Kuto lay on the bed in his tent, his eyes blank and his expression dejected.
Now, Kuto assumed Shinobi Hawk was dead.
"Alas, life is truly fragile. If only I had known earlier… if only I had known, I would have plucked its feathers, roasted it, and eaten it."
Kuto had completely given up now.
What else could he do besides give up?
It wasn't that he hadn't tried to find a way, but he couldn't think of anything.
Sometimes, giving up is also a form of courage.
Kuto felt that he should just give up for now, and deal with future matters later.
Since he was here, he might as well make the best of it. Being anxious was useless. Perhaps the people who knew his undercover identity were already trying to contact him.
After thinking this, Kuto felt much more relaxed, closed his eyes, and fell asleep directly.
He had consumed too many brain cells just now; he was tired. Whatever, life had to go on anyway.
...
Meanwhile, Obito sought out Minato Namikaze.
"Minato Sensei! I have a very important situation to report!"
Minato Namikaze asked in confusion, "Obito, what do you want to report to me?"
Obito didn't answer immediately, cautiously poking his head out of the tent to look around.
Minato Namikaze watched Obito, who was acting sneaky like a thief, and asked in confusion, "Obito, what are you looking at?"
After he felt relieved, Obito replied, "I was worried that Kuto guy was following me, because several times he appeared from unexpected places, so I suspected he was tailing me. But he shouldn't be following me this time, Minato Sensei. What I want to tell you is about Kuto. Kuto's Shinobi Hawk is having problems; he can't contact anyone from Hidden Sand Village anymore!"
Minato Namikaze was surprised, "How do you know?"
Obito told Minato Namikaze about his conversation with Kuto just now.
After listening, Minato Namikaze's expression was complicated.
Obito and Kuto talked like that; didn't they just expose everything?
Minato Namikaze didn't know whether to say Obito and Kuto were simple-minded or just brainless.
However, Obito was probably simple-minded, and Kuto was brainless.
After all, Kuto usually had quite a few bizarre actions.
But Obito's intelligence was still quite useful.
Kuto had completely lost contact with Hidden Sand Village, so they could no longer use Kuto to send false information to Hidden Sand Village.
Moreover, Kuto had completely lost contact with Hidden Sand Village. Over time, Kuto's ties here would deepen, so the chances of persuading him to join Konoha should be higher.
Obito continued, "Minato Sensei, when I was talking to Kuto, I suggested that he join the trapped Ninja Village he mentioned, which is our Konoha. But Kuto has a concern."
Minato Namikaze asked curiously, "A concern? What concern?"
Obito replied, "Kuto is worried about what he should do if Hidden Sand Village and Konoha start fighting."
Regarding Kuto's concern, Minato Namikaze was actually very pleased.
Because if Kuto easily abandoned Hidden Sand Village and joined Konoha, although they wouldn't refuse him due to Kuto's own value, they would definitely be slightly wary of Kuto.
After hearing Obito's words, Minato Namikaze smiled slightly and said to Obito, "You don't need to worry about that. If Kuto really joins Konoha in the future, we will naturally let Kuto avoid fighting Hidden Sand Village as much as possible."
Obito let out a sigh of relief, "That's good."
Minato Namikaze ruffled Obito's head, "Obito, although Kuto always belittles you and beats you, he has the best relationship with you, and you also consider Kuto a comrade. So, let this bond continue to deepen.
If Kuto is willing to join Konoha, then you, Obito, will definitely be one of the reasons Kuto chooses to join Konoha."
Obito looked at Minato Namikaze with a strange expression.
Why did that sound so odd?
Minato Namikaze could sense that although Kuto seemed to have a good relationship with Kakashi and Rin Nohara, it couldn't compare to his relationship with Obito.
Because both Kakashi and Rin Nohara were mostly rational and calm, and Kuto was an undercover agent. Even if Minato Namikaze said they should treat Kuto as a true comrade, there would still be a slight difference.
But Obito was different. Obito was a hot-blooded idiot. Once he recognized Kuto as a comrade, he wouldn't be prejudiced by the other party's identity.
This was probably why Kuto had such a good relationship with Obito and chose to talk to Obito about this.
Kuto trusted Obito, and he also believed... that with Obito's intelligence, he wouldn't discover anything strange.
But Kuto would never have imagined that Obito already knew about all his affairs.
Minato Namikaze instructed, "Alright, Obito, just relax. Continue to interact with Kuto as you normally do; you don't need to worry about anything else. I can promise you, Obito, that Kuto will definitely join Konoha in the future, and that future won't be far off."
Obito nodded vigorously, "I understand, Minato Sensei!"
...
In the meeting room of the Iwagakure Tsuchikage Building.
Ōnoki's already somewhat red nose was now even redder.
"Ah! How dare those bastards from Hidden Sand Village!"
Ōnoki tore the declaration of war from Hidden Sand Village in his hand to shreds.
The other Iwagakure high-ranking officials in the meeting room, seeing Ōnoki so angry, dared not speak.
But being angry was right; how could they not be angry?
If they had truly assassinated the Third Kazekage, that would be one thing, but they hadn't done it at all.
Their Iwagakure was inexplicably taking the blame; anyone would be angry.
After a long while, Ōnoki finally suppressed his anger and asked, "Has Hidden Sand Village replied?"
"Tsuchikage-sama, they have replied. They said the evidence is conclusive, and it was indeed our Iwagakure who did it. They also said that if we don't hand over the Third Kazekage, they will start a war in three days."
Ōnoki's suppressed anger flared up again.
Now furious, Ōnoki slammed the table in front of him, making loud 'bang' sounds.
"I'll hand over a swimsuit Chiyo to them! Those brainless fools from Hidden Sand Village! If we really went to assassinate their Kazekage, we would definitely hide our identities. Who the hell would wear a forehead protector to assassinate? A bunch of idiots!"
Everyone present at this meeting was old.
During the Second Shinobi World War, a young Chiyo was also a beauty on the battlefield.
Although she was old now, swimsuit Chiyo... seemed pretty good too.
A high-ranking official asked, "Tsuchikage-sama, what should we do next?"
Ōnoki roared, "What else can we do? Can you hand over that boy Kuto? Doesn't Hidden Sand Village want to start a war with us? Then let's fight! Do they really think our Iwagakure is made of mud?! Immediately assemble the troops and set off to meet them in battle!"
Although he was very angry, Ōnoki did not lose his composure and continued to command, "At the same time, closely monitor the movements of Hidden Cloud Village and Konoha to prevent them from making any small moves! Now, dismiss and act immediately!"
After everyone left, Ōnoki clutched his waist and groaned loudly. He had strained his back when he slammed the table and had been enduring the pain until now.
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