Love Makes Puppets Grow Flesh and Blood

"Speaking of intelligence, what do you think about the new mission?"

Seeing Might Duy getting worked up, Hatake Sakumo quickly spoke up to change the subject.

Otherwise, that one-track-minded guy Dai would definitely go on an all-night, adrenaline-fueled speech about youth.

"Infiltrating Sunagakure won't be difficult. Plenty of Small Ninja Village ninja are coming to the Wind Country to make a quick buck."

Dan Katō, who had finally relaxed, nodded at that.

Ever since Sunagakure introduced mission subsidies, ninja from countless Small Ninja Villages had swarmed in like flies smelling blood.

Fortunately, Chiyo reacted quickly and established new rules overnight. Only sand ninja and ninja from small countries friendly with Sunagakure could accept subsidized missions at Sunagakure's Mission Hall.

Once this rule was implemented, it effectively curbed the illegal practice of ninja from other villages exploiting the subsidies, allowing the subsidy program to proceed normally.

"I'm planning to disguise myself as a ninja from the Land of Birds and take missions for a while to build up some notoriety."

Dan Katō had already considered how to carry out the new mission before coming here.

The Land of Birds was now a small country friendly with the Wind Country. Most of its local ninja were descendants of Rogue Ninja, normally employed by the Land of Birds' noble class. They had never been systematically registered, so it would be difficult for Sunagakure to verify their identities. It was the perfect cover.

"That's not a bad method either."

Hatake Sakumo looked approving. If he were still that ordinary pork butcher from before, he probably would have chosen to infiltrate Sunagakure this way as well.

As long as they interacted more with Sunagakure during missions and earned the sand ninja's trust, then with their methods, infiltrating the enemy's ranks would naturally fall into place.