Infiltration

"Then I'll leave now to support Jiraiya-sensei," Uzumaki Hane said to Tsunade.

Tsunade nodded and said, "Go ahead, be careful."

"Okay, Teacher Tsunade." After saying that, Uzumaki Hane left the Hokage's office and returned to his own small house. He prepared to pack up and then immediately head to Amegakure to support Jiraiya.

"Hmm, Yi, haven't you gone back yet?" Upon returning home and finding that Yamano Koromo hadn't returned, Uzumaki Hane gave a gentle smile.

Upon seeing Uzumaki Hane, Yamano Koromo smiled and greeted her, "Yu, you're back."

"Yes, Iori, I'm back." Uzumaki Hane nodded, but she needed to hurry to support Jiraiya Uzumaki Hane continued, "Sorry, Iori, I have another mission now, so I have to leave the village immediately."

Upon hearing this, Yamano Koromo's initially joyful eyes dimmed, but she managed a gentle smile, "It's alright, Yu. The mission is important. Go now, and be careful." After saying that, Yamano Koromo went back into the room to help Uzumaki Hane pack up.

After tidying up, under Yamano Koromo's reluctant gaze, Uzumaki Hane Mind Body Switch Technique and left, leaving Yamano Koromo standing there, motionless for a long time.

Once outside the village, Uzumaki Hane composed himself, identified the direction to Amegakure, and immediately sped up, heading towards Amegakure at high speed.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, they finally found Jiraiya in a small town.

At this moment, Jiraiya was sitting in the tavern drinking, and he was not surprised to see Uzumaki Hane arrive, obviously knowing that Uzumaki Hane would come here.

"Yu, come and have a drink." Jiraiya his glass in a gesture of invitation.

"Jiraiya-sensei, won't drinking here delay the mission?" Uzumaki Hane, realizing that Jiraiya deliberately waiting for him here, said half-jokingly.

"Yeah, that's why I'm waiting for you here. Tsunade said you'd definitely come." Jiraiya finished his drink and poured more sake as he spoke.

Uzumaki Hane walked up to Jiraiya, sat down in the chair opposite him, and said, "Jiraiya-sensei, so you've been waiting for me here since yesterday?"

"That's right," Jiraiya said, taking another sip of his drink. "I've been waiting for you. Now that you're here, let's set off."

"Alright, let's go." Uzumaki Hane replied, and after Jiraiya paid the bill, he led Uzumaki Hane out of the tavern, out of the town, and headed towards Amegakure.

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The next day, Kakashi gathered Naruto, Sakura, Sai, Yamato, Hinata, Shino, Kiba, and the others at the village entrance.

When they set off, even Tsunade and Shizune came to see them off.

Naruto looked at Tsunade and blurted out, "Hey, can't we only bring these people? Can't we bring more people along?"

Kakashi shook his head and said, "Our mission this time is to capture Uchiha Itachi. If there are too many of us, it will easily arouse their suspicion, so the number of us is just right."

"Alright, let's go." Kakashi looked around at everyone and said loudly. Then he led everyone away from the village.

Tsunade and Shizune stood at the village entrance, watching the crowd leave. Once they were out of sight, Tsunade spoke, "Let's go, Shizune, let's go back." With that, Tsunade turned and walked into the village.

"Yes, Lady Tsunade," Shizune replied, following behind Tsunade as they left.

Naruto and the others arrived at an open space. Kakashi addressed them, "From now on, we will begin preparations for the mission to search for and capture Uchiha Itachi."

Kakashi looked around at everyone. "According to Lord Jiraiya's intelligence, Akatsuki's mission is to capture the Tailed Beast. The Three-Tails has already been captured, so their next target is likely Naruto. Three years ago, Uchiha Itachi came to the village, wanting to kidnap Naruto, but was stopped by Lord Jiraiya."

"So Uchiha Itachi has most likely already arrived in the Land of Fire, and since Uchiha Itachi has arrived, Sasuke might also be coming to the Land of Fire," Sakura interjected.

"Yes, that's right," Kakashi said. "Now let's explain the search plan. We'll use our current location as the center point and search an area within a five-kilometer radius. If we don't find it, we'll return here and continue searching from another center point, repeating this process until we find Uchiha Itachi. Alright, let's begin." With that, Kakashi Hand Seals, pressed them to the ground, and summoned a pack of Ninja Dog.

Kakashi continued, addressing the group, "Just in case, each pair will bring two Ninja Dog. I'll be in a group with Kiba, Naruto with Hinata, Yamato with Shino, and Sakura with Sai. Let's go now."

"Yes, Kakashi (teacher)." The group transformed into afterimages and quickly left the spot.

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Amegakure, where it rains all year round.

Uzumaki Hane and Jiraiya finally arrived at Amegakure.

Jiraiya said, "We don't know what's going on inside Amegakure, but as Akatsuki's base, it must be heavily guarded. So let's disguise ourselves and go in." With that, Jiraiya quickly Hand Seals and summoned a Toad.

"Let's go, let's enter the Toad's body and infiltrate the village," Jiraiya said to Uzumaki Hane.

"Wait a minute, Jiraiya-sensei." Seeing that Jiraiya was about to crawl into the Toad's body, Uzumaki Hane Jiraiya him.

"What's wrong, Yu? Is there a problem?" Jiraiya was a little puzzled, after all, he was very confident in his infiltration and that he wouldn't be discovered by others.

Looking at Jiraiya's confident expression, Uzumaki Hane said, "Jiraiya-sensei, Amegakure. If they use the falling rain to monitor the entire village, we'll be discovered no matter what."

"Is that so?" Jiraiya frowned upon hearing this. "If we hide inside the village, which is so big, it should be very difficult for them to find us."

"What if the other side possesses special Ninjutsu and can find us quickly?" Uzumaki Hane immediately poured cold water on the idea.

Jiraiya frowned. "Yu, is this true? If so, this is troublesome." Jiraiya didn't bother to find out how Uzumaki Hane knew this information.

After a moment's hesitation, Jiraiya spoke up, "Since we're already here, it would be a shame not to take a look. With our combined strength, even if we can't win, we should be able to escape."

Uzumaki Hane did not immediately agree, but instead pondered Pain's current strength. If he and Jiraiya caught him off guard, they could still capture one of his clones.

Thinking it over, Uzumaki Hane said in a deep voice, "Alright then, Jiraiya-sensei, but we must be careful. Our opponent is definitely much stronger than we imagine."