Sasuke and his two companions took the money to a fast-food restaurant and ordered a mountain of food.
Meanwhile.
Three people were talking quietly in a corner of the restaurant.
"Shu! Do you think this plan can really succeed in catching Gin?"
The speaker was a beautiful, short-haired woman with Western features.
Her name was Jodie, and she was an FBI agent. The man she was speaking to was the FBI's current ace, Shuichi Akai. He was also... Rye, the agent who had once infiltrated the Black Organization.
Shuichi Akai took a sip of the canned coffee in front of him, then shook his head. "Catching Gin won't be easy. He has a very keen nose!"
"But... this operation is also an opportunity. Catching someone from the organization would be ideal, but even if we don't, we can use this chance to work with Japan's Public Security Bureau to ease the tension between us."
"Then... Shu... will you be joining us this time?"
"No..." Shuichi Akai shook his head. "I'll find somewhere concealed and provide support! If I show myself, Gin will..."
Shuichi Akai left the sentence unfinished, but Jodie knew what he meant.
Rye was the only mole in the organization who had ever escaped Gin's clutches.
That gave Shuichi Akai a special place in Gin's mind...
"Stay safe, Jodie, Camel."
Elsewhere.
Once the three rookies had eaten their fill, they left the fast-food restaurant and headed toward Professor Hirota's house.
They traveled on foot, and by the time they reached the neighborhood around Professor Hirota's house, dusk had fallen.
"Don't let anyone see your real faces. Use the Transformation Technique and stay hidden nearby!"
As he spoke, Shikamaru was the first to use the Transformation Technique, taking on the appearance of a passerby he had seen earlier.