Evening.
Outside the River Country, or rather, the Kawano Kuni border.
The team led by Tomoki temporarily stopped to rest.
In less than three days, the team had already departed Konoha and reached the Land of Fire border.
This was mainly due to the composition of the team; all of them were elite Ninja, moving with incredible speed.
As for the researchers, who were not as talented in ninjutsu, each possessed unique skills, and no problem couldn't be solved with one injection; if one wasn't enough, then two.
If even two weren't enough, then the elite Ninja, who outnumbered the researchers, were more than happy to assist these frail researchers.
For example, Might Guy, if not for his physique, he would have wanted to carry ten.
They did not choose the conventional route of war, which would have been to cross the Land of Rain to enter the Land of Wind.
After all, in the previous Ninja World War, the majority were Genin, and most of them, lacking sufficient Chakra control, couldn't ignore the countless mountains and rivers of the River Country.
Even the few Genin who had mastered tree-climbing and water-walking techniques didn't have enough Chakra to waste on marching.
The most crucial logistical support in war also couldn't be transported through the River Country.
Therefore, whenever the Land of Fire, Land of Earth, and Land of Wind went to war, the Land of Rain was always the Battlefield, simply because it was a plain.
However, now, the Ninja's skill level in the team was sufficient to disregard the treacherous terrain.
Additionally, relations between the Land of Wind and Land of Fire were not tense; aside from mission-critical items, food and daily necessities only needed to last for the journey, and anything lacking could be purchased in the Land of Wind, meaning logistics didn't need to be considered.
Thus, Tomoki, disregarding terrain and other factors, chose the shortest direct route, heading straight for Rōran.
Since they weren't carrying extra supplies, most Ninja chose to rest on the ground.
However, a small number of Ninja took out sealing scrolls, extracted tents from them, and quickly set them up.
No need to look, they were definitely clan Ninja.
Tomoki also prepared a sealing scroll, but did not open it, for this reason.
"Hokage-sama, your room is ready, you may go in and rest."
A Ninja who appeared to be around Tomoki's age respectfully said beside Tomoki.
With a slight smile, Tomoki gently patted his shoulder.
"Thank you, Yamato, you should also get some rest soon!"
After speaking, Tomoki walked into the newly constructed one-bedroom, one-living room suite.
Tenzo eventually changed his name to Yamato and is now a proud Military Police Force Ninja.
Tomoki did not specifically instruct Yamato to prepare a room for him, as Tomoki had brought his own tent.
However, on the first night, Yamato proactively built a single room for Tomoki, and Tomoki graciously accepted it.
And on the second night, he suggested that he would like a one-bedroom, one-living room suite.
Since that day, Tomoki knew that Yamato would definitely be one of Konoha's pillars in the future, and it had nothing to do with Wood Release.
As for the act of sternly refusing and insisting on eating and living with subordinates to win over hearts, Tomoki no longer needed such performances.
This might have been appropriate in the early stages of a startup, but after so many years of hard work, shouldn't Tomoki be able to enjoy himself now?
What would be the point of all that effort then, to become a Konoha public servant?
After Tomoki entered his room, Yamato went to an empty space again, injecting all of his remaining Chakra from the day's journey, leaving only a trace.
A row of single rooms rose from the ground, and then he called Kakashi and several familiar Jonin to choose their own rooms and enter.
The remaining Ninja looked at each other; some stayed put, while others found a single room and walked in.
There certainly weren't enough rooms for everyone, and the many Konoha Ninja had a tacit understanding, with some entering and some staying, creating a harmonious scene without any disputes.
In the middle of the night.
In the living room, Tomoki muttered to himself, holding a scroll.
"It only takes about ten seconds now, huh?"
The scroll was delivered by a White Zetsu, who had already left.
The information recorded was precisely about Obito in the Land of Demons.
After reading the intelligence, Tomoki felt that the time was right; the Allied Shinobi Forces in the Land of Earth were already in the final stages.
It seemed like a good idea to take advantage of their momentum and brush a wild monster along the way, as the lane had already been pushed.
So the next action was undoubtedly [Saving the Land of Earth and the Priestess].
Considering the current situation, Tomoki felt that there wouldn't be much of a problem.
Even if Mōryō were truly revived, that immortal cannon fodder army would be no different from brushing wild monsters for the Allied Shinobi Forces.
The only major threats to watch out for, Obito and Mōryō, Tomoki believed the Allied Shinobi Forces could handle.
Recalling the movie he had watched, Mōryō wasn't strong and was defeated by Team 7 alone.
As for Obito, he was indeed unresolvable in a one-on-one fight, and quite strong in a one-on-three, but Obito, without the Ten-Tails and Rinnegan, was ultimately not someone who could command the situation.
With Jiraiya in the Allied Shinobi Forces, facing tens of times the number of enemies, running away was the only option.
Jiraiya probably wouldn't be sitting idly by; regardless of anything else, this time, it truly was about saving the Land of Demons and the Priestess.
As Tomoki issued an order to Konoha, the intelligence, already personally refined by the great novelist Kitsuki, was sent from Konoha to the hands of the various Kage or leaders of the Ninja villages.
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