Two days later.
Somewhere on the high ground of the Rain Village.
Maples, wearing a raincoat and a hat, slowly stepped on the high ground and stepped on a puddle, but it didn't splash the slightest bit of rain, just a ripple.
He climbed to the highest point and looked around, but he didn't see anyone. All he could see were the remnants of a camp.
"So … Where are they?"
Feng Ye walked forward and squatted in front of one of the marks to examine it.
According to the intelligence, such a large campsite had disappeared the moment he arrived?!
After getting the specific location of the camp from Orochimaru, he left Konoha's camp and rushed all the way here, but there was nothing here.
Just as Maples frowned, a shadow suddenly appeared from the distance and rushed towards him, quickly stopping not far away.
The figure was wearing a strange animal mask, wearing clothes similar to the Anbu of Konoha, but the patterns on the mask were more colorful than the Anbu of Konoha.
"Is it a Root Ninja?"
Maples looked at the other side and said calmly.
The Root Ninja slightly saluted Maples, and after confirming Maples' identity, he said: "Danzo sama asked me to monitor the Rain Village's camp from a distance. The Rain Village's army has withdrawn from here two days ago. I was ordered by Danzo sama to meet you here."
"Evacuated?"
Maples frowned slightly and said: "In which direction did they withdraw?"
The Root Ninja said in a deep voice: "My companion continued to follow them, but there was no information for a day. Maybe we were discovered … According to the last information we received yesterday, the direction of the Rain Village seems to be returning to the Rain Village."
Returning to the Rain Village?
Maples showed a thoughtful look.
Hanzo probably didn't know in advance that he was coming, so he retreated first. He probably didn't want to stay in one place for too long.
The Rain Village is only a small village, and the total number of Ninjas is only about 2,000. In the case of the village having to leave some troops behind, they can only mobilize 1,500 at most. With such a force stationed at the border of the Rain Village, it's reasonable to worry about being surrounded by Konoha.
"Do you have a specific route?"
Maples asked the Root ninja.
The Root ninja said in a deep voice, "Only the route from one day ago …"
As he spoke, he threw a scroll to the Maples. Inside the scroll was a map of the Rain Country and the route of the Rain Shinobi.
Maples glanced at it and nodded. "I understand."
The Root ninja squatted down and used the Body Flicker Technique to turn into white smoke and disappeared.
Looking at the Rain Shinobi's departure, Feng Ye carefully looked at the route on the map. After determining his position, he chased after the Rain Shinobi.
…
Konoha's camp.
Orochimaru looked at the sand table map in the center of the camp and threw down a flag, saying: "It's really Hanzo's style of doing things, it seems that not long after the failed negotiation with you, he decisively evacuated the original camp, not willing to leave any chance for us to attack."
Danzo sat on a chair and said calmly: "If it was me, I would do the same."
Orochimaru looked at the map for a while and said: "According to our understanding of that person, he should lead the army back to the Rain Village and wait for the next opportunity to act. It seems that Maples' assassination plan should be stopped halfway."
Unless Maples can catch up with Hanzo halfway, otherwise, if Hanzo leads the Rain Shinobi back to the Rain Village, there is basically no possibility of an assassination.
Because it's generally difficult for ninjas to set up a perception barrier in a temporary camp, but a village that has been in operation for many years must have a perception barrier. Konoha has it, and so does the Rain Village.
It was very, very difficult to break through this kind of perceptual enchantment without making a sound.
Under the cover of this barrier, once one enters the Rain Village, they will be discovered by the Rain Shinobi, and naturally, there is no possibility of an assassination.
"Yeah."
Danzo also nodded and said: "But Maples doesn't intend to give up, and he continues to chase."
The Rain Shinobi evacuated two days in advance, and the possibility of Maples catching up with them halfway is not high, because the other party didn't go in a straight line, and a slight deviation will lead to the wrong direction, and the ninja he sent to spy on them was killed.
To ensure that he can meet them, the only way is to go straight to the Rain Village, but it's impossible to launch a sneak attack outside the Rain Village. Hanzo can't sleep while letting his subordinates carry him into the village.
"Young ninjas are always quite persistent.
Orochimaru smiled.
Although Maples is young and confident, his style of doing things is more cautious. If he finds no opportunity to assassinate, he won't rush to take the risk. In short, it's just a wasted trip.
…
Rain Village.
Maples followed the route of the Rain Shinobi's retreat all the way to the last location, then chose a direction according to the map and continued to chase. After chasing for a long time, he still didn't find any trace.
It seems that he chose the wrong direction.
Maples was too lazy to look around, and simply changed the route to go straight to the Rain Village. After all, Hanzo's final destination is to return to the Rain Village.
As for the problem of the Rain Village's perception barrier, it's difficult to sneak in … He didn't even consider sneaking in and assassinating.
As Orochimaru and Danzo said, Hanzo is an extremely cautious ninja. Even when he's sleeping, he sets up a very careful defense, and a sneak attack is almost impossible.
Maples didn't consider a sneak attack from the beginning.
A frontal attack is enough!
The number of Rain Shinobi doesn't need to be considered at all. Just like when he fought Sandaime Raikage and Yondaime Lei Ying, Ninjas who aren't fast enough can't intervene at all!
It's the same for dealing with Hanzo. Except for Hanzo, the rest of the Rain Shinobi are basically garbage, and there's no need to pay attention to them. It's like clearing an instance, there's no need to clear the mobs, just go straight to the final boss.
Maples wasn't in a hurry, so he immediately rushed to the Rain Village.
With his speed, if he rushed to the Rain Village at full speed, he could arrive there in half a day. But Hanzo led the Rain Shinobi around the Rain Village, and it would take three or four days to circle back.
If he went early, he would be outside the Rain Village for a few days. It's better to find a small town and stay there for a few days until Hanzo returned to the Rain Village.
"Let's go here."
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