On the night Uzumaki Kuming arrived at the front lines, he led a ten-man squad out of camp under the cover of darkness.
Starlight spilled down from the night sky, lighting their way.
"Lord Jiuming, we still haven't found the Cloud Ninja camp."
"Isn't it too risky to act without a target?"
More than ten figures raced through the forest. When the figure at the front stopped to check their bearings, one of the others hurried over and asked in a low voice.
Uzumaki Kuming stopped and stood still, expanding the range of the Mind's Eye of the Kagura to sense chakra fluctuations across hundreds of kilometers. Hearing his subordinate's question, he drew his focus back and looked at him.
"Don't worry. We'll find them soon."
"It wouldn't be bad if the Cloud Ninja discovered our tracks. If we can't find them, we can let them find us. That'll accomplish the same thing."
"Shikaichi, our goal this time is to let the Cloud Ninja know I'm here!"
After speaking, Uzumaki Kuming paid Shikaichi Nara no further attention and once again sank his focus into the Mind's Eye of the Kagura. Its range was terrifyingly vast, and there were far too many chakra signatures to detect in the area. He had to concentrate to sense them. That was the drawback of sensing over such a large area: too much information came in, and it took time to process and distinguish it.
The ninja Uzumaki Kuming had brought along were all elite members of the front-line forces. They were powerful Jonin with plenty of experience. Seeing him focus on sensing, they took up positions around him and kept watch.
After a long while, Uzumaki Kuming opened his eyes.
"Let's go. I found them!"
Uzumaki Kuming leaped back onto the branches, and the