Rustle rustle rustle...
The night breeze continued to blow against Konohagakure's forest, shrouded in the night.
It caused the surroundings to continuously emit subtle sounds.
As time continued to pass.
The pool of blood that had not been processed in the surroundings continued to emit a strong smell.
The smell of blood spread into the distance bit by bit with the air.
"Awooooo!!!"
It was unknown where it came from, but a wolf howl sounded.
"Awooooo!!!"
After that.
More and more wolf howls echoed.
It made the originally quiet night less quiet.
Rustle...
Another period of time passed.
The flowers and grasses around the pool of blood began to shake, and some wild beasts could be vaguely seen moving.
All of a sudden.
A pair of green eyes emerged from the grass.
After that, there were more and more green eyes.
Gradually.
More and more hungry wolves gathered.
They all smelled delicious food.
However.
Instead of rushing forward to split the food, they surrounded the area as if they were waiting for something. No one walked forward.
This area was soon half surrounded by wolves.
The other beasts did not dare to approach, and the wolves did not eat these corpses.
The scene seemed to be frozen.
Time was passing by bit by bit.
...
Unconsciously.
Two hours passed.
Aoba opened his eyes.
A look of understanding flashed through his eyes.
"So that's how it is."
Aoba had obtained a lot of information from Gasshi's memories. It could be said that he had supplemented this mission. This kind of information that the elite jonin could know was far better than an ordinary ninja.
However.
Aoba also discovered something.
Hari was too cunning.
Even Gasshi only knew about the part of the mission to take away a girl of the Hyuga Clan.
The other mission of the envoy group.
Gasshi was not very clear.
"This time, there is no backup plan. I can go back without worry!"
Aoba had already learned all about the part of the chain design abduction mission from Gasshi's memory.
When Kumogakure's envoy came to Konohagakure, Gasshi was unclear about the specific purpose, and the Kumogakure intruder team also didn't know. Perhaps only the envoy group knew.
No!
Aoba shook his head as he thought of this.
Even the member of the envoy group might not know the real purpose.
Everyone should only know the part he should know.
The one in charge of the overall situation was still Kumogakure Anbu Leader, Hari!
This time, in addition to the official mission, Kumogakure's envoy group also had a special mission to attract the attention of almost everyone in Konohagakure.
It was officially for this purpose.
From the moment Kumogakure's envoy group approached Konohagakure. They swaggered through the city, fearing that no one would not know that they were there.
If it were in the past.
This kind of meeting between the higher-ups of the village.
Ordinary people in the village would not know at all.
To prevent the higher-ups of the meeting from being attacked, they had to keep a low profile, hide their tracks, and not let anyone know. They had to keep the whole process a secret.
After all...
The people staring at Kumogakure's envoy were not only Konohagakure's people.
Iwagakure, Sunagakure, and Kirigakure might launch a surprise attack on Kumogakure's envoy.
But Kumogakure's envoy group right now was so grand.
Their main purpose should be to bring pressure on Konohagakure Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen and their hidden purpose was to steal the Hyuga bloodline.
For Gasshi.
His mission was to do his best to deliver the Hyuga bloodline to Kumogakure.
As for the Kumogakure envoy group mission.
He did not know.
"This time, I have made a great contribution to Konoha."
Aoba lowered his head and glanced at the disfigured old man's body.
The old man was from Kumogakure's barrier team.
For many years, he had worked hard to break Konohagakure's barrier, and in the end, he succeeded.
Through this old man's memories, it could be learned.
This old man invented a special method to break the barrier: to use the chakra released from his palm to simulate the chakra in the barrier and make it a part of the barrier; then, he could open a hole in it barrier.
However, there was a drawback to this technique.
That was, you need to release your chakra even after opening the barrier continuously.
Once the release of chakra stopped.
The barrier would immediately be restored to its original state.
This made it so that every time Kumogakure came to Konohagakure to do a mission. He had to be there to support the entrance to Konohagakure for Kumogakure ninjas to enter.
Now, this old man had died at the hands of Aoba.
Although Kumogakure still had the technique to break the barrier, the experienced old man was no longer there. If they wanted to open Konohagakure's barrier, they had to go through countless practices before they could achieve the same effect.
"Wolf pack?"
When Aoba looked at the old man, he looked down at the wolves that surrounded them.
