Land of Wind.
Because the natural barrier had been effortlessly broken by Namikaze Minato.
Sunagakure had no choice but to send a large number of ninja to guard the vicinity of Konoha's stronghold.
Besides Sunagakure, intelligence agents from many other ninja villages had also headed toward Konoha's stronghold.
They were all after firsthand intelligence.
Although no one thought highly of Sunagakure, no one knew what the war would look like in the end.
Naturally, Konoha's people could not simply huddle here and do nothing.
Instead, they were dispatched in teams.
Some were tasked with infiltrating the small cities of the Land of Wind to gather intelligence on Sunagakure.
Others were assigned to snipe the intelligence agents lurking near their stronghold.
Because the younger generation had matured so rapidly, the teams this time were organized according to their individual special abilities.
For example, Sasuke was no longer assigned to the same team as Naruto and Hinata, but was grouped with Kiba and Shino instead.
Shion, Ajisai, and Hotaru were assigned to one team.
Ajisai's Summoning Beast could bind the enemy, Shion could use various formations and barrier techniques while they were restrained, and Hotaru was responsible for frontal assaults.
In the desert, the three of them, fully equipped, rapidly advanced in one direction.
A moment later, they stopped.
"Ajisai, confirm the situation."
Shion gave the order seriously. She had been appointed the temporary captain of this team, and she was taking this mission very seriously.
Ajisai first quickly checked the surroundings, then bit her finger and rapidly formed hand seals.
"Summoning Technique!"
As Ajisai slammed a palm down.
A giant yellow lizard appeared before her.
"Hisss..."
The giant lizard continuously made hoarse hissing sounds, but Ajisai could understand what it meant.
"They haven't moved from where they are. We don't need