Chapter 69 Discovered

Chapter 69 Discovered
In the base of Konoha, the members of Naruto's team were resting, and Naruto began to sense the location of the Kirigakure. When Naruto hit a Kirigakure on the head for the first time, he did two things at that moment. The first was to leave the mark of Flying Thunder God, and the second was to leave a Wood Release seed on him. This is a technique that Naruto mastered not long ago. This seed can be tightly attached to the enemy's body, and it is very small and difficult to find. Similar to Naruto's clone, Naruto can sense the location of this seed at any time. The Kirigakure took this seed back, and Naruto immediately knew the specific location.

"It's really far. If we look for it slowly, we may not find it in a year," Naruto sighed.

Naruto gathered everyone together around a table and said, "I already know the enemy's location, but I don't know the situation over there very well, so I need a map." Everyone looked at Naruto in surprise, and said, "We are not tracking them. How did the captain know the enemy's location? We spent so much effort before but couldn't find them. Is this information reliable?"

Naruto said, "I used my ninjutsu to manipulate the enemy. I can sense wherever he moves."

Xuan Guang was surprised and said, "Captain actually has such a magical skill. Then Liu Ying and I will go find a map with a larger range." Liu Ying nodded, and the two went out together and quickly found several maps. The surrounding environment was clearly drawn on the map.

Naruto pointed to a stretch of sea on the map and said, "They are probably in this location. There are very few ships passing by here, and it is also quite far from the port. It is indeed a perfect place for a large army to be stationed and hidden."

Shui Hu said: "Since we know the enemy's location, shouldn't we take action immediately? The enemy probably won't expect us to find them immediately, and if we act now, they will definitely be caught off guard."

Yamato said, "No, a member of the Kirigakure just escaped. They must be on high alert now to prevent us from following them. If we go there now, there is a high possibility that we will fall into the enemy's trap. We cannot take any action for at least three days. We have to wait until they relax their vigilance."

Naruto nodded, drew a mark on the map, and said to everyone, "This is their approximate location. We will make repairs in the next few days, and everyone should think about the action plan. We will take action in a few days."

The Kirigakure ship was still parked on the sea. There was a tense atmosphere on the ship these days. It was said that Konoha's Anbu might attack at any time. All the ninjas on the ship were ready for battle and waiting for the arrival of Konoha's ninjas. However, for three consecutive days, there was no sign of Konoha's ninjas. Everyone was thinking that Konoha's ninjas might not come. However, no one dared to disobey the leader's order. He enjoyed a very terrifying title in Kirigakure's Anbu. He was called the Three Blood Ninja Brothers by Kirigakure. His methods were very cruel, even to his own people.

Orders are orders, but after the third day, these executors basically determined that Konoha's ninjas would not come, so their attitude naturally relaxed. In fact, until the fifth day, Naruto still did not take action. Even the leader of Kirigakure began to doubt his judgment. Moreover, there was no point in being on high-intensity alert for a long time, so he could only revoke the previous order. Naruto also felt that this mission was very dangerous, which might have exceeded Konoha's previous expectations. It was very likely that Konoha would have to send other Anbu to reinforce when it was necessary. On the evening of the fifth day, Naruto took Hinata with him. Through Naruto's perception, they carefully went to the Kirigakure's base. After reaching a certain distance, Naruto also abandoned the ship like Kirigakure, dived into the sea, and slowly approached. Naruto pointed out the direction, and Hinata used her Byakugan to observe carefully.

When Hinata spotted a large ship from a distance, Naruto was able to determine that Kirigakure was inside the ship through perception, and it was already night. Naruto and Hinata only showed their heads above the sea, and there were waves on the sea, so the distance was relatively far. Only a pupil technique like Hinata's could observe from such a long distance. Naruto and Hinata tried to reduce their own chakra fluctuations, but Hinata had to use her Byakugan, so she could only suppress it as much as possible. Although the distance was far, there was still a possibility of being discovered.

Hinata looked through her eyes and began to observe carefully. Naruto noticed that Hinata's expression became more and more complicated, and asked in a low voice: "Hinata, what's the situation?"

Hinata said: "There are a large number of ninjas on the ship. Judging from the strength of their chakra, none of them are below the level of Chunin. There are about fifty jonins among them, and eight of them are much stronger than the average jonins, similar to the powerful Kirigakure ninja we met before. The total number of ninjas is about 120, and the most troublesome thing is that there are three people with terrifying strength. Judging from their positions on the ship, they should be the leaders of Kirigakure."

Although Kirigakure had sent out two teams of jonin, Naruto had not expected that they would send out so many powerful ninjas. These people would play a decisive role if a real battle broke out. Naruto knew that although the distance was far, there was still a possibility of being discovered. After understanding the basic situation, Naruto decided to retreat quickly with Hinata. At this time, there were also sensory ninjas on Kirigakure's ship, but they generally only sensed a certain distance around them, and would occasionally sense those at a long distance after a period of time.

Just when Naruto was about to retreat, a Kirigakure ninja in charge of perception suddenly said, "Captain, there seem to be two ninjas at the ten o'clock direction, but the distance is too far and it's not very clear." The captain of the perception department immediately walked over, sensed it carefully himself and said, "There are two people, but the distance is too far and the chakra strength is difficult to distinguish. If you want to find out the specific situation, you must shorten the distance and report the situation to the higher-ups immediately." Soon, Kirigakure sent out a four-man team, including a perception ninja, to find out.

Naruto and Hinata were retreating, but they were still as careful as before to avoid alerting the enemy. Hinata suddenly said, "There is a team of four approaching quickly. One of them looks like a Jonin, and the other three have chakra strength at the Chunin level. There is a high possibility that there is a perception ninja among them. We may have been discovered."

Naruto said, "The current situation is not favorable for us. Let's get away from here as quickly as possible and don't let the people behind us catch up with us. It will be dangerous if we get entangled here." Naruto performed water escape technique, and the two of them moved quickly in the water, but the four people chasing Naruto were also very fast, and the two sides started a water race one after the other.

(End of this chapter)