Naruto: I, the righteous one, became the mastermind behind everything!

By the time he arrived at the entrance of the village, Namikaze Minato and three others had already arrived.

But Hoshita Shuichi is not late.

"set off!"

Seeing the arrival of Hoshige Shuichi, Namikaze Minato immediately gave the order, and the four of them left the Leaf Village and headed south.

But soon the four of them left the road leading to Daming Mansion, entered the forest, and headed southwest.

Jumping through the forest, Namikaze Minato explained this mission: "This time our target is a group of bandits entrenched on the border of River Country."

"This group of bandits crossed the border several times and entered the Fire Country, attacking villages in the Fire Country."

Uchiha Shisui felt something was wrong as soon as he heard this: "There is a stronghold of the Ninja Team on the border, and being able to cross the border several times to attack nearby villages shows that they have figured out the patrol route of the Border Ninja Team every time."

C-level mission?

I'm afraid it's more than that!

But what Hoshita Shuichi thought was: "Even if ordinary bandits have ninjas, they are not enough to be able to figure out the patrol route of the border ninja team every time, and also allow them to sneak in smoothly and return to the River Country smoothly."

Kurama Sanyo couldn't help but said after hearing this: "So, Shuichi, you mean that this group of bandits are fake ninjas?"

Xingxia Xiuyi said: "It is possible."

"But if that's the case, this mission shouldn't be for us."

"There is another possibility. The bandits are indeed a group of ordinary bandits, with perhaps only one or two wandering ninjas at the genin level. However, they have accurate intelligence support."

Namikaze Minato smiled: "Shuichi's analysis is very good."

Uchiha Shisui asked: "Minato-sensei, if this is the case, where will the information behind them come from?"

"Ame Hidden Village?"

"Before the Second Ninja War, the River Country belonged to the area of ​​influence of the Rain Hidden Village, and the tasks of the Rain Hidden Village were also responsible for it. After the war, the power of the Rain Hidden Village was limited to the Rain Country, and the tasks of the River Country were Divided between us and Sunagakure Village."

"Then it may be that the Rain Hidden Village is going to make a comeback, or it may be that the Sand Hidden Village is going to take all the tasks from the River Country."

Namikaze Minato nodded and asked: "So, Shisui, which possibility do you think it is?"

Uchiha Shisui thought for a while and said: "Sunagakure Village!"

Kurama Sanyo asked: "Shisui, why is it Sunagakure Village?"

"Hanzo from the Rain Hidden Village is known as a demigod. It's not surprising that he wants to make a comeback and take over the River Country again, right?"

Hoshishita Shuichi analyzed: "But if it is Hanzo, he will face us Konoha and Sunagakure Village. This is not a wise move."

"As for Sunagakure Village... it has been quite a while since the Second Ninja War. It is not surprising that they have renewed their ambition to eat the River Country in one bite."

"Moreover, the current situation is more in line with Sunagakure Village."

Kurama Shanyang didn't understand and asked: "Why is this?"

Hoshishita Shuichi analyzed: "Because if Hanzo of Yuyin Village doesn't need to use this method and wants to take back the Kingdom of the River, he can just send people south."

"On the contrary, Sunagakure Village may not have the determination to go to war with us, so it uses this method."

"I'm afraid this bandit is not simple either."

Uchiha Shisui quickly asked: "Shuichi, you mean, this group of bandits has other problems?"

Xingxia Xiuyi said: "It's just a guess."

"For example, this group of bandits has a normal identity in the River Country. We entered the River Country to deal with them. The Daimyo of the River Country was dissatisfied, and their relations with the Fire Country and Konoha immediately deteriorated. Sunagakure Village came out at this time, It is easy to reach an agreement with the daimyo of the River Country and take over all the tasks of the River Country."

Kurama Sanyo was shocked when he heard this: "This... Xiuichi, how did you come up with this?"

Uchiha Shisui was also shocked.

Namikaze Minato was equally surprised when he heard this, because Hoshita Shuichi's last analysis was something he hadn't thought of yet.

Of course, he still knew the hidden differences in this mission.

"The Third Hokage is indeed right. Shuichi's ideological maturity is not inferior to that of an adult. His vision is precise and his analytical ability is amazing."

Namikaze Minato secretly marveled, and immediately said to Shuichi Hoshita and the others: "Shuichi's analysis is very good. It seems that this mission will not be too simple."

"Then, we need to be more careful after entering the River Country."

"After finding the group of robbers, the first step is to investigate their situation."

Hoshita Shuichi and three others responded in unison: "Yes, Minato-sensei!"

……

Set off at 9am and took a two-hour break at noon.

