Prince A and his entourage, residing in Konoha, were placed under the close surveillance of Konoha's Anbu and Void Division.
No matter what, they were ninja from another village. There was no reason to trust them completely. Envoys could easily include spies, and an entire embassy could be full of agents. The same held true in the Ninja World.
Over the past few days, Prince A had never found a good opportunity to make his move.
It was not until the day they were due to return to Kumogakure that Prince A used himself as bait, drawing away most of the Void Division and Anbu members and creating an opportunity for Daisuke.
Prince A led the accompanying envoys at an unhurried pace along the forest path back to Kumogakure, his thoughts entirely occupied by Daisuke.
The reason he had left Daisuke behind and departed first was mainly to clear Kumogakure of suspicion in this matter.
Although Daisuke possessed maps of the Hyuuga compound and its defensive reinforcements, taking away Neji Hyuga, the young master of the Hyuga Branch House, was ultimately no easy task.
If he failed, Kumogakure could dump all the blame on Daisuke: this was Daisuke's personal act and had nothing to do with Kumogakure.
Of course, Daisuke was still a Kumogakure ninja, so they bore some responsibility. They were therefore willing to apologize for the matter and kill Daisuke to demonstrate their sincerity.
Only if Daisuke succeeded would Prince A have any reason to step in and protect him.
Meanwhile, Daisuke cautiously slipped into the Hyuga Branch House, spinning, leaping, and closing his eyes as he evaded checkpoint after checkpoint and infiltrated deep into the branch compound.
A Jonin from Hidden Cloud sneaking into the Hyuga Branch House sounded almost absurd. Nearly every member of the