Naruto: Mission Tsunade – Time for Uncle to Step Up!

"Boss, four catties of premium beef."

"And two pots of sake."

Kawaki stepped into a barbecue restaurant first. Work was work, but he wasn't going to treat his stomach badly.

The beef in Kumogakure was the most tender, and the sake was also very famous. He definitely had to enjoy it first.

"Sure thing, come on in and take a seat. I'll bring it to you once it's grilled."

The shopkeeper stood in front of the grill bare - chested, his dark skin covered in sweat.

"Forget about the sake."

Orochimaru frowned. "Hey, this is Kumogakure, not Konoha, you know!"

"Just a little."

Kawaki grinned and leaned close to his ear.

"Not drinking might expose us."

Orochimaru looked around. Every single big guy from Kumogakure sitting in the barbecue restaurant was drinking.

"I'm not feeling well today, but I'll accompany you even if it costs me my life."

Trying to cover up the loophole in his words, Orochimaru glanced at the busy shopkeeper.

Unexpectedly, that glance led to something.

"I've got something that's really good for you. Wanna give it a try?"

The shopkeeper gave an ambiguous smile, winked at Orochimaru, and even flexed his biceps.

"What is it?"

Kawaki subconsciously responded.

The shopkeeper sized up his burly body and shook his head.

"You don't need it."

"What is it?"

Orochimaru felt insulted. What on earth is this mysterious thing?

"Ox kidneys and bull testicles. They're fresh."

"They're great for you. You'll be extremely powerful if you eat them."

As soon as the shopkeeper said that, Orochimaru's expression changed immediately.

"You need it, and your whole family does too!!"

"No thanks. I'm not having problems in that area."

Orochimaru suppressed his annoyance and walked in to find a seat.

He took two deep breaths before he could calm down.

"Ha - ha～"

Kawaki couldn't hold it in and burst out laughing.

"Sure, bring it on."

Seeing the shopkeeper looking so disappointed, like his good intentions were just wasted, Kawaki ordered the "tonic" right away.

"Sure thing."

The shopkeeper put on a smile, agreed, and went back to his barbecue business.

"The shopkeeper means well."

Kawaki sat across from Orochimaru. He definitely had an ulterior motive when he said this.

"What? Should I thank him?"

Orochimaru glared at Kawaki. He really wanted to sew his mouth shut.

"Just thank me. I've ordered it for you."

"I've already said I don't need it. Are you...?"

The following words were really dirty, so Kawaki just ignored them.

Kawaki was probably the first person. He could make Orochimaru so annoyed without getting killed.

If it were someone else, they'd probably be digested in the snake's belly by now.

"Done talking?"

Kawaki picked his ear with his little finger and blew on it.

He looked so non -chalant, as annoying as could be!!

"I have nothing to say to you."

Orochimaru finally understood what it meant for words to go in one ear and out the other.

Damn it, he really wasn't afraid of being scolded!!

"It's okay if you don't talk. Let's start with a kidney."

Kawaki gave one of the kidneys that had just been brought to the table to Orochimaru and poured the sake.

The service here is really attentive.

"Try it. It tastes great."

Seeing Kawaki enjoying the skewers so much, Orochimaru picked one up with a skeptical air and took a bite.

Immediately, his eyes lit up. The grilled bull testicles in Kumogakure were really good.

"How about it? I didn't lie to you, did I?"

"Give me another bull testicle."

Kawaki generously handed the bigger bull testicle to Orochimaru.

"Can I not eat it?"

Orochimaru frowned, feeling a bit disgusted deep down.

At the same time, he was a bit annoyed because he really didn't need this thing now.

The big python hasn't even tasted meat yet!!

"Be prepared for the future. Have some. It won't do you any harm."

Kawaki had indeed used up a lot of energy in Konoha, so he was really enjoying his food now.

He finished that big one in no time.

He even wanted the shopkeeper to grill some more, but fortunately, Orochimaru stopped him.

One was enough for him, and he even felt a slight warmth in his lower abdomen.

This stuff is really as powerful as the shopkeeper said, it's amazing!

"That's enough to eat. Let's drink sake."

Orochimaru picked up his sake cup and clinked it with Kawaki's.

"Shopkeeper, ten bull testicles!"

A loud shout came, followed by a chorus of laughter.

Kawaki looked over and his eyes narrowed. There were seven or eight Cloud Ninjas.

The leader looked as strong as a bull. He didn't seem like someone who needed ten bull testicles.

"You're here again. You've been using up a lot of energy lately."

The shopkeeper politely welcomed the Cloud Ninjas in. From the way they were chatting, it was obvious they were old acquaintances.

"Who cares about using up energy or not."

"I just love this stuff."

The leading Cloud Ninja replied with a smile, then led the others into the shop and sat down.

They happened to sit not far from Kawaki and Orochimaru.

Their conversation could be clearly heard by the two of them.

A bunch of big guys started chatting about women as soon as they got together.

Orochimaru wasn't interested, but Kawaki listened with great enthusiasm.

They talked from women to missions, and then from missions to complaints.

These guys provided a lot of useful information for Kawaki and Orochimaru.

When they were completely in the dark, these Cloud Ninjas were like a timely help.

...

"Jonar is going berserk more and more often. He probably won't live much longer."

"He's only fifteen. Such a poor child."

One of the Cloud Ninjas was from the Sealing Team and had participated in the sealing of the Two - Tailed Jinchūriki several times.

