After speaking, little Karin closed her eyes, but then suddenly opened them wide, the entire border town was within her perception range!
"I'm looking for... Uchiha Itachi's chakra..."
In an instant, little Karin locked onto the target and pointed Akihara Kagura in the right direction: "In the northwestern alley, Uchiha Itachi is there!"
"Keep up the good work."
Akihara Kagura patted her little head.
In the northwestern alley of the border town.
Yakushi Nonou and Yakushi Kabuto shared the exact same thoughts.
After Uchiha Obito controlled the Five-Tails Jinchuriki and the Hidden Rock Village sealed off the entire village for a week, Konoha will definitely be eager to send people to seek information from the intelligence personnel.
Yakushi Nonou, upon seeing her own meeting code, quickly met with Uchiha Itachi and reported the major happenings in the Hidden Rock Village.
Compared to Yakushi Kabuto, Yakushi Nonou clearly had more contact, even obtaining clear information that the Hidden Rock Village did not capture Uchiha Obito.
"This is your new task."
Uchiha Itachi handed Yakushi Nonou a blue scroll: "Yakushi Nonou-senpai, Lord Danzo asked me to convey to you, this is the last mission."
"Thank you."
Yakushi Nonou sincerely expressed her gratitude.
In all these years of espionage, Yakushi Nonou had never encountered such a polite junior, it almost made her feel a bit unaccustomed.
Of course.
The most important thing was that he brought some good news.
The final mission!
Yakushi Nonou did not care about the content within the blue scroll, she was more concerned about what happens after this final task is completed...
As long as she completes this mission...
She can free Yakushi Kabuto from the Root!
This is the agreement between Yakushi Nonou and Shimura Danzo.
During their last contact, Shimura Danzo had promised her, complete one final mission and Yakushi Kabuto could leave the Root, never having to live such an uncertain espionage life again!
"Better hurry."
Uchiha Itachi had no intention of continuing the conversation with her.
To protect the identity of the intelligence personnel, Uchiha Itachi tried to minimize conversation time, mainly worried that Akihara Kagura might suddenly appear.
This task is really tough...
Generally speaking, when spies meet, don't they only need to guard against being discovered by the enemy? Why do I have to guard against being discovered by my own people?
However...
It was still a bit late.
Because as Yakushi Nonou planned her departure, a figure quietly appeared before her, instantly triggering her alert!
"Who is it!"
Yakushi Nonou assumed her meeting with Uchiha Itachi had been detected, a kunai quickly appeared from her sleeve, slicing towards the direction of the newcomer!
This was a young boy.
A young boy that Yakushi Nonou did not recognize!
But whether it was the boy's skills or the timing of his appearance here, it was not likely to be someone she knew, he could only be an enemy from the Hidden Rock Village!
The boy raised his hand to block the kunai!
Yakushi Nonou's kunai directly cut his arm, leaving a long wound, blood instantly stained the boy's arm red!
"Do not attack..."
Uchiha Itachi had already recognized Akihara Kagura's appearance, he hurriedly opened his mouth to stop them: "It's a ninja from the village... Yakushi Nonou-senpai..."
Uchiha Itachi recalled that Kakashi Hatake mentioned Akihara Kagura and Yakushi Nonou, curiously asked: "You...should know each other, right?"
"Long time no see, Dean Nonou."
Akihara Kagura had seen Yakushi Nonou's photograph long ago, casually wiped the blood on his arm: "The Dean probably doesn't know me, perhaps doesn't even remember me..."
"..."
A trace of doubt flashed in Yakushi Nonou's heart.
Is this boy someone she knows? Or is he a child who grew up in the orphanage? Otherwise, why call her Dean?
Since she promised Shimura Danzo and resumed her role as a spy, it had been a long time since Yakushi Nonou returned to the Konoha Orphanage, is this child raised in the orphanage?
"I'll help you heal first..."
Yakushi Nonou looked at the blood flowing from Akihara Kagura's arm, a pale green chakra quickly appeared in her palm.
"No need."
Akihara Kagura shook his head, slowly raised his arm, the wound above was rapidly healing, this was the healing power brought by the Hashirama Cells.
"You are..."
Yakushi Nonou racked her brain thinking about the kids at the orphanage, which child possessed such miraculous healing power?
It seems...
Not a single one.
If not a child from the orphanage, then perhaps a child from the village, which family's child has such amazing recovery abilities?
Yakushi Nonou felt a bit ashamed, unable to remember, her espionage career over the years had indeed consumed much of her energy...
"Really sorry about that!"
Yakushi Nonou showed a gentle smile, like the one of a loving mother that seemed to heal emotional wounds: "I have not returned to the village for a long time, completely can't remember, perhaps you've grown into a handsome young man..."
"Thank you for the compliment."
Akihara Kagura nodded, the corner of his mouth revealing a strange smile: "Dean Nonou hasn't changed much, still as gentle as before..."
"Kagura-kun..."
Uchiha Itachi felt their atmosphere was a bit odd, softly urged: "We should leave, also let Yakushi Nonou-senpai leave, lest the enemy detect us..."
"Yes, this is enemy territory."
Yakushi Nonou quickly nodded, realizing that this was not the place for a reunion, she spoke: "I have been gone too long, must immediately regroup with my teammates here, lest they suspect my identity!"
To Yakushi Nonou, what's most important now is her last task, because freeing Yakushi Kabuto from the Root has been her personal obsession for five years!
"Goodbye."
Akihara Kagura politely made way.
"Goodbye!"
Yakushi Nonou quickly left.
After Yakushi Nonou left the alley, she remembered she forgot to ask the name of that young boy, but this was only a minor indiscretion, the most important thing was Yakushi Kabuto!
Inside this blue scroll is the final mission!
Yakushi Nonou hurriedly found a safe place, opened the blue scroll, saw a combat task that posed a bit of a challenge for her.
[March 16, night]
[Earth River Canyon, assassinate a traitorous Intelligence Department member.]
Yakushi Nonou saw a photo imprinted within the scroll of the target needing assassination, a bespectacled young man she did not recognize.
"There shouldn't be any problem..."
"The target seems to be quite young..."
"Although I'm not skilled at combat, the target's fighting experience shouldn't be particularly rich, the strength shouldn't be too intense..."
On the other side.
Akihara Kagura stood at the alley entrance, eyes darkened as he watched Yakushi Nonou's figure disappear completely, before slowly retracting his gaze.
"..."
Uchiha Itachi had been observing Akihara Kagura's expression.
This teammate, when looking at Yakushi Nonou, seemed to transform into someone else, his demeanor turning into one of peacefulness contrary to his nature, obviously Yakushi Nonou is very important to Akihara Kagura.
This matter is not convenient to investigate further.
Uchiha Itachi calculated the purpose of his visit to the Hidden Rock Village, two meet-ups with Intelligence Department members were completed, only one task remains.
Uchiha Itachi recalled the blue scroll Shimura Danzo handed him last. The blue scroll contains his final task.
That task is also his assessment.
Once completed, he would become an embedded spy within the Uchiha Clan by the Konoha higher-ups, and also a pawn the Uchiha Clan places in the Dark Department.
[March 16, night]
[According to intelligence from an embedded Intelligence Department member at the Hidden Rock Village, Konoha has two Intelligence Department personnel about to defect, hiding in Earth River Canyon, make sure to kill them both to prevent Konoha's secrets from being leaked.]