Konoha: This Uchiha is extremely sneaky

Chapter 148 Hidden

"This time, we've really been screwed over by that stupid bird!"

Standing on the surface of the small river, Toshiro said with a hint of helplessness, "Luckily, I was careful and prepared in advance, otherwise I would have been doomed this time."

Although Granny Cat's five hundred thousand taels was a bit expensive, it was still insignificant compared to her own life.

I carefully put away the props I was wearing, made of fish skin. I might need them in the future, so I couldn't just throw them away.

While tidying it up, Toshiro kept complaining. From the moment he received this equipment, he seriously suspected that it was made from the leftover materials of those ninja cats.

However, he had no evidence...

I looked up and observed my surroundings, recalling my previous location and the direction I would be gliding in.

Toshiro was certain that he was currently behind the Sunagakure camp. Not far to the west lay the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Rivers.

It's about 180 kilometers away from the current Konoha camp. If you wanted to get back there, you'd probably have to cross the entire Sand Village camp, which is far too dangerous.

Taking a detour wouldn't necessarily be much safer. He was certain that at this moment, a large number of Sand Ninja were gathering in the vicinity.

"I should have flown higher! That way, even those ballistae and stuff wouldn't have been able to reach them!"

Muttering to himself, Toshiro began to plan his next course of action.

It wasn't that he didn't want to fly higher, but it was just too cold at high altitudes without any shelter.

Even if he wore a coat or cloak, it wouldn't make much difference; the cold wind would seep through the gaps in his clothes and keep getting into him!

After a brief moment of thought, Toshiro created three shadow clones, which went to the banks of the river and downstream respectively, while he himself followed the river towards the Land of Rivers.

This place is not safe to stay in for long. I estimate that the Sand Ninja who ambushed me will find this place soon. I didn't set foot on land easily either. Compared to the forests on both sides, this small river is more suitable for hiding my tracks. I'll wait a while and get away from this area before going ashore.

As for the shadow clones, they are just a smokescreen to confuse the pursuers. Any delay is good, and even if they are lost, they can still provide some intelligence.

No more than twenty minutes after Toshiro left, a tall figure rushed out of the forest and arrived at the spot where Toshiro had just landed.

The banks of the river nearby still bear traces of water splashed up when he landed, as well as marks left from his use of fire-style techniques to slow down.

"Did they land here?"

"They've already left!"

She found her destination, but there was no trace of it, which was within her expectations.

After looking at the traces around him, Ye Cang hesitated for a moment.

I don't know which direction I should pursue!

The traces left at the scene were not well concealed, indicating that the other party left in a hurry and did not make any effort to cover it up.

But these clues are all on both sides of the riverbank, which is a bit troublesome!

These traces may seem like an attempt to cover up something, but who can be sure which side the other party is really on?

Or maybe the other side hasn't left yet!

Looking at this small river, Ye Cang was momentarily at a loss.

After only a slight hesitation, she also created a shadow clone, which chased after the river upstream and downstream.

She bet the other party wouldn't get ashore so quickly...

Meanwhile, at the spot where Yecang had been standing, a dozen or so ninjas had gathered. They were reinforcements who had come after seeing the signal flare.

Although some of them were not involved in this ambush mission, at this moment, they could not care about that.

Kenichi, who stayed behind to await reinforcements, had already explained the whole story of the mission to them, hoping that they would cooperate with their next move.

"Has Jonin Yekura already led her subordinates and caught up with them ahead of time?"

After learning the whole story, the ninjas who came to reinforce us didn't waste any words and cooperated very actively.

They then split into several groups, led by the Jonin, and followed the trail left by Pakura.

They fully understood the importance of this mission; if the enemy escaped, their logistical supply lines would face severe difficulties…

Their Sand Village already had a shortage of supplies, and since half a year ago, resupply has become increasingly difficult.

To minimize losses and the risk of exposure, the logistics personnel in the rear have begun transporting supplies only at night.

This not only significantly reduced their speed, but also increased the risk of being attacked when traveling at night.

As for why we don't use sealing scrolls to transport supplies?

How is that possible!

While the price of a sealing scroll isn't exorbitant, its internal storage space is quite limited. It might be usable for an individual, a small team, or a medium team.

However, given the size of their frontline camps, simply using sealing scrolls wouldn't solve the problem.

Time slowly passed, and a game between hunter and prey was gradually unfolding.

"As expected! Is this also a shadow clone?"

This is the second time we've defeated the shadow clone the opponent used to cover their main body. But it's just a shadow clone; the opponent's main body is still nowhere to be found!

By this time, almost a whole day had passed since Toshiro set off. Although their pursuit team was growing larger and more numerous, they still hadn't managed to capture their opponent's true form.

Every time they thought they had successfully caught their opponent's tail, the final result always disappointed them, and caused a lot of casualties, although most of the casualties were middle and lower ninjas.

But this also made her incredibly angry!

She, a formidable bloodstained ninja, led so many men, yet she still failed to find her opponent...

"Is this also an injured person?"

"Yes... Jonin Yekura! The opponent... attacked from behind... we weren't prepared in time..."

Faced with the village's rising genius ninja, the boy, who was carrying his injured companion, suddenly became somewhat shy.

He's not usually like this, but for some reason today, he seemed a bit flustered when he saw the other person.

Even his speech was somewhat stammering...

(End of this chapter)