Chapter 11: Restoring Memories
Kamishiro was knocked unconscious by Minato Namikaze and carried in his hand.
Kakashi had already searched all the corpses of the Sunagakure Village ninjas and Iwa - nin.
Obito's wounds had been treated by Rin's Mystical Palm Technique and bandaged.
Minato Namikaze's team gathered together again.
Obito looked curiously at Kamishiro being carried by Minato Namikaze: "Sensei, who is he?"
Minato Namikaze glanced at the unconscious Kamishiro in his hand and said, "This is the most important target of our mission this time. He is the owner of the Magnet Release Kekkei Genkai, who was traded by Sunagakure Village to Iwagakure as a bargaining chip in exchange for an alliance."
Rin said in disbelief, "Ah? Trading people, and they're even ninjas from their own village?"
Minato Namikaze guessed, "Probably the poor Sunagakure Village has nothing good to offer to make a deal and form an alliance with Iwagakure. So they thought of using this precious Kekkei Genkai ninja to ally with Iwagakure.
Users with Kekkei Genkai have special abilities. All major countries and ninja villages highly value them. Some Kekkei Genkai can even affect the battle's outcome. Just like the Byakugan of the Hyuga clan in our Konoha, which can see things within a one - kilometer radius.
That means within one kilometer, all people or things have nowhere to hide. We can see what they're doing and formulate battle plans accordingly, greatly increasing the chances of winning the battle.
As for the Magnet Release Kekkei Genkai, the user can freely control the gold or iron in the natural sand through magnetism. By the way, the Third Kazekage of Sunagakure Village is also the owner of the Magnet Release Kekkei Genkai. The Third Kazekage is known as the 'Strongest Kazekage' in Sunagakure Village."
After Minato Namikaze's explanation, Rin still couldn't fully accept trading people like goods.
Looking at Kamishiro, who was about the same age as them, Rin felt a bit of pity.
Minato Namikaze asked Kakashi, "Kakashi, did you find anything on them?"
Kakashi shook his head, "No, except for some ninja tools, there's nothing useful."
Minato Namikaze announced, "Then take the six [Scrolls] storing military supplies and let's evacuate this place."
Kakashi picked up the six [Scrolls] that the Iwa - nin had used as trading items and stored military supplies. Minato Namikaze carried Kamishiro, and together with Obito and Rin, they left and headed for the Konoha camp.
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Two hours later.
Kamishiro gradually woke up from his coma. He looked around and found himself in a tent.
Kamishiro clearly knew that he had been captured.
Kamishiro was on the verge of crying. He hadn't done anything, so why did things turn out this way?
Just as Kamishiro was lamenting the unfairness of fate, he heard two sets of footsteps approaching him.
Kamishiro quickly closed his eyes.
Minato Namikaze looked at Kamishiro, who was 'unconscious' on the ground, and said, "Stop pretending. I know you're awake. Your breathing is all messed up."
Kamishiro was so scared that he immediately held his breath and continued to pretend to be unconscious.
Minato Namikaze and the people beside him both raised an eyebrow at the same time.
This kid... isn't very smart.
Minato Namikaze and his companions just quietly stared at Kamishiro.
As time ticked by, Kamishiro's face turned red from holding his breath and lack of oxygen, and his whole head was dizzy.
Minato Namikaze spoke up to remind him, "If you keep holding your breath, you'll pass out again. It's pointless. This is within the area of Konoha's camp. You can't escape. As long as you cooperate, we won't hurt you."
Kamishiro, who was almost at his limit, gasped for air as soon as he heard Minato Namikaze say that they wouldn't hurt him if he cooperated.
After catching his breath, Kamishiro shouted hoarsely, "I'll cooperate! I definitely will! From today on, I'm turning over a new leaf. To hell with Sunagakure Village! I was so loyal to Sunagakure Village, yet they knocked me out and brought me here to trade six crates of junk with those Iwa - nin bastards!
From now on, I'll be your lackey. If you tell me to go east, I won't go west. If you tell me to beat a dog, I won't chase a chicken. Just don't kill me. I'm really good. It'd be a pity to kill me!"
Minato Namikaze looked at Kamishiro with a subtle expression.
It was obvious that Kamishiro was really angry and scared.
Minato Namikaze looked at the man beside him and asked, "Syoichi, are you free now?"
"Yeah, you want me to probe his memories, right?"
"Yeah, that's right. We still need to be on the safe side."
This 'Syoichi' is a ninja from the Yamanaka Clan, whose full name is Yamanaka Syoichi.
Yamanaka Syoichi nodded and said, "Sure, so shall I start probing now?"
Minato Namikaze replied, "Probe now."
Kamishiro looked at Yamanaka Syoichi in horror. This guy was going to probe his memories?
Before Kamishiro could plead for mercy, Yamanaka Syoichi formed seals and placed his hand on Kamishiro's head.
"Ninjutsu: Mind - Reading Technique!"
Kamishiro felt his thoughts come to a halt while Yamanaka Syoichi read the memories in his head.
Half an hour later, Yamanaka Syoichi exited the Mind - Reading Technique.
The moment he exited, the Hidden Brain Sand Manipulation in Kamishiro's head automatically unraveled, the inserted needles disappeared, and Kamishiro's missing memories were restored.
Kamishiro stared blankly at Minato Namikaze and Yamanaka Syoichi.
He was digesting the fact that he was actually an undercover agent.
Yamanaka Syoichi excitedly said to Minato Namikaze, "Minato, we seem to have found a gem!"
Minato Namikaze asked in confusion, "What's going on?"
Yamanaka Syoichi explained, "This kid is a genius!"
He learned the Magnet Ninja Art and Puppet Technique solely from the Scrolls without any instruction. He has a high level of proficiency in the Magnet Ninja Art. Although I don't know much about the Puppet Technique, the Puppets he made seem to far surpass those of the puppet masters in Sunagakure Village!"
Minato Namikaze frowned tightly and said, "Yamanaka Syoichi, what you said doesn't seem right. How could Sunagakure Village be willing to give such a talent to Iwa - nin?"
Yamanaka Syoichi said with a smile, "Let me finish. I'm just about to say. This kid seems to be very afraid of The Battle. He's afraid that his uncle, the Third Kazekage, will discover his talent and strength and send him to the battlefield, so he has been hiding it."
"So, the Kazekage might think this kid is useless. That's why he was used as a bargaining chip in a deal with Iwagakure for military supplies and to sign an alliance contract."
After hearing what Yamanaka Syoichi said, Minato Namikaze relaxed his furrowed brows and sized up the stunned Kamishiro. "It seems that... this kid we took from Iwa - nin will be of great value to our Konoha."
Yamanaka Syoichi said firmly, "I think so. It's fair to say that Sunagakure Village has suffered a great loss by letting this kid go! He will definitely be of great value to our Konoha!"
Coming to his senses, Kamishiro unconsciously pursed his lips when he heard the conversation between Yamanaka Syoichi and Minato Namikaze.
It seems... everything is going quite smoothly.