Konoha: This Uchiha is extremely sneaky

Chapter 151 Investigation

Being carried on someone's back.

While chatting casually with the other person, Toshiro didn't relax too much.

Although he had successfully fooled Yekura, he could not relax until he was truly safe.

If he's not careful, he could be finished!

"Thank you for your help! Is my companion alright?"

In the temporary camp set up by the Sand Village, the Chunin carrying Toshiro on his back was asking a medical ninja a question.

"It's nothing serious. He's just under an illusion and can't control his actions for the time being. He'll be back to normal after one night!"

"Really? Yes, thank you so much!"

"I'm so sorry to trouble you all again with Aida's work."

As he spoke, Toshiro's temporary teammate bowed to the other person as an apology.

"You're being too polite..."

Meanwhile, Toshiro, who was lying to the side, breathed a sigh of relief, finally managing to blend in with the other party.

My plan wasn't in vain after all!

Having been chased by these Sand Ninja for an entire day, he was utterly exhausted. If he couldn't find a place to rest, he probably wouldn't last much longer.

Even though he has successfully mastered immortal techniques, time is ultimately limited, and the improvement he can gain is considerable.

But even that couldn't withstand the exhaustion he expended throughout the entire day!

Left with no other choice, he had to take the risk and give it a try.

However, the result was worthy of his plan.

After deceiving Yekura, deceiving these medical ninjas was not difficult for him.

He himself was skilled in medical ninjutsu and was very familiar with the injuries he wanted to fake. He only used some tricks when his identity was confirmed, and there were no other surprises.

Not only did he have a relatively comfortable resting environment, but he also had someone to take care of him...

That's really true~

The reason he stayed here instead of constantly fleeing was partly due to his own exhaustion, but there was another important reason: compared to breaking through the encirclement and returning to the Konoha camp.

After much deliberation, Toshiro decided to find a breakthrough from the air. Once dawn broke the next day, he could summon "Mountain Eagle" again. At that time, even if the Sand Ninja sealed off the ground tightly, it would be useless.

Summoning the other party requires a certain amount of chakra, and if he continues to play hide-and-seek with the Sand Ninja like this, he's not confident he'll have any chakra left.

Lying in the makeshift camp prepared by the Sand Ninja, Toshiro never imagined that he would be living in the same tent and receiving treatment at the same time as the Sand Ninja he had injured.

In order to deter the Sand Ninja from pursuing him, he had to expend a great deal of energy, resulting in the deaths of a number of chuunibyou (junior ninja).

At this time, they became fellow patients. Life is truly unpredictable... (The large intestine envelops the small intestine...)

After casually replying to his fellow patients, Toshiro shut up and pretended to sleep to reduce the risk of exposure. He needed to conserve his energy for the next period of time!

Time passed slowly.

"It's been almost all night, and there's still no sign of them?"

"We lost track of them after midnight. Damn it, they must be hiding somewhere! Where are the sensory ninjas?"

"Even the sensory ninjas haven't found anything..."

"Could the enemy have already broken out of the encirclement?"

"That's impossible. There are a lot of ninjas deployed on the perimeter. The enemy couldn't possibly have broken through our defenses silently."

"Although the opponent is young, their chakra reserves are incredibly abundant. Every time we make a discovery, we only catch shadow clones! We can't continue like this!"

At this moment, a group of Sand Village Jonin were sitting in a circle, discussing the operation!

A quick count revealed there were seven or eight people, plus the subordinates each led...

Fortunately, although they were numerous, the vast border made it difficult for them to pinpoint Toshiro's exact location.

The reason why Toshiro's whereabouts were not completely lost until late at night was because he had laid in ambush with shadow clones, which would occasionally make some noise to attract the attention of the Sand Ninja.

To cover for the main body, the shadow clones took all of Toshiro's explosive tags, shuriken, and other consumables. Each time they were discovered, it was accompanied by a loud noise to attract their attention.

This made these Sand Ninja even more exhausted from running around.

"Could they take this opportunity to infiltrate our ranks?"

It should be said that there were clever people in Sunagakure, and soon someone thought of this possibility and brought it up.

"Unlikely!"

"You know, we're all Jonin. A simple transformation technique wouldn't be enough to fool us and infiltrate our ranks!"

A Jonin quickly refuted the questioner, stating that it was indeed true. While ordinary Chunin and Genin might be fooled by transformation techniques, these were Jonin!

"We can't completely rule out that possibility. After all, the opponent is an Uchiha, and his genjutsu skills are quite sophisticated and shouldn't be underestimated!"

Just then, Yekura, who had remained silent since the beginning of the discussion, suddenly spoke up. She also felt that given the other party's cunning, it was very likely that they had infiltrated the Sand Village's ranks. Otherwise, they wouldn't have gone so long without discovering anything.

……

After Yekura spoke, the room fell silent for a moment. They were aware of the Uchiha clan's formidable reputation.

Although the other party was young, their development of the Sharingan was indeed quite advanced. Among the few of them who had faced Shadow Clones, they deeply appreciated their genjutsu skills.

"Otherwise, we can split our manpower into two groups. One group will continue searching for the other party's whereabouts, while the other group will start screening and investigating from among our own people."

The silence didn't last long before someone proposed this compromise, and as soon as it was put forward, it was approved by almost all the Jonin present.

"agree!"

"agree!"

……

Seeing that the plan had been approved by everyone, the leaders began to allocate manpower.

The first Jonin to raise objections, along with Pakura and another Jonin puppeteer, formed a special investigation team. Their task was specifically to check on the Sand Village ninja themselves, to see if any of them had infiltrated their ranks.

"Everyone, gather your subordinates first, and start with them. Then gradually expand outwards."

Once a decision is made, these Sand Ninja act quite swiftly...

(End of this chapter)