Chapter 59: Shifting Dynamics
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The military operation targeting the Kirigakure outpost in the Land of Rivers had been under constant surveillance by spies from various nations. Summoned animals carrying intelligence darted back and forth, while many deeply embedded "sleeper agents" began to reveal themselves.
However, neither Hiruzen Sarutobi nor Jinghang paid much attention to these matters. Instead, it was Rasa and Danzo who were kept so busy that their hands never left their pens and their feet barely touched the ground.
After all, the two were not only the commanders of this military exercise but also in charge of their villages' intelligence operations. For now, they needed these "barbs" to transmit information and intimidate the Lands of Earth and Lightning. Once the exercise was over, they could deal with the spies at their leisure.
The Mount Yoshizawa Operation was undoubtedly a resounding success. Of the 268 rogue Kirigakure shinobi, none escaped—either killed or captured alive. Their leader, the former Kirigakure General Kiyomizu Renman, was beheaded. On the allied side, casualties were fewer than thirty, making it a decisive victory.
The day after the operation concluded, the Kazekage and Hokage personally visited the injured shinobi to offer their condolences. They also publicly fulfilled their promise, awarding a forty-million-ryo bonus to the Sunagakure team led by Akasuna Shuki, who had taken down Kiyomizu Renman. The other participating shinobi from both villages couldn't help but feel envious.
To boost morale further, Jinghang, the Third Kazekage, announced that he would personally contribute an additional two hundred million ryo for future battle rewards, encouraging everyone to fight bravely and achieve new victories.