The pitch-black hour before dawn.
The southern coast of the Land of Lightning.
Whoosh, whoosh!
Dark figures raced across the water and charged onto land.
"Act according to the plan. Scatter!"
The leading figure gave the order to the people behind him, and everyone instantly dispersed.
Their speed alone made it clear that these ninjas were at least chunin, and they either possessed crimson eyes or white eyes.
Sharingan, Byakugan!
This was a Scout Squad made up of Uchiha and Hyuga Clan Members.
The reason for such a combination was naturally their mission: clearing out the sentries and watchers in this area.
To uncover sentries hidden deep in concealment, they naturally needed the Byakugan's assistance.
The branch family's Byakugan, capable of seeing through objects within a kilometer, functioned much like radar and could locate targets.
Then the Uchiha with Sharingan would strike.
Whether in combat ability or temperament, the Uchiha were trustworthy.
Especially since the Sharingan could cast genjutsu, allowing them to deal with opponents before they could react, without giving them any chance to raise an alarm.
There was more than one Scout Squad like this—there were dozens.
Yes, the large-scale sweep of watchers was meant to clear out an "information-secure zone" for the forces landing afterward.
More than an hour later!
Bright, dazzling golden radiance tore through the darkness and illuminated the land.
A fleet appeared on the southern sea.
Rumble!
Amid deep roars, seven enormous metal warships, each resembling a flattened page, approached the shore.
The sea was pushed aside by the jets they spewed, leaving trails behind them as though seven white blades were slicing through the blue ocean.
The selected landing point was a beach, with a broad and level expanse of Gobi terrain ahead.
Blazing Sun Country had made extensive preparations to select this