Just as Akaseki and Ranwu finished settling on their tactics, Ranwu suddenly froze, then said, "Hide! They're coming in. Six Chunin and three hostages."
Clearly, Ranwu's Shadow Clone outside had been dispelled—whenever Minato discovered important information, he would have Ranwu's or Akaseki's Shadow Clone dispel itself, sending its memories back to the original.
Not only could the original dispel a Shadow Clone at any time, but the clone could also dispel itself.
However, neither of their clones could yet use the Shadow Clone Technique themselves, so Minato had only a limited number of chances to send them messages. He could only pass along crucial information!
"Got it. Nine from Kirigakure, three without chakra." As Akaseki spoke, he moved to the mine tunnel's exit and jumped up to the ceiling. Using chakra to stand upside down, he performed the Transformation Technique and turned into a cluster of ore crystals.
It looked like nothing more than a chunk of ore hanging overhead.
Ranwu shot him a glare, but she understood that Akaseki was reminding her not to worry too much about the hostages. They might be their clients, but they hadn't appeared where they were supposed to, hadn't made proper contact, and had instead been replaced by people from Kirigakure. Playing dumb and killing them now wouldn't be much of a taboo!
"This is good news, actually. They've sent people in before breaking the seal. It looks like they dispatched the Chunin before they had time to destroy it completely. That means their Jonin won't be able to reinforce them immediately, even if they want to." As Ranwu spoke, she found a corner and used the Transformation Technique to disguise herself as ore as well.
The six Kirigakure Chunin soon reached the mining chamber where Akaseki and Ranwu lay hidden, moving in