The Hokage, having traveled here, of course he'd unify the ninja world!

Chapter 896 Intelligence Calibration

The frontline outpost of Konoha in the Land of Wind.

After discussing it with Chiyo, Minato brought some supplies needed for the front lines, including the Flying Thunder God.

Less than an hour had passed since Tsunade sent the message, which was incredibly fast.

Tsunade, Minato, Dan Kato, Sakumo Hatake, Fugaku, and others were having a meeting in the room.

"...Today, let Kato Dan and Karin confirm the authenticity of the intelligence, and then tomorrow we will launch a surprise attack on the Sunagakure elite squad and take over Basha Castle before the intelligence changes."

"Since most of the intelligence this time is true, everyone can select their people in advance to shorten tomorrow's preparation time."

"This time we can use elite squads to attack these outposts separately."

“Gaara, Kimimaro, and Haku, they can lead three teams.”

"Kakashi can lead five teams."

"Sasuke will lead two teams."

"Karin Squad, Hotaru Squad..."

While marking things on the map, Minato discussed matters concerning the team.

At that moment, the secret agents outside knocked on the door and came in to report.

"Fourth Hokage, Deidara and Kurotsuchi are back."

Minato was somewhat surprised, not expecting Deidara to return at this time.

Perfect timing, Deidara's strength is not to be underestimated.

His clay bombs were especially useful in situations where there was intelligence to allow for ambushes.

"Go and invite them over."

After Minato gave the order, it wasn't long before Dida and Kurotsuchi entered the meeting room together.

After he and Heitu came in, everyone's attention turned to Heitu's hair ornaments.

Although Heitu is usually very generous, he can be a little shy at times like this.

She carried a large bag and took out several small gift bags from it.

"Please enjoy some congratulatory candy."

The gift bags were then given to the people in the room.

Tsunade, who hadn't noticed before, accepted the congratulatory candy with some surprise: "You two got married after going back for over a month?"

Heitu replied sheepishly, "Yes."

"congratulations……"

When allies get married, everyone readily offers their verbal blessings.

Deidara looked quite happy.

After everyone finished offering their blessings, Deidara looked around and asked, "Isn't Chiyo here?"

Minato knew that Deidara and Chiyo had a close relationship.

He explained, "Qianyao is cultivating these days and won't be coming for a while. If you need anything, I'll take you to see him in a few days."

Deidara nodded: "Let's talk about it in a few days."

Ōnoki is now delegating authority to him, but Deidara still feels uneasy.

Qianyao has always been very opinionated, so I want to discuss this with him.

"What are you discussing?"

Minato, without any hesitation, told Deidara directly about the traitors that had appeared in Sunagakure.

"...After confirming the intelligence, we plan to attack Basha City tomorrow."

"Your clay bombs can be very useful in this kind of mission."

"If you're interested, let's do it together."

For others, this kind of task is hard work and they would not pay any attention to it.

But Deidara is different.

He has no interest in building, but he's wide awake when it comes to destruction.

He used to blow things up everywhere when he wasn't on a mission.

This battle against the enemy ninja village was ordered to cause sabotage.

Deidara visibly became excited: "Wow! That's fantastic!"

"This time, I'll show the people of Sunagakure what true art is!"

Kurotsuchi stood beside Deidara without any intention of stopping him, but looked at the spirited Deidara with admiration in her eyes.

Anyone has a special charm when doing what they love.

Deidara's appearance is actually what attracts Kurotsuchi the most.

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Karin, having received the reconnaissance mission, set off quickly.

However, this time she didn't go with her own team, but instead rode on Gaara's sandbag.

There are still very few flying units in the Sand Village area, so using the sand cushions is safe and efficient.

Karin is a mischievous girl; once she put on the sand mat, she kept studying it.

Then he jumped a few times on the sand mat: "Wow, that's amazing, you didn't fall off."

Gaara said with a hint of helplessness, "Karin, stop jumping. We have a mission."

"I'm about to accelerate; if you jump again, you'll be thrown off."

Hearing Gaara say that, Karin chuckled and then sat down quietly.

The Leaf Village's stronghold was not far from Basha City. The two did not fly for long before they could see the outline of Basha City in the distance.

Karin closed her eyes, and after a moment pointed to the ground: "There's no one around here, we can stay here."

Gaara glanced at Karin with some surprise, then looked at the outline of Basha Castle in the distance.

"Is your perception range that far?"

Karin chuckled and then pointed to the ground.

Seeing Karin's confident demeanor, Gaara immediately lowered himself down.

With a wave of his hand, Gaara caused the sand below to immediately scatter to both sides.

A sandpit appears.

The sandpit walls quickly solidified under Gaara's control.

After he and Karin jumped in together, Gaara controlled the sand to create a lid over their heads.

The yellow sand above churned, quickly burying the two of them completely inside.

Gaara took a lamp from his person and turned it on, instantly illuminating the sandpit as if it were daytime.

He installed the lights above his head.

Karin had already taken out a large scroll and various pens from her person and placed them beside her.

"I'll cover our tracks first."

Karin held a hand seal, and a silent, blurry barrier spread outwards.

Gaara closed his eyes and activated the Eye of Sand for vigilance.

Karin closed her eyes and used Kagura's Mind's Eye to sense the defenses of Basha Castle in the distance.

Instantly, her vision went completely black, and then a series of chakra reactions appeared in her mind.

Because she had prior intelligence about Sunagakure spies, Karin only needed to mark the number of people in each area on the scroll.

Although Basha Castle is not large, it still has hundreds of Sand Village residents.

Furthermore, a large number of Sand Villagers were lingering around the city walls and outside the city.

It still took Karin two hours to label all of these people.

During this time, Sand Ninjas also passed overhead.

However, under Karin's barrier, she and Gaara were not discovered.

Meanwhile, under Tsunade's protection, Kato Dan used the Spirit Transformation Technique.

And I visited several particularly important places in Pasadena.

His task was primarily focused on the defensive fortifications of Sunagakure.

There are many defensive fortifications that are difficult to move, and they are extremely lethal on the battlefield. Knowing about them in advance can help Konoha reduce casualties.

The soul state is invisible to ordinary people, and Kato Dan quickly confirmed the information about these places.

Moreover, the patrol times were exactly the same as the information revealed by the Sunagakure spies.

After Karin returned, the authenticity of the intelligence was confirmed by comparing the three sources of information.

So the people of Konoha began preparing for the surprise attack the next day, according to their previous plan.

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