The caravan moved slowly.
Ninjas traveled fast. At full speed, the journey from Konoha to the Land of Fields took only a day or two.
But ox carts hauling goods could cover at most fifteen to twenty kilometers a day.
Uchiha Minamoto and Shisui Uchiha were in no hurry either. They traveled with the caravan during the day and took turns keeping watch at night.
They stopped and started along the way, and the entire journey seemed uneventful.
But in reality...
Uchiha Minamoto kept his [Lightning Sense] active almost around the clock.
Along the way, he had detected at least three groups of ninjas secretly watching them.
However, those people only observed from a distance and showed no signs of making a move.
Nearly a week later...
The caravan finally left the Land of Fire and entered the Land of Fields.
Because of the war between the two great nations to the north in recent years, the small Land of Fields had inevitably been affected as well.
Most of the villages they saw along the way were dilapidated, their fields abandoned.
"There's a small village up ahead."
The caravan leader pointed at a cluster of indistinct buildings not far ahead, his face wreathed in smiles.
"Thank you both for your hard work along the way, honored ninjas. Once we enter the village, I'll treat you to some drinks."
Uchiha Minamoto and Shisui Uchiha exchanged a glance.
Both read the same meaning in the other's eyes-
Something big was coming.
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The caravan slowly advanced, and the outline of the small village grew clearer.
Just then...
Uchiha Minamoto suddenly stopped.
Beside him, Shisui Uchiha stopped almost at the same instant.
"Honored ninjas?"
The caravan leader jogged over,