Obito thoughtfully carried the 'weak' Kamishiro on his back.
Kamishiro, feigning 'exhaustion', said to Kakashi, "Kakashi, since the mission is completed, let's get out of here quickly. I need some rest. The feeling of chakra over - exhaustion is so awful."
Kakashi nodded with a look of annoyance: "Let's go back to Konoha's camp."
After they returned to Konoha's camp, Kamishiro became lively again. After having a meal, he immediately went back to his tent to catch up on sleep.
Meanwhile, Kakashi went to Jiraiya to report on the mission.
"Lord Jiraiya, the investigation is done. There are indeed Cloud Ninjas stationed 15 kilometers to the southwest of here. There's a cave on a small hillside. There's one Cloud Ninja guarding the entrance, and there are 15 more inside, making a total of 16 Cloud Ninjas!"
Jiraiya was a bit surprised: "You finished the investigation so quickly and got such detailed information?"
Kakashi replied truthfully, "It's thanks to a ninjutsu of Kamishiro's."
Kakashi told Jiraiya how Kamishiro used a ninjutsu to create a Third Eye for reconnaissance.
Jiraiya stroked his chin and asked curiously, "Is there such a convenient ninjutsu? This kid is really something."
Then Kakashi said seriously, "Lord Jiraiya, there's something that bothers me. At the Cloud Ninjas' camp, there was a map on the table with a lot of markings."
Jiraiya immediately asked, "Do you know what kind of map it was and what locations those markings indicated?"
Kakashi shook his head. "Since Kamishiro pretended to be chakra - exhausted, and I only realized later that the information he mentioned might be a Mondai, I haven't asked yet."
Jiraiya paused for a moment and then said, "Well, I don't have anything else to do right now. Let's go and see him. If there were a lot of markings on that map on the Cloud Ninjas' table, those markings might indicate their planned attacks on us, or they could be the locations of other Cloud Ninja camps.
So, just to be safe, it's necessary to confirm with Kamishiro what he saw on that map."
Kakashi and Jiraiya headed for the tent where Kamishiro was staying.
Well - fed and satisfied, Kamishiro was sleeping soundly when he suddenly felt someone shaking him vigorously.
Kamishiro opened his eyes groggily, and the first thing he saw was a big face.
Kamishiro shuddered and sat up in bed instantly. "Damn it! What the hell is that ugly thing?"
Jiraiya, who had been sticking his face close to Kamishiro, straightened up and said unhappily, "Hey, kid, what's with that kind of talk? I'm a well - known handsome guy in the village, and lots of pretty girls admire me!"
Kamishiro looked at the two people standing beside his bed blankly and asked in confusion, "Lord Jiraiya? Kakashi? What are you guys doing in my tent, spying on me while I'm sleeping?"
Kakashi tugged at the corner of his mouth. Who would want to peek at him while he's sleeping!
Kakashi pointed at Lord Jiraiya. "Lord Jiraiya has something to discuss with you. He wants to ask you about a map."
Kamishiro looked even more confused. "A map? What kind of map?"
Lord Jiraiya explained, "Kakashi told me that you found a marked map when scouting the Cloud Ninjas. Do you still remember what it looked like?"
Kamishiro recalled for a moment and then replied, "I did see it and took a few glances. At that time, those Cloud Ninjas were gathered around the map, seemingly discussing something. But I didn't deliberately memorize it, so I'm not really sure what it looked like."
Lord Jiraiya took out several maps and placed them in front of Kamishiro. "Kamishiro, do you think the Cloud Ninjas' map looks similar to any of these?"
Kamishiro picked up the maps one by one to check them out. When he got to the third map, he said firmly, "This is the one!"
Lord Jiraiya and Kakashi looked at the map in Kamishiro's hand. Their eyes sharpened at the same time.
The map in Kamishiro's hand was a regional map of the area where Konoha's camp was located.
It seemed that the Cloud Ninjas, who had a regional map of Konoha's camp with many marks on it and were discussing something, were planning some action against Konoha's camp.
Lord Jiraiya asked seriously, "Kamishiro, do you still know where the marks on the map were?"
Kamishiro looked embarrassed. "How could I remember them all? I only took a few glances at the map. There were seven or eight marks in total, but I remember two or three. I'm not sure if they're accurate."
Lord Jiraiya nodded. "Then just mark the ones you remember on the map."
Kamishiro got up from the bed and walked to the table. He spread the map flat on the table.
"At that time, I was at... right, it was from this angle that I saw the map. Then one mark was here, another mark was here, and another mark... probably should be here."
Kamishiro quickly marked the three marks he knew on the map.
Lord Jiraiya and Kakashi looked at the map again.
One of Kamishiro's marks was on the side of Konoha's camp, and the other two marks were at the back of Konoha's camp.
Lord Jiraiya looked very solemn and left the tent directly.
Kamishiro asked in confusion, "Kakashi, what's wrong with Lord Jiraiya?"
Kakashi replied, "Lord Jiraiya probably thinks that the Cloud Ninjas are going to attack Konoha's camp."
Kamishiro said anxiously, "Ah? What? They're going to attack here? Then let's run quickly!"
Kakashi gave Kamishiro a dumbfounded look and said, "Run? Why? We have the Sannin of Konoha, Lord Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Lady Tsunade, here. And the Konoha ninjas here are not to be underestimated either.
Moreover, thanks to the map you marked, Kamishiro, Lord Jiraiya has become vigilant. He must be discussing this with Lord Orochimaru right now. So there's really no need to worry.
When Kamishiro heard what Kakashi said, he let out a sigh of relief.
If the Cloud Ninjas launch a large - scale attack here, the battle chaos will be extremely dangerous.
However, Kamishiro got an idea. He said to Kakashi, "Kakashi, if everything's alright, I'll go back to catch some more Zs."
Kakashi waved his hand and said, "Then go back to sleep." Then he left the tent.
After Kakashi left, Kamishiro took out paper and a pen and wrote a letter. Then he quietly slipped out of the tent and summoned a ninja hawk in a secluded spot.
As soon as the ninja hawk saw Kamishiro, it got spooked and took two steps back.
Kamishiro scowled and said, "Why are you backing off? Afraid I'll gobble you up? Come here!"
The ninja hawk was stunned. Wasn't it precisely afraid that Kamishiro would chow down on it?!
Kamishiro tied the letter to the ninja hawk's body and said, "Okay, take this letter to Uncle Kaito. Fly off!"
The ninja hawk immediately took to the sky and flew away from Kamishiro as if its life depended on it.