Chapter 140: Human Puppet
Yako had acquired a temporary identity: Fujikita, a Genin dispatched by the village to the front lines in the Land of Rivers.
Using this new alias, he would pose as an ordinary Konoha ninja to observe the raid on Shabo Harbor and gather the most accurate frontline intelligence for the Hokage.
Fujikita was a remarkably average Genin. Since graduating from the ninja academy, he had failed to pass the Chunin Exams for several years.
While arranging his new identity, Yako noticed that Mi Nara had become a squad captain and was currently recruiting members.
During Shinma's final mission, Mi Nara had been the sole survivor.
When choosing a squad, Yako deliberately selected Mi Nara's.
Instead of seeking teammates from the Ino-Shika-Cho clans, Mi Nara had taken on three civilian ninja.
When the squad assembled, Mi Nara held up a backpack and addressed his three subordinates.
"Inside this backpack is a new, strategically vital piece of equipment manufactured by the Nara Clan: the paraglider.