"What happened?"
"Why did such thick fog suddenly rise over the island?"
Standing at the bow, the boat owner stared blankly at the thick fog everywhere, which had enveloped the entire island in the blink of an eye.
Without even having to think about it, the experienced captain knew something was wrong.
Clearly, the three who had gone ashore had encountered something that triggered this strange phenomenon.
"I hope nothing goes wrong."
As a civilian from the Land of Waves, the captain was rather sympathetic toward the Land of Fire and Konoha.
If something really happened to Sasuke and the other two, he felt he had a responsibility to pass this information on to Konoha's ninja.
"It shouldn't come to that. Those three ninja from Konoha looked pretty strong," the captain muttered to himself.
He watched the lingering fog, feeling uneasy.
"Found it."
Sasuke Uchiha opened his eyes, his Three-Tomoe Sharingan gleaming scarlet in the fog.
Without further hesitation, he raced in the direction he had sensed.
The dense fog churned around him, trying to interfere with his judgment, but his target remained clearly visible to him.
Whoever set up this barrier was cautious, Sasuke analyzed inwardly as he sped along. But a barrier like this only exposes the base's existence.
No one would set up such tight defenses somewhere with nothing to protect.
These barriers themselves had become the best signposts.
"The harder they try to hide something, the more worthwhile it is to find it," Sasuke said quietly.
Elsewhere, Sakura Haruno moved a little more slowly, but she was in no hurry.
She knew that charging blindly through a barrier like this was the stupidest thing she could do.
The dense fog did more than obscure vision; more importantly, it disrupted intruders' sense of direction.
If she