At this moment, Shinichi shook his head. "I'm sorry, but I have other matters to attend to!"
Jiraiya furrowed his brow, then said sternly, "Shinichi, this mission concerns the safety of over a hundred thousand villagers. Please, do not refuse!"
Konoha had the largest population among the Five Great Shinobi Villages, with more than a hundred thousand permanent residents alone. After all, under full mobilization, Konoha could field over ten thousand shinobi—the number one shinobi village in the Ninja World.
Evacuating over a hundred thousand villagers was not something that could be accomplished in a short time. That was why the Third Hokage had resolutely implemented the plan Kakashi had proposed, even without reaching an agreement with the God Organization.
Shinichi still shook his head. "I'm truly sorry, but the matter I need to handle is even more important than this!"
Knowing what Shinichi was about to do, Shisui hurriedly explained, "Lord Jiraiya, Shinichi really does need to deal with something extremely important. How about I carry out this mission alone?"
Jiraiya said, "Everyone knows there are two Flame Demons in the God Organization. If it's only you..."
Before Jiraiya could finish, Sasuke blurted out, "Teacher Jiraiya, have you forgotten about me? I've awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan too. Pretending to be a Flame Demon from the God Organization will be easy!"
"You..."
Jiraiya hesitated. Although Sasuke was already quite strong, he was still somewhat immature.
Sasuke took the cloak and mask from Jiraiya's hands. "Don't worry, I'll definitely complete the mission! Besides, I have a score to settle with the Akatsuki!"
Sasuke had not forgotten that debt from when the Akatsuki had kidnapped him.
With time running short and Shinichi unwilling to budge, Jiraiya had no choice but to approve of Sasuke. "Shisui, Sasuke, the two of you, come with