The two of them avoided fifteen waves of patrols before finally approaching the dungeon.
"Kazahana Dotō must know that Sandayū posted a mission in Konoha. Otherwise, he wouldn't be this vigilant."
Watching a pair of patrol soldiers walk away, Kakashi spoke thoughtfully.
He was actually quite curious why Chentian did not simply help Kazahana Koyuki reclaim her country. He knew Chentian had the strength to do so.
But since Chentian had not mentioned it, there was no need for him to ask. It was surely for Konoha's development.
As they walked, the space before them suddenly opened up. There was nothing within a hundred-meter radius except the dungeon entrance at the very center.
"What are you going to do now?" Chentian turned to Kakashi with a teasing smile.
The Underground Submarine Voyage Technique was definitely out of the question. The area around the dungeon was all solid rock, making it impossible to get in that way.
They were about a hundred meters from the entrance, with forty or fifty soldiers guarding the space in between.
Kakashi could handle them, but making sure none of them made a sound was clearly impossible.
Kakashi smiled as though nothing was wrong. "Since we can't sneak in, we'll charge in! As long as we leave before enemy reinforcements arrive, the mission will be complete."
After thinking for a moment, he added, "It'll take Kazahana Dotō around ten minutes to get here after receiving the news. We have to finish this within eight minutes!"
Though he made it sound good, Kakashi was not worried in the slightest.
If the operation went smoothly, they would rescue the target and leave. If it did not, then sorry—these people could just die!
After all, there was still a freak beside him who had beaten the Nine-Tails head-on. If