Rinto stood atop a steep mountain peak in the distance, a greatsword strapped to his back. He took an hourglass from his robes and looked at its markings.
"Ten minutes?"
Although he had almost confirmed that the Two-Tails was sealed within the Temple of Wind and Thunder, Rinto had still visited the remaining four forbidden areas.
Of those four forbidden areas, only Cloud Thunder Gorge, where the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki lived, had ninja stationed there. The other three were completely unguarded.
Taking to the sky again, Rinto stared at the thunder roaring beside his ears before looking toward Kumogakure once more.
Amegakure lay vaguely in the middle, while the Temple of Wind and Thunder and Cloud Thunder Gorge were located south and north of Kumogakure respectively.
Seeing this, Rinto had basically confirmed it. The Two-Tails was being held at the Temple of Wind and Thunder!
But first, he still needed to infiltrate Kumogakure.
Thinking about the series of operations he still had to carry out, Rinto felt a faint headache coming on.
Both involved doing dirty work, both involved stealing intelligence, but ninja and undercover agents were worlds apart.
Ninja only needed to sneak in, steal, sabotage, and escape—operations Rinto considered quite simple.
After all, they could complete their missions without dealing with anyone.
Undercover agents, on the other hand, had to lie low! They not only had to infiltrate, but also blend in. And once they interacted with people too much, it became easy to expose flaws.
Besides, most ninja missions were hit-and-run jobs. Simple as hell.
Undercover agents, meanwhile, had to remain hidden for years, doing all the dirty, exhausting work, and still might not get away in the end.
Of course, with the strength of someone like Hashirama Senju or Madara Uchiha, that was no longer called lying