Asuma hauled Ito Daisuke up.
Returning to the village, what awaited him would be Konoha's punishment, endless imprisonment, and the villagers' scorn.
Ito Daisuke had completely given up resisting.
Facing Kaze, he couldn't muster any thoughts of resistance at all.
"Sensei Hizashi, that Mist ninja who just escaped..." Shisui said hesitantly.
The scene of Kisame Hoshigaki proactively killing four members of the Cipher Division left him feeling shocked and somewhat frightened.
His indifferent expression suggested that he was accustomed to such actions.
"That is the Blood Mist," Kaze said.
The Hidden Mist Village's ninja examination system was far more brutal than Konoha's. Compared to their ninja selection, Konoha's genin were practically like flowers cultivated in a greenhouse, tender and delicate.
"When Mist ninjas graduate from the Ninja Academy, do they really have to kill a comrade to complete the graduation exam?" Asuma asked.
He also had some understanding of the Hidden Mist Village.
"Be glad you were born in Konoha."
Hearing this, the others were clearly somewhat grateful.
"Sensei Hizashi, that Mist ninja who escaped just now, he..." Kurenai Yuhi asked softly.
"Was let go."
"Let go?!" The three youngsters all showed surprised expressions.
Even Ito Daisuke, who was restrained, showed a change in expression.
Let go, not escaped, why?
Kaze glanced at Ito Daisuke. Since this play was already over, it didn't matter if Ito Daisuke knew. Perhaps this was even a form of mental punishment for him.
"Because this was planned from the start."
"Eh??"
"Do you really think that the Hokage doesn't know there are spies in Konoha? They are closely monitoring our resource reserves. What we revealed was deliberately shown to them," Kaze said, his gaze towards Ito Daisuke becoming playful.
"The village elders aren't as foolish as you think. Sometimes, allowing spies whose identities are already known to transmit false information is far more useful than dealing with them. The Anbu aren't just for show."
Not to mention Root.
Kaze added in his heart.
The three youngsters seemed to understand, looking thoughtful.
"This Ito Daisuke has been under Anbu's observation all along. His contact with the Mist ninja spy has been within the Anbu's sight. That information was deliberately released by the village."
"But that comrade who was killed by him..." Asuma suddenly thought of the Konoha ninja who was killed from behind by Ito Daisuke.
Kaze glanced at him, "What are you thinking? The other one who was killed had just been in contact with an Iwa ninja spy not long ago. Otherwise, during the war, with the village's defense capabilities, how could they have allowed a chunin to leave so easily?"
Ito Daisuke's eyes widened, filled with disbelief and despair.
Everything he had done had been under the observation of the higher-ups. He had thought his plan was flawless, and that after leaving Konoha, he would have a vast world to roam.
"Konoha actually has so many spies from other villages?"
"They are all spies whose identities were confirmed before the war broke out. I told you not to underestimate the Anbu's abilities."
"So we're transmitting false information?"
The group's speed was not slow. Under Kaze's guidance, the three youngsters gradually began to understand the dark side of this world.
"We deliberately let them send out information about our small resource reserves," Kaze said.
"Why?" Asuma still didn't understand.
This time, Kaze didn't answer immediately, but turned to look at Shisui, "Shisui, you tell me."
Shisui was stunned, and after thinking for a moment, he tentatively said, "To make other Hidden Villages think that we don't have many resources left, so they give up on launching a large-scale battle with us and instead choose to fight a war of attrition?"
Kaze was very satisfied with Shisui's answer, "Almost."
After a slight pause, he added, "Even if they still want to take us down in one fell swoop because they think we don't have many resources, the resources we have stored are enough to give them a surprise. As long as they don't know our true reserves, they will never know how many tricks we have up our sleeves."
"Oh--"
The three youngsters looked enlightened.
"So the goal of this mission was not to prevent the transmission of information, but to make this information seem 'real' enough. The Mist ninjas were all wiped out, the rogue ninja Ito Daisuke was captured, and Kisame Hoshigaki was seriously injured and on the verge of death, desperately bringing back the information.
If I were a Hidden Mist Village elder, I would probably have to increase my trust in this information."
It didn't matter whether the Mist ninjas believed it or not, it was just an attempt.
In any case, the information transmitted was all false. Even if other villages only trusted one piece of it, it would be a good thing for Konoha. Even if they didn't believe any of it, it wouldn't matter.
"Study hard. The world of ninjas is very complicated. Some things can't just be seen on the surface. War is not just a struggle on the battlefield, but also a game between high-level figures," Kaze sighed somewhat.
The ninja world was too complicated.
Even in the most peaceful Konoha, turbulent undercurrents flowed beneath the surface.
Without enough strength, one could only become a pawn in the hands of others, a puppet on a string.
That's why Kaze had always been lying low, not putting on a Dragon-like arrogance just because he had the support of the system.
Things were still relatively good within Konoha.
What he feared most were Madara Uchiha and Black Zetsu, who were truly plotting for the ninja world.
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Chapter 153 Hiruzen Sarutobi's Secret Letter
Ito Daisuke, who had suffered a double blow to his body and mind, was completely crippled and handed over to the ninja who came to take over.
Because the Mist ninjas were constantly harassing the Fire Country's border, Kaze, as the person in charge, could not leave the border here for the time being, which also meant that the three youngsters could not leave.
"Lord Hizashi, this is a secret letter from Lord Hokage."
