Takemi wouldn't trust those people from Kumogakure, and neither would Kakashi.

Kakashi said, "Of course not trustworthy, but at least he won't dare to openly act recklessly. As for whether he'll do behind the scenes, that's for sure."

"We all know this, otherwise why are we walking there now instead of using Flying Thunder God?"

"…"

Takemi silently looked at Kakashi. He felt that the biggest reason he was told he had 'educational deficiencies' every day was right here.

Besides Guy, none of his teachers seemed normal?

Indeed, a teacher's laziness leads to poor teaching.

"Speaking of which, you still haven't told me how you made Obito look like that last time, have you?" Suddenly, Kakashi looked at Takemi with a curious expression again.

"Tell me, maybe I can use it in the future."

"…Instead of thinking about Obito, perhaps we should think about Kumogakure's matter." Takemi's lips twitched, and he suddenly spoke in a low voice.

"This time, you want me to go and remove the Flying Thunder God Mark on the Fourth Raikage, right?"

Kakashi said, "Yes, wait, you don't have another idea, do you?"

Takemi replied, "I actually do. How about I trick him into thinking it's been removed, then have Hokage-sama gather our forces, and I'll follow them with Flying Thunder God!"

"…"

"When they rest, we'll swarm them, kill them, and then find a place to bury them where no one can find them."

"…"

"Finally, we can tell the Kumogakure people that the Akatsuki did it. Anyway, we're investigating the Akatsuki, so wouldn't it be better to drag Kumogakure into the investigation too?"

"…"

"Kakashi-sensei, say something?"

"…"

Kakashi ignored Takemi and walked forward in silence. For a moment, he truly felt that Takemi was more suited for Anbu than himself.

Back when he was in Anbu, he had also killed countless people with swift strikes, but his actions were always open and above board. He never got involved in so many messy things.

But Takemi …

These methods are too insidious, aren't they?

"Sensei…"

Kakashi looked at the Hokage Rock. In the afterglow of the setting sun, Minato seemed majestic and solemn.

"The village is getting better, and there are more and more talents, but we seem to have problems in certain areas."

Kakashi sighed inwardly, wondering how to correct Takemi.

But as he watched, he suddenly frowned, and his gaze unconsciously shifted from the Fourth Hokage's head to the Second Hokage's.

At the same time, a flood of stories about the Second Hokage came to his mind.

After a long silence, he murmured, "Could it be that Takemi has always been most like the Second Hokage?"

— — —

Konoha and Kumogakure are two of the most noteworthy Ninja Villages in the Ninja World.

They inexplicably had a sudden encounter in the Land of Hot Water, and then, after an unknown agreement, both sides left.

Such an event was already attention-grabbing, but most importantly, some people discovered that the Fourth Raikage and the Third Hokage were also present in the delegation for this encounter.

This situation immediately made the entire Ninja World begin to speculate what kind of agreement these two villages had reached.

"Ebizo, what do you think they are doing?"

In the Kazekage's office in Sunagakure.

Rasa looked at the document in his hand and asked, somewhat puzzled.

Ebizo shook his head at this question and said, "Kazekage-sama, I'm not entirely sure. You know we've been investigating Sasori's situation recently."

"Is that so?" Rasa nodded.

Ever since Ebizo and Chiyo returned from Konoha, some of their resources had been transferred.

They naturally had to clarify Sasori's issue. This was about their reputation.

"Any news?"

"Not yet. Konoha didn't provide much intelligence."

Ebizo also had a headache. Konoha itself didn't have much confirmed information, so it would only be harder for them to investigate.

"Most importantly, we can't determine the specific activities or direction of Sasori and that organization."

"I understand." Rasa nodded helplessly.

He pondered for a moment before speaking, "Can we mobilize some manpower? We need to figure out what's going on with Kumogakure and Konoha."

"..."

Ebizo looked troubled. He hesitated before speaking, "Kazekage-sama, we don't have that much money..."

Rasa replied, "Overcome it. I'll think of a way. This matter is very important to us."

"I understand, Kazekage-sama."

Ebizo's face was full of helplessness. With the conversation at this point, he could only nod.

Sunagakure was too poor, so much so that even the Kazekage had to personally use Magnet Release to search for gold dust.

In addition, even the Ninja forces had to be downsized.

The elite policy sounded good, but in reality, it simply meant they didn't have the money to operate.

Rasa asked, "Also, how are things in Rōran?"

"Rōran, huh..."

Ebizo got another headache hearing this. He knew there was a Ryūmyaku source in Rōran, but Minato had already sealed it.

However, he had to admit that the power of Ryūmyaku was indeed helpful to Sunagakure.

Ebizo said, "There's some news. It's said that after the Queen passed away, the remaining survivors are preparing to leave their homeland."

Rasa said, "That's good. Keep a close eye on them. After all, those powers are very important to us too."

"I understand. I'll go arrange it right away, Kazekage-sama. I'll take my leave now."

Ebizo nodded, then immediately got up to bid farewell. He didn't dare to stay any longer.

In the blink of an eye, his tasks seemed to have increased.

First Sasori, then Rōran, and at the same time, he had to investigate what was going on with Konoha and Kumogakure.

Gathering intelligence was his strong suit, but the problem was that he had no one and no money, making it difficult for him.

"Sigh, let's take it one step at a time."

Ebizo sighed, feeling a bit depressed. He himself was actually curious.

"What are Konoha and Kumogakure doing?"

It wasn't just Ebizo and Sunagakure who were curious. Ōnoki in Iwagakure was also completely baffled.

However, Iwagakure was much richer than Sunagakure, and their Ninja numbers were not something Sunagakure could compare to.

"Hey, old man, here you go."

In the Tsuchikage's office, Deidara unhappily handed over a scroll.

"The report you asked for, it's from the Anbu. I brought it to you."

"You brat, can't you be more respectful? I'm not only your teacher, but also the Tsuchikage!" Ōnoki glared at Deidara and scolded him.

"Tch."

Deidara snorted dismissively, but soon curiously leaned his face closer.

"Hurry and look, the news from Konoha... Is there anything about Takemi ?"

"..."

"Why are you spacing out, old man? Hurry up! Although Takemi is an asshole, he's at least someone with the same artistic view as me, and I must defeat him!"

"..."

For a moment, Ōnoki wondered if Deidara had been brainwashed by Konoha.

But this idea was too absurd. They had checked Deidara's condition, and everything showed he was normal.

This could only mean one thing—

"That brat named Takemi has had too much influence on Deidara, hasn't he?"

In fact, Ōnoki didn't know how to evaluate such an influence. After all, Deidara seemed to have truly changed after returning.

Even though he still liked explosive things, he was much more restrained than before.

How long have you been in Konoha, and you've already changed like this?

Ōnoki was very displeased, but he opened the scroll in his hand and began to read.

After reading it, he fell into deep thought.

Although the report was not detailed, it contained a lot of key information.