Coming to Their Door

Meanwhile, on this side, Yemo and Kakashi had barely left the Sealing Space when the Fourth and Second Clan Elders arrived at the place where the battle had ended. If Yemo and Kakashi had lingered for even a little while, they would have run into each other. Of course, Yemo and Kakashi, who had already left, were unaware of this.

The soaring red light shattered the silence of the night, awakening the sleeping people. The dark Uzushiogakure was already brightly lit, like a beast that had fallen into slumber being startled awake. In the shadows, a storm was brewing, and everything indicated that a tempest was about to break.

When the red light faded, the world returned to calm. The howling wind on the mountaintop, the silence of the night, the rustling of leaves—everything remained unchanged. The only difference was the people who couldn't fall asleep.

On Sacred Mountain mountainside, unlike the barren cliff on the other side, a vast expanse of dense forest stretches out like a cotton-padded coat across the Sacred Mountain. Unfortunately, it was nighttime, so the beautiful, layered lush green forest could not be seen.

Suddenly, two muffled thuds echoed through the silent forest, startling a large flock of birds from their slumber. One by one, the birds flapped their wings and fled. In the darkness, their appearances were obscured, and only dense clusters of dark shadows could be vaguely discerned in the air.

The cause of everything was two startling sounds from the depths of the dense forest. A collapsed thicket of trees was exposed, and two figures darted out from the dense foliage. Upon closer inspection, they were none other than Yemo and Kakashi, who had left the Sealing Space. But why were they here instead of at the altar? After all, they had left the Sealing Space through the altar.

Kakashi reached up and removed all the leaves and other debris from his head, then stared at Yemo with wide eyes and asked, "Yemo, what happened to you? How did we end up here?"

"I don't know either," Yemo, unsure of the situation. Based on his understanding of Space Seal, he speculated, "It's possible that the entrance to the Sealing Space is fixed, but the exit is random and unpredictable."

As mentioned before, Kakashi is an idiot when it comes to sealing techniques. Even if Yemo explains, he won't understand. He has no doubts other than believing in him.

The two then left the Sacred Mountain and carefully returned. However, the appearance of the red light alarmed the entire Uzushiogakure. Except for some children, most of the Uzumaki Clan woke up, and the originally quiet night became even more lively than the daytime.

This was not good news for Yemo and Kakashi. Although they had been very careful along the way, they still couldn't avoid being discovered by some people. Fortunately, Yemo explained to others that they had gone out to investigate after seeing the red light, and they managed to get through the ordeal without any real danger.

"Hey, Yemo, what's going on here? That red light is actually coming from the top of the Sacred Mountain. Isn't that the same as the other day?" Kakashi walked beside Yemo and asked softly, his doubts clearly audible.

They had personally witnessed the red light emanating from the strange tree inside the Sealing Space. The fact that the red light passed through the red roof surprised them, but what surprised them even more was that the red light would actually emerge from the top of the Sacred Mountain.

However, this also explained something to them: on the eve of the attack on the Uzumaki Clan, a red light shot up from the top of the Sacred Mountain one night. Judging from today's perspective, the red light that rose a few days ago was also created by the God Tree in the Sealing Space.

"I don't know, but one thing is certain: the strange tree inside the Sealing Space is the key to figuring out all of this," Yemo said softly.

Despite his seemingly calm Yemo, Ye Mo's heart was in turmoil. Kakashi couldn't understand why the tree hadn't yet expressed any thoughts; at most, it was filled with doubt.

Unlike Yemo, he noticed that the strange tree had many similarities to the God Tree, and he understood what the God Tree represented. Because of this, Yemo's mind was even more confused. If his guess was false, it would be easy to explain; perhaps the ruins were a coincidence. But if it was true, that would be the most troublesome thing.

This indicates that they have entered a huge vortex. Yemo understands who is behind all this, but this is what worries Yemo the most. He is still too weak, and he doesn't want to have any contact with that person before he becomes stronger.

