At the thought of Shinji's instructions, Karin felt the weight on her shoulders grow unbearably heavy.
If I fail, the whole world will be destroyed. She shook her head at once. "No! I can't fail. Mother and my classmates are all living in this world. I absolutely cannot fail!"
After giving herself a pep talk, she picked up the pace again.
After nearly three days of nonstop travel, she had made it deep into the Earth Country. She was now only a few dozen kilometers from the anchor Shinji had told her about.
For a ninja, that wasn't far.
Since a life-or-death battle awaited her near the anchor, and the sky was growing dark, Karin weighed her options and decided to stop and rest, preparing herself for the final fight.
Starting a fire and boiling water.
Under the night sky, Karin ate while thinking about what to do next.
Unlike the Joint Force at the Land of Fire anchor and Tsunade's team at the Wind Country anchor, she was Shinji's "attendant." She knew the full story behind this operation, and she knew the weakness of monsters like the demons.
"I'll rest here for the night and go over in the morning. My lord said those demons fear sunlight, so I'll have the advantage during the day!"
She made up her mind.
At the Kusagakure camp in the distance.
Looking at the conspicuous glow of fire among the mountains, the Kusagakure Jonin leading the team shook his head. "That kid doesn't know anything. Lighting a campfire at night like that? What a reckless move!"
Another Kusagakure Jonin asked, "Should we fall back a little farther?"
The Jonin leading the team smiled. "Don't worry. No one can evade my Sensory Ninjutsu. There are no Akatsuki Organization members nearby. I suspect the other