Afterward, Miroku and Former Shrine Maiden accompanied Kazemori Masaki and Kagami Uchiha to the coast where the cave lay. It was within the Land of Demons, so it was not particularly far. This outing was nominally a tour of the country's scenic attractions, chiefly to avoid drawing attention and conceal as much of the two men's purpose as possible. They could also discuss establishing diplomatic ties along the way, which was Kagami Uchiha's other assignment besides investigating the Totsuka Blade's whereabouts.
As far as the public was concerned, Kagami Uchiha had come to strengthen relations with the Land of Demons in the first place. Visiting the cave could easily be a stop along the way. It was perfectly reasonable, and most people would find nothing suspicious about it.
Konoha Ninja Village boasted lush vegetation and abundant greenery, but little coastal scenery. After all, it lay inland, whereas the Land of Demons was closer to the sea. Two successive generations of the Land of Demons' highly revered Shrine Maidens accompanied the envoys from Konoha Ninja Village on their tour along the coast.
Since they were traveling under the pretext of admiring the Land of Demons' scenery, there was nothing odd about the two Shrine Maidens accompanying them. Miroku could also introduce the sights to the two men. Kazemori Masaki's previous visit had been strictly for a mission, and he had never properly toured the country.
This coast, for instance, was somewhere Kazemori Masaki had never even heard of, let alone visited. Left to his own devices, he certainly would not have imagined that the Totsuka Blade might be in a place like this. He had no idea how Uchiha Itachi had found it.
After turning it over in his mind, he concluded that Uchiha Itachi might have deliberately collected various Uchiha