"All right, you two, stop it. Although the information Lord Jiraiya's Tree Frog sent said these were the only Iwagakure ninja here, we should still hurry back to camp to be safe."
Just as Asuma Sarutobi and Obito Uchiha stood face-to-face, about to begin their duel, Rin Nohara walked over, pulled them apart, and spoke gently.
"Hmph, I'll let you off this time for Rin-chan's sake, Hokage's son."
After being pulled away, Obito Uchiha snorted and quickly went to Rin Nohara's side. He always listened to what she said.
But Obito Uchiha had no intention of holding his tongue.
At his words, Asuma Sarutobi immediately shouted in anger.
"Dead last who hasn't even awakened his Sharingan, do you have a death wish?!"
"All right, Asuma, stop arguing. Let's listen to Rin and head back to camp first. Speaking of which, Lord Jiraiya's intelligence network is amazing. He actually knew in advance that an Iwagakure squad would infiltrate this place."
Kurenai Yuhi stepped forward and gently tugged Asuma Sarutobi's arm to calm him down, then looked at the Iwagakure ninja lying on the ground under her genjutsu.
"I heard Minato-sensei mention it. Lord Jiraiya is an inheritor of Mount Myōboku, one of the summoning grounds. Through his connection to Mount Myōboku, Lord Jiraiya can communicate with every kind of frog in the Shinobi World.
"And there are huge numbers of tree frogs in the Land of Grass. Apart from the Iwagakure base, where they've carried out large-scale purges, Lord Jiraiya can learn about any activity elsewhere as long as there are tree frogs there."
Beside them, Kakashi put away his wiped-clean Ninja Blade and spoke calmly.
"Summoning grounds? How did I forget Minato-sensei mentioning that? Still, a sacred ground-that sounds amazing. Too bad I haven't taken the Nekomata Clan's trial yet.