Assassinating the Daimyo, Shisui and Orochimaru

After parting ways with the Kumogakure group, Soji first went to the Land of Snow to check on its development. Then, he gave the Secret Ninjutsu Scroll to Pakura and asked her to help improve the Snow Ninja's strength.

The Land of Snow's foundation was still far too weak.

In terms of individual strength, even with Kaguya Sora's training, the time had been too short for them to catch up to the shinobi of the Five Great Shinobi Villages.

Now, however, the Secret Ninjutsu Scroll Soji had acquired could raise the Snow Ninja's overall strength!

Even if their individual combat ability was inferior to the shinobi of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, once it came to team battles—especially small-team battles—the Snow Ninja who had learned the Secret Ninjutsu Scroll would absolutely be no weaker than any squad.

It could be said that the Secret Ninjutsu Scroll, this treasure of the Land of Sugi, could greatly strengthen the Land of Snow's foundation.

That was precisely why Soji had wanted to obtain this treasure in the first place.

Besides handing the Secret Ninjutsu Scroll to Pakura, Soji also told her to stop gathering intelligence on the Fourth Raikage. She only needed to focus on collecting information on the Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki.

For the time being, Earth-nature Chakra was the only thing he could obtain.

Afterward, Soji stayed in the Land of Snow for a few more days before returning to Konoha.

As for the Six Paths Tool—the Basho Fan—Soji had other plans for it and did not intend to retrieve it personally for now.

"Next, I just need to wait for Pakura to gather information on that old man Ōnoki." After returning home, Soji began his leisurely waiting period.

What Soji hoped for most was that Ōnoki, like the Fourth Raikage, would