Konoha: I Have a Gravity Training room

The six-man squad immediately set off.

They sped along the way, but Kakashi and Asuma didn't mention the mission details to the four.

It wasn't until they stopped to rest halfway, and Neji and Shino confirmed that no one was around, that Kakashi took out the information on Kakuzu and Hidan for the four to see.

"Look carefully, don't miss anything. This is a life-threatening one!" Asuma reminded them.

"This is..." The four's expressions changed after seeing it.

Shino's sunglasses reflected: "This is Natsuki's handwriting, so Natsuki is currently monitoring two dangerous guys. Are we going to reinforce him?"

Sasuke gripped his short sword tightly, his tone chilling: "Akatsuki, there are such dangerous people!"

Shikamaru had a look of despair: "This mission is probably S-Rank, isn't it? Me, a Chunin, doing an S-Rank mission? What a drag!"

Neji's tone was serious: "Fortunately, Natsuki obtained useful information beforehand, otherwise, if we Konoha Ninja accidentally encountered them, the losses would definitely be heavy. Tsunade-sama must also want to eliminate the threat as soon as possible, which is why she chose to act."

"That's right."

Kakashi affirmed, "The reason I chose you is, first, because I'm the only Jonin left in the village besides Asuma, and second, because I have great trust in your abilities and teamwork. Moreover, Natsuki will also take action then, perhaps we only need to cooperate with Natsuki to eliminate the opponents. As for the strategy, I plan to find an opportunity to separate the two and eliminate them. We can discuss the specifics when we meet Natsuki. You can also think about it carefully, especially Shikamaru, I have high hopes for your intelligence."

Shikamaru opened his mouth but didn't speak.

However, he was clearly already thinking in his mind.

Although he hated trouble, he would also work hard to think of a solution when he encountered it.

The enemies facing them this time were the two strongest he had encountered since becoming a Ninja. A single mistake could be life-threatening, so he had to devise a perfect plan.

Fortunately, Natsuki had provided relatively detailed information in advance, which was much easier to handle than knowing nothing.

"So, are there any questions? If not, let's continue on our way." Kakashi asked finally.

"I have a question."

Shikamaru suddenly spoke, "Why not let Natsuki use the Flying Thunder God Technique to come back and take us there? I know the Flying Thunder God Technique can teleport people. Wouldn't it be more efficient to have Natsuki come back?"

Oh right! Why not?

Everyone looked at Kakashi, who scratched his head, not knowing how to explain for a moment.

Fortunately, Shino understood a bit more and explained: "Natsuki hasn't learned the Flying Thunder God Technique for long, and teleporting people isn't safe yet, let alone teleporting so many people. Moreover, teleporting with the Flying Thunder God Technique consumes a lot of Chakra, which would be very disadvantageous for Natsuki. If you don't understand, look at Tenten, who just learned the Flying Thunder God Technique; she can only teleport small paper notes now."

The few of them suddenly understood: So that's how it is!

"Well, that's how it is."

Kakashi scratched his head awkwardly.

In fact, he didn't really know much about Natsuki's mastery of the Flying Thunder God Technique, but he was used to this kind of arrangement and felt it was safer this way.

Also, as Shino said, the Flying Thunder God Technique consumes a lot of Chakra, and teleporting people consumes even more. Consuming a large amount of Chakra is disadvantageous for Natsuki, so it's better for them to go there themselves.

Fortunately, Shino spoke up, otherwise, he really wouldn't know how to explain.

To ease the awkwardness, Kakashi chose to change the subject: "Ahem! By the way, you all brought Chakra batteries, right? What's the current charge?"

Asuma and the four subconsciously touched the batteries tied to their arms: "Full, all four runes are lit."

"Uh, oh, that's good. Then let's continue on our way now!"

Kakashi also touched his battery; his only had two runes' worth of charge. After all, he was a heavy Chakra user and basically couldn't save much each day. Compared to everyone else, he was truly quite miserable.

After a day of travel, the six successfully arrived at the agreed location, and the sky had completely darkened.

The next second, Natsuki appeared with a whoosh: "Huh? Six people actually came? Shino, Shikamaru, Neji, Sasuke, you all came!"

Seeing Natsuki arrive on time, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

It's good that Natsuki is alright!

Kakashi asked: "Natsuki, tell us about the situation with those two."

Natsuki immediately spoke seriously: "After Kakuzu and Hidan left that Exchange Shop earlier, they immediately started looking for bounty targets again and have already set their sights on one. They should be about to make a move.

In my opinion, they should still return to the previous Exchange Shop."

Shikamaru was puzzled: "Why? Won't they take the body somewhere else along the way and exchange it for money at an Exchange Shop there?"

"That possibility does exist, but it's very small."

Natsuki explained, "Based on my understanding of Kakuzu, he is a person extremely fixated on money and definitely wants to get the money as soon as possible, and that Exchange Shop is the closest.

Also, he is particularly sensitive to people with high bounties, like Senior Asuma. You need to be careful; your bounty in the black market is thirty-five million Ryo!"

Asuma was stunned, the cigarette in his mouth dropped.

He usually didn't pay much attention to these things and didn't expect his bounty to be so high.

Everyone also looked at Asuma with strange eyes, and Shikamaru even considered the possibility of using Asuma as bait, after all, this bait would truly be effective.

Asuma quickly interrupted everyone's thoughts: "...Ahem! Well then, let's first discuss the battle plan based on the assumption that those two will return to the previous Exchange Shop.

According to Kakashi's idea, it's best to separate the two. Without Kakuzu's protection, Hidan won't be able to use his Curse Jutsu, making him easier to kill. Then, we can team up to deal with Kakuzu!"

Everyone nodded and then began to ponder.

Natsuki wasn't in a hurry to go back and stake out, because at night, those two basically wouldn't move.

After much discussion, they still couldn't reach a conclusion.

Because the two always acted together, it wasn't easy to secretly separate them, even using Asuma as bait might not work.

Shikamaru frowned for a long time, then still asked Natsuki: "When do you think the two of them might separate? Even if it's just for a short while."

Natsuki immediately began to ponder, mainly recalling the original work.

In the original plot, it seemed that Shikamaru and Asuma encountered a lone Hidan. At the time, they thought Hidan was alone, but it turned out Kakuzu was also there.

And the reason Hidan would separate from Kakuzu was...

"I think they'll separate because of the toilet!"

Natsuki's words made everyone's expressions strange, but he continued, "When the two came out of the Exchange Shop before, Hidan complained that the location of the Exchange Shop was too smelly and disliked it immensely.

Therefore, I think Hidan definitely won't enter the Exchange Shop again afterwards but will choose to wait outside."

Huh? Although the reason is outrageous, it seems it might actually be true.

After all, if not necessary, no one would enter that kind of stinky toilet!