Konoha: Who's the good guy?

Yamanaka Kei only looked at the scrolls for less than fifteen minutes before returning the two ninjutsu scrolls.

His speed reading and memory abilities are enhanced by the blue tag "King of the Ninja World".

Fifteen minutes was already the result of his deliberate restraint.

If he was really in a hurry, he could simply force the contents of the scroll into his memory palace and review them later.

I left the file room, where the atmosphere was somewhat oppressive.

Yamanaka Kei inquired with the clerical staff on the first floor and learned that Nara Shikaku was on duty at the mission posting station again today.

Too lazy to make another trip, he decisively opened his umbrella and headed towards the intelligence room.

Anyway, I should be able to see Nara Shikaku by tomorrow night at the latest.

Accessing such sealed confidential files also requires finding the right opportunity and timing.

It doesn't make much difference whether it's one day earlier or one day later.

It would be better to go to the intelligence office first and ask the staff there if they have any news about the Mountain Graveyard.

The light drizzle in the morning gradually intensified over time.

Raindrops pattered against the umbrella, splashing water droplets.

Walking in the cool rain.

As Yamanaka Kei twirled the umbrella handle in his hand, watching the raindrops splash around the edge, he felt even better thinking about the "Dark Travel Technique" he had just learned.

The principle behind the Dark Walk Technique's ability to seal Sharingan eyes of three tomoe or lower, and its difficulty in breaking, is simpler than he imagined.

This technique is indeed an illusion.

However, the creator cleverly incorporated sealing techniques into it.

Therefore, when the spell is cast, the target will first see the surrounding darkness rapidly approaching and enveloping them like tentacles, gradually causing them to lose their light.

This step is actually laying the groundwork for the sealing technique.

The five senses, including vision, were affected by the illusion, and then the energy of the illusion constructed a simple seal on the outer layer.

Who in their right mind would have thought of this?

How could the sealing spell be broken simply by using methods of dispelling illusions?

For most people, falling under this illusion is impossible unless you possess the power to overcome it with overwhelming force.

The seal composed of illusionary energy was violently broken.

Otherwise, we can only hope that our teammates can take down the caster quickly.

"That's a great idea..."

Shan Zhongjing sighed inwardly.

Using the energy and methods of illusion, a seal is constructed using the energy of illusion while casting the illusion.

Although the operation is extremely difficult, simply sealing the vision raises the difficulty of mastering ninjutsu to A-level.

But does he lack chakra control?

After acquiring the "zero-frame start" bug attribute, he can now maintain even forbidden techniques like Water Release: Rasengan for more than 30 seconds.

While casting illusions, he also used Yin Release chakra to construct a simple sealing technique from a distance.

It can't possibly be harder than the Water Release: Rasengan!

"Using small flying sticks while simultaneously stacking a series of light arrays? Hmm..."

A black figure inexplicably appeared in Yamanaka Kei's mind, and the image of him being forcibly bound to a table appeared.

Meanwhile, the adult Kakashi Hatake formed a tiger seal with both hands, glaring menacingly behind the black figure.

擦～

Brutal, utterly brutal!

Yamanaka rubbed the goosebumps on his arms and shuddered.

A mere illusion version of the Thousand Years of Death is enough to cause immense psychological trauma to most people; if we don't even let them launch themselves into the air...

What's the difference between this and Naruto wielding a kunai with the Thousand Years of Death and having an explosive tag tied to the back?

Even African hyenas aren't this ferocious!

Lost in thought, Yamanaka Kei made his way to the intelligence department.

He greeted the two old acquaintances guarding the gate.

He unceremoniously handed the umbrella to one of them, asking them to watch over it for a while.

He strolled straight into the intelligence room, which was responsible for organizing and summarizing intelligence.

From the perspective of Konoha's management system, the Analysis Team, which Yamanaka Kei previously belonged to, was under the jurisdiction of the Intelligence Department.

I've been working in the analysis class for a long time.

As it was also under the jurisdiction of the intelligence department's intelligence office, he naturally knew it very well.

"You just got back and you're already coming to the intelligence department? Aren't you afraid Haiyi will make you a laborer?"

San De, the current head of the intelligence office, pushed up his thick glasses when he saw someone enter. After recognizing the person's face, he couldn't help but make a sarcastic remark.

He was eleven years older than Yamazaka Kei.

He spent nearly fifteen years in the intelligence department.

When Yamanaka Kei first entered the analysis class, he was still a young boy in his eyes.

Now, in the blink of an eye, I've reached the age where I can talk about marriage.

"As long as I run fast enough after asking my questions, he can't catch me."

With a smile on his face, Yamanaka Kei approached Santoku and sat down on the chair next to him without any hesitation.

Intelligence Department, huh?

Isn't coming here just like coming home?

"You understand the regulations, and I will answer the questions I can."

San De chuckled softly, temporarily setting aside what he was organizing, and looked up at the mountain scenery.

"Does senior know the exact location of the Mountain Graveyard in the Land of Iron?"

"Let me think... it seems to be a basin or valley filled with some kind of unknown miasma, where people and animals would get lost if they strayed in, and where large creature skeletons were scattered everywhere?"

"!!! Yes, yes, yes! Senior! Where exactly is it located?"

"Let me see... Hmm, I think... Uh... Found it. You have the permissions to look anywhere."

Santoku got up and walked to the file rack marked with Konoha's 40th anniversary. He rummaged through the rows of numbered files for a long time before finally pulling out a sealed bag of documents. He patted the dust off the bag, turned around, and handed it to Yamanaka Kei.

"Team Chip, investigating the deaths in the Land of Iron?"

Shan Zhongjing glanced at the file name and opened the long-sealed file bag.

The first item is a hand-drawn map of the Land of Iron, which clearly marks the location and extent of the Mountain Tomb.

Among the remaining stack of documents were several hand-drawn sketches of a mountain cemetery.

It is extremely similar to the scenes in the Memory Palace of the Mountain!

The written records detail what happened here six years ago, the investigation results of the mountain cemetery, and the final judgment.

"Chifu, a Konoha Jonin, skilled in sensory ninjutsu, cautious by nature? Heh~!"

Shan Zhongjing didn't even need to look at the records below to know what the situation was.

As a sensory ninja, Chipu likely used his sensory ninjutsu to explore the surrounding environment when he happened to pass by the Mountain Graveyard.

They either sensed something was wrong and wanted to investigate further, only to be stopped by Madara Uchiha.

Either Madara Uchiha sensed the spying of the sensory ninjutsu and took the initiative to kill him.

The investigators were likely fooled by Madara Uchiha using genjutsu or other means.

"Found you! Uchiha Madara!"

Yamanaka Kei subconsciously licked the corner of his mouth, feeling a restlessness rising within him.

He really just came here to try his luck.

Who would have thought that he found the place so easily, a place that wasn't discovered until the Fourth Shinobi World War in the original story?

And since Madara was there six years ago.

He even specifically dealt with the Konoha ninja who went to investigate the Mountain Graveyard.

Before the Third Shinobi World War begins, or rather, before Obito is chosen as the successor and is brainwashed and trained, he most likely won't move.

As long as you keep the coordinates of the Flying Thunder God.

Prepare sufficient backup plans.

If we can beat him, we'll catch the old man and beat him to death!

If we can't beat them, we'll just copy the entry and run!

Hehehe~