Beyond the waterfall's curtain lay a dark passage. After Hyuga Kagami strolled through the long tunnel, the view before him suddenly opened up.
"Is this the place...?"
Hyuga Kagami murmured.
Looking out, he saw a valley hidden among the mountains. A village stood within it, and at the center of that village was an incomparably enormous tree.
The giant tree was like a vast canopy, completely concealing the village beneath its crown!
If one had not known about the secret passage just now, it would have been extremely difficult to discover this inconspicuous village hidden in the valley, whether from the ground or the air.
"I didn't expect Takigakure to have such a secret stronghold. Where could the 'Hero Water' be hidden?"
Hyuga Kagami did not hesitate and immediately activated his Tenseigan.
The village beneath the giant tree was not large, and there were few buildings. Thus, Hyuga Kagami quickly ruled out every house one by one, then focused his gaze on the giant tree at the center of the village.
"Hm..."
After examining it carefully, Hyuga Kagami frowned slightly.
He could not say why, but he felt that the giant tree before him was not as simple as it appeared. Moreover, the intelligence stated that Takigakure's "Hero Water" was produced by a tree the Waterfall Ninja called the "Sacred Tree." With a flicker, he vanished from the spot.
Moments later, Hyuga Kagami easily avoided the Waterfall Ninja guards and silently infiltrated the interior of the giant tree.
The entire tree resembled a castle. Not only were there passageways extending in all directions within it, but there were also tree hollows of varying sizes that resembled palaces. Such a complex and irregular layout would undoubtedly have been a tremendous headache for ordinary intruders, but for Hyuga Kagami, who possessed the