Chapter 197: Might Guy: I Support Mr. Uchiha Kisame's Opinion!
The name Yamato was really fitting.
It was a bit like that battleship from Kitahara's memory.
It looked impressive, and its own people thought it was incredibly impressive, but it couldn't intimidate the enemy. Instead, it would arouse the enemy's strong curiosity to give it a little pinch.
Oho, and with one pinch, they discover this persimmon is a soft one…
Just like Yamato. The Wood Style Kekkei Genkai he possessed could only be used to decorate Konoha's public image. In a real life-or-death battle, he was always absent for one reason or another…
As expected, the name wasn't given without reason.
Itachi Uchiha knew the score. The first time he truly witnessed Yamato's Wood Style was during the Chunin Exams. It had caused him no small amount of trouble, even forcing him to activate his Sharingan's ocular jutsu for the only time!
Mm, the first time in the ninja world that Wood Style was subdued by a Mangekyo Sharingan… What a disgrace to the ancestors of all Kekkei Genkai.
Itachi Uchiha glanced at the honest-looking Yamato. He was dressed in a standard-issue Jonin uniform, fully equipped. He was likely a ninja who completed a high volume of missions.
The Third Hokage had always kept Yamato deeply hidden, but this time he had let him out.
There must be a scheme… no, it should be said, there must be a deeper meaning.
The most likely possibility was that this guy Yamato's strategic value looked high, but his actual strength was middling, with no particularly useful applications. So, he was placed in this reconnaissance squad. At the very least, he could be counted as a combatant to deal with strong enemies.
Clearly, Yamato was Konoha's add-on.
As for the remaining two teammates…
The young Jonin turned his head. Beside him were Might Guy, who looked like a brute and was in fact even more of a brute, and the seemingly simple and honest Kisame Hoshigaki…
The shark-faced man is the ideal teammate!
The young squad leader, a former high-ranking officer of the Defense Department, sighed and immediately invoked his department's fine tradition. "Let's have a meeting!"
"Yes!"
"First, we currently have three traceable routes. The first comes from Hidden Mist intelligence. Due to the destruction of the bases in the Land of Tea and the Land of Sea, Orochimaru fled from south to north, so it's highly likely his eastern base exists in this area."
Itachi Uchiha's small finger tapped on the map. An area was circled in red, located in the coastal region northeast of the Land of Fire. It was not a small area.
Kisame Hoshigaki rubbed his chin. "It is indeed possible to find intelligence on Orochimaru in that area. I've dispatched many Hidden Mist ANBU squads to search there. Because the area is too large, and many of the small islands are deserted, we haven't found anything…"
Might Guy scratched his head dryly. He didn't really understand.
The matter of Orochimaru was complicated, and he didn't know the specifics yet. In any case, Hiruzen Sarutobi wasn't expecting any brilliant performance from Might Guy. He was just being used as a tool; being able to fight was enough…
So, just going with the flow was all that was needed.
Yamato had clearly done more homework.
The Wood Style ninja from the Konoha ANBU knew a lot of intelligence. After a moment of reserved silence, he shook his head. "According to what Lord Kisame said, the first route should be the safest, but its mission efficiency is too low."
Itachi Uchiha nodded, his finger tapping another location. "The Land of Rice Paddies! According to our Konoha ANBU's intelligence, Orochimaru is often holed up here."
The Land of Rice Paddies was not large, but because Orochimaru and the Akatsuki had built bases all over it, as long as the Konoha ANBU were determined, they could discover a new base every so often.
Some bases were fully equipped.
Some bases were newly completed.
Some bases were still under construction.
Clearly, the probability of running into Orochimaru in the Land of Rice Paddies was high. After all, the bases he worked so hard to build weren't meant to be used as warehouses. That guy definitely took a stroll through the Land of Rice Paddies every now and then…
The Land of Rice Paddies was highly dangerous.
Many of Konoha's ANBU had been lost there. It was highly likely that Orochimaru had stationed a reanimated army in the Land of Rice Paddies.
Yamato had once had a close call in the Land of Rice Paddies. He looked at his new captain and continued, "Captain, what about the last area?"
"The last one, the Land of Rain."
Itachi Uchiha slowly looked at the Hidden Rain Village symbol on the map and said softly, "There are two rogue ninjas in the Akatsuki who are Hidden Rain ninjas that Jiraiya-sensei once encountered."
"In that case, it is indeed possible that Orochimaru and his Akatsuki's base is in the Land of Rain."
Yamato frowned and crossed his arms. "But the Hidden Rain Village has sealed off the Land of Rain. It is guarded by the demigod of the ninja world, Hanzo of the Salamander…"
"To be honest, my personal suggestion is to go to the Land of Rain."
Kisame Hoshigaki grinned, carefully glancing at Itachi's backpack. He said softly, "In the Akatsuki, besides your Konoha having the most rogue ninjas… ahaha, my apologies… the rest are Hidden Rain ninjas, right?"
"The current intelligence summary does indeed indicate that," Itachi Uchiha nodded.
"Within the Akatsuki, our Konoha has at least four rogue ninjas: Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi, Obito Uchiha and Zetsu… Guy-senpai knows this."
"Oh, oh, that Uchiha dead-last!" Might Guy rubbed the back of his head and laughed heartily. "Hahaha, speaking of which, Itachi's little brother…"
"Guy-senpai, we're talking about serious business!"
Itachi Uchiha rubbed his forehead. Was his little brother really that bad?! He had just started at the academy, and people already thought he might be a dead-last?
"…"
Might Guy covered his mouth. What he wanted to say was that the Uchiha clan head, Lord Fugaku, had sent someone to see him, wanting to commission him as Sasuke Uchiha's private tutor during his spare time…
Because Itachi Uchiha was his savior, he wanted to ask for Itachi's opinion. Might Guy knew very well that only practicing taijutsu was looked down upon in Konoha…
However, as Sasuke Uchiha's reputation in Konoha gradually soured, Might Guy had begun to think that Sasuke might be a good prospect for taijutsu training!
"Let's continue…" Itachi Uchiha lowered his hand and went on, "There is one more thing. The title 'Sannin' was actually given to Jiraiya-sensei, Lady Tsunade, and Orochimaru after their defeat at the hands of Hanzo of the Salamander. It is something they are rarely willing to mention…"
"So we can't necessarily rule out the possibility that Orochimaru is holed up in the Land of Rain, collaborating with the rogue ninjas within the Hidden Rain Village in an attempt to eliminate Hanzo of the Salamander…" Kisame Hoshigaki smoothly finished Itachi's sentence.
"But if we enter the Hidden Rain Village, it will easily lead to conflict…"
Yamato did not agree with their opinion. "…After all, the Hidden Rain Village is not some other small ninja village. In past Great Ninja Wars, it has caused Konoha a great deal of trouble…"
Kisame Hoshigaki: "…"
Are Konoha ninjas all this shameless?
Why does every ninja talk as if they learned from Tobirama Senju?
What do you mean it caused Konoha great trouble? Wasn't it you Konoha people who used the Land of Rain as a battlefield for your wars with other ninja villages?!
After cursing them a few times in his heart, Kisame Hoshigaki was determined to stick to his opinion. Because his abilities could be maximized in the Land of Rain, he said in a deep voice, "…No matter what happens, the Hidden Mist Village will bear the responsibility together with Konoha!"
"Alright!"
Might Guy clenched his fist and said in a loud, clear voice, "As expected of Mr. Uchiha Kisame! I choose to support going to the Land of Rain!"
Kisame Hoshigaki: "…"
Getting my name wrong is one thing… but passing the buck so blatantly, where did you, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, learn that?
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