"Alright then, I'll have the Sunagakure's liaison come over now."
Hiruzen accepted the confidential letter and dispatched an Anbu to notify the Sunagakure's representative.
"It seems we have a theme for the movie now?"
The director smiled as he approached Takumi. "So, how is it? Are the enemies this time tough?"
"I don't know."
Takumi shook his head. Having not even encountered the enemy yet, he naturally couldn't act like he knew too much about them. "But we'll find out once we get there."
"Now that's some impressive confidence."
The director's smile widened. "This is exactly the kind of protagonist I want."
"Koyuki, you'll play the lead this time again, right?"
He turned to look at Koyuki. "With the two of you starring together, we're sure to completely reignite the popularity left over from the last one."
Koyuki hesitated for a moment, then nodded. "Alright."
Takumi stepped forward and took her small hand.
The two shared a smile.
"Takumi-kun, for this mission, how many people do you plan to take..."
Hiruzen started to speak but was quickly interrupted by the director. "Wait a moment!"
"Hmm?"
Hiruzen looked puzzled, unsure what the director wanted.
"I wonder if the Hokage-sama would be interested in making a cameo?"
The director said with a smile. "It won't be a long shot, just recording your following conversation with Takumi-kun."
"Don't worry, I'll provide compensation befitting your status."
To put Hiruzen at ease, he deliberately used his financial power.
The last movie had been a huge hit, earning him quite a lot of money.
And he could completely use the news of Takumi and Koyuki teaming up again to attract even more investors.
In short, he had a lot of money on hand.
And this precisely scratched Hiruzen's itch.
Although Konoha was a large and powerful village, its necessary expenses were also considerable.
Training Shinobi cost money, pensions cost money, and sometimes the village even had to subsidize mission rewards to provide more Shinobi with mission experience.
In short,
Hiruzen was very short on money.
Especially after the previous Orochimaru attack. Although there were no casualties, the part of the village that was destroyed needed rebuilding, which also cost a lot.
"No problem."
So, Hiruzen said with a smile.
Then, the director quickly found the crew members waiting below and carried the camera up alone.
Although the director was older, when it came to matters involving film, he was full of enthusiasm.
He carried the heavy camera up all by himself.
"Ready... Action!"
Under the lens, Hiruzen wore the Hokage's hat, his expression solemn, elbows on the table, fingers crossed beneath his nose, striking the same pose as Commander Ikari.
This was also guided by Takumi.
As soon as Hiruzen saw it, he immediately liked it.
He felt it matched his temperament very well.
As for the director, he was even happier.
He felt it better suited the situation of a village leader assigning an extremely difficult mission.
"Takumi-kun, this mission is no small matter. It concerns the friendship with the Land of Wind, so there must be no mistakes."
Hiruzen's heart certainly hoped Takumi would prioritize his own safety, but now his words might appear in the movie, so he had to prioritize the bigger picture.
"I understand."
Takumi nodded slightly, his expression solemn.
"Good, very good!"
The director, watching their expressions and lines from behind the camera, was so excited he nearly gasped out loud.
"For this mission, who do you plan to take? Anyone is fine."
Hiruzen's words highlighted the mission's importance, but he was actually just trying to ensure Takumi's safety, thinking only of those powerful Jonin.
Like Kakashi, Guy, and the like.
As for Asuma?
Who was that? Never heard of him.
"Are Naruto and the others around?"
Takumi suddenly thought that the Land of Wind had already been attacked. Maybe Naruto and his team had already been drawn into this incident.
"Naruto?"
Hiruzen checked, then shook his head. "They've already gone on a mission."
It seemed they were already involved, just not knowing how far along they were.
Takumi immediately understood.
Then he said, "In that case, let Yuhi Kurenai-sensei bring her team with me. Their reconnaissance skills will be very important for this mission."
"Alright, go notify them and have them come over."
As Hiruzen spoke, an Anbu immediately used the Body Flicker Technique and left.
There was no visible Anbu in the room, but there was the sound of their departure.
'This is exactly the feeling!'
The director was very excited.
He had already figured out how to portray the Anbu's execution ability in the movie.
Knock knock knock.
Just then, there was a knock at the door.
"Come in."
Hiruzen said subconsciously, then immediately felt it was inappropriate.
After all, they were still filming. If someone unaware walked in, it might ruin the shoot.
Although he had never acted before, having lived long enough, he understood some things, though not deeply.
A figure pushed the door open and entered. Blonde hair, forehead protector of Sunagakure.
It was Temari, the liaison sent by Sunagakure this time.
Seeing the grand scene in the office, her gaze involuntarily flew to the corner where the director was manning the camera.
"Cut!"
The director reluctantly called cut.
There was no helping it.
Without a close-up shot, an actor looking at the camera was a major taboo.
He had originally hoped to shoot this scene in one take, which would have been a classic moment.
But as it seems now, he would have to use post-production editing.
"This is..."
Temari looked bewildered, not knowing what was happening.
"It's like this."
Seeing a familiar face, Takumi was momentarily pleased. He stepped forward and proactively explained the situation about filming the movie.
But what he didn't expect was that upon hearing they were filming a movie, Temari didn't think Konoha was treating their request as a joke.
Instead, she looked very surprised and extremely shocked.
She covered her mouth, her face full of disbelief.
"Is this for real? I'm going to be in a movie? And with you?"
Temari hadn't expected such a fortunate thing to happen.
She had seen Takumi's previous movie.
Hearing she could act in a movie with Takumi, she subconsciously thought she would be his co-lead.
But she soon saw Koyuki holding hands tightly with Takumi, and her spirits momentarily darkened.
However, she quickly perked up. As a top-tier Kunoichi, her emotional regulation skills were excellent.