The Prosperous Land of Waves 20: A Rebellion?
The Prosperous Land of Waves The Konoha forces landed in the Land of Waves.
“All right.
We’ll divide into two groups from here,” Kakashi Hatake announced.
Known as Konoha’s number-one technician, Kakashi was beyond reproach in both strength and strategy.
Before their departure, Konoha had therefore granted him overall command of the operation.
“My Team 7 and Guy’s Team 3 will gather intelligence from the villages.” “Asuma’s Team 10 and Kurenai’s Team 8 will report to the daimyo of the Land of Waves.” “Does anyone have any questions?” Asuma Sarutobi took a drag from his cigarette and exhaled a cloud of smoke.
“No questions, but let me warn you about one thing,” he said half-jokingly.
“Try not to finish the entire mission by yourself.” “Well~ Don’t worry.
I’m not the type who enjoys stealing the spotlight.
We should leave this mission to the younger generation.” Kakashi chuckled softly.
“So we aren’t allowed to take action?
That is somewhat disappointing, but for the sake of our juniors’ growth, we should remain behind the scenes.” Despite his simple-minded personality, Might Guy still understood the basic reasoning behind the arrangement.
“No one is to act ahead of the others,” Kurenai Yuhi instructed seriously.
“Wait until the teams have regrouped before taking any collective action.” However, her seriousness did not stem from caution.
Subconsciously, she believed that victory was already assured.
She merely wanted to ensure that every team received a share of the credit.
“Yes, yes~ Then let’s go our separate ways.” …
“Everyone, put away your Konoha forehead protectors,” Kakashi ordered.
“Your task is to disguise yourselves as ordinary travelers, enter the villages, and secretly gather information about the rebels.” “Reconnaissance?
That sounds pretty cool!” Naruto Uzumaki raised a fist excitedly.
“All right!
Just you wait, evil rebels!
Naruto Uzumaki, the righteous shinobi of Konoha, will definitely defeat you!” “Are you an idiot, Naruto?
Kakashi-sensei just said our mission was to gather intelligence!” Sakura Haruno punched him on the head, leaving behind a large bump.
“Hmph.
Is there any need to take this so seriously?” Sasuke Uchiha muttered.
“We should just attack enemies of that level directly.” “Sasuke, a shinobi should never be careless,” Kakashi reminded him.
However, his lazy and relaxed appearance made his warning entirely unconvincing.
Elsewhere, Might Guy’s team also began moving.
“In any case, our first priority is gathering intelligence.
Your teacher will be going on ahead~” As soon as Guy finished speaking, he used the Body Flicker Jutsu and vanished in a blur.
“Don’t worry, Guy-sensei!
We will complete the mission with everything we have!” Rock Lee inexplicably burst into flames of passion once again.
“So, what exactly should we do now, Neji?” Tenten instinctively asked the most reliable thinker on their team.
“Let’s visit the busiest part of the village first,” Neji Hyuga suggested.
“If rebels are truly causing chaos throughout this country, then its people should be suffering terribly.” The scene shifted— “Whoa~ This place is pretty lively!” Naruto and the others arrived in Daka Village.
“It may not compare to Konoha, but it doesn’t seem that bad either…” Sakura observed the steady stream of pedestrians filling the streets.
There were also numerous shops operating throughout the village.
“A rebellion?” Sasuke frowned.
Sharp-minded as he was, he had already begun sensing that something was wrong.
Whoosh!
Kakashi appeared atop the chimney of a nearby house.
From his elevated position, he looked down upon the village below.
Although the surrounding region still appeared somewhat underdeveloped, construction sites could be seen everywhere.
No matter how he looked at it, this was clearly a village flourishing with new life.
“The Land of Waves…
I remember it being a poor and backward country.
On top of that, it is supposedly in the middle of a rebellion.” Kakashi could not make sense of the situation.
The scene before him was completely different from the Land of Waves he had imagined.