In the evening, Hoshita Hideichi and his party appeared at the border of the Land of Fire, but they did not cross the border immediately, but camped on the border.

Early the next morning, after having a fish soup, the four of them crossed the border and entered the River Country.

Chapter 24 Intelligence! (Please recommend and vote for monthly tickets to follow up)

Entering the Kingdom of the River, according to Konoha's intelligence, Hoshita Shuichi and the others found a cave on a mountain where someone once lived.

"Looking at the traces, it's at least a month ago."

Uchiha Shisui Road.

Hoshita Shuichi looked around the cave, and then said proactively: "Minato-sensei, I'll go outside and check."

Namikaze Minato nodded: "Sanyo, you go with Shuichi."

Kurama Sanyo nodded immediately: "Yes, Minato-sensei."

So Hoshita Shuichi and Kurama Sanyo left the cave and looked around.

Not long after, Hoshita Xiuichi came to the top of the mountain and looked south.

He raised his eyebrows, then took out a monocular telescope from his backpack and looked down the mountain: "There is a village..."

"There are a lot of people, but the farmland seems a bit deserted?"

Xingxia Xiuyi frowned slightly. He only saw women and old people busy in the fields, but no young and strong men.

Looking inside the village, there are children playing, and occasionally young and strong men can be seen.

Too lazy?

Hoshita Shuichi put away the monocular telescope, found Kurama Sanyo, and reunited with Namikaze Minato to inform him of the situation he had detected.

Namikaze Minato heard this and said: "Shuichi, do you suspect there is a problem in this village?"

Hoshita Hide nodded: "The information the village gave about this stronghold is not without purpose. It is very likely that this is a stronghold of wandering ninjas, but it was abandoned."

"But there happens to be a village at the bottom of the mountain. In fact, this is a good base."

Anma Shanyang said: "Judging from the traces nearby, someone has indeed lived here for a long time."

It is impossible that all traces of food, drink, and diarrhea would be gone in just a few months, unless someone specially cleaned them up, but obviously not.

Everyone understood Hoshita Shuichi's meaning. Assuming that this stronghold belonged to wandering ninjas or bandits, then the village below probably belonged to the sphere of influence of wandering ninjas and bandits in the past and would be enshrined there.

Then you can get information from it.

"The village is indeed a good place to get information."

Namikaze Minato immediately made a decision: "Then let's start from the village."

Kurama Shanyang said: "The easiest way is to bring someone back and interrogate him using illusion."

Both he and Uchiha Shisui have this ability.

Brutal and straightforward!

Hoshita Shuichi suggested: "Perhaps we can obtain information in a more secretive way."

Both Namikaze Minato and Uchiha Shisui knew Hoshita Shuichi's hidden meaning, which was that they were worried about other situations in the village and external forces.

After all, it was previously speculated that there might be traces of Sunagakure Village.

Uchiha Shisui said: "If you want to collect intelligence covertly, it's best to wait until night."

If you enter during the day and use the transformation technique, you will be easily seen through.

After all, you have to obtain information, and you have to do it secretly.

As for going directly to the village to inquire, it would be more of a warning. A stranger entering the village would immediately arouse alert.

If you sneak in at night and use illusions in the dead of night, there will be very few traces left, and most of the villagers will regard it as a dream.

Namikaze Minato immediately decided: "Then we will sneak into the village at night."

Hoshita Shuichi immediately suggested: "Minato-sensei, maybe we can get familiar with that village in a simpler way first."

Namikaze Minato and the others immediately looked at Hoshita Shuichi.

Hoshita Shuichi smiled, and the next moment, he turned into a black cat.

Namikaze Minato looked at it and immediately recognized it, it was the wild cat from the team's first mission a few days ago.

Uchiha Shisui's eyes lit up and he smiled: "Shuichi's method is indeed very good. The presence of a wild cat in this place should not attract attention."

Namikaze Minato smiled and nodded: "Indeed."

Hoshixia Shuichi was secretly a little weird at the moment, because he triggered another entry.

【Transformation Master】

Acquisition conditions: The number of transformation types reaches 100 and meets the requirements.

Entry effect: ever-changing, a bird can fly, a fish can swim.

The effect is a bit explosive, but the difficulty is also amazing.

Humans are one species, cats are one species.

He has met the requirements for the human species, but cats have not.

Although there are no flaws in the appearance, Hoshita Shuichi does not understand some of the cat's habits, and it is easy for flaws to appear.

But in fact, just 100 types is amazing.

After releasing the transformation technique, Hoshita Shuichi looked at Uchiha Shisui and smiled: "You should be more familiar with Neko Shisui."