Chapter 7

The information about the members of the Anbu First Squad in the scroll was very detailed. However, what made Naruto Hanao somewhat depressed was that among the nine members, only three were Jounin, the rest were Chunin. To be honest, the strength of Chunin was a bit weak, but it wasn't surprising. In the memory of the Hokage, although the Anbu seemed impressive, many of their members seemed to be quite weak in combat.

"The strength of the First Squad members may be a bit lacking, but they all have their specialties. If properly cultivated, they should still have a future."

Naruto Hanao pondered this, carefully reviewing the information about the First Squad members. Each member had their standout qualities, for example, Hyuga Kaden, who possessed the Byakugan, was an excellent scout, and the close-combat skills of Hyuga clan members were also outstanding.

Soon, Naruto Hanao put away the scroll.

He would have to return this scroll to the Fourth Hokage tomorrow, as Anbu information was classified.

After putting away the scroll, Naruto Hanao stretched and then got up and walked out of the house.

"It's time to check out the storefront!"

Naruto Hanao quickly walked out of the yard. Now that he had joined the Anbu and become the captain of the First Squad, this was his hidden identity. His public identity was still the Konoha gourmet. As for how to balance both roles, he had already thought of a way.

The method was simple—Shadow Clone Jutsu.

He had long mastered the Shadow Clone Jutsu, which he developed through the ninjutsu research system based on the Clone Jutsu. Additionally, he also mastered the Water Clone Jutsu, Earth Clone Jutsu, and other clone techniques.

Naruto Hanao planned to open a restaurant.

Previously, he had opened a small sushi shop in Konoha, which was well-received by the villagers.

However, this time, Naruto Hanao did not plan to open a sushi shop but a small night shop—a late-night diner!

"I have the sake, do you have a story?"

A late-night diner with stories!

Over the past few days, Naruto Hanao had actually scouted out storefronts. There were two suitable locations, but he had not yet made a final decision.

Naruto Hanao carefully examined the two locations again, deliberated, and finally made his decision.

He chose a storefront less than a hundred meters from Ichiraku Ramen.

The storefront was not large, with a total area of only twenty to thirty square meters.

For the design of the shop, he planned to have an open kitchen.

This way, he could better interact with the customers.

A dish that could touch a customer's taste buds was not what you thought, but what the customer thought.

Everyone had their own taste palette.

Therefore, in Naruto Hanao's view, cuisine was not fixed but varied from person to person.

Naruto Hanao directly paid the rent to the landlord.

This storefront now officially belonged to him.

After the landlord left, Naruto Hanao began to clean up the shop.

Before he knew it, it was already dusk.

Naruto Hanao walked out of the shop, locked the door, and looked at the Konoha enveloped in the twilight, a hint of anticipation on his face.

This was a beautiful era, but also a cruel one.

The next morning, Naruto Hanao quickly made a simple breakfast—a bowl of egg noodles.

After finishing his breakfast, he quietly went out.

He first went to the Hokage's office to return the Anbu scroll to the Fourth Hokage.

After chatting with the Fourth for a while, he then headed to the Anbu base.

Yesterday, he had already issued a call to assemble.

As the new captain of the Anbu First Squad, he felt it was necessary to communicate with his team members.

The assembly time was at nine.

Naruto Hanao arrived about ten minutes early.

However, two team members had already arrived before him.

Both were wearing ninja armor and Anbu masks, but it was not difficult to tell from their figures that one was male and the other female, with the female having a curvaceous figure.

Naruto Hanao glanced at them and quickly identified their identities. The female was Hyuga Kaden, and among the nine members of the First Squad, only two were female. One was seriously injured in the hospital, so the one in front of him was naturally Hyuga Kaden, and her Anbu mask had a distinctive red flame pattern.

Each Anbu member had a unique mask.

Naruto Hanao had already carefully reviewed the Anbu information yesterday, especially the information about the First Squad members, and he remembered the characteristics of each member's mask.

The male was Shizuka Yuu, a member of the Aburame clan, skilled in controlling parasitic insects.

When Naruto Hanao entered the small hall, Hyuga Kaden and Shizuka Yuu's gazes fell on this new captain.

Naruto Hanao, wearing a wolf mask, nodded to the two team members.

After that, the other three team members arrived one after another: Akimichi Chouji, Hatake Kakashi, and his ninja dog Black Tooth.

The ninja dog Black Tooth was a large dog with all-black fur, somewhat resembling a Tibetan Mastiff.

Additionally, four other team members were still in the hospital due to injuries from the Nine-Tails incident and could not come.

