Naruto played until more than nine o'clock in the evening before returning home under the escort of Kanpū.
"Sensei, look, what a big moon!"
Naruto raised his head and pointed at the moon in the night, his eyes are shining, and his face is full of longing, "I really want to go to the moon to see."
Kanpū is a little puzzled, 'Why does Naruto want to go to the moon so much?'
'I didn't see him interested in moon in the original work.'
Kanpū's Ninja Way is to always ask: "Naruto, why are you so obsessed with the moon?"
"Kaa-chan said that there is a huge palace on the moon, and there are countless treasures, powerful Ninjutsu, and a lot of super awesome things!" Naruto danced with excitement, as if he had found the great treasures on the moon.
The corner of Kanpū's mouth twitched when he heard this: 'Well, this is to listen to fairy tales seriously.'
As an excellent private tutor, Kanpū believes it was his duty to correct him.
"Naruto, your mother lied to you, there is no… er…"
'No, there is indeed a huge palace on the moon of Naruto World, and there are indeed countless treasures and powerful Ninjutsu. Kushina didn't lie!'
'Cough cough!'
Kanpū coughed twice, and quickly changed his words: "Naruto, your mother is right. There is a big secret treasure on the moon. As long as you find it, you can become the king of the moon and dominate the Shinobi World!"
"Really?!!!" Naruto jumped up excitedly, his eyes shone like a rechargeable light bulb.
"However, it's not so easy to go to the moon to find treasure."
Kanpū walked forward, while teaching earnestly, "The most important thing for us to be Shinobi is to be down-to-earth, walking step by step. So if you want to fly into the sky and get to the moon, Naruto, you have to start learning from the basics…"
Kanpū babbled for a while, but hearing no response, he turned his head and saw Naruto followed behind him with his head raised and his eyes fixed on the moon, not listening to him at all.
Kanpū sighed, 'Forget it, don't be angry.'
When Naruto was sent home, Minato just got off work too.
"Naruto, it's getting late, go wash up and go to bed."
Minato sent Naruto away before saying to Kanpū, "Is there still no progress on the Root?"
"No."
Kanpū shook his head and said, "Hokage-sama, we have turned the Root's Headquarters upside down, Captain Kakashi and Tenzo are also following Advisor Danzo all day long, but they have never seen him go to any suspicious places or contact any suspicious people. His disguise is very good."
"No matter how good the disguise is, there will still be a weak spot!"
Minato mused, "Gozu Tenno should be hidden in a certain secret research base. That base must be very secretive. In the whole Root, except for Danzo… That's right, those Root's Shinobi who research the Gozu Tenno must know where this base is!"
Kanpū looked at Minato with a face of amazement, and immediately boasted: "As expected of Hokage-sama, you can think of this!!!"
In fact, Kanpū discovered it early on.
When he went to Root's Headquarters to steal Hashirama's cells before, he used Byakugan to scan the Shinobi on the underground of the Root's Headquarters and there are about seventy-eighty people. But this time he went to Root's Headquarters, although Kanpū was unable to use Byakugan, based on the analysis of other members of the sixth team, there are only fifty-sixty people.
'Where did the remaining twenty-thirty people go?'
Kanpū didn't dare to ask, after all, Root is Danzo's, so Danzo should be the only one who know how many people are there. If Kanpū tells the specific number, isn't he just looking for trouble?
Minato frowned at this time, and said hesitantly: "But there is nothing suspicious about the Root's Shinobi you have come into contact with, that is to say, the Root's members, who researched the Gozu Tenno, must also been deliberately hidden by Advisor Danzo."
Kanpū immediately followed his thoughts to analyze, and said: "In that case, as long as Advisor Danzo do not take the initiative to contact these Root's members, we will not be able to find them."
Minato also thought of this, solemnly said: "Sure enough."
"Hokage-sama, do you have the list of Root's members?" Kanpū asked.
If there is a list, they can slowly confirm the identity of the part of Root's members that 'disappeared', and then find the secret research base by squatting at home, blocking doors, etc.
Minato smiled wryly and shook his head: "Root is a secret organization that belongs directly to Advisor Danzo. Only Advisor Danzo has the list."
'Sure enough, it really is like that.'
Kanpū sighed, then turned his eyes, and suggested: "Hokage-sama, the secret research bases, laboratories and so on, most likely to be built underground, then… why don't we ask Hyuga Clan to take action?"
Hyuga Clan's ordinary Shinobi's Byakugan can see through things about one kilometer. If they get them to line up and search in a blanket style, Kanpū believe they will find it soon.
"Ask Hyuga Clan for help?"
Minato suddenly remembered Shikaku's words, and nodded slightly, "I will go find Clan Head Hiashi tomorrow!"
Regardless of the truth about Hyuga's Shinobi infiltrating Root's Headquarters and Uchiha's Shinobi stealing Impure World Reincarnation, as long as he can win Hyuga Clan over, then Konoha will win this game of chess!
The next day.
Minato sent a shadow clone to Hokage's Office to process the paperwork, and then rushed to visit Hiashi's house, but halfway there, he suddenly remembered that there was something left at home, so he quickly uses Flying Thunder God Technique and went home, then called Naruto, who was still asleep.
Naruto is sleepy, and has natural resistance to getting up early: "Tou-chan…"
Looked at the boy who is full of resistance, Minato has a hint of apology in his eyes, and he said softly: "Naruto, did you fight with Hinata at Kanpū-sensei's house yesterday?"
