Chapter 54: The So - called 'Patient' Waiting
After Minato Namikaze sent Obito Uchiha to another tent and settled him down, Minato Namikaze and Tsunade didn't leave. They stood outside the tent where Kamishiro was, talking in a voice that Kamishiro could just barely hear.
"Lady Tsunade, since Master Jiraiya is unconscious now, there's something I must report to you right away. I've received intelligence from Konoha. Konoha is planning to take action against the Sunagakure ninjas in the Land of Rivers. They want to strike first and force the Sunagakure ninjas back into the territory of the Land of Wind."
"Oh? Are they going to take action against the Sunagakure ninjas? Then when will they do it?"
"Half a month later. Konoha is now assembling ninja forces and secretly sending them to the Land of Rivers. After the ninja forces arrive in the Land of Rivers, they'll launch a sneak attack on the Sunagakure ninjas. Depending on the situation at that time, we might be sent to the Land of Rivers for support."
"Okay, got it."
Kamishiro inside the tent heard every word of Minato Namikaze and Tsunade's conversation clearly.
Then... Kamishiro scratched his butt, turned over, and closed his eyes, planning to take a nap.
He was tired from being beaten up and had argued with Obito Uchiha for a long time. He was so sleepy now.
For Kamishiro, the intelligence from Minato Namikaze and Tsunade's conversation was simply not important at all.
In Kamishiro's opinion, it made no sense for Sunagakure to send ninjas to the Land of Rivers.
The strength of Sunagakure ninjas was generally inferior to that of ninjas from Konoha.
The ninjas from Konoha stationed in the Land of Rivers were just some ordinary ninjas from Konoha. There were no Konoha Sannin to lead them there.
To put it bluntly, Konoha simply didn't take Sunagakure seriously.
Even with these ordinary ninjas from Konoha stationed there, the Sunagakure ninjas in the Land of Rivers were at a disadvantage.
Therefore, Kamishiro thought that it didn't matter whether this intelligence was sent back to Sunagakure or not. The result was already certain.
As long as Konoha sent ninjas to support the fight against the Sunagakure ninjas in the Land of Rivers, the Sunagakure ninjas would surely retreat back into the territory of the Land of Wind.
Since the result was certain, why should he put in a great deal of effort?
Maybe if they found his intelligence accurate, after the Third Kazekage died, those who knew his undercover agent identity might want him to continue being an undercover agent in Konoha.
By the way, the situation in the ninja world seemed to be getting very tense now. The Third Kazekage would soon be sneak-attacked and killed by Sasori, right?
He also wondered who knew about his undercover agent identity.
It was also the Third Kazekage's fault for trusting Sasori so much.
No, it wasn't that the Third Kazekage trusted Sasori. He trusted Chiyo.
He had warned the Third Kazekage, but there was nothing he could do if the Third Kazekage didn't listen.
As he was thinking, Kamishiro fell into a deep sleep.
Minato Namikaze and Tsunade waited not far from Kamishiro's tent.
They waited from day to night, and from night to day.
After waiting for so long, there was still no sign of movement from Kamishiro.
But how could there be any commotion? After all, Kamishiro didn't take it to heart at all.
Tsunade frowned and asked, "Minato, did that little brat hear us?"
Minato Namikaze was also unsure now. "Maybe... probably not. If he had heard, Kamishiro would've summoned a ninja hawk to send the intel back to Sunagakure by now."
Tsunade clicked her tongue. "Go check on that little brat's situation now, and I'll back you up later."
Minato Namikaze nodded and then went into Kamishiro's tent.
Seeing Kamishiro sprawled on the bed, sound asleep, made Minato Namikaze's eye twitch.
Now Minato Namikaze was certain that Kamishiro hadn't heard them yesterday.
If he'd heard, how could he be sleeping so soundly?
Minato Namikaze shook Kamishiro, who was fast asleep.
Kamishiro groggily woke up. "It's Lord Minato."
Minato Namikaze asked, "I'm here to see what you wanna eat."
Kamishiro instantly perked up. "Can I order food?"
After staying in the camp for so long, he'd always eaten whatever was cooked. Kamishiro had never heard of getting to choose his food.
Maybe this was the perk of being a big shot.
Minato Namikaze replied, "Well, I'll do my best. It depends on what they can make in the camp."
Kamishiro raised his hand excitedly and said, "I wanna eat sukiyaki!"
Minato Namikaze's face darkened. "This is a camp. How the hell could there be sukiyaki?"
Kamishiro looked disappointed. "No sukiyaki? What a bummer. I've never had sukiyaki before. Can you at least make tempura?"
Minato Namikaze nodded. "Tempura's fine. Wait a bit. I'll go get them to make it and bring it to you when it's ready."
"Thank you, Lord Minato!"
Minato Namikaze waved it off. "You're welcome. Actually, I should thank you. I heard you got Kakashi and the others outta there when the Cloud ninjas weren't looking. Otherwise, they'd have been in deep trouble."
Kamishiro proudly lifted his head. "Well, this is what I gotta do as a Konoha ninja!"
Minato Namikaze gave Kamishiro a smile. "I'll be back in a jiffy."
Minato Namikaze left the tent and went to meet Tsunade first. "Lord Tsunade, I'm gonna go get Kamishiro some food. When he's eating, we'll work together like we did yesterday."
In Minato Namikaze's opinion, Kamishiro couldn't not hear while he was eating!
Minato Namikaze got someone to make tempura and brought it to Kamishiro.
"Kamishiro, eat at your own pace. Just leave the empty plates on the table. Someone'll clean 'em up later. I got something else to do, so I'll take off now."
Minato Namikaze and Tsunade met at the same spot as last night.
"Lady Tsunade, Lord Orochimaru already knows that Konoha is planning to launch an attack against the Sunagakure ninjas in the Land of Rivers. Lord Orochimaru has now tallied the ninjas in the camp. If things go wrong during the operation half a month later, we need to send some ninjas to the Land of Rivers."
"If things go wrong with the operation in the Land of Rivers then, we also need to send some medical ninjas there, right?"
"That's right. After you finish counting the list of medical ninjas, Lady Tsunade, just hand it over to Lord Orochimaru."
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After Minato Namikaze finished speaking with Tsunade, he hid again and kept an eye on Kamishiro's tent, waiting for Kamishiro to make a move.
Inside the tent.
"Alas, this tempura can't hold a candle to the ones I had in Konoha. Well, it's just passable. After all, I'm not in Konoha. If I had this kind of tempura in a Konoha shop, I'd flip the place upside down."
"Isn't it just about driving the Sunagakure ninjas back from the Land of Rivers to the Land of Wind? Does it really have to be such a big deal? Eh? What the heck? Is this a steamed bun? Steamed bun tempura? This is just too much!"
Looking at the steamed bun tempura in his hand, Kamishiro stuffed it into his mouth angrily, took a couple of bites, and swallowed it whole.
"Phew, thankfully. If I chewed it one more time, I'd taste the awful flavor."
Outside the tent, Minato Namikaze and Tsunade were still 'patiently' waiting for Kamishiro to make a move.