South of the Fire Nation.
A bone-chilling mist filled the air. The sky was dark, and the sun had yet to rise. A gust of wind blew past, making one feel even colder.
"Wah, so cold, is there a need to rush over so early in the morning?" A young man wearing a Kiba headband and a light green vest shuddered as he walked through the bushes. His two companions who were similarly dressed followed behind him.
"Tanaka, stop talking nonsense. Be careful, our captain will punish you if he hears you." The companion behind him warned softly. At the same time, he was vigilantly observing the surroundings.
"Wu … Damn it."
Unable to refute, Tanaka could only complain about his captain's arbitrary actions in his heart. He missed his warm bed and cursed the mist that seemed to be able to seep into his bones.
"Don't be careless, our captain said that we are not the only team that is looking for that monster. There seems to be other people nearby as well. We must be careful." The third person in the team opened his eyes wide and stared at the shrubs. Only when a pheasant jumped out from the shrubs did he let out a sigh of relief.
"Did anything go wrong?"
A thin and small figure appeared in front of the three people. However, the three people didn't notice that the person was approaching at all. Immediately, they were startled and almost threw out the kunai in their hands. Only when they heard the voice did they hurriedly stop.
"Captain, it's you! You scared me to death. "Tanaka who was at the front let out a sigh. From the looks of it, he was really frightened.
Yu's brows wrinkled. He didn't like this kind of frivolous subordinates. However, it was a pity that the current Root wasn't the Root that didn't see the light of day. The internal rules weren't that strict and harsh. The subordinates that were assigned to him were all people like this, especially this Tanaka. His strength was indeed not bad, but he was too frivolous!
"Tanaka, I am asking you a question. Is there any problem? "Yu reprimanded sternly.
"Eh … No, there is no trace of anyone. This area is originally very desolate, and it is very far away from the main road. Furthermore, it is so early in the morning, there is basically no one who would come here." Tanaka mumbled.
"Hmph, all of you be careful. This mission is personally supervised by Chief. We only have three days, and within three days, we must find out which lake that monster is in! Do you all understand? "Yu didn't continue to reprimand Tanaka and swept a glance at the three people.
"Understood, Captain."
Yu finally nodded. Although these three subordinates gave him a frivolous feeling, their strength was still not bad. Otherwise, he would have thought of a way to replace them.
"Two days ago, I discovered other people's footprints. It seems like there are two people who came here as well. Because we don't know their background, we rushed over early in the morning to avoid them as much as possible." Yu said in a deep voice, his brows tightly knitted together.
"Is that necessary? Captain, isn't it possible that the other party is just passing by? And even if they really have the same goal as us, I don't believe that anyone would dare to provoke us. "Tanaka was still nagging, thinking about his warm bed.
"Idiot!" Yu was not courteous at all this time and directly scolded. "There are too few traces left behind by the other party. If it's not a veteran, then it's an extremely powerful expert. No matter which one it is, we'll try our best not to provoke it. Remember, our mission is to find that monster. The mission is above all else, understand? Kid. "
Tanaka didn't say anything. He lowered his head obediently. The mission was above everything else. This was the belief they adhered to.
"Let's go quickly. This time, let's get closer and search at the center of the lake." Yu no longer spoke nonsense. He didn't have the time to talk nonsense here. After saying a few words, he turned around and quickly rushed into the misty morning fog.
"Tanaka, you're going to suffer this time right? Quickly follow up. "The remaining two people chased after Yu's footsteps and quickly got into the mist.
"Damn it." Tanaka scolded and hurriedly followed up.
The surface of the lake was calm without any waves. It was clear and translucent, just like a huge mirror. Along with a series of subtle sounds, small ripples appeared on the calm surface of the water.
"Last time, a huge Chakra fluctuation appeared here … Ryo Shi, use your perception to see if you can find it." Yu looked around. The mist on the surface of the lake had already dispersed, and the surroundings were incomparably empty. Only the birds in the sky could be seen flying far away.
"I understand." The youth in the team who was wearing sunglasses responded. Forming seals with both of his hands, he used perception ninjutsu and tried his best to investigate the movements under the water.
Time passed, and Ryo Shi shook his head. He didn't discover any abnormal Chakra fluctuation.
"Let's go to the next location …" Yu waved his hand, and the four people quickly moved.
After changing three locations in a row, they still didn't find anything. They completely couldn't sense any abnormalities. At this moment, the sun had already slowly risen in the sky. Traces of dazzling golden light sprinkled on the surface of the lake, plating the entire surface of the lake with a layer of resplendent golden light.
"Still nothing …" Ryo Shi who was wearing sunglasses wasn't afraid of the dazzling sunlight. He raised his head and looked at Yu who had his back facing the sunlight. He shook his head and hesitated for a moment before saying, "Captain, although I didn't find anything abnormal, my intuition tells me that the monster is here. It is very likely that it is hiding its aura."
Yu frowned and remained silent for a moment. Just when he was about to open his mouth to speak, he saw two bean-sized black shadows rushing towards them at lightning speed.
"Be careful, form a defensive formation. Someone is coming." Yu lowered his body and held onto the kunai in his hand tightly. His eyes stared at the two people who were rushing over from the distance.
Tanaka and Ryo Shi immediately gathered together and distributed on both sides of Yu's body. They all widened their eyes and looked at the figures in the distance.
"It's Kiba's Ninja … Kimimaro, what should we do?" The huge and burly figure was extremely oppressive, and his voice was extremely loud. Yu and the other three heard it clearly.
Tanaka and the others didn't feel anything, but Yu was a veteran Jonin. He could hear the murderous intent hidden in the other party's calm tone. It was a feeling close to contempt, as if killing them was as simple as crushing a bug.
His heart tightened, and he clenched the kunai in his hand. He didn't even dare to breathe. Compared to this huge guy, the white-haired guy next to him was the real scary guy. He only felt that kind of suffocating murderous intent from a few people.
"Captain …"
"Shh!"
Yu directly blocked Tanaka's words. He didn't need to listen to what this young and impetuous guy was thinking. He didn't want to rush to his death rashly.
"Their clothes … they are from Root, right? Is it something that Aoyama made? "Kimimaro looked up and suddenly asked.
"En! It seems so, I'm not too sure. "Jugo blinked. He didn't expect Kimimaro to be so careful and pay attention to these things.
Kimimaro and Jugo passed by Yu and the others, and their footsteps kept moving forward.
"Phew! That white-haired guy feels so strong, it feels like I'm seeing Chief, what a strong aura. "Ryo Shi let out a breath, and his face was sweating.
"You don't say, Chief also has white hair! Why are white-haired people so powerful? "Tanaka also sighed faintly.
"Don't talk nonsense, let's retreat first. With such experts here, let's stop for today." Yu gritted his teeth and said, squinting at the direction where Kimimaro and Jugo disappeared.
"Wait a minute, Captain …" Ryo Shi shouted at this time, "There seems to be movement under the water …"
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