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As they walked, Kabuto asked, "When will our team have a new mission?"
"You're already looking to do missions again after only a week's rest?"
Kitazawa glanced at him and said, "You guys are even more diligent than me."
"We want to improve our strength as quickly as possible by doing tasks, so that we won't become a burden to Kitazawa-sensei."
Kabuto's answer remained perfectly watertight.
"I recently became the captain of the Dark Guard."
Kitazawa's heart stirred, and he said.
"The Chief of the Dark Guard?"
Surprised, Kabuto quickly said, "Congratulations, Kitazawa-sensei."
The Captain-Commander of the Anbu is a high-ranking member of Konoha Village and a trusted confidant of the Hokage, representing a bright future.
“You are a Jonin, and although Izumi and Torane are Chunin, their strength far surpasses that of Chunin. You are both qualified to join the Anbu.”
Kitazawa explained, "After joining the Dark Division, you will form a small team and can freely accept missions."
"Then let's listen to Kitazawa-sensei."
Kabuto agreed without hesitation.
It's all about completing tasks, so it doesn't matter where you are.
Moreover, the missions of the Dark Division are even more demanding.
Of course, the rewards will be even greater.
Kitazawa stroked his chin.
He had a task of cultivating four close confidants.
His initial idea was to select suitable candidates through recruitment, but he just realized that it didn't have to be that complicated.
Kurenai Yuhi, Kabuto Yakushi, Izumi Uchiha, and Torune Aburame make exactly four.
Moreover, they were already quite familiar with each other, which was much faster than training from scratch.
But I don't know how the system determines trusted confidants.
Is it about her level of loyalty to him? Or the amount of things she has done for him?
Kitazawa wasn't quite sure, but he'd train him first.
Of course, if there are other candidates, he can train them as well.
After all, the more trusted confidants the better.
There's no need to limit yourself to the four options provided by the system.
Kitazawa suddenly thought of Orochimaru.
He did have quite a few close confidants, such as Kaguya Kimimaro.
He thought the Corpse Bone Pulse bloodline limit was really cool in his previous life.
Unfortunately, Kaguya Kimimaro has most likely been abducted by Orochimaru.
"Kitazawa!"
Matt Kay's voice came from not far away.
Kitazawa looked up and saw him, Kakashi Hatake, and Asuma Sarutobi.
"Kitazawa".
As Might Guy approached, he asked, "I heard from Asuma that the Anbu is recruiting recently?"
"You want to join the Dark Side?"
Kitazawa asked with a strange look on his face.
"How about it? Can I do it?"
Might Guy gave a thumbs up and said, "I'd dedicate my youth to the Dark Side!"
Behind him, Sarutobi Asuma was desperately trying to wink at Kitazawa.
It's clear that he has already rejected Matt Kay.
In fact, in the original work, Might Guy applied to join the Anbu and Root, but neither Hiruzen Sarutobi nor Danzo Shimura agreed.
"You can register first."
Kitazawa said tactfully.
"Great!"
Matt Kay was very excited when he heard this.
"Kakashi, are you going back to the Anbu?"
Kitazawa changed the subject and asked.
"No, I'm fine being a teacher."
Kakashi Hatake looked at him, a sense of emotion welling up inside him.
Kitazawa becoming the captain of the Anbu was something Sarutobi Asuma just told them.
He never expected that Kitazawa, who was originally unremarkable, would have such an amazing status and strength in less than two years.
He was hailed as a genius, a rare talent in Konoha, at the age of six when he was a Chunin and at twelve when he was a Jonin.
But he felt that Kitazawa's progress in the past two years was even more terrifying.
Is being a teacher really that great?
Sarutobi Asuma said thoughtfully, "Speaking of which, my old man told me before that I should become a team leader in a few years."
"Is it bringing a new generation of Ino-Shika-Cho?
Kakashi Hatake suddenly thought of something and asked.
"you know too?"
Sarutobi Asuma raised an eyebrow and asked.
"Who doesn't know the relationship between your Sarutobi clan and the Ino-Shika-Cho trio?"
Kitazawa countered with a question.
"Huh? What are you talking about?"
Matt Kay scratched his head and asked, puzzled.
"It seems there are still some people who don't know."
Sarutobi Asuma smiled and gave Might Guy a brief explanation.
In short, the Sarutobi clan is a witness to the alliance between the Ino-Shika-Cho clans.
"We're here. Let's go inside and talk."
Kitazawa pushed open the door and walked into the conference room.
They arrived early, and the meeting room wasn't full; only about a third of the Jonin were there.
"Lord Kitazawa."
Many Jonin greeted him when they saw him.
Kitazawa's current status and identity are worthy of the title 'Master'.
"Kitazawa".
Fugaku Uchiha, who was sitting in the first row, turned his head and looked at him.
"Chief of the Fugaku clan."
Kitazawa stepped forward and greeted him.
"Kitazawa, have you gotten the results of your secret service's recruitment?"
Fugaku Uchiha forced a friendly smile and said, "There are quite a few Uchiha ninja who want to do their part for Konoha Village."
Don't do that, it's scary.
Kitazawa suppressed his inner complaints and said, "It's not over yet. Because there are a lot of people who signed up this time, it will take some time to conduct the assessment."
"a lot of?"
Fugaku Uchiha felt a chill run down his spine.
"Ah."
Kitazawa nodded and said, "All the major ninja clans have some."
He wasn't lying to Fugaku Uchiha about that.
If even the Uchiha and Hyuga clans are so enthusiastic, then the Ino-Shika-Cho clan and the Aburame clan are naturally not going to fall behind.
"That definitely needs to be thoroughly assessed."
Fugaku Uchiha felt a sense of irritation, something he hadn't experienced in a long time.
Why weren't these ninja clans so eager to join when Hiruzen Sarutobi was Hokage?
Now everyone is jumping out to compete with the Uchiha clan for the spots.
But Fugaku Uchiha was still confident.
After all, in terms of strength, the Uchiha clan is the number one ninja clan.
Nine o'clock in the morning.
Apart from the Jonin who have missions, all the Jonin of Konoha Village have arrived.
Kitazawa, Kakashi Hatake, Might Guy, and Kabuto Yakushi sat in the third row.
In fact, given his status as the captain of the Anbu and the vice principal of the Ninja Academy, he was qualified to sit in the first row.
However, he didn't care; it didn't matter where he sat.
The door was pushed open.
Tsunade walked in.
Behind her were two Hokage advisors, Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane.
Tsunade glanced around the conference room, her gaze lingering on Kitazawa for an extra half second.
The image of that kiss involuntarily surfaced in her mind.
"Shikaku, begin voting."
Tsunade shook her head and said.
"Yes, Hokage-sama."
Nara Shikaku stood up and began distributing the special tickets.
"Will Lady Tsunade preside over this Jonin election?"
Kitazawa raised an eyebrow and asked.
Kakashi Hatake was taken aback by what he heard, and he also sensed something subtle.
Logically, the Jonin election is to elect the next Hokage, so it should be presided over by the previous Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.
With Tsunade being one of the targets of the Jonin election, it felt like a given that she was in charge of the process.
Kitazawa quickly obtained the ticket and pen.
He picked up a pen and wrote Tsunade's name on it.
You can actually write other people's names, including your own.
According to Konoha Village's rules, Jonin can vote for anyone, and whoever receives more than half the votes will become Hokage.
After writing their ballots, they walked up one by one according to their seating order and placed their ballots in the ballot box.
Mitokado En and Utatane Koharu were in charge of counting the votes.
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