"This looks like..."
"A door that's been shut!!!"
"That's right!"
"Keep digging!"
The Search Team's jonin got to work and soon cleared away all the surrounding earth and rock.
Only then was the Underground Base's true entrance revealed!
An intact stone door appeared before everyone.
Everyone gathered around.
Sasuke Uchiha examined the stone door carefully, then turned to Naruto Uzumaki.
"Have you found anything?"
"There's a very clear chakra signature on the stone door!"
A chakra signature?
There were jonin present who specialized in sensory abilities, but as they stared at the stone door, they could find nothing wrong.
"Chidori Sharp Spear!"
A sharp crackle rang out!
Sasuke pressed two fingers together, and brilliant lightning extended from his fingertips like a spear, striking the stone door in an instant.
The next second, a dense array of complex, unfamiliar patterns emerged on the stone door.
These patterns intertwined according to a strange order, radiating outward from the very center of the stone door to cover its entire surface.
Along those patterns, chakra light that twinkled like starlight flowed slowly.
"Just as I thought! There's a sealing jutsu formula!"
Sasuke lowered his fingers.
With his current strength, the Chidori Sharp Spear he unleashed was powerful enough to pierce any obstacle.
Yet now, it had failed against a stone door.
That alone said a great deal.
However, the sealing jutsu formula on the stone door was completely unfamiliar. He had never seen it before.
The Search Team's members came from various shinobi villages.
Konoha, Sunagakure, Kumogakure, Kirigakure, and Iwagakure were all represented.
Every one of them was an experienced jonin. Even if they did not specialize in sealing jutsu, they at least had a basic understanding of each village's jutsu formula systems.
But now, they exchanged looks.
Clearly, none of them recognized it.