Bang!
After expertly sealing an unlucky rogue ninja's corpse into a scroll, Lin Ze took out another mission briefing.
His brows furrowed slightly as his gaze swept over the location marked in the briefing.
So close to Kirigakure? This could be troublesome.
Kirigakure was, after all, one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, even after its war with the Land of Wind and the loss of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.
Even weakened, it was still a formidable force, and its core territory was bound to remain heavily defended.
But the bounty for this mission was truly tempting. The target was a former ANBU squad leader who had defected with a scroll containing an important Kirigakure ninjutsu, and the bounty was as high as thirty million ryō.
Moreover, the intelligence indicated that this man was exceptionally skilled at concealment. He was hiding in a secluded base somewhere on Kirigakure's outskirts, trying to evade pursuit by hiding right under their noses.
Risk and reward go hand in hand...
Kirigakure's strength has suffered badly, and things inside don't seem peaceful either. Perhaps this is a good opportunity to infiltrate and scout it out.
Lin Ze weighed his options.
He recalled the scattered rumors he had heard at the Bounty Station, along with some vague accounts of Kirigakure during this period in the original story.
All right! I might as well see exactly what Kirigakure is like now.
Several days later, deep within the Land of Water.
From afar, Lin Ze gazed at the outline of the village shrouded in mist. He could clearly sense the imposing presence that still lingered there.
Even after defeat in war and the loss of its elite forces, the resources and foundations of one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages could not be underestimated.