Naruto: Modern Science in Naruto

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This squad took about three days to return to Iwagakure from the Kusagakure base.

No one noticed that, from a certain moment, Chunin Yoshida had been replaced by someone with ulterior motives.

Thus, with almost no obstacles, Haori infiltrated the enemy's headquarters – Iwagakure, one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages.

This was Haori's first time carrying out this kind of mission. In fact, this kind of mission shouldn't have been assigned to a young ninja. But it was clear that Jiraiya valued Haori very much, so much that Haori was a little surprised — surprised isn't accurate. When he saw this plan, he was indeed shocked.

Once he actually arrived in Iwagakure, Haori's attitude was surprisingly calm.

In terms of location, Iwagakure is similar to Sunagakure. It has a steep terrain, similar to Kumogakure. The village is surrounded by natural barriers, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack. Or rather, this natural fortress of many rocks and mountains is designed with defending against external enemies as its primary purpose.

If he hadn't infiltrated in this way, it would have been very difficult for Haori to enter Iwagakure without alerting the enemy.

And if Haori's identity was exposed for various reasons after entering Iwagakure, then his fate would probably be quite tragic.

The Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, is known for his stubborn nature. Similarly, the Iwagakure ninjas under his leadership are also known for their fearlessness and their willingness to die in missions.

Therefore, the Chunin "Yoshida" that Haori was assigned to impersonate, who was chosen based on spy intelligence, was so disliked. This cowardly, timid character was indeed incompatible with Iwagakure's style.

… Well, this kind of ninja is disliked in any shinobi village, even in Konoha, which has a slightly better atmosphere.

For this reason, Yoshida was a loner, his only blood relative was himself, he didn't talk much, he didn't have many friends, and he rarely interacted with others outside of missions. This kind of person with simple interpersonal relationships was probably the best choice for impersonation, as it minimized the risk of exposure.

After entering Iwagakure, the supply squad disbanded. The time and specific content of the next mission would be notified separately.

Haori was quite dedicated. Perfect-level Transformation Jutsu wasn't difficult for him. The difficulty was maintaining this Transformation Jutsu all the time.

In fact, his imitation of Yoshida's speaking tone was over 95% accurate. This was enough to fool anyone. After all, this person always spoke timidly. As long as his voice trembled a little, no one would notice that he had been replaced.

After infiltrating Iwagakure, this meant that the first stage of Haori's mission was complete.

The mission didn't require Haori to cause any destruction in Iwagakure. In fact, that would be suicide. Even if Jiraiya was unscrupulous, he wouldn't assign a suicide mission to him…

Although, upon closer inspection, this mission was actually feasible in terms of success rate. But no matter the outcome, the death rate was definitely not low.

For Haori, the first half of his mission was simple. He just had to impersonate Yoshida and take this supply route back to Iwagakure.

Then, he had to memorize this supply route.

Although spies had previously sent back information on this, the information was ambiguous. Considering that some future missions would require extremely precise information, the supply route had to be confirmed by someone in person.

Unfortunately, although Haori obtained this route, he didn't pay much attention to the keywords "Shinobi Bridge," which were highly sensitive.

When Haori entered Iwagakure, his first problem arose. He didn't know where Yoshida's house was.

This wasn't because the spy who delivered the information was negligent. In fact, even if there was a detailed map, with Iwagakure's complex environment and architectural style, Haori wouldn't be able to find Yoshida's address accurately without a guide.

Considering the urgency of the current situation, if he couldn't find the address, he would be doomed if he was still wandering around at midnight.

Fortunately, it was still early before nightfall. Haori was urgent, but not anxious.

"Haha, Yoshida, you're finally back. How was the mission?" Just as Haori was thinking about what to do next, someone greeted him from afar with a smile.

Haori glanced at the other party and, comparing his features, immediately recognized his identity.

"Aono, it's you."

As he spoke, he showed a natural smile on his face, and the cautiousness in his voice was reduced.

Because this person was Yoshida's friend.

… It's fortunate that even someone in Yoshida's situation still had a friend.

But the tragedy of Yoshida lies in this – he wasn't just disliked in the village. His only "friend" was actually a Konoha spy.

The ninja named Aono looked very ordinary. He was about the same age as Yoshida. As he strode towards Haori, he maintained that enthusiastic attitude.

As he walked, his right hand, which was hidden in his sleeve, had already made a special gesture.

This was a way of revealing his identity. Haori could see it, and he understood it, but he didn't react at all.

He didn't know whether this spy belonged to Konoha's official intelligence system or Danzō's Root. But he was Yoshida now, and he wouldn't do anything unnecessary.

No matter what, every spy shouldn't be completely trusted. Maybe he's a double agent. Maybe he'll say, "I'm sorry, I'm actually a cop," and show off at some point.

"The mission went as usual. Fortunately, nothing happened." As he thought about this, Haori continued.

"Really? That's great. You've been lucky ever since you've been doing logistics. It's really enviable. Unlike me, I almost died on my last mission." Aono said. He had already walked in front of Haori.

"Did something happen to Aono?"

"Yoshida"'s tone was concerned.

"This… although it's not a secret mission, it's hard to explain. We'll talk about it in detail at your place."

"Uh… okay."

Actually, after Aono finished saying this, he didn't wait for Haori's answer. He had already walked ahead on his own.

Although Haori was still cautious, he now understood that the other party was going to lead him.

No matter what, he could only follow behind him for now.

Along the way, the two of them chatted about random things, but in fact, the other party was constantly reminding Haori of things he needed to pay attention to in Iwagakure.

When they arrived at Yoshida's residence, they continued to chat after entering.

After about two hours, Aono got up to leave.

Haori saw him off at the door. After the other party left, he turned around and closed the door, his expression instantly turning cold.

During their casual conversation, the other party had actually used a special way to convey information to him.

Iwagakure would soon be making a major move into the Land of Lightning. The number of ninjas would be over 5,000. Many ninjas would be recruited. Yoshida would probably be among them.

Haori already knew the first half of the information. The second half was vague. The specific number of ninjas participating in the operation couldn't be determined.

But if "Yoshida" really participated in the operation, then this identity could probably still be useful.

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