When those words rang out in his mind, Sasuke froze for a moment, then glanced at Naruto.
Their eyes met, and they gave each other a slight nod.
Karin, Suigetsu, and Jūgo were all Jonin too, so they naturally understood what Naruto meant.
The three remained unmoved, as though they had heard nothing.
Of course, that was deliberate.
To keep any hidden enemies from realizing they knew they were being watched, Karin even remarked casually, "The weather is lovely today."
Suigetsu and Jūgo dutifully looked up as well. "It is."
After a brief rest,
the group set off again.
Karin walked over to Naruto and Sasuke and said quietly, "I haven't sensed the enemy's location."
Hearing this, Naruto said, "That's normal. Whatever's watching us might not even be human."
This naturally made the two think of animals or birds.
Jūgo, for example, could use the power of nature to turn sparrows into his eyes and ears.
And technically, Black Zetsu was not human at all, so it was only natural that Karin could not sense his true body.
As the group drew closer to the Uchiha Ancestral Residence,
Karin rushed to the front again and warned them, "There's a powerful chakra presence up ahead. I don't know whether it's friend or foe."
But no sooner had Karin spoken
than a Blue-Haired Woman wearing a Red Cloud Cloak appeared atop a concrete building ahead.
She carried a bandage-wrapped weapon resembling a large sword over her shoulder and smiled at the five approaching figures.
"It's only been two years. Who would have thought Itachi's younger sister would have grown so much?"
Kisame might have descended from fishmen; perhaps fish oil moisturized his skin and slowed aging. Two years seemed to have left no trace on his face.
When all five ignored him,