This ninja in Naruto is unscientific

The Konoha Transnational Infrastructure High-Level Inspection Team, consisting of five large horse-drawn carriages, was traveling at a leisurely pace along the flat trade route.

The wheels made a rhythmic sound as they rolled over the road, which was particularly clear in the quiet forest, and the tire tracks were clearly visible.

"This carriage ride is really uncomfortable."

Inside the first carriage, Jiraiya was sprawled out on the soft cushions without any regard for appearances, holding a newly revised manuscript of "Icha Icha Paradise II" in his hand, and yawning boredly.

"Hey, Tetsuya, since we're going to launch a surprise attack, why don't we just have Minato fly us there? Why make such a big fuss, like we're just sightseeing?" Jiraiya complained.

Nishikawa Tetsu sat to the side, holding a cup of hot tea, looking at the scenery outside through the crack in the car window.

"Teacher, if we're going to put on an act, we need to go all the way," Nishikawa Tetsu said slowly. "Right now, countless eyes are secretly watching this convoy. If we disappear as soon as we leave Konoha, what do you think those people watching us will think?"

“That’s right.” Minato Namikaze sat opposite him and nodded slightly. “We must create the illusion that the expedition is proceeding methodically, to buy time for our real operation. Moreover, this will also lull any potential spies hiding in the shadows into a false sense of security.”

The convoy continued on its way, and about half a day after leaving Konoha, a Konoha border outpost built on a strategic pass came into view.

"Whoa—!"

The driver tightened the reins, and the carriage slowly came to a stop in an open space outside the outpost.

"Sirs, we've reached outpost number three. We'll rest here briefly and replenish our water supply," a captain from the Heian Corporation, responsible for the escort, reported.

"Alright, everyone, let's get out of the carriage and stretch our muscles." Nishikawa Tetsu put down his teacup and was the first to jump off the carriage.

Minato, Fugaku, Orochimaru, Tsunade, and Sakumo Hatake also got off the car one after another.

The moment Sakumo's feet touched the ground.

A cold, sharp glint suddenly flashed in his eyes.

Without turning his head, relying on his intuition, he glanced slightly to the upper right at a dense canopy of trees.

There, about a kilometer from the outpost, a blurry figure was hidden among the dense foliage of an ancient tree.

It was that guy with the mustache from the Kirigakure embassy!

At this moment, the man with the mustache was perched on a tree trunk, holding a monocular telescope, staring intently at the expedition team members who were resting at the outpost.

"Finally stopped..." The man with the mustache thought to himself, "Once they've rested and set off again, I can send back information about their route. Although I don't know what they're investigating, such a large-scale operation must be something special."

Suddenly, in the telescope's field of view, the silver-haired man who had been carrying a short sword seemed to glance in his direction!

"hiss--!"

The man with the mustache gasped, his heart clenched, and cold sweat instantly soaked his back.

"We've been discovered?! Konoha's White Fang's senses are that sharp?!"

He was so frightened that he dared not move, and even held his breath, for fear of attracting the other party's further attention.

However, the next second, Sakumo's gaze shifted away very naturally, as if he had just casually admired the scenery in the distance, and then he turned to chat with Jiraiya beside him.

"Phew...that scared me to death." The man with the mustache let out a long sigh of relief, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead. "Looks like it was just a coincidence. Well, at this distance, even if he's incredibly skilled, he couldn't possibly have detected me."

He comforted himself with self-deception and continued to observe through the binoculars.

And in the open space below the outpost.

"Sakumo-senpai, you felt it too, didn't you?" Nishikawa Tetsu asked in a low voice without turning around.

"Hmm." Sakumo responded casually, "It's located at one o'clock, and it's fairly well hidden."

Not only Sakumo, but all of Konoha's top fighters present had already sensed the "rat" hiding in the shadows the moment they got out of the car.

Orochimaru licked his lips: "Should I go and take care of him? It's been a while since I summoned Manda."

"Why did you summon that damn snake? To eat people?" Tsunade rolled her eyes at Orochimaru.

"No need." Nishikawa Tetsu shook his head slightly. "Let's keep him. This guy is already an exposed informant; wouldn't it be better to let him spread the false message that we should continue our advance?"

"Moreover, it's time for this scene to move to the next act."

Nishikawa Tetsu turned and walked into the outpost, and the others followed him in, understanding his intention.

Upon entering the spacious rest room of the outpost, Nishikawa Tetsu immediately made a hand gesture.

"Squad Leader Minato, let's do it."

Minato nodded, his hands quickly forming hand seals.

"Whoosh!"

A dazzling golden light shone in the lounge.

The next second, the five people vanished without a trace.

Almost at the same moment they disappeared, five people dressed in identical clothes emerged from the shadows of the lounge.

These five people are exactly the same as Nishikawa Tetsu, Minato and others in terms of height, build and facial expressions!

Even Orochimaru's cold and sinister aura matches Tsunade's broad chest.

"Ahem... This transformation technique is too demanding. It's really hard to imitate an adult's demeanor."

The person who had transformed into Nishikawa Tetsu rubbed his cheeks and muttered something under his breath.

"Stop talking nonsense and watch your words and actions! If we give ourselves away, the vice minister will skin us alive!" The man who had transformed into Fugaku shouted in a low voice, clearly the leader of the group.

These individuals were Konoha's elite troops, specially "trained actors" arranged in advance by Nishikawa Tetsu.

Using advanced transformation techniques and chakra concealment skills, they perfectly replaced the core members of the expedition team.

A moment later, the stand-ins swaggered out of the lounge.

Surrounded by a group of bewildered guards from the Heian Corporation, they boarded the carriage again.

"Let's go!" The stand-in, now transformed into Minato, gently issued the command.

The wheels turned again, and the high-level expedition continued its journey to Iwagakure Village.

Meanwhile, in a tall tree in the distance, the man with the mustache holding binoculars watched the convoy set off again and nodded in satisfaction.

"Very good, everything is normal. These Konoha high-ranking officials really did go sightseeing on their way to inspect the area." The man with the mustache jotted down the timeline in his notebook, then disappeared into the canopy like a ghost, preparing to deliver his top-secret information.

However, what the man with the mustache didn't know was that not far from him, Mei Terumi followed with a completely expressionless face.

Even the Konoha ninjas standing guard outside the outpost were completely unaware that the important figures who had just boarded the carriage had actually been switched at birth.