CHAPTER 121

It is difficult to find a hidden person in the huge Water Country, and it is even more difficult to find a hidden ninja.

If Kakashi's hiding place is so easy to be found by Chao Yanqian, it means that the Mist ninja can also find Kakashi's hiding place.

Whether others can find Kakashi, Chao Yanqian can't judge, but Chao Yanqian believes that White Zetsu must be able to find Kakashi easily. Perhaps when Kakashi and his party left Konoha, White Zetsu had already quietly followed Kakashi.

"Misunderstanding!" Chao Yanqian secretly said.

Using the Three-Tails' power to destroy Kirigakure was an idea that came up temporarily after Chao Yanqian left Konoha, so Chao Yanqian didn't make any preparations in advance. Wanting to find Kakashi now is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Time is running out; Chao Yanqian must first find the whereabouts of Kakashi and Koychi before he moves in Kirigakure.

Konoha sent a thousand ninja, with a total of more than 3,000 forces, to sneak into the Land of Water. Of course, the purpose was not only to destroy the port. Many ninjas also received missions such as assassinations. However, Chao Yanqian knew that Kakashi's mission was the same as his own to destroy the harbor.

Under the excuse of "exploring the Three-Tails' Jinchūriki," Chao Yanqian, Sarutobi Asuma, and Yūhi Kurenai separated and came near the port of the Water Country.

Based on his understanding of Kakashi, although Obito Uchiha's death changed some of Kakashi's thoughts, once accepting a mission from the village, Kakashi would definitely implement it meticulously.

Since Kakashi's mission was to destroy the port of the Water Country, thereby disrupting the economy of the Water Country, Kakashi would definitely find a way to destroy the port and complete the task.

There were many ports in the Water Country, and Chao Yanqian could only wait like a rabbit for Kakashi to appear.

As for the safety of Sarutobi Asuma and Yūhi Kurenai, Chao Yanqian was not too worried. The two of them were also ninjas and had their own means of self-protection. Chao Yanqian was not their nanny and could not protect them in everything.

For a whole day, Chao Yanqian rushed back and forth between the various ports and left the seal of the Flying Thunder God near each port. With the convenience of the [Flying Thunder God Technique], Chao Yanqian traveled between ports, waiting around the clock for Kakashi to show up.

Many ports in the Water Country were attacked by Konoha ninja. Both sides suffered casualties, but Kakashi and his party were not seen.

However, patience always pays off. Five days later, Kakashi, Koychi, and Might Guy finally showed up.

Kakashi was very smart. Knowing that with the strength of a single team it was difficult to attack a tightly defended port of the Water Country, Kakashi united two other teams in advance. With the power of three teams and eleven ninja, they launched an attack on the port.

In a great battle, Kakashi and the others destroyed many ships, though they also lost some manpower. The battle lasted about five minutes, and then Kakashi and the others began to retreat.

Chao Yanqian immediately followed, hanging back at a distance and tracking Kakashi's group to their hiding place.

Kakashi was still very cautious. He not only deliberately took a long detour but also set up many traps along the road. If Chao Yanqian had not been so wary, he might have been caught by Kakashi's traps.

The rest of the matter was much simpler. Chao Yanqian continued hiding in the dark and monitored Kakashi for seven consecutive days. Other than returning to the cave every day to meet with Sarutobi Asuma and Yūhi Kurenai to ensure safety, Chao Yanqian barely left Kakashi's group.

Until they were attacked by the Mist ninja.

Kakashi hadn't anticipated the sudden appearance of the Mist ninjas. And this group of Mist ninjas didn't intend to kill them they just abducted koychi, while Kakashi and Might Guy were only injured to varying degrees.

Seeing Koychi abducted by the Mist ninja, Chao Yanqian immediately followed. Additionally, Kakashi, who was not seriously injured, also followed. It seemed he had the resolve to desperately try to save his comrade.

Uchiha Madara had already started to move, but Chao Yanqian didn't know where the Mist ninja were planning to transfer the Three-Tails.

It would be bad if it were in Kirigakure, but that possibility was actually not high. The power of a tailed beast is immense, and transferring it carries the risk of it going on a rampage at any time. If the beast went wild inside Kirigakure, the village might be destroyed.

Even Konoha, which possessed the Uzumaki Clan's sealing techniques, had to quietly isolate Uzumaki Kushina during childbirth, let alone the Three-Tails' Jinchūriki raised in the Blood Mist era.

As expected, the Mist ninjas took Koychi to a hidden cave. If Chao Yanqian's guess was correct, the Three-Tails' Jinchūriki might also be inside the cave.

"Huh!"

With a swift motion, Chao Yanqian jumped out of the forest, preparing to sneak into the cave using Earth Release ninjutsu. However, a dozen Mist ninjas appeared at the cave entrance, blocking Chao Yanqian's way.

"Konoha's ninja?"

"Tch! Another kid!" said a man with a scar on his face and a large sword on his shoulder, speaking arrogantly.

Chao Yanqian specifically glanced at the large sword on the scar-faced man's shoulder. It was not one of the Seven Ninja Swords he remembered, which made him slightly relieved. But judging from the shape of the sword, this person might be a successor of the swordsmen or someone who coveted the swords.

In any case, this person was very strong.

"Have you set up a barrier?" Chao Yanqian asked.

"The brat knows a lot, but I can't let you ruin things! Let me send you on your way! I'll show you the assassination technique I'm famous for!" As he spoke, the scar-faced man formed hand seals, and as he finished, the woods began to fill with a thick mist, so dense one could not see their own fingers.

"Then I'll start with your heart!" the scar-faced man's cold voice echoed through the fog-shrouded space, disorienting anyone inside.

"Tch! Really troublesome!" Chao Yanqian curled his lips.

Kirigakure was famous across the ninja world for its assassination techniques, something Chao Yanqian had heard of long ago.

Chao Yanqian didn't possess any sensory abilities. In the artificially thickened mist, he could not determine the enemy's position at all.

The location of the enemy was unknown to Chao Yanqian, but the location of the cave entrance had already been memorized before the fog rose.

"Whoosh!"

Chao Yanqian threw a kunai toward the cave.

"Can't see the enemy, have you lost your judgment..."

Before the Mist ninja could finish speaking, Chao Yanqian's figure disappeared instantly, reappearing inside the cave in the next instant. There was very little mist in the cave. Though the light was dim, he still judged the direction and rushed deeper inside.

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