"....And that's the plan of action for now, a few things might change but the plan will remain same overall, is that clear?" Hiro said as he finished explaining the plan he had devised for their stay in Suna.
"Hmmm, that's good but we will still need Kazekage's cooperation through that" Guy said as he scratched his chin a bit.
"Don't worry about that, Tsunade-sama has taken care of it for us, there should be no obstruction from his side" Hiro replied as Guy continued to ask a few more questions and modified the plan a bit.
Although Hiro was good at making a plan, Guy was still a seasoned shinobi working in the trade for more than two decades, more than capable of picking out mistakes and inconveniences just after listening to it once.
Hiro was genuinely impressed with his analytical skills.
'As I thought..... it's not just all brawns and no brains.... he's still a technical Shinobi'
"Then good, we report to the Kazekage in the evening, get some rest till then, I'll go out and gather some intel in the meantime" Hiro said as the two of them nodded.
As a sensor, Hiro's intel gathering skills were in a different league from them, with him having trained his senses and brain to such a level where he could pick up dozens of conversations simultaneously and filter the information individually.
"See you guys soon" Hiro said to them as he used Shunshin to blink away.
Instead of going directly to gather intel, Hiro first had to shake off the ninjas that were on his tail.
'Doesn't matter which faction, I need to get them off' Hiro thought.
It was a pretty standard practice to tail and monitor the activities of powerful shinobi's, especially if they were from the other village.
Although Hiro was good at hiding his chakra, a skilled enough sensor worth his salt should be able to pick up at least elite Jonin level of chakra from Hiro's chakra signature.
Chakra control could help one hide their chakra to a great degree, but not absolutely, especially when one comes in levels of S rank chakra.
Especially now when his chakra control was at a low and he was not equipped with most of his equipment, it Hiro gave off chakra signature of an elite Jonin.
When his chakra control climbs back up, Hiro would be able to suppress his signature to that of a Genin.
'It won't matter any way it is' Hiro thought as he created a shadow clone with half of his chakra and send it to 'Go around' the place.
Simultaneously, Hiro used transformation Jutsu to change his appearance and separated from the clone.
After three more such actions, Hiro had lost the tail that was onto him and made it to the "Sand of Riches", a niche underground bar/information den where most of the illicit deals of the city happened.
It was run by the 'Noble' Kazekune clan, Suna's equivalent to the Nara clan.
But instead of working under the Kazekage, They worked independently as contractors and sent out their forces to work as Suna's Shinobi's on contractual basis.
Although their de facto affiliation was with Suna, Their true loyalty lied with Money, to the one that could bid the highest.
And even though not that trustworthy, these guys ran one of the most organized underworld organization and information network.
And they weren't cheap either, just a single off the books mission could cost nearly 5-8 times more than a normal.
Still, Hiro, who was not able to visit this place last time, came here to make an observation and collect information that his own spies could not.
As Hiro approached the large building, he was greeted with two beautiful ladies welcoming him inside.
'Hmmm... Jonin Kunoichi's at the entrance..... Sensors too...., they surely have the money to burn through' Hiro thought.
Although his face and figure was hidden by a layer of baggy clothes and mask, the chakra signature emitted by him told the Kunoichi's that he was a dangerous man, not to be trifled with, Hence the amicable and inviting gesture despite his lackluster clothing.
Elite Jonins were rare, it wasn't everyday you could see one, plus, each elite Jonin represented a huge amount of investment and backing from factions behind them.
And such a person coming here would only mean profit to them, mulling over small details would be bad business for them.
As Hiro entered the large palace looking place, he was greeted with a bustling scene.
The ground floor, which was a casino, was filled with wealthy merchants, high class people and seasoned gamblers who all were enjoying their time trying their luck.
Hiro took out an intricate looking gold card and passed it on to the stewardess as she escorted him to the floor above.
Hiro passed by the casino floor as his senses scanned through everyone, a few interesting individuals were there but there wasn't any time to mingle with them.
Hiro walked through the luxurious hallways and into the huge backrooms as a familiar chakra signature came into his range.
After a minute of walking or so, He was finally face to face with the person.
Kento Kazekune, 28 year old prince of the Kazekune family who was first in line to become the clan leader.
"Well, well, well, if it ain't the mystery man himself, come on in, we have much to discuss".
"Sure" Hiro said in a modulated voice as he followed the man into a room.
'Hmmmmm...there are still a lot of powerful people in this world that I have yet to discover' Hiro thought.
He had previously gauged Kento's power to be somewhere around Jonin level the last time he had seen him.
But now that his own senses had developed, he could now gather an accurate reading of this man's strength level.
He was already elite Jonin, bordering on the S rank category with just his chakra cutting him short.
"So, is it ready?" Hiro asked, still in his modulated voice as he awaited the answer.
"Come on, we haven't even sat down yet, here, have a seat." Kento said with a slippery expression on his face.
"I don't have that much time, get to business"
"Tch... what a kill joy, yes it's ready" Kento said as he took out a ninja scroll.
He extended the scroll, but as Hiro was about to grab it, he took it a bit back and said "The payment"
"Show me the item first"
"You know, I consider you a good customer that brings great business, if it had been anyone else, I might have broke their legs already" Kento said as he unsealed the scroll.
From the scroll, came out a few things, first, a couple small vials tied together, one containing a purplish red liquid and other having a greenish blue liquid.
The first vial contained the venom of an S ranked centurion scorpion, the second having it's antidote.
It was a toxin that could easily kill A ranked beings in a few seconds, even S ranked and Kage levels would be rendered powerless after a few minutes.
But that wasn't all what Hiro had came here for.
Along with the vails, came out a bluish looking lump of metal.
"3 Kilograms of Azure, the strongest chakra metal there is. Trust me when I say it, it was a nightmare to gather this much" Kento said as Hiro Inspected the goods.
He took the lump of metal into his hands and inserted his chakra into it.
Although not visible to the naked eye, Hiro could feel the chakra interacting with the metal, flowing through it like a fish in water, facing no resistance at all.
"Good, here is you payment" Hiro said as he himself took out a scroll and unsealed it, a large box coming out of it.
"Half a ton of Gold, all in 25 Kg gold bars, 20 bottles of Skyfire whiskey, 200 million Ryo, all in cash, and one scroll containing the secrets of Shadow clone Jutsu" Hiro said as he looked at Kento.
The other party looked ecstatically at the items Hiro had taken out as he started inspecting them while Hiro quickly put the vials and metal into his inventory.
"It was good doing business with you, I'll take my leave now"
"Wait... Lets cel...." before he could complete, Hiro used Shunshin to move out of the room, then used it continuously until he was out of the premises and then used his insane speed to vanish into the distance.
Although the guards were outside the room, they could only watch Hiro leave as they couldn't even track Hiro's shadow.
All of this happened in matter of a couple seconds.
Kento, who looked at the empty space in front of him stupendously, sweated a bit as he looked at the gold in front of him once again, sighing at seeing that the payment was still with him.
"Looks like we have one more variable in the village, huh, things are getting pretty interesting" He said, picking up a gold bar in his hands while wiping his sweat with other.
Even though he was an elite Jonin himself, what Hiro had just shown him was definitely the speed and precision of an S ranked agility based ninja.
It was like Hiro saying to him "Don't come after me, you're not that guy"
A/N : Those who give power stones be blessed with big PP.
Extra chapters if we make it to top 15 in the power rankings, with the number of readers for this fic, it's honestly achievable with relative ease.
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