Kamishiro sent a ninja hawk to deliver a message.
However, the ninja hawk didn't flap its wings in the air for long before it fainted again, with its eyes rolling back.
This time, it wasn't Minato Namikaze who knocked out the ninja hawk, but Kakashi.
The moment Kamishiro summoned the ninja hawk, Kakashi detected it via the mark Minato had left on the hawk.
Kakashi took off the letter tied to the hawk and opened it.
[Uncle Kuidou, I'm currently in Konoha's camp in the Land of Hot Water. I've faced extreme danger and barely survived. And I've obtained extremely important intelligence about the war between Konoha and Kumogakure in the Land of Hot Water.
The Cloud Ninjas plan to launch a full - scale attack on Konoha's camp in the Land of Hot Water soon to wipe out all the Konoha ninjas there at once. I believe this intelligence is crucial for Uncle Kuidou, so I'm reporting it to you right away.
My situation is extremely difficult now. I've been tied up because I'm not trusted. If the Cloud Ninjas launch an all - out attack on Konoha's camp, I'll definitely be in great danger and might even lose my life.
I've made a great contribution this time. I hope Uncle Kuidou can approve my withdrawal from the mission and let me return to the village!]
Kakashi stared at the letter and was silent for a while.
Finally, Kakashi murmured in disbelief, "Korega guy...what's wrong with your head?"
It was impossible for the Cloud Ninjas to launch a full - scale attack on Konoha's camp. It was still just a stage of skirmishes.
In Kakashi's opinion, based on the map, the Cloud Ninjas probably just wanted to launch a sneak attack on Konoha's camp.
After all, Jiraiya had said that after Minato Namikaze and his team left, the Cloud Ninjas counterattacked, and then Orochimaru sent a team of ninjas to sneak attack the rear camp of the Cloud Ninjas.
So Kakashi thought that the Cloud Ninjas most likely just wanted to get back at Konoha.
Moreover, even if the Cloud Ninjas really launched a full - scale attack on Konoha's camp, what's it to Sunagakure Village?
Do they really think they can send people all the way to the Land of Hot Water to stir up trouble?
Do they really think the Konoha ninjas stationed in The Land of Rivers are just for decoration?
And most importantly, if he'd been tied up all the time, how did he write the letter and summon the ninja hawk?
Claiming to have made a great contribution and asking to retire? Isn't this just crazy?
Kakashi picked up a pen and paper. After carefully examining Kamishiro's handwriting, he thought for a while and began to write.
[Uncle Kuidou, I've fully gained Minato Namikaze's trust. I followed Minato to Konoha's camp in the Land of Hot Water and successfully met Jiraiya, one of the Sannin of Konoha. Jiraiya didn't suspect my identity. I'm now trying to gain Jiraiya's trust. The undercover agent mission is going very smoothly. Please don't worry, Uncle Kuidou.]
After writing, Kakashi checked the letter, put it into an envelope, retied it to the ninja hawk, and then left.
Ten minutes later.
The ninja hawk woke up from the coma but didn't move. It just stood there motionless, as if it had been hit by a Binding Technique.
Three more minutes passed.
Suddenly, the ninja hawk angrily scratched the bark of a tree in front of it to pieces with its claws.
Now it felt a lot better.
The ninja hawk took this tree for Kamishiro.
If it only suspected before that its previous coma might be related to Kamishiro, now it's definitely Kamishiro's fault!
After all, this kind of situation had never happened before. But now, after becoming Kamishiro's contracted summon, it would always fall into a coma every time it saw Kamishiro.
So the ninja hawk had a firm guess in its mind, that is, there's something fishy about Kamishiro!
Actually, the ninja hawk also thought before that maybe someone had knocked it out.
However, there was nothing wrong with the letter on its body, so it ruled out this possibility.
Although it was very angry, it still had to deliver the letter. The ninja hawk took off cursing in its heart and left.
...
At this time, inside Orochimaru's tent.
Jiraiya had told Orochimaru the whole story.
"Orochimaru, I think there must be more than one camp where the Cloud Ninjas are secretly stationed near our Konoha's camp. Kamishiro said he saw seven or eight marks. Maybe there are seven or eight Cloud Ninja camps nearby. So I think we need to act immediately and wipe out the nearby Cloud Ninjas!"
Orochimaru was looking at the map and deep in thought.
After a moment of contemplation, Orochimaru said, "There's no need to wipe them out."
Jiraiya looked at Orochimaru in surprise and asked in confusion, "Why?"
Orochimaru analyzed, "I also agree with your guess. There must be more than one camp where the Cloud Ninjas are stationed near Konoha's camp. And they definitely want to retaliate against us for the previous sneak - attack on their rear camp.
But we only know the location of one of their camps. If we search for their other camps, we'll surely alert them. Additionally, we need to send a large number of ninjas to search. This will lead to the emptiness inside our camp. As a result, it will give them an opportunity to take advantage of.
There are 16 Cloud Ninjas in one camp. It's impossible for 16 Cloud Ninjas to sneak - attack our Konoha's camp. If there are 7 camps, and each camp has this number of Cloud Ninjas, that's around a hundred Cloud Ninjas in total. Then they can do it.
So we mustn't make the decision to disperse our troops now. Instead, we should gather together and be ready to resist the Cloud Ninjas who want to sneak - attack at any time."
Jiraiya frowned slightly and asked, "Are we just going to wait for them to execute The Plan? We've already guessed their plan. Otherwise, I'll lead the team myself. Aren't there still some Hyuga ninjas and Inuzuka ninjas in the camp?"
I can take them to search for the places where the Cloud Ninjas are stationed secretly."
Orochimaru rejected Jiraiya's proposal. A cold and Cruelty smile curled up on the corner of his mouth. "There's no need. It's too inefficient. And if they know [The Plan] has been discovered, they'll definitely choose to retreat. I want to catch them all in one go!
Don't we already know one of their Cloud Ninjas stations? As long as we send someone to keep an eye on that station, when they move, it means all the hidden Cloud Ninjas are about to move.
And we can prepare in advance to wipe out all these Cloud Ninjas who want to sneak - attack us and kill them all here!
If a hundred Cloud Ninjas die here, I think [Kumogakure] will feel the pinch for a long time, right?"
Seeing Orochimaru's sinister smile, Jiraiya got the creeps.
Jiraiya grumbled, "Orochimaru, can't you smile normally? It gives me the creeps."
The smile on Orochimaru's face instantly disappeared without a trace. He looked askance at Jiraiya expressionlessly and asked, "What you said about that [undercover agent] from [Sunagakure Village] is a bit interesting. In that case, the [mission] of monitoring that Cloud Ninjas station will be assigned to them."