. "I thought they would just say it was a misunderstanding and an accidental injury, and refuse to admit it... This is a bit too rogue. But the good news is that I don't need to be responsible for the death of their Jinchūriki. Anyway, they said nothing happened, which is good."
"Right now, the village is trying to sign a peace agreement with Iwagakure and Sunagakure. Iwagakure just lost its Tsuchikage, and Sunagakure has long been weak, so both sides have made some progress. But at this moment, if Konoha and its former 'ally' Kumogakure go to war again, no one will be able to predict the direction of the entire ninja world...
We can't afford that."
The Hokage ignored Hanyu's taunts and stuck to the point.
If a boss could just pick up a knife and fight with his subordinates when they were wronged, he would not be a Hokage, but only a gang leader.
Civilized people have their own bitterness... Even though Hanyu just called Kumogakure a hooligan, they are at least hooligans among civilized people, so we still have to explain the basic laws to them.
Hanyu can understand the difficulties of the Third Hokage and can accept the current result, but... things cannot be resolved so simply. If he cannot get compensation from the outside, then the Hokage needs to at least compensate Hanyu internally. Otherwise, how can he talk about fairness?
But this time, Hanyu will not be polite. He plans to ask the Third Hokage for a huge compensation.
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