Minato Namikaze arrived at the Hokage Building, and Hiruzen Sarutobi informed Minato Namikaze of the current situation.
Hiruzen Sarutobi said sternly, "There's no time to transfer so many Ninja to resist the Stone Ninja, so we can only launch a surprise attack. I'm leaving it to you, Minato."
Minato Namikaze also understood the seriousness of the situation and nodded, "I understand. I'll inform Kakashi and the others immediately, and then we'll depart."
After Minato Namikaze left the Hokage Building, he summoned three small toads to notify Obito, Kakashi, and Rin Nohara. Kamiyo lived next door to him, and he also needed to pack his things and could take Kamiyo with him.
Minato Namikaze arrived at Kamiyo's doorstep and knocked on Kamiyo's door.
"Kamiyo, it's time for a mission!"
"Coming!"
Kamiyo opened the door, and Minato Namikaze saw Kamiyo, whose hair looked like a madman's and whose eyes were bloodshot.
Minato Namikaze frowned and asked, "Kamiyo, how many days haven't you slept?"
Kamiyo scratched his head, "Uh, I don't know. Anyway, I'm quite energetic, it won't delay anything."
"Hurry up and pack. We're going to depart for an S-rank mission. We need to head to the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Grass now."
Kamiyo's expression instantly turned serious.
The Land of Grass borders the Land of Fire and the Land of Earth.
An S-rank mission, heading to the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Grass...
Is the Kannabi Bridge incident about to begin?
"I understand, Minato-sama. I'll go pack now."
After notifying Kamiyo, Minato Namikaze returned home to pack his own things.
Uzumaki Kushina worried, "Is the fighting starting again?"
Minato Namikaze nodded, "Yes, the situation is quite critical. I have to depart with Kamiyo and the others immediately."
Uzumaki Kushina silently watched Minato Namikaze pack his things.
Kamiyo, having finished packing, had already arrived at Minato Namikaze's house: "I'm ready, Minato-sama. Oh, Kushina-nee-san is here too."
After Minato Namikaze put on his Ninja tool pouch, he said, "I'm ready too. Let's depart immediately then, Kushina. Kamiyo and I are leaving."
Uzumaki Kushina took a deep breath, then reluctantly shouted, "You guys, you must come back safely! I'll wait for you at home!"
Minato Namikaze and Kamiyo simultaneously turned to look at Uzumaki Kushina, showing sunny smiles: "Yes! We'll be back, Kushina (nee-san)."
...
Outside Konoha Village.
Minato Namikaze, Kamiyo, Kakashi, and Rin Nohara had already arrived; only Obito was missing.
"What's Obito doing? Did he fall into the toilet? Why is he so slow?"
Kamiyo leaned boredly against a rock, playing with a foxtail grass in his mouth.
Kakashi was getting a bit bored, "That idiot, always messing up at crucial moments."
Rin Nohara guessed, "Obito must have been delayed by something."
"I'm coming! Wait for me... Ouch!"
Obito sprinted over, accidentally tripped on a tree vine, lost his balance, and fell flat on his face, sliding right in front of Kamiyo.
Kamiyo saw Obito's head at his feet and couldn't resist, stepping directly on it.
"You're too slow, Obito."
Obito did a carp jump, brushing the dust from his hair, and complained, "Why did you step on my head?! You bastard!"
Kamiyo spread his hands, "You offered it yourself. I wouldn't feel right if I didn't step on it."
Kakashi said helplessly, "You're late, Obito! What time were we supposed to meet?"
"No, I ran into an old lady on the way who asked me for directions."
Kamiyo sneered, "Directions? Listen to what you're saying. She's an old lady, doesn't she know the Village roads? Does she need to ask you? Could it be that the old lady took a liking to you and used asking for directions as an excuse to hit on you?"
Kakashi chimed in, "It's very possible. After all, Obito is quite popular among old ladies. I once heard an old lady say that if she were a few decades younger, she would marry Obito."
Obito said angrily, "What nonsense are you two talking about?!"
Minato Namikaze also spoke up for Obito, "Don't say that. Obito must have led the old lady there, right, Obito?"
Obito nodded vigorously, "Exactly! Because the old lady was carrying heavy luggage, I helped her carry it."
Kamiyo gave Minato Namikaze a speechless look, "Minato-sama, no wonder Kushina-nee-san has you wrapped around her finger."
Kakashi also complained, "Sensei, you're too naive. Every time Obito meets an old lady, just like Kamiyo said, who believes that?"
Minato Namikaze gave an awkward laugh.
Obito grumbled, "Don't you two have any compassion in your hearts?"
Rin Nohara also helped Obito, "Alright, stop arguing. Obito is a very kind-hearted person, after all."
Kakashi sighed, "Rin, you spoil Obito too much. You'll spoil him rotten. And today is very important to me."
Kamiyo asked curiously, "Very important? Why? Are you pregnant, Kakashi?"
A vein instantly bulged on Kakashi's forehead, "Can you please empty out all the weird stuff in your brain?!"
Obito tilted his head and thought, "What was it? Oh, right, Kakashi, you became a Jonin, didn't you?"
Kamiyo said contemptuously, "Tch, what's so important about that? I'm still a Genin, am I proud?"
Kakashi's mouth twitched, "Why are you so proud of being a Genin?"
Kamiyo proudly lifted his head, "Haven't you heard? The strongest Ninja is a Genin!"
Rin Nohara reminded him, "Kamiyo, you're not a Genin anymore, you know. Because you've been staying at home these days and haven't gone out, you weren't notified. You're now the same as me and Obito; we're all Chunin."
"Huh? Chunin? Neither up nor down, it's boring."
Kamiyo felt that being a Chunin couldn't compare to being a Genin; he'd rather be a Genin.
Minato Namikaze clapped his hands, "Alright, we need to depart quickly. Let's talk as we go."
Everyone walked on the road leading to the border with the Land of Grass.
Minato Namikaze said to the four of them, "Kakashi is now a Jonin like me, so for mission efficiency, I've separated from Kakashi-ban. Konoha is facing the Stone Ninja, and our combat power is unprecedentedly insufficient because this battle was quite sudden."
Obito asked curiously, "Separate? So that means..."
Minato Namikaze nodded, "Yes, that's right. Kakashi will be your captain, forming a four-person squad with you, Obito, Kamiyo, and Rin, and I'll be alone."
Rin Nohara looked back at Obito and asked, "Didn't we talk about this before, Obito? About giving Kakashi a gift for his Jonin promotion."
Obito froze for a moment; he had completely forgotten about the gift.
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