Minato Namikaze finished reading the scroll that Shindai wanted to send to the Third Kazekage via Ren'ying.
This scroll was, at its core, a scroll meant to abandon the mission.
Minato Namikaze was speechless regarding Shindai's thick skin; it was complete nonsense, not a single truthful word.
However, it seemed that Shindai was likely forced into this undercover role.
Minato Namikaze looked at Shindai, who was calling out to the Konoha Ninja below, and fell into deep thought.
Shindai was a genius; this was evident from his earlier fight with Kakashi and Ueyama Oishi.
Moreover, this scroll also showed that Shindai had no sense of honor towards Sunagakure; he only wanted to return to his village, avoid fighting, and not contribute to Sunagakure.
Although Shindai was an undercover agent, he was very resistant to his undercover identity.
This made Minato Namikaze consider Shindai.
Minato Namikaze thought that perhaps keeping Shindai would be a good thing.
Leaving aside Shindai's intrinsic value, the fact that Shindai's Ren'ying could directly contact the Third Kazekage was very important.
This meant that as long as Shindai was kept, they could let Sunagakure know whatever information they wanted them to know.
In this way, if there were ever friction or war with Sunagakure in the future, having Shindai would allow Konoha to gain the upper hand.
Minato Namikaze did not go down to meet Shindai; instead, he took Shindai's Ren'ying and scroll back to the Konoha Garrison, then dispatched three Konoha Ninja to bring Shindai back from the forest.
Minato Namikaze, alone in his tent, took out a blank scroll, mimicked Shindai's actions by wiping his finger on the ground, and then, imitating Shindai's handwriting, began to write on the scroll.
[Uncle Kaito, I have successfully infiltrated the Konoha Garrison. The Konoha Ninja, after learning I possess the Magnet Release Bloodline Limit, did not harm me. Furthermore, Konoha's Yellow Flash, Minato Namikaze, is also stationed in the Land of Rivers. Minato Namikaze values me greatly and has already reported my situation to Konoha's Third Hokage.
If all goes as expected, the undercover operation will be very smooth. Please rest assured, Uncle Kaito, I will be a good undercover agent, gather all the intelligence, and then report it to Uncle Kaito.]
Minato Namikaze looked at the writing on the scroll, then at the writing on Shindai's scroll.
Hmm, almost identical.
Perfect!
Minato Namikaze then re-tied the scroll to the Ren'ying's body, left the Konoha Garrison, returned to the forest, placed the Ren'ying on a tree trunk, and departed.
After the Ren'ying woke up, it looked around blankly.
Had it fainted just now?
Was it too tired recently?
Perhaps it was threatened by Shindai, its spirit was a bit weak, so it fainted.
In short, it was all Shindai's fault!
The Ren'ying looked at its back; the scroll was still there.
Since the scroll was still there, who cared? It didn't matter.
The Ren'ying continued to fly into the sky, heading towards Sunagakure.
Meanwhile, Shindai had already been found by the Konoha Ninja and brought back to the Konoha Garrison.
Shindai was currently stuffing himself with food in the tent.
Konoha was Konoha; even during wartime, the food was so delicious.
Minato Namikaze arrived at Shindai's tent.
When Shindai saw Minato Namikaze, he immediately wailed: "Ah ~ it hurts so much, I'm so sore, Minato-sama! Just now, two Iwa Ninja attacked me. Luckily, I cleverly escaped; otherwise, I might have lost my life. Fortunately, the Konoha Ninja found me in time, or I would have been in grave danger.
Konoha is truly too good to me. From now on, I will work like an ox and a horse for Konoha, radiating light and heat. I will die in Konoha!"
Although Shindai had exaggerated in the scroll to the Third Kazekage, claiming he wasn't trusted, was tormented, and beaten, if the Third Kazekage ignored him and told him to continue his undercover work, then he could only follow the Konoha Ninja and leave it to fate.
Moreover, Shindai knew in his heart that given the Third Kazekage's personality, the chances of him agreeing were very low.
Because the Third Kazekage was famously strong-willed and ruthless in Sunagakure.
So, he still had to flatter Konoha now.
The better he flattered them, the safer he would be here.
Minato Namikaze twitched his lips. In Shindai's other scroll, it also said he would work like an ox and a horse and radiate light and heat for Sunagakure.
One moment it's Sunagakure, the next it's Konoha. This child's 'working like an ox and a horse' and 'radiating light and heat' were truly flexible.
Minato Namikaze said to Shindai: "I plan to take you back to Konoha tomorrow."
Shindai's face stiffened: "Ah? So soon?"
He hadn't received the Third Kazekage's reply yet.
What if the Third Kazekage suddenly went crazy and agreed to let him return to the village? If he was in Konoha, wouldn't it be very difficult to leave?
Seeing Shindai's current expression, Minato Namikaze could more or less guess a little.
It was nothing more than thoughts like, 'What if the Third Kazekage sends people to rescue me, and it's hard to leave if I'm in Konoha?'
Now, Minato Namikaze could guess some of what Shindai was thinking.
Minato Namikaze smiled and said to Shindai: "Yes, I originally came here just to let my students gain some experience. Now, your matter is more important, so I plan to take you back to Konoha to meet our Konoha Village's Hokage."
Although Hiruzen Sarutobi's reply had not yet arrived, Minato Namikaze guessed that Hiruzen Sarutobi would likely also want him to bring Shindai back to Konoha.
After all, Shindai was a Magnet Release Bloodline Limit Ninja, and his value was very high.
Shindai knew he had no right to decide anything here, so he could only force a smile and say: "That's truly wonderful! I've always admired Hokage-sama, and now I'll finally get to meet him. I won't lie to you, Minato-sama, I truly admire Hokage-sama; he's my idol!"
Minato Namikaze looked at Shindai with a subtle expression: "Is that so? That's good. The Third Hokage is my idol too."
Shindai immediately echoed in a fawning manner: "Hey, what a coincidence! To have the same idol as Minato-sama, that's truly an honor for me."
Minato Namikaze felt nothing from Shindai's flattery and said to Shindai: "There are only two or three hours until dawn, Shindai. You should rest well now. Someone will be guarding outside the tent this time, so you don't have to worry about anyone attacking you again. I'll come wake you after dawn, so I won't disturb your rest."
Minato Namikaze left the tent.
Shindai, inside the tent, ate and sighed.
Sigh, he just wanted to live a comfortable little life, why was it so difficult?
However, seeing Minato Namikaze's attitude towards him, it seemed quite good, so his undercover journey was going quite smoothly. As long as his identity wasn't discovered, it was a huge victory.
This was the only thing that could bring Shindai some comfort.
"Forget it, when in Rome, do as the Romans do. I'll just be a coward for now."
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