A few minutes later.
Hyuga Hikari finished resting, nodded at Seimei, then activated her Byakugan again and started leading the way.
Seeing this, Seimei also activated his Sharingan and followed behind her with the other two.
Thanks to the information gathered by the Byakugan earlier, the four quickly bypassed the Iwa ninja patrol teams and entered the camp.
Hyuga Hikari gestured, signaling the three to follow her closely.
According to the plan, she was in charge of the infiltration, and Seimei and the others naturally had no objections. They nodded at the same time, indicating their understanding.
Then, the four of them walked deeper into the Iwa ninja camp, taking twists and turns, avoiding all the Iwa ninjas' fixed guards.
In addition, whenever an Iwa ninja patrol team came, Hyuga Hikari could always warn them in advance, allowing them to avoid them.
This made them seem like invisible people, shuttling through the Iwa ninja camp without anyone noticing.
And this was the power of the Byakugan.
With it, the enemy's defenses and traps could be completely exposed, greatly reducing the difficulty of infiltration.
A few minutes later, under the leadership of Hyuga Hikari, Seimei and the others finally arrived outside the Iwa ninja command center.
Hiding in the forest, looking at the two Iwa Chunin guarding the entrance and the dark cave behind them, Seimei fell into a brief moment of thought.
That's right, the Iwa ninja command center was underground. They used Earth Release ninjutsu to open up a considerable space underground.
According to Hyuga Hikari, this underground space only had this one entrance in front of them, and all other places were guarded by barriers.
Once they trespassed, it would definitely trigger an alarm.
At that time, they would be exposed.
But...
This entrance was also guarded. Not only were there these two Iwa Chunin in front of them, but there were also two Iwa ninjas monitoring in secret.
In this situation, the best way was to blend in.
However, they knew nothing about the relevant passwords and procedures, and it was impossible to succeed. It was too late to gather information now.
As the saying goes, delays lead to complications.
After a brief thought, Seimei ordered the two special Jonin who specialized in stealth and assassination to take care of the two hidden sentries.
He himself would deal with the two guards in the open.
As for exposure...
That was certain!
But as long as they weren't exposed immediately, he could accept it.
Anyway, the purpose of their trip was beheading, and they would definitely be exposed after the mission started. Since that was the case, there was no need to worry too much.
Seimei glanced at Hyuga Hikari. She used her Byakugan to observe the surroundings and quickly nodded at him, indicating that no one was coming this way for the time being.
Seeing this, Seimei immediately waved his hand, signaling the other two to act.
The two received the order and, without any hesitation, immediately split into left and right, moving towards the two hidden Iwa ninja guards.
These two hidden sentries were also Chunin!
It wasn't that the Iwa ninjas' defense was lax, or that they were short on manpower and couldn't afford to deploy stronger forces, but there was no need to waste high-end combat power here.
After all, this was the center of the camp, with layers of protection on the outside. Ordinary people couldn't break in at all.
Unfortunately, they miscalculated this time.
After waiting for a while, when Hyuga Hikari indicated to him that the two teammates were in position, Seimei began his own action.
He first moved away from the command center entrance, found an empty corner, and then used the Transformation Technique to transform into an Iwa Jonin.
Then, he swaggered towards the two guards.
Seeing their own people from afar, the two guards instinctively relaxed their vigilance. When he got closer, they routinely said, "Please show your pass!"
Hearing this, Seimei nodded indifferently, then raised his right hand and reached into his bosom, as if to take out the so-called pass.
The two guards' attention was attracted, and one of them suddenly fell to the ground.
"What?"
The other person was shocked when he saw this.
Then, he realized something was wrong and immediately looked at Seimei, about to sound the alarm.
However, what caught his eye was a pair of blood-red Sharingan.
The moment their eyes met, Seimei activated the Sharingan's hypnotic ability. With just one glance, he froze the other person in place, unable to move.
As for the person who had just fallen, he was controlled by Seimei using the "Genjutsu: Sharingan" while reaching into his bosom.
All this happened in an instant.
At the same time, the two Iwa ninjas secretly monitoring this area also sensed something was wrong, but before they could sound the alarm, their throats were slit.
Two figures appeared behind them, and they were the two special Jonin from Seimei's team who specialized in stealth and assassination.
After confirming the targets were dead, they hastily concealed the bodies and returned to Seimei's side.
At this time, Seimei had also killed the two guards and hidden them aside.
Seimei looked at the three team members and said, "Quickly transform. We'll enter the underground together. Hikari, you're responsible for leading the way!"
"Yes, Captain!"
Although Seimei was young, as the team leader, the three still responded seriously.
Then, the three of them used the Transformation Technique at the same time, transforming into ordinary Iwa ninjas, and walked into the underground space with Seimei.
Hyuga Hikari activated her Byakugan, avoiding danger while searching for the location of the Iwa ninja command center.
As for how to identify it...
It was very simple. As long as the chakra level reached Jonin level and was relatively concentrated, that was where the Iwa command was located.
Following this standard, the four continued forward.
Time passed by.
Suddenly, Hyuga Hikari stopped and said in a serious voice, "Something's not right."
"What's wrong?"
Seimei immediately asked.
Hyuga Hikari used her Byakugan to observe again for a while, then said, "The nearby Iwa ninja guards are moving. They seem to be searching this area."
That's right, this underground space had its own defense force.
Generally speaking, they wouldn't move around casually. After all, this was the command center, full of secrets. Moving around would make it easier to leak information.
So, unless necessary, they would only stay on standby in a few places.
And now, they were moving, which meant there was a reason that forced them to move. Combined with their current actions of searching around...
It wasn't hard to guess that their target was the four of them.
In other words, they had been exposed.
In fact, that was indeed the case.
Not long ago, an Iwa Chunin needed to come to the command center for something, but when he reached the entrance, he found the guards missing.
So, he immediately became alert and searched around. He quickly found the bodies of the guards and immediately realized something was wrong.
Without any hesitation, he immediately sounded the alarm.
The command center received the news and immediately ordered the guards to move, searching for the enemies who had infiltrated the underground space, which were Seimei and the other three.
(End of Chapter)