In the distance, Sato Hideaka's figure appeared and disappeared among the towering buildings, using the various angles of the buildings as cover as he sped towards the tallest building in Amegakure, his figure often vanishing in a flash, his speed extremely fast...
"Hey, Hideaka- kun, where are you going...?"
Seeing Sato Hideaka disappear from beside her, Uchiha Kaoru instinctively said with some worry.
Seeing that Uchiha Kaoru was about to chase after Sato Hideaka, Hyuga Ningbo quickly said from the side, " Uchiha Kaoru, you don't need to worry about him. As long as we protect him with the Flying Thunder God Kunai we gave him, he can use the Flying Thunder God Technique to instantly return to our side whenever there is danger."
Before setting off to complete the mission, Sato Hideaka had already given Hyuga Ningbo and Uchiha Kaoru two Flying Thunder God Three-Pronged Kunai the Flying Thunder God Formula. The reasons for giving them these kunai were firstly to ensure their safety as much as possible, and secondly to ensure a swift retreat when they acted alone.
[ Lightning Release: Electric Net Technique ]
Upon arriving at the foot of the Hanzo Building, Sato Hideaka stirred. In his mind, countless blue humanoid figures appeared. Some remained still in place, while others patrolled back and forth, with few gaps or weaknesses between them.
Using subtle Chakra control, suppress Chakra fluctuations.
Taking advantage of a gap in the defenses, Sato Hideaka climbed vertically up the building from the intersection, jumped into a window, and, by controlling the surrounding guards, bypassed layers of guards, moving slowly but steadily towards the forty-ninth floor.
The special missions of the Anbu gave him an infiltration ability far beyond that of ordinary people. Whether it was his Chakra endowment or his own ninja talent, Sato Hideaka's infiltration ability was far beyond that of ordinary ninjas, and he could be ranked among the top in the Anbu.
He moved through the building at times, and then climbed vertically outside, each time managing to evade the guards' sight and perception. This allowed him to quickly reach the forty-eighth floor. However, the closer he got to the forty-ninth floor... the more anxious he became.
Because the ninjas guarding the forty-ninth floor possess an extremely wide variety of Ninjutsu, numbering no less than a hundred!
The hundreds of ninjas' gazes almost completely blocked out every blind spot on this floor, leaving Sato Hideaka with nowhere to stand. Under such an impenetrable defense, not even a fly could get in.
Sato Hideaka waited for a moment on the forty-eighth floor, sensing the movement of these ninjas.
However, after waiting for a long time, he still couldn't find a flaw in this impenetrable defense. With so many people deployed in a limited space, coupled with a relatively reasonable personnel allocation, every space had a ninja's line of sight... Under such circumstances, ordinary methods were no longer possible to infiltrate.
Force entry... or use unconventional methods to get in?
At this point, Sato Hideaka had no choice but to stay put and wait for an opportunity. About twenty minutes later... Sato Hideaka, who was on the crossbeam, finally saw what seemed like a sliver of a chance. It was already noon.
A server, pushing a cart full of exquisite food, slowly passed under him!
With a slight shift in his blue eyes, Sato Hideaka left a Three-Pronged Kunai on the crossbeam as a backup plan. Then, he took a pebble from his ninja pouch, flicked it with his finger, and the flying pebble struck the wooden door in the distance with a loud clang.
The waiter was startled and turned to look in the direction of the sound. He saw a pebble about the size of a thumb spin twice on the floor with a "clatter" and then come to a silent stop... and that was it.
The waiter seemed a little confused, but continued pushing the cart with more than twenty exquisite dishes, including hot and cold dishes, and took the elevator to the 49th floor. After passing through an "empty" corridor, he arrived at a room.
"Wait, the code... and we still need to do our routine checks."
Four Amegakure ninjas at the entrance stopped the service staff.
The waiter uttered a coded signal, and the four Amegakure ninjas guarding the room exchanged glances to confirm the signal's accuracy. They then began inspecting the dishes on the cart, and only after a thorough check were they allowed to enter.
The cart was slowly pushed into the room, where three people were sitting at a large square table.
Among them were Elder Chiyo and Elder Ebizo of the Sunagakure Advisory Group, and Hanzo the Salamander of the Salamander, the highest-ranking ninja from Amegakure. These three Kage -Kage Level ninjas were sitting at the square table, and at Hanzo the Salamander's signal, the waiters immediately began serving the ninjas' dishes.
" Hanzo, this old woman has said so much, not to mention the numerous Ninjutsu Scroll, several boxes of Gold Sand, and cooperation in various aspects, even planning to persuade Iwagakure to jointly declare your Amegakure as the lord of Amegakure. We have paid a price ten times greater than Konoha. Now that we are signing an alliance... what doubts do you still have?" Chiyo's wrinkles deepened slightly as she solemnly addressed Hanzo, who was Hanzo the Salamander on the table.
"Well, it's lunchtime now, please enjoy your meal... This is the highest level of hospitality we receive in Amegakure. Look, this sashimi... It's fish we specially sourced from the source of the rivers in the Land of Rivers, fish that have migrated back from the sea. After a month-long journey, their meat is absolutely fresh and bouncy. You two should try it."
Upon hearing Chiyo's words, Ibuse quickly pointed to a dish on the table and changed the subject, clearly not wanting to directly answer Chiyo's question about signing the alliance. Under these circumstances, he could indeed wait for a better offer... He didn't want to sign the alliance now.
Ebizo's long white eyebrows twitched twice, and he calmly said, "The main reason is that the war is quite urgent, and if you don't sign this alliance... we won't be able to negotiate with Iwagakure. You should know that if all three of us sign the alliance at the same time, the entire western border of the Land of Fire will be plunged into war... At that time, Konoha will definitely not be able to take care of anything."
"Well... I know that if we sign an alliance at the same time, the Land of Fire will definitely be short of troops. But this is a major matter between nations, and we should consider it carefully. Please give me a little time. I will discuss it thoroughly with the village leaders and give you both a satisfactory answer."
Using the same words he Tsunade Senju, Hanzo the Salamander continued speaking to Ebizo and Chiyo. In truth, regarding the negotiations between Sunagakure and Konoha, he leaned more towards Sunagakure in terms of the benefits they would gain, given the availability of Gold Sand, ninja scrolls, and recognition from a major power.
These conditions are far superior to those of Konoha, but at the same time, he is not very willing for the Land of Rain to be involved in a war between major powers, because this is a matter of national affairs... The people and ninjas of the Land of Rain hate war, and if he were to join the battlefield, he would definitely be opposed by civilian ninja organizations.
Most importantly, Sunagakure cannot offer the rewards they would receive after conquering Konoha. This is a war between the Five Great Nations, and as a nation, Land of Rain can hardly get much of a share of the spoils and benefits... Even Sunagakure, the weakest of the Five Great Nations, cannot even guarantee its own interests.
Now, Hanzo the Salamander is in a dilemma. Although he leans towards the Sunagakure side, there is still no straw that can break the camel's back! (To be continued.)