"That, that, that…"
Naruto woke up instantly and wondered if Hinata came to their house to file a complaint?
'So stingy!'
'Hateful!'
"There is no fight, haha, it's… that… it's a spar between Shinobi, how can it be called a fight." Naruto hugged his head with both hands and his right foot was restlessly grinding on the ground. Because of guilty conscience, he didn't dare to look directly at Minato, so he had to look up at the white ceiling.
Minato then said: "Whether it's a fight or a spar, Hinata is a girl, I heard that you made her cry?"
Naruto laughed dryly, suddenly felt very embarrassed.
Minato shook his head and: "We're going to Hinata's house today to apologize, let's go."
Naruto said, "Oh", but he didn't resist much.
'At any rate, Hinata is next door to the Kanpū-sensei's house. Today, I can play until nine o'clock in the evening again, that's great.'
'Hehehe.'
Naruto snickered.
After brushing his teeth, washing up and having breakfast, Naruto followed Minato to Hiashi's house.
They entered after knocking the door. Hiashi attached great importance to Minato's visit. After welcoming the father and son to the reception room and knowing their intentions, Hiashi immediately called Hinata out.
"Naruto." When Hinata saw Naruto, she suddenly remembered the ferocious appearance of his tiger roaring yesterday, and couldn't help but lower her head and shivered.
"Naruto, quickly apologize."
Minato hurriedly said, "Look at how scared Hinata is by you."
Naruto scratched his head, and said with a smile: "Hinata, that, it was just spar yesterday, that, sorry, I hit a little harder..."
Hinata looked up at Naruto, and quickly shook her head: "I'm not angry."
"Really, that's great, let's go find Karin to play." The simple-minded Naruto grabbed Hinata's little hand and went over the wall.
Seeing this, Minato covered his forehead and felt very tired.
Hiashi, who is opposite to him, smiled reservedly and did not stop Naruto. He took a sip of tea, looked at Minato who leisurely, waiting for him to speak.
Although it is indeed a headache for children to fight, but the other side is Yondaime Hokage, so he wondered why would he come to the door for this little thing in person.
'There must be something important!'
"Clan Head Hiashi."
Minato's eyes shifted from Naruto and Hinata's backs to the man on the opposite side, and said with a slight smile, "In fact, besides asking Naruto to apologize, there is one more thing I would like to ask Clan Head Hiashi for help."
'Here it comes!'
Hiashi looked at him very calmly, and asked: "Yondaime, please tell me, as long as I can help, I will definitely help."
"The Root, which is directly under Advisor Danzo, established a secret research base in the village, I want to borrow Hyuga Clan's Byakugan's perspective ability… to find it!"
Minato said while carefully watching Hiashi's facial expression.
"Root's secret research base…"
Hiashi frowned slightly, 'Why does it sound like he is forcing me to stand in line?'
However, Danzo is already a bad old fogey in his sixties, and Minato is in his prime. The most important thing is the future of his daughter and his son… Well, the future that they will be in the same class.
So…
"No problem, I will ask Hizashi to lead some people to cooperate with you, Yondaime." Hiashi said.
When Minato saw that he agreed so readily, he was a little stunned.
"What are you thinking, Yondaime?" Hiashi looked at Minato, who fell into silence, a little strangely.
Minato quickly recovered, and stared at Hiashi calmly.
At this time, there was a series of noisy voices from next door. Naruto, Karin, and even Hinata seemed to be talking loudly, compared with the dullness here, it was like two different worlds.
'It is better to be simple and frank.'
Minato sighed, then said straight to the point: "Has Clan Head Hiashi ever sent someone to infiltrate Root's Headquarters?"
"Huh?"
Hiashi is really dumbfounded this time.
'Send someone to infiltrate Root's Headquarters?
'What a big blame!'
'It's not me, it doesn't have anything to do with me!'
Hiashi slowly but firmly shook his head and denied: "I didn't do this kind of thing at all! Is Yondaime cracking a joke with me?"
Now that he decided to announce it openly, Minato naturally wouldn't hide it, and said seriously: "Some time ago, a Shinobi infiltrated Root's Headquarters, and the other party has Byakugan!"
Hiashi's pupils shrank upon hearing this: "Impossible!!"
Now that Hyuga Clan has only one Main House's member, which is him. Without his orders, who would dare to invade Root's Headquarters?!
Then, a thought flashed through Hiashi's mind: 'Yondaime just asked me to help find Root's secret research base. Is it trying to test me?'
'Since I agree so readily, isn't it an indirect admission that I have a prejudice against the Root?'
Hiashi is depressed in his heart!
Minato on the opposite side is also pondering secretly: 'If Clan Head Hiashi did not lie, then Hyuga's Shinobi, who infiltrated Root's Headquarters, must have joined Abyss!'
'In other words, Uchiha Clan and Hyuga Clan are not cooperating?'
'But just in case, I still have to win over the other party!'
Minato put away the serious expression, and said with a smile: "Clan Head Hiashi, this matter is still in the confidential stage, so please don't beat the grass to startle the snake for now, and in addition, I'll trouble you to look for the Root's secret research base, then, I will leave first."
"I will send you off."
Hiashi hurriedly got up to send him away, but he was also relaxed in his heart: 'Yondaime really wanted to investigate the Root's secret research base, so what he just said is not a test.'
'But… which bastard dared to infiltrate Root's Headquarters?!'