In the swamps of the southwestern Land of Rain, Akaseki carefully studied the local ecosystem. He learned a great deal in a short time, and something stirred within him.
But before Akaseki could find somewhere to rest and sort through those insights, he suddenly noticed a reaction from the Cursed Seal markings on his snake!
Seeing this, Akaseki hurriedly formed hand seals and used the Projection Technique. The ninjutsu portion alone was actually incomplete; without the corresponding Sealing Technique, it merely created a water mirror-nothing more than a "monitor."
But now that the Third Mizukage had finished fine-tuning both the ninjutsu and the Sealing Technique, three points of light appeared as soon as Akaseki cast it.
One represented his own position. Another was flashing rapidly, while the third was moving toward it.
"Hm? They found the Six-Tails." Akaseki curled his lip. What's the rush?
Still, this was a mission, so Akaseki did not deliberately delay. He immediately headed over with Ranwu and Shinnosuke.
At the same time, Akaseki first sent the little snake back to Ryūchi Cave...
Since someone had already found the Six-Tails, there was no need to keep revealing his own position!
Akaseki had always been extremely wary of that squinty-eyed old bastard, the Third Mizukage.
"Akaseki, your snake is from Ryūchi Cave too, right?" Shinnosuke asked with some concern. "Could this reveal Ryūchi Cave's location to Kirigakure?"
Ranwu had just asked Akaseki where he had learned Uchiha Sage Mode. And the Sarutobi Clan, which had maintained a contract with the Monkey King Clan for generations, had heard the legends of the Three Great Sage Regions, so Shinnosuke knew about Ryūchi Cave. He was not worried that Ryūchi Cave would be endangered; he was concerned that Hidden Mist ninjas might find it afterward and sign contracts with its