I just returned to Konoha and found that all my clan members were gone.

After settling the people from Konoha and Iwagakure, Kitagawa Kagura returned to her room.

After dismissing the servants and closing the door, Kagura laughed inexplicably and spoke in a low voice.

"Have you been waiting for a long time?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a figure appeared in the room.

He had slightly curly hair and a signature round nose, and at this moment he was touching his nose and looking at the other person a little embarrassedly.

Shisui didn't want to get too entangled and said straight to the point, "Have you got the list of people participating in the plan?"

Kagura sat casually in front of the dressing table and took off the hair accessories on her head one by one.

"Why don't you use illusion on me? Aren't you afraid that I'm giving you false information?"

Zhishui showed a bitter look on his face and began to resent Ye Lan in his heart, wondering why he made him do such a task.

He laughed and continued.

"Ms. Kagura, you are being too polite. How could I use such rude means on you?"

Kagura curled her lips, "They say women's words can't be trusted, I think you're the same."

As he said this, he pulled out a list and handed it to Shisui reluctantly.

Seeing this, Shisui didn't say much and put away the list and began to look at it carefully. After confirming that it was correct, a ninja cat appeared in the room.

Shisui stroked Ninja Cat's chin, folded the list and put it into the letter box on Ninja Cat's back.

"Please, pass this information to Ye Lan as soon as possible."

This ninja cat couldn't speak. It just called out twice and then disappeared.

Kagura spoke again after she finished her work. Her eyes became a little empty, as if she was thinking about something.

"Shisui, will the world you talk about really come true?"

Shisui's stiff face relaxed a little, and he looked at Kagura with some sympathy.

"I don't know whether this will succeed, but at least I see that we are all working towards this goal. Even if we fail, it will point the way forward for future generations."

"It points the way..."

Kagura repeated Shisui's words.

It was a coincidence that after Shisui received the news, he wanted to use illusion to obtain information as usual. He had done the same to the Daimyo of the Land of Rain before.

What surprised him was that the other party did not show any sign of resistance, and after the illusion was lifted, he took the initiative to offer to help them.

This scared Shisui so much that he thought he had used Kotoamatsukami. After careful investigation, he learned some information about Kagura's life experience.

Originally Kagura was born into a noble family, but she was the only daughter in the family. After her parents died early, the family property was divided up among other nobles. Fortunately, she was smart and used the remaining money to support many ninjas and accumulate a good reputation, thus preserving the remaining family property. But now she only has the title of a noble without any rights.

It is precisely because of this that the daimyo pushed her to participate in the reconciliation between Iwagakure and Konoha.

These daimyos who fear death would rather stay in their own capital and not go out, they do not have the courage to go so close to the front line.

"Are you leaving now?"

Seeing Shisui was about to leave, Kagura tried to keep him.

"Miss Kagura, we will meet if we have the chance."

Shisui didn't want to get too involved with this woman since he was a dead man anyway.

"Take these things with you. Consider it my contribution."

Kagura took out a stack of silver bills from her jewelry box. These were regular silver bills that could be exchanged at major money houses.

"How can this be? You've helped us enough."

Shisui couldn't make up his mind for a moment.

"Take it. It's not much. It's good to add a little hope. Let's create a fair and just world without oppression and tragedy as you say in your propaganda."

Kagura's gaze was unwavering. No one knew what she had gone through to get to where she is now after her parents' death.

Seeing that he couldn't refuse, Shisui finally accepted the banknote and nodded.

“That day will come.”

...

Rain Hidden Front Operations Room

Ye Lan stroked the ninja cat that delivered the message and took out some dried fish as a reward. He smiled as he watched the information delivered by Shisui.

He handed the information to Xiu who was standing beside him and said calmly.

"Here is the list of those who will attack in a few days. They have already found our ammunition depot. I guess it was reported by the residents who left it in the occupied area. You transfer the ammunition a day in advance, and I'll leave the rest to you."

After receiving the information, Xiu was surprised by the detailed information on the list, and was once again surprised by Yuyin's intelligence department.

But Ye Lan’s last sentence made him a little doubtful.

"Lord Ye Lan, leave everything to me? What are you going to do?"

Ye Lan said with profound meaning.

"They gave us such a big gift. If we don't return the favor, we will seem too stingy. I have to go out for something that day. Now that you have the list, this should not be difficult for you."

This can also be considered as a test for Xiu by Ye Lan. He has looked at the list and found that there are not many masters who are truly difficult to deal with. The fact that he cannot deal with them after knowing the information in advance only proves that he is indeed not cut out for it.

"I understand. Don't worry, I will take care of this matter. None of those who came to attack will be able to escape."

Xiu now understood that this was an opportunity for him, and whether he could make further progress depended on his performance this time.

Ye Lan nodded, "Try to capture him alive. If this is done well, it will speed up our progress on the battlefield of the Land of Earth."

...

At the same time, Konoha Village

Minato was having dinner with Naruto at Ichiraku Ramen. The practice of natural energy was done at Myoboku Mountain, and he couldn't bear to let his son eat insects there.

The carefree Naruto didn't care too much, but Minato, with his sensitive identity, attracted people's attention wherever he went. In the end, Minato had to take off the Hokage robe with the words "Fourth Hokage" written on it. Even so, the discussions around him did not decrease at all.

During these days of getting along with Minato, Naruto gradually got over the sadness of Jiraiya's death and Shikamaru's departure. Now he has another goal, which is to bring Shikamaru back to the village.

According to Tsunade, Shikamaru not only failed to supervise the factory, but also killed a jonin from the same village. The reason is still under investigation. But Naruto believes that Shikamaru has his own reasons. Even Asuma is dead. Naruto still dares not visit teacher Kurenai. From the information he got from Hinata, Kurenai seems to have retired from the ranks of ninjas.

"Uncle Ichiraku, another bowl please!"

Naruto picked up an empty bowl and shouted that the most important thing now was to become stronger first. Only after becoming stronger would everything be possible.

"Yoshi, I'll make it for you. Who is coming with you this time, Naruto? Why haven't I seen him before?"

Uncle Ichiraku looked at Minato. This customer had been watching Naruto eat noodles since he came to the store, but he didn't eat anything himself, which made Uncle Ichiraku a little unhappy.

"He's my dad!"

Naruto said with a smile, it seemed that his recent interactions with Minato made him feel what it meant to be a father again.

"Your father?"

Ichiraku's movements slowed down by two seconds. Everyone knew that Naruto was an orphan, so how come a father appeared out of nowhere? One of his squinted eyes widened a little.

Looking at each other's appearance again, with the same golden hair, they do look somewhat similar.

"Why did you just show up? Do you know how much Naruto suffered when he was a child?"

Uncle Ichiraku, who didn't know the truth, was even more upset with Minato. He knew what kind of life Naruto had lived since he was a child.

Minato had no way of explaining this except for a dry laugh. After returning to Konoha for so long, he already knew almost everything about Naruto's life trajectory from childhood to adulthood. Those advisors didn't dare to look Minato in the eye.

With Tsunade around, Minato couldn't say much and could only fulfill his responsibilities as a father from now on.