Asura's Wrath: The Divine Tree of the Mental World

As the sun was about to set on the third day.

Toji's team arrived at a river. Once they crossed it and traveled a little farther, they would reach the first stop of their journey: Akatsuki Ninja Village.

The four of them stood atop a thick tree trunk, their gazes fixed on the distance.

"We're almost there."

Hiro Nara gazed at the town's outline at the edge of his vision and could not help sighing. "Akatsuki Ninja Village seems to be developing quite well."

It was normal for a ninja to spend their entire life trapped in their homeland. Opportunities to set foot in other ninja villages usually meant either going undercover to gather intelligence or being captured. Seeing such an obscure little ninja village achieve this level of prosperity naturally left them somewhat surprised.

Toji also made out the town's outline.

He had parasites placed within Akatsuki Ninja Village, but this was the first time he had carefully looked down upon the village from such a perspective. Most of Akatsuki Ninja Village's buildings were built from piled stone, giving Toji an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

He felt as though some other ninja village shared this style.

Pushing those thoughts aside.

Toji reminded them, "Get ready. We'll be entering Akatsuki Ninja Village soon."

The three of them were all experienced Jōnin. They had changed clothes before Toji even needed to remind them, no longer wearing Konoha Jōnin vests.

After all, the mission was to investigate these small ninja villages. Strutting into another ninja village in Konoha uniforms would be no different from telling them that Konoha's angels had arrived.

After changing clothes, they used the Transformation Technique to alter their appearances as well.

Toji then laid out the arrangements. "We'll split into two teams. You three will form one team,