Underground, Kan and Wen had pushed their speed to the limit, carrying the unconscious Naruto as they raced madly onward!
Only after they had gotten far from the more populated areas of the Uchiha Clan Compound did they emerge from underground.
Free from the constraints of the soil, their speed increased dramatically as they rushed toward the rendezvous point.
Even before the mission had begun, Root had planned Naruto's extraction route! This carefully selected route was not only the shortest distance to Danzo's pickup point, but also carried the lowest risk of discovery.
The two did not know whether Namikaze Mirai had noticed anything unusual about Naruto.
The operation had been rehearsed many times, clean and efficient. By all rights, the chances of exposure should have been extremely low.
But they did not dare gamble.
Namikaze Mirai was a man feared even by Lord Danzo.
If Namikaze Mirai had truly noticed, he would certainly be rushing after them right now.
If they encountered Namikaze Mirai head-on, the two of them would undoubtedly die!
They had to transfer Naruto into Danzo's hands as quickly as possible! Danzo and a large number of Root members were providing support outside the Uchiha Clan Compound. As long as they reached that place, there would be enough Root members to hold Namikaze Mirai back even if he caught up.
What the two failed to notice was that some sort of silver fluid seemed to be slowly seeping out from the unconscious Naruto's shadow.
In the forest outside the Uchiha Clan Compound.
Danzo and his Root were waiting.
There were no fewer than ten Root members behind Danzo alone, and even more Root agents lay hidden throughout this forest.
Danzo placed extreme importance on the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
The Nine-Tails was far too significant.
It absolutely