Satoshi kept an eye on his group and listened attentively as each one of them spoke, collecting what they had said and processing it swiftly before finally jumping into the conversation proper at a few points.
Gesturing with a hand towards the Omori first Satoshi then spoke up.
"That’s accurate. We have been allies with Suna for a long time but much like Kumo it is only recently that initiative to solidify and express the bonds the villages share became more widespread. Or well at least when it comes to younger generation like you all. It’s easier to establish new connections with fresh perspective rather then bury old hatchets filled with resentment.”Pausing briefly the Nara’s face shifted into small smirk as he thought about the Yamanaka. Naturally his first thoughts did drift to his first teammate but didn’t linger too long or carry the usual melancholy before moving to all the other members of said clan he had worked with. Through it all he could confidently say that a lot of them ended up grumbling about headaches and connecting to people and what that felt like. Sometimes he wondered if it was the duty of the nara or akamichi to listen to Yamanaka complain about their hijutsu.
Of course, while some his thoughts drifted, he made sure to respond to the question Katsuo had asked.
"Well besides the logistics involved and the availability that it would require when you remove everything else it boils down to having a clan member stationed beyond Konoha pretty regularly….and well you know how clans can be when it comes to their hijutsu or bloodlines. The security risk is just too great for them in the end.”Seeing though as Asahi had thrown in a suggestion on what to do naturally Satoshi also considered it as well. It was good experience for genin to think of the larger picture and get used to forming plan on the fly when it came to the execution of missions. At least that what Satoshi had learned in his time leading genin.
Rubbing his chin in thought briefly the Nara then flicked his eyes towards the Oorigami and spoke.
"Well not a bad idea but it’s going to be a bit of a challenge to try that. None of us have the materials, I would assume, to make a complex enough bird to try and bait whoever is doing this. So that leaves with the option of capturing one and trying to disguise it.”Clapping his hands Satoshi then gestured towards the plateau,
"Right let’s start heading towards it and checking out things and if we see a bird, we can try to capture it.” soon as he finished saying that the nara would have already turned and started walking.
If everyone followed Satoshi would set a normal pace while keeping an ear open for any question they might further have. His sensing ability was enough of a forewarning that he was allowed to do things this way. Eventually if uninterrupted the team would reach somewhat of a crossroad in their exploring with one path leading up towards the peak of the plateau while the other led towards more of a canyon valley that was nested between this plateau and another one.
Both were good options and if Satoshi hunch was right, he could guess that either of them could be used by the one that had been intercepting birds. If they were smart, he could see them shitting between them even to not become predictable should bird’s flight path change.
Humming Satoshi eyed the road and decided to see what the rest of team would say about this.
"So we could probably go up the plateau and see about getting clues. It’s the most likely place to launch attack on the birds from. Or we could go down the other way towards what seems to be a small canyon valley. Some attacks could have happened there and well chances of seeing birds might be bigger if we want to go ahead with the idea of baiting out an attack. Actually, with my shadows and if we try to imitate bird sound well enough could also work there as a way of bait.”Turning his head so he was facing them Satoshi quickly continued in order to explain exactly why he had so long-winded went through all that,
"The reason of course of why I’m saying this is because I want all of you to decide which you think is more plausible and should choose in order to finish the mission.” of course, he didn’t mention that in the end both of them would be checked if nothing came out of which ever was chosen.
SA:
Kagura Shingan [Kagura Mind's Eye]
After exploring his innate sensory abilities and thanks to his perfect chakra control Satoshi was able to unlock the Kagura Shingan. This ability allows him to find, sense, and track individuals through their chakra over vast range that exceeds ten kilometers. His able to achieve this effect by focusing and opening his mind's eye, though due to the low chakra cost Satoshi is able to keep it active passively at all times (Range is 15km) and increase the range even more with the use of the jutsu(25km). The ability also extends to telling when a person is lying from the fluctuations in a person's chakra made from dishonest emotions or detecting if someone, including him, is under a genjutsu. Also by focusing on a particular chakra, Satoshi can perceive its location and movement with great detail allowing him to track the movements of even those that are faster than him.
Ōorigami Asahi ,
Senju Katsuo ,
Omori Akihiko