Before reaching the Land of Grass, Mokgetsu used Konoha's special communication means to contact the Land of Grass Ninja Squad.
Out of caution, Mokgetsu did not inform the Land of Grass Ninja Squad of the specific strength and details of the support forces, but directly discussed the matter of meeting.
Upon learning there was support, Jiraiya was very pleased, but he refused Mokgetsu's meeting request and informed Mokgetsu of their current situation.
After regrouping the forces, Jiraiya's Ninja Squad still had six hundred and seventy ninjas.
Jiraiya suspected that there were still undiscovered spies within his Ninja Squad, so he broke them up into small teams to counter the Hidden Rock Squad.
After two probes, Jiraiya confirmed that there were still spies within the Ninja Squad, but he couldn't identify who or how many spies there were at the moment.
Jiraiya believed that they should not convene until the spy was found, otherwise they would repeat the previous failure.
"Mokgetsu commander, how should we reply?" Nara Suzaku asked Mokgetsu.
Before asking Mokgetsu, Nara Suzaku had already thought seriously but could not come up with a good solution.
The best and most direct method would surely be to find the spy, but Jiraiya's Ninja Squad was stronger than the support forces, with more talented individuals.
The support forces might truly be of no use since Jiraiya's Ninja Squad hadn't found the spies yet.
Mokgetsu showed a thoughtful expression but didn't reply immediately.
Finding the hidden White Zetsu in the team wasn't difficult for him, it just required effort to identify them one by one.
Mokgetsu was considering how to turn the tables and use White Zetsu to trick the Hidden Rock.
Since White Zetsu could serve as a spy for the Hidden Rock Squad, it meant they had also infiltrated the Hidden Rock side.
Under these circumstances, he could let White Zetsu learn false information, then pass it to the Hidden Rock Squad, misleading them with false intelligence.
"Currently arriving are the vanguard forces of the support unit, only fifty ninjas, they can meet first to discuss the next battle." Mokgetsu thought for a while and said.
"Let's respond this way."
"By the way, add the fact that I'm in the vanguard forces." Mokgetsu added.
Nara Suzaku and the other ninjas in the discussion all looked at Mokgetsu with puzzled expressions, not understanding why he wanted to respond this way.
Before identifying the spies, meeting would only expose their intelligence and repeat past mistakes.
Although Mokgetsu intentionally provided fake intelligence of only fifty ninjas,
what use could that be? Even after meeting, without identifying the spies, the information would still be exposed.
"Mokgetsu commander, are you planning to take fifty ninjas to help Jiraiya-sama find the spy?" Nara Suzaku thought for a while and asked.
Only with this reason could Mokgetsu's response be justified.
Mokgetsu nodded and replied:
"That's correct, I have a Perception Ability that allows me to sense the goodwill and malice others have towards me. Though ninjas with malicious intent aren't necessarily spies, it can greatly narrow down the search range."
The Identification Jutsu was too overpowering, Mokgetsu couldn't reveal it openly.
Moreover, Mokgetsu did indeed have a Ninjutsu that could sense good and evil; Observation Haki could be developed in this direction.
However, Mokgetsu's Observation Haki was currently only at the master level, with limited proficiency and lacking this effect.
Nara Suzaku looked surprised, not expecting Mokgetsu to have such an ability.
The ability to sense good and evil was indeed excellent for discerning spies, especially for a ninja like Mokgetsu, who had a good reputation.
If they were their allies, why would they display malice towards someone as gentle and kind as Mokgetsu?
If they were enemy spies, they would surely harbor intense malice towards Mokgetsu, a renowned genius and strong warrior, unable to avoid feeling such hostility.
"In that case, it is indeed more appropriate to lead a small unit to meet first." Mimura Hamaki agreed, nodding.
This way, they wouldn't expose the information of the support forces, and could quickly help the Land of Grass Ninja Squad out of crisis.
Moreover, fifty ninjas were quite a formidable force, capable of handling most situations.
Once Jiraiya confirmed the response and gave the meeting point, Mokgetsu called upon the already chosen ninjas.
"From now on, we are the vanguard of the support forces, and the real support forces haven't reached the Land of Grass yet, got it?" Mokgetsu reminded after assembling fifty ninjas.
"Except for me, no matter who talks with you about the support forces, you cannot reveal the actual information."
White Zetsu needs to absorb the corresponding ninja's Chakra to use the Disguise Jutsu for Transformation, Mokgetsu was absolutely confident that his Chakra would not be absorbed by White Zetsu, but he couldn't guarantee other ninjas wouldn't be.
The ninjas, seeing Mokgetsu's serious demeanor, nodded earnestly and carefully noted down all of Mokgetsu's instructions.
After explaining the precautions, Mokgetsu led the ninjas to the agreed meeting point.
To ensure the remaining support forces had ample combat effectiveness, apart from his five disciples, Mokgetsu took middle and lower level Genin, leaving most Jonin and Special Jonin in the support forces.
As they were about to reach the agreed location, Mokgetsu first used Observation to sense the surroundings, and then activated Byakugan to observe carefully. Confirming there were no issues, he led his subordinates to meet.
To prevent any accidents, Mokgetsu did not deactivate the Byakugan, keeping it in an open state.