"If you hadn't said it, I would have almost forgotten that the Third Hokage was also a young man. So... Spring is here, and it's that season again in the Land of Fire."
Hanyu as a person still has a lot of respect for the Third Hokage, mainly because others don't understand the disrespect in his words.
How did the first and second generations call him? Monkey, so Hanyu's statement is correct.
But what was even more painful was that he had to pay a small amount of money. 50… no, would 100 taels be enough? For this kind of thing, everyone said that as long as the intention was there, it was enough.
The Third Hokage was very young, but he gave people the impression of being very old. He was very stable, but his character lacked tension... His position as Hokage and his style of doing things often made people ignore his age, and he did not have a distinctive style like the Fourth Hokage who came later, so people like Hanyu would not usually pay attention to the Hokage's personal "family situation".
Normally, ninjas only need to focus on official business and work, and their leader's personal affairs are not within their concern. However, the identity of Hokage is a little different. His marriage seems to have nothing to do with other people, but if he wants to hold a wedding, it will be an event with strong political implications... The identity of Hokage does not allow Sarutobi Hiruzen to secretly marry and then have a baby in silence.
Tsunade felt that Hanyu had some problems with his sense of time. She had just said that it was almost summer and spring was clearly about to end, so why did she say that spring had arrived?
Children still don't understand adult matters.
"Third Hokage, how are you going to arrange the next things... I mean, regarding our arrangements. Although the Hokage's wedding is a very grand occasion, he can't point at us and solemnly introduce us to everyone during the ceremony, right? That would be too distracting."
Hanyu asked Tsunade again, since the Third Hokage asked her to inform him of this matter, she should reveal some detailed arrangements.
If it is a deliberate introduction, it may attract attention, but it is too stupid. Although politics is full of intrigues in secret, it must be smooth on the surface. A leader with an unsmooth style of doing things is not a good leader.
"During and before the wedding, the Third Hokage will task you with protecting the bride...Lady Biwako," Tsunade said.
"…"
Hanyu thought about it, and then felt that this arrangement was quite appropriate. At the wedding of the Third Hokage, the people around him must have been of various identities, and Hanyu and his companions would not be conspicuous even if they squeezed past. But if it was the bride's side, it would be completely different. With the current number and strength of the "Shadow Stream", they could completely undertake such a guarding mission independently.
At that time, the presence will naturally be revealed.
This arrangement by the Third Hokage can be said to be reasonable. In any case, it is impossible for anyone to identify them as a wedding planner because of this idea.
"Master Biwako?"
After figuring this out, Hanyu turned his attention to the identity of the bride... "Sarutobi Biwako", this is a character whose presence is not very strong in the story of Hanyu's memory, but since she can become the wife of the Hokage, she cannot be just a simple person.
The childhood sweetheart who peed and played in the mud with the Third Hokage, or the invincible one who dropped from the sky?
No, no, that's not what Hanyu cares about, but Tsunade's name... Just Lake Biwa?
Now the bride is certainly not "Sarutobi" Lake Biwa, but she should not be just Lake Biwa either.
"Yes, the fiancée of the Third Hokage, Lady Biwako. The Third Hokage... is a little unusual. I only recently learned about the existence of such a person." Tsunade said.
Obviously, her words had revealed that she didn't know the surname of the woman from Lake Biwa. The identity of the bride had already been confirmed, so was there any need to hide her surname?
Unless she has no last name, or...
Now Hanyu has some sequelae. Whenever he meets someone without a surname in Konoha, his first reaction is that the person might have been a Senju. Although many people changed their surnames to conceal their identities after the Senju retired, some people only kept their names because they were obsessed with the past.
Tsunade is the most special case, while Jiraiya and Orochimaru, who were born SOLO, do not count.
As for Tsunade not knowing the other party, it does not reduce the possibility of this identity... All the Senju will know Tsunade, but Tsunade can never know all the Senju. Considering her current age and the environment she grew up in, Tsunade will not even know many more Senju than Hanyu.
"Any questions?"
Tsunade saw that Hanyu was lost in thought and thought that he was having difficulty with the matter, so she asked.
"No, it's fine."
Hanyu immediately shook his head. He was just thinking out of habit. Whether that Biwako was from the Senju clan had little to do with his mission. The identity of the bride was not important. After all, it was the Third Hokage who was getting married, not him, Hanyu.
However, if the Third Hokage marries a former Senju clan member, it will be very helpful in stabilizing the situation in the village. After all, the hearts of the people of the Senju clan who have already "disappeared" also need to be appeased.
Retiring from the world is not such an easy thing.
Tsunade is now the last trump card of the Senju clan, but she is just a face-saving project. Many things require the Third Hokage to think and consider.
"We have accepted the mission given by the Third Hokage, and we are even ready to carry out the mission at any time."
Thinking too much is also a problem. At this time, Hanyu just needs to take on this task.
…
After Tsunade left, Hanyu distributed the potion she made to everyone in Uzumaki. Everyone naturally understood the necessity of hiding their identities, but they did not particularly trust this potion... After all, they had just heard that it was something made by a child, and who knew if it would kill people if they drank it.
Fortunately, this thing can be taken orally or used externally.
Thus, the originally fiery red "Shadow Stream" instantly turned into a cannon fodder organization composed entirely of black-haired people... Oh, there was also a white-haired one.
If Sakumo wanted to become darker, he could have done so, but he chose the verbal route.
This was one of the few times he could say "NO" to Hanyu.
Since the next task is to carry out the task of protecting the bride, then for the overall image, Hanyu must order a uniform... Fortunately, the Third Hokage has approved the organization's activity funds.
Hanyu also customized some special kunai, which were the flat ones for his personal use. As for clothes, he didn't have time to think about it carefully, so he just got some robes in a very simple grayish white color. So it was impossible for him to wear the cool divine robe, it would never be possible in his lifetime, so he could only live a low-key life.
However, considering that the whirlpools need to play an immediate role when taking action, a thick scroll is added on their backs... So, in addition to the low-key color scheme, the overall style of "Shadow Stream" looks like "Sen Naruto".
Carrying a scroll does not conflict with the requirement of concealing one's identity. A considerable number of ninjas will use scrolls in the process of fighting and casting spells. This thing has the same nature as kunai shuriken.
Only after will others be able to detect their identities.
In addition to these, everyone also has pendant accessories. Where the scroll is connected to the strap, they hang their masks on it, implicitly indicating their Uzumaki identity - considering that the next task is very public, it is a bit inappropriate to put a mask on your face to scare people.
As for Hanyu, although he does not have the Uzumaki mask, he has the "Nanikutenmoku" brought from the Anbu. Although he has now actually withdrawn from the Anbu, he still keeps the mask.
So everyone can maintain consistency.
It's a bit inappropriate to say that this group of people is cool, but at least they are able to show their presence. They are low-key and stylish. As a "debut", it's actually not bad.
It's a pity that they all have black hair. If their hair could be colorful, then they would be the protagonist team.
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