Chapter 579

Two days later.

Somewhere on the high ground of the Land of Rain.

Maple, who was wearing a bamboo hat and a raincoat, slowly stepped on the high ground. He stepped on a puddle of water, but it didn't splash the slightest bit of water, only ripples.

He climbed to the highest point and swept his gaze in all directions. He did not see a single person, only traces of a campsite.

"So … where are they?"

Feng Ye walked forward and squatted down in front of a certain mark to take a look.

Such a huge campsite in the intelligence report had disappeared the moment he came over?!

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 Feng Ye furrowed his brows, a shadow suddenly appeared in the distance. The shadow dashed over and quickly arrived at a nearby location.

The shadow was wearing a strange animal mask, and the clothes were similar to the Anbu ninjas of Konoha, but the patterns on the mask were richer than the Anbu ninjas.

"Is it a Root ninja?"

Feng Ye glanced at Seiji and spoke calmly.

The Root ninja bowed slightly to Maple, and after confirming his identity, he said: "Danzo-sama asked me to monitor the Rain camp from a distance, and the Rain withdrew from here two days ago. I was ordered by Danzo-sama to meet you here."

"Evacuated?"

Maple frowned slightly: "Which direction did they retreat to?"

The Root ninja said in a deep voice: "My companions continued to follow them, but we haven't received any information for a day, maybe they have already been discovered … According to the last information we received yesterday, the Rain seems to be heading back to the Rain Village."

Back to the Rain Village?

A thoughtful expression appeared on Maple Night's face.

Hanzo shouldn't have known in advance that he was coming, so he led the army to retreat first. It's probably because he 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 that the village must stay behind to guard the village, the maximum number of ninjas that can be mobilized is only 1,500. With such a force stationed at the border of the Land of Rain, it's reasonable for them to worry about being surrounded by Konoha.

"Do you have a specific route?"

Maple looked at the Root ninja and asked.

The Root ninja said in a deep voice: "Only the route from one day ago …"

As he said that, he threw a scroll to Maple. The scroll contained the map of the Rain Country and the Rain Shinobi's route.

After taking a look at the scroll, Maple nodded and said: "I see."

The Root ninja squatted down and used a Body Flicker Technique, turned into a puff of white smoke, and disappeared.

Seeing Yu Shinobu leave, Feng carefully looked at the path on the map again. After determining his position, he chased after Yu Shinobu in the direction that Yu Shinobu had retreated.

…

Konoha Camp.

Orochimaru looked at the sand table in the center of the tent and threw down a flag, saying: "As expected of Hanzo's style of doing things, it seems that not long after the negotiation with you failed, he decisively evacuated his original camp, not willing to leave any possibility for us to attack."

Danzo sat on a chair and said calmly: "If it was me, I would have done the same."

Orochimaru looked at the map for a while and said: "According to the understanding of that person, he should lead the army to retreat to the Rain Village and wait for the next opportunity. It seems that Maple's assassination plan should be stopped halfway."

Unless Maple can catch up with Hanzo halfway, otherwise, if Hanzo leads the Rain Village back to the Rain Village, there is basically no possibility of assassination.

Because it is generally difficult for a ninja to arrange a Perception Barrier in a temporary camp, but a village that has been operating for many years must have a Perception Barrier. Konoha has one, and so does the Rain Village.

It was very, very difficult to break through this kind of perception boundary without making a sound.

Under the cover of this Perception Barrier, once he enters the Rain Village, he will definitely be discovered by the Rain, and naturally, there is no possibility of assassination.

"Yeah."

Danzo also nodded and said: "But Maple didn't intend to give up, he continued to chase."

The Rain evacuated two days in advance, and the possibility of Maple catching up with the Rain halfway is not great, because the other party didn't walk in a straight line, and a slight deviation will lead to the wrong direction, and the ninja he sent to follow him was also killed.

To ensure that he can meet the other party, the only way is to go straight to the Rain Village, but it is also impossible to launch a sneak attack outside the Rain Village, and it is impossible for Hanzo to sleep while letting his subordinates carry him into the village.

"Young ninjas are always quite persistent.

Orochimaru spread his hands and smiled.

Although Maple is young and confident, his style of doing things is still relatively cautious. If he finds that there is no opportunity to assassinate the other party, he should not take the risk, in short, it will be a wasted trip.

…

The Land of Rain.

Maple followed the route of the Rain's evacuation all the way to the last location in the intelligence report, 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.

Maple was too lazy to look around, so he simply changed the route to go straight to the Rain Village. Anyway, the final destination of Hanzo is to return to the Rain Village.

As for the problem that the Rain Village has a Perception Barrier, it is difficult to sneak in and so on … Actually, he didn't even consider sneaking or assassinating the other party.

As Orochimaru and Danzo said, Hanzo is an extremely cautious ninja. Even when he is sleeping, he will arrange a very careful defense, and sneak attack is almost impossible.

From the very start, Maple had never considered ambushing Seiji.

Fighting head-on is enough!

There is no need to consider the number of Rain ninjas and so on, just like when he fought with the Third and Fourth Raikage, ninjas who are not fast enough can't intervene at all!

The same is true for Hanzo. Except for Hanzo, the rest of the ninjas are basically garbage, and there is no need to pay attention to them. It's just like clearing a dungeon, there is no need to clear the small monsters, just go straight to the final boss.

Maple was not in a hurry, and he immediately rushed to the Rain Village.

With his speed, if he rushed to the Rain Village at full speed, he can arrive in half a day, but Hanzo led the Rain ninjas in the Rain Country, and it will probably take three or four days to get back.

If he goes early, he will be outside the Rain Village for a few days in the rain, so it is better to find a small town and stay for a few days, and wait for Hanzo to return to the Rain Village.

"Here it is."