Naruto: I Roamed the Ninja World as a Woman

Chapter 58 Wings Growing Stronger

After receiving a message from Ayane Amamiya.

The eagle and the woodpecker immediately relayed the intelligence back to Amegakure via a secret route.

He then quickly set off for the border of Taki no Kami to meet her.

Having traveled a long way, they hadn't even had a chance to catch their breath before witnessing Yakushi Nonou and Amamiya Ayane parting ways.

"I was here first..."

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The eagle, seeing Yakushi Nonou's autograph gesture from afar, was utterly aggrieved: "I haven't even signed the séance scroll yet!"

"Oh, this..."

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The woodpecker next to it scratched its head, completely baffled by the thoughts of these kids these days.

It's just the order of signatures, is it really that important?

Compared to such trivial matters, he cared more about the captain's decision to recruit new talent.

The captain of the secret service.

This position is considered a mainstay in the Amegakure Anbu, and it's the limit for most ninjas to be promoted.

If you want to climb higher.

Personal ability and the resources behind it are both indispensable.

The Black Swan Squad, under the command of Goat, is a secret unit specializing in espionage and intelligence gathering.

What they call resources are actually just informants!

If Ayane Amamiya wants to stand out among the squad leaders, she must develop her own intelligence network and establish her own sources of information in order to have a chance for promotion.

"Is the captain scheming to... rise to power in the future?"

The woodpecker naturally thought of this.

Konoha is undoubtedly the number one among the five great ninja villages.

If the captain can build a complete intelligence network about the Land of Fire and Konoha, then his voice in the Amegakure Anbu will be absolutely unquestionable!

And to put it bluntly...

One person attains the Tao and the chicken and dog ascend to heaven.

The faster the captain progresses, the more benefits I can gain, at least I won't have to carry out dangerous missions anymore.

Who knows, I might even be able to retire earlier.

I just don't know why the captain would so readily trust the other party?

He hadn't even seen the blonde woman before he and the captain separated.

The woodpecker was somewhat puzzled.

After all, Konoha has Danzo in charge, and they are notoriously difficult to deal with.

However, although the informant from the Land of Fire is important to the captain's career.

But the eagle beside me is also a comrade-in-arms with whom I have worked for a long time, and I cannot treat him unfairly.

So he looked at Eagle and advised, "Since the captain is seeking improvement, we can't hold her back!"

The eagle, completely oblivious, didn't understand his implication: "What do you mean?"

Helpless, the woodpecker had to be more explicit: "Have you noticed that we didn't actually play much of a role in this mission to the Land of Earth?"

The eagle sighed, "Yeah, it always feels like we're on a constant journey..."

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Her tone carried a hint of dejection: "I used to think my strength was decent, but after infiltrating Iwagakure this time, I realized I can't do anything and can't influence anything."

"If this continues, we'll definitely be left far behind by the captain."

The woodpecker said meaningfully, "But actually, you don't necessarily have to rely on strength to stay behind the captain."

The eagle stammered, "Without strength? Then what..."

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The woodpecker was finally speechless at this blockhead.

Isn't your dad the village's minister?

Do you really want me to break things down and explain them in detail?

He was about to give an answer when he heard the captain's familiar voice: "What have you been saying behind my back?"

Ayane Amamiya jumped out from behind the two of them.

Without hesitation, the eagle blurted out, "They're discussing how I can catch up with you!"

"Catch up with me? What do you mean, catch up with me?"

Ayane Amamiya was taken aback before she realized what the other person meant.

Goodness, isn't this Sakura Haruno's classic line?

So you've learned this too?

She tapped the other person on the head, amused and touched at the same time: "You lazybones, you actually have a day when you're so ambitious?"

Don't underestimate me...

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The eagle hummed softly, "There's an old saying in the Land of Rain: 'Thirty days of wind, thirty days of rain; never underestimate a poor young woman,' have you heard of it?"

Aya Amamiya's music.

She smiled and said, "Okay, I believe you..."

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"But if one day you really can't catch up with me, remember to tell me."

The girl stretched out her arm and gently bumped fists with the eagle, promising, "Because I will definitely stop and wait for you when the time comes."

The woodpecker saw this.

I couldn't help but sigh.

The captain's ability to understand people is truly impressive!

Look, it's just one sentence.

The eagle's earlier grievances were instantly forgotten by her.

That means the team leader is also a girl.

Otherwise, the woodpecker would definitely think, "What an absolute scumbag!"

Several days later.

Inside the underground headquarters, in the secret service office.

"Your operation was flawless!"

The goat paced excitedly around the office, his voice unusually high-pitched: "My only intention was to have you investigate Iwagakure's military operations and strategic deployments. I never expected you to give me, and the village, such a wonderful surprise!"

The so-called surprise was, of course, the top-secret information about Onoki and the Four-Tails Jinchuriki, Rōshi.

Ayane Amamiya didn't want to discuss too many details, so she simply echoed, "This news was an unexpected bonus; we won't be so lucky in the future."

Without Nonou's contribution, these two intelligence reports would never have been so detailed.

Thinking about it that way...

The other party is really good at intelligence gathering; she truly deserves the title of "walking witch."

Tanuki, who had been lurking in Iwagakure for ten years, was already considered an elite in the spy industry.

