With only a rough area to go on, finding a passage from the ground to the moon was very difficult.
Shihōin Naraku remembered that in the original story, the team Konoha sent had discovered that passage because Hinata Hyuga had stumbled upon a kunai Hanabi Hyuga had lost.
Only with that specially marked kunai had Naruto Uzumaki and the others pinpointed the location and discovered the passage.
The problem now, however, was that reality had diverged greatly from the story.
This time, Otsutsuki Toneri had sent puppets to attack Hyuga Hiashi and his group outside the village before abducting Hanabi.
He had not invaded Konoha directly.
Of course, compared to the original story, reality had an additional, exceptionally powerful ninja in Naraku.
It was precisely because he had taken Naraku's presence into account and feared alerting him that Otsutsuki Toneri had launched his surprise attack outside the village.
But that meant many things would change as well.
For example, Hanabi might not lose her kunai this time for Konoha's search personnel to discover.
Whether she had done so deliberately or accidentally.
So, to find that passage, they had to send more search personnel to carry out the mission.
Only then could they ensure success.
Inside the communications room at Number Nine Outpost.
Shikamaru watched the communications equipment before him, patiently waiting for the village's reply.
Before long, the indicator light on the equipment began to flash.
Shihōin Naraku had sent instructions.
"What did Lord Hokage say?" Naruto asked, coming closer.
With strangers around, Naruto knew to mind his manners and did not address Naraku directly as Big Brother.
Tokuma Hyuga picked up the recorded message and quickly scanned it, a look of surprise crossing his face. "Lord Hokage has issued new orders!"
He briefly summarized Naraku's instructions.
First, the