Once they had a clear idea of what to do, Xia Yan and Kakashi began preparing for the mission.
This mission had only given them a general outline, without any specific details, so Xia Yan and Kakashi would have to gather much of the intelligence themselves.
It was precisely for this reason that the Anbu had given the two of them half a month to complete it.
Half a month was no small amount of time. The Anbu did not have many members, and every one of them could be considered an elite. Half a month was enough to carry out a great many missions.
Xia Yan and Kakashi were not Anbu dispatched to infiltrate other villages. In fact, Root had already taken over that work in Konoha.
This was also a decision the Second Hokage had made to prevent the Anbu from becoming too dominant. Although the Third had been trying to reclaim that authority, his efforts had never been particularly effective.
But this was a good thing for Xia Yan. At least he did not have to worry about being sent out to lie undercover in another country's hidden village, waiting for three years, then another three.
Gathering intelligence was a relatively tedious affair.
But it was also an opportunity to slack off, and Xia Yan would not pass it up, even if he already knew roughly what was going on.
Besides, after these past few days, the maturity of his sealing-type chakra seed had already reached twelve percent, which was more or less what he had expected.
Still, slacking off was one thing, but keeping up appearances was necessary. Besides, Xia Yan really had noticed something amiss.
After the two of them entered Shuzaki Castle, Xia Yan sensed that someone was watching them intermittently!
His sensory ability