Gloomy.
The sound of pattering rain continued, and the sky was always covered in a layer of gray.
Perennial rain clouds, no sunny days.
This is what makes Amegakure (Rain Village) special.
In Amegakure, there are many tall buildings that look like monsters.
They look full of technology but a little eerie.
Among them.
At the top of the tallest building resembling a ghost statue, there is a hollow.
At this time, a lonely figure was standing in the hollow.
There were more than a dozen short black rods stuck in the man's face, which looked very strange.
But there was also a sense of sacredness and indifference.
He is the superficial leader of the Akatsuki organization, Pain.
As always.
Pain would be here every day to watch the rain.
At the same time, he used his Rain Tiger at Will Technique to monitor all the conditions of the entire village.
The news that the Akatsuki organization base is here is top secret.
Can't let anyone know this.
To this end.
He sacrificed all the sunshine in Amegakure.
Let this village be covered under dark clouds forever.
Clatter~~
The breeze swayed, and the sound of paper fluttering came from behind.
Pain could know who was coming without turning around.
"How's the situation, Konan?"
Pain's voice was very calm, in line with his temperament as a leader.
Before that, he had just found out the information that someone had sneaked into the village.
So he sent Konan to deal with it.
It took only ten minutes before and after, and this speed was also expected by Pain.
"It's an agent of Iwagakure, and it's been properly resolved."
Konan said calmly.
Pain nodded.
"That's good."
"Recently, the ninja world seems to be not peaceful again."
"To be on the safe side, I'll leave the border patrol to you."
Konan nodded in acceptance, and her body turned into pieces of white paper and disappeared in place.
"Now, it's not time for us to go on stage."
Watching Konan's departure, Pain said.
Right now, the Akatsuki organization doesn't have enough manpower, and it's not the time for the Akatsuki organization to appear in the world.
Much, much less...
When the organization is fully prepared, the world will accept the baptism of God.
On the other side.
Konoha's reconnaissance team also marched as planned.
It took Naruto 7 days to follow Kakashi and Kurenai Yuhi to the border of the Land of Rain.
"Okay, the speed is slowing down; we are almost approaching the target location."
After arriving at a ninja base on the border of the Land of Rain, Kakashi, the leader, was the first to slow down.
Naruto and Kurenai Yuhi also immediately slowed down.
Subsequently.
At a position five kilometers away from the target, they stopped.
This distance has exceeded the range that ordinary perception ninjas can perceive.
But it's just a normal ninja.
Konan is not an ordinary ninja.
The moment Kakashi and others arrived at the border.
They were caught by Konan, who was in the sky.
"Huh? Is that... Konoha Shinobi?"
"White hair, wearing a mask, one eye blocked by a forehead protector... is that Hatake Kakashi?"
Konan frowned slightly.
Kakashi is well-known in the ninja world, and she recognized him immediately.
That's why she was a little confused.
Why would Kakashi suddenly appear here?
"What's going on?... Could it be that the affairs of the Akatsuki organization have been exposed?"
Konan couldn't help but be skeptical, but quickly dismissed the idea.
After all, the Akatsuki organization has disappeared for a long time after Yahiko's death.
And she has never shown her face in front of Kakashi, so it is impossible to be exposed.
"Is it just a routine investigation?"
A gleam of experience flashed in Konan's eyes.
She immediately turned most of her body into origami and flew away, leaving only the part above the chest floating in the air.
If you look at it from the ground like this, you won't be able to find anyone in the sky at all.
At best, think it's an eagle.
"Conceal your aura well, and absolutely not let the enemy discover it."
On the ground, Kakashi started assigning tasks.
"Kurenai, you are in charge of the left. I am in charge of the right, and Naruto, you are in charge of the middle."
He quickly set out three directions for investigation.
"Understood."
Naruto nodded.
Swish! Swish!
Kakashi and Kurenai Yuhi disappeared in front of Naruto in an instant.
Naruto got down immediately, took out the binoculars, and looked intently.
He was lying motionless on the ground like a corpse.
Not even the arm holding the binoculars wavered in the slightest.
This machine-like behavior is astonishing.
"Is it the process of bringing the juniors of the village's prominent families to adapt to the mission in advance?"
Konan's eyes frowned slightly, guessing what Naruto and the others were aiming for.
The truth was not too different from what she thought.
Except for the fact that Naruto is not a prominent member of the clan.
Basically, she hit the mark.
"It's a cute kid."
Konan looked at Naruto's serious face, and couldn't help but have a trace of warmth flash in her eyes because she thought of the former Yahiko.
But soon, this warmth disappeared without a trace.
After that, she silently watched their movements.
5 minutes passed.
The three remained motionless, sticking to their posts.
10 minutes passed.
The three of them remained as they were, continuing to pay attention to the movement ahead.
"Hmm... a good seedling. Although the hiding place is not perfect, he can persist for half an hour without moving, and his willpower is strong enough... no wonder someone like Kakashi would bring him along."
Konan couldn't help but admire.
She had been watching Naruto for half an hour.
However, Naruto didn't move at all.
He didn't even react when birds landed on him.
1 hour passed.
The three of them were still lying in place.
But at this time, Kakashi and Kurenai Yuhi couldn't bear it any longer.
