With the merchant caravan from the Land of Lightning as cover, Madara Uchiha and Kakashi entered the Land of Wind's Capital without any trouble. Guided by the caravan, they even found lodging without spending a penny. Once the merchants had taken care of everything for them, Madara Uchiha released his genjutsu, leaving the caravan members with no memories whatsoever of him or Kakashi.
This kid's skill in genjutsu probably rivals even Kurenai Yuhi's.
Madara Uchiha's powerful genjutsu had been the main reason they had entered the Land of Wind's Capital so easily. Watching him, Kakashi had already begun silently evaluating this young prodigy of the Uchiha Clan.
"Coming up with this way to infiltrate the Land of Wind's Capital was impressive enough, but the core of the mission is still to kill Maeda Shin. I'll be resting here from now on. You have six and a half days left. If you haven't killed Maeda Shin by the deadline, you'll still fail the assessment."
After emphasizing the deadline once more, Kakashi returned to his room to rest, while Madara Uchiha headed straight out of the inn.
The Land of Wind's Capital—come to think of it, Madara Uchiha had never been here before.
Five days passed in a flash. Just as they entered the final day before the mission deadline, someone knocked on Kakashi's door.
"Have you come up with a plan? Let me make this clear beforehand: I won't help you during the assessment. At most, I'll give you a few pointers. But if you fail when the time runs out, you'll have to assist me whenever I need you."
Kakashi could hardly be blamed for being cold or questioning Madara Uchiha's motives. After all, Madara Uchiha hadn't approached him once in the past five days. With Madara suddenly turning up