Ninja, who came to report the information, pushed up his glasses. "Moreover, this is not only happening around Konoha. In the past week, Konoha alone has received more than a dozen investigation requests. At first, it was not found that they were of the same nature. It was not until yesterday that according to Lord Hokage's instructions, it was discovered that these things are likely to be related."
"So Intelligence Division spent one night sorting out the information and exploring the surrounding areas as much as possible. The results were a bit surprising. In addition to the investigation requests received by the village, other countries also found that similar incidents were happening, but they were still investigating in their own local areas and did not come to Konoha to issue a mission."
"How extensive is the initial investigation?"
Kurenai Yuhi, who was summoned, asked.
However, the answer given by intelligence Ninja surprised everyone--
"It's very possible that something like this happens all over Shinobi World."
"Due to the meeting not long ago, Masters Lord Third and Fourth Hokage have just contacted forces from other countries. They have also mentioned it."
"Wait, not long ago? Didn't you say I just discovered it yesterday?"
"No, there were a lot of similar situations yesterday, which caught Lord Hokage's attention. Similar things should have happened sporadically before."
"Later, it was confirmed that things of the same nature occurred not only in Land of Fire but also in other countries, and there were even direct witnesses to the cases in many places."
"Witnesses? Did they see the person who committed the crime?"
"No, I don't know if the other party deliberately avoided it. Most of the witnesses were Commoners. And their testimonies were also very strange. Some said they were abducted by a ball of fire, some said they were blown away by a gust of wind, and some said that a huge hole suddenly opened in the ground and the person was swallowed directly..."
"However, this disappearance did not last long. Not long after, the people who disappeared in these cases or missions appeared inexplicably. In their oral accounts, it seemed that they were just taking a nap in the wild and not missing at all. So these things did not attract much attention before."
"Now after sorting it out and analyzing it, it sounds like the effect that Five Elements Ninjutsu can achieve. As for those missing people who do not have corresponding memories, Genjutsu can also achieve it."
"The number used to be small, and it was judged as a coincidence or a normal event, but now there are a lot of them all at once, so did it attract the attention of Lord Hokage?"
Jiraiya nodded.
"Commoners, a person with such ability, would be useless even if he witnessed it. The other party must have 10,000 ways to hide it."
"Who could they be? Most of the missing people have been identified. There is no connection at all. The only characteristic is that Ninja has not disappeared yet. It seems that there are only ordinary villagers, or businessmen and hunters who are temporarily out of town."
Jiraiya listened to everyone's analysis of the collected intelligence, and turned his attention to the gathered Jonins. "Because no Ninja is missing, the other Shinobi Village don't care too much. But I have a bad feeling, and my intuition tells me that this matter is likely to be something serious."
"Suppose this is indeed premeditated. However, although there are cases in many countries, the most important thing is the other party's purpose. What does the person who caused all this want to do? According to the intelligence, most of the missing persons in these disappearance cases will reappear after a day or two, and some even take less than half a day..."
Kakashi, who was standing at the front of the team, shook the information in his hand.
If it wasn't deliberately sorted out, most of the things would indeed look like an own goal or a simple D-level mission, which would never attract Hokage's attention. Finally, it was discovered that this situation existed in various countries.
"Let Commoners disappear, and most of the things happen on the edge of some small villages. What's the point of doing such a thing?"
"With this happening right now when Shinobi World Conference is about to start, could someone want to protest against Konoha? The timing is so coincidental that it is difficult not to make people doubt the connection between the two things."
"Aiming at this meeting? The forces participating in this meeting cover almost all Shinobi World organizations and forces known to Konoha, large and small. Even if you are looking for trouble at this juncture, there is no reason to take action against your own country, right?"
"Of course I'm not talking about the forces that came to participate in this meeting. There should be no suspects here, but isn't there an organization that has had no follow-up actions since its emergence until now?"
"You mean, plastic?"
Today Shinobi World still has such forces that can carry out operations in many countries, but in fact there are very few.
Others don't know, but Konoha High Command naturally knows.
Except Shinobi Village of Five Great Nations, the remaining underground Secret Organization similar to Bounty Station, Akatsuki also chose to participate in this meeting. The forces that can do such a thing under such circumstances actually do not have many choices for suspects.
"So I have called you here this time, and I also want you to recommend someone to handle this matter. Now most of the manpower and material resources in the village are dealing with matters related to this meeting. Among Ninja who can conduct long-term investigations, I hope there are better people. Because although this matter is not a big one now, I think it is not simple behind it.
I would like to characterize this matter as a task for at least A-Rank, and generally Jonin may not be able to handle it."
Although it is a similar disappearance case involving many powerful countries, these are essentially just speculations at the moment, and since most of the missing people have nothing to do with Ninja, the nature of this matter is indeed not very big on the table.
But Jiraiya's rich intelligence experience told him that there was probably some secret hidden behind this matter, so he did not dare to take it lightly.
"Then I have a candidate."
Kakashi heard Jiraiya's concerns, raised his hands and said, "Otherwise, let Naruto handle it."
"Naruto? How can you kill a chicken with a bull's-eye knife? Isn't this too exaggerated?"
Another Jonin was stunned.
"Isn't he looking for Tailed Beast and Jinchūriki from various countries?"
"There is no one more suitable than him for this kind of cross-border investigation into incidents that may be related to plastic surgery. And just because of this meeting, doesn't he have to return to the village temporarily?"
Kakashi shrugged, "Because of this meeting, most people in the village have more or less tasks. Jonin is only free occasionally, so there is no way to conduct a large-scale search."
"Okay, let him investigate by the way, and he is strong enough to handle everything, so who will inform him?"
Thinking of Naruto's methods, Jiraiya nodded.
The most troublesome thing about this kind of multinational exploration mission that I don't know how long it will take is that it is time-consuming and labor-intensive, but it is no longer a problem in front of Flying Thunder God.
"Let me go. Theoretically, Naruto should be traveling around various countries. At this time, he should have already had lunch at Ichiraku Ramen or his own house."