After all, how could a kitten have bad intentions?

The newborn little guy was very sensible and immediately raised his neck to reveal the little golden bell.

only........

Its amber-like cat eyes were also curiously observing its surroundings.

'cloud?'

'This must be a cloud, meow.'

'Wow, it's so beautiful! To be able to see clouds so close up... clouds?'

'Meow?'

'Aren't clouds in the sky?'

A wealth of emotions suddenly gathered on her small face, and she cautiously glanced at the camera, while inwardly she was wildly certain:

'How is this possible!'

'I'm a cat, not a bird, how could I possibly be in the sky!'

'Unless I'm already dead!'

"Meow!!"

But once it truly understood its situation, a piercing meow suddenly rang out in the night sky!

The once adorable and clever little tabby cat suddenly collapsed, lying face down and unconscious, leaving behind only the belatedly aware boy and the exposed, soft, pure white belly.

However, the little guy's screams were naturally suppressed by [Word of Power - Guard].

"Huh?"

Seeing the kitten that had fainted from fright, Ara was at a loss. He hadn't done it on purpose; he just felt that it was safer to conduct the 'transaction' in the sky.

He reached out and poked the little tabby's belly with his finger; its heartbeat was there. Then he put his finger to the little guy's nose; its breathing was there.

Ok.

I've really just fainted. I'll apologize when I wake up.

Huang calmed down and began to disassemble the small bell in his hand.

There were two notes inside. The first one was from Chino:

"Ara, we have arrived in the Land of Rivers."

"Don't worry, you'll definitely complete the mission smoothly. But don't underestimate my Blood Dragon Eye!"

After parting ways in the Land of Bears, Ara naturally returned to Konoha first, while Chino led two elite squads to the Land of Rivers.

According to information from the cat demon, Raiga Kurosuki, who defected from Kirigakure, is hiding here and has formed a local power called the Kurosuki Clan with his subordinates.

In truth, Raiga Kurosuki wasn't particularly strong, roughly equivalent to an ordinary Konoha ANBU member. Chino didn't even need to intervene; Kazeshin, with her Platform Release bloodline limit, could easily suppress him.

However, he has two very special characteristics.

First, there's the sharp blade in his hand: [Thunder Blade - Fang].

These special twin swords possess the unique ability to create and attract lightning, which can significantly boost the combat power of ninjas with lightning release attributes!

Furthermore, the power unleashed by attracting natural lightning during thunderstorms is in no way weaker than some A-rank or even S-rank lightning techniques!

Aside from this special weapon, Ranmaru's existence is another important point.

If Kurosuki Raiga, who possesses the [Lightning Blade Kiba], can stand out from the crowd of Kirigakure ninjas and reach the threshold of becoming one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist...

Therefore, Ranmaru, with his special eyes, completely crossed this threshold and truly secured a place among the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist!

Red eyes are the special bloodline possessed by the former.

It not only possesses the sensory abilities, expanded field of vision, and chakra energy exploration capabilities common to most eye techniques, but also has X-ray vision similar to the Byakugan and the deceptive power of the Sharingan!

Furthermore, these special eyes can even detect nearby dangers at close range!

Furthermore, it can be said that this is the only natural enemy of the Byakugan!

It's important to know that during the battle at the Aloe Vera Mountain in the Land of Rivers, even Hyuga Neji, the genius of the Hyuga clan with his high-purity Byakugan, was deceived by those special eyes!

This single achievement is enough to raise the level of danger for the two of them to a whole new level.

Originally, he planned to contact the two people himself.

After all, the Land of Rivers is a neighboring country of Konoha, not far away.

He was also very interested in those red eyes.

However, the arrival of war shattered this hope, leaving him no choice but to send his own men to fight.

Of course, what reassured Ara was that Chino would definitely complete the mission.

This stemmed not only from his confidence in the girl's own strength, but also from Ranmaru.

Although the little guy possesses the powerful bloodline limit, Red Eyes, he is, like Yakumo of the Kurama clan, exceptionally weak.

Moreover, perhaps due to their different environment and family background, the former was in a worse state, unable to even walk independently, let alone fight.

Therefore, that guy served as Kurosuki Raiga's second pair of eyes.

