Naruto: Nara's skill set is incredibly sneaky.

Chapter 139 Attack on Takigakure Village

Kakashi led everyone away from the village.

Lu Shi followed at a distance.

They said they wouldn't go with them, but they're all kids, how could Lu Shi be so sure they'd go on an S-class mission?

The group's pace was quite good, and they only rested twice along the way. After dark, they arrived at Takigakure Village without incident.

The geographical location of Takigakure Village is quite unique.

It is built entirely within a waterfall.

This is why Takigakure was not greatly affected during the numerous Shinobi World Wars.

Outside the waterfall, ninjas from Takigakure were already waiting.

"Someone's there," Uchiha Shisui said.

Upon hearing this, Kakashi extended his right hand and made a gesture, causing everyone to stop and look around warily.

A figure appeared.

The man was wearing a headband from Takigakure Village on his arm.

"From Konoha?" The Takigakure ninja looked at the group of children, his brows furrowing slightly.

"Yes."

"Is this an S-rank mission from our village?" the Takigakure ninja muttered, but he was only there to pick someone up, so it wasn't his concern. "Follow me."

Led by the ninjas of Takigakure, the group quickly entered the village.

The overall environment inside is quite beautiful.

However, Takigakure Village was certainly not in a good state at the moment, with deep pits everywhere and many houses in a state of collapse.

An old man walked over.

"Elder, these are the ninjas sent by Konoha." The Takigakure ninja bowed respectfully.

The elder sized them up, his expression turning somewhat grim. "This is an S-rank mission, and Takigakure only sent a bunch of kids like you? Are you looking down on Takigakure?"

Kakashi stepped forward. "Elder, Konoha absolutely did not mean that."

"What do you mean? I think you're the leader. Let me tell you the truth, if you don't want to die, go back. This mission involves the Seven-Tails." The elder sneered, his tone carrying a warning.

Nanao!

With the Tailed Beasts involved, this S-class mission is even more difficult!

However, Kakashi remained calm.

No matter what, I have to give it a try, otherwise it would be too embarrassing to slink back to Konoha.

"Ahem, Elder, allow me to introduce these three. They are all members of the Uchiha clan, and all of them have awakened the Sharingan."

Kakashi gave Obito Uchiha a wink.

Obito didn't understand.

Shisui and Itachi revealed their Sharingan, one with three tomoe and the other with two tomoe.

It was only then that Obito belatedly realized that Kakashi meant this.

Just as he was about to reveal his Mangekyou Sharingan, Kakashi slapped him on the forehead.

"Kakashi, what are you doing?!"

Rin tugged at Obito and whispered, "Obito, have you forgotten what Shikatoki said? Don't show your Mangekyou Sharingan to others easily."

"oh oh."

Seeing the three pairs of Sharingan, the elder's expression softened a little.

Seeing this, Kakashi pressed his advantage: "Sarutobi Asuma, the Third Hokage's son."

"Kabuto Yakushi, a student of Orochimaru, one of the Legendary Sannin."

"Shizune, a student of Tsunade, one of the Legendary Sannin."

"As for the rest, Lin, Kai, and me, we all participated in the Third Shinobi World War, and we were the ones who did the incident at Kannabi Bridge."

Kakashi didn't want to publicize these things.

But Kakashi also knew that in order to complete a mission well, he had to gain the trust of the person who commissioned him.

Sure enough, after listening to Kakashi's introduction, the elder became noticeably more enthusiastic.

"Guards, prepare a banquet to entertain our distinguished guests!" The elder said, then turned and gestured to the crowd, "You must be tired from your journey; let's eat and chat!"

Seeing how quickly Asuma changed his expression, he was speechless, but asked in a low voice with a hint of curiosity, "Is this how it is for all the other missions? This is too snobbish."

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Kakashi shook his head.

"It mainly depends on the people. If it were Minato-sensei or Shikata-san here, this wouldn't have happened. In the end, it's because we're not famous enough."

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Sarutobi Asuma nodded thoughtfully.

Everyone settled down.

The elder exchanged a few pleasantries.

Kakashi went straight to the point, "Elder, I noticed that the mission you sent to Konoha is very vague. Could you elaborate?"

The elder's expression turned somewhat solemn upon hearing this.

