Chapter 86: Rain Ninja's suspected culprit! Hidden information!
Wu Ming Mountain!
Because of Hiruzen Sarutobi's personal letter!
After a simple check!
Fujiwara Tetsuya and the other three successfully met the Jonin of the Inuzuka clan, Inuzuka Oboro!
"I didn't expect Hokage-sama to send you four kids here?"
"This matter isn't that simple! Thirteenth Squad kids!"
"You need to be mentally prepared!"
The age issue was indeed a hurdle Tetsuya couldn't overcome no matter what he did.
Having experienced a lot, Tetsuya had also learned to ignore it.
"Jonin Oboro! Since Hokage-sama sent us here!"
"He naturally thought it through carefully!"
"I believe my teammates and I are capable of completing this mission!"
"However, I still thank you for your reminder!"
"Just as the rumors say! You really are an interesting kid!"
The moment Tetsuya lowered his head!
Inuzuka Oboro slapped his shoulder!
The sudden, powerful force made Tetsuya stumble.
Clearly, Inuzuka Oboro knew Tetsuya.
"Alright! That's enough small talk for now!"
"Next, I'm going to tell you the latest intelligence regarding this mission!"
"Because this matter involves the Shuofeng City Lord!"
"So, after learning about this!"
"Our comrades in the border defense team have also been paying close attention!"
"Just two days ago! A patrol squad discovered some traces about ten li northwest of the plundered location. Those people... there's a very high possibility they are Ninja from the Amegakure!"
"However, because there were too many of them, the squad members didn't dare to go deeper!"
"They only tracked them for a few li before returning to Wu Ming Mountain!"
When Rain Ninja were mentioned, Inuzuka Oboro's expression suddenly became serious.
During his time on duty with the border defense team, he had truly felt the pressure from the Amegakure.
"Two days ago?"
"Then, based on the estimated time, this group of Rain Ninja should have already returned to the Land of Rain!"
Rubbing his chin, Tetsuya was also thinking quickly.
If this infiltrating group of Rain Ninja had returned to the Land of Rain with the plundered goods, then this mission, even if it involved a dignitary of the Land of Fire, could only be abandoned.
The current Land of Rain, the Hidden Rain Village, was definitely one of the forbidden zones that Ninja from other villages were most unwilling to set foot in.
With their four small bodies, even if they crossed the border of the Land of Rain, surviving for three days would be a miracle.
"No!"
"Although it's unclear where that group of Rain Ninja is hiding!"
"There's no doubt! They haven't returned to the Hidden Rain Village!"
"The actual quantity of goods lost by Shuofeng City this time is far more than what was mentioned in your mission scroll!"
"With so many goods, to secretly transport them back to the Land of Rain while avoiding the border defense team's sight!"
"It's definitely not something that can be completed in these two days!"
Hearing Inuzuka Oboro's explanation, Tetsuya's gaze paused, and his eyes gradually became profound.
From Inuzuka Oboro's words just now, two pieces of information were revealed.
One was that they still had time to search for and even ferret out this group of Rain Ninja.
The second was that... the Shuofeng City Lord had underreported the quantity of lost goods when issuing the mission!
A City Lord, in the current Land of Fire, was definitely a person of high status and power.
Even with the Daimyo, he held a certain amount of influence.
So, why did he underreport? What exactly were the goods he underreported? What was the purpose of underreporting?
Or was it that the loss of these goods was inherently related to this Shuofeng City Lord in some unknown way?
"Jonin Oboro! Thank you for the information you provided!"
"We will be careful!"
In a few short seconds, Tetsuya thought of many things.
He became increasingly interested in what was hidden behind this mission.
"No need for thanks!"
"Whether as a senior or as a member of the border defense team!"
"This is what we should do!"
"Speaking of which, I should apologize to you! Because of the shortage of manpower on the western border!"
"This is all we can do to help you!"
It must be said that in terms of Jonin selection, Konoha, or rather Hiruzen Sarutobi, was still quite cautious.
At least, in the year he had been a Ninja, most of the Konoha Jonin Tetsuya had encountered were positive.
They had the responsibility of a senior. Rats like Torifu Takuno were, after all, only a minority.
"Senior, you're too kind!"
"Then, without further ado, we'll take our leave!"
After leaving Wu Ming Mountain, the Thirteenth Squad quickly moved towards the last known location of the suspected Rain Ninja.
Trees flashed past the four of them.
Because this area had just been cleared by the border defense team's Ninja, there was no need to worry about the risk of a sudden encounter.
..."Tetsuya, this is it!"
The wheel tracks along the road, although deliberately covered up, were eventually discovered after Tetsuya and the other three spread out to investigate.
"Mokujin!"
"Release your insects!"
"The squad will spread out in a combat formation!"
The wheel tracks were very deep.
Analysis of the scattered traces along the way also proved that Inuzuka Oboro's guess was correct.
The movement speed of this group of Ninja was slower than imagined.
After continuing for several hours, the traces along the road completely disappeared due to a suddenly appearing lake.
"Tetsuya! Should we cross the lake?"
The lake ahead was very wide.
Even though they all had Chunin strength, crossing it all by walking on water would be quite difficult.
If they built a raft temporarily, it would take at least two to three hours.
Looking at the mountains on both sides of the lake, Tetsuya still gave up.
If they took a detour, the time spent would definitely be longer than crossing the lake.
"Let's build a raft!"
"Mikoto! Ryoui! You two rest for a bit and eat something!"
"Mokujin! You come over here!"
Fortunately, there were many green bamboos around the lake, which saved him and Aburame Mokujin a lot of effort.
However, he hadn't expected that during his first mission with kirimaru, kirimaru, a Chakra metal weapon, would act as a machete.
Sharp sword light constantly darted through the bamboo forest.
Smooth bamboo sections, after Tetsuya had cut off their branches, fell neatly at Aburame Mokujin's feet.
"Tetsuya! Your swordsmanship is becoming more and more formidable!"
"Putting Ninjutsu aside, just your current swordsmanship makes me feel an insurmountable sense of power!"
Looking at the cold light emanating from kirimaru in Tetsuya's hand, Aburame Mokujin couldn't help but look at the kunai in his own hand.
He sighed deeply and silently moved to the side.
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