Sansho Granny's Son had originally been a somewhat frail otaku who was sometimes bullied by people from the same village.
Ever since Guy and Rock Lee had passed by the shop while training, Granny Sansho often told Karako, "If you could be as energetic as them, you wouldn't be bullied anymore, would you?"
Then perhaps because she'd said it too many times, the boy got carried away and ran off to join the Hakkaku Clan.
Granny Sansho's request wasn't anything difficult, so Kakashi readily agreed. Then, under cover of night, the four of them made their way to the foot of the mine.
Naruto had snatched the job of gathering intelligence. Since he'd never done this sort of thing before, he really wanted to give it a try.
Kakashi, Sasuke, and Sakura waited where they were. About ten minutes later, Naruto returned carrying a man in black robes.
"I found out everything, Teacher Kakashi." Naruto threw the man onto the ground and continued:
"The boss here is indeed named Hakkaku Raiga. His weapons are a pair of rather unusual dual blades, supposedly capable of controlling lightning. Including him, the Hakkaku Clan has twenty-two people in total. The regular members all wear black robes and use Sleeve Swords.
"Every night, ten people stand guard and patrol. Their quarters are halfway up the mountain, a short distance from Raiga's Dwelling.
"Also, Hakkaku Raiga likes holding funerals for people. If no one has died, he buries people alive first, then holds one. He's a complete neurotic murderer."
"That was very thorough intelligence gathering, but..." Kakashi first nodded, then pointed at the battered man on the ground. "What happened to him?"
"I beat him up." Naruto said it as if it were obvious. "Isn't gathering intelligence about beating someone up, then listening to the