- It's not a big deal - just be in the village at that time," he waved his hand at Shenesu, "and don't spread the word.
- Of course.
- In that case, I'm done, I won't distract you from your work anymore," the head of Nara got up from his chair, "and don't forget to come back for the money, I'll warn Nishi-san.
- I will," I waved goodbye to my relative and sighed furtively as the office door closed behind him.
It seems that the people around me are so used to my constant busyness that they can't think of anything else. Well, I still have a second artifact for Sunagakure to complete, and engraving seals won't do itself, especially since there's literally two days of work left.
On my way to the basement, I stopped by the kitchen and grabbed myself some snacks with Hitomi's help and warned her to remind me when it was time for dinner, knowing full well that I might get too carried away and miss it all, hanging around until late at night.
But the original plan was disrupted by an unforeseen circumstance - the black silhouette of a shadow clone froze in the middle of the room.
- Rasa finally hid somewhere? - after a slight hesitation, asked him, closing the door behind him and activating the fuin lock.
He nodded and the next moment dispersed in clouds of smoke, giving access to new memories. Getting rid of unnecessary garbage and picking up crumbs of useful information, I hummed a little in surprise - it turned out that the former Kazekage wasn't such a risky guy to put everything on a single plan and had prearranged several lodges both on the territory of Kaze no Kuni and outside of it, burying a decent supply of golden sand in each of them.
Remembering the amount of gold he'd gotten in a single encounter, shoveling out all the gold restored about a third of his initial stockpile to replace what he'd lost and increased his combat effectiveness. I wasn't going to attack an S-class shinobi head-on, though, especially now that I recognized the place where Rasa had decided to hide out, decently camouflaged without the aid of chakra.
Yes, the man had dyed his hair a different color, grown a beard with a dapper mustache, and changed into the clothes of the Land of Tea to look more like a local than a native of the Land of Wind.
Considering they had no hidden village and only two clans in the vast territory of the peninsula, it was a sensible choice. It's a fairly safe area, since the borders of the Fire Country are close by and no one will be searching for shinobi of this level, and those who stumble upon them without the proper power... May they rest in peace.
Despite the fact that Rasa wasn't far away - no more than a day's journey - I wasn't going to rush after him personally. Creating a new shadow clone, I rummaged through the shelves for a scroll, and when I found the one I was looking for, I handed it to him, sending him on his way along the known route.
Now, when he arrives, the summoning scroll can be used to instantly travel a great distance and return the same way back, using Hisato, who has an instant connection. One of the many advantages of kanpeki ningyo.
This will also give me time to prepare all the necessary means to capture an S-class opponent alive - as the experience of the recent battle has shown, such fighters are much harder to make fight to the end once the situation becomes too dangerous, and the former Kazekage still has the ability to escape by air and pursuit in such a case, will be simply impossible.
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