"Please present your mission credentials. I'll record them here."
After speaking, Hyuga Mirai took the mission scroll from the Chunin before him. He opened it and gave it a glance, then returned it.
"B-rank patrol mission. Patrol area: south of Iwasuna District in the River Country. Four team members. A total of one hundred and twenty Shuriken, forty Kunai, thirty-two Exploding Tags, as well as medical bandages and other emergency first-aid supplies have been issued. Here is the list."
Following procedure, Hyuga Mirai had the other party record and sign for everything before distributing the requested ninja tools one by one.
After seeing off the Chunin team, Hyuga Mirai finally had a moment to rest.
The Suna-nin's probing actions were becoming increasingly frequent, so Konoha dispatched many patrol and enemy-clearing squads every day. Orochimaru could lead a surprise attack force to ambush the Suna-nin, but he had no desire for the Suna-nin to lead a surprise attack force against the camp.
Two layers of reconnaissance defenses had been set up outside the camp, and they were rotated daily.
Though it was somewhat high-profile, Konoha camp's security had improved considerably. Nara Shikaku, Namikaze Minato, and the other Jonin all strongly approved. Otherwise, if they were ambushed by the Suna-nin even once, Konoha would be utterly humiliated.
Orochimaru also had a tiny bit of selfishness behind this move. The more missions he dispatched, the more military supplies would be consumed, making it easier for Hyuga Mirai to make his move. In nearly a month, over half the supplies had been used up, and one-third of that had been packed away by Hyuga Mirai into Sealing Scrolls and the bellies of Ryuchi Cave Great Snakes.
By packing the items in corrosion-resistant metal containers, he could use Shadow Clones to summon them outside and