Chapter 143: MSIN: Chapter 142
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Genetics is a very complex subject, and it's worth studying in depth.
For example, during Naruto's growth, due to Kushina's early death, he should not have been influenced by his mother in any way. But in reality, the two of them have many similarities in their personalities, even to the point of being identical.
I wonder if the Blood-Red Pepper is also afraid of ghosts like Naruto… This is a question worth discussing.
In fact, if you want to ensure Kushina's safety, the purest and simplest method would be to erase the fact that Naruto-kun was born. But Haori couldn't do that at all.
He had no reason, and no way, to stop Kushina from uniting with Minato.
Or rather, he actually supported her marrying Minato. The reasons need not be elaborated upon.
After meeting Kushina, Haori didn't stay in Konoha for long. He quickly returned to the front lines.
He was accompanied by his teammates, Yūhi Kurenai and Sarutobi Asuma.
For some reason, even during a rare team break, Sarutobi Asuma didn't choose to return to Konoha. He stayed on the front lines.
Is it because he loves war? That's unlikely. Is there a family conflict? Haori didn't know.
This decision made Haori baffled.
In short, no matter how miserable it was, even without his soulmate by his side, Asuma stayed on the front lines.
When the three of them returned to the front-line camp, they immediately found Asuma, who was like a statue waiting for his lover.
When he saw his teammates return, Asuma's eyes instantly lit up. He first greeted Kurenai and Asuma, then eagerly asked Haori, "Captain, I heard you participated in another special and important mission?"
This guy, even though he stayed on the front lines, was actually well-informed. He had access to all kinds of information, things he should know and things he shouldn't know. He knew a lot… After all, being the Hokage's son could bring him a lot of convenience.
"How did you know about this confidential mission?"
Haori was actually quite curious about Asuma's intelligence network, but the other party just smiled and said nothing.
"I did participate in a mission. Based on the number of ninjas deployed and the comparison of enemy and our strength, the difficulty of the mission should have been A-rank. But considering the importance of this matter, it was ultimately classified as an S-rank mission…"
"Unfortunately, it was in vain. The mission ultimately failed."
Asuma glanced at Yūhi Kurenai and Sarutobi Asuma, then pulled Haori aside and said in a low voice, "So, did the Hyuga clan really lose a Byakugan?"
You know too much, don't you?
But the other party had already revealed the content of the mission, so Haori didn't hesitate. He directly nodded.
Asuma already knew this much. What was he keeping secret?
"…"
Asuma slapped his own face, wanting to say something, but in the end, he didn't say anything about it.
After two minutes of silence, it seemed as if he had figured it out, and then… he went to chat with Kurenai.
Haori saw that he wasn't needed anymore, so he said, "You guys chat first. I have something else to take care of."
When he first arrived at the camp, he received a message telling him to pack up and go see Jiraiya immediately.
Haori thought that there would be another special team mission, but he didn't expect it to be a personal mission.
A year and a half was enough for every young ninja to grow significantly, both in terms of their appearance, height, and strength.
This was true for Haori, and it was also true for other ninjas.
Here's a list of Haori's mission data: D-rank 18 times, C-rank 8 times, B-rank 62 times, A-rank 4 times, S-rank 4 times.
He had carried out quite a few high-level missions.
When Haori met Jiraiya, he found that he was the only one in the tent.
After greeting each other, Jiraiya didn't beat around the bush. He went straight to the point.
He pointed to the war map on the table and said,
"A year ago, we achieved peace with Sunagakure and Amegakure. From then on, Sunagakure no longer had any actions directed at Konoha. As for Amegakure… although I have serious objections to some of the transactions between Danzō and Hanzō, unfortunately, Konoha's decisions are not subject to my personal will…"
Some emotions on Jiraiya's face flashed by. He continued,
"But for some reason, Hanzō's actions have become ambiguous recently. His attitude towards the so-called 'rebellious' forces has changed. What he wants to do is still unknown…"
"Aren't you going to send me to infiltrate Amegakure to investigate Hanzō's movements?"
Haori asked with a sideways glance. This was a bit bad. If it was really this kind of high-risk mission, Haori wouldn't be able to find a strong reason, and he wouldn't be able to feel Jiraiya's tenderness anymore.
Fortunately, Jiraiya shook his head at Haori's words.
Unfortunately, Jiraiya shook his head.
"It's not that. I'm saying this because we can probably maintain a peaceful state with Amegakure according to the agreement."
"What I'm going to say next is top-secret information. Don't leak it to anyone." As he spoke, Jiraiya's expression became serious.
"I understand." Haori said. He could tell the difference between important and unimportant matters.
"Before that, I want to ask you one question. Can you still use your technique?"
"I can still fire one shot."
Haori naturally understood what Jiraiya was referring to. He had used the Railgun against Yagura (Minato?). Plus, he had made up that CD time before, so Jiraiya asked this question.
But after saying this, Haori realized something was wrong.
Sure enough, Jiraiya said, as if he had breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good."
Then, he began to tell the so-called top-secret information.
"At present, after a year of continuous confrontation, the border between Sunagakure and Iwagakure has basically achieved a temporary balance. Sunagakure is unable to launch a large-scale counterattack against Iwagakure. And Iwagakure seems to have lost its desire to conquer the Land of Wind…"
"But Iwagakure is not peaceful."
"According to the information our spies have sent back, Iwagakure will be drawing forces to launch a large-scale surprise attack on Kumogakure."
"This information is reliable. So, our plan is, after Iwagakure's action begins, Konoha will also deploy a large force. We will effectively achieve a pincer attack on Kumogakure, aiming to consume Kumogakure's combat power, force them into a difficult position, and then withdraw from the war."
"Considering that Kumogakure and Konoha have a mature and complete tactical counterattack system, it's difficult to draw manpower from this side. Plus, the scale of Iwagakure's deployment that we know, we have reason to speculate that Kumogakure will deploy elite troops when they confront Iwagakure, or even… the Raikage himself."
"So, your mission is here… specifically…"
Jiraiya pointed to a certain place as he began to explain Haori's detailed plan.
After hearing Jiraiya's mission description, Haori could only use one word to describe his mood.
"Damn!"
This was a compound, double mission!
Wouldn't he rather go to Amegakure to investigate the old man Hanzō?
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