012 : Pakura of the Scorch Release

Several days later, in the desert of the Land of Wind.

Shigen, Yugao, and Shisui were walking slowly through the desert.

The climate of the Land of Wind could be described as fair and sunny, along with strong winds blowing at nearly every moment, very befitting the name of the country.

It's just that this fair and sunny weather was also somewhat extreme.

"Is this really a place for people to live?" Shigen really didn't understand, what kind of ruthless person would dare to settle in this kind of place.

In the land of fire, he could at least see various wild boars and silly roe deer baring their teeth inside the dense forests.

But here, even if he wanted to bare his teeth at the animals, there were none.

"The climate in this place is indeed a bit extreme." Shisui said, he was also feeling the heat, but in order to prevent sandstorms and sunburn, he had wrapped a characteristic turban around his head.

"But for the sake of the mission, we still have to endure it."

"Yes, yes, yes, I know." Shigen nodded.

This guy Shisui was always talking about missions, missions every other day, and seemed more enthusiastic about doing them than even himself, who relied on missions to make a living.

Yugao, who was beside him, suddenly turned to look at Shigen as she observed him slightly before continuing. "However, Shigen, you seem to have recovered a lot?"

"You seemed a little listless when we set off, although the environment here is a bit harsh, you've recovered pretty good, it seems you're adapting pretty well" Yugao said as they all continued walking.

Shigen smiled and raised his eyebrows at Yugao when he heard this, "So, senpai, you've been paying attention to me all along, I'm truly flattered."

Although he said this, Shigen knew that his mood had indeed not been very good these past few days.

After all, his big boss had given him an incredibly hard mission.

Resolve Pakura?

How was he supposed to resolve that!

Not to mention, even considering the cursed seals and other messy things he had acquired, Shigen wasn't sure if he could beat this woman.

It was true that he was a stat monster, and he basically already had the strength of a Jonin.

And if he added points to LV7, he should be considered an elite Jonin.

But how could it be that simple?

It wasn't hard to acquire the Information that Pakura has been a Jonin ever since the end of the Third war, by now, She should already be an elite Jonin level Shinobi, with a strong possibility of being even stronger.

Moreover, with the mission from Hokage, it was questionable if he could even find her.

After thinking it over, Shigen suddenly had a moment of doubt - could this old dog Danzo be trying to use this opportunity to see if he could kill Shisui?

After all, Torune did say, 'Don't you still have your ANBU teammates?'

'As expected, mixing with Danzo means you could be sold out at any time!'

A perfectly good reconnaissance mission has now turned into an assassination, and one where he's being sent to his death.

Danzo truly is the epitome of doing things dirty.

And thinking about it carefully, the missions he gives to Shigen are basically in conflict with the Hokage's missions.

Hokage had sent them on a mission in hopes to maintain stability, but Danzo couldn't wait to throw the ninja world in to chaos again

Although it was somewhat accidental, Shigen still subjectively believes that this bastard wants to make himself an opportunity to rise to power!

Fortunately, after some thought, Shigen has made a decision.

His mission only needs to be completed, and there are no restrictions on how to complete it, so he has a lot of room to maneuver.

"You... isn't caring about your teammates the right thing to do!" Yugao was a little flustered when she heard Shigen's words, so she immediately changed the subject.

"We need to focus on the mission now. There are quite a few patrolling teams here, it seems that Kirigakure's harassment of Sunagakure is very serious."

"That's right." Shisui also spoke, and he couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the distant desert.

"And to be honest, it's very difficult to carry out this mission. Ordinary patrolmen don't have enough information at all, and Sunagakure..." Shisui stopped here, but Shigen and Yugao understood what he meant.

Sunagakure is now facing both internal and external troubles, so the defense will be particularly strict, making it extremely difficult for them to infiltrate the village.

If they can't get enough information, this mission will be as good as a failure, something they wanted to avoid at all costs, thinking of this, Shisui and Yugao both looked worried.

"Actually, we don't need to worry so much." However, at this moment, Shigen touched his chin and suddenly asked curiously.

"We certainly can't go to Sunagakure, but why don't we see if we can find a breakthrough opportunity on Kirigakure's side?"

"Kirigakure?" Shisui and Yugao didn't react for a moment, but Shigen showed a bright smile.

"Yes, Kirigakure. Kirigakure is constantly harassing Sunagakure, so the people they send out won't be just any random shinobi."

"Then, When Sunagakure responds, they would naturally send someone powerful out there. As long as we 'happen to stumble upon them', then..."

Shisui and Yugao understood what Shigen was trying to say.

And in just a moment, the way they looked at Shigen changed slightly. 

No matter who is weaker and who helps whom, they can wait until both sides have fought themselves to a stalemate before coming out to clean up the mess.

Sunagakure's powerful ninjas can provide a lot of information, and Kirigakure might also have some gains, which will be extremely helpful for their mission!

It's just that this plan is a bit unethical.

"But, wouldn't it affect the village if we are exposed? We are officially allied with Suna..." Yugao frowned and asked, but Shigen already had a plan.

"We can disguise ourselves as Iwagakure ninjas. Anyway, there are conflicts between them. Besides, don't forget that Sunagakure disguised themselves as other villages' troops to attack our outposts in the last war.

After hearing Shigen's words, Shisui agreed directly after a little consideration. "I understand, Shigen-kun's suggestion is very good, let's do it like this!"

People who have experienced war naturally don't have the naive way of thinking, and may even transform into people with 'flexible moral bottom lines' when facing enemies.

Besides, Sunagakure has also secretly plotted against Konoha many times, so naturally, it is whatever is convenient right now!

"Then, we..." Shisui wanted to say something, but suddenly he paused, he then raised his head and looked at the distant sky.

Not only him, Shigen and Yugao also raised their heads almost at the same time, because in the sky, a signal flare suddenly rose!

Seeing this scene, the three of them couldn't help but look at each other, and Shigen was also stunned for a moment, not because of the flare, but because of a new mission popping in his vision

[Acquire new mission]

[Obtain relevant useful information from Sunagakure and Kirigakure ninjas]

'Another mission, that's three...'

Accumulating three missions at the same time made Shigen a little surprised, but more missions are also a good thing!

Thinking of this, he turned to look at Shisui and Yugao and said with a smile. "It seems we're in luck."

As soon as he finished speaking, they quickly concealed their figures and quickly went towards the location of the signal flare.

Daring to release signal flares so swaggeringly in this desert, it is obvious that only the Sunagakure group would do that, Shigen and the others would not let go of such an opportunity. (T/N : Nah, Swaggeringly is a bit too much, I'm not editing this part)

Their speed was not particularly fast, especially in order to avoid detection from the surrounding Sunagakure ninjas, as such they were all extra cautious.

Fortunately, the place where the signal flare was launched was not far from them.

As they got closer, the explosions of detonating tags, ninjutsu, and the sounds of ninja fighting reached their ears.

"We have already entered the combat zone, we must all be careful." Shisui said in a low voice, and at the same time he put on his mask.

Shigen and Yugao did the same, but Shigen turned to look at the solemn Yugao and teased her softly "Don't worry, senpai, with me here, nothing will happen to you."

"You..." Hearing this, Yugao immediately thought of the scene of facing Orochimaru not long ago, and she was both angry and amused for a moment.

It's just that before she could say anything, Shisui's low voice had already sounded. "Everyone, we're in trouble..."

As he spoke, his eyes stared at the distance.

"That woman seems to be Sunagakure's lead, Pakura of the Scorch Release"

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