"Wait." Iraka raised a hand, signaling his two teammates to stop.
"What is it?" Beroka asked in confusion.
"Look over there." Iraka pointed in a direction.
Beroka looked over and saw a Konoha ninja who appeared to be eight or nine years old, dressed in a Konoha ninja uniform, asking the residents about something alongside two peers.
"There are actually Konoha ninja here? But why is only one of them wearing a forehead protector and uniform?" Beroka asked, puzzled.
Either they should all go without them to hide their identities, or they should all wear them. What was with two not wearing them while one did?
Noticing the gazes, Kakashi also looked toward Beroka's group. The moment he saw their skin color, Kakashi became alert. That definitely did not look like a tan.
"Be careful. We may have run into the ninja who injured the Giant Eagle. They aren't wearing forehead protectors," Kakashi quietly warned Might Guy and Obito.
"They're so dark. Could they be from the Kumogakure ninja we ran into last time?" Although Kakashi had not indicated a direction, Obito quickly spotted the three Kumogakure ninja with different skin tones.
"Most likely," Kakashi answered.
He did not state it too definitively. The Kumogakure ninja had disguised themselves as Iwagakure at first last time, so this time, they could also be Iwagakure disguised as Kumogakure.
Seeing that Kakashi's group had noticed them, Iraka directly drew the sharp sword strapped to his back. The Land of Lightning and the Land of Fire were currently at war. Upon seeing ninja from an enemy village, especially ones who did not look particularly strong, there was naturally only one thing to do: fight.
"Let's lure them to the mountain beside us. Fighting here could affect the residents," Obito said after looking around.
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