"So, does that mean Konoha will definitely win this war?" Nawaki asked.
"Of course! Now, get moving and find some firewood unless you want to keep eating rations and soldier pills. Haven't you had enough of that?"
Xin wasn't one to fool around. After leaving the outpost, he hadn't fussed about food, surviving on rations and soldier pills. But now that they were back in camp, he wasn't about to skimp on himself.
"I'm on it!"
Nawaki couldn't stand the thought of more rations-his mouth was practically crying out for something else. Ending the conversation on that note, he dashed out of the tent to gather firewood.
"Uzagi Xin, Namikaze Minato, Nawaki, Lord Danzo requests your presence."
Good times didn't last long. The day after they returned to camp, Danzo sent someone to summon the squad to the command center.
The three quickly packed up and headed over.
"Lord Danzo."
Upon entering, Minato stepped forward, representing the squad with a respectful bow to Danzo.
"Hm."
Danzo didn't seem to care who the squad leader was-formalities were just a necessary step. "I've called your squad here today to assign you a mission."
"Please, go ahead, Lord Danzo."
When the situation called for it, Minato was the picture of obedience-a model ninja, without a single flaw.
Danzo rose and walked over to the map hanging on the wooden wall, tracing a line with his finger.
"According to intel gathered by the Anbu, the Rain Village has recently purchased a large shipment of grain from the Fire Country's Daimyo, under the guise of Rain Country's Daimyo. This shipment also includes ninja tools they bought from the Land of Crafts. Your squad's mission is to intercept and destroy this supply line."
In the modern world, this would be considered aiding the enemy-akin to the behavior of treacherous merchants in ancient times, selling vital resources like salt and iron to hostile forces. But in the world of Naruto, this was perfectly legal.
The supplies weren't purchased directly by the Rain Village but by their Daimyo, supposedly for the starving civilians of the Rain Country. The reason was legitimate enough that, even though it was aiding the enemy, the Fire Country's Daimyo wouldn't refuse.
As long as the Rain Country's Daimyo didn't go around bragging that these supplies were for the Rain Village's ninjas, they could easily purchase grain from the Fire Country.
"This is blatant treachery!" Nawaki blurted out, feeling utterly betrayed.
How could the Daimyo do this? While Konoha was locked in a life-and-death struggle with the Rain Village, the bureaucrats were selling grain to their enemy.
If this wasn't aiding the enemy, what was it?
Buying supplies in the name of the Rain Country's civilians-those supplies were still going to end up in the hands of the Rain Village.
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