"W-Wait, look over there!"
One of the dark-skinned ninjas had widened his eyes as he stared blankly beneath the distant cliff, shouting at his companions.
Hearing him, the others hurriedly looked in the direction he was pointing. When they saw Las Noches, seated beneath the cliff like some colossal beast, every one of them froze, their faces filled with shock!
"So... this is where Las Noches is located..."
"Y-You've got to be kidding me. How could anyone possibly build such a magnificent structure here...?"
Several Cloud Ninja spoke in alarm, their voices faintly trembling.
Perhaps... the moment they thought of what they were about to do, they instantly lost some of their confidence.
"Stop being so surprised..."
"Didn't Lord Raikage's intelligence already explain some things about Las Noches...? What's there to be surprised about?"
While the Cloud Ninja stood dumbfounded, a middle-aged Cloud Ninja who was clearly the leader of their group spoke in a deep voice.
However, though his tone was steady, his expression was equally grave. There was even... a trace of the astonishment that had only just faded from his face...
Clearly...
He was probably nowhere near as relaxed as he sounded, nor did he truly take the other side lightly.
Upon hearing him, the young Cloud Ninja named Sachi was the first to recover, quickly saying, "Yes, Lord Sairo!"
After hearing the two of them, the rest also gradually recovered, though their expressions inevitably remained somewhat dispirited.
At that moment, Sasuke and Fu Ryosuke, who were hiding nearby, quietly observed the group of Cloud Ninja, curious about why they had appeared here.
In the clearing, the middle-aged Cloud Ninja named Sairo stepped before the others, his gaze sharp as he said in a deep voice, "Our purpose on this mission is to infiltrate the Hollow Spirit