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The battle ended quickly.

The clone dissipated, and Xuanma returned carrying a prisoner in one hand.

Bang!

Genma threw down the prisoner: "Aoba, you're all mine now!"

"These guys don't look like proper ninjas; they don't even have headbands."

Yamashiro Aoba leaped down: "No problem."

He squatted down beside the prisoner, placed his left palm on the prisoner's forehead, and tapped his own forehead with a finger of his right hand, then lowered his eyes to probe the prisoner's memory.

A moment later, Yamashiro Aoba stopped and stood up: "Genma, you're right, these guys don't belong to any other great ninja villages."

Jingyin asked, "Who is that person? It's one thing to show up here, but to attack us without hesitation when we encounter them?"

Yamashiro Aoba explained, "They come from the Land of Rain, so they can be considered Rain Ninja, but they are not recognized by Amegakure."

Upon hearing this, Genma immediately understood and smiled, saying, "It seems to be one of those countless ninja organizations in the Land of Rain. Who hired them?"

Yamashiro Aoba nodded: "That should be the case, but we haven't been able to find out who hired them. I'm very sorry."

Sakumo Hatake patted Aoba Yamashiro on the shoulder and smiled, "You've done a very good job."

Yamashiro Aoba added, "By the way, their original plan was to break through from the border between the Land of Rain and the Land of Fire, but because the defenses there were so tight, they found a breakthrough here and then rushed in."

"The purpose is intelligence gathering, such as information on water sources and town locations."

Shizune exclaimed in surprise, "So someone is planning to wage war against us!"

Sakumo Hatake nodded solemnly: "That's how it is for now."

Yamashiro Aoba pondered, "Who could it be?"

"Could it be Amegakure? After all, Amegakure was..."

Sakumo Hatake didn't answer, but instead looked at his disciple: "Genma, do you have enough chakra?"

Xuanma asked, "Should we send the intelligence back to the village?"

“No problem, I’ll send the clone back.”

Hatake Sakumo nodded: "Alright, then I'll trouble you to send the information Aoba obtained back to the village."

Xuanma immediately created a shadow clone.

The shadow clone used a transformation technique to become a falcon and flew away.

Without the teacher needing to speak, Genma used his chakra scalpel to kill the prisoner without any pain.

The team continued their journey and arrived at their destination half an hour later.

"Aoba, Shizune, you two should take a break."

"Xuanma, come with me to scout this area."

Sakumo Hatake quickly made arrangements.

the other side.

Genma's clone sped along, reaching a speed even faster than during the day, and returned to Konoha around 10 p.m.

At this moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi had just gone to bed to rest, but there were guards on duty at the Hokage Building and the intelligence was urgent, so Hiruzen Sarutobi was woken up shortly after lying down.

After personally listening to Genma's report, Hiruzen Sarutobi said, "It seems that the previous arrangements were correct."

"The Kingdom of Rain..."

In his view, there are two most likely possibilities: Hanzo or Iwagakure.

The Hidden Clouds wouldn't beat around the bush like that.

Kirigakure doesn't need to do that.

Meanwhile, Sunagakure is currently besieged by Iwagakure and Kumogakure and is preoccupied with its own survival.

As for which village it was, Amegakure or Iwagakure, Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't make a judgment at the moment.

After all, Hanzo also had great ambitions.

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After a moment of contemplation, Hiruzen Sarutobi looked up and said, "Genma, tell Sakumo to infiltrate the Land of Rain and find the person behind the mission."

“Other teams will be dispatched to the border immediately to take over.”

Xuanma nodded: "Understood!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi said, "Go!"

Xuanma bowed respectfully, and then with a bang, the matter was resolved.

……

At the border, Genma, who was resting cross-legged under a tree, opened his eyes, then got up and went to his teacher, Hatake Sakumo.

"Has the Hokage given any orders?"

Sakumo Hatake opened his eyes and asked.

Yamashiro Aoba and Shizune, who were on night watch, also looked over at that moment.

Genma nodded: "The Third Hokage ordered the teacher to infiltrate the Land of Rain and find out who was behind the mission."

"Other teams will come to take over the mission here."

Upon hearing this, Hatake Sakumo stood up and said, "In that case, I will set off immediately. Genma, you will lead the team here. Once the team that takes over arrives, you will lead the team to the border of the Land of Rain to meet me."

Both Shizune and Yamashiro Aoba were shocked to hear this.

Xuanma calmly said, "Teacher, normally there is no problem with this arrangement."

"But in fact, I am more suited to gather intelligence than you."

"My transformation technique has an absolute advantage."

Sakumo Hatake patted his disciple on the shoulder and said gently, "Transformation Technique is only one aspect. You are still young, so there's no need to rush."

The situation in the Land of Rain was too complicated, and he didn't want his disciples to take any risks.

But Genma had a different idea: "Teacher, although I lack experience, my ability is enough to make up for it."

"Moreover, there is an even more important point: we need you, teacher, here even more."

"While intelligence is important, border defense against infiltration is actually even more important."

Hearing this, Jingyin hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped.

Yamashiro Aoba opened her mouth, but no words came out.

He wanted to go with Genma, but given his strength, he might become a burden.

Sakumo Hatake fell into deep thought.

The point that border defense against infiltration is even more important impressed him!

Seeing his teacher hesitate, Genma added fuel to the fire: "Teacher, besides, I'm only going to the Land of Rain first."

"Once the new team arrives, the teacher can lead them into the Land of Rain."

"And I can summon you teachers to my side at any time."

Sakumo Hatake asked in confusion, "Spiritual communication?"

Shizune's eyes lit up, and she immediately spoke up to help explain: "Genma's summoning jutsu does not require a contract. As long as there is a connection in chakra or a biological sample, he can summon directly."

Genma immediately took out a small scroll from his ninja tool pouch and smiled: "A little improvement."

Yamashiro Aoba adjusted his specially made sunglasses: "As small as a mountain."

After a moment's thought, Hatake Sakumo nodded: "Okay."

"The team that takes over will probably set off overnight and arrive by noon tomorrow at the latest."

“We’ve agreed on a time, tomorrow at 3 p.m., and you can find a suitable place to have us communicate with the spirits.”

Xuanma readily agreed, "Yes, teacher."

"Then, I'll set off immediately."

Shizune said worriedly, "Let's wait until our chakra recovers before we set off!"

Genma laughed and said, "Don't worry, there's no problem with the chakra."

"Don't forget, I also have Wood Release Chakra Mode."

"Come on, leave your handprint."

Xuanma unfurled the scroll.

This is not a spirit scroll, but the material is the same as a spirit scroll.

Sakumo Hatake and the other two bit their fingers and left their handprints on the blank scroll.

Then Xuanma put away the scroll, waved his hand, and without any hesitation, disappeared into the darkness right before the eyes of the three.

……

At the junction of the three kingdoms, this place is a barren wasteland.

Genma stopped on a hill and looked towards the Land of Rain in the darkness.

This intelligence gathering is neither particularly difficult nor particularly easy.

The direct presumption of guilt applies either to Hanzo or Iwagakure.

That would make things much easier.

"It's best to resolve this before the squad regroups tomorrow afternoon."

"By the way, if we can cause some trouble, let's cause some trouble!"

Genma sat down on the ground and opened the [Settings Collection] after pondering for a moment.

12 points setting!