Shin Uchiha kept his Sharingan active the entire time, so to his eyes, Kakashi's Camouflage Concealment Technique was no different from a hundred-watt light bulb.
That meant Shin Uchiha had spotted Kakashi the moment he returned. Since Kakashi had made no effort to muffle his footsteps either, Uzuki Yugao, who had maintained a degree of vigilance throughout, stopped swooning and waited solemnly for him to approach.
Only after Kakashi made several Anbu hand signals to confirm his identity did he approach and rendezvous with the two of them.
In terms of strength, even without Kakashi, who could hold his own against anyone, or Uzuki Yugao, Shin Uchiha alone could practically take on all of Kusagakure and wipe it out.
But brute strength alone could not resolve this situation. They had to ensure that their targets-Karin and her mother-were not killed by enraged Kusagakure ninja. There was also Iwagakure in the neighboring Land of Earth to consider. Relations between the nations were delicate, and they could not give anyone an excuse to declare war on the Land of Fire.
The safest approach was therefore to slip in and take them away quietly.
After meeting up with the two of them, Kakashi explained the situation inside Kusagakure and marked the targets' location. Only then did he describe Karin and her mother's condition, his expression grim.
"I secretly used my Sharingan to examine them closely. The little girl is still doing relatively well, but her mother's chakra has been drained almost completely by those Kusagakure ninja. We have to act immediately, or our target will die."
Before Shin Uchiha could respond, Uzuki Yugao, who had been listening beside him, hurriedly asked, "Drain chakra? You can drain someone's chakra? Is that a Kusagakure secret technique?"
Seeing the confusion written all over Uzuki Yugao's face,