A Turning Point in the Mission

"What's wrong, Minato?"

"The plan has changed. Shiro might not be able to come to Amegakure. Let's leave here first. By the way, can you contact your brother? We need some intelligence support."

"Yes, that's fine, but not Amegakure; the rain is too heavy there."

"It's alright, going out is fine too. Elder Mito, what do you think?"

"Hmm, not bad, we'll do as you say. Let's leave here first." With that, Mito also withdrew her gaze from examining the barrier.

He didn't have any particular thoughts on this. Shiro had already given the village many secret techniques, and they couldn't possibly ask Shiro over again.

They're not that narrow-minded. If every new secret technique that appeared in the village had to be handed over, then Konoha would be doomed. How could they be so short-sighted?

Furthermore, as long as they possess the skills and are loyal to Konoha, what difference does it make whether this secret technique is in Konoha's possession or not?

Therefore, he was only curious about it.

Meanwhile, after hearing Mito's words, Ayue waved her hand on the table, dispelling the barrier. In the instant the barrier was dispelled, Minato grabbed Ayue and Mito and used the Flying Thunder God to instantly leave the area.

The people eating around them looked on in surprise, but there wasn't much panic. This was the territory of Demigod, and in their eyes, they probably thought they were fleeing in disarray.

A while later, several Amegakure ninjas arrived and carefully inspected the area. Unfortunately, they found nothing, since Minato were just there to eat.

"Let's go, let's report it to our superiors, it's none of our business anyway."

"Okay, that's fine, let's leave it at that."

The others nodded in agreement, and then they left. This incident didn't cause much of a stir in Amegakure; they continued to operate according to their usual routines.

Meanwhile, Minato and Mito were standing guard, watching as Ayue interacted with a little bird. Well, it should be said that they were interacting, because Ayue's little head would nod from time to time.

A moment later, she waved to the little bird and turned to walk towards Minato and the others.

"It's confirmed, the teacher is in that direction."

"That's troublesome." Upon hearing this, Minato frowned and sighed.

"What's wrong? Is there a problem? That area isn't sensitive, is it?"

"That's not it. The main problem is that I don't have the coordinates for the Flying Thunder God Technique along the way, so I can't get there. I have to stop and turn at least once along the way."

Hearing this, Mito frowned. This was a big problem. Although they didn't know what was going on with Shiro, Shiro had already sent them a message through the Flying Thunder God.

That means the mission has undergone a rather urgent change, and they need to get there as soon as possible. In this situation, the best outcome is that the other side escapes directly, and they lose this opportunity.

Even more seriously, Shiro might die as a result.

However, this possibility is not high. They haven't revealed anything so far, and given Shiro's personality, Shiro would absolutely not make a move before they arrive.

That guy rarely does things he's not sure of, so they weren't worried that Shiro would get into trouble.

But even if this mission fails, they will still suffer heavy losses.

First of all, for this mission, an elder of Mito put aside his work, which caused a lot of delays. If the mission is completed, it will all be worth it. If it fails, he will definitely be criticized when he returns.

Furthermore, Minato will also be implicated, which will greatly affect his future Hokage election. The failure of the mission is not the main issue; the losses caused by it are the key point.

However, besides that, there was another thing that Mito was very concerned about: if this mission failed, it would be difficult for Shiro to get Ayue to join Konoha.

Now is the best time for her to join Konoha, because she is still young, many of her ideas are not yet formed, and there is still room for her to be molded. But if she gets any older, it won't be the same.

Even if they reluctantly join, they will always live under the surveillance of the Anbu and will never truly be loyal to Konoha.

Therefore, he truly hoped that this mission would succeed, because, in his eyes, Ayue's power was extremely strong, and this power must belong to Konoha!

Unfortunately, it seems they won't be able to get to Shiro's place quickly.

At this moment, Ayue asked, "Minato, do you need to move forward a little further before you can 'whoosh' get to the teacher?"

"Huh? Haha." Minato paused for a moment before realizing what she meant by "whoosh." "Yeah, but I don't have the Flying Thunder God coordinates between these two points right now, so I can't get there."

"Flying Thunder God coordinates?" Ayue asked, taking a Flying Thunder God Kunai from the small ninja tool pouch that Shiro had given her. "Minato, is this it?"

"More or less, but it's not there now."

"Hmm, does that mean once we get to the middle, we can get past it?"

"What? Do you have any ideas?"

Upon hearing this, Minato's spirits immediately lifted. If she could really do it, then there was a chance of completing this mission. Therefore, Mito also turned her attention to Ayue.

"Hmm, that should be achievable, Xiao Yu. It's time for you to shine!" As she spoke, Ayue took Xiao Yu out of her ninja tool bag.

Xiao Yu was an unexpected product of Shiro's experiment. He originally wanted to create a Familiar that could be formed from hair, similar to the Einzbern family's, but the experiment failed and Xiao Yu was created instead.

Shiro couldn't figure out how this thing came about. The raw material was just a bunch of feathers, and the only setting was a simple ability to combine them at will. There weren't any other miscellaneous abilities like combat reconnaissance.

It turned out that it didn't have that ability, but it did have a relatively high level of intelligence. Originally, Shiro was going to Analysis it and disassemble it to see where the problem was.

However, after Analysis, Shiro discovered that it had great potential and, given its relatively high intelligence, could also serve as a companion to Ayue. Therefore, he only collected some data and did not dissect it.

Instead, they added many functions to it, one of which was shrinking; it relied on this ability to stay in the ninja tool pouch.

Of course, it can shrink and grow, but unfortunately, while its size changes, its physical properties remain the same. The larger it is, the weaker its defense becomes, and there's also a limit to its size. Therefore, aside from being convenient to carry, it offers no other advantages.

Of course, this refers to its ability to change size at will. Besides that, as a bird, it naturally needs to know how to fly, and its speed is quite good, which is why Ayue named it that.

Because Shiro paid more attention to it, and because it was small and didn't require a human escort, it was much faster than ordinary Bird Puppet. After all, this one required a higher level of technology.

The bird was a bit timid.

Ayue had already taken it out a while ago, but it was still drooping its head, looking like a Useless Bird.

I'm so sorry, I overestimated myself... My laziness is just too much... I only made up for a little bit of my debt yesterday, no big update... A big update will have to wait until I have a stockpile of chapters next time... And, to salvage my conscience, I'll try to update more every day for a while and try to make up for the seven chapters I owe...