Chapter 301: Begin

The unexpected turn had already occurred, so it was time to act.

The plan for this operation was actually very simple: enter Death Valley, find Hoshigakure, kill Akaboshi, and seize the target of their mission from them.

Then they would retreat swiftly and cleanly.

Given the Dawn Organization's current strength, this could practically be called effortless.

After all, with Hinata holding the fort, dealing with such a small ninja village would be extremely easy.

Once they had made their decision, they immediately began to act. First, Winter Rain and Kurama Mutsu somehow found a rope.

Then they found a rather broad tree and tied the unconscious Natsuhi to it, wrapping the rope around her several times.

Only after finishing all that did Hinata and the others begin making their way down toward the relay point built from wooden stakes.

It was not particularly late yet, but those accustomed to the place had already gone to sleep early.

After all, that was simply the environment and atmosphere here.

Akaboshi appeared to be extremely busy at the moment, still occupied with something even at this hour.

After quite some time, he finally raised his head.

At that moment, the door slowly opened, and two people walked into the room.

The two did not seem particularly restrained after entering. Though they were nominally supposed to follow Akaboshi,

they knew each other's true circumstances, so there was no need for unnecessary pleasantries.

Seeing this, Akaboshi said nothing.

Instead, he got straight to the point. "Shizang, how are those little brats from Konoha? Can they have any effect on us?"

Shizang shook his head. "Though those kids are young, they are indeed ninjas from a Great Ninja Village."

"Their observation skills, analytical abilities, and several other aspects are unexpectedly outstanding."

"After what happened today, they