"Snoring~ Snoring~"
"Hinata! Wake up! Hinata..."
"Kindness..."
Hinata was woken up by Kakashi before she had even slept for three hours in the dark and damp cave.
Rubbing her eyes, Hinata asked in a low voice, "What time is it?"
"It's almost dawn! If we don't get up soon, the sun will be shining on our backsides."
After a while, Hinata felt her soul return to its place and opened her eyes to look at Kakashi.
In the dark cave, Kakashi stood in the shadows. Hinata could vaguely see a mischievous smile flash across Kakashi's right eye, which was the only part of his eye that was visible.
"Call--"
Hinata took a deep breath and adjusted her mindset.
We're still on a mission; now's not the time to turn against Kakashi.
Naruto had already returned with the water, and Hinata quickly washed up.
Kakashi squatted down next to Hinata and said with a mischievous grin, "Hinata, it's time for breakfast!"
Hinata: "..."
Hinata, looking aggrieved, took out a Sealing Scroll from her backpack.
He can't go without eating, but once the seal is broken, that shameless Kakashi won't know what politeness is!
After eating breakfast with a lot of pent-up frustration, Hinata finally learned a real skill from Kakashi.
Shameless!
"A shameless person is invincible," Kakashi has fully grasped the true meaning of this saying.
Let's go!
After packing their belongings, Kakashi led Hinata and Naruto into the Land of Land of Rivers.
Kakashi seemed to have a destination in mind all along, and he sped off towards a certain place in the Land of Rivers without stopping for a moment.
As for the plan to have Naruto use the Transformation Jutsu and the Clone Technique to disguise himself as a team, Kakashi also rejected it.
Although a detailed plan was made yesterday, it was only a part of the plan.
Ninjas need to learn to lie. Kakashi's true plan might not even be known to Might Guy Kazuma.
It wasn't that Kakashi didn't trust them, but for ninjas, even an insect, a rat, or a bird could be used to eavesdrop on information.
A seemingly insignificant insect at your feet might be an enemy spy.
Danzo had once tried to win Kakashi over, so Kakashi had some understanding of Danzo.
As the captain of this escort team, Kakashi only needed to know the true battle plan in his own mind.
In order to deceive the enemy, Kakashi can even use fake plans to fool his teammates.
This is the real ninja battle.
It was full of deception and lies.
Hinata soon discovered that Kakashi's destination was not the place they had agreed on yesterday, and the route he was taking was completely different from what they had agreed on yesterday.
"Teacher Kakashi..."
"Shh!"
Kakashi made a shushing gesture, then made another gesture, indicating to Hinata her Byakugan!
"Byakugan!"
Hinata scouted the area thoroughly, leaving no stone unturned, even underground and in the sky.
Hinata shook her head slightly, indicating that she had not detected any trace of Chakra.
Kakashi, however, dared not be careless and looked up at the sky.
Hinata followed Kakashi's gaze and saw an inconspicuous little bird circling in the air.
However, Hinata had just seen this bird, and it was just an ordinary bird that did not show Chakra reaction.
Could they be Yamanaka clan?
Only the special secret technique of the Yamanaka clan can transfer a soul into a bird without Chakra to scout out enemy positions.
The bird circled once in the air before finally flying away unsteadily.
Kakashi breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.
"When ninjas are on missions, especially those involving other ninja villages, they can't even trust the most ordinary little animal."
Hinata nodded solemnly, her whole body tense up because of Kakashi.
Naruto scratched his head and asked sheepishly, "So there are no enemies around now?"
Kakashi said, "There shouldn't be any left!"
After saying that, Kakashi took out a map from his ninja tool bag. Without explaining anything, he took out a pen and drew a circle on the map, saying calmly, "This is the area we need to scout today."
Hinata felt the area she had scouted wasn't very large, and asked doubtfully, "Teacher Kakashi, are there any people living in this area?"
Kakashi shook his head and said softly, "No way!"
"Although the Land of Rivers is only a small country, if civilians are accidentally injured in the ninja battles, we will also be in some trouble."
Now that we are in a time of peace, if ninjas accidentally harm civilians, the village will eventually have to take a stand.
Hinata felt that the task of reconnaissance was really not suitable for her.
Although I have Byakugan, the enemy seems to be quite cunning as well.
Looking at Kakashi, Hinata tentatively asked, "Teacher Kakashi, why don't I summon the Nine-Tails and let it use a Nine-Tails Tailed Beast Bomb to cleanse the ground?"
"If we bombard this area with Tailed Beast Bomb, even the largest number of enemies will be wiped out!"
Kakashi: "..."
Why was your first thought to use the Tailed Beast Bomb to clean up the mess?
Why are you so outstanding?
There must be a more suitable way!
For example... let me try the Nine-Tails 'Chakra too?
Kakashi, who has been lacking chakra for decades, has an inexplicable obsession with the Nine-Tails 'Chakra.
"No!"
Kakashi objected, saying, "This would cause diplomatic trouble for Konoha. The Land of Fire and the Land of Rivers are allies, and we cannot allow our actions to cause discord between them."
Hinata pouted and said listlessly, "Oh! I know!"
Kakashi calmly said, "Although you and Neji have Byakugan in the team, we've actually been watched since the moment we left the village... That's why I didn't let Naruto use the Clone Technique to disguise himself."
Hinata, feeling annoyed, said, "Since Teacher Kakashi already knew, why didn't he say anything in the first place?"
Kakashi explained, "Because it's useless!"
"We had no time to hide our tracks along the way, and sooner or later the enemy would discover our whereabouts."
"What we need to do now is to probe whether the enemy is one group or two groups from different factions!"
Hinata asked, "Then we eliminate one wave of enemies?"
Kakashi was a little tired, but he still nodded and said, "If possible!"
After saying that, Kakashi called out, "Let's go!"
Just a few miles behind Hinata, Naruto, and Kakashi, Fū Yamanaka opened his eyes and said to Torune Aburame beside him, "I've been targeted, and I have no choice but to retreat."
"Torune, how's the situation on your end?"
In Root's understanding, the most dangerous members of the team escorting Gaara were Hinata and Naruto.
If these two join forces, they can instantly boost the team's combat power, and in critical moments, they can even allow Naruto to directly enter Tailed Beast Transformation.
Now that Naruto and Hinata have split up and left under Kakashi's leadership, this presents an excellent opportunity to assassinate Gaara.
Torune Aburame did not answer immediately. After a while, a small insect flew back.
"They've gone even deeper; let's move in too!"