"Then please make your way secretly to the Grass Village Guest House. The arrangements have already been made; no one will stop you. Someone will meet you once you arrive."
In a shadowed alley some distance from the Kusagakure guest house, the leading Konoha ninja turned around. After giving a slight bow to the young man behind him, who was entirely cloaked in a black robe patterned with silver moons, he spoke.
"Yes, I understand."
The young man in the silver moon-patterned black robe also gave a slight bow in response.
"Safe travels."
Upon hearing the reply, the Hokage's directly subordinate Anbu Ninja nodded lightly. Then, in a flash, he vanished from the spot.
"Hmm... I never expected things to work out this well. This move was the right one. Not only did it make the Third Hokage completely trust us and strengthen the foundation of the trust He Yin had established, it also made Konoha offer so many cooperative projects to bring us closer together. The benefits alone should be enough to keep the village fed and clothed without worry in the short term. If this can continue, we will no longer have to worry about funding."
Watching the Anbu leave, the hood of the silver moon-patterned black robe slowly lifted, revealing a handsome and resolute face beneath it.
It was Haneda Yu Ze.
At this moment, he could not help but mutter those words.
To be honest, Haneda Yu Ze had not expected any of this. At the very least, he had not expected many aspects of the outcome.
Yes, Haneda Yu Ze had never expected that bringing up Chiba would have such an effect.
That was right. The discussion just now about the Hada Clan's origins had merely been one move in Haneda Yu Ze's plan.
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