Looking at the scarred man and the others running along the road in a hurry
Aoba shook his head speechlessly. Was he really that scary?
I really want to reward you guys!
Moreover, I wanted to pay you back for your road expenses!
Why did you just run away without even mentioning it?
Could it be that you've developed feelings over the past few days and are too embarrassed to ask for it?
Well, it is possible.
"They are really good people. Sigh! I have no choice but to accept them. I hope that we will meet again in the future. Bye, my cute tools!"
After shamelessly sighing, Aoba put the ninja's forehead back on to avoid causing a misunderstanding.
When Aoba came to the door of Konoha alone, he was stopped by no accident.
After all, Konoha is not a place someone could go in and out as they pleased, especially now that it was still a war.
So, whether it was going out of the village to do missions or coming back, they all needed the passage issued by the Hokage himself.
If it were lost, they could only go up and inform the superiors, and only after proving their identity could they be allowed to go in.
Otherwise, if they were mixed in with the enemy ninjas, then the responsibility would be great!
Fortunately, Aoba had already put the entry and exit certificate into the ninja bag, so after showing it, he successfully entered Konoha.
"I, Shinomiya Aoba! I'm finally back!"
Although he really wanted to be a fool, he thought about it and held back. After all, there were so many people coming and going, so he didn't care about his face!
As for where to go after returning?
Is there even a need to say that!
Of course, it was to submit the mission first and then give Itachi and the others a surprise!
Hehe, you all think that Yours Truly has already met with misfortune, right?
But Yours Truly has returned alive!
When he thought about the expression that Itachi and the others might have, he couldn't wait to see it.
In the office of the Hokage, Sarutobi, who was handling official business, suddenly heard a knock on the door.
"Hokage-sama, Shinomiya Aoba has been found!"
"What? Who did you say? Did you find the corpse?" Sarutobi was shocked!
"No, he is still alive."
"Alive? Where did you find him? Bring him back immediately! I want to see him in person!"
No one knew if Itachi and the others would be surprised.
But Sarutobi was really surprised and happy at this time!
Originally, he didn't have any hope, but in order to give Mikawa's class an explanation, he didn't allow the search team to come back immediately.
But now you tell me, have you found the person?
And he is still alive?
Are you sure it's not a joke on April Fools?
Then he heard the person who came in to report with a strange expression, "The person is indeed still alive, and he is outside right now."
Sarutobi was completely stunned when he heard this!
It was a black question mark face that said, 'You are teasing me'!
"Why did the Hokage-sama suddenly gather us?"
After meeting up, Gekkou Hayate, who had gone to the Hokage building together, asked with some doubt.
"Maybe he has already found someone to fill the vacancy in the team." Mikawa shook his head helplessly.
Hearing him say this, Gekkou Hayate immediately coughed twice with an ugly expression. It was unknown whether it was a relapse of his old illness or if it were simply because of this news that he could not accept it.
On the other hand, although Itachi was still cold and expressionless, his fists were already tightly clenched.
He could not accept such an outcome!
In other words, the entire Mikawa class could not accept such an arrangement, especially now that Aoba had not been confirmed to be dead.
Couldn't they wait a little longer?
But no matter how hard they were to accept it, they could only take it one step at a time. Otherwise, where was the authority of the Hokage?
"Mikawa's class —apart from the missing Shinomiya Aoba—is here."
As soon as he entered, Mikawa was the first to speak in this manner.
From the description of missing and not dying, it was not difficult to see what he wanted to express.
After Sarutobi heard this, he laughed in his heart, but his face was very serious, without any expression.
"Yes, I called you here this time to prepare to cancel your long vacation. Now that the village is in need of manpower, you can't continue to rest without limit."
Mikawa's heart sank. Sure enough, it was , but he still struggled for a moment. "Yes, Hokage-sama! Mikawa class will cancel the vacation from now on and immediately accept any mission. If there is nothing else, we will leave first."
Doing the mission, okay!
But it was enough to maintain the current situation. There was no need for extra people to replace the vacant position!
This was what Mikawa did not explicitly say.
How could Sarutobi not understand, but he pretended not to understand and immediately called them, "Wait a minute, because Mikawa's class is not available now, so I have helped you find a suitable candidate for you. Before Shinomiya Aoba returns to the team, let him replace him first, and you will form a new Mikawa class."
Mikawa's face suddenly became a little ugly.
But Sarutobi, as the Hokage, had spoken , could he still refuse desperately?
In the end, the original job of the ninja was to listen to orders!
If you don't even listen to the Hokage's order, what do you want to do? Do you want to rebel?
However, after Mikawa swept his gaze over Itachi and Gekkou Hayate, he finally tried to fight for it. "I think it's too early to discuss this issue now. Although there is one less person, it does not affect the efficiency of Mikawa's class in completing the task. I hope that Lord Hiruzen can reconsider."
"Do you also have the same idea?"
Sarutobi pretended to think about it as it was difficult.
Gekkou Hayate immediately said, "I hope the Hokage-sama can give us a chance."
Itachi said coldly, "Aoba is not dead."
Their reaction made Sarutobi smile like a chrysanthemum. "How about this? The new member I found for you is outside now. I let him come in first. If you feel that it is inappropriate, then forget it."
Although Sarutobi's smile made them feel that something was wrong, this was already the best result.
The few people in Mikawa's class had already made up their minds. In a while, no matter who the person who came in was, they would never agree to let the other party replace Aoba!
However, when the 'new member' that Sarutobi mentioned knocked on the door and walked in, all of them froze on the spot and looked over with disbelief!
In this regard, the 'new member' who was very satisfied with their expressions, greeted them with a smile, "Yo, long time no see! I am the new member of Mikawa's class, Shinomiya Aoba, who finally came back after escaping death. Why don't you welcome me?"
What the hell was going on!