CH 23

Ensui and the others were a little confused. Done? What did you mean by done? They had only been spent a few days in Kusagakure.

Are you kidding? An S-Class infiltration mission usually took a week at best to finish.

Was Anbu’s confidential intel so easy to get? 

“I used my disguise as Anbu’s Squad Leader to persuade Kusagakure Kage. Now he is willing to compensate Konoha for the trouble, and he asked me to give this intel to Konoha when I devise a plan for them. ” Nagasawa briefly explained.

The three of them were even more confused the more they heard.

They thought Nagasawa, who had worked hard to sneak into Anbu Base, finally managed to find this confidential document after risking his life.

It turned out that Kage personally gave the intel to Nagasawa. What kind of magical plot was this? Even Shinobi Novel authors did not dare to write it like this.

Midori Inuzuka directly said: “Is there something wrong with the Kage’s head? Why would he think of a way to leak his confidential intel to another village and even readied the money?”

Nagasawa smiled and said, “It is not that he is stupid, but our goal is simply different.

Konoha has to uphold its position as one of the Five Great Shinobi Countries, while Kusagakure needs some time to develop their village. Everyone gets what they need, and no one has to fight.

“I don’t really understand, but I don’t care as long as the mission is completed.” Midori Inuzuka revealed a happy expression.

After roaming the streets for two days, she somehow completed an S-rank mission. It was simply amazing.

She completed an S-Rank Mission without doing anything!

“The mission is complete. Shall we leave Kusagakure now?” Kakashi suddenly asked.

Midori Inuzuka looked at Kakashi with a strange look and said, “Of course,  do you really want to play along with Kusagakure’s plan? Isn’t that unnecessary? It’s better to go back early to avoid any accidents.”

Kakashi was a little hesitant. He did not know if he should tell them about Uzumaki Hanabira.

This was a little over the line because they were carrying out Anbu’s S-rank mission, so they should avoid causing unnecessary trouble.

At this time, Nagasawa smiled and said, “There is no need to be in a hurry. There is one more thing to do.”

“I need you to disguise yourselves as Iwagakure Shinobis and attack Kusagakure Anbu Base.”

Ensui was puzzled, “Why should we? It won’t do us any good to frame Iwagakure. Kusagakure wasn’t exactly an ally of Iwagakure.”

Nagasawa smiled mysteriously and said, “You don’t need to know about the reason. Just do as I say. I will send a shadow clone to protect you.”

Of course, he wouldn’t say that he wanted to put the blame on Root and annoy Danzo.

After all, in name, Root also belonged to Konoha, which was considered an internal conflict.

” Squad Leader Nagasawa, I have something to report to you. Can I talk to you alone?” In the end, Kakashi decided to report his discovery to Nagasawa.

Nagasawa thought for a moment, dismissed Ensui and Midori Inuzuka, and then looked at Kakashi, “If you have something to say, just say it.”

“I found a survivor of Uzumaki Clan in Kusagakure. She is currently in the Kusagakure Hospital…” Kakashi quickly told him about Uzumaki Hanabira.

“Uzumaki Hanabira?” Nagasawa was lost in thought.

Heal Bite. Nagasawa remembered that Karin in Sasuke’s team had that ability before, and he remembered that Karin once lived in Kusagakure.

Judging from the timeline, Kakashi must have met Karin’s mother, who had just moved to Kusagakure.

“Take her back to Konoha.” Nagasawa quickly made a decision.

Karin’s mother met a miserable fate in the manga. Kusagakure Shinobis were ambushed, and many of them were seriously injured. Karin’s mother was forced to treat them by having them bit her, but since there were too many of them, she eventually died, and the young Karin was dragged to the hospital to replace her mother since she had the same ability.

Nagasawa naturally wanted to change the tragedy he saw.

At the same time, Uzumaki Hanabira was a pure-blood Uzumaki Clan, so she should excel at Sealing Technique and Sensory Ninjutsu. In the future, she might be another Sealing Technique master.

Moreover, even Karin, who had impure Uzumaki Blood, could use Adamantine Attacking Chains, so Uzumaki Hanabira should be able to as well. Adamantine Attacking Chain was a very useful technique to restrain Tailed-Beasts.

If such a person joined Konoha, they would undoubtedly become stronger. Of course, Nagasawa would be happy.

Besides, even if Uzumaki Hanabira didn’t have any talent, she could further add to the diversity of Konoha’s existing Clans.

“But since you’re the one that found her. You’ll be responsible for her safety until we return. Don’t let anything happen to her.” Nagasawa said.

Kakashi nodded and said, “No problem, I will protect her. I believe that if Nee-san knows that there are other survivors of Uzumaki Clan, she will be very happy.”

After talking about Uzumaki Hanabira, Kakashi felt a weight off his chest.

Sometimes, he was really at a loss and did not know what to do.

His father, whom he admired so much, had failed his mission because of saving his teammates. He was scorned and mocked by the whole village that he committed suicide in the end. 

Because of this, he once looked down on his father, who committed suicide. He thought that his father was not qualified as a Shinobi. He thought that Shinobi should focus on their mission and give up their companions for the mission.

Later, Obito told him that Konoha’s White Fang was the real hero of Konoha. Obito idolized him so much to the point where he believed that those who gave up their companions were even worse than trash.

Nagasawa also gave Kakashi a second chance because he was the son of White Fang. It proved that Nagasawa also agreed with his father’s philosophy.

He finally understood the importance of companions.

However, now he had a new problem. If he encountered something he wanted to do during the mission, should he do it?

Nagasawa’s way of doing things gave him new inspiration. Sometimes, the mission did not have to be too stiff. As long as he could complete the mission, he could do something he wanted to do.

After solving Kakashi’s problem, Nagasawa called Ensui and Midori Inuzuka in and explained the details to them.

He wanted to put the blame on Root, but he certainly wouldn’t as Kakashi and the others just disguised themselves as Root Shinobis as that was just so amateurish and too easy to see through. Which sane Shinobi would cause trouble with their real identity?

Therefore, Nagasawa asked Kakashi and the others to disguise themselves as Iwagakure Shinobis to wreak havoc in Kusagakure. He’d then exploit his disguise as Morishita to conduct some reasoning using the clues left behind and then put the blame on Root.

It was not very meticulous, but it was not easy to see through either. After all, it was impossible for Kusagakure to ask Root directly.

After everything was done, Nagasawa left the inn and returned to Morishita’s house. He had to go back and write the plan for Kusagakure’s Kage.