"It really had fallen into ruin long ago!"
Wu Yu and Karin followed Left Mysterious Minato. Using Karin's blood like a dragon-seeking stake, Kushina led them to the treasure vault of Uzushio Village. They passed through a gate of sealing formulas that had already been badly damaged, and Right Mysterious Sakura and Yinglian, who had followed along, entered this hidden vault with them.
Karin glanced at the half-collapsed roof, where sunlight streamed directly inside, and thought that perhaps it was not so hidden after all.
Walking beside them, Left Mysterious Kushina said, "The outer layer of this seal should originally have incorporated a barrier formula, disguising itself as a cliff face, rock wall, or something similar to confuse outsiders and isolate the inside from the outside. But—"
Once Uzushio Village had been destroyed and no one remained to maintain it, the sealing barrier had naturally faded away over time.
Both fortunate and unfortunate was the fact that those who had first destroyed this place had likely failed to discover it at the time. The man outside who had worn the Berserker armor and been forced to fight until he was drained into ashes was proof enough.
Left Mysterious Minato crouched before a massive fissure in the ground. Pressing one finger against the earth, he sensed it for a moment before saying, "This rift leads underground—there's a cavernous space—further east, the tunnels branch in every direction and eventually loop back to the surface—" He looked into the distance and judged, "The exit should be in that mountain hollow."
Karin said in surprise, "Big Brother Jie, your Sensory Ninjutsu can sense not only Chakra, but the environment too?!"
Wu Yu said speechlessly, "Are you stupid? He's using Nature Energy to sense it. If you wanted to, you could do it too."
"Nature