Surprise Attack!

After taking the two girls to register, Shiro handed them back over to Kushina so she could keep showing them around the village, while he went to visit the various clans.

After all, the battlefield he was heading to next was the Land of Water front, where clan ninja made up the main force. It never hurt to build a few more connections. In any case, he still had two or three days of rest for now, so he might as well make use of it.

Besides, this was also the perfect time to visit some friends. The coming battles would be extremely intense, and how many of them would survive was still unknown. While there was still time, they should gather while they could.

While Shiro was resting in a relatively leisurely fashion here, Minato was anything but idle on the other side. He actually had another mission of his own; he had only been temporarily transferred over after the fighting with Sunagakure entered its decisive phase.

Originally, they had planned for him to escort Elder Tiezhu to deal with the Tailed Beast, but halfway through, he received Shiro's message and went ahead alone.

And now that the battle with Sunagakure had come to an end for the time being, he naturally had to return to his own mission.

Minato's mission this time was to wipe out a small ninja village. The reason was very simple: they had chosen the wrong side. They supported Sunagakure and were responsible for supplying Sunagakure with ninja tools, such as kunai and Shuriken.

In the past, that had indeed been a wise move. It was easier to enjoy the shade under a big tree, after all, and they had indeed developed fairly well. With Sunagakure's support over the years, their strength had improved