So That's Where It Was, Tsunade's Warning

The complete integration of the Eastern Front Camps has unleashed the full fighting power of the Konoha Ninja.

In just one day, Konoha drove the Mist Ninjas back from land to sea, but faced with the vast ocean, Konoha stopped in its tracks.

This is not only because the sea is Mist Village's home ground, but also because Konoha has not yet found Mist Village's Camp.

Without a clear objective, Konoha had no way to utilize its strengths.

Now, all the pressure fell on Taiichi's shoulders.

In order to find the Mist Village's Camp, Taiichi used many methods, including torture, Genjutsu, and tracking the fleeing soldiers. However, perhaps because the targets he captured were all minor figures, they didn't even know where the Mist Village Camp was, which puzzled Taiichi greatly.

With the two days he had given up approaching, Taiichi had no choice but to seek outside help.

Inside the Camp, Taiichi quickly found his target at the Mission Office.

"Hizashi, do you have time?" Taiichi greeted him from afar. He and Hizashi were old friends and had worked together on many missions.

"Taiichi!" Following the voice, Hizashi saw who had called him and immediately smiled. "You're such a busy man, what brings you here today?"

"Sigh, don't say anymore, I came here to ask for your help."

Taiichi sighed; this was a rare occurrence for him, which immediately piqued Hizashi's interest.

"What, is there something that can stump you?" Hizashi teased, as opportunities to make fun of Taiichi were rare.

Taiichi wasn't shy at all; they were all friends, so he didn't mind being laughed at.

He then recounted his situation to Hizashi, "In short, I want you to use your Byakugan to help me find the Mist Village's Camp."

Hizashi's white eyes Hizashi, and he stammered, "This is a bit difficult, isn't it? Searching such a large area of the sea in a single day, even if there were Byakugan, it wouldn't be possible!"

"Of course, we can't use the conventional search method. I'll take you straight up into the sky. With my flying speed and your Byakugan vision, we can search the entire ocean in no time."

Taiichi spoke with great confidence, but Hizashi still couldn't imagine such a scene. However, since Taiichi had asked, he would definitely help him.

"I'm fine with it, but I'm worried I won't be able to help you then."

I still lack confidence in my Hizashi.

"Haha, don't worry, you just check it out, leave the rest to me."

After saying that, Taiichi led Hizashi to a deserted place, and four chains extended from behind him and wrapped around Hizashi's body.

"Attention, we're about to take off!"

Wings materialized behind Taiichi and flapped rapidly with the help of Wind Style. Amidst the flying sand and stones, Taiichi and Hizashi slowly ascended into the air.

The difficulty of taking off reminded Taiichi of Ōnoki's Earth Style: Light-Weight Rock Technique. "That Ninjutsu is great; it's perfect for the current situation."

If Taiichi could master this Ninjutsu, he wouldn't need to make such a grand spectacle every time he took people flying.

The entangled Hizashi below was experiencing a completely different feeling from Taiichi. This was the first time in his life he had ever experienced flight, and it was impossible for him not to be excited.

However, at this current speed, it seems unlikely that the entire sea area can be searched in a short time. Hizashi thought to himself with a small grumble.

"Attention, we need to speed up!"

Taiichi's voice came from above, Hizashi clearly sensed a layer of wind-attribute Chakra surrounding him, and his speed indeed increased.

At first, I didn't pay much attention to the Hizashi, but gradually things started to look wrong; the rate of increase was too fast.

The objects close at hand seemed to be stretched into a straight line in his vision, flashing past in an instant. After a while, he felt dizzy, and only when he looked into the distance did his vision return to normal.

"Hizashi, listen up, we're about to enter the sea."

It was only then that Hizashi noticed that in just a few minutes they had arrived at the beach from the Camp; if they had run on land, it would have taken them an hour.

With that kind of speed, coupled with the detection range of his Byakugan, it's actually quite possible for him to Scout such a large area of the sea.

"Then I'll begin." Hizashi responded simply, then focused his Chakra into his eyes.

Byakugan, open.

The veins around his eyes are bulging, and his field of vision is constantly expanding outwards. Hizashi's Byakugan vision has expanded to a range of 7 kilometers.

At a glance, a flood of visual information rushes into the mind, and coupled with the extremely high speed of movement, this makes the amount of information that the brain has to process in a short period of time even greater.

Hizashi suddenly felt his head spin, and it took him a long time to calm down.

Above, Taiichi seemed to have noticed Hizashi's abnormality and asked with concern, "How are you? Are you alright?"

