Sasuke Uchiha's judgment had not come out of nowhere; it was a guess based on his own experience.
The hilly terrain at the center of the island was indeed the best place to build a hidden base.
The uneven ground could provide natural barriers, the dense canopy could conceal it from aerial view, and unexpected underground spaces might well lie beneath those exposed rock formations.
There could hardly be a better place to build a base.
Of course, although the center of the island was the most likely place for a hidden base, they still had to continue searching the perimeter.
One step at a time.
They had already reached the uninhabited island, after all, and with no one disturbing them, they had plenty of time.
However, although this island was some distance from Kirigakure, it could hardly be called remote.
So they also had to watch out for routine Mist Ninja patrols.
Shaking his head, Sasuke pushed down the jumble of emotions in his mind and continued searching the island's perimeter.
Meanwhile, Naruto Uzumaki and Sakura Haruno were doing the same thing.
As time ticked by, they gradually finished searching the relatively small perimeter, and all three headed toward the center of the island without coordinating.
"Nothing from either of them?"
Standing on a large tree, Sasuke gazed in the other directions. He could sense Naruto's and Sakura's chakra very clearly.
Neither of them had sent a signal, however, which meant none of them had found any clues or traces related to the base.
"Then all we can do is keep going toward the center of the island."
Before he had finished speaking, Sasuke saw Naruto and Sakura both begin heading toward the central part of the island.
It seemed they had also searched the perimeter, found no useful