Early the next morning.
Xuandou put away the latest intelligence an Anbu Ninja had delivered on Murotsu, the rogue ninja from Amegakure, and Research Ninja Shukuse, formerly of Konoha.
He looked thoughtful.
According to the report, Murotsu and Shoujuse had spent several days on the coast southeast of the Land of Fire, near the ruins of Uzushio Village.
During that time, Shoujuse, whose face bore no scars and who looked like an ordinary person, had disguised himself as a civilian and purchased a large quantity of supplies.
A small portion of those supplies consisted of tools for digging through earth and breaking rock, infiltration and climbing, and illumination and scouting.
Although Shoujuse had mixed those tools in with other items.
The attentive Anbu Ninjas had still noticed them.
However, under Xuandou's orders, the Anbu Ninjas had not only deliberately ignored the pair's movements but also provided some help with their activities.
Still, the Anbu Ninjas tracking them had dutifully reported this intelligence.
They had also noted their suspicion that, while taking a roundabout route, the two were purposefully preparing to explore a tomb.
Meanwhile, after spending several days on the coast.
Murotsu and Shoujuse had broken through the encirclement with a cool-faced Kunoichi dressed in a fitted blue ninja outfit and headed toward the Land of Rain.
Now, after being continuously tracked by Anbu Ninjas for half a year as they darted back and forth across the Land of Fire, the Land of Wind, and the Land of Earth, the two.
Along with the Kunoichi who had suddenly appeared.
Had vanished without a trace in a strange, inexplicable manner.
Murotsu, Shoujuse, tools, a fitted blue outfit, a cool-faced Kunoichi, the Land of Rain, their sudden disappearance...
As these pieces of intelligence came together, Xuandou understood at once.
The Uchiha weapon