Naruto: Did i Just Get Reincarnated as Gojo?

Chapter 181: Gojo Kaigetsu and Minato Plan-Conscience or Strategy?

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Gojo Kaigetsu sipped his tea, a satisfied smile playing on his lips as he reviewed the intelligence report. "Sunagakure's intel is—surprisingly valuable."

"How so?" Minato asked, curious. "This—Hiruzen, isn't he just an ordinary Jonin?"

(Hiruzen is the Suna Missing-nin!)

Since Konoha's declaration of vengeance against the missing-nin, the other villages had responded with varying degrees of—enthusiasm.

The general consensus was: 'We support your—endeavor, Konoha. But you have plenty of Shinobi. Handle it yourselves.'

Iwagakure had provided a few names of Chuunin-level missing-nin and made a token effort to shut down some underground exchanges.

This wasn't surprising, given their—rumored involvement in funding the bounty Shinobi networks. Having them target their own—assets was a bit much. Forcing Onoki's hand was—a victory in itself.

Kumogakure was—preoccupied with internal affairs, hunting down those responsible for Elder Advisor Arai's death. They'd also demanded the return of Yugito Nii, an end to the border conflict, and—substantial compensation before considering further cooperation.

Kirigakure, under the current Mizukage, had been more forthcoming, providing the name of the assassin who'd targeted Yagura: Kisame Hoshigaki.

Konoha, in turn, had expressed their—gratitude, opened a hotline for concerned citizens, and assured everyone that progress was being made.

Konoha's vengeance was—selective.

Sunagakure, however, had been the most—cooperative.

The Fifth Kazekage, Baki, eager to secure his position and gain external support, had practically—groveled before the Hokage.

But this—excessive deference made Gojo Kaigetsu uneasy. The more Baki groveled now, the harder he'd bite later.

If Minato summoned Baki to Konoha, Gaara might end up performing a sand dance in the meeting room, asking Kushina and Minato to be his—adoptive parents.

Gojo Kaigetsu was—familiar with such tactics.

Baki's performance was—meaningless. He'd already labeled Gaara a "rebel," Temari a "loyal vassal," and Yugito—a wild card.

He'd accept Baki's offerings, but he wouldn't—trust him.

Baki, eager to please, had actively targeted the Land of Wind's underground exchanges and even provided intel on a politically significant missing-nin: Hiruzen.

"Hiruzen—I seem to recall he caused—quite a bit of trouble during the Second War," Minato said, scratching his head. "Though I was—young then."

Minato, a master of space-time ninjutsu, felt a flicker of—recognition as if sensing a ripple in the time-space continuum.

"Who Hiruzen is—isn't important. What matters is his connection to Rōran," Gojo Kaigetsu said, getting to the heart of the matter. "If Sunagakure's intel is accurate, this is a request for Konoha to—intervene in Rōran's affairs."

"Rōran?" Minato repeated the name, a memory surfacing. "Kushina mentioned it. A—city-state on Sunagakure's western border."

"Rōran possesses a—unique and powerful chakra source, the Ryūmyaku (Dragon Vein). And its—subterranean deposits contain the purest chakra metal in the Shinobi world."