Jiraiya Was Unhappy

News of Gyokai's death spread throughout the Shinobi World at an extremely rapid pace.

Konoha knows, Sunagakure knows, the Dawn Organization knows, the Black Market knows...

Yugiri, who was engaged in difficult negotiations with Danzo, finally found out.

"It seems you have no intention of continuing negotiations. Please leave."

Seeing the dazed look on the other person's face, Danzo dropped his aggressive stance and left the room specifically used for negotiations under the protection of the Anbu guards.

She's such a persistent woman. Even though she knows Konoha would never return the Seven-Tails, she still tries every means to stop it.

Unfortunately, the gap in strength between Konoha and Takigakure cannot be reversed by the efforts of one or two people.

"No, that's impossible..."

Only after Danzo had gone far away did Yugiri, with a mournful face, shake her head repeatedly.

Although Takishinobu, who came to deliver the message, couldn't bear to see this scene, he had to make his comrade-in-arms realize the reality before him.

"It's true. The village chief, the Sealing Squad, and their guards were attacked and all died at the Takihikari Border."

"No, no, please stop!"

Suddenly standing up and pushing aside her comrade, Yugiri ran out of the room.

"What a pitiful person."

Hizashi Hyuga, who saw Yugiri running rapidly down the street through the window, shook his head.

He was ordered to monitor Yugiri and his group, and he witnessed firsthand the intense tug-of-war between them and Danzo over the past few days.

He was a pitiful person too.

In stark contrast, Kisame entered and left with a smile.

After several rounds of secret negotiations, Kirigakure was finally able to rebuild their Seven Ninja Swordsmen.

They will never again be called the Seven Swordsmen.

"Lord Hokage, the people from Kirigakure have taken the Ninja Blade."

After seeing Kisame off in the Shirakumo Hayama reported the situation to Kazashiro.

"Yeah."

Kazashiro, who was reading Sky Ninja's statement, didn't even look up, trying hard to find the answers he wanted from the statement.

He could understand everything else, but he had never heard of Xue Ren's skills.

And finally, the darkness that took away Yaowan.

Just like Yomotsu Hirasaka...

Kazashiro quickly dismissed his own conjecture.

Infinite Tsukuyomi didn't happen, Kaguya couldn't possibly have been resurrected.

Besides the Ōtsutsuki, who else in the original work possesses this ability?

Hopefully, Obito's trip to Amegakure will provide him with the answers he needs.

In a drainage ditch in the Land of Rain, a Toad suddenly poked its head out.

As the Toad opened its mouth wide, an arm emerged first from deep within its throat.

Next came the shoulders, head, legs...

Finally, Obito, wearing a trench coat and Tiger Mask, appeared Obito on the land of the Land of Rain.

After straightening his clothes, Obito couldn't understand why Kazashiro insisted he wear this outfit to infiltrate Amegakure.

"Looks like we haven't been discovered. The next step is to gather intelligence..."

Turning his head to look around and finding no enemies nearby, Obito shook off the rain and walked towards the nearest group of buildings.

Compared to when they were searching for the Akatsuki Organization many years ago, Amegakure is now full of order and rules.

The ninjas wearing Forehead Protector were no longer as domineering as before; they maintained a polite attitude towards civilians.

The tax collection platforms that were a staple in every town have disappeared, replaced by checkpoints responsible for maintaining order.

"What should we do next?"

As Jiraiya's disciple, Obito only learned Jiraiya's infiltration skills and did not have enough experience in intelligence gathering.

To make himself seem less contrived, Obito looked around and decided to observe the locals' behavior as a traveler.

Jiraiya, far away in Konoha, also shared these concerns.

With the village holding the key to his downfall, this former prodigal son is now forced to work like a beast of burden, frantically contributing to the construction of Konoha.

But when he heard that his foolish disciple had been sent by Kazashiro to carry out an infiltration mission, he, as the master, still approached Kazashiro, who was planning the next step of the operation.

"That stupid kid Obito isn't suited for this kind of mission. I don't understand why you'd rather send him than choose me."

Jiraiya crossed his arms and leaned against the doorframe, speaking to Kazashiro in a serious tone.

"What we need to do now is to find out about their domestic intelligence without attracting the attention of the Land of Snow, especially how they are colluding with the Uchiha Yaowan."

Kazashiro did not answer the other party's question, but instead proceeded to explain the task on his own.

The Land of Snow is too remote and too far from Konoha, making it impossible to gather a large force to attack in a short time.

Fortunately, Kakashi had previously carried out missions in the Land of Snow, so Kazashiro felt at ease entrusting this infiltration to him.

He also equipped Kakashi with strong and powerful teammates.

Uchiha Yashiro, Hōen Nara, Nami Yamanaka.

These people were all veteran Jonin from the village, especially Uchiha Yashiro, whose status was second only to Fugaku before the reorganization of the Military Police Force.

"For this operation, you can make decisions based on the situation on the ground; don't hesitate to act when the time is right."

Kazashiro gestured across his neck.

Although the leader of the Land of Snow is Kazahana Dōtō, who usurped the throne, the true heir of the country, Kazahana Koyuki, is still alive.

If things go wrong, Konoha could easily use the guise of helping the enemy restore their power to do some dirty tricks.

"I see."

Kakashi nodded in agreement, glanced at Jiraiya, and took two steps back.

He didn't understand why Kazashiro cared so much about Amegakure. Ever since Hanzo of the Salamander died, the village had fallen into extreme isolation.

Glancing at Kakashi's actions, Kazashiro knew that the other was also waiting for his answer.

"I suspect that's Yaowan's headquarters."

Kazashiro gestured for Jiraiya to close the door Jiraiya speaking, then pointed to the seat in front of him.

"Then you should let me investigate even more. I am one of the Sannin. You should know the power that title represents."

Jiraiya sat down with a frown, emphasizing his strength once again. "Do you really think I can't defeat that group of Uchiha?"

You might actually lose.

Kazashiro wanted to say that, but he knew it would be too hurtful.

"Obito's Dojutsu is very suitable for dealing with this situation."

"But he has no experience in intelligence gathering, and given his personality..."

"I think so too." Jiraiya finished speaking, Kakashi also gave his opinion.