Hinata, Stop Pretending

The moment this question was raised, the entire conference room fell silent. It was clear that this had been a subject no one had wanted to touch since the First Hokage's time.

But then Might Guy spoke as though he were a different person. "Indeed, it's dangerous. But I never said we actually had to send that team to take part in this."

As soon as he said that, everyone visibly perked up.

After stubbing out his cigarette, Asuma continued, "That's right, Guy. Go on."

Might Guy said, "This matter is bound to have enormous consequences, so we won't be the only ones taking action when the time comes."

"We can send this squad, led by a fairly capable ninja, under the banner of training throughout the ninja world."

"They'll depart from Konoha and head straight for the Land of Wind, crossing as much of the Land of Wind as possible. Their destination will be the border near the Artisan Ninja Village."

"This team can't move too slowly, but it can't move too quickly either. Once all sides notice them and suspect that there's something special about this squad—"

"We can immediately dispatch a second team. That team will be the true elite of this reconnaissance mission."

"While the first team temporarily draws everyone's attention, the second team will strike quickly. By the time the others realize what's happening, we may have already nearly achieved our objective."

"However, Konoha alone cannot accomplish this. We'll also need the cooperation of Sunagakure in the Land of Wind."

"Since they're at the center of the vortex, they'll surely offer some cooperation."

After Might Guy finished speaking, quite a few elite jonin who knew him wore looks of astonishment. Was this really the Guy they saw every day? Maybe he had been possessed!

Kakashi