Shindai was knocked unconscious by Minato Namikaze and held in his hand.
Kakashi had already searched all the bodies of the Sand and Iwagakure Ninja.
Obito's injuries had been treated by Rin Nohara's Medical Ninjutsu and were already bandaged.
Minato Team gathered together again.
Obito looked curiously at Shindai, whom Minato Namikaze was holding in his hand: "Sensei, who is he?"
Minato Namikaze glanced at the unconscious Shindai in his hand and said: "This is the main target of our mission, the owner of the Magnet Release Bloodline Limit, who was traded by Hidden Sand Village as an item to Iwagakure in exchange for an alliance with Iwagakure."
Rin Nohara said with some disbelief: "Ah? Using people as a trade, and even their own Village's Ninja?"
Minato Namikaze speculated: "It should be that the impoverished Hidden Sand Village couldn't come up with anything good to trade with Iwagakure to form an alliance, so they thought of using a valuable Bloodline Limit Ninja to form an alliance with Iwagakure.
Bloodline Limit users possess special abilities, and all major countries and Ninja Villages attach great importance to them. Some Bloodline Limits can even affect the war, just like the Byakugan of our Konoha Hyuga Clan, which can see things within a one-kilometer radius.
That is to say, within one kilometer, everything and everyone cannot hide, and we can see what they are doing, which allows us to formulate battle plans and greatly increase our chances of victory.
As for the Magnet Release Bloodline Limit, the user can freely manipulate the gold or iron in the sand and soil of nature through magnetism. Oh, by the way, the Third Kazekage of Hidden Sand Village is a Magnet Release Bloodline Limit owner. The Third Kazekage is known as the 'Strongest Kazekage' in Hidden Sand Village."
Hearing Minato Namikaze's explanation, Rin Nohara still found it difficult to accept trading people as objects.
Looking at Shindai, who was about their age, Rin Nohara felt some pity.
Minato Namikaze asked Kakashi: "Kakashi, did you find anything on them?"
Kakashi shook his head: "No, besides some Ninja tools, there was nothing useful."
Minato Namikaze announced: "Then take those six scrolls containing military supplies, and let's withdraw from here."
Kakashi took the six scrolls of military supplies that Iwagakure Ninja had used as trade items. Minato Namikaze carried Shindai, and together with Obito and Rin Nohara, they left the place and rushed to the Konoha Garrison.
...
Two hours later.
Shindai gradually woke up from his coma, looking around. He was in a tent.
Shindai knew very well that he had been captured.
Shindai wanted to cry but had no tears. He hadn't done anything, so how did he end up like this?
Just as Shindai was lamenting the unfairness of fate, he heard two footsteps approaching him.
Shindai quickly closed his eyes.
Minato Namikaze looked at the 'unconscious' Shindai on the ground and said: "Don't pretend anymore, I know you're awake. Your breathing is very erratic."
Shindai was so scared that he immediately held his breath and continued to pretend to be unconscious.
Minato Namikaze and the person beside him both raised an eyebrow at the same time.
This kid... isn't very smart.
Minato Namikaze and his companion just quietly watched Shindai.
As time passed by, Shindai's face turned red from holding his breath and lack of oxygen, and his whole head felt dizzy.
Minato Namikaze spoke to remind him: "If you hold your breath any longer, you'll pass out again. There's no point in doing this. This is within the Konoha Garrison area, and you can't escape. As long as you cooperate, we won't harm you."
Shindai, who was almost at his limit, heard Minato Namikaze say that as long as he cooperated, he wouldn't be harmed, and immediately took deep breaths.
After recovering, Shindai shouted hoarsely: "I'll cooperate! I'll definitely cooperate! From today on, I'll turn over a new leaf and abandon the Hidden Sand Village! I was loyal to Hidden Sand Village, but they actually knocked me out and brought me here to trade with those bastards from Iwagakure for six boxes of junk!
From now on, I'm your subordinate. If you say east, I'll never go west. If you tell me to hit a dog, I'll never chase a chicken. Just don't kill me, I'm very powerful, it would be a great pity to kill me!"
Minato Namikaze looked at Shindai with a subtle expression.
It was clear that Shindai was truly angry and scared.
Minato Namikaze looked at the man beside him and asked: "Soichi, are you free now?"
"I'm free, Minato. You want me to probe his memories, right?"
"Yes, that's right. We still need to be cautious, just in case."
This 'Soichi' was a Yamanaka Clan Ninja, full name Yamanaka Soichi.
Yamanaka Soichi nodded and said: "Okay, shall I probe now?"
Minato Namikaze replied: "Probe now."
Shindai looked at Yamanaka Soichi in horror. This guy was going to probe his memories?
Before Shindai could beg for mercy, Yamanaka Soichi formed hand signs and directly placed his hand on Shindai's head.
"Ninjutsu: Mind Reading Technique!"
Shindai felt his thoughts stop, while Yamanaka Soichi was reading the memories in Shindai's mind.
Half an hour later, Yamanaka Soichi withdrew from the Mind Reading Technique.
The moment he withdrew, the Mind Body Sand Manipulation Technique in Shindai's head automatically disengaged, the embedded needles disappeared, and Shindai's missing memories returned.
Shindai stared blankly at Minato Namikaze and Yamanaka Soichi.
He was processing the fact that he was originally an undercover agent.
Yamanaka Soichi excitedly said to Minato Namikaze: "Minato, we seem to have found a treasure!"
Minato Namikaze asked in confusion: "What's going on?"
Yamanaka Soichi explained: "This child is a genius! He learned Magnet Release and Puppet Technique just by relying on Ninjutsu scrolls, without anyone teaching him. His Magnet Release mastery is very high. Although I don't know much about Puppet Technique, the puppets he created seem to far surpass those of the Hidden Sand Village's puppeteers!"
Minato Namikaze, however, frowned tightly: "Soichi, what you're saying doesn't quite make sense. How could Hidden Sand Village be willing to hand over such a talent to Iwagakure?"
Yamanaka Soichi smiled and said: "Let me finish, I was just about to say. This child seems to be very afraid of fighting, afraid that his uncle, the Third Kazekage, would find out about his talent and strength and make him go to the battlefield to fight, so he has always hidden it.
Therefore, the Kazekage might have thought this child was useless, which is why he was used as a trade item to trade with Iwagakure for military supplies and to form an alliance."
Hearing Yamanaka Soichi's words, Minato Namikaze's brows relaxed as he looked at the stunned Shindai: "It seems... this child we intercepted from Iwagakure will be of great value to our Konoha."
Yamanaka Soichi stated with certainty: "I believe so. It can be said that Hidden Sand Village losing this child is a huge loss! His value to our Konoha is definitely immense!"
Shindai, who had come back to his senses, heard the conversation between Yamanaka Soichi and Minato Namikaze, and unconsciously pursed his lips.
It sounds like... it seems quite smooth.