Intelligence

Hearing Kiyoshi's words, Uchiha Yuan swept a glance over the ordinary people of the Land of Bears, who were trembling in terror.

To be honest, Uchiha Yuan did not have any childish notion of "I did not kill Bo Ren, yet Bo Ren died because of me," and right now, he did not have the ability to think about such things either.

The reason Uchiha Yuan looked at those ordinary people was because he had heard a hint from Kiyoshi that she wanted to negotiate.

If Kiyoshi really wanted mutual destruction, she would not have dragged in all this irrelevant talk. She could have simply used Water Dragon Bullet plus Demonic Mirror Ice Crystal like before and trapped the three of them.

Uchiha Yuan could escape, but Hyuga Asana and Yamanaka Kizuki could not.

The final result would definitely be Uchiha Yuan killing Kiyoshi's companion, while Hyuga Asana and Yamanaka Kizuki's lives might be in danger.

But clearly, Kiyoshi did not want to do that. Kiyoshi looked at Uchiha Yuan, obviously waiting for him to take a stance.

"In that case, let's talk!" In the end, Uchiha Yuan chose to go along with it.

"Fine," Kiyoshi said with a nod.

"What are your demands?" Uchiha Yuan asked.

"You release my companion, and we'll leave immediately."

"Impossible. Right now, your companion is in our hands. Don't tell me you think the lives of these ordinary people from the Land of Bears can be exchanged for one Chunin?" Hyuga Asana refused without even thinking.

"Exactly. That deal is way too much of a loss for us!" Yamanaka Kizuki echoed.

"If you want to get something for nothing, then there's no need to keep talking. Oh, right, why don't you guess whether my Body Flicker can take people with me when I escape?"

"Take people with you? That's impossible. Don't tell me your Body Flicker is Space-Time Nin—" Kiyoshi's words suddenly caught halfway through.

Because she realized Uchiha Yuan's Body Flicker really did look very much like Space-Time Ninjutsu!

He could disappear directly without destroying the Demonic Mirror Ice Crystal. If that kind of strange Body Flicker was not Space-Time Ninjutsu, then what was it?

Besides, the essence of the Body Flicker Technique was high-speed movement achieved by using chakra to stimulate cells, and so-called high-speed movement required running with one's feet.

Just now, this brat from the Uchiha Clan had even had his feet sealed in ice by her Frozen Snow. How could he possibly still use Body Flicker?

So the only explanation was that what he used was Space-Time Ninjutsu.

"You know the Flying Thunder God Technique?" Kiyoshi asked with a grave expression.

"Do you think I'd tell you?"

At his words, Kiyoshi immediately began checking whether there were any strange marks on her body or nearby.

As everyone knew, the Flying Thunder God Technique required a mark to be left behind in order to perform spatial movement.

After checking, Kiyoshi confirmed that there were no special marks around her, and only then did she let out a slight breath of relief.

Even so, she did not dare lower her guard, because she was very likely facing a ninja who, like Minato Namikaze, had mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique.

"Release my companion, and I'll tell you our operation plan and mission objective this time," Kiyoshi said after hesitating for a moment.

"Not enough! You should have a Sealing Scroll on you, right? Leave your Sealing Scroll behind!"

"Don't push it too far!"

"In that case, there's no need to talk! Kizuki, take him. We're going back to camp. As for the mission objective and whatnot, just let the seniors of your Yamanaka Clan read his memories directly." After saying that, Uchiha Yuan placed his hands on Yamanaka Kizuki and Hyuga Asana, putting on the appearance that he was about to take them away.

Seeing this, Kiyoshi grew somewhat anxious. She bit her lip, then said with a cold expression, "Wait! You win! I agree to your conditions!"

"Then start by telling us your operation plan and mission objective!" Uchiha Yuan said with a smile.

"Our mission objective is to destroy Konoha's water sources. The higher-ups sent a total of three squads. Two squads are responsible for Konoha's two main large water sources, and our squad is responsible for poisoning the smaller water sources."

"Where are those two squads now?" Yamanaka Kizuki asked.

"One has lost contact. They should have been caught by your Konoha people. The other is still lying low. I don't know exactly where they're hiding."

"Did you do anything to the other three small water sources?" Hyuga Asana asked.

"No. We only just found a way to blend in with the ordinary people of the Land of Bears, and before we had time to act, you discovered us."

After hearing Kiyoshi's words, Yamanaka Kizuki used the Mind Transmission Technique to link the three of their consciousnesses, then asked in the mental space, "Yuan, Asana, can her words be trusted?"

"We just checked those three water sources and didn't find anything abnormal. Combined with the information we have, they should be credible," Hyuga Asana said.

"I also think they're relatively credible. The only thing I'm a bit unsure about is her saying that Kirigakure Shinobi sent three squads. If it were me, I definitely wouldn't lay out my entire side's plan in full.

"The intelligence given at a time like this has to be hard to distinguish as true or false. Only then can it delay the enemy's steps to the greatest extent."

"Then is it possible she lied somewhere else?" Hyuga Asana asked.

"Not very likely. The mission scroll Lord Orochimaru gave us mentioned the enemy's operation plan, and that part is no different from what she confessed, so Lord Orochimaru's side should indeed have captured a Kirigakure Shinobi squad.

"However, Lord Orochimaru didn't tell us how many Kirigakure Shinobi had infiltrated. With the spiritual secret techniques of your Yamanaka Clan, if they still couldn't confirm this matter, there are only two possibilities.

"First, the squad captured by Lord Orochimaru and the others was only cannon fodder and bait. They didn't know the specific operation plan, and may not even have known of the existence of the other two squads. Lord Orochimaru only had us come over to investigate out of caution.

"Second, the actions of their squads are independent of one another. The other squads don't know of each other's existence; they only know that several squads will be carrying out the same mission.

"If it's the first possibility, then what she said about three squads is true. If it's the second possibility..."

"Then she's lying to us," Yamanaka Kizuki said.

"Exactly. But right now, we have no way to confirm any more information."

"Yuan, do you really know Space-Time Ninjutsu?" Yamanaka Kizuki asked.

"If Yuan did, he would have already taken the two of us and that captured Kirigakure Shinobi back to camp by now," Hyuga Asana replied.

"Then do the three of us have any hope of beating this woman if we join forces? My Mind Body Switch Technique has improved a lot now. If I catch her off guard, I should be able to control her," Yamanaka Kizuki asked next.

"If she were just an ordinary Jonin, the three of us could win. But she has the Ice Release Kekkei Genkai. Whether it's her Chakra Amount or the techniques she knows, she's stronger than an average Jonin. Especially that Ice Wall that can appear out of thin air without hand seals to block attacks. With that technique around, even if Kizuki's sneak attack succeeds, our chances of winning still aren't high," Uchiha Yuan said.

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