The three Root operatives had not expected to encounter Team Kakashi here. They had only just arrived with Danzo's orders to warn Orochimaru, and already these people had found the place.
There was no need to think about it. Uchiha Yan must have used Danzo. No wonder he had been so confident that he could find Orochimaru.
They had come here for two reasons: to see whether Kakashi really was looking for Orochimaru, and to find out who had been following them without their noticing a thing.
Seeing only Kakashi and his two teammates, Yamanaka Fū's eyes flickered with confusion.
"Kakashi, just the three of you? What are you doing here?"
"A mission! That's classified!"
"Kakashi, I don't want to fight you. Go back on your own."
Bzzzt...
Kakashi had no intention of saying anything. Blue light rose from his right hand, making it clear that he would attack even if they did not.
Uchiha Yan stepped forward, trying to ease the tension:
"Come on! We're all on missions. Why fight? Kakashi, they only came to ask how we followed them all this way. They have no intention of stopping us.
"And you Root seniors, we're only looking for Orochimaru's help. We're not really trying to kill him, nor could we. Isn't that right?
"How about this? I'll tell you the whole story so you have something to report, and you don't stand in our way."
Yamanaka Fū glanced at his two teammates. Seeing them nod slightly, he nodded to Yan as well.
"Actually, I didn't follow you here. I divined the location myself."
As he spoke, Uchiha Yan bent down, picked up three random leaves, and tossed them onto the ground:
"Do you know about divination? It can foretell anything from the rise and fall of nations to the