MSIN: Chapter 286
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"I understand the situation of the mission. But I have one last question. Dealing with a tailed beast requires both combat power and sealing jutsu, so I'll be involved in the mission. And Tenzo's Wood Release is the best choice for suppressing a tailed beast, so he's also a member. So, here comes the question… what's Kakashi doing here?" Haori asked the Third Hokage.
"Cough!"
This was truly a case of being a jerk without taking responsibility. Kakashi almost choked on Haori's question. So, he, a jōnin, was useless in this kind of S-rank mission?
Kakashi was angry, but there were no consequences.
"First, to show that we take this matter seriously, we need to send at least a team of three." The Third Hokage said. After all, the number of people was also an important factor when carrying out international missions.
"Second, the mission was requested by another country. During the process, necessary negotiations are needed. Kakashi will be primarily responsible for that aspect."
The Hokage knew Haori well. If he was put in charge of diplomacy, he might do a good job, or he might mess it up because of his personal preferences. So, at this time, they needed someone reliable, or someone who would obey orders.
"Finally, Kakashi is also a reliable combat force. His Sharingan should play a role when necessary, especially when dealing with a tailed beast. We can't afford to be careless."
The Hokage was still concerned about Kakashi's face. He emphasized his combat power, even though it was placed last.
There was no way around it. No comparison, no harm. It was impossible to praise Kakashi's combat power in front of Haori. Not to mention Haori, would Kakashi even feel comfortable with that?
Since the Hokage had said so, Haori agreed with this explanation. In essence, he was just habitually picking a fight. He wasn't really going to exclude Kakashi.
Besides, the Hokage was right. After all, Kakashi's combat power was equivalent to one Kakashi. Theoretically, he was still very strong. As long as he didn't compare himself to Haori.
"When does the operation begin?" Haori asked again.
For this mission, the Hokage had found the right people. Not only did Haori agree immediately, but he was also very enthusiastic. This kind of situation hadn't happened to him in a long time.
"Ideally, we should leave immediately."
Haori thought for a moment, then said, "It's fine. But I need to tell my kids first."
As he spoke, he took out a blank scroll and began to write a message to himself in front of the Hokage.
The Hokage was a bit of a headache watching this. This guy was only in his early twenties. Why did he sometimes show a middle-aged woman's temperament? He didn't worry about the things he should worry about, and he worried about things he shouldn't.
As for the safety of Mirai and the others when he left the village, Haori didn't need to worry. First, the Hokage would definitely guarantee that. Second, Haori wasn't without his own measures.
After writing something, he formed hand seals and threw the scroll out the window.
"Now, we can go." Haori said after he was done.
"You… are you using this to send a message?" Kakashi couldn't keep up with Haori's train of thought.
"What's wrong with that? It's just a carrier pigeon."
Theoretically, there was nothing wrong.
After everything was explained, because it was an urgent mission, the three of them quickly left the Hokage's office and began their long-awaited international S-rank mission… maybe it should be called humanitarian aid?
Then, as the three of them left Konoha, huge dark clouds covered the sky over the ninja school.
A pair of giant eyes stared at a certain classroom in the school. The sound of the wings flapping could be heard clearly throughout the school.
Then, the giant beak of the flying monster touched the window. Then, it actually tapped a few times.
The lesson came to an abrupt halt at that moment. How could it not? What the heck was that!
Iruka-sensei was about to shout for everyone to evacuate. Had Konoha been invaded again?
But Mirai immediately raised her hand and stood up. And her expression was very calm.
"Um… Iruka-sensei, and everyone else, don't worry. It's just my family's summoned beast."
Haori using the Yata Mirror to deliver a small note, he was crazy. But it was indeed a carrier pigeon. The difference was that it was a giant pigeon among pigeons.
Mirai opened the window. She first touched the Yata Mirror's beak with one hand, then placed her hand under its mouth. Then, a scroll was placed in her hand.
The classroom was silent. Holy crap, did this bird really get rid of its wildness and become domesticated?
Then, the Yata Mirror's eyeballs suddenly rolled violently, revealing a strong and dangerous gaze. As a result… the pink-haired person in its line of sight instantly screamed.