Hizashi didn't say anything, just gave an OK sign, and started searching intently.

Round and round, with each sweep extending Taiichi 5 kilometers outwards into the sea, on the sixth Hizashi, a sudden shout came from below, "Stop!"

Taiichi immediately flapped his wings forward, his Chakra surging violently around him, and a reverse gale was generated, which quickly reduced their speed. Even so, when they came to a stop, they had flown another three or four kilometers.

"Taiichi, turn around, there was an island over there." Hizashi excitedly called out to Taiichi, pointing in the direction they had come from.

Taiichi looked puzzled. He had looked there before and there was no island there, but Taiichi didn't say anything and slowly flew in the direction Hizashi was pointing.

"There, do you see that? A place covered in thick fog!"

Taiichi looked toward the spot the Hizashi pointed to, and sure enough, there was a large cloud of Dense Mist there.

Such Dense Mist fog is rare on the ocean, but it does exist. Taiichi often encountered it during his patrols, but he never paid much attention to it, usually just scanning it with his senses and leaving without noticing anything.

Now that Hizashi has specifically pointed this out, Taiichi naturally wants to observe it carefully.

The problem wasn't visible to the naked eye. Taiichi lowered his altitude until his Chakra Perception covered it, but he still couldn't find anything unusual. When Taiichi switched to his Soul Vision, he finally discovered the difference.

The dense clusters of soul-like light, distinctly different from those of wild animals, clearly told Taiichi that this was the hidden Camp of the Mist Village.

Good heavens, they even fooled his Chakra Perception. They're not to be underestimated. If it weren't for Byakugan Hizashi, he would have wasted another day.

It turns out that the Mist Village's Camp was not built on an island in the open sea; instead, they used fog and Barriers to obscure Taiichi's vision and senses.

It's also Taiichi's fault for not paying attention during his Scout; otherwise, he would have discovered the location of the Mist Village much earlier.

"Hizashi, you've really helped me a lot!" Taiichi's words were filled with joy. He had finally found Mist Village's Camp before the deadline and hadn't ruined his reputation Taichi Matsushita.

"Let's go back now and report this information to Teacher Tsunade."

After saying that, Taiichi increased his altitude again and flew faster towards the Konoha Camp.

At the same time, in the Mist Village Camp below, the high -Mist Village ranking officials, unaware that their Camp had been discovered, were holding a meeting.

After a long period of no progress, and now unable to even set foot on land, these setbacks finally provoked the dissatisfaction of the Third Mizukage.

Sure enough, Karatachi Yagura, the top lieutenant under the Third Mizukage, was dispatched to oversee the battle.

Don't underestimate Yagura just because he's short and has a baby face. The three clan leaders present all know how formidable this guy is.

The Third Mizukage might not bother with them because of his status, but this guy doesn't hold grudges when he does things, often leaving them speechless and extremely uncomfortable.

"Lord Asuka, you are the Commander of this expedition. After so long, you should have come up with a corresponding strategy. If we just stay here in this stalemate, the village will be under a heavy burden during our sea expedition."

Karatachi Yagura spoke slowly and deliberately, as if the matter had nothing to do with him, but his eyes were fixed on Mizunuki Asuka, waiting for him to come up with a solution.

"Everyone, the village has expressed its dissatisfaction. What should we do next? Please feel free to speak your mind." Mizunuki Asuka was also helpless. Konoha was more difficult to deal with than they had imagined. It wasn't as desperate as they had thought before the war started.

They simply drew some men from various families and assigned them a suitable Commander, and they managed to hold off these elite Mist Village Hidden Army forces at sea.

What can they do now?

"What's there to say? It's just a big fight. So far, all we've done is engage in small skirmishes. Why don't we gather our forces and, while they still don't have enough intelligence on us, have a head-on confrontation?"

Kaguya Kuma shouted in annoyance. He had long been fed up with this dragging-out fighting style, which was too petty. A real man should charge straight in and settle the matter with a decisive battle.

Mizunuki Asuka and Hozuki Hoshizuki exchanged a glance and nodded. In the current situation, there really wasn't any particularly good solution. Although Kaguya Kuma's idea was extreme, it was undoubtedly the best way to break the balance.

"That's settled then. Everyone, get ready. But even if it's going to be a big fight, we need to find a suitable opportunity."

The orders were quickly relayed down the ranks, and the Mist Ninja began preparations for battle, eagerly anticipating the arrival of this great war.