Thus, the Anbu First Squad was now complete.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Naruto Hanao spoke: "I called you all here today mainly to get to know each other. You know I just took office yesterday, and you may not know much about me. First, let me introduce myself. My name is Wolf Fang. I have been on a long-term undercover mission and only recently returned to Konoha..."

After a brief self-introduction, he asked Hyuga Kaden and the others to introduce themselves as well.

Although Naruto Hanao had read the information about the team members, the self-introduction was also a small form of interaction.

After that, they discussed relevant mission matters.

As the Anbu First Squad, they had specific responsibilities and missions, mainly to ensure the Hokage's safety and execute the Hokage's orders and missions.

Naruto Hanao clearly defined each member's tasks.

The meeting ended quickly, lasting about half an hour.

Finally, Naruto Hanao kept Hyuga Kaden behind.

He asked her about the condition of the four injured team members and then went to the Konoha Hospital to visit them.

The four hospitalized team members were in good condition, out of danger, and only needed some time to recover.

After leaving the hospital, Naruto Hanao went to the Hokage's office.

His main task now was to guard the Fourth Hokage.

Minato Namikaze said, "Hanao, I already talked to Kakashi, Wante Kai, and Asuka this morning, and all three are willing to join the Anbu First Squad. However, the specific arrangements will take a few days."

Naruto Hanao nodded, "No problem."

Minato Namikaze continued, "As for Uchiha Shisui, it's still uncertain, but he will come to see me this afternoon. You can also be present to see the situation."

Naruto Hanao replied, "Sure."

Minato Namikaze, with a hint of expectation, said, "I hope he will voluntarily join the First Squad."

Naruto Hanao also hoped so. Kakashi and the others had already confirmed their joining the Anbu First Squad, and if Uchiha Shisui could also join, it would certainly boost the squad's strength.

At three in the afternoon, there was a knock on the door of the Hokage's office.

Soon, a figure was led in by the Hokage's secretary.

The person was about eleven or twelve years old, with black hair, wearing a Konoha forehead protector, a dark high-collar short-sleeved shirt, and a triangular guard, carrying a small katana, looking somewhat young.

He was Uchiha Shisui.

Uchiha Shisui entered the Hokage's office and immediately bowed to Minato Namikaze, "Hokage-sama!"

Minato Namikaze nodded and gave Uchiha Shisui a sunny smile, "Shisui, this is the new captain of the Anbu First Squad, Wolf Fang."

Naruto Hanao was standing not far from the Fourth.

Uchiha Shisui looked at Naruto Hanao and greeted him politely.

Naruto Hanao nodded in response.

After a brief greeting, Minato Namikaze got straight to the point, "Shisui, I called you here to discuss something."

Uchiha Shisui showed a hint of curiosity.

Minato Namikaze continued, "I want you to join the Anbu First Squad. You should know about the Nine-Tails incident a few days ago. The First Squad was the most severely affected. As an important part of Konoha, if the Anbu has problems, it will have a significant impact on Konoha..."

By elevating the issue to the level of Konoha, Minato Namikaze was trying to persuade Uchiha Shisui as much as possible. Before this, he and Naruto Hanao had carefully studied the information about Uchiha Shisui. Shisui was a descendant of Kagami, deeply influenced by him, and had a high level of awareness and consciousness.

After hearing Minato Namikaze's words, Uchiha Shisui seemed to be moved, but he did not immediately agree to join the Anbu First Squad. Instead, he hesitated and said, "Hokage-sama, I cannot make a decision on this matter right now. I hope you can give me some time to consider."

Minato Namikaze smiled, "Of course, take your time to think it over."

Uchiha Shisui nodded.

After that, Minato Namikaze chatted with Uchiha Shisui about the current situation in the village. The situation in the village was somewhat tense. Although the Nine-Tails incident was classified as a top-secret event by the Konoha leadership, the commotion that night was too significant to be completely concealed. Other ninja villages were likely already investigating in secret, and Konoha was only trying to hide the extent of the damage.

During the Third Great Ninja War, both Minato Namikaze and Uchiha Shisui had witnessed the war firsthand and participated in multiple battles. They deeply understood the cruelty of war, and their ideologies were quite aligned, hoping for peace and stability in Konoha and the world.

Naruto Hanao stood beside the Fourth, not saying much.

A perfect guard!

However, he had heard every word of the conversation between Minato Namikaze and Uchiha Shisui. The Fourth was indeed clever, and the conversation seemed to have brought him closer to Uchiha Shisui.