In this situation, what else could Iruka say? In short, from now on, he would suggest adding a Defense Against the Dark Arts class to the school… Oops, I mean a Summoned Beast Identification class, right? They should list all the large summoned beasts that might appear in Konoha, just in case they keep scaring the kids.
As for Haori, he didn't know about the small commotion caused by the Yata Mirror. Or, even if he knew, he wouldn't care. The mission was more important now.
Haori, Kakashi, and Tenzo's destination was Takigakure, the hidden village of Takigakure, in the Land of Waterfalls. Their mission was to help Takigakure regain control of the Seven-Tails, Chōmei.
For a long time, Chōmei had been the tailed beast that Takigakure possessed. But for a small ninja village like this, there were always problems during the handover of Jinchūriki.
After all, there weren't many ninjas in the entire ninja world who could single-handedly seal a tailed beast. Small villages couldn't do that. Even the sealing jutsu to seal a tailed beast wasn't something every village could master. Many villages used sealing jutsu that was just good enough.
So, it wasn't surprising that Takigakure had a tailed beast crisis.
Logically, a village's Jinchūriki was a matter of secrecy. They should try to solve it themselves, but when they couldn't handle this problem on their own, they could only ask for help from a major country.
As for Takigakure choosing Konoha, that was also reasonable. First, after the war ended, most of the small countries around the Land of Fire were subdued by Konoha. Takigakure could be considered a little brother of the Land of Fire.
Second, Konoha always presented itself as a "peace-loving" village. And the First Hokage had the act of distributing tailed beasts. You could roughly judge that this village didn't have any obsession with other countries' tailed beasts.
These judgments weren't wrong. However, the problem this time was that maybe they had found the wrong people.
The Seven-Tails, Chōmei, could still run away… right?
As the three of them moved quickly, Kakashi did some pointless科普:
"The Land of Waterfalls is sandwiched between the Land of Fire, the Land of Earth, the Land of Grass, and the Land of Frost. Small countries like this are easily trampled in war. But conversely, Takigakure has never been conquered. This is because of the terrain. This village is hidden by a giant waterfall."
"According to rumors, Takigakure was founded by a female ninja named Zerora, whose life is unknown. It has always had a tradition of benevolence. Although it is a ninja's hidden village, they are not warlike. The Seven-Tails they possess has never been used in war."
"This operation is Takigakure's request for help. And considering the nature of this village, we should have no obstacles."
Haori nodded, acknowledging Kakashi's statement. There should be no obstacles… before they knew that someone was really going to kill the tailed beast.
In reality, although Haori hadn't spent a long time or traveled extensively in the Land of Waterfalls, he had passed through this country before. But at that time, he was hidden in a large group of Iwa ninjas. It was on the way from Iwa to invade Kumo.
"Wait." Haori suddenly stopped and halted the three of them.
At this time, he heard the sound of the Yata Mirror. After all, no matter how fast two legs were, they couldn't beat flying.
A moment later, the Yata Mirror landed in front of Haori.
Haori retrieved Mirai's reply. He glanced at it briefly and put it away. He smiled and said, "Let's fly directly to our destination. The mission needs to be done quickly, right?"
Kakashi and Tenzo looked at each other. They had no objections. The two of them quickly climbed onto the Yata Mirror's back.
If you could fly, why run? They flew and stopped like this. After about two days, the three of them arrived at Takigakure.
"Is this it?"
After landing on the ground, the rumbling sound of the water made it necessary for them to speak loudly.
The Land of Waterfalls was abundant in water and had many ups and downs in its terrain, creating the natural landscape of many waterfalls throughout the country.
"But we haven't found anything."
Takigakure was well hidden.
Just as Haori was wondering whether he should make some noise to "notify" Takigakure of their arrival, a Takigakure ninja appeared from somewhere.
"Konoha ninjas? We've been waiting for you."
On the Konoha team's side, after seeing this ninja, Kakashi handed the mission document to him.
The Takigakure ninja took the mission document, read it carefully from beginning to end, and then fully acknowledged the identities of the three.
The mission document was like an ID card.
"Please follow me. Be sure to keep up." As he spoke, he walked into the giant waterfall first.
So, was there a Water Curtain Cave hidden here?
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