Inheritance

CHAPTER 23

"Right, essentially the building is split up into three wings, East, West and North. The North Wing is probably the most guarded, as it's where the man in charge of the whole operation lives on the top floor. The most important to my first mission, is the East Wing. It's where the bulk of the secretarial work, admin and things like that happen. It's the hub of the entire Corporation, and the archive there is likely where the information we need is going to be kept. The West Wing is the barracks for the in-house band of mercenaries the corporation keeps, so I'll be steering as clear of there as possible." Naruto began, gesturing towards the building schematics that had been sealed in the mission scroll itself, along with all the other vital information the blond would need for the mission.

"According to this, there are two ways into the East Wing, going through the front door, and one other. It's actually a converted mansion, and this means there's an attic, which according to my information for anything but storage, and can be accessed from the roof. That's my access point. From there, I drop into the room directly below, which is one of seven on the wing itself, and is one of the three archive rooms. I start my search there, and methodically work my way through the Wing, ensuring I get everything I need. From there, I push into the Main Hall of the building to and gain access to the North Wing from there. The wing is actually a tower, with only the one room at the top where the target sleeps. All I have to do is work my way to the top, avoiding the guards likely to be stationed there, break into the room as quietly as possible, and hopefully do the deed without him ever knowing I was there."

Jiraiya pondered Naruto's short explanation of his plan. Obviously, they had no information on the guards patrols, neither their number, patrol patterns or shifts, so the blond would have to keep his wits about him to not get caught. However, the entrance to his targets room was a problem

"Can you not think of a better way to get from the East Wing to the North without passing through the Main Hall? Going that way leaves you incredibly exposed as you pass through."

"I thought about going via the roof again, but the only access to the tower room is the room's window itself. Unfortunately they're barred, and breaking through them would be miles too noisy, I think. I'm going to try and get through the doors as quickly and quietly as possible, and take to roof if at all possible. A bit of wall-climbing shouldn't increase my chakra output to dangerous levels, so I should stay undetected" Naruto replied, his frown matching Jiraiya's. Evidently he had seen the flaw in his plan also, and could think of no way around it.

"I suppose what you have will have to do. Just remember that things will go wrong with it, so be prepared to improvise and adapt with the situation. I'll be sending a toad with you that is connected to me via chakra, something I'll show you how to do later, I imagine. The toad can alert me from a distance if anything goes disastrously wrong and you need me there. I can't really see any problems, short of you running in to a Jonin level ninja, but it's better to be safe than sorry." Jiraiya said, his mind focused on his task for the night, one of great importance to the village's safety. He hoped that nothing went wrong with Naruto's mission, because the village absolutely needed the information he was attempting to gain tonight.

"Anyway, get some rest for now, gaki. You're going to be having a long night, after all."

Naruto wiped the beads of sweat that had begun to form on his brow away with the sleeve of his shirt, his eyes never leaving the pair of mercenaries he could see in front of him from his vantage point amongst the trees, and stood between him and the sheer face of the mansion he needed to get to. The guards were all as far as Naruto could see, normal mercenaries, and were spaced equally around the building to keep watch for intruders. For the first time Naruto found himself appreciating the real strategic advantages of his village being quite literally 'hidden in the leaves'. Much like Konoha, this mansion stood in the midst of a deep forest, thick enough to to obscure both the sun, and clear long range vision; the only difference was the thin veil of mist that crept amongst the bases of the trees, and was getting ever thicker as the night went on.