Chapter 352: Steam Ninja Han
Hatake Sakumo led his three students, including Namikaze Minato, alongside three of his subordinates—Yamashiroji, Hayama Shirakumo, and Shinba—through the forests of the Land of Fire.
Shinba trailed at the very back. He looked distracted from time to time, a fleeting flash of guilt passing through his eyes whenever he stared at Hatake Sakumo's back.
Danzo had ordered him to sabotage Hatake Sakumo's mission.
However, this mission involved the mission quota for the Land of Grass. If it failed, the village would lose 10% of its total mission volume. It might even cause other small countries to lose trust in Konoha, triggering a disastrous chain reaction.
If that happened, the losses might not stop at just 10%.
Hatake Sakumo's group arrived in Kyoto, the capital of the Land of Grass, where they met the Daimyo's newly appointed guardian ninja captain, Shimura Koko, amidst a scattering of tents.
The Shimura Clan was a massive ninja clan, yet their elites had been systematically killed off by the rogue ninja Sarutobi Ganosuke, leaving Shimura Koko as their last remaining Elite Jonin.
Shimura Koko said, "Lord Sakumo, you've finally arrived. There's a thorny mission issued directly by the Daimyo, and he desperately needs Konoha's experts to carry it out.
"The Daimyo is sending his eldest son to Sacred Mount Chosei to perform sacrifices to the Eternal Blue Sky, the deity worshipped by the Daimyo's family.