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Chapter 243: I'm not afraid of the meticulous calculations of high-level players, but I'm afraid of the reckless advance of low-level players.

"Not going to Kumogakure?"

Sakumo Hatake looked puzzled. Going to Kumogakure immediately was something they had planned beforehand.

Brubi is a member of Kumogakure. His files and connections are all within Kumogakure, and he himself may even be located there. Therefore, investigating Kumogakure is the best option.

Minato was equally puzzled. After all, even if Brubi wasn't in Kumogakure, only the higher-ups in Kumogakure should know his whereabouts, and such information couldn't be found without going to Kumogakure.

We can't just conduct a thorough investigation of the entire Land of Lightning, can we?

At the end of last year, Konoha mobilized its three clans to thoroughly investigate the entire country, which took several months. Moreover, judging from the tone of Tatsuma and Lord Orochimaru, it seems that the investigation by the three clans was not very effective.

With so many people, it's impossible to thoroughly investigate an entire country. The Land of Lightning and the Land of Fire are both among the Five Great Nations, and although their territorial areas differ, the differences are not significant.

Moreover, as Sakumo Hatake said, the Land of Lightning has extremely advanced communication and technology, which even the Land of Fire cannot match. Once they reveal their true colors, it is possible that the entire Cloud Ninja will find out.

Therefore, the fewer and more efficient their actions, the better.

Under their gazes, Tatsuma pursed his lips and said, "Kumogakure can't hide Burubi. The fact that Burubi became the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki is not a top secret, not even a secret, just a classified information."

It didn't take us Konoha much effort to find out that Brubi was the Eight-Tails' Jinchuriki. The reason we hadn't noticed it before was simply because Brubi hadn't come into our sights before becoming the Eight-Tails' Jinchuriki.

Many people in Kumogakure knew that he had become the Eight-Tails' Jinchūriki, but after becoming the Eight-Tails' Jinchūriki, he seemed to have vanished into thin air, which was almost impossible.

There are only two possibilities: either Brubi is not the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, or even his existence is fake, and it's all just false information released by the Hidden Cloud Village.

The second possibility is that Brubi was no longer in Kumogakure when or after becoming the Eight-Tails' Jinchūriki.

At this point, Chenma paused for a moment and said, "Personally, I prefer the second option, since the first option is too expensive and doesn't offer much benefit."

I believe that Brubi is the current Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, and I also feel that there is distrust and a sense of crisis among the higher-ups of Kumogakure. Therefore, I judge that Brubi is currently outside the village.

They could either train him to become a qualified Jinchūriki, or imprison him to prevent him and the Eight-Tails within him from going berserk and endangering Kumogakure.

Upon hearing this, Minato unconsciously nodded in agreement with Tatsuma's train of thought, while Hatake Sakumo also frowned in thought, his eyes scanning back and forth between Tatsuma's face and the map.

Finally, he believed Tatsuma's judgment, but still said with doubt, "If we don't go to Kumogakure, how can we investigate Brubi's movements? Even if we're sure he's not in Kumogakure, it'll be hard for us to determine his whereabouts without intelligence."

"There aren't many places like this, where you can be located not too far from Kumogakure, allowing Kumogakure's ninjas to quickly provide support, while also ensuring that even if the Eight-Tails goes berserk, it won't affect Kumogakure."

As Tatsuma explained, Sakumo Hatake quickly compared the map with the area he described, first drawing a circle in his mind to determine the area Tatsuma mentioned, and then narrowing down the area.

Within the ring, those that met the conditions mentioned by Tatsuma, Hatake Sakumo stared at the map, then pursed his lips and said, "Cloud Thunder Canyon, the former territory of the Yoruzuki clan, was later given to the First Raikage, and Cloud Thunder Canyon was also incorporated into the jurisdiction of Kumogakure."

There are no people or things here that are particularly worth monitoring. Similarly, because of the sparse population, any outsiders would be extremely conspicuous, making it an excellent location to hide human jinchūriki.

Moreover, the small number of Night Moon Clan members currently residing in the Cloud Thunder Canyon are extremely loyal to the Raikage lineage. If the Eight-Tails were to go berserk in the Cloud Thunder Canyon, they would undoubtedly become the first line of defense.

"Yaksha, what you said makes a lot of sense. Rather than risking infiltrating the Hidden Cloud Village, which has a higher level of defense and more guards, it would be better to explore the Thundercloud Canyon first."

After finishing his analysis, Hatake Sakumo looked at Tatsuma with great admiration. He had long heard Hiruzen Sarutobi say that Tatsuma possessed a talent he did not have: an insight that seemed to know everything beforehand.

Infiltrating Kumogakure and gathering information about Brubi is the level of common sense. But Tatsuma deduced from various minor details that Brubi was not in Kumogakure but in the Cloud and Thunder Valley. Such insight is beyond the reach of ordinary people.

"I'm just taking a risk. After all, the Hokage didn't set a time limit, so we can try and fail a bit."

Tatsuma spoke modestly because he knew that the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki often resided in the Cloud and Thunder Valley, making the process of deducing the truth much easier.

Of course, his ability to reconstruct intelligence into a step-by-step deduction that even Sakumo Hatake could believe was a testament to his talent.

Minato silently memorized their conversation. He could now understand what they were saying, but he wouldn't have been able to deduce the same conclusion before they started talking.

Of course, this doesn't mean Minato lacks such talent; it just means that he hasn't yet converted his talent into ability. He's learning Tatsuma's way of thinking, and perhaps he'll be able to do it when he has enough experience, information, and knowledge.

