Mystic Eyes Appear!

Unlike the "assassination" Shiro had once used against the bandits, this time the gap in strength between them and the enemy was too great. They could not use that kind of high-end assassination method.

This group's base was a deep, secluded cave. The entrance was extremely well concealed, and ordinary methods would never have found it. If Ayue had not had an over-the-top method like magecraft...

They might really have had to proceed step by step, just as Shiro had imagined.

Once the operation began, Shisui and Soji instantly hid themselves and quietly headed into the cave. At the same time, Ayue walked to one side outside the cave.

Her fingers began drawing in the air, and from time to time she scattered some powder. After a short while, a simple bounded field appeared.

What came after was simple. Ayue took out a test tube and poured out the Volumen Hydrargyrum inside. As she controlled it to spread apart and sneak into the cave, she herself retreated into the bounded field.

She vanished without a trace.

On this side, after Shisui and Soji infiltrated the cave, they discovered it was not as dark as it looked from the outside. After turning a few corners, faint, indistinct light began to appear.

Of course, forks in the path began to appear as well.

As the three had discussed beforehand, each of them was responsible for one passage. As for the extra passages, whoever finished assassinating their targets first would go clean them up.

Naturally, the ones to be cleared first were the ninjas whose information they already knew. They did not have much Chakra, the standard wandering ninja template.

Even so, Soji still did not let his guard down. He continued to maintain stealth, placed his right hand on the ground, and