Haruto Saito was training Minato Namikaze and Kaga!
Over the past month, he had been creating opportunities for the two young boys, selecting targets for them. Under the arrangements of Baiyang, they had already hunted down over a hundred people! All of them were Mist Ninja, including the Chunin from the Mist's covert operations unit and the intelligence reconnaissance ninjas belonging to the corps!
At first, Minato Namikaze and Kaga would get injured in every battle, and there were even two instances where they almost lost their lives!
But as time went on, they became more and more in sync, and their efficiency was astounding!
They were both geniuses!
They were progressing at an incredible rate!
Yet Haruto Saito was still not satisfied!
"Clean up the scene, we're leaving here!" Haruto Saito ordered.
Kaga stepped forward first and rummaged through the corpse, but he didn't find any valuable information, only a small amount of money. Then, Minato Namikaze formed hand seals and spat out flames to burn the body!
The three of them set off.
Haruto Saito led the two young ones at high speed, and within ten minutes, they arrived at a village on the outskirts. Haruto Saito took out two black robes that fit them well and tossed them to Minato Namikaze and Kaga, telling them to put them on because they had bloodstains on their clothes!
He led them into the village, strolling through the streets and grabbing something to eat!
Soon, they arrived at the food market.
Minato Namikaze and Kaga discussed and bought some fish ball skewers. Haruto Saito didn't give them a single penny, but both of them were now quite wealthy, having looted their fallen enemies!
They walked while eating.
As they reached the street corner, Haruto Saito suddenly stopped and tilted his head toward a nearby alley.
In the alley, a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy was pushing a wheelbarrow out. A canvas covered the cart, but a strong fishy smell wafted from it. It was likely seafood, possibly dried fish being sold.
There was nothing particularly unusual about it.
Just a poor boy selling goods.
But in Haruto Saito's eyes, he was unique!
Name: Ogawa Miyazaki.
Identity: Resident of Mizukarei Village, small-time fish vendor.
Reputation: 0 points.
Affiliation: Neutral.
Talent: Super Sealing Jutsu Aptitude! Naturally extraordinary eyesight.
A true talent!
That meant he should be taken to Kotamura!
Although he was already fifteen or sixteen years old, this age wasn't too late to start learning ninjutsu. Haruto Saito had even discovered a fifty-year-old with a super talent, though that man was beyond saving!
But for someone in their teens, with enough effort, they could still become strong in the future!
People have different talent potential and growth periods.
Some display remarkable talent at seven or eight years old but only reach Jonin level in their twenties, while others appear average in their childhood but undergo explosive growth in their teenage years and eventually become elite Jonin. Cases like these were not uncommon!
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For Ogawa Miyazaki, this day had started as just another ordinary day.
Born into a poor family, he had once dreamed of becoming wealthy, even imagining himself as a samurai or a ninja. But fate was cruel. When he was eight, his father died in a shark attack while fishing at sea, and his mother fell gravely ill from the grief. He had to shoulder the family's burden early, taking care of his mother and his four-year-old sister.
He had scavenged through garbage, begged for food, and even resorted to theft before finally getting work at a fish shop when he was about twelve.
Life was never stable for him, and what worried him most was his mother's worsening health. He needed to buy more medicine. He needed more money!
He had thought his life would remain like this forever.
But he never expected his fate to take such a sudden turn!
A mysterious ninja visited his home, told him he had talent, and invited his entire family to a distant place, promising to take care of them and train him to become a ninja. At first, he didn't believe in such too-good-to-be-true offers—until the ninja handed him a ten-thousand-ryo note.
That was when he believed it!
Because even if he sold his entire family, they wouldn't be worth ten thousand ryo! Not even a thousand!
The agreement was made. The ninja left the money and departed.
Two days later, two powerful ninjas arrived at his house to escort his family to an unknown land!
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Over the past month, Haruto Saito had found nearly two hundred talented families, all of whom were sent to Kotamura using various methods!
Naturally, Haruto Saito wouldn't escort them personally.
The ones responsible for their safe passage were members of the Hidden Leaf's covert unit stationed in Uzushio!
During this process, Haruto Saito discovered an interesting phenomenon—when he found someone with remarkable talent, their siblings or relatives often had similar abilities.
For example, Ogawa Miyazaki's younger sister, the eleven-year-old Miyako Miyazaki.
She didn't have his extraordinary eyesight, but she did have a talent for sealing techniques, though not at the same super level!
That was why he used the term "talented families."
During his half-day stay in Mizukarei Village, Haruto Saito found more than twenty talented individuals. After filtering out those who were too old, those with good family conditions, or those who couldn't leave due to special circumstances, he finalized eight!
Eight families would be taken to Kotamura!
Haruto Saito's role was merely to identify the individuals and leave money behind. The covert unit would then be notified and take care of the rest. As for how they would transport them, how many to take at a time, and when to move them, that was not for Haruto Saito to micromanage. The covert unit was competent enough to handle it.
Haruto Saito made no effort to hide his movements while doing this.
He wasn't afraid of getting caught because this sort of thing was happening all the time! Uzushio was a land of high population movement—too many factions, too much conflict, and too much poverty. Many young people without attachments left to seek opportunities, and even families migrating together wasn't unheard of.
As long as Haruto Saito's true identity remained undisclosed, there was little risk.
The intelligence networks of other major factions wouldn't bother investigating every poor family—that was simply impossible!
Besides, Haruto Saito had faith in the covert unit's ability to handle affairs. Their network of informants spread throughout every major village in Uzushio, making such operations simple and low-risk!
Time flew by.
Two more months passed!
During these months, Haruto Saito continued his work—eliminating enemies, scouting talent, training Minato Namikaze and Kaga! The two young boys could now take down a Jonin together!
In June of the 34th year of the Hidden Leaf calendar…
While staying in a coastal village in the southern part of Uzushio, Haruto Saito received an urgent intelligence report from the covert unit!
This intelligence came from the Hidden Leaf's covert unit stationed in the Land of Water. Just like three months ago, two copies were sent—one directly to the Hidden Leaf and one directly to Kotamura!
Urgent Intelligence: The Third Mist Corps is assembling at the western port of the Land of Water and is about to deploy to Uzushio!
Upon seeing this report, Haruto Saito knew it was time to return to Kotamura!
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