It had been some time since he had been on Little Wano, his home from birth and one he also left. He had to take a discrete approach, for there were a lot of people to recognize him and there was a chance they would be searching for him despite the period of time that had passed since he had been here.

[To visualize my thoughts, I need to weave some numbers and some supply. If I recall correctly, the Ittikiri Clan was deep inbedded into the criminal underworld. They invested beli only to make more profit out of the arms they would buy and sell. Logical choice.] A thought he had some time ago. This day, he had formulated a entire plan with a tactical approach. It was all in his mind, step by step, and entering phase one was following some of the arms that were being dealt.

This night, they should be at this very route. 16 men, armed to the teeth just for intimidation. These men had no real combat experience, nor were any good fighting someone like Rasha. And with that thought, the 16 men were moving some cargo at marker one. Watching from very high above, a rocky hill, Rasha could follow the group of men with ease. He made sure every step he took had a countermeasure should he be noticed. Ofcourse, the very first thing he can do instead is to take all of the 16 men down. That would mean however his entire plan needed another formula of approach. Phase one had started.

Thirty minutes had been into play, and there was no difference in their movement or formation. Rasha would've expected them to get like 6 of the 16 in a patrol mode wide around the convoy, but they just walked towards their end destination like a couple of zombies.

Just at that time, it appeared the leader figure would give out orders. 8 of the 16, half of the whole would be split up from the rest. It appeared that teams made out of two people would go north, south, west and east respectively. Four directions times two, eight people. This could mean bad news for Rasha. He was following the convoy from west-south, so that would mean he is getting cornered from his prize.

However, he could take them out in the blink of an eye without anyone noticing a thing. The darkness of the night combined with the swift and soundless attacks of a ninja make for a deadly duo. He would stay quiet for the moment, and act the same as he proceeded to follow the convoy as the two-paired patrols set out far ahead of the group in the directions of the wind.

However, staying quiet did not limit him from moving closer to the southbound pair of patrol, as he readied himself for quick action. He pulled up his shirt to cover his mouth. Even the sound of his breath could get him noticed. After all, they were ninja. Not just him, but also the 16 men of the convoy.

''Hmm.. so have you heard?''

''Heard what?''

''Hubasaya shinobi found out about the shipment coming from Wano. Pama-sensei managed to deal with them right before Ingram Hubasaya's visit to the Ittikiri Estate.''

''Damn.. that's bad. It appears they keep coming back. How much people does that clan have? We should strike them with all we got and take over as the major ninja clan.''

As the southbound patrol was in discussion, Rasha overheard them. [What kind of weapons are they dealing in..] He thought. The Hubasaya Clan was no pushover. Instead, they were absolutely dominant in every combat-based tournament Little Wano would host. Even Hubasaya's shinobi in the New World were kicking the asses of New World pirates and marines alike. They must have something at their disposal.

It was not like Rasha was worried, more like curious. The Hubasaya clan was absolutely dominant and had no weaknesses despite their youngest members. The children, the woman, the elderly. Still, even someone who had been living with that clan being a part of them couldn't figure out what their weaknesses were. Even a five-year old kid could take on a couple of average adults.

Did they have a secret weapon? A giant bomb? A coup d'état from within the Hubasaya? Either way, he wanted whatever it was for he was going to be one of the greatest. He wanted a strong army, himself to be even stronger than all of them combined, a lot of beli, and the world at his feet.

To do so, he was going to start up an organization in the criminal underworld. And to do that, he was going to take over the Ittikiri Clan's business. And now that he had followed them all the way up to a underground dock where ships came and went, he had his chance. He completed phase one, and entered phase two immediately. He was going inside.