"It should be here, the meeting place Kazuha mentioned."
Amid three soft landing sounds, five ninjas descended from the towering branches and came to a stop on the clearing.
After looking around at the six gigantic trees surrounding them, with the only entrance being the relatively narrow open space above, one of the ninjas with a full beard spoke.
"Yeah."
The other two nodded as well.
Thud!
Then came the sound of something heavy hitting the ground. A huge, thick-furred creature resembling both a pig and a bear, already dead, was thrown onto the ground.
After hearing that, the bearded ninja simply tossed down the prey he had been carrying.
"This is the place."
At that moment, a boy who looked only six or seven years old, already standing beneath one of the six seemingly interconnected giant trees, slowly turned around and spoke.
In the end, they confirmed that this was the place they had been looking for.
"Good! Then we'll set up camp here. Hmm..."
The Bearded Man was equally decisive and immediately chose this place for their camp. It truly was an excellent campsite. Though it had only one entrance, which would put them at a certain disadvantage if they came under attack, it was well concealed. Whether an enemy could even find them was another question entirely.
At least in their eyes, this was already an excellent hiding place.
Though they were somewhat reluctant to admit it, they had to acknowledge that Kazuha had chosen this place. In a sense, that was one reason it put them at ease.
It was also an important factor in their decision to stay here.
After making that decision, the Bearded Man looked upward. After carefully examining the space above the clearing, he nodded again and said, "The branches and leaves