Naruto: I wrote in my diary that I exposed the Otsutsuki's arrival.

Chapter 71 offers another chance to win a prize!

This mission seems strange at first glance. Someone hired Kakashi's team to protect him while he completed the bridge-building task, but their mission was to secretly protect Kakashi's team, especially emphasizing the need to protect Naruto's safety. If they had to choose one, they would ensure Naruto's safe return to Konoha even if everyone died.

If it were anyone else, they would probably find this mission baffling, but Kitahara Kaede didn't find it strange at all, because Kakashi's team was special.

It can be said that, apart from Sakura, the others are all quite special.

Sasuke Uchiha is the last descendant of the Uchiha clan, and his lineage is crucial to the Sharingan. Konoha cannot afford to lose this last member of the Uchiha clan.

Although the Uchiha clan was a huge threat to Konoha when they were still around, now that the Uchiha clan is gone, Sasuke Uchiha, as a descendant of the Uchiha clan, has become someone that Konoha must protect.

Of course, this is on the premise that he doesn't know the truth about the annihilation of the Uchiha clan.

Naruto Uzumaki goes without saying; as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, he is Konoha's only strategic nuclear deterrent at this stage. Konoha has lost most of its top ninjas who could once dominate the ninja world.

The Konoha of yesteryear, capable of winning against multiple opponents, is gone forever. With the Third Hokage growing old, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki has become Konoha's only hope.

While Kakashi Hatake may not seem particularly special, in the eyes of Konoha's higher-ups, he is actually a reserve Hokage, born into the Hokage lineage, and the strongest below the Kage level, as well as Konoha's number one technician.

Aside from Danzo Shimura, the Konoha leadership likely sees this as the future Hokage, if not the Fifth, then the Sixth.

Given the current situation in Konoha, there is indeed no one more suitable than him.

Therefore, this Kakashi team is so special, but few people are aware of it at present.

After reading it, Kitahara Kaede gave the scroll to his two teammates so they could see its contents.

"Just follow from a distance this time. Don't take action unless absolutely necessary," Hiruzen Sarutobi said.

He still had high expectations for Kakashi's team, so he wanted to train them, but he also didn't want anything to happen to them.

Kitahara Kaede could understand this line of thinking, but the question was why their team?

Logically speaking, shouldn't we find a strong spies?

Although elite members of the Anbu are rare, given the importance of Kakashi's team, it is reasonable to have a squad of Anbu members with them.

To put it bluntly, based on their apparent strength, this group of people is nothing more than cannon fodder in the ninja world. If an enemy that even Kakashi Hatake couldn't handle were to appear, they would only be sending themselves to their deaths.

This doesn't make sense!

Before he could think further, Hiruzen Sarutobi told them to go back and prepare, and that they would set off together early the next morning.

As Hiruzen Sarutobi watched the three figures depart, he paid a second glance at Kitahara Kaede, a sense of unease creeping into his mind, because it was Hatake Kakashi who had requested support this time.

Otherwise, according to the original plan, no other squads were intended to accompany them.

With Kakashi Hatake's strength, he could hold his own against the Kage of various villages, and he could handle three or five ordinary Jonin. After all, he was Konoha's number one technician.

If even Kakashi Hatake can't protect people, then it's no use replacing him with anyone else.

To his surprise, Kakashi Hatake specifically requested support from Kitahara Kaede's team. He didn't have much of an impression of this team; there were many similar Chunin teams in Konoha, and he had only just looked up the information.

Originally, it was a standard squad led by a Chunin. Later, the squad leader was promoted to Special Jonin and went to work in the Anbu, so the squad leader was transferred to Kitahara Kaede.

After seeing the information, Hiruzen Sarutobi finally remembered that this was the commoner Chunin who had approached Naruto Uzumaki before. He and Naruto had a good relationship and taught each other ninjutsu. He was a rare friend of Naruto over the years.

Later, Danzo realized that Kitahara Kaede had ulterior motives and intended to get close to the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, so he wanted to capture him. However, he later rejected his old friend's suggestion.

Doesn't he know some of his old friend's tricks? Once you get to the root of things, you become right too, and black can turn white.

Danzo's philosophy was that Naruto Uzumaki, as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, should be Konoha's last trump card, devoid of any emotion, existing solely as a human weapon. Emotions would only affect the speed at which he unleashed his attacks.

However, he did not think so. It was because the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki was too important. If he had no ties with the village, he would destroy the entire village if he went berserk.

What should we do then? Should we personally perform the Corpse Demon Sealing Technique?

However, he didn't think about it for long and continued to sit down and deal with the mountain of documents.

After leaving the Hokage Building, Kitahara Kaede said, "That's it for today's training. Go back and prepare. We'll set off first thing tomorrow morning."

We're about to embark on a mission, so it's not appropriate to continue pushing our physical and mental limits.

"Um!"

The two turned around and used teleportation techniques to leave.

Kitahara Kaede also returned home, choosing not to continue extra training, and mentioned to her mother that she would be leaving the next day to complete a mission.

Judging from the mission details, this departure will last at least a month, and possibly longer.

Because we can only return after the bridge-building master has finished building the Naruto Bridge.

After the Land of Waves mission came the Chunin Exams, which was also the first major climax of Naruto. The world view of Naruto gradually unfolded after the Konoha Collapse Plan during the Chunin Exams.

"Be careful," said the mother, Kitahara Yoshiko, silently.

Since marrying into the Kitahara family, she has seen many such things. Even her own husband died in a mission and his body was never recovered. Now, her son has also embarked on this path.

But this is the fate of ninja families. Although they are far from being a true ninja clan, they are already commoner ninja families with a lineage.

"Don't worry, it's no big deal. Shippuden hasn't even started yet." Kitahara Kaede grinned mischievously.

Shippuden hasn't even started yet, but with his current strength, it's more than enough. He's already very close to Kage level, and even if he encounters a Kage-level expert, he can protect himself and escape unscathed.

It's lottery night again tonight, and I hope I can win something decent.

Thinking of this, Kitahara Kaede quickly got up, went upstairs to his room, and started recording in his diary.