On Taiichi's side, the journey of several tens of kilometers takes only a dozen minutes at full speed, including the time for acceleration and deceleration.

Hizashi his feet touched the ground again, he couldn't help but flinch. His legs felt weak; the experience of being carried high in the air was far from pleasant.

"Hizashi, let's go find Lady Tsunade together. I really can't find the Mist Village Camp without your help this time."

Taiichi smiled and stepped forward to help Hizashi up, preventing him from collapsing to the ground.

Hizashi knew that Taiichi meant well, wanting him to share some of the credit. After all, there were many Hyuga clan members in the Camp, and this was not something only he could do; any other Hyuga ninja could have done it.

The two went together to the Central Command Tent and found Tsunade engrossed in reviewing documents.

After the report...

"Teacher Tsunade, if it weren't for Hizashi's help, I might not have been able to find the Mist Village Camp this time."

L6

Taiichi didn't forget to mention Hizashi's contributions, as if he was afraid Tsunade would forget about him.

Tsunade gave Taiichi a strange look, then nodded kindly to Hizashi. She knew Hizashi Hyuga; he was the younger brother of the clan Hiashi, Hiashi. Although he was a member of the Branch Family, he was one of the best Jonin in terms of both his work and strength.

It now appears that he and Taiichi are actually acquaintances, which makes her think even more highly of him.

"The Hizashi work certainly deserves a lot of credit, but don't you have more questions?"

Tsunade widened as she glared sternly at Taiichi, leaving Taiichi stunned and bewildered, not understanding what he had done wrong.

Hizashi Hyuga, who had been standing to the side, immediately spoke up, "Lady Tsunade, I have a mission to hand over, so I'll head out now."

It's best for him not to get involved when the master is disciplining his apprentice.

Tsunade waved to him, and Hizashi immediately bowed and left the tent, giving Taiichi a helpless look as he left.

Taiichi was furious. "Brother, I helped you gain merit, but you abandon me now. I really misjudged you."

After the Hizashi left, the once lively camp became quiet, and the staff officers who were busy had also left the camp without anyone noticing.

"Teacher Tsunade, what are you doing? I completed the task on time." Taiichi stammered. It was the first time he had seen Tsunade like this, and he couldn't help feeling a little uneasy.

"It seems you still don't realize where you went wrong?"

Seeing Taiichi's reaction, Tsunade's anger intensified. She stared at Taiichi and questioned him, word by word, "Do you think you're invincible now that you're so powerful?"

Taiichi shook his head blankly. He really hadn't thought that way. The Ninja World was so complex. With his current strength, he couldn't even compare to Senju Hashirama back then, so how could he dare to say he was invincible?

"So this is your attitude towards missions? You searched a Mist Village Camp for so long, and you were fooled by a Hidden Mist Technique and a Sensing Concealment Barrier? This only shows that you didn't take your opponents seriously at all. Do you even consider ordinary ninjas a threat?"

Tsunade's angry rebuke was like a wake-up call, sounding an alarm for Taiichi. Reflecting on his mindset during this period, it seemed that something was indeed wrong.

It's not that they think they're invincible, but rather that they've lost all respect for ordinary ninjas, which is a terrifying thing.

The Ninja World has never lacked examples of the weak defeating the strong. Not to mention the Shikamaru team's victory over the immortal duo in the original work, which is still an event, there was also the ancient story of the Sage of Six Paths and his brother Hamura Otsutsuki Teuchi Kaguya Otsutsuki.

He's barely even started, and he's already looking down on ordinary ninjas? Isn't that just asking for trouble?

Thinking about it, Taiichi couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

"Teacher, I know I was wrong." Taiichi lowered his head and sincerely apologized.

"It's good that you know you're wrong!" Tsunade said earnestly. She took two steps forward and patted Taiichi on the shoulder. "The Ninja World is a dangerous place, and being a ninja is an even more dangerous profession. If you're not careful, death awaits you. I don't want to have to attend your funeral after finally taking on a disciple."

His voice was low and sorrowful. Taiichi looked up and saw Tsunade's desolate expression. He knew in a moment that Tsunade must be thinking about the deaths of her brother and lover again.

They both lost their lives due to momentary carelessness, a situation so similar to Taiichi's.

After a long while, Tsunade rallied her spirits again. She looked at Taiichi and said, "Now that you've found the Mist Village Camp, we should naturally give them a surprise. Pass down the order, we're going to cause them trouble tonight!"