Hokage Office.
"What? A mission in the Land of Snow?"
Tobitake Tonbo listened in astonishment as Hiruzen Sarutobi assigned him a new mission.
Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded. "Yes, an S-rank classified mission. You will lead a squad to escort the Land of Snow's princess, Yukie Fujikaze—formerly known as Kazahana Koyuki, who was cast out over a decade ago—back to the Land of Fire.
"The objective is to eliminate Kazahana Dōtō, the current ruler of the Land of Snow.
"Then have Kazahana Koyuki succeed him as ruler of the Land of Snow."
"..."
It was truly shocking news. Tobitake Tonbo did not understand.
Wasn't this supposed to be Kakashi's job? How had it landed in his hands?
He remembered that over a decade ago, Kakashi had accepted a mission related to the Land of Snow.
Kakashi should have been more familiar with it.
"Just one squad? That's impossible, isn't it?"
Tobitake Tonbo's intelligence network had been steadily expanding, and he had paid attention to information about the Land of Snow as well.
Unlike the Land of Waves, the Land of Snow had its own dedicated ninja village serving as its guard force.
That was the Snow Ninja Village.
It was currently under the control of Kazahana Dōtō, the ruler of the Land of Snow.
And it would not be like the version he had watched in his previous life, where there were only a handful of ninjas.
Besides, ninjas were not even their main force.
The Land of Snow was a heavy industrial nation.
Other than the Land of Lightning, it was one of the most technologically advanced countries.
Because it lay overseas and had not suffered through the wars of the Five Great Nations, the Land of Snow possessed all kinds of modern technology, including railways.
He was confident he could