That day, he found something to eat on the streets as usual, then left the village. This time, he veered slightly off course again, but his general destination remained unchanged.
While flying, however, Yechen deliberately slowed down and spread out his spiritual power. Then the corners of his mouth lifted slightly.
Along the way, he had sensed quite a few people hiding in the mountain forests below.
They were well concealed, but how could they evade his spiritual probing?
There was only one explanation for this: his plan had worked.
Yechen picked up speed, but did not leave them too far behind. Just as before, he kept stringing them along.
Halfway through the journey, Yechen suddenly accelerated, flying swiftly toward the place where he had trained yesterday.
The Root Ninja lost track of their target as a result.
Of course, Yechen had done this deliberately. If they found his training spot so quickly, Danzo would grow suspicious. Anything obtained too easily would raise doubts.
As the saying went, the bait had to be offered a little at a time. He had to make them feel that they had endured countless hardships to find it. Only then would they believe it without question and consider it the answer they had been seeking.
Another seven days passed in a flash.
Konoha.
The Root Base.
Inside an office, Danzo was looking through the surveillance report in his hands.
Only after a long while did he set the report down and address the subordinate before him.
"You've confirmed the target's whereabouts?"
"Yes, sir," the Root Ninja replied.
"The Red Shadow Squad and the Gray Eagle Squad have roughly narrowed down the target's area of activity. We believe we can pinpoint his location in another day or two."
Hearing this confident answer, Danzo nodded in