Danzo's Request

Hearing Lin Yan's urging, Danzo, who was scrutinizing his face, slowly spoke up, "My men went to Sunagakure in the Land of Wind about a week ago to carry out a mission."

"But now they've completely lost contact; neither alive nor dead have they been found."

"I hope you can help me go to the Land of Wind to find my subordinates, whether they are dead or alive, I need to get a definite answer."

Danzo finally told Lin Yan about his mission.

However, Lin Yan was a little disappointed after hearing this.

He had initially thought that Danzo wanted his help in dealing with the Uchiha Clan.

Fortunately, it wasn't that mission, otherwise I would have been in a very difficult position.

"Sunagakure, the Village Hidden in the Sand of the Land of Wind, is one of the Five Great Ninja Nations, a village whose strength is enough to rival that of Konoha."

Lin Yan looked at Danzo with a half-smile.

The latter nodded silently. "The Third Great Ninja War was sparked by the disappearance of the Third Kazekage of Sunagakure in the Land of Wind."

"Although the Third Great Ninja War has ended, there are still some minor conflicts between the countries."

"To prevent the enemy from launching another operation against Konoha, we have been sending people to the front lines to gather intelligence."

As Danzo finished speaking, he saw Lin Yan waving her hand.

He stopped, and Lin Yan smiled and said, "You don't need to tell me so much. I'm not particularly interested in the conflicts between you ninjas."

"By the way, your people are missing. How am I supposed to know if I've completed the mission?"

Lin Yan asked.

What he meant was that he could go to Sunagakure in the Land of Wind to conduct an investigation.

If that subordinate is still alive, I can certainly find a way to bring him back.

But if Danzo's subordinates are already dead, how can I prove this? After all, their bodies might have disappeared.

We can't just make things up without proof.

"His name is Jian Yue, the Aburame Jian'yue."

Danzo slowly handed over a photograph, which showed Aburame Jian'yue's true face, as well as his appearance after donning an animal mask to ANBU.

"Mizuki went to Sunagakure to exchange intelligence with our Konoha spies planted there."

"So he should have some intelligence on him."

"If you can bring back that intelligence, your reward will double."

"It's alright if you don't. Go ahead and investigate. I need more information: whether our spies in Sunagakure have been exposed, and whether Mizuki is dead or alive."

"I need to know all of this."

"Furthermore, if they are all dead, you will also be responsible for investigating the recent movements of Sunagakure."

"What internal reforms did they implement? What major events occurred? And did they contact other ninja villages, etc."

"You need to investigate these things thoroughly."

Lin Yan quickly Whitebeard Pirates the meaning behind Danzo's words.

Simply put, if he couldn't confirm the existence of the Konoha spy planted in Sunagakure, or the fate of that Aburame Jian'yue...

They can't be found.

Then we need to replace them and bring back the information about Sunagakure.

This is not a simple task; it may be quite tedious.

Of course, that applies to ordinary people.

For Lin Yan, who possesses top-tier Observation Haki, this is no difficult task.

If we could find Aburame Jian'yue and that spy, we wouldn't need all this trouble.

Just get the intelligence from them and bring it back.

The reward will be doubled then.

After hearing Danzo's explanation, Lin Yan was indeed somewhat tempted.

However, he did not immediately agree.

Because if I leave Konoha, what will happen to Naruto?

Currently, he is teamed up with Kakashi and Uchiha.

If I leave alone, what will happen to the other two?

It's also not easy to explain things to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

At this moment, seemingly noticing Lin Yan's concerns, Shimura Danzo spoke up before Lin Yan could express his worries.

"I'll explain the situation to Sarutobi on your behalf."

"You don't need to worry about anything else."

"If you can accept this mission, set off now!"

"This is the mission authorization form."

"Sign your contract here, and the commission will be established."

After speaking, Danzo handed over a contract scroll with the details of the mission request written on it.

He also emphasized, "However, there will be no reward if it is not completed."

Lin Yan opened the contract scroll and glanced at it.

The agreed-upon reward for the task was three million taels of silver.

This is several times more reward than what he would get for carrying out an S-rank mission with Uchiha and Kakashi.

If they can bring back intelligence, the reward will be doubled to six million taels.

That's about one-sixth the price of Asuma.

Lin Yan confirmed that the contract on the contract scroll was just an ordinary contract and would not have any other effect on her.

He nodded.

"The compensation looks pretty good."

"Alright, I accept this task."

He's a bastard who wouldn't make money if he could.

Lin Yan was also quite interested in what it was like to carry out such a confidential mission alone.

The Land of Wind, Sunagakure Village.

I've never been to that godforsaken place before.

Seeing that Lin Yan had agreed, a strange light flashed in Danzo's eyes once again.

He remained calm and composed, guiding Lin Yan to sign the contract on the contract scroll.

Once everything was finished, Danzo immediately handed over a small bag.

"This is?"

Lin Yan watched his actions with curiosity.

Danzo explained, "There will be expenses on the journey."

"This is the extra travel allowance we've provided."

"It's not a lot, but it should be enough for your needs during the mission."

Hearing the other party's explanation, Lin Yan took the small bag, opened it, and found that it contained at least two hundred thousand taels of silver.

He looked up at Danzo with a meaningful glance.

He thought to himself, "Didn't they say Konoha is dirt poor right now, almost completely drained of its resources by the Third Great Ninja War and the Nine-Tails' Attack?"

It seems that Danzo, that old scoundrel, has amassed quite a fortune in secret over the years!

"Thank you very much!"

Lin Yan put the small bag away and turned to leave.

"Wait a minute."

Danzo called out to him again at that moment.

"How?"

Lin Yan looked at the other person curiously.

"I need to send someone with you on this mission."

He will be your partner and assist you in completing the mission.

Danzo said.

"Unnecessary."

Lin Yan resolutely refused.

He knew, of course, that Danzo's arrangement was actually to have someone monitor him.