"Creeeak-"
The doors, which had been shut for a long time, were pushed open again, and Naruto Uzumaki cautiously walked inside.
If Obito Uchiha were still alive, he certainly would not have been this relaxed.
But now, it did not matter.
Whatever this base had been used for and however tight its defenses had been, none of it needed to concern him anymore.
Continuing down the stairs that had suddenly appeared, Naruto could tell he was heading underground.
That alone suggested this base could not be very small.
And as he ventured deeper, Naruto did indeed see several rooms.
He picked one and pushed the door open, walking straight inside.
Beyond the door was a stone chamber of about thirty or forty square meters, roughly three meters high, with clear signs of reinforcement overhead.
A thick layer of dust covered the chamber floor. Judging by the complete absence of marks in the dust, no one had been here for a very, very long time.
There was nothing extra in the room, just a very simple bed and nothing else.
Naruto checked the chamber, confirmed that there were no concealed doors or secret rooms, and walked straight back out.
Looking deeper into the dark passage, he could clearly make out one stone chamber after another.
"Shadow Clone Technique!"
There are quite a few places to search today. Better send out the shadow clones.
Naruto had not forgotten that Shibuki and the ninja from Takigakure were still waiting outside the base.
So he could not take his time searching.
"Same as before. Focus on checking whether this base has any secret rooms or Sharingan."
"Yeah!"
"Move out!"
The shadow clones' footsteps gradually faded into the deep, dark passage, while the original Naruto stood at the entrance to the first stone chamber, his