Chapter 87: Turning Yugao Into A Spy
Sand Village, located in a canyon area in the desert.
This hidden village cleverly uses the natural canyon as a barrier, isolating the vast yellow sands outside and providing conditions for human habitation.
To enter Sand Village, there are only two ways: one is through the narrow corridor between the canyons, accepting layered checkpoint inspections by Sand Ninja; the other is to fly directly over the steep canyon cliffs from high altitude.
Inside the Kazekage’s Office, Yashamaru was respectfully reporting to the Fourth Kazekage, who was also his brother-in-law, Rasa.
“This scroll has already been checked by Chiyo. There is no poison or traces of other jutsu.” Yashamaru placed the scroll Yakura had given him on the Kazekage’s desk.
Rasa was more concerned about the opponent’s strength: “What is the combat power of those five Star Ninja?”
Yashamaru, with his blond hair, pondered slightly before slowly answering: “One of them has Jonin level strength, the others are some Chunin and Genin. Overall, they are not very strong, and that Jonin should have been injured in the previous battle with Yakura and the others. During the fight, I could feel his weakness.”
“There was originally one captive, but he bit open a poison sac and committed suicide. The colleagues at the Border Outpost are transporting the body back, estimated to arrive at the village in another two days.”
After hearing the report, Rasa nodded slightly.
Yakura’s squad had gone to reconnoiter Star Village and had been out of contact for over two months, but now they suddenly returned, which couldn’t help but make Rasa suspicious.
However, after confirming that the pursuers included at least one Jonin and several Chunin and Genin, Rasa relaxed a bit.
After all, Jonin-level combat power is high-end strength in any village, and it’s unlikely they would directly die in battle even as bait.
The special envoy leader sent by Cloud Village to Konoha to cause trouble was only a Special Jonin.
“You can go rest first.” After understanding the situation, Rasa said to Yashamaru.
“Yes.” Yashamaru bowed slightly.
As he was about to leave, Rasa’s voice came from behind again.
“By the way, Gaara’s condition has been a bit off lately. Spend more time with him.” Rasa opened the scroll, using it to shield his face.
“If he really can’t control the One-Tails’ rampage… for the village, you know what to do.”
Yashamaru looked somber upon hearing this, his face depressed as he replied: “Understood.”
Bang.
The sound of the door closing rang out, and Rasa, left alone in the office, carefully studied the contents of the scroll.
This scroll recorded the intelligence gathered by Yakura’s group after infiltrating the Land of Bears, including the tragic deaths of the Land of Bears daimyo’s family, and how the Land of Bears nobles were bloodbathed.
Then, Yakura’s group was discovered by Star Village, surrounded and attacked, and defeated, becoming prisoners.
But during the two months imprisoned in the prison, Yakura discovered some opposing voices within Star Village.
She was secretly released by some Star Ninja tentatively called the Conservative Faction, and they managed to rescue the other two companions.
During the escape back, they were pursued by Star Village’s pursuit troops.
As for Star Village’s current leader, the scroll did not mention it, only that according to the Conservative Faction, Star Village had undergone major changes.
As for what kind of changes, it was unknown.
After reading the intelligence on this scroll, Rasa’s panda eyes grew even more grave, his brows tightly furrowed.
Although Yakura brought back valuable intelligence, it made Star Village even more mysterious.
Star Village’s leader had likely changed, and their combat power was also an unknown.
Moreover, Hell Valley Chasm blocked most of the borderline, so to attack Star Village, they could only go through that section of the northern borderline without Hell Valley.
And Sand Village had just ceased war and hadn’t rested for a few years, with low war support, and the old guys in the council also opposed starting war again.
The One-Tails jinchūriki’s situation also…
“It’s really a time of troubles.” Rasa couldn’t help but sigh.
At this time, Sand Village hospital.
At the entrance of this hospital established by borrowing Konoha’s medical system, a girl with two purple markings on her face hurried over.
Yakura’s ward was suddenly pushed open, and Yakura, lying on the hospital bed, turned her head to look. Seeing the panting girl, a gentle smile squeezed onto her tired face: “What’s wrong, Kozuki.”
Kozuki excitedly pounced over: “Teacher!”
Looking at her disciple crying, Yakura gently stroked Kozuki’s hair.
“I’ve come back, haven’t I.” She softly comforted her only disciple.
During the Third Great Ninja War, Kozuki, whose parents were killed by Kirigakure, was determined to become a ninja.
But at that time, she was already fourteen or fifteen years old, past the best age for learning, so she apprenticed under Yakura and studied arduously.
Yakura was also moved by Kozuki’s drive for revenge and her efforts, accepted this disciple, and trained her wholeheartedly; even when tired from returning from missions, she would accompany Kozuki in practice.
After several years of training, the now nineteen-year-old Kozuki had become a Chunin, and her talent in sealing jutsu had attracted the village’s attention.
Kozuki broke into a smile through her tears, pulled her teacher’s hand and sat by the hospital bed, inquiring about her teacher’s injuries while telling her teacher about the recent village situation.
In the next few days, Yakura recuperated in the hospital, and Kozuki brought small gifts every day to visit her teacher.
At the same time, Sand Village Anbu would occasionally come to Yakura and the other surviving Sand Ninja to inquire about the Land of Bears and Star Village situation, and use sensing ninjutsu to probe the two.
Once confirmed there were no issues, Yakura and the other, with gradually recovering injuries, were allowed to leave the hospital and resume normal activities.
And on the first night after leaving the hospital.
Yakura, sleeping soundly at home, suddenly opened her eyes.
Her originally brown pupils emitted a faint purple glow, and her gaze became vacant.
She threw off the covers and sat up, an engraving mark appearing on the back of her right hand.
Yakura placed her left hand over the back of her right hand, channeling chakra.
Her spirit entered a special illusionary space.
Here, it was as if sea and sky met, with a vast blue starry sky and ground stretching endlessly.
But there was a table and chair, seemingly quietly waiting for her.
Yakura walked over blankly, pulled out the chair and sat down, picked up the pen on the table, and began writing various secret intelligence about Sand Village on the scroll.
Soon, Yakura filled the scroll with dense text.
Including Sand Village’s geographical location, entry and exit methods, Sand Village’s organization structure, high-level officials situation, Anbu situation, and so on…
While Yakura was writing, another table and chair appeared beside her.
A ninja with spiky hair, wearing a Stone Village headband on his forehead, dressed in a Stone Village Jonin vest, with similarly vacant eyes, walked over and began writing various secret intelligence about Stone Village on the table.
This person was precisely the Stone Village Explosion Release ninja captured earlier by Uzumaki Kushina, Shikari!
