The guards at the entrance, the Uchiha and Hyuga, quickly cleared us with dojutsu and allowed us to enter. In just a few hours of my absence, the inside of the building had changed considerably - the first thing that caught my eye was the thick cables running across the floor from the rooms adjoining the great hall. I glimpsed a bunch of equipment of unclear purpose, but in the second room I found a portable generator made by Shinoba, although it would be more accurate to call it a battery, charged by the users of Rayton and giving a stable current.
Kushina didn't let her curiosity go any further, grabbing it by the sleeve and dragging it along.
In the main room, where my uncle was and a lot of other people, most of whom were familiar to me, literally everything had changed - a big map was hanging on the wall, and on a big table there was a pile of papers, not far from it there was a strange-looking chair with no less strange helmet, at the moment it was on the head of a shinobi, who was muttering something, but it was impossible to hear him over the hum of the rest of the people in the room.
I knew the chakra of this man well - it was Morikawa Yamanaka, one of the most experienced sensors of our allies' clan, and in light of this fact, it became clear that the situation at the front is monitored in real time and reported directly to the commander.
At one time I was interested in the allied clan's developments in this area - after all, I'm a sensor too, even if I don't have access to the corresponding Yamanaka consciousness techniques - but the notorious secrecy and outright paranoia even towards the allies became an insurmountable wall in front of my curiosity, so I had to spit and forget about it, because I had enough other things to do.
As I looked around, I noticed that there were a good number of jonins along the walls, including old Hiruzen, Orochimaru, and the clan fighters that normally took significant units under their arms. I pulled Kushina aside so that she wouldn't get tangled under the feet of the hustling ninjas, and nodding to my acquaintances, I settled down in a corner, where I could see the map and the yellow and green flags that were constantly moving on it.
The overall situation looked far from rosy - almost all green flags had one yellow flag next to them, and in some directions two and three, showing where the largest concentration of enemy forces was.
Apparently, the defeat of Kingin Kyodai, and the presumed death of one of the brothers has forced Kumogakure's command to act more assertively, even though the possible losses have increased, and now we will need to plug the places of possible breakthroughs.
Considering that in such situations, any commander tries to put the strongest fighters on the edge to minimize the risks, it's possible that Kumogakure's elite, including the jinchuriki, will be present.
- Ryo, you're just in time! - Shenesu waved his hand at me, beckoning me to come closer.
- Yes," I didn't hesitate.
- This is Nanase Yurin, - he nodded towards a stern-looking woman standing nearby - about forty years old, dressed in armor over a standard field uniform, she made quite an impressive impression, being only two fingers shorter than me in height, - together with Kushina Uzumaki you are coming as a support of the squad, the details of the task will be found out from her on the way, it is necessary to act immediately!
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