The Uzukage cough a little bit and got everyone's attention.
The Uzukage then briefed us on the mission and we digested everybody he said.
He continued " And let me introduce the one leading this mission, Shunsui Uzumaki, the head of all the Anbus in the village, since this is an official mission he won't be coming as an Anbu instead he will lead you guys " as he pointed the said ninja.
I thought ' I definitely knew he was not a normal ninja but he is the head captain of all the anbus and his strength might be above what I thought. This guy should an anbu who is good at stealth and he is definitely good at what he does'
He continued " The two teams will be under his command and Arashi will the leader of the second team but he will also be under Shunsui and you will have to obey his commands " he was serious.
He continued " You all have to take the mission seriously. The reason why I made Shunsui who is always hidden in the shadows the leader of this mission is precisely because of the chaos that is ensuing in the elemental nations "with serious tone.
He finished saying " you might not know but war started between the villages, so I expect this mission to be as stealthily as possible. Everyone should know that some of you might die in this mission. So everyone should take this seriously as this is your first official and serious mission and it might be your last " he dropped a bombshell of a news.
Everyone instantly clenched their hands and the air was heavy. Some of us only did simple missions even I only did one surveillance and one exploration mission and others have done one to three missions at most.
Some of us got scared like Ariba who started complaining but the cheerful nature of Akari motivated others as he said backing out is a cowards move so everyone got their motivation back instantly.
The Uzukage and Shunsui were taken back by the nature of my friends and how they handled the situation and instantly got motivated after the intimidation of the Uzukage.
The Uzukage was amazed and he was visibly in high mood.
He said " Good that is the confidence i need from the young ninjas like you " while laughing.
He continued " it is very likely that you will run in battlefield but try to avoid. You main target is not about fighting but protection so avoid unnecessary battles " he said in serious tone.
He ended the speech saying " Now you are all dismissed and wait for the departure command at the exit gate of the village in two hours and Arashi you stay back " he dismissed others while remaining with me and shunsui standing aside.
He said " let me introduce Shunsui, he is the commander of the Anbus as I have said before. He is one of the most experienced ninjas in the village and one of the strongest. He is also my friend so I can only trust him with Kushina for escorting " I was not surprised much after I have seen how close they were while they had conversation earlier.
I really admired his strength and there was no news of him in the elemental nations and he was not even famous in the village. I admired his attitude to stay hidden and being low-key.
I said " Nice to meet you sir Shunsui " I greeted him casually.
He replied while just nodding his head and I expected that.
The Uzukage replied " Don't expect him to speak with much because he doesn't talk much with others even with me " I nodded and said nothing.
The Uzukage continued " You should respect him and call uncle since he is the father of one of your friends " I was surprised and recalled who it might be.
I thought of many but I dismissed it and decided it was Haruko because I was with him most of the times after Akane but he never mentioned his father or mother even though I went to his house.
I said " He is Haruko's father right " as I looked at them.
The Uzukage said "Indeed he is Haruko's father but how did you figured it out, I know he doesn't socialise with others and am sure his son also doesn't socialise also " he seems puzzled.
I replied " Haruko is only one who doesn't talk much and doesn't do much activity. He is the only introvert in the group and in that attitudeof not socialising he seems a bitlike him " and looked at them.
The Uzukage said " Indeed there is some strange heritage going around and attitude is one of them " while trying his best not to laugh.
The Uzukage then instantly bursted out with laughter and looked between me and Shunsui. Shunsui himself looked irritated and was not amused with how the Uzukage was laughing.
He said " Uzukage, have some manners. You are working, it is unsightly the way you are acting " while trying to calm his
nerves.
I laughed dryly inside while being serious outside who knows if this guys knows how to hold a grudge and he is becoming my leader so I don't want some unnecessary tensions and I will avoid offending him.
After little while when the Uzukage stopped laughing he said " Anyway the mission is serious that's why I made Shunsui the leader, he will do the talking and if they talk to him too much help him out before he starts to shut up completely and don't linger in that village much, come back as fast as you can " with that he finished his message.
I replied " Don't worry Uzukage no problem will occur in this mission and while we are in Konoha and we will try to minimise our activities in Konoha " the Uzukage looked like he didn't believe me.
He looked at Shunsui and said " Shunsui I expect an excellent mission and try to look after the younger generation of the village in this mission and try to come back as soon as possible the situation is not looking good in the elemental nations and be discreet with your mission " Shunsui just nodded and didn't reply much.