On the night of the Nine-Tails, I shattered the Tailed Beast Ball with a single punch.

"I found a survivor of the Uzumaki clan in Kusagakure. She is currently in the Kusagakure hospital..." Kakashi quickly explained the situation of Uzumaki Karin.

“Uzumaki Karin…” Nagasawa fell into deep thought.

He remembered that biting to heal wounds was a skill that Karin, from Sasuke's team, possessed. Karin seemed to have been from Kusagakure before.

Based on the timeline, Kakashi should have encountered Karin's mother, who had just ended up in Kusagakure.

"Take her back to Konoha with me." Nagasawa made the decision quickly.

In the original story, Karin's mother suffered a terrible fate. The Grass Ninja were ambushed, and many of them were seriously injured. Karin's mother was bitten to death, and young Karin was taken to the hospital.

Since he has the ability, Nagasawa is naturally willing to change the tragedy he sees.

At the same time, Uzumaki Karin is a pure-blooded Uzumaki, so she should have considerable talent in sealing techniques and sensory ninjutsu. Given time, she might become a master of sealing techniques.

Furthermore, Karin, whose bloodline is impure, can unleash the Adamantine Sealing Chains, so Karin Uzumaki should be able to as well. The Adamantine Sealing Chains are a valuable item that can suppress tailed beasts.

Such a person joining Konoha would undoubtedly strengthen the village, and Nagasawa would certainly be happy to do so.

Even if Uzumaki Karin doesn't have much talent, she can still promote the diversity of Konoha's bloodline limits, which is entirely beneficial.

“But since you were the one who found her, her safety is in your hands until we get back. Don’t let anything happen to her,” Yongze said.

Kakashi nodded and said, "No problem, I will protect her. I believe Kushina would be very happy if she knew there were other survivors from the Uzumaki."

After recounting the story of Uzumaki Karin, Kakashi felt much more relaxed.

Sometimes, he felt really lost and didn't know what to do.

His father, whom he admired immensely, failed his mission while trying to save his teammates. He was scorned by the entire village and committed suicide amidst the condemnation. His remains were not even placed in Konoha's Martyrs' Memorial.

Because of this incident, he once looked down on his father, who committed suicide, believing that he was not a qualified ninja and that a ninja should prioritize the mission and be willing to abandon his comrades for the mission.

Later, Obito told him that the White Fang of Konoha was the true hero of Konoha and the person he admired. He said that those who abandoned their comrades were not even as good as trash.

Nagasawa also stated that he was given the opportunity because he was the son of Sakuya, which proves that Nagasawa also agrees with his father's ideals.

He finally understood the importance of his companions.

However, he now faces a new problem: during a mission, when he encounters something he wants to do, he has to decide whether or not to do it.

Yongze's approach gave him a new inspiration: sometimes tasks don't have to be too rigid. As long as the task can be completed, it seems that doing some things you want to do is also acceptable.

After resolving Kakashi's problem, Nagasawa called in Salt Water and Inuzuka Midori and explained the specific details one by one.

He wanted to put the blame on Root members, so he couldn't just let Kakashi and the others disguise themselves as Root ninjas.

That would be too low-level and too easy to be exposed. What ninja would reveal their true colors directly when causing trouble?

Therefore, Nagasawa had Kakashi and the others disguise themselves as Iwa ninja and cause trouble in Kusagakure, then used the identity of Kozuki to deduce and sort out the clues, and finally pin the blame on Root.

Such a plan wasn't particularly meticulous, but it wasn't too easy to see through either. After all, the Grass Ninja couldn't possibly confront the real Root members directly.

After explaining everything, Nagasawa left the small inn and returned to Kizuki's house. He needed to go back and write the plan to give to the leader of the Grass Ninja.

Chapter Twenty-Four: Konoha Ninjas Are Nothing More Than This

After giving the Grass Ninja leader a detailed plan on how to safely deliver intelligence to the Konoha ninjas, Nagasawa reminded him:

"Chief, we rejected the Roots' cooperation. They might hold a grudge and retaliate against us. We need to be careful lately."

The leader of the Grass Ninja smiled confidently and said, "Although the Grass Ninja is a small village, it is not something that a single department of Konoha can shake."

Seeing the Grass Ninja leader's confidence, Nagasawa didn't say much. His purpose was simply to plant a seed in the Grass Ninja leader's heart.

In this way, when things happen, even without him saying anything, the leader of the Grass Ninja might find himself suspecting Danzo and Root.

Because he subconsciously already had the information that the root might cause trouble.

The Root leader looked at Nagasawa's plan and nodded, saying, "While it's not perfect, it's clever enough."

According to the plan, Nagasawa would send someone to pretend to be a friend of the four missing Grass Ninja to attract the attention of Konoha spies within the village.

As the Konoha spy investigates the ninja, Nagasawa will gradually reveal more clues, eventually leading the Konoha spy to a data room.

Apart from the information on the four Grass Ninja, the rest of the information in the archives was unimportant or fake. Nagasawa even arranged for some guards to make the plot more realistic.

Upon hearing the praise from the leader of the Grass Ninja, Nagasawa simply smiled faintly.

Are you kidding me? Did he think he played games in his past life for nothing? This kind of plot would be arranged for him in no time.

After leaving the Grass Ninja leader's office, Nagasawa began to methodically arrange his plans.

They sent out fake friends, fabricated false information, and arranged everything in a very convincing manner.

