Naruto: I, a decent person, have become the mastermind behind all this!

Looking at Shuichi Hoshita, Minato Namikaze's first thought was the Flying Thunder God Technique.

A person who is not from the Uchiha clan, but has such an extraordinary reaction ability, is indeed a good candidate for practicing the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Of course, the Flying Thunder God Technique requires not only a strong nerve reaction ability, but also an extraordinary perception talent and time and space talent.

"But it's too early now."

Minato Namikaze smiled secretly.

Shuichi Hoshita is 6 years old, while Uchiha Shisui and Kurama Sanyo are only 8 years old, and they need to lay a good foundation first, accumulate combat experience and mission experience.

...

The first day after graduation passed quickly.

The next day, there was still a task in the morning to help the villagers near Konoha Village solve the wild beasts that destroyed their crops.

It was a group of wild boars.

Following the traces, Shuichi Hoshita and his team easily found them and then solved them.

This left Shuichi Hoshita with only 3 tasks left to light up the entry [Tracking Expert].

And in the afternoon, it was still Minato Namikaze's special training.

Various traps, shadow clone duels, and physical training.

What Shuichi Hoshita didn't expect was that the next week would be like this.

Missions in the morning, special training in the afternoon.

So much so that before he left Konoha Village, Minato Namikaze helped him get the term "Tracking Expert".

Tracking talent increased by 100%, and trace sensitivity increased by 100%, which made Shuichi Hoshita's progress in missions and special training visible to the naked eye.

Konoha 39th year, March 24.

They still gathered on the rooftop, but after Minato Namikaze appeared, he said: "This mission is a C-level mission out of the village. Meet at the entrance of the village in half an hour."

"Understood!"

Shuichi Hoshita and the other two responded in unison, and then they all performed the instant body technique and left.

At home, Shuichi Hoshita quickly packed his luggage and put it into his backpack.

Kunai, shuriken, medical kit, ration pills, change of clothes, detonating tags, grenades...

After packing up, while there was still time, Shuichi Hoshita went to Konoha Hospital and Tianxiang Store to say goodbye to the pharmacists Nono and Tianyun.

When he arrived at the village entrance, Minato Namikaze and the other two had already arrived.

However, Shuichi Hoshita was not late.

"Let's go!"

Seeing Shuichi Hoshita arrive, Minato Namikaze immediately gave the order, and the four of them left Konoha Village and headed south.

But soon the four of them left the road leading to the daimyo's mansion, entered the forest, and headed southwest.

As he leaped through the forest, Minato Namikaze began to explain the mission: "Our target this time is a group of bandits entrenched at the border of the River Country."

"This group of bandits crossed the border into the Fire Country several times and attacked villages in the Fire Country."

Uchiha Shisui felt something was wrong as soon as he heard it: "There is a ninja team base at the border. They were able to cross the border several times to attack nearby villages, which means they have figured out the patrol routes of the border ninja team every time."

C-level mission?

I'm afraid it's more than that!

But what Hideichi Hoshita thought was: "Even if ordinary bandits have ninjas, they are not enough to figure out the patrol routes of the border ninja team every time, and let them sneak in smoothly and return to the river country smoothly."

After hearing this, Kurama Sanyo couldn't help but say: "So, Hideichi, what you mean is that this group of bandits are fake ninjas?"

Hideichi Hoshita: "It's possible."

"But if so, this mission should not be ours."

"There is another possibility, that group of bandits is indeed a group of ordinary bandits, among which there may be only one or two wandering ninjas at the level of Genin. But they But there is accurate intelligence support. "

Namikaze Minato smiled: "Shuichi's analysis is very good."

Uchiha Shisui asked: "Minato teacher, if so, then where does the intelligence behind them come from?"

"Rainforest Village?"

"Before the Second Shinobi World War, the River Country belonged to the Rain Village's sphere of influence, and the missions were also undertaken by the Rain Village. After the war, the influence of the Rain Village was limited to the Rain Country, and the missions of the River Country were divided between us and the Sand Village. "

"Then it may be that the Rain Village is going to make a comeback, or it may be that the Sand Village is going to take all the missions of the River Country. "

Namikaze Minato Nodding, he asked, "So, Shisui, which possibility do you think it is?"

Uchiha Shisui thought for a while and said, "Sand Village!"

Akura Sanyo asked, "Shisui, why Sand Village?"

"Hanzo of Rain Village is known as a demigod. It's not surprising that he wants to make a comeback and take over the River Country again, right?"

Hoshita Shuichi analyzed, "But if it's Hanzo, he will have to face us, Konoha and Sand Village, which is not a wise move."

"And the Sand Village... It's been a long time since the Second Ninja World War. They are ambitious again and want to swallow up the River Country in one bite. Not surprising."

"Moreover, the current situation is more in line with the Sand Village."

Kurama Sanyo didn't understand and asked, "Why is this?"

Hoshita Shuichi analyzed, "Because if Hanzo of the Rain Village wants to take back the River Country, he doesn't need to use this method. He can just send people south directly."

"On the contrary, the Sand Village may not have the determination to go to war with us, so they use this method."

"This bandit is probably not simple either."

Uchiha Shisui asked quickly, "Shuiyi, do you mean that this group of bandits has other problems?"

Hoshita Shuichi said, "It's just a guess."

"For example, this group of bandits has a normal identity in the River Country. We enter the River Country and get rid of them. The Daimyo of the River Country is dissatisfied and immediately deteriorates the relationship with the Fire Country and Konoha. If the Sand Village comes out at this time, it will be easy to reach an agreement with the Daimyo of the River Country and take all the tasks of the River Country."

Kurama Sanyo was stunned: "This... Shuichi, how did you think of this?"

Uchiha Shisui was also shocked.

And Namikaze Minato was equally surprised, because what Shuichi Hoshita analyzed at the end was something he had not thought of for the time being.

Of course, he still knew the hidden differences of this task.

"What the Third Hokage said is indeed correct. Shuichi's maturity of thought is not inferior to that of an adult. Moreover, his vision is precise and his analytical ability is amazing."

Minato Namikaze was amazed secretly, and then said to Shuichi Hoshita and the other two: "Shuichi's analysis is very good. It seems that this mission will not be too easy."

"Then, after entering the River Country, we need to be more careful."

"After finding the bandits, the first step is to investigate their situation clearly."

Shuichi Hoshita and the other two responded in unison: "Yes, Minato teacher!"

...

Departed at 9 am and rested for two hours at noon.

In the evening, Shuichi Hoshita and his group appeared at the border of the Fire Country, but did not cross the border immediately, but camped at the border.

Early the next morning, after eating a fish soup, the four crossed the border and entered the River Country.