The eyes of these wolves were glowing with green light, and their saliva kept flowing out of their mouths. It was obvious that they were already starving.
However, these wolves did not move.
That feeling was like...
This food did not belong to them. They only coveted the food here. If the food owner gave up, they did not mind eating it.
"You guys are afraid of me, right?"
The corner of Aoba's mouth behind the cat-faced mask curled up slightly. He jumped lightly and floated down from the branch. His feet slowly landed on the ground as if he was weightless.
After he landed.
The surrounding wolves took a step back.
The greed in those green eyes became fearful.
"Hahahahaha!"
When Aoba saw this scene, he couldn't help but laugh. When he was reading Gasshi's memories, he didn't completely retract his aura to ensure that no one was around. Instead, he had been sensing his surroundings.
Perhaps it was because of Sage Body.
And wild beasts were often more sensitive and could feel more clearly. At the same time, it would also have more suppressive power.
"These are your midnight snacks."
Aoba silently threw out these words, then directly walked towards the direction of Konohagakure's barrier.
When Aoba took a step forward.
The wolves in front of Aoba retreated one after another.
They directly opened up a path.
When Aoba walked out of the wolves, they immediately stopped restraining themselves and rushed to the food they had been coveting for a long time.
"Awoo!"
The wolves let out a cry. They stepped into a pool of blood and used their sharp claws and their sharp teeth to bit at the corpses of Kumogakure Ninjas.
...
Aoba ignored the corpses. After being eaten by the wolves, it would appear more authentic.
After that.
Aoba walked step by step in front of Konohagakure's barrier.
Suddenly, a layer of chakra halo appeared on his body.
After that.
Aoba directly walked in.
He was a Konoha ninja, and he had been reading the memories of Konoha ninjas.
He already knew how to enter the barrier from Konoha White Fang.
Konohagakure's barrier was not a defensive barrier but a perceptive barrier. If the barrier recognized the identity of their people, it would not trigger the corresponding warning.
Aoba passed through Konohagakure's barrier very smoothly.
Then he strolled along the forest.
He walked in the direction of Anbu's dormitory.
He did not go to the forest to arrange his shadow clone.
With so many things happening tonight, it was better to be careful. These two days, Kumogakure's envoy was here, so the study and research could be postponed for a while.
He did not want to make a mistake in the end and let these things fall on his head.
...
About half an hour later.
Aoba returned to the entrance of Anbu's dormitory.
Just at this time.
He suddenly felt a gaze on him.
This feeling was especially strong.
It was as if a laser was shining on his body, causing his skin to feel hot and his entire body to feel uncomfortable.
"Yamanaka Aoba."
"Where did you go so late at night?"
"If I'm not wrong..."
"Your body is not as weak as you appear to be!"
"What are you trying to hide?"
At this moment.
A cold voice sounded from behind Aoba.
This voice was particularly loud in the quiet night. If it were a little louder, it would probably wake up the ninjas in the dormitory.
Suddenly, Aoba stopped in his tracks.
The reason for stopping was very simple. He did not want that person to continue shouting at the top of his voice.
"Brother Sekai, what are you talking about? I was just under too much pressure recently. I just went out to take a breath."
Aoba stood in place and did not move. Even when he spoke, he did not look back and maintained this posture.
There was no need to see anyone at all.
Just judging from the voice he heard.
Aoba knew who this person was.
It was Sekai who came to find him a few times before and was rejected by Eaton. Later, he met him in Ramen Ichiraku.
It was at that time in Ramen Ichiraku.
When he was about to carry the box.
He felt that Sekai looked at him strangely.
Moreover, Sekai had also monitored him on his way back.
He had thought that the matter had passed.
However, he had not expected that he would find him at this time.
"You can fool Fugaku, but you can't fool me!"
"You are not a fan of Fugaku at all!"
"You are just using this reason to get close to him!"
"Am I right?"
Sekai walked out from the dark shadow next to the Anbu dormitory. At this time, his eyes were red.
Three pitch-black tomoe appeared on the eyeball that seemed to be made of fresh blood, which made his eyes reveal a mysterious and evil feeling.
These eyes.
They were the three tomoe Sharingan!
Sekai controlled the chakra in his body to concentrate on his eyes and stare at Aoba's back. Based on this action, it seemed that he wanted to see through Aoba.