Chapter 5: Undercover Agent in Konoha
After Pakura gave Kamishiro a hefty slap (a very colloquial Chinese term for a hard slap on the face), she bolted right away, leaving Kamishiro standing there in a daze for quite a while.
When Kamishiro came to his senses, Pakura had long disappeared.
Furious, Kamishiro stuffed five sushi into his mouth to vent his anger.
"Damn it! This is so unfair! I've been wracking my brains to help her get through the future crises, and this is how she treats me? I'm so smart. What if she slapped me stupid?"
It was useless for Kamishiro to get angry. There was absolutely no way he would go out to seek revenge on Pakura.
After finishing the remaining sushi, Kamishiro lay on the bed. He crossed his legs and let his mind wander.
"So boring... Now that I think about it, there are TVs in the ninja world, right? It's a pity that Sunagakure Village is so poor that there aren't any places selling TVs. If there were, I'd definitely have to make a few Puppets to earn some money and buy one. It's no use having money here. Seriously, there aren't any entertainment options at all."
After lying down for a while, Kamishiro got up and sat on the chair, starting to tinker with the parts on the table.
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Days passed by.
Pakura hadn't come again since that day. She must have gone on a mission. Otherwise, if she were in the village, she would come to see him every day.
One night, half a month later.
Kamishiro was sound asleep in his bed when suddenly the door burst open.
The Booby Traps in the room were triggered, and a large number of Poison Senbon shot towards the door. Meanwhile, Kamishiro was jolted awake from his sleep.
"Who's there!"
Kamishiro had already attached his chakra threads to Puppet Kanna. Puppet Kanna, which had its eyes closed before, now opened them.
When he saw clearly who was standing at the door, Kamishiro immediately released the chakra threads and put on an obsequious smile.
"Oh, it's Uncle Kuitou. What're you doing here?"
The Third Kazekage stood at the door, looking at the Senbon on the ground with a black line across his forehead, and asked, "Why on earth did you set up Booby Traps in your own house?"
Kamishiro forced a laugh and said, "It's just to be on the safe side. You know, Uncle Kuitou, I'm weak and not very capable. I might die accidentally, so I have to be careful. But... Uncle Kuitou, why did you come to see me so late at night? Is there something going on?"
The Third Kazekage walked into the room and said to Kamishiro, "Get up first. There's an extremely important task for you this time."
Kamishiro's heart skipped a beat. He suddenly had a bad feeling.
What important task could there be for him, a weakling? What could it possibly be?
Could it be that they wanted him to go into battle again?
With a nervous heart, Kamishiro got up from the bed and walked over to sit on the chair in front of the table.
The Third Kazekage sat opposite Kamishiro and said seriously, "Kamishiro, it's time for you to make a contribution to Sunagakure Village!"
Hearing what the Third Kazekage said, Kamishiro's eyelids twitched violently. He immediately realized that something was seriously wrong. The content the Third Kazekage was about to say must be extremely troublesome.
Kamishiro immediately said, "Uncle Kuito, I also think it's time to contribute to Sunagakure Village. I'll work extra hours to make Puppets from now on to enhance the strength of our village's puppet masters!"
Kamishiro was thinking about how to talk his way out of this.
However, the Third Kazekage waved his hand and said, "No need. You don't have to make Puppets anymore. I'm planning to send you to Konoha as an undercover agent!"
Kamishiro's head 'buzzed', and his brain almost fried.
Send him to be an undercover agent? Undercover for what?
Go to Konoha, find a bridge, and then lie under it?
After Kamishiro came to his senses, he quickly stood up and said excitedly, "Un, Uncle Kuito, I don't know how to be an undercover agent. Moreover, I'm fussy about where I sleep. I can't fall asleep in a different place. Also, I can't get used to the local environment. If I go to Konoha, I'll definitely have diarrhea and vomit. I simply can't be an undercover agent.
And you know, Uncle Kuito, I'm very weak. So weak that any genin... no, even a student from the ninja school can beat me up easily. I can't go as an undercover agent. If I go, won't I just harm the village? No way, absolutely not!"
The Third Kazekage said in a solemn voice, "Kamishiro, you can't refuse this time. You're a ninja of Sunagakure Village and my junior. Now Sunagakure Village needs you to be an undercover agent, so you have to go. And you don't need to fight. You just need to successfully infiltrate Konoha as an undercover agent."
Kamishiro was about to cry, "No, Uncle Kuito, I can't do it. I don't even know how to deceive people. I'll be discovered very soon if I go as an undercover agent. Can you find someone else? Please."
Although Kamishiro was indeed a little yearning for Konoha, it was just a little.
Going to Konoha as an undercover agent at this time is just asking for trouble!
Now Konoha and Kumogakure are already in a local conflict. How could they let a stranger into Konoha?
Even if he manages to infiltrate Konoha, the Third Ninja World War hasn't broken out fully yet. If it fully breaks out, Konoha is so rich that it will definitely be targeted.
By then, when Konoha is short of manpower, they might conscript people to fight on the front line. Someone of his unknown identity will definitely be selected.
He can't go, no way!
The Third Kazekage suddenly slapped the table and scolded, "Kamishiro, do you know what you're saying? As a ninja, you're evading your duty. This can be considered desertion!"
Kamishiro said aggrievedly, "But I never wanted to be a ninja in the first place. It was you, Uncle Kuito, who forced a genin identity on me."
A look of embarrassment flashed across the Third Kazekage's face.
The reason he gave Kamishiro the genin identity back then was that he saw Kamishiro had great talent in making Puppets. He thought Kamishiro would also be good at other things, so he directly gave Kamishiro the identity of a genin.
Normally, to become a ninja, one has to study at a ninja school for several years and pass the assessment to obtain the status of a ninja.
But the Third Kazekage didn't expect that Kamishiro only had talent in puppet - making, and his performance in other aspects was far from satisfactory.
However, this slight embarrassment disappeared quickly. The Third Kazekage said with a straight face, "This isn't a negotiation but an order. Even if you're not a ninja, you're still a part of Sunagakure Village. Besides, you're from the same clan as me and my junior as the Third Kazekage. So even if Sunagakure Village needs you to sacrifice yourself, you must do so. This is your responsibility!"
Kamishiro looked at the Third Kazekage in disbelief. Was he being pressured with lofty justifications?
But... we're just relatives. Isn't this a bit too much?
He had also made contributions to Sunagakure Village. The two puppets he made, although they were just rushed - out works, if puppet masters could figure out the craftsmanship in them, their strength would surely be improved significantly.
Kamishiro still wanted to make excuses and wriggle out of it, but the Third Kazekage didn't give him any chance.
The Third Kazekage shouted sharply, "I've said it's an order. You've got no choice. If I have to say there's a choice, it's either to be an undercover agent in Konoha or be locked up in a high - security prison forever on the charge of desertion!"