Infiltration, part two

Naruto and Hinata were walking along a forest path with their two Ninja Dog Hinata suddenly Naruto exchanged a glance and realized that someone was following them.

"Hinata, you noticed, didn't you?" Naruto whispered.

Hinata replied Fudō, "Yes."

"Who is it?" Naruto and Hinata turned around at the same time. Several Shuriken appeared in Naruto's hand, and he shot them toward the enemy's hiding place ahead.

With a whoosh, a dark figure dodged the Shuriken attack and landed in front of the two.

The shadowy figure was draped in a long robe, completely covering its body.

"Ah, we've been discovered after all." The shadowy figure raised its head, revealing a familiar face.

Naruto and Hinata were startled. Naruto shouted, "It's you, Kabuto Yakushi! What are you doing here?"

"Orochimaru is dead, I didn't expect you to come to my door." Yamato's voice came from the bushes behind, and then Yamato led Shino and the other two out.

"Yamato-sensei, what brings you here?" Hinata asked, puzzled.

"We noticed him following you suspiciously, and we don't know what he's up to, so we secretly followed him." Yamato and Shino stood behind Kabuto Yakushi, blocking his escape route.

Kabuto Yakushi had already noticed their actions, but he didn't seem to care. He adjusted his glasses and said, "I'm here to see Naruto. I have something good for him." As he spoke, he smiled at Naruto.

Naruto stepped forward and shouted at Kabuto Yakushi, "Where's Sasuke? Kabuto, you must know where he is, right?"

"You're still the same as always, Naruto, always bringing up Sasuke," Kabuto Yakushi said with a fake smile.

Naruto pressed on, "Is it true that Sasuke defeated Orochimaru?"

"Ah, it's true. But besides that, I have a gift for you, Naruto." With that, Kabuto Yakushi pulled open his black robe and took out a booklet.

"What's that?" Naruto asked, looking at the booklet in Kabuto Yakushi's hand with a puzzled expression.

"This is the information about Akatsuki that Lord Orochimaru collected before, and now it's yours, Naruto," Kabuto Yakushi said with a smile.

"Why are you giving this to me?" Naruto asked in a deep voice.

"It's a free gift for you." Kabuto Yakushi still wore a fake smile.

Yamato at Kabuto Yakushi as if trying to see through Kabuto Yakushi intentions, but to no avail. Kabuto Yakushi still wore his perfect, hypocritical smile.

"Having lost Orochimaru as your backer, you want to use this to make a deal with Konoha?" Yamato a deep voice.

"No, no, no, using this as a bargaining chip is incredibly insincere, especially in Konoha." Kabuto Yakushi waved his hands repeatedly.

"Then why weren't you hunted down by the Akatsuki after Orochimaru's death?" Yamato retorted somewhat defiantly.

"No, this is to express my gratitude to Naruto." Kabuto Yakushi seemed to want to sound sincere as he said, "After Lord Orochimaru died, I lost my sense of place again." With that, Kabuto Yakushi tossed the booklet in his hand to Naruto.

Naruto didn't take the booklet, letting it fall to the ground.

"Naruto, I'm truly grateful to you. Soon, I'll be fused with Lord Orochimaru, and we'll meet again," Kabuto Yakushi said excitedly, turning to leave.

"Fuse! Whatever your plans, get to the prison first." With that, Naruto rushed towards Kabuto Yakushi and punched Kabuto Yakushi.

Kabuto Yakushi seemed surprised that Naruto had attacked him; his cloak was pulled back, revealing half of his face that had merged with Orochimaru's.

"This..." Naruto was somewhat surprised, but he quickly composed himself and struck at Kabuto Yakushi with his right hand.

Bang! Kabuto Yakushi extended an arm covered in white snake scales, blocking Naruto's attack.

"I will come back to you after I have fully controlled Lord Orochimaru's power, Naruto," Kabuto Yakushi said, seemingly about to leave.

At that moment, Kabuto Yakushi, Yamato was behind Kabuto, made his move. He quickly Hand Seals, and a wooden strip immediately appeared from the ground, binding Kabuto Yakushi.

"Gotcha!" Naruto rushed to Kabuto Yakushi's side and said.

"Naruto, watch out, he's behind us," Hinata suddenly warned.

Naruto and Yamato looked behind them and realized that Kabuto Yakushi had appeared there at some point.

"Hahaha, we'll meet again. Of course, I'll deal with Sasuke first," Kabuto Yakushi laughed loudly, then slowly disappeared.

"Damn it, Kabuto, are you planning to attack Sasuke?" Naruto shouted.

"Hahaha..." Kabuto Yakushi didn't answer Naruto's question. He disappeared from everyone's sight, leaving only his laughter echoing around.

"Damn it, he got away," Naruto said regretfully.

"It's alright, Naruto. As long as we find Sasuke quickly, we're not afraid of any schemes Kabuto Yakushi might have," Yamato a deep voice.

"Alright, let's continue searching for Uchiha Itachi." Yamato persuaded Naruto, then left with Shino, leaving Naruto and Hinata behind.

"Hinata, let's go." Naruto pondered for a moment, then said to Hinata.

Hinata replied softly, "Yes, Naruto."

In the Amegakure, at a secluded spot filled with puddles, a frog hopped and skipped its way to the spot.

Seemingly noticing that no one was around, the frog stopped.

"Croak!" The frog opened its mouth, and a hand emerged from it, followed by its body and feet. Jiraiya appeared in front of the frog.

"Yu, come out quickly, we need to hurry." Jiraiya stretched and said to the frog.

"Okay, Jiraiya-sensei, just a moment, I'll be right out." Uzumaki Hane's voice came from the frog's mouth.

Jiraiya waited a while, and the frog's mouth opened again. Uzumaki Hane's hand reached out from inside, and slowly, Uzumaki Hane emerged from it.

"Alright, let's go. If your intelligence is correct, we've probably already been discovered," Jiraiya said in a deep voice.

"Yes." Uzumaki Hane nodded in response.

The two concealed their breathing and entered the village.

At that moment, the drizzle in the sky disappeared.

"Has the rain stopped?" Jiraiya, puzzled.

"Hmm, the rain has stopped. It seems the other side has discovered our intrusion," Uzumaki Hane deep voice, gazing at the overcast sky.

"Oh, we've been discovered so quickly. Let's get moving." Jiraiya looked up at the sky, his expression slightly grave.

The two walked together through the bustling streets. Apart from the frequent rain, Amegakure was no different from other villages, and its year-round rain had given rise to many unique characteristics.

Jiraiya looked around with great interest. The village seemed very peaceful, completely different from the dangerous den of dragons and tigers he had originally imagined.

"Yu, if we split up, we can gather intelligence much faster," Jiraiya said in a deep voice.