Chiriku

Soul Street, inn.

"According to intelligence, Asuma should follow this route, gradually reach the Land of Fire Capital, and stay here for a period of time."

Faced with his subordinates' questions, Tobitake Tonbo was well-prepared, taking out a map of the Land of Fire.

On it, he had drawn a winding line between Soul Street and the Land of Fire Capital.

Iruka and the other two looked extremely serious; as expected of their captain, while they had only deduced that Senior Asuma had indeed been active here, the captain had already deduced Senior Asuma's final destination!

Teksen Shiso was sharper than his two teammates: "Why did the captain deduce and analyze that Senior Asuma would head to the Land of Fire Capital?"

Everyone's intelligence was the same, so since the captain could analyze Senior Asuma's route from it,

then there was so much to learn from this!

Tobitake Tonbo finally waited for them to ask, and with a beaming smile, he began to speak: "First, no matter what kind of intelligent life it is, when he takes action, there is bound to be a purpose."

The three little ones nodded in agreement.

"Second, according to the intelligence given by the Third Lord, Asuma is searching for the piece in his heart. Let me explain this to you: the piece in everyone's heart is different.

For example, my piece as your captain is the village, my father, my fiancée, and my comrades,

whereas Asuma has no piece in his heart, which is why he has to look for it. You are the same. Don't feel that your piece is the village, or your mom and dad; that's a feeling. When you find it, you won't be confused about why it's a piece.

Right now, you probably don't have one."

The three little ones nodded in agreement once more.

"Third, according to human psychology, combined with the known intelligence of the first two, and having narrowed his action range to the Land of Fire, he will inevitably follow what psychology calls the bandwagon effect.

When a person is lost, he will head toward crowded places, and he will also move away from the direction of Konoha, because the Third said that Asuma is quite rebellious, which shows that he argued with the Third."

"In other words, running away from home after an argument means subconsciously staying away from where family is?" asked Teksen Shiso.

"Not bad, Shiso is right." Tobitake Tonbo was very satisfied.

"According to mathematical probability, there is an 85.6 percent chance that Asuma will take this route."

"Ah, isn't it one hundred percent?

And why is it 85.6 percent?" Iruka shouted.

"It's just the most likely, understand?

When the target's location is not determined, we must learn to use known intelligence and head in the most likely direction.

Alright, the simple analysis is complete. After you go back, you must also review it, and strive for the next time it's not me analyzing for you."

The three little ones nodded continuously, indicating that they had truly learned something. It turned out that the mathematics and psychology taught at the academy were also this useful!

They felt that Tobitake Tonbo's knowledge was truly vast.

With excited feelings, the three returned to their rooms, continuously reviewing Tobitake Tonbo's words, wanting to be like him and analyze a massive amount of intelligence from just a tiny bit of things.

"The captain is truly amazing!" Iruka lay on the bed, filled with deep admiration for Tobitake Tonbo.

This formidable analytical ability and vast, broad knowledge filled him with awe.

He had decided that in the future, he must become a man like the captain.

Soul Street gates.

Next stop, set off.

The four of them hit the road again, along the way experiencing both teasing and learning.

Because Asuma's potential route was clear, their purpose was very clear. Every time they reached a town, Tobitake Tonbo would have the three of them go out to scout for intelligence.

To verify his ideas.

Every time they returned from intelligence reconnaissance, Tobitake Tonbo would teach them how to analyze the intelligence, feeding it to them step by step.

And more and more intelligence showed that Tobitake Tonbo's analysis was not wrong; Asuma was indeed advancing along the route he had analyzed.

This made the three of Iruka even more full of admiration for the team.

They studied harder and harder.

Tobitake Tonbo looked at the three people whose progress was getting closer and closer, a smile appearing at the corners of his mouth.

Will these three fellows all become Konoha Jōnin in the future?

This time, his purpose was mainly to train the abilities of the three. Whether it was intelligence analysis or Taijutsu and chakra control, they needed to lay a solid foundation during this mission.

As for the mission regarding Asuma, he was not the only team searching for him; he did not believe the Third had not sent ANBU spies to look.

Moreover, judging from the future, Asuma eventually returned safely and even learned the secret techniques of the Fire Temple.

So he was not in a hurry.

If all three of them could become Jōnin, they would also constitute a solid combat force to deal with the people of Akatsuki.

The more capable people there were, the safer he would be.

The safer his family would be.

Ahem!

"The piece, what on earth is my piece?"

In a Tongzi City izakaya, Asuma, a melon-faced youth, was smoking a cigarette, coughing from the smoke from time to time.

His eyes were filled with confusion.

"Yo, kid, drinking alone? Care to have a drink with us big brothers?"

Several people wearing white suits and fierce faces looked at Asuma with ill intentions.

"Scram, don't disturb me."

Asuma looked at the few of them, put down his cigarette, and roared at them.

The white-suited men looked at each other, pulling out watermelon blades, iron clubs, and chain whips from behind their backs.

"Kid, buy us a drink, and we'll forgive your disrespect. Otherwise, we'll teach you a lesson." The leading suit-clad man twisted his face into a snarl.

Knuckle knives appeared in Asuma's hands, and he had no intention of wasting words with them.

At another table in the izakaya, a young monk saw this scene, left his table, and slowly walked over.

"Patron, for my sake, can you let this patron go?"

The monk smiled at them.

At first, the white-suited man wanted to strike him down with a club, but when he saw the attire the monk wore, he immediately stopped his actions.

Exchanging a glance, the leader cast a fierce look at Asuma: "Consider yourself lucky to have run into someone important from the Fire Temple."

Then he led his underlings to disappear into the izakaya.

Seeing this, Asuma put away the weapons in his hands: "Thanks."

"No need to thank me. Dealing with them must have been utterly effortless for you anyway," the young monk smiled.

"My name is Chiriku, and you?"

"Asuma."

"It seems the patron has a lot on his mind?"

"Yeah, you're a monk, let me ask you a question: what is a piece?"

Asuma's gaze was lost as he looked at Chiriku and asked.

"A piece? I don't know, but I know that if you do nothing, you will definitely never find it," Chiriku smiled.

"But my master said that if your heart is confused, then go experience things, go venture out, and one day you will find it."

Asuma was stunned upon hearing this.

When he left Konoha this time, hastily leaving his homeland, he had indeed thought about venturing out or the like, simply feeling that he should head toward crowded places.

Chiriku's words reminded him, and moreover, the Fire Temple was another important institution in the Land of Fire besides Konoha.

Perhaps he would understand a bit more.

"Do you have any recommendations?" Asuma suddenly had an idea and asked Chiriku.

Chiriku smiled: "You're a ninja, right? This time I'm heading to the Capital to join the Twelve Guardian Ninja and protect the Daimyō. Would you consider it?"

As for whether he could be a spy, as long as he could pass the Land of Fire's investigation.