Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō were in the middle of a conversation.
Hyuga Sho used "Shadow Flash" all the way to the Golden Wheel Mountain Range, located at the junction of the Land of Grass, Land of Valleys, and Land of Earth.
He left Konoha.
Several hours later.
Hyuga Sho crossed the border of the Land of Fire and entered the Land of Grass.
Hyuga Sho was not at all unfamiliar with this country.
Whether during the Third Shinobi World War or later, when he rescued Hyuga Sho's father from Hozuki Castle, Hyuga Sho had become very familiar with this route.
This time...
Hyuga Sho directly crossed the northeastern border of the Land of Grass.
In an instant.
He entered the point where the three countries converged.
And before him...
Stretched an endless range of mountains.
Geographically speaking.
The Land of Earth was surrounded by mountains on all sides.
It had almost only one major exit.
That was why this country was easy to defend but difficult to attack.
The several key routes were all controlled by Iwagakure's ninjas. It was fundamentally impossible for a large force to invade without being discovered.
Relying on the natural defenses.
Iwagakure could safely expand its forces and develop its logistics.
At this moment.
Hyuga Sho gazed at the mountain range.
He weaved through the complicated mountains.
Along the way.
Following the route Jurozaemon Biwa had mentioned, he hurried toward the mountain where Hiruko was located.
Using the Vanishing Facial Copy Technique, Hyuga Sho successfully disguised himself as Jurozaemon Biwa.
This directly used Jurozaemon Biwa's face, memories, and appearance to generate a layer of human skin that wrapped around his entire body.
Finally, he used Stealth Jutsu to alter the operation of his Chakra. Even a god would be unable to recognize him.
That