As for using the Hidden Mist Technique in conjunction with the Red-Eyed Ambition, well, Feng Xin's Platform Release is not a force to be underestimated.

Unfortunately, he couldn't see the clash between the Blood Dragon Eye and the Red Eye.

The second message came from Nekomata.

'Traces of white have appeared in the eastern region of the Land of Fire.'

'Suspected destination: the site of conflict between Kirigakure and Konoha.'

Initially, Ara did not allow the owner of the cat castle to search for Zabuza Momochi and Haku, because he knew that they would most likely stay in the Land of Waves.

In addition, both of them have exceptionally keen senses, and they did this to avoid unnecessary losses.

However, the cat remembered the location of the Land of Waves.

Its underlings did not openly approach this country, but instead roamed around several human towns near this small country.

It's like waiting for a rabbit to run into a tree stump.

If the mission target leaves the Land of Waves and stops in a human town to buy supplies, then these harmless cats will definitely take notice.

Now, Bai has appeared!

His appearance inevitably means that Zabuza Momochi is also nearby!

Because that loyal little guy would never leave the latter even for a moment!

The fact that only the former is visible is also easy to explain. After all, Zabuza is still known as a rogue ninja of Kirigakure, so how could he easily show himself?

However, their destination was also the eastern border region of the Land of Fire?

Is that guy trying to continue the assassination attempt that he couldn't achieve before?

A crimson phoenix flame quietly rose from Huang's palm, and the two notes were burned to ashes.

'That's good, then I won't have to go to the Land of Waves to find them myself.'

It is something that can be felt.

The four high-ranking officials in Konoha tightened their control over him, no longer as lenient as they had been initially.

Have those old foxes already noticed something?

No.

will not.

He always acts with extreme caution, using a spirit eagle for transportation, making it impossible to leave any trace. Even upon reaching his destination, he would use the power of the great demon, the Human-Faced Tree, to first investigate and guard against everything.

Even Zetsu's levitation technique couldn't escape such detection, let alone ordinary Konoha ninjas.

As for finding some clues from the subordinates he had subdued, that's unlikely.

Because those ninjas had almost all made inviolable contracts with him, it was wishful thinking to try to extract information about him from them.

Moreover, if they had truly discovered something, they wouldn't have treated me with such a lukewarm attitude, nor would they have allowed me to travel to the eastern border and inevitably be imprisoned in Konoha.

However, on the other hand, there were indeed some things about this return that Huang found puzzling.

Firstly, the fate of the three ANBU ninjas who traveled with him to the Land of Rain was never mentioned, neither Hiruzen Sarutobi nor Danzo Shimura.

Of course, this could also be interpreted as the time difference between his own unconventional behavior and the return journey of the other three, and with a formidable enemy at hand, he did not inquire about such matters in detail.

Secondly, regarding 'Zetsu', when the strange guy's abilities were mentioned, all the attendees showed astonishment, including Kakashi Hatake, who had extensive experience and was said to have copied thousands of ninjutsu.

but!

However, neither Hiruzen Sarutobi nor Danzo Shimura showed any particular attitude. They did not show any surprise, doubt, or further questioning. These were all normal reactions!

Even now, upon closer reflection, those two troublemaking Konoha advisors have not raised any questions.

You should know that during the last dorm change, Xiaochun specifically mocked my report about 'God' and 'Angel'.

This time, however, the Third Hokage directly acknowledged his statement and solemnly instructed the Hyuga and Nara families to pay close attention and take heed.

Now, when he is alone and quietly reflecting on these events, Uchiha Ara does feel a little uncomfortable about these details.

Could it be that those old guys were certain that I wouldn't lie?

Or perhaps, the Uchiha's level of trust in those guys has increased?

Ah.

He wouldn't believe either of these speculations.

The only way those four old guys could accept the Uchiha clan so readily would be in the world of Infinite Tsukuyomi.

Of course there is another possibility.

That means they already knew about this beforehand!

Knowing about the existence of 'Absolute' was why they didn't investigate further.

After all, who says there aren't other Konoha squads lurking around the border of the Land of Rain?

That time, Konan and Zetsu chased him all the way to the border of the Land of Rain!

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