A few minutes earlier, a figure rushed through the vast deserts in the Land of Wind while Sunagakure dispatched several Anbu squads towards Aramachi town. Surprisingly, despite running for a long time, he didn''t run into a single Sunagakure ninja. As he ran, he glanced behind and thought, ''My Clone ran out of chakra nearly an hour ago. By now, Sunagakure should have realized something is off. That said...''

    A smile formed on his face as he chuckled and muttered, "What an unfortunate village... Of everyone they could have selected, they chose me... No, this isn''t bad luck, this is karma. It is retribution for their treacherous acts! Sunagakure is doomed! Hehe, I''m finally here!"

    The ninja was running straight to the camp being set up by Fujin''s army. His movement was finally picked up by Sunagakure''s patrol squads, but they couldn''t identify who he was since he had used the Transformation jutsu. They wanted to stop him, but it was too late. He was very close to the Konoha camp. Several Konoha sensors, including Fujin and Hoka, also picked up his presence.

    Hoka muttered, "A Jounin-level ninja is coming straight at us. I can''t see any traps on him. Hmm, that''s strange. He doesn''t look afraid. On the contrary, he seems happy and excited. What''s up with Sunagakure?"

    Fujin replied, "Who knows? It''s a crazy village for sure. Maybe it has finally spread into their ordinary ninjas too."

    Renjiro glanced in his direction and asked, "Does he have seals hidden on his body? Or perhaps, poison?"

    Fujin replied, "I don''t feel any seals on his body. As for poison, it''s hard to say. Though I have some knowledge about it, I can''t be compared to the experts in Sunagakure. Thankfully, poisons need a medium to travel. Anyway, this should be interesting."

    Renjiro and Hoka nodded. The Konoha ninjas responsible for keeping an eye out immediately reacted and confronted him. A Yamanaka ninja grabbed a kunai and asked, "Who are you? And, why did you come here?"

    The ninja calmly answered, "I am here to meet Konoha''s Sword, Suzuki Fujin. I have something he needs."

    The Yamanaka ninja snorted, "Do you think we''ll let anyone meet our commande..."

    He stopped talking as winds suddenly began moving around him and echoed, "Send him in..."

    Surprise and shock appeared on the faces of the Konoha ninjas as well as the Sunagakure Jounin. He thought, ''Incredible... His control over the winds is insane! No wonder those guys were so spooked! I would be too if I had to face something like this...''

    Following Fujin''s orders, the Konoha ninjas led him into the main tent. The man finally dropped his disguise and respectfully said, "I''m Hisakawa Takahiro. I bring you information that is very critical for Konoha''s plans. However, it is extremely sensitive. The fewer people who know it, the better it would be for Konoha."

    Renjiro raised an eyebrow and wondered, ''Information, huh? Is he betraying his village, or is he a...''

    Renjiro glanced at others in the tent who quickly left. In a few seconds, only Fujin, Hoka, Renjiro, Illumi and Konomi were left in the tent, all watching Takahiro like hawks. Takahiro didn''t pay much attention to others, instead focusing on Fujin.

    As such, everyone''s gaze turned towards Fujin, the commander of the army. Konomi and Hoka thought, ''This intel... It is marvelous! If we make a move, we could cripple Sunagakure''s army and completely crush their morale. However, Shikaku... Will Fujin disobey Shikaku''s orders and act upon this intel?''

    Illumi sighed internally, ''This is troublesome... Why didn''t we get such information during the Second or Third Great War?''

    Renjiro looked at Fujin, who was deep in thought, and said, "Fujin, don''t forget what Shikaku-san said."

    Fujin finally took his gaze off the map and looked at Renjiro. He said, "I understand, but the situation has changed drastically. With this information..."

    Fujin thought, ''Even though sending the army in could be risky, in case this is some sort of a trap. I could make a move and eliminate them one by one within a few hours. Unless Sunagakure realizes what''s happening and orders a mass retreat, they are doomed. That said, a mass retreat will be another opportunity to kill a large number of ninjas. Unfortunately...''

    Fujin said, "Contact him and get his opinion. We''ll see what he has to say after this development. Takahiro, you''ve done a great job. Eliminating one of Sunagakure''s Grandmasters is a huge accomplishment.

    However, it is also a sensitive matter as you rightly said. Returning to Sunagakure will be too risky for you now. Transform into a different disguise. You''ll stay with the army and return to Konoha with us. Let the absence of their Grandmaster stay a mystery to them."

    Takahiro nodded and left as Fujin continued thinking, ''Unfortunately, there isn''t much for me to gain. If I could plunder their treasuries like I did in Kumogakure, it could have been worth the effort. However, my attack on Kumogakure had the element of surprise. Sunagakure knows that a war might be coming. They should have moved everything of value a long time ago. Finding it would be difficult and dependent on luck. It''s not worth it considering I could earn a lot more while just sitting here and enjoying the show...''

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