"This story begins three days ago. Our Takigakure village has always been peaceful, but just three days ago, a masked man in black robes suddenly appeared and launched a surprise attack on Takigakure village."

"The target is the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki. Because the incident happened so suddenly, Takigakure was caught off guard, which led to the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki being captured and his whereabouts unknown."

At this point, the elder's face turned ashen.

Takigakure is probably much worse than the Five Great Ninja Villages.

But in a small country, it would be absolutely unrivaled.

Takigakure is the only non-Five Great Ninja Village that possesses a Tailed Beast, further enhanced by the Hero's Water and the secret technique Earth Grudge Fear.

This shows that Takigakure Village has a rich history and tradition.

"To capture the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki from among the many ninjas of Takigakure, this person's strength is definitely not weak. What is Takigakure's demand?" Kakashi asked with a serious expression. This mission, in addition to the Seven-Tails, has encountered an even greater variable.

"Takigakure's request is simple: find the Seven-Tails! At the very least, tell us where the Seven-Tails is!!"

"Understood. Does Takigakure Village have any clues they can provide?"

The elder clapped his hands.

A charred piece of clothing was brought up. "This was left over from the fight with that masked man. It's our only clue. You can take a look."

The clothes were burned so badly they were almost unrecognizable.

Kakashi thought for a moment and quickly formed hand seals.

A dog appeared next to Kakashi.

"Kakashi, what do you want?" Pakkun looked at Kakashi with a puzzled expression.

"Parker, can you smell this shirt to see if there's any lingering odor?"

Parker followed the direction Kakashi was pointing, then his lips twitched slightly. "Kakashi, are you crazy? These clothes are burned like this, what kind of smell could they possibly have?"

"We should at least give it a try."

Seeing the atmosphere, Parker could only squat down and take a sniff.

A moment later, Parker walked around and sniffed the surroundings before finally walking over to Kakashi.

"How is it?"

"Most of the flavors are here, but there's a very faint scent that's completely absent here." Parker's words made everyone present's eyes light up.

Especially the elders of Takigakure Village.

"Truly a capable person from Konoha!"

Kakashi patted Puck's head. "Can you take me to find a smell?"

"I can't guarantee it, I can only try."

"good!"

To avoid the scent dissipating further due to prolonged delay, Kakashi made a decisive decision and set off immediately.

Parker led the way, with Kakashi and the others following behind.

After leaving Takigakure Village, they soon arrived in the forest, where Puck finally stopped under a large tree.

"What's wrong?" Obito looked at Puck with a puzzled expression. "Why did you stop?"

Parker was also puzzled, "The smell completely disappears here."

"Huh?" Sarutobi Asuma looked around. "Are you mistaken? Even if the smell disappeared, how could it disappear so inexplicably? Could that masked man possibly know space-time ninjutsu?"

Parker, annoyed by Sarutobi Asuma's skepticism, retorted, "I said it's here, so it's here! Don't come looking for me if you don't believe me!"

Kakashi glared at Asuma, then quickly reassured Puck.

Asuma realized he had misspoke and awkwardly scratched his head.

"There is a tunnel."

Kabuto suddenly spoke.

All eyes turned to Kabuto Yakushi.

"Orochimaru-sensei likes to build his labs underground. The soil here is a bit loose, so there must be something underground for this to happen," Kabuto Yakushi explained simply.

"try to find!"

Kakashi immediately gave the order.

The group dispersed to search for the entrance to the secret passage.

"Take a look at this pattern," Itachi Uchiha said.

Kakashi arrived at Itachi's location.

On the trunk of a tree not far from that big tree, there were obvious marks of a sealing spell.

"I have some too," Shisui waved his hand.

"Me too."

"And this side too."

"There's another one here."

There were five sealing technique marks in total, and the big tree was right in the middle of these sealing techniques. Kakashi wouldn't believe it if you said it wasn't related.

"Everyone else, scatter and inject chakra from five directions simultaneously."

Chakra was poured in simultaneously, and the next moment, a huge impact struck, instantly blasting the people who were pouring in chakra away.

Obito was thrown onto his butt. "Ouch! I'm speechless. What's going on?"

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After Kakashi regained his footing, he was also somewhat confused.