Chapter 54: ‘Patient’ Waiting

  After Minato Namikaze sent Obito Uchiha to another tent and got him settled, Minato Namikaze and Tsunade didn't leave. They stood outside the tent where Kamishiro was, talking in a voice that Kamishiro could just hear.

  "Lady Tsunade, since Teacher Jiraiya is in a coma now, there's something I must report to you immediately. I've received intelligence from Konoha. Konoha is pnning to take action against the Sunagakure ninjas in the Land of Rivers. They want to strike first and force the Sunagakure ninjas in the Land of Rivers back into the Land of Wind."

  "Oh? Are they going to take action against the Sunagakure ninjas? Then when will they act?"

  "In half a month, Konoha is now gathering ninja forces and secretly sending them to the Land of Rivers. Once the ninja forces arrive, they'll unch a sneak attack on the Sunagakure ninjas. Then, depending on the situation, we might be sent to the Land of Rivers for support."

  "Alright, I got it."

  Kamishiro inside the tent heard every word of the conversation between Minato Namikaze and Tsunade clearly.

  Then... Kamishiro scratched his butt, turned over, and closed his eyes, pnning to take a nap.

  He was tired from being beaten and having argued with Obito Uchiha for a long time. He was extremely sleepy now.

  For Kamishiro, the intelligence from the conversation between Minato Namikaze and Tsunade was of no importance at all.

  In Kamishiro's opinion, it made no sense for Sunagakure to send ninjas to the Land of Rivers.

  The strength of Sunagakure ninjas was generally inferior to that of ninjas from Konoha.

  The ninjas from Konoha in the Land of Rivers were just some ordinary ones stationed there. There were no Konoha Sannin there to lead them.

  Frankly speaking, Konoha didn't take Sunagakure seriously.

  Even with just these ordinary ninjas from Konoha stationed there, the Sunagakure ninjas in the Land of Rivers were at a disadvantage.

  Therefore, Kamishiro thought that whether this intelligence was sent back to Sunagakure or not, the result was already certain.

  As long as Konoha sent ninjas to support the battle against the Sunagakure ninjas in the Land of Rivers, the Sunagakure ninjas would surely retreat back to the Land of Wind.

  Since the result was certain, why should he go through so much trouble?

  Maybe if his intelligence was proven accurate and the Third Kazekage died ter, those who knew his undercover agent identity might want him to continue undercover in Konoha.

  Speaking of which, the situation in the ninja world seemed to be getting tense. Shouldn't the Third Kazekage be sneak - attacked and killed by Sasori soon?

  He also wondered who knew his undercover agent identity.

  It was the Third Kazekage's fault for trusting Sasori so much.

  Well, it wasn't exactly that. The Third Kazekage didn't trust Sasori; he trusted Chiyo.

  He had warned the Third Kazekage, but there was nothing he could do if the Third Kazekage didn't listen.

  As he thought about these things, Kamishiro fell into a deep sleep.

  Minato Namikaze and Tsunade waited not far from Kamishiro's tent.

  They waited from day into night and then from night into day.

  After waiting for so long, they didn't see any sign of activity from Kamishiro.

  But how could there be any movement? After all, Kamishiro didn't care at all.

  Tsunade frowned and asked, "Minato, did that kid hear us?"

  Minato Namikaze wasn't sure either at this time. "Maybe... probably not. If he had heard, Kamishiro would have summoned a ninja hawk to send the information back to Sunagakure."

  Tsunade clicked her tongue. "Then go and check on that kid's situation now, and I'll cooperate with you ter."

  Minato Namikaze nodded and then went into Kamishiro's tent.

  Seeing Kamishiro lying sprawled on the bed, looking like he was sleeping soundly, made Minato Namikaze's eye twitch.

  Now Minato Namikaze was sure that Kamishiro definitely hadn't heard them yesterday.

  How could he sleep so soundly if he had heard?

  Minato Namikaze shook the sleeping Kamishiro.

  Kamishiro woke up groggily. "Oh, it's Lord Minato."

  Minato Namikaze asked, "I'm here to ask you what you'd like to eat."

  Kamishiro instantly perked up. "Can I order food?"

  During his stay at the camp, he always ate whatever was provided. He'd never heard of getting to choose what to eat.

  Maybe this was the privilege of powerhouses.

  Minato Namikaze replied, "Well, I'll try my best. After all, it depends on what can be made at the camp."

  Kamishiro raised his hand and said full of energy, "I want sukiyaki!"

  Minato Namikaze's forehead darkened. "This is a camp. How could there be sukiyaki?"

  Kamishiro looked regretful. "There isn't? What a pity. I've never had sukiyaki before. Can you at least make tempura?"

  Minato Namikaze agreed. "Tempura is okay. Then wait a bit for me. I'll go and have them make it and bring it to you when it's ready."

  "Thank you, Lord Minato!"

  Minato Namikaze waved his hand. "No need to thank me. Actually, I should thank you. I've heard that thanks to you sneaking away with Kakashi and the others when the Cloud ninjas weren't paying attention, otherwise, Kakashi and the others would have been in great danger."

  Kamishiro proudly raised his head. "Well, this is what I should do as a member of Konoha!"

  Minato Namikaze smiled at Kamishiro. "I'll be back soon."

  Minato Namikaze left the tent and first met up with Tsunade. "Lady Tsunade, I'm going to get food for Kamishiro now. When Kamishiro is eating, let's cooperate like we did yesterday."

  In Minato Namikaze's view, Kamishiro couldn't fail to hear them while eating!

  Minato Namikaze had someone make tempura and then brought it to Kamishiro.

  "Kamishiro, eat slowly here. Just leave the empty ptes on the table, and someone will clean them up ter. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."

  Minato Namikaze and Tsunade met at the same spot as st night.

  "Lord Tsunade, Lord Orochimaru already knows that Konoha is preparing to unch an attack on the Sunagakure ninjas in the Land of Rivers. Lord Orochimaru is now counting the ninjas in the camp. If things go wrong during the operation half a month ter, we need to send some ninjas to the Land of Rivers."

  "If things go wrong during the operation in the Land of Rivers at that time, we also need to send some medical ninjas there, right?"

  "That's right. After you finish counting the list of medical ninjas, Lord Tsunade, just hand it over to Lord Orochimaru."

  ...

  After Minato Namikaze finished his conversation with Tsunade, he hid again and observed Kamishiro's tent, waiting for Kamishiro to make a move.

  Inside the tent.

  "As, this tempura is nothing like the ones I had in Konoha. But it's okay, after all, I'm not in Konoha. If I ate this kind of tempura in a shop in Konoha, I'd turn the shop upside down."

  "Isn't it just driving the Sunagakure ninjas back from the Land of Rivers to the Land of Wind? Do we really have to go through all this hassle? Hey? What the hell is this steamed bun tempura? This is too much!"

  Looking at the steamed bun tempura in his hand, Kamishiro angrily stuffed it into his mouth, took two bites and swallowed it directly.

  "Phew, luckily, if I chewed it one more time, I would have tasted the fvor."

  Outside the tent, Minato Namikaze and Tsunade were still 'patiently' waiting for Kamishiro to take action.