A member of the Kusanagi Anbu exclaimed, "Lord Konosuki is truly remarkable. His plan is meticulously crafted, with each step linked to the next. The Konoha ninja must think they stole the data because of their own skill, unaware that it was all part of our scheme."

"That's right, even the ninjas of the Five Great Nations are nothing special."

Nagasawa simply smiled at the flattery from his subordinates.

You think you've got the Konoha ninja under your control, but little do you know you're the ones being controlled by them.

……

……

Early in the morning, Kakashi walked out of the hotel as usual.

Today he has an extra task: to protect Uzumaki Karin's safety.

Although there is another mission to disguise oneself as an Iwa ninja and sabotage the Kusanagi ninja, that mission hasn't started yet, and all the preparations will take time.

He doesn't need to take action yet. Just let Salt Water and Inuzuka Midori show some weaknesses to let the Grass Ninja know that the Konoha ninjas have arrived.

Because he had traveled all over the Grass Ninja Village in the past few days, he was very familiar with all the roads in the village and knew which roads were the only way to the Grass Ninja Hospital.

Since the two were technically strangers, Kakashi planned to secretly follow Karin Uzumaki and protect her from the shadows, so as not to frighten her.

It's strange that a ninja would suddenly say he wants to protect her, especially for a commoner, a commoner who has suffered the destruction of her country.

Kakashi hid on the rooftop, observing the street as he traveled, searching for that red figure.

It must be said that this rare hair color makes it very easy for Kakashi to find him.

Before long, Kakashi found her in the crowd.

However, she seemed a little anxious at this moment, and was jogging. Her hair was also a bit messy, not as smooth as it had been yesterday. It seemed that she had overslept.

"Oh no, I'm going to get yelled at by Lord Inoue again." Uzumaki Karin said with some annoyance.

She was too tired from cleaning the hospital all day yesterday, so she woke up late.

She had time to fix her hair before she set off, but since the house the village had given her was in a corner of the village, far from the hospital, Hua Ling felt that being late was unavoidable.

Is something urgent?

At that moment, Hana suddenly sensed a familiar aura—the ninja who had once helped her.

Perhaps sensing that being late was becoming a certainty, Hana stopped and gave Kakashi a forced smile, saying:

"It's nothing, I'm just about to be late for work. What a coincidence, Lord Kakadon, we've run into each other again."

Hearing the name Kakashi, Kakashi felt a faint sadness. Why did he have to say that in the first place? He could have just made something up.

Now that the mission is over, I still have to bring Hana back to Konoha. If we chat on the way, her name might be exposed.

He could already picture Inuzuka Midori laughing maniacally.

'But I guess only Inuzuka would laugh. Nagasawa and Shizuku are both so reliable, they probably wouldn't.' Kakashi tried to reassure himself.

"Ninja Master?" Hana asked tentatively, noticing Kakashi's somewhat absent-minded expression.

"Well, I'm going to the hospital anyway. Do you want me to take you?" Kakashi asked, his expression returning to normal, once he realized what was happening.

"No need to give it to me, it might interfere with your plans," Hua Ling said instinctively.

"It's alright, don't feel too burdened. I'm just giving you a ride on my way, it's not like I'm specifically taking you there. I have things to do at the hospital too," Kakashi said calmly.

That's right, he did have something to do at the hospital, which was to protect Uzumaki Karin. He really did have something to do at the hospital.

Hua Ling hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded.

She could sense that Kakashi was different from the other Grass Ninja; he had no ill will or desire towards her, only pure goodwill.

"Get on my back, I'll carry you," Kakashi said after thinking for a moment.

He can't fly like Thor; if he wants to travel quickly, he can only carry or hold the other person on his back and use Shave to get there.

Hana-ling had witnessed the speed of ninjas before, and she immediately knew how Kakashi planned to take her to the hospital.

This was a novel experience for Hua Ling.

Once Hua Ling was on his back, Kakashi instantly unleashed his power, choosing a secluded path and sprinting towards the hospital.

Feeling the whistling wind in her ears and the rapidly receding buildings, Hua Ling's thoughts drifted into the distance.

Normally, she wouldn't accept being carried by a stranger she'd only met twice.

Perhaps the situation in the Grass Ninja Village put too much pressure on her, and Kakashi's unique kindness made her lower her guard.

As a Jonin, Kakashi was naturally fast. Before Hana could react, she found herself near the Grass Ninja Hospital.

Hua Ling quickly got off Kakashi's back and thanked him, saying, "Thank you so much. I'll definitely treat you to a meal sometime."

After saying goodbye to Kakashi, Hua Ling ran into the hospital.

Kakashi also sneaked into the hospital from somewhere shortly after Hana entered.

If you brought it up yourself, then you have to protect it yourself.

Chapter Twenty-Five: Accidents Are Always Unavoidable

Thanks to the deliberate actions of Salt Water and Midori Inuzuka, the ANBU squad led by Nagasawa quickly discovered traces that Konoha ninjas had already entered the village.

Meanwhile, the ANBU member who was responsible for posing as one of the four Grass Ninja friends was also dispatched by Nagasawa to gradually find opportunities to contact the Konoha ninjas and provide guidance.

Everything is proceeding according to Yongze's plan.

However, to prevent any accidents from happening, Nagasawa has already switched the real documents in the fake document room.

Even if we fail to successfully draw the Grass Ninja's hatred to Root, it won't affect this mission.

He always knows what's important and what's not.