Chapter 343: The Thinnest Thread...
Hidden Leaf Village.
Kakashi & Daichi. (8:00 am)
Inside the brightly lit analysis wing of the intelligence department, Kakashi Hatake and his Genin student, Daichi Hekima, sat side by side at a long table, their eyes scanning through a series of documents and maps. The room was filled with the sound of flipping papers and the occasional murmur of nearby intelligence officers, but for Kakashi and Daichi, all that mattered were the files in front of them.
Daichi furrowed his brow, his gaze intent on a report sent by Jiraiya. The Toad Sage had returned to the village late last night and after receiving orders from his teacher/ leader he quickly contacted his agents stationed in or near the Land of Earth and obtained numerous pieces of information.
After delivering crucial intelligence on the Land of Earth to the analysis department a couple hours ago, he disappeared once again.
Daichi leaned forward, his eyes intense as he sifted through a stack of reports. The clock on the wall ticked past 8 am, but he was already fully immersed in his work. He picked up a document marked with Jiraiya's distinctive handwriting and began to go through its contents.
"Lord Jiraiya managed to gather this much intel in just a few hours? To even get intelligence on the Hidden stone border patrol squads…" Daichi murmured, half to himself. "That's impressive."
Kakashi glanced over, his one visible eye curving into a slight smile. "He has his ways."
Among the many details scattered throughout the documents, one caught Daichi's attention. A brief mention of someone close to the Earth Country's Finance Minister meeting with a trade team from the Land of Snow. Such a meeting in itself wasn't unusual. But it was what he had learned yesterday from the prince and the nature of the transport that caught the Genin's attention.