Screech!
In the sky, a giant eagle could be seen flying over the carriage traveling from the Land of Fire to Konoha.
From a distance, its destination seemed to be the Capital of the Land of Fire.
"I'm finally experiencing the feeling of flying in the sky again. The free wind blowing across my face is truly comfortable."
Yuren has someone spread his arms, enjoying the wind blowing towards him.
"Yuren, with this S-rank mission completed, you can ask other seniors to catch you a flying Summoning Beast."
Mitori said to him with a smile.
Yuren has someone: "It's not that simple. I've been searching for a flying Summoning Beast for a long time but haven't found any trace."
Kouenji Shuuya: "Hmph, maybe this trip to Land of Snow is an opportunity. After all, their geographical environment is different from our Konoha."
"Then you won't have a chance. Land of Snow is a country where it's winter all year round.
There are very, very few powerful flying beast types; they basically don't exist."
Satoru listened to their conversation and told them.
He had encountered one when he took Might Guy's team to train in the sea, but he slaughtered it after he finished studying it.
"Ah~ it's fine, I'll encounter one eventually." Yuren has someone sighed.
"Haha, let's arrange the mission now,
lest we get flustered when the time comes."
As the captain, Satoru still needed to set a good example.
Ninja must check their equipment before setting out.
However, Satoru felt that they shouldn't forget anything; they were all Chunin, he was just reminding them.
"Understood, Captain."
The three of them didn't object, but instead carefully checked their Ninja tools.
And Satoru looked at the increasingly close Capital of the Land of Fire, with a nostalgic expression.
It had been a long time since he had been here.
As the most prosperous city in the Land of Fire, it had become even more prosperous over the years.
Skyscrapers were already taking shape.
A huge wall enveloped the entire Capital.
In Satoru's perception, there was also a huge barrier completely enclosing the Capital.
He led his subordinates to land outside the Capital.
Tiger - Boar -... Bang!
He opened a scroll, formed a hand seal, and pressed it on the scroll. A wave of energy spread out.
Meanwhile, Mitori and the others guarded him.
...Satoru and the others waited for about a quarter of an hour, and a team advancing stealthily appeared within his Perception range.
It was a team of fifteen people.
"This is the Land of Fire's army? Just a dozen people? Even if Land of Snow has rebels,
it would be a bit difficult to take over the monarch's position in Land of Snow, wouldn't it?"
One must know that no one knew his full strength; even the high-ranking officials of the Land of Fire at most knew that he was a powerful Jonin.
And not that he was considered some awesome Ninja.
Is this the plan that has been in the works for more than ten years?
Satoru expressed some doubt.
However, as the team approached, he also sensed that there were more than five Ninja whose Chakra exceeded Kakashi's.
Although Chakra is not the standard for measuring a Ninja's strength, it is also the standard for a Ninja's fault tolerance!
"I was too hasty. If there are any secret techniques, it might really be possible to take it down."
Satoru felt that he had judged too early.
There were too many secret techniques in the Ninja World, and the Land of Fire must have some trump card secret arts.
For example, secret arts that could kill a Tailed Beast like the Nine-Tailed.
The longer he sat in a high position in Konoha, the more he realized how deep the waters of the Ninja World were.
Swish swish!
As soon as there was movement, Mitori and the other two simultaneously looked over, ready to act at any moment.
This was not a small mission.
"No need to worry, it's the Imperial Guard who have arrived."
Satoru gestured for them to calm down.
"Satoru?" The leading Ninja had slightly brown, center-parted hair.
The two exchanged secret codes.
After confirming it was correct, the other party continued: "I am Taketori Tenma, formerly of the Guardian Twelve Ninja, now an instructor in the Imperial Guard.
I am leading this mission, responsible for resolving combat issues."
[The setting of this book is that Kimimaro is from the Kaguya Clan, which is separate.]
The Ninja behind him also followed orders strictly.
"So it's someone from the Taketori Clan, I've heard much about your reputation." Satoru was surprised but also said.
"Hmm, let's go. You are responsible for intelligence matters and for establishing good relations with Princess Kazahana Koyuki.
No problem, right?"
This time, the Land of Fire was mainly responsible for the hard combat aspects.
While Satoru and his team were responsible for the soft aspects.
"No problem, I hope we cooperate happily."
Satoru nodded.
The Guardian Twelve Ninja had disbanded, and he didn't expect that there was someone from the Taketori Clan among them, still responsible for the Daimyo's safety in the Imperial Guard.
This clan was also not simple.
This was also why Satoru felt that the Ninja World was very deep.
This clan was also a famous clan during the Warring States Period.
They had been on good terms with the Hyuga Clan for generations, and even in this era, the patriarch of the Hyuga Clan would often visit to maintain relations.
However, they formed their own village, one clan, one village.
It seemed that the political power of this clan was also on the Daimyo's side.
Just like the Fire Temple... Whoosh whoosh!
They began to head towards Kazahana Koyuki's film crew. Since the Land of Fire's army was also present, Satoru did not continue to fly.
Instead, they advanced in the Ninja way.
Ninja passed, and livestock heard nothing.
As they passed by the livestock, none of them noticed anything.
"Sensei Satoru, the Taketori Clan seems very powerful." Yuren has someone asked.
Satoru nodded: "Hmm, they are a family that already existed during the Warring States Period, and once were a powerful clan that jointly resisted enemies with the Hyuga."
"I haven't heard of them, but they sound very powerful."
Yuren has someone nodded in realization upon hearing this.
Of course, they were powerful. This clan was also known for its large Chakra reserves.
Although not as large as the Uzumaki Clan, it was still considerable.
"It seems the Land of Fire takes this very seriously, even sending out former Guardian Twelve Ninja."
Satoru muttered.
Due to the radical faction led by Kazuma within the Guardian Twelve Ninja, who believed that the Hokage should not exist and wanted all of Konoha's power to be nationalized, a conflict broke out with the conservative faction led by Asuma and Chiriku.
The radical faction wanted to assassinate the Daimyo, control the Daimyo, and impose sanctions on Konoha.
The conservative faction fought them, leading to many deaths.
Finally, the Guardian Twelve Ninja disbanded.
This was also one of the reasons why Asuma returned to Konoha at that time.
This was also good. Taketori Tenma was at least a powerful Ninja and could play a better role in the mission.
It would be best if their Konoha side only completed the intelligence mission.
It would be even better if they didn't have to make a move... "Instructor, is this Satoru, the head of Konoha's Analysis Team?
Is he really as powerful as the legends say?"
Behind Satoru and his team, someone from the Imperial Guard asked Taketori Tenma.
"As someone who pursued Uchiha Itachi, he naturally has strength."
Taketori Tenma said.
"I wonder if he has the ability to deal with our new Scientific Ninja Tools."
That Imperial Guard member touched the armguard on his arm.