He knew Jonar before he became the Jinchūriki. Now, he could only sigh.

"I heard he can't even get up anymore."

"What a pity."

"Not just anyone can be a Jinchūriki."

"Isn't Lord Burubi doing just fine!"

...

Those guys talked loudly and freely without any worry. Everyone in the village knew about the existence of the Jinchūriki, so there was nothing to be taboo about.

"Good news."

A faint smile appeared on Kawaki's lips. The Two - Tailed Jinchūriki probably had little combat power left.

As long as they found him, they could easily capture him.

"This meal was worth it."

Orochimaru smiled as he swallowed the last bite of the bull testicle.

The two looked at each other and smiled, already having a plan in mind.

After filling their bellies and finishing a pot of sake, they paid the bill and left the shop.

There was a grocery store right across the street. The two of them walked in and strolled around casually.

After all the Cloud Ninjas in the barbecue restaurant had finished eating and come out, the two of them each bought some things and settled the bill.

They quietly followed the Cloud Ninja from the Sealing Team because he had revealed the most information about the Two - Tailed Jinchūriki.

It was almost impossible not to catch their attention.

"This doesn't seem like the way home!"

Although Kawaki didn't know the roads in Kumogakure, he still recognized the huge character "Thunder" on the tall building in front of him.

This was obviously the Raikage Building.

"Stop talking nonsense. Do you live in the Raikage Building?"

Orochimaru retorted to Kawaki, and the two of them left together.

They waited quietly in a place not far away.

To avoid attracting attention, they even pretended to be having a friendly chat.

...

As night began to fall, people gradually left the Raikage Building.

Among them was the ninja from the Sealing Team.

Kawaki and Orochimaru watched as he said goodbye to his colleague and left with another Cloud Ninja.

They tailed them from a distance, and this time they were heading home.

After walking two streets, they even turned out to be neighbors.

One on the left and one on the right, they shouted to each other to have a drink later when they parted.

"What should we do?"

Kawaki tentatively asked Orochimaru for his opinion.

"Take him out."

Orochimaru's gloomy voice showed no emotion at all.

"Let's do it."

The two ruthless men hit it off. Taking advantage of the night, they flashed into the courtyard.

That Cloud Ninja from the Sealing Team probably never thought that his casual remarks during the meal would attract the attention of two Kage - level powerhouses.

True to the old saying, 'A slip of the tongue may invite disaster'!

Once they entered the courtyard, the two of them sensed the location of the Cloud Ninja right away.

They crept over quietly, and the man was changing into his regular clothes in the bedroom.

"Who?"

As soon as he sensed someone approaching, before he could react, he found that he had lost his five senses.

Orochimaru's [Genjutsu] was also quite excellent.

It was a piece of cake for him to deal with this kind of guy.

Kawaki stepped forward and knocked him out with a single chop of his hand.

Thud thud~

Just as they subdued this Cloud Ninja, they heard a knock on the door.

"Here comes another one looking for death."

Kawaki smiled at Orochimaru.

"I'll go."

Orochimaru's figure disappeared from the spot, and Kawaki heard a muffled groan from outside.

Then he saw Orochimaru walking in carrying a person.

"So fast?"

"Otherwise?"

Orochimaru coldly retorted.

Who was he looking down on?

"You or me?"

Kawaki didn't continue the topic that would make Orochimaru angry.

"Not that I'm looking down on you, but do you know how to interrogate?"

Orochimaru stared at Kawaki and said quietly.

"Damn. I know you can do it. You do it."

Kawaki threw the Cloud Ninja in his hand to Orochimaru in annoyance. He wouldn't take this humiliation.

"Hehe~"

Orochimaru carried the two of them as if they were chicks and turned away, disappearing from Kawaki's sight in a short while.

The more Kawaki thought about it, the angrier he got. That guy actually sneered at him.

He'd settle the score with him when he came back.

There was nothing for him to do for the time being, so Kawaki simply lay down to conserve his energy.

He also went over the plan in his mind again.

After a long while, Orochimaru returned alone. The two Cloud Ninjas were nowhere to be found.

"Hey, remember what that guy looked like, right?"

Orochimaru kicked the lying Kawaki.

He disliked that this guy had no sense of responsibility for a dangerous mission.

"Yeah, I remember."

Bang!

Kawaki performed the Transformation Jutsu[b]Transformation Jutsu[/b] and transformed into the appearance of the Cloud Ninja they had just seen.

"How do I look? Do I resemble him?"

Kawaki stood up and showed himself to Orochimaru.

"Not bad, eh?"

Saying that, Orochimaru also transformed into the appearance of another Cloud Ninja.

"Tell me what intelligence you've got."

The two sat down cross-legged.

"Your name is Yota Katsumura, and mine is Sousuke Kitahara."

"You're on the Sealing Team, and I'm an ordinary ninja."

"You like... I like..."

...

Orochimaru told Kawaki all their information and waited for him to absorb it slowly.

For the next period of time, the two would have to act under these identities.

So they had to know enough personal information.

"Yeah, I've got it."

Kawaki listened very carefully. He knew what was important.

Such identities weren't easy to come by.

"Next, we should try to have as little contact with people as possible."

"The more contact we have, the greater the chance of being exposed."

Orochimaru gave an extra warning. Only when he saw Kawaki nod did he continue.

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