"Wait. The city gates are just ahead. Transform into luggage, and we'll sneak in first," Minato told Naruto and the other two.
When they had left the city earlier, both Konoha and Naruto had disguised themselves. As for Sasuke... he had been outside the city all along, trying to assassinate Hikari.
Minato had even sealed the tokens on all four of them as a precaution, and had only just removed the seals.
In theory, then, the people of Rōran should not yet know that the Akaseki Squad had caught the "fake Konoha Ninja."
Although Akaseki thought little of An Lushan and his lousy puppets, if there was an easier way, he had no desire to make trouble for himself...
Using the "Transformation Technique" to turn into an object was either a way to catch someone off guard in battle, or a trick that only worked on ordinary people. A ninja deliberately looking for it would still find it easy to spot.
It was perfect for Rōran...
The guards were essentially ordinary people!
Although the puppets powered by the ryūmyaku provided combat support, they could not replace ninja in matters like this.
Akaseki's party of four returned straight to the city of Rōran without alerting An Lushan.
As soon as they entered the city, Akaseki sensed something odd about the atmosphere. He exchanged a glance with Minato, and both quietly raised their guard.
They first returned to the Tower where they were staying. Only after sealing the tokens again did Naruto and the other two transform back...
"You three stay here. We're going to see An Lushan," Akaseki told the three "children."
"If he's Mukade, why don't we come too and just capture him?" Naruto asked eagerly.
But Akaseki shook his head outright. "If we wanted to capture him, we wouldn't