"The one who did this was very cautious..."
Kakashi shook his head, his left Sharingan wide open.
"It seems he used something like a Summoning Animal to transport the bodies..."
"If it had been a ninja, he couldn't have left absolutely no trace."
"According to the Third's report, besides the rogue ninja Orochimaru, there should be someone else smuggling the bodies."
Kakashi looked around the logistics area of the base camp, but even the insight of his Three-Tomoe Sharingan turned up nothing.
The bodies that had been taken were also a varied assortment. They included both ordinary ninja and Kekkei Genkai Ninja, making it impossible to tell them apart.
Kakashi had even summoned his Ninja Dogs to identify the scent, but the thief had erased it long before.
After Konoha raised its guard, the body thief stopped striking as well, acting like a consummate professional.
"Let me give it a try,"
Yamato offered.
"My Wood Release can communicate with the surrounding plants and examine their recent emotional memories."
"But I can't guarantee we'll find anything."
"Compared to humans, trees' memories and emotions are too fleeting and inconsistent."
Kakashi nodded.
"Let's try it anyway. If it doesn't work, we'll think of something else."
Yamato formed hand seals.
"Wood Release: Wood Vision Technique!"
A life-filled wave of Chakra spread from Yamato, washing over the vegetation around them.
Yamato kept his eyes tightly shut, as if receiving some kind of message.
A moment later, Yamato's eyes snapped open.
"Over here!"
He leaped off in that direction, and Kakashi immediately followed.
They stopped and started along the way as Yamato repeatedly used the Wood Vision Technique. At last, they halted a little over a kilometer from Konoha Base Camp.
Kakashi studied the marks on the ground.
The thief had evidently thought that at this