After determining that the first destination was Yunlei Canyon, the route of action naturally needed to be adjusted accordingly.

The difference in difficulty between infiltrating Kumogakure and infiltrating the Cloud and Thunder Valley is enormous. Kumogakure is the ninja center of the Land of Lightning, with a huge number of ninjas. Once you enter Kumogakure, you will be under the constant sight of the ninjas of Kumogakure.

Even the slightest mistake could expose the entire plan.

The unique nature of Cloud Thunder Canyon might mean that many powerful ninjas are stationed there, and in terms of high-level combat strength, their defense might be comparable to that of Cloud Village. However, the number of ninjas would be small, so the coverage area would not be very wide.

Similarly, the more gaps and loopholes exist, the more problems arise.

With Sakumo Hatake's talent, he was not afraid of reconnaissance by high-level combat forces. On the contrary, he was unwilling to face the gaze of a large number of low-level ninjas, because the former could get rid of them with hard power, while the latter could only concentrate their minds and play their roles well.

This might be another manifestation of the saying, "It's easier to get past the King of Hell than to deal with his underlings."

The direction to Hidden Cloud Village and Thunder Cloud Canyon is the same, but the specific route needs to be adjusted slightly. With multiple plans in mind, the three quickly devised a new route.

Unlike the Land of Fire, the Land of Lightning consists entirely of barren, bare mountain peaks without dense trees to provide cover. Although various hills can conceal one's presence, once someone sets up defenses on the mountaintop, it is extremely easy to observe pedestrians below, without even needing to use sensory ninjas.

Therefore, when operating in the Land of Lightning, one needs to be extra vigilant about the defenses on the mountain peaks and in the mountains. If ninjas or surveillance equipment are discovered, one can only choose to take a detour.

After two days of stealthy travel between the saddles of the mountains, the three of them gradually approached the Cloud Thunder Canyon, but their speed suddenly dropped to zero.

Amidst the rumble of thunder, Minato's expression was extremely grave. Hatake Sakumo asked, "How is it? Are there many ninjas deployed?"

Minato nodded and said, "As things stand, their surveillance network is flawless. If we infiltrate, we'll definitely be discovered."

Upon hearing this, Hatake Sakumo's expression darkened, and he said, "Then we can only continue to observe and see if there are any oversights during their handover."

Upon hearing this news, Tatsuma fell into deep thought. He had a method to infiltrate the perception of a ninja. As long as he wasn't seen by the ninja, he could almost ignore their perception.

However, this method is a technique used by the Uzumaki clan, and ordinary people cannot use it at all.

Tatsuma subconsciously clutched a roll of paper on his chest, remaining silent and simply following Sakumo Hatake's instructions to wait in place.

The three took turns resting in the crevice between two giant rocks. Their rest quality had not been very good these past two days. In the past, when they were lurking in the Land of Fire or other countries, they could at least get some sleep.

Although it is a light sleep, it can still relieve fatigue. However, after entering the Land of Thunder, the constant thunder can easily wake one from a light sleep.

As ninjas on missions, they couldn't wear headphones or earplugs to block out sound, so they would be disturbed every ten minutes or so they could only rest for a short time.

The locals and ninjas of the Land of Lightning might be used to falling asleep under these conditions, but the three of them couldn't. So it was more like they were closing their eyes to rest than sleeping.

From day to night, Tatsuma could even easily simulate the start, process, and end of thunder in his mind. Even without real thunder, it was as if he was constantly disturbed by thunder.

Especially after nightfall, the occasional "dawn" made it impossible for him to even close his eyes and rest.

After swallowing a soldier's ration pill and confirming that his physical condition was good, with no other problems except for some mental fatigue, Tatsuma decided not to sleep and stayed with Minato to sense things from the opposite direction.

"The shift has changed."

Around midnight, both of them sensed the situation. Hearing their slight movements, Hatake Sakumo also woke up and asked, "Is there a chance?"

"We can give it a try. Some people don't show any fluctuations when casting spells. Perhaps they've just changed shifts and still trust their surroundings. But we need to be fast enough."

Tatsuma lifted his finger off the ground and said to Hatake Sakumo, who nodded and said, "Draw me the route. I'll infiltrate as quickly as possible, and you guys follow me using Flying Thunder God Technique."

"it is good."

Without much preamble, Tatsuma pulled out a map he had bought in the Land of Lightning. It might not be more detailed or accurate, but it had a larger scale and more detailed markings of the surrounding area.

After quickly planning the route, Hatake Sakumo nodded, memorized the route, and then began to run away at full speed.

Tatsuma's speed is already up to the standard of a Jonin, and Minato has even exceeded the lower limit by a considerable margin, but compared to Hatake Sakumo, neither of them is fast enough.

At this moment, Hatake Sakumo rushed forward at full speed and disappeared from their sight in an instant. However, the two maintained their senses and continued to use Flying Thunder God Technique, so they did not leave the group.

They broke through the reconnaissance encirclement in a very short time and entered the Cloud Thunder Canyon. The reconnaissance intensity actually decreased a lot. Tatsuma called out to Sakumo Hatake, who was about to use his teleportation technique, and told him to stop.

Tatsuma touched the ground with two fingers, and his chakra gradually spread with the earth. Since there was no tight defense inside, Tatsuma began to become bolder and constantly sensed the situation inside the Cloud Thunder Valley.

Finally, he raised his head and said to Sakumo Hatake, "The Eight-Tails Jinchuriki is right here!"

(End of this chapter)