Naruto: I'm in Konoha, my name is Uzumaki Menma

Chapter 87 Turning Yekura into a Spy

Sunagakure Village is located in a canyon area in the desert.

This secluded village cleverly utilizes the natural canyon as a barrier, keeping out the endless yellow sand and providing conditions for human habitation.

There are only two ways to enter Sunagakure: one is to pass through the narrow corridor between the canyons and undergo layers of checks by the Sunagakure ninja; the other is to fly directly over the steep cliffs of the canyon from high above.

Inside the Kazekage Building, Yashamaru was respectfully reporting to the Fourth Kazekage, who was also his brother-in-law, Rasa.

"This scroll has already been examined by Granny Chiyo. There is no trace of poison or other spells." Yashamaru placed the scroll that Yekura had given him on the Kazekage's table.

Rasa was more concerned about the opponent's strength: "How strong are those five Star Ninja?"

After a moment of contemplation, the blond-haired Yashamaru slowly replied, "One of them is a Jonin, while the others are Chunin and Genin. Overall, they are not very strong. Moreover, the Jonin must have been injured in the previous battle with Yekura and the others. I could sense his weakness during the fight."

"There was originally a prisoner, but he bit through the poison sac and committed suicide. Our colleagues at the border outpost are transporting the body back, and it is estimated that it will take another two days to reach the village."

After listening to the report, Luo Sha nodded slightly.

Yekura's squad had been out of contact for over two months while scouting Hoshigakure, but their sudden return has aroused Rasa's suspicion.

However, after confirming that there was at least one Jonin and several Chunin and Genin among the pursuers, Rasa relaxed a little.

After all, a Jonin's combat strength is top-tier in any village, and even if they are used as bait, it is unlikely that they will die in battle.

The leader of the special envoy sent by Kumogakure to Konoha to deliberately cause trouble was only a special Jonin.

"You should go and rest first," Rasa said to Yashamaru after understanding the situation.

"Yes." Yashamaru bowed slightly.

Just as he was about to leave, Luo Sha's voice came from behind him again.

"By the way, Gaara hasn't been doing too well lately, you should spend more time with him." Rasa opened the scroll and covered his face.

"If he really can't control the One-Tailed Beast's rampage... for the sake of the village, you know what to do."

Upon hearing this, Yashamaru's expression darkened, and he replied with a melancholy look, "Understood."

boom.

The door closed, and Luo Sha, left alone in the office, carefully studied the contents of the scroll.

This scroll records the intelligence that Yekura and her group gathered after infiltrating the Land of Bears, including the tragic deaths of the daimyo families in the Land of Bears and how the nobles of the Land of Bears were massacred.

Then, Yekura and her group were discovered by the Star Village, surrounded and attacked, and were eventually captured.

However, during her two months of imprisonment, Yekura discovered that there were also some dissenting voices within Hoshigakure.

She was secretly released by some Star Ninjas, whom we might call conservatives, and managed to rescue her two other companions.

During their escape, they were pursued by the Star Ninja Pursuit Team.

The scroll does not mention the current leader of the Star Ninja Village, but according to the conservatives, the village has undergone significant changes.

As for what it has become, that remains to be seen.

After reading the information on the scroll, Rasa's panda eyes became even more serious, and his brows furrowed.

Although Pakura brought back valuable information, she only made Hoshigakure more mysterious.

The leader of the Star Ninja Village has probably changed, and their combat strength is unknown.

Moreover, the Hell Valley chasm blocks most of the border, meaning that to attack Hoshigakure, one must traverse the northern border, specifically the section without Hell Valley. Furthermore, Sunagakure had only recently ceased hostilities and had little support for the war, with the old guard on the advisory board also opposing the resumption of hostilities.

The situation of the One-Tailed Jinchuriki is also...

"Truly, these are turbulent times," Luo Sha couldn't help but sigh.

At this time, in the Sunagakure Village Hospital.

At the entrance of this hospital, which was built by drawing inspiration from Konoha's medical system, a girl with two purple lines on her face rushed over.

Yekura's hospital room door was suddenly pushed open. Lying on the hospital bed, Yekura turned her head and looked over. Seeing the panting girl, she forced a gentle smile on her tired face: "What's wrong, Maki?"

Little Juan excitedly rushed forward: "Teacher!"

Seeing his apprentice crying, Yecang gently stroked Xiaojuan's hair.

"Isn't he back now?" she whispered to comfort her only disciple.

During the Third Shinobi World War, Komaki, whose parents were killed by Kirigakure, was determined to become a ninja.

However, she was already fourteen or fifteen years old at the time, past the best age for learning, so she became a student of Ye Cang and studied hard.

Yekura was also inspired by Komaki's motivation and effort for revenge, so she took him on as her apprentice and trained him diligently. Even when she was tired after returning from a mission, she would still practice with Komaki.

After several years of training, the nineteen-year-old Komaki is now a Chunin, and her talent in sealing techniques has attracted the attention of the village.

Xiao Juan stopped crying and smiled, took her teacher's hand and sat down by the hospital bed, showing concern for her teacher's injuries and telling her about the recent situation in the village.

Over the next few days, Yekura stayed in the hospital to recover, and Xiaojuan would bring her teacher a gift every day.

Meanwhile, the Sunagakure ANBU would occasionally come to inquire about the situation in the Land of Bears and the Star Village from Pakura and another surviving Sunagakure ninja, and would use sensory ninjutsu to investigate the two of them.

After it was confirmed that there were no problems, Ye and his companion, whose injuries were gradually recovering, were allowed to leave the hospital and resume normal activities.

And the first night after leaving the hospital.

Yekura, who was fast asleep at home, suddenly opened her eyes.

His originally brown pupils emitted a faint purple glow, and his eyes became empty.

She threw back the covers and sat up, revealing an engraving mark on the back of her right hand.

Yekura placed her left hand over the back of her right hand and channeled chakra into it.

The mind begins to enter a special illusionary space.

Here, it seems as if the sea and sky meet, with the azure starry sky and the ground stretching as far as the eye can see.

But there was a table and chair, seemingly waiting for her quietly.

Yecang walked over blankly, pulled out a chair and sat down, picked up the pen on the table and began to write down various intelligence and secrets about Sunagakure on the scroll.

Soon Yekura had filled the scroll with text.

This includes the geographical location of Sunagakure, methods of entry and exit, the organizational structure of Sunagakure, the situation of its high-ranking officials, the situation of its Anbu, and so on...

As Yekura was writing, another table and chair appeared next to her.

A ninja with spiky hair, wearing an Iwagakure headband and a Jonin vest, and with equally empty eyes, walked over and began writing down various confidential information about Iwagakure on the table.

This person is none other than Kari, the Explosion Release ninja from Iwagakure who was previously captured by Uzumaki Vanilla!
(End of this chapter)