Although Soji had prepared gifts for Haku and Yota as well, those two gifts were not suitable for handing over near Konoha.
After giving it some thought, Soji ultimately set his sights on the Land of Snow.
One of the gifts had to be given there anyway, so he might as well leave the other one there too.
Thus, through Soji's arrangements, he deliberately had the Land of Snow issue a mission to Konoha, then personally led the three kids to accept it.
That way, he could take the three of them to the Land of Snow openly and aboveboard.
It was like passing something from his left hand to his right hand.
Perhaps only Soji, who secretly controlled the entire Land of Snow, could pull off something like this.
As for Kimimaro, since his eyes had yet to recover, Soji had originally not planned to take him along.
But when he considered that taking Haku and Yota while leaving Kimimaro in Konoha would not be appropriate either, he simply decided to bring him back to the Land of Snow as well.
Even if the gifts in the Land of Snow were for Haku and Yota, at least Soji could keep an eye on Kimimaro's eyes at all times and prevent any accidents.
Though the odds of that happening were low, it was still better to be prepared.
And so, a few days later, the Land of Snow issued a mission to Konoha. Soji led the three kids to accept it, then set out.
Of course, whether they actually completed the mission was completely unimportant!
After all, Soji only needed to say the word himself.
He could complete the mission perfectly without doing anything at all!
The three kids, who knew Soji's true identity, understood this all too well.
Along