As time went on, the various nations' probes of Konoha gradually ceased.
The number of Ninja infiltrating the Land of Fire began to decrease during this period.
Renye and the other two went from being on high alert every day, occasionally encountering enemies, to barely encountering a single infiltrator for several days.
The trio was happy to have some leisure, and the month quickly came to an end.
"We can finally go back to the Village," Utatane Koharu said with excitement.
After a month of heavy tasks and constant high-intensity vigilance, they were already mentally exhausted and were looking forward to the arrival of the relief Ninja so they could return to the Village for a rest.
Even Danzo Shimura, who was usually stern, couldn't help but smile when he heard the news that they could return to the Village.
Finally, they could return to the Village to rest.
Renye was engrossed in studying, holding a book in his hands.
In one month, he had read the book dozens of times, understanding most of its content.
It wouldn't be long before he fully grasped the book.
Then he could study the remaining books; once he understood all of them, he could officially begin learning the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Renye estimated he could learn all the books in five months.
Five months to learn the theory, and another five months to learn Flying Thunder God.
He could master the Flying Thunder God Technique in less than a year.
Thinking of this, he smiled slightly, "It doesn't seem that difficult."
Renye was immersed in the fantasy of learning Flying Thunder God in a year.
If Senju Tobirama knew his thoughts, he would definitely scoff and say to him, "Naive!"
Danzo and Koharu subconsciously looked at the muttering Renye.
They naturally knew Renye was learning the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Initially, they also wanted to learn, but after seeing the complex theories, they decisively gave up.
Their intuition told them that this Ninjutsu was not something an ordinary person could learn, and there was no need to spend time on it.
Looking at Renye's serious demeanor, both of them were filled with admiration.
Even if you know you can't learn it, you still face the challenge?
This persistent and diligent attitude is worth learning from!
Danzo Shimura clenched his fists; as long as he could persevere like Renye, he would one day become Hokage!
Just then, the three of them looked in one direction simultaneously.
Utatane Koharu's eyes lit up, "The relief team is here!"
They saw three figures slowly approaching them, two of whom were familiar faces.
Nara Hon'ya displayed his characteristic lazy smile, followed by Hyuga Yushu and an unfamiliar Ninja.
"Everyone, long time no see!" Nara Hon'ya shook the dango in his hand. "I specially brought you some sweets as a farewell gift."
"Thank you, Hon'ya-kun!"
Utatane Koharu's eyes sparkled, and she scurried over to Nara Hon'ya, taking the skewers of dango from his hand, then offering them to Renye and Danzo.
They had almost thrown up from eating soldier pills for a month; finally, they had something delicious.
"I don't..."
Danzo Shimura was about to refuse, but looking at the tempting dango in front of him, he subconsciously swallowed and finally took it with a blush.
Renye, however, didn't stand on ceremony, taking the dango Koharu offered and eating it.
"Why are you guys taking over?" Renye casually tossed aside the finished skewer and asked.
Nara Hon'ya sighed helplessly, an aggrieved expression on his face.
"It's all because of my old man; he said I'd just slack off on the front lines, so he sent me here."
Renye heard this and felt a bit emotional.
This wasn't about him slacking off; it was just Nara Hon'ya's father worrying about him encountering danger on the front lines.
During this time, the various nations had ceased their probes of Konoha, and almost no Ninja were infiltrating the Land of Fire.
Coming here at this time was definitely an easy job.
It seemed the Nara clan head still doted on his son...
Hyuga Yushu remained silent, his Byakugan scanning the three of them.
When his gaze met Renye's, he merely gave a perfunctory nod.
Renye pouted; this guy was still the same, exuding an aura of "don't come near me."
He recalled the last time he encountered Hyuga Yushu; the other party was also like this, not saying a word.
One could only say he was truly Bi Wang, putting on airs even in front of acquaintances.
...
The handover process was exceptionally quick; Renye stuffed the scroll containing the mission report into Nara Hon'ya's hand, deliberately patting his shoulder with force.
"Patrol well, don't let the Nara clan head catch you slacking off again."
Nara Hon'ya smiled and said, "With Yuki-kun here, there's no need to patrol at all."
Renye: "..."
He then remembered that Hyuga Yushu's Byakugan could see through things, so he didn't need to patrol arduously like them.
As long as an enemy was within the Byakugan's visible range, they couldn't hide.
"Tch, so what if you have the Byakugan?" Renye activated his Sharingan and glared at Hyuga Yushu, annoyed.
Hyuga Yushu paused slightly, seemingly not expecting Renye's action.
After a moment of silence, he slowly uttered two words, "Boring."
Renye's mouth twitched, and he turned and waved his hand,
"Boring, let's go back."
Nara Hon'ya watched the three of them leave, curious, "Yuki-kun, it seems you don't like interacting with Renye-kun?"
Hyuga Yushu didn't answer, watching Renye's retreating back, lost in thought.
Nara Hon'ya helplessly massaged his forehead.
Great, now he didn't want to talk to him either.
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Hokage Office.
Senju Tobirama's brows were furrowed as he looked at the documents sent from the front lines.
Iwagakure, Hidden Mist, Hidden Sand, and Kumogakure seemed to have formed an alliance, jointly stationing troops in the areas surrounding the Land of Fire.
Currently, there were no plans to launch an attack, but reinforcements needed to be sent to the front lines to prevent all nations from attacking simultaneously.
The Land of Lightning's army was stationed in the northeast.
The Land of Water's army was stationed in the southeast.
The Land of Wind's army was stationed in the southwest.
The Land of Earth's army was stationed in the northwest.
The Land of Fire was thus sandwiched between the four great nations; if the four great nations attacked simultaneously, the Land of Fire would be caught in a pincer movement.
At that time, Konoha's casualties would undoubtedly be extremely heavy!
Although Konoha's overall combat power was higher than other Villages, fighting one against four was still very difficult.
After all, there were no powerful figures like Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara in the Village now.
Senju Tobirama gazed at the mountain of documents piled on his desk, feeling a headache coming on, and reached out to rub his temples.
"Grrr—"
An untimely rumble from his stomach interrupted his thoughts.
Senju Tobirama paused, then remembered he had forgotten to eat.
There was nothing he could do; he had been too busy lately, without even time to eat.
He pulled open a drawer, took out two soldier pills, and put them in his mouth.
The indescribable taste made him vaguely recall a certain youth who always complained about the taste of soldier pills.
Renye often said that not even dogs would eat soldier pills, yet he would secretly pocket a few extra when on a mission.
Senju Tobirama's lips unconsciously curved into an arc, his gaze piercing through the window to the dark forest outside Konoha Village.
"It's time for the handover..."
