On Hanyu's side, whether it was the Byakugan's reconnaissance or the Uzumaki's perception, they had already discovered the existence of another team of ninjas in the town. Theoretically, the other party might be a ninja team from the Kumogakure Village, or it might be a ninja team like Hanyu's.
At this distance, because Konoha did not deliberately conceal their presence, the other party would be able to discover them if nothing unexpected happened... if those ninjas did not lose their vigilance.
There are sensory ninjas in every village. Even if other sensory ninjas are not as capable as Hinata and Uzumaki in this regard, they still have the basic functions.
The only difference is that the other party has concealed its whereabouts, but it was still noticed by Konoha. And Konoha is "arrogant", so it is possible that it was also noticed by the other party.
But at this time, Hanyu decided to continue along the established route instead of choosing to avoid... No matter which village the ninjas in the team are from, there is no doubt that there will be "potential enemies" between the two sides, but potential enemies are not real enemies.
At this time and time again, as long as everyone is a regular ninja from a regular ninja village, they will never draw their knives the moment they meet.
Fighting will lead to diplomatic and political problems, which in turn may lead to war. No one wants to see war. For the Kages in the ninja world, whoever causes a war is a ninja with cerebral palsy... Although Hanyu is now ready to frantically test the edge of cerebral palsy, even he is not really cerebral palsy.
Therefore, even if ninjas from two different teams collide with each other, everyone will only be in a state of nervous alert and ready to fight , but it will not be like the previous Ninja World War, where they would just start fighting without any nonsense.
Unless one of the parties can ensure that the other party will be completely destroyed in an instant, so that no information can be transmitted and no evidence is left at the scene...but this is impossible. We are all ninjas, how can one side make the other side disappear from the face of the earth?
We are all civilized people. So-called civilized people are those who are reasonable. Otherwise, they are just scum.
"Hanyu-sama... he should be a ninja from Kirigakure."
Hyuga Soraye said this to Hanyu, and at this time the Byakugan's ability to see through things came into play.
Hinata can determine the identity of the enemy by his characteristics from a long distance and in the presence of a lot of obstructions. This is something that the Uzumaki clan cannot do even if they have strong perception abilities.
After all, the opponent's chakra characteristics are far less clear and more indicative than the forehead protectors they wear on their foreheads.
"If that's the case, then it only means that my previous judgment and advice to the Third Hokage were correct, and I was far more prescient than the advisors...
It is definitely not a coincidence that the Kirigakure people are here. If we compare them, is it possible that when Kirigakure has taken action, Konoha just chose to stand by and watch? "
Hanyu said this.
Konoha has strength but does nothing, which will only make people despise it... As the most powerful ninja village, even if it is just to stir up trouble, it should appear around the Two-Tails.
"Would you like to say hello to our colleagues? I hope they are the kind of colleagues who abide by the rules."
Hanyu didn't mind having direct contact with the Kirigakure ninjas. After all, everyone's mission here was either to obtain the Two-Tails or something related to the Two-Tails. So even if we don't consider the positions of the ninja villages, all parties certainly don't want to waste a lot of energy due to unexpected conflicts before achieving their goals.
"Lord Hanyu, there is no need for that. If we approach each other directly, it will only increase the tension between us." Shiko said with a headache. Except for Hanyu, everyone present did not think that there was a need for the Konoha team to contact the Kirigakure team.
"I understand. I'm just saying that. After all, I'm a very traditional ninja and I would never do anything to seek excitement."
Well, what Hanyu said was... extremely convincing. Then, he silently adjusted the direction of his advance.
Simply ignoring Kirigakure, the Konoha group found an inn in the town. They settled down first, and then started the final combat meeting in a room.
Hanyu began to explain the next arrangements for the team. These were mainly explanations to the two Hyuga ninjas. As for the others, they must have more or less known the purpose of this trip.
"This is already the Land of Hot Springs. According to the intelligence we received earlier, if nothing unexpected happens, our target is hiding in this country.
Next, the team's functions need to be further divided. Hatake and I are the special attack team, Hyuga and the other two will perform reconnaissance, vigilance and search tasks, and Shiko and the remaining ninjas are the sealing team.
When it comes time to take action , I still have to rely on you...Musaki, is there a problem?"
As he spoke, Hanyu turned his gaze towards Musaki.
The only one who can use practical and efficient sealing techniques to directly suppress the tailed beasts is Musaki. The special chakra on the body of such a special Uzumaki ninja seems to have been specially created to restrain the tailed beasts.
However, even for the Uzumaki ninja, it was very clumsy when sealing the tailed beast into a container... It was still a very difficult task, after all, the task itself faced too many interferences.
"No problem, Hanyu-sama."
Musaki said this with certainty, but it can be seen that she is still somewhat nervous. After all, what they are going to deal with next is too unconventional.
"It's okay, everyone is by your side, and this action is just an attempt. There will be no consequences even if it fails." Hanyu comforted her.
The power of language is limited, but there is still a difference between saying it and not saying it.
"In addition to , the more important point is that we must first confirm the whereabouts of the Kumogakure ninjas. As long as we don't find those people, we will never act rashly. If we and Kirigakure have already appeared, then the Kumogakure ninjas cannot be absent."
When starting an action, the order of entry is very critical. If there is no guarantee that there are no other teams around who are eyeing them when they take action, then Hanyu will only choose to let the Konoha team stabilize instead of acting hastily.
Anyway, even if all five major ninja villages came, the most anxious to take action would only be Kumogakure. For Konoha, if they could get it, they would gain, and if they couldn't, they wouldn't lose anything.
"After we discover the target and launch the operation, no matter what the final result is, we will leave the Land of Hot Springs from this direction and then evacuate towards the Land of Whirlpools... If the situation is extremely urgent, we can even ask for help from the Land of Whirlpools."
Before taking action, he would arrange the retreat route first. Hanyu's plans are always so thorough.
"Any questions?"
Hanyu finished explaining everything, and then asked this question out of habit... It was just a habit. After all, he felt that he had explained it clearly enough.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, the Hyuga ninja spoke immediately.
"Yes, Master Hanyu... What exactly is the so-called goal?"
Hanyu was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Haven't I told you yet?"
"..." The two Hyuga ninjas looked at each other. It was obvious that Hanyu had omitted some particularly important content in his explanation.
"Well, our target for this trip is... the Two-Tails. According to the intelligence the village received beforehand, the Two-Tails that escaped from Kumogakure's control is now hiding in the Land of Hot Springs, so we have to try to capture it. In a nutshell, it's a pretty simple matter."
"…"
The two Hyuga ninjas understood the literal meaning, but the problem was that this sudden mission description was too exciting... The Hyuga ninjas didn't have much time to prepare themselves mentally.
…
After completing the mission briefing, the team began to take time to rest.
However, the timing of Konoha's arrival was too perfect. On the night when the team arrived, a huge chakra reaction suddenly erupted in a certain direction of the Land of Hot Springs.
The perceptive ninja Sanae noticed the change instantly, and then the whole team took action... It goes without saying that the thing that could cause such a commotion is very powerful.
The action has begun.
Under the leadership of Hanyu, the Konoha team set out in a hurry, but they did not expect that the "encounter" would be such a sudden thing.
The Konoha team eventually ran into the Kirigakure team - even though they knew there was another ninja team in this town, the Kirigakure team did not evacuate in advance... perhaps this should be called the last stubbornness.
In just a moment, Sakumo grasped the hilt of the sword, while the Uzumaki ninjas held the scroll behind them with one hand.
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