Hinata, Stop Pretending

"Stop talking so much useless nonsense."

Black Eagle seemed to nod. "For now, all we can do is use this time to speed up our plans immediately."

"This afternoon, Peacock and I will go see Yugito again and have her put in some effort too. After all, we can at least be considered allies of the Cloud Ninja now."

"They definitely won't just stand by and watch our plans get ruined by others."

Peacock nodded.

Green Snake said, "In that case, Brown Bear and I will continue causing trouble for those conservatives."

"It isn't hard to guess what those people are plotting. Since they dare to play this game, naturally we can't let them have it easy."

Brown Bear shook his head. "Green Snake, I can handle this alone."

"Among us, you're the best at concealment. What you should do next is find out which forces have arrived at our Artisan Ninja Village."

"Only with information can we make better preparations."

Green Snake nodded. "All right! I was originally planning to go cause trouble for those old geezers, but there's really no need for that now."

"You should also find a way to obtain the Dragon Eye Retractable Sword as soon as possible. You all have weapons that suit you, after all, and the Dragon Eye Retractable Sword is the one I've taken a liking to."

Brown Bear nodded to show that he understood.

Black Eagle spoke up. "All right, since everyone has made their decisions, get moving as soon as possible!"

Afterward, the Four Heavenly Phenomena dispersed.

Sunagakure, Land of Wind.

After Naruto and the other two received the objective of this mission,

Sakura and Neji had already taken on solemn expressions, clearly realizing the seriousness of what this matter involved.

Naruto alone was exactly as expected. He immediately