Inside a dense forest in the northern part of the Land of Hot Water.
"Captain Shinku, this time we successfully captured a Kumogakure operative alive!"
"I'll handle the hypnotic interrogation, Hizashi, you take notes."
Yūhi Shinku reached out and gently waved his hand up and down before the eyes of the captured Kumogakure operative, and wisps of chakra silently burrowed into the man's body.
Inside the operative's mind, the recent experiences he had undergone continuously shifted.
Within his mind, he had not been captured alive, but instead had gone through untold hardships and successfully escaped...
Yūhi Shinku closed his eyes, sensing the escape route of this ninja.
"Northeast, about thirty-seven li."
In the illusion created by Yūhi Shinku's Genjutsu, the Kumogakure operative had finally stopped at this exact location.
He moved a stone, bypassed a large tree, and flipped a mechanism disguised as a branch.
A passage extending downward appeared on the ground not far away.
Hizashi Hyuga continuously recorded every detail spoken by Yūhi Shinku with his hand.
In the illusion, the Kumogakure operative walked toward the tunnel.
"Password!"
"Wide-open convertible."
"Elated speech road."
"Correct! Let them pass!"
Yūhi Shinku carefully observed everyone the Kumogakure operative had encountered.
"Defense force: one Jōnin, two Special Jōnins, seven Chunin, and Genin..."
Yūhi Shinku had already obtained all the necessary intelligence, so he reached out and snapped the neck of the Kumogakure operative before him.
"With our strength, we can completely take down this defense force!"
Hizashi Hyuga looked at Yūhi Shinku and judged.
"All ninjas, replenish your chakra, we depart in one shichen!"
These Kumogakure operatives had not expected that despite their location being so remote, the enemy could still track them down.
This was a Kumogakure outpost, whose primary function was to serve as a warehouse to store and