The Reason for the Lost Contact

Kakashi watched Tsunade and Shizune's departing figures, Tsunade's words still echoing in his mind.

"Gambling skills...?"

He looked at Lin Yan with surprise and curiosity.

Just then, Lin Yan turned her gaze away and their eyes met.

"What's wrong? You haven't fallen in love with me too, have you?"

Lin Yan teased Kakashi with a smile.

"..."

Kakashi shrank back.

"We've been trying to find Tsunade 'Tsunade whereabouts for years, but we've never heard of her."

"How did you find Tsunade?"

Kakashi changed the subject, partly because he found it utterly unbelievable.

Lin Yan accomplished in just over half a day what they hadn't been able to do for so many years.

This is absolutely unbelievable.

"It's a long story, Kakashi, but the fact is I brought Tsunade back."

"You and Kai can stay here. I still have a mission to complete, so I'll be leaving now."

"By the way, Kai, get well soon."

"I really look forward to competing with you again!"

Lin Yan looked at Matt Kai and smiled.

"Ah! I also look forward to experiencing your Six Powers again!"

Matt Kai gave Lin Yan a thumbs up and flashed a set of bright white teeth.

Lin Yan then vanished from the hospital room in a flash.

Two days later, in the Land of Wind.

Amidst the swirling yellow sand, Lin Yan traveled slowly along the road.

He has been in this state ever since he entered the Land of Wind, and it is not because of insufficient physical strength or other reasons that he is unable to use the Six Powers.

Lin Yan just wanted to figure out some clues.

The Land of Land of Wind is quite vast, with endless deserts where not even a ghost can be seen.

In places like this, any trace left on the ground will eventually be covered and buried by the wind and sand.

It's easy to imagine how difficult it is to investigate intelligence leads.

However, after two days of investigation, Lin Yan still made some discoveries.

What he found was a corpse.

It wasn't rotten; it had simply dried out to a high degree.

However, judging from its freshness, this body should have been dead for no more than half a month.

And it was a man.

Lin Yan walked over and casually unleashed her Conqueror's Haki, instantly blowing away the yellow sand that was burying the corpse.

The moment he clearly saw the clothes on the corpse and the headband on his forehead, he was basically certain of the man's identity.

"Konoha ninja, huh...?"

"However, it shouldn't be that Aburame Jian'yue..."

"Danzo's subordinates wouldn't openly wear headbands like that; it would be telling the enemy they come from Konoha."

Staring at the dried-out corpse on the ground, Lin Yan fell into deep thought.

After a brief analysis, he concluded that this wasn't the guy he was looking for.

Therefore, Lin Yan had no intention of disposing of the corpse.

Let him continue to stay in this world of endless yellow sand.

Thinking of Lin Yan, she continued walking forward.

At the same time, his powerful Observation Haki began to spread out.

Soon Lin Yan heard many, many kinds of sounds.

At first, they were simply animals buried in the surrounding desert.

For example, scorpions, lizards, snakes, and so on.

The sounds of these animals hiding under the sand were clearly audible.

As the range of her Observation Haki continued to expand, Lin Yan gradually began to hear voices talking.

The people of the Land of Wind speak with a somewhat rough and unrefined accent.

Lin Yan listened carefully at this moment.

What I found were just the sounds of conversations among the local indigenous people as they traveled through the sandstorm; nothing particularly special.

He continued to use his Observation Haki to filter and judge.

Lin Yan soon made another new discovery.

This time, the speaker was no longer an ordinary person, but a ninja from Sunagakure in the Land of Wind.

Moreover, the other party's status is not low.

Lin Yan listened attentively.

"Fourth Kazekage, we have dealt with that spy."

"In addition, the stolen intelligence has been recovered."

"However, we accidentally took care of that enemy..."

This man was clearly reporting to the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa.

Since the Third Kazekage disappeared, the Third Great Ninja War broke out, and the Fourth Kazekage was appointed to the position in a time of crisis, serving as Kazekage to this day.

At that time, he personally led a large force from Sunagakure in the Land of Wind to launch a campaign against ninjas from an enemy country, achieving remarkable results.

This is also the most important reason why Rasa was able to remain in this position even after the Third Great Ninja War ended.

At this moment, Luo Sha was frowning.

Because he was preoccupied with something else.

Therefore, Luo Sha did not react much after hearing his subordinate's report.

In any case, the enemy who infiltrated the village to try and take away information about Sunagakure was someone I discovered myself.

After being caught, the guy tried to escape, even attempting to take his "savings" with him.

And this is precisely the most important reason why that enemy couldn't escape.

Luo Sha didn't even have to lift a finger before the enemy was executed on the spot.

The problem troubling Rasa now is his youngest son, Gaara.

This kid's personality has become extremely twisted and evil ever since he was born and became the Jinchūriki of the One-Tail Shukaku.

He even tried to kill his own biological father, Rasa himself.

Therefore, after an emergency meeting, the village's leaders decided to eliminate Gaara.

"You may all leave now. I already know about this."

Luo Sha waved his hand, signaling his subordinates to leave first.

Lin Yan, by this time, should have already known the answer she was looking for.

Just as Danzo had previously guessed.

The spy planted by Konoha in Sunagakure, along with Aburame Jian'yue who came to meet them, were both exposed and killed by the enemy.

This is the real reason why they have been completely out of touch for so long.

He should go directly to Sunagakure and continue the task Danzo assigned him.

However, Lin Yan then heard some even more interesting sounds.

That was what Luo Sha was thinking.

At this very moment, Rasa is thinking about how to get rid of his son Gaara.

This is precisely why Luo Sha sent his other subordinates away.

After learning these details, Lin Yan immediately became interested.

Using his Observation Haki, he easily pinpointed Rasa's exact location.

While continuing their journey, they also listened silently to Rasa's inner thoughts and his conversations with the other Sunagakure ninjas.

Soon, Lin Yan heard the sound again.

However, this time, it wasn't Luo Sha's inner thoughts or his voice; these voices came from several other targets.