Seeing that their captain remained silent and was still watching their surroundings, the ninja who had been the first to mock him asked in confusion, "Boss, you don't actually believe what that monkey guy said, do you?"
Hearing this, Ito glanced at him but did not answer. Instead, he continued observing their surroundings.
Unlike these ordinary people, who had merely been modified by Lord Orochimaru and then gained the power of ninja, he had already been a ninja before receiving his modifications.
Though he had only been a Chunin, he had still received systematic ninja education and training, and he knew that carelessness was never allowed at any time.
Especially since, before they set out, Lord Orochimaru had deliberately reminded them that this mission might be extremely dangerous. That made carelessness even more unacceptable.
Monkey's modifications had strengthened his perception, so his instincts could not be ignored.
However, Ito only thought these things to himself and did not say them aloud.
In his view, the other three were merely expendables for this mission. There was no need for them to know too much. Perhaps that would even make it easier to draw out the person watching them from the shadows.
Just as Ito was thinking this, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him.
"Who's there?"
Ito was horrified. As he shouted a warning, he abruptly threw the Kunai he had long since been gripping in his palm.
After that, without caring whether it had hit the other party or not, he leaped backward and landed on the other side of the ship, putting the three who had been trading barbs in front of him as a shield.
When the three heard Ito's warning, they all turned around. Seeing a stranger had appeared, they were first stunned, then all charged