After Muzan boarded the ship, the Anbu ninja following behind him were put in a difficult position. Pakura was also an elite ninja; if they got too close, they might be detected, causing the mission to fail.
"What should we do?"
One Anbu ninja stared blankly at the departing ship. They had no idea when the next ship would leave, nor did they know which city Muzan would approach.
"Shanye Song went after him. There shouldn't be any problems, right?"
The act they had just put on had given Konoha's Anbu quite a scare. They had thought he had truly been killed by Pakura. He must have used a substitute and infiltrated the ship at the same time.
"Let's hope nothing goes wrong."
Several Anbu ninja regretted their decision. If the mission failed, they would plummet in the Third Hokage's estimation and might even be removed from their posts.
The two Root ninja in the team trembled slightly. Root's punishments were far more brutal than the Anbu's.
Meanwhile, aboard the ship already sailing across the sea, there were two people in one of the rooms.
"What a hassle."
Although Pakura had a disciple, he was a ninja and did not require her particular care.
But this was a noble child, and he was injured besides. It gave Pakura quite a headache.
"I never expected such a huge disturbance on this trip to the Land of Water."
She would rather fight enemy ninja than care for an injured child. Even though Muzan neither cried nor fussed, his pale face and the slight chill of his body beneath her hand spoke of his frailty.
"If I had the chance to choose again, I would definitely take a detour."
Muzan had already awakened. Watching Pakura leave, he calculated the timing in his mind.