Sasuke on the other side, what are they doing?
Ten days.
For ten days, Sasuke and his team traveled around various small countries, trying to find out the whereabouts of Akatsuki members.
They passed through towns, crossed mountains and forests, came to the underground intelligence network, and dealt with all kinds of people.
From wandering ninja to bounty hunter, from tavern owner to black marketeer.
Some of the news is not worth mentioning, some of it is priceless, and some of it is pure nonsense.
But eventually, a piece of reliable information surfaced.
One of the members of Akatsuki, Kakuzu, will go to a stronghold of Land of Fire soon.
Land of Fire, an unknown hillside.
The four of them stood side by side wearing uniform black hooded cloaks, their hoods flapping in the wind, covering most of their faces.
Sasuke stood at the front, looking across the hillside to the town in the distance that was still lively under the scorching sun.
"According to intelligence, there may be a stronghold of Akatsuki here."
His voice drifted in the wind.
"Look now. If you find anything related to Xiao, come back and report to me first. Disperse your actions."
As soon as he finished speaking, Suigetsu took the lead.
He put one hand in his pocket, carrying Kubikiribōchō on his back, and strode down the mountain with quick steps, his tone as brisk as if he was going shopping.
"I'll go over there and have a look and ask around."
Karin saw that Sasuke had no intention of calling her, so she bit her lip and walked towards him.
"Sasuke-kun, I'm with you--"
"No need."
Sasuke interrupted her with a calm tone. "You go too."
Karin paused in his steps, pursed his lips slightly, and looked reluctant.
But in the end she didn't dare to disobey, she just snorted heavily, turned around and walked towards the other end of the town.
"I know, I know, then you know how to drive me away."
Suigetsu was the first to enter the town.
He didn't look around, nor did he deliberately hide his whereabouts. Instead, he walked straight towards a young gangster squatting in the corner smoking on the street.
"Hello."
The little bastard raised his head, but before he could speak, a cold gaze came down on him.
"Where is your local snake?"
The other side of town.
Karin complained in a low voice as he walked.
"Unkind, cold, stupid, bastard..." She cursed and walked a little faster.
After walking a few blocks, she took a deep breath, forced herself to calm down, closed her eyes and began to feel.
Perception spread like a wave with her as the center.
Chakra for ordinary people in the market, Chakra for ninjas in the distance, and further away...
Her brows wrinkled slightly and she opened her eyes.
Nothing unusual.
She didn't give up, changed direction, and closed her eyes again.
Forest edge.
Jugo stood under an old tree and did not move forward. He did not like places with many people.
Noisy sounds and crowded crowds will make the murderous intention in his body ready to move.
He raised his head and looked at the birds preening on the branches.
"Birds, do you know any suspicious people around here?"
The bird tilted its head, chirped a few times, flapped its wings and flew away.
Jugo looked at their retreating figures in silence, then took steps towards the depths of the forest.-
The other side of the forest.
Ning Xue also chose this place. Compared with densely populated towns, it is easier for Byakugan to catch abnormal Chakra among the trees.
He stepped on the soft soil with light steps.
Byakugan is turned on, and the field of vision penetrates tree trunks and shrubs, sweeping them one by one.
The Chakra of ordinary people. The weak Chakra of animals. There is nothing except these.
He kept walking forward.
I don't know how long it took...
the other side.
Suigetsu carried Kubikiribōchō and walked out of a narrow alley.
He looked back at the several figures lying on the ground in a mess in the depths of the alley, patted the non-existent dust on his clothes, and weighed the bundle of scrolls he had just received in his hand.
"Akatsuki's stronghold..." He read the label on the scroll in a low voice and raised his eyebrows slightly.
"It seems there really is."
He put the scroll in his arms, turned around and strode towards the agreed meeting point.
Meanwhile, Sasuke walked a long way along the edge of town.
The streets gradually changed from lively to deserted, and then from deserted to deserted.
He passed the last few dilapidated wooden houses, and there was only a sparse forest in front of him.
The sun has started to set in the west, about three o'clock in the afternoon.
Nothing was found.
Sasuke stopped, remained silent for a moment, then turned around and returned along the original path.
Just when he thought this action would be in vain.
rustle.
There was a faint sound in the bushes not far away.
Sasuke's footsteps suddenly stopped, and the eyes under the hood suddenly became sharp.
He suddenly looked in the direction of the grass and stared at it for a long time.
But the hand under the cloak had already touched Kusanagi Sword behind his waist, tightening his knuckles.
"Come out."
The sound was not loud, but it was particularly clear in the silent forest.
The bushes shook a few times.
Two figures, one behind the other, slowly walked out of the darkness.
The white-haired man carrying the bloody scythe had a pair of red eyes full of excitement and teasing.
Hidan.
He tilted his head, looked Sasuke up and down, and grinned, showing a sharp Hatake Sakumo.
"Ah, I really didn't expect to meet that guy Itachi's brother here."
Kakuzu stood beside him without saying a word. His emotionless eyes fell on Sasuke, as calmly as if he was looking at a product.
No, to be precise, it's like watching a walking bounty.
After a moment, he spoke, his voice hoarse but faintly filled with excitement.
"Uchiha Sasuke."
There was a glint in his eyes.
"The bounty should not be low."