Mito remained exceptionally calm. She carefully examined the wall and noticed something unusual about a patch of grass.
Pushing it aside, she found an incredibly small cave.
The entrance was tiny, barely large enough for one person to pass through.
Though cramped, it did seem like an excellent place to hide.
"Should we take a look? Maybe we'll find the people we're searching for."
Mito readily agreed. Though the gap at the entrance was narrow, they were ninja—there were ways around that.
They only needed to shrink their bones a little, and they could get through.
After exchanging a glance, the two headed into the cave.
Only after entering did they truly realize just how narrow it was.
Hashirama genuinely began to doubt the reliability of the information. If there really were Uzumaki Clan ninja here, how could they possibly live in a place like this?
"Mito, should we turn back? I feel like we may have come to the wrong place."
Hashirama could not even turn around to speak to Mito and could only maintain his forward-facing posture.
The cramped space was beyond uncomfortable.
But Mito rejected the suggestion. "You're a Six Paths Level ninja. Can't you sense it? That Chakra fluctuation is so obvious!"
For a moment, Hashirama was truly stunned by her words.
"Huh? I actually forgot!"
As he spoke, Hashirama activated his senses. Immediately, he detected a massive amount of Chakra fluctuation not far ahead.
"Could there be something special about this cramped cave?"
After confirming that there really were people ahead, Hashirama and Mito continued crawling forward with difficulty.
After inching along like that for roughly five minutes, the cave finally became somewhat wider, barely allowing them to stretch their bodies.
Moving around in such a confined place truly multiplied the psychological pressure.
If Hashirama