Riding Tanuki Treasure in Vermilion Bird form, Akaseki raced through the night toward Cloud-Breaking Pass.
The Cloud-Breaking Pass outpost was even farther from the supply force headquarters than the Wetlands Foothill Outpost—
Orochimaru had arranged for Akaseki to go to Cloud-Breaking Pass not only because he was more familiar with the place, but also because he could fly and travel quickly!
Although maintaining the summoning continuously consumed quite a bit of chakra, Akaseki was not worried about the expenditure while traveling, since he could give himself the "full service package" as he went.
After arriving near Cloud-Breaking Pass, Akaseki finally wiped the wicked smile from his face and began keeping watch carefully.
A full day and night had passed since the request for aid had arrived. It was now the dead of night, and Akaseki had no idea what the situation was.
Looking toward Cloud-Breaking Pass from afar, Akaseki saw neither the lights of the Konoha outpost nor any signs of battle—
At the sight, Akaseki's heart sank, and he first signaled Tanuki Treasure to descend.
If the battle were still underway, Akaseki could naturally join the battlefield directly. But with the situation unclear, he had to gather information first, lest he charge blindly into an enemy trap.
After landing, Akaseki approached Cloud-Breaking Pass by land. Before long, he discovered something important—a massive image of a Sharingan rising from within the valley!
It was a distress signal unique to the Uchiha Clan!
The greatest characteristic of this method was that only Sharingan users could see the signal it sent up—
Cloud-Breaking Pass was a stretch of water wedged between two mountains, with the outpost situated across the valley's entrance. Akaseki had previously been attacked by Sunagakure here.
But that time, Sunagakure had crept in from outside the valley—
Now, the