Scratching hands, picking feet, wiping faces...
All kinds of small actions appeared frequently.
There was no other way; tasks like surveillance and reconnaissance required ninjas to stay in one place for a long time.
Leaving aside one's own spiritual factors, the surveillance environment is not something everyone can bear.
Hot summer, cold winter...
Wet ground, all kinds of insects and beasts...
Almost no one lies motionless in a surveillance environment.
No matter how high the endurance is, no matter how good the mental quality is, the detective ninja still needs some activities to release the mental pressure.
However...
"Huh? Is it my illusion?"
"Why do I feel like that blond kid hasn't moved at all?"
Konan, who was floating in the sky, stared at Naruto on the ground in surprise.
Her eyes were slightly open, trying to make herself see more clearly.
But look.
Konan felt weirder!
Because.
Even though Kakashi and Kurenai Yuhi couldn't help but start making small movements, Naruto was motionless and unresponsive!
Ten minutes passed, and Naruto remained motionless.
Twenty minutes passed, and still nothing!
The whole person lay dead on the ground, like a sculpture!
"This!?"
"How is this possible?"
"This brat, how much patience does he have!?"
"It's been over an hour, and he's not moving!"
Konan exclaimed in disbelief, feeling her scalp go numb!
For more than an hour, the whole body did not move at all. What kind of strong willpower is this!?
In this way, the reconnaissance operation continued for 8 hours from sunrise to sunset.
Kakashi and Kurenai Yuhi stood up separately, then got together and began to report to each other.
"The investigation is over."
Kakashi analyzed what he saw.
"A total of four teams, sixteen people, six of them are in charge of security, and the remaining ten are the defense force, and no potential outings have been found for the time being."
"So far, everything here is normal."
Kurenai Yuhi nodded: "Everything is normal on my side. There are fifteen villagers from the Land of Rain and eight Amegakure guards. There is no sign that there will be any special operations, just normal border stationing."
Kakashi nodded:
"Well, everything is as expected. This mission is over, let's go."
Saying that, Kakashi put away the telescope and other items.
Then, he jumped up and headed toward the Land of Fire.
Kurenai Yuhi hurriedly followed.
"Naruto, let's go!"
Kakashi waved his hand, indicating that Naruto could get up.
However, at this time Naruto, still lying on the spot, didn't seem to hear Kakashi's instructions.
"Hey, Naruto, what are you doing?"
"The mission is over, it's fine."
Kakashi turned around in surprise.
But Naruto was still lying there, motionless.
"What's the situation? Naruto, he..."
Kurenai Yuhi's heart skipped a beat.
Could it be that Naruto was attacked in their absence?
Konan in the sky was also very puzzled.
"Did he pass out?"
"Being motionless, is it actually because he's already unconscious?"
Konan secretly guessed.
Kakashi and Kurenai Yuhi rushed to Naruto's investigation point immediately.
The two of them took a closer look and breathed a sigh of relief.
Although faintly, Naruto was indeed breathing slightly.
And the breathing was very stable; obviously, there was no problem.
After relaxing, Kakashi frowned fiercely.
"Hey, Naruto, what are you doing?"
"This mission is over; we should evacuate."
As he spoke, he wanted to reach out and pull Naruto up.
However, Naruto slowly raised his head, his eyes were surprised, and he stared at Kakashi and Kurenai Yuhi with dissatisfaction.
"It's over? It's only been observed for less than a day; why is it over?"
Hearing this, Kakashi was slightly taken aback, then put his hands on his hips helplessly.
"Naruto, the task this time is not so urgent. The Land of Rain has been very stable for the past few years, and there won't be much fluctuation. The main thing is to familiarize you with the environment."
Kakashi was right.
The Ninja World War has ended, and under the leadership of Pain, the Land of Rain has no conflicts with other countries.
The Third Hokage and Kakashi had already expected that nothing would happen, so they allowed Naruto to come on this mission.
However...
Naruto disagreed with Kakashi's statement.
"Sensei Kakashi, aren't you being too hasty?"
"This is a big issue related to the war between two countries. How can you make such a hasty decision?"
"The Land of Rain and our Land of Fire have always had great conflicts in history, and even fought several wars."
"Even though it is a time of peace, we have always lacked communication with the Land of Rain."
"What if they are secretly plotting against our Land of Fire?"
"What if there is a war between the two countries?"
"This responsibility is very important, so we must not make such a hasty decision."
It's started, it's started!
Naruto's intense nature has begun to explode again!
Kakashi had a helpless face; what the heck, what's going on with Naruto? It's not logical!
Ordinary people do tasks, don't they wish to finish the task early and then go home to rest?
Encountering such a zero-dangerous task, I must be secretly glad, so happy that I can fly!
But Naruto, why are you so serious!
Why are you so serious about a task that will never have an accident?
Sighing, Kakashi shook his head helplessly.
"Then tell me, what are you going to do?" Kakashi asked.
"Of course, continue to observe," Naruto said without thinking.
"How long have you been watching?"
"At least one full day."
Kakashi and Kurenai Yuhi looked at each other, and they both saw each other's helplessness.
What the heck...
What do you mean by looking for trouble?
This is called finding trouble for nothing!
Clearly, the task is not difficult; why are you making it difficult out of thin air!?
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