He may seem powerful now, capable of fighting Jonin, but in front of that person, he's nothing more than a slightly larger ant, easily crushed.

Yemo was preoccupied with thoughts the whole way. Kakashi wanted to ask him several times, but he suppressed the thought until they returned to the house prepared for them by the Uzumaki Clan. Only then did Yemo come to his senses.

Back at the house, Minato and Kosuke were already waiting for them, eager to know whether the soaring red light was related to Yemo and Kakashi.

So as soon as Kakashi and Yemo returned Yemo, they were grabbed and questioned by Minato and Kosuke. With Kakashi around, Yemo didn't try to hide anything and gave a detailed account of everything except for a few things.

It wasn't that Yemo didn't want to tell, but even if he did, would Minato and the others believe him? Secondly, how would he explain that he knew these things? Revealing them would only bring harm and no benefit, so Yemo dismissed the idea, deciding to wait until he possessed greater power.

In short, the night was anything but peaceful. The four of them discussed for a long time without reaching a conclusion, and it wasn't until nearly dawn that they finally went to sleep. However, lying in bed, none of them felt sleepy, and countless questions kept flashing through their minds.

In the desolate darkness of the night, a person sits alone, lost in thought, oblivious to the passage of time!

Everyone has experienced this situation, but Yemo isn't the only one who will be sleepless tonight, nor is it just Kakashi and the other three. Tonight will be a sleepless night for many people.

Yemo didn't know when he fell asleep. His last memory was of the light shining through the window. When he woke up, the sun was already high in the sky.

Yawning, Yemo stepped out of the room. A cool breeze gently caressed her face, like a soft, icy hand. Yemo closed her eyes and exhaled slowly, savoring the brief tranquility of this morning. How Yemo wished time could stand still at this moment.

However, things don't always go as planned. The door to the next room was pushed open, and Kakashi walked out yawning. He greeted Yemo casually, stretching and yawning as he did so. The peace and tranquility of the moment was instantly shattered by Kakashi.

Yemo glanced at Kakashi with utter disdain. This clueless guy, why did he have to get up at this hour of the night?

Just then, Kosuke walked out with a solemn expression, his footsteps heavier than usual. Yemo felt something was wrong and looked at Kakashi, just as Kakashi's ominous gaze returned to him.

Kosuke walked over, saw Yemo and Kakashi who were already up, paused for a moment, and said, "I thought you two were still sleeping, I didn't expect you to be up already."

Yemo cut straight to the point. "What happened, Uncle Kosuke? You look so serious, has something bad happened?"

Kosuke nodded slightly. Yemo's heart sank; something bad had indeed happened. Kosuke didn't answer Yemo's question first, but instead asked the two of them, "Yemo, Kakashi, did anyone notice you two during your operation last night?"

Upon hearing this, Yemo and Kakashi's expressions simultaneously darkened; Kosuke's question had indirectly resolved their doubts.

Yemo wondered if their actions had been discovered by those four old men, but that was impossible. They had been hiding in the shadows; how could those four old men have found them?

"Has someone come knocking on our door?" Kakashi asked, frowning.

Kosuke sighed and nodded, saying, "The elder of the fourth clan came to visit. At first, he said he wanted to see if we had been affected by what happened yesterday. Then he mentioned that the red light last night was caused by someone breaking into the altar at the top of their Sacred Mountain. He also told us to be careful, as someone has been secretly infiltrating the village and causing trouble recently."

"On the surface, it's a reminder, but in reality, it's a test. We're the only outsiders who have entered Uzushiogakure during this period," Yemo said, looking up.

Last night's battle with White Zetsu must have been discovered by those four old guys. They got into trouble the very night they entered Uzushiogakure, so those four old guys must have suspected them.

If it weren't for him, they might not have suspected anything, because entering the Sealing Space requires the bloodline of the Uzumaki Clan, and he is a member of the Uzumaki Clan.

Yemo wasn't surprised that they would suspect them, but he didn't expect it to happen so quickly!