But compared to her, he seemed rather immature.

If she hadn't known that the other person had something on their mind, Ayane Amamiya would have been reluctant to let them return to Konoha.

Hey.

It seems I should also fund the construction of an orphanage in Amegakure.

We can't just let them lie low in Konoha forever, can we?

Even if the other party may not come at all, it would be good if they could help the orphans in the village.

She was multitasking.

While listening to the goat's mutterings, my thoughts wandered.

Upon hearing the goat mention the tanuki's situation in Iwagakure, she quickly perked up her ears.

"The tanuki should be fine."

"Although I haven't received any messages from her, the fact that the contact point I set up is still there means that the raccoon wasn't caught up in the whole operation."

"However, Iwagakure has been conducting a thorough internal investigation recently, making it difficult to obtain more information for the time being."

"As long as the person is still alive, that's good news."

The goat sighed, "Every spy trained in the village is precious. The investment of one spy is equivalent to that of ten ordinary ANBU ninjas."

Ayane Amamiya nodded slightly.

It's good that the raccoon is alright.

This way, all the actions he took before running away weren't wasted.

She said softly, "The tanuki and I cooperated very well. As for Iwagakure... I reckon they won't suspect her too much during their self-investigation."

That night, when I used Earth Release in Iwagakure.

Ayane Amamiya deliberately controlled her ninjutsu, drawing a mark of Amegakure in the mud in front of the tanuki, and then destroyed it.

For a seasoned spy with such keen insight...

Just look at this mark.

The tanuki will surely understand what I mean and cooperate with me.

"good!"

"What a fantastic teamwork!"

Upon hearing her explanation, the goat laughed heartily and waved his hand, "Since you two are so in sync, from now on, the raccoon's contact will be directly transferred to you! Black Swan, you'll be her direct superior, handling all intelligence!"

Ayane Amamiya's eyes flashed upon hearing this.

I never expected a goat to be so generous!

In that sense, he now effectively controls two intelligence lines: Konoha and Iwagakure.

only..

Both of these lines are now very thin.

The entire village of Iwagakure is under martial law, and another internal purge has begun. Tanuki will probably have to lie low for a while.

On the Konoha side, there was only Yakushi Nonou, and they hadn't even set up a corresponding transit point or contact point.

A complete intelligence network is still a long way off.

But no matter what, her wings are finally starting to take shape.

Just thinking about this.

She quickly coughed and whispered, "Minister, I almost forgot something. We spent a lot of money to get information about the human jinchūriki, about four or five hundred thousand taels of silver, which may have exceeded the mission budget."

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Ok.

In reality, the only actual expense was the 30,000 taels spent on purchasing intelligence on the black market.

However, this does not affect Ayane Amamiya's ability to report more.

There's no other way; I have to support my own team now!

Everything costs money!

"I'll write you a note later, you can just get reimbursed by the logistics department."

The goat waved his hand dismissively, completely unconcerned about such a trivial matter: "It's worth it, even if it were several million taels, let alone hundreds of thousands!"

Ayane Amamiya felt a sudden pang of pain in her heart.

broken!

You still reported too little!

"Upon receiving the intelligence you sent back, the village immediately released the news on the black market!"

The goat chuckled, his laughter brimming with cunning: "I've already posted the commission and offered a five million bounty. Onoki's going to have a headache now!"

Only five million taels...

Amamiya Ayane was speechless. So, even a Jinchuriki plus a Tsuchikage was not as good as Asuma?

But after thinking about it, it doesn't make much difference.

After all, given that it involves a powerful figure like the Tsuchikage, it's likely that very few of the ninjas who accept the mission are truly after the money...

She feigned doubt and asked, "I doubt anyone on the black market would dare take on a mission involving Jinchuriki and Kage, right?"

"You're wrong. There are some experts in the black market too."

The goat glanced at her and explained in a pretentious manner, "It's just that these experts are very self-challenging, and they only take action when faced with high-difficulty missions involving major ninja villages..."

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Ayane Amamiya pretended to be confused even though she knew the truth.

Actually, it's quite complicated.

But she knew very well that nine out of ten of these elusive masters were actually spies planted by the Great Ninja Village.

The only exception might be the rogue ninja Kakuzu.

This person truly loves money!

"Thank you for your hard work on this mission, team."

The goat, unusually, didn't assign any more tasks: "After this, the members of the Black Swan team can stay in the village to rest and do me a small favor."

Amamiya Ayane thought to herself, "I really can't take a holiday."

She remained silent, waiting for the other person to continue.

Then Goat said, "The Dark Guard suffered heavy losses recently, but fortunately the fighting in the village has basically stopped, and we've recruited a new batch of people."

He sat back down at his desk, signed a document, and handed it to him.

"According to regulations, each of the three departments within the Dark Side must send a small team to train and select these new recruits. The Black Swan team has just completed an important mission, so you'll be the head of our intelligence department!"

Ayane Amamiya thought to herself.

What kind of principal?

That nickname is unlucky!

After saying this, the goat subtly hinted, "Perform well; this operation is crucial for your future development!"

Ayane Amamiya's heart stirred.

What does that mean?

Having a leader with an intelligence background is really difficult; they only say half of what they mean.

She calmly accepted the document: "Black Swan understands!"

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