"From now until I notify you, you don't need to take part in any missions. You only need to recover your strength, especially you, Minato. Recover as soon as possible so you can face the coming battle at your peak. This mission is still classified. You must not reveal it to anyone. Understood?"
"Understood!"
Once Ye Feng had finished explaining everything, he dismissed them.
It was not time to fight yet. Not only had they not recovered their strength, but Ye Feng still did not know where Iwagakure's forces were. He also needed to infiltrate the Sunagakure Camp and bring back the bodies of the Konoha Ninja first.
Ye Feng felt that he had far too much to do. This hardly seemed like work for an ordinary soldier; it seemed more like something Orochimaru should be doing.
Much later, deep into the night, Ye Feng sensed the camp gradually growing quiet and knew it was time to leave.
Taking advantage of a moment when no one was paying attention to him, Ye Feng vanished from his tent.
When Ye Feng appeared again, he was already on the outskirts of the Sunagakure Camp. A second later, however, he dropped straight into the grass. He had spotted three Sand Ninja patrolling nearby, and could only hide for now to avoid alerting them.
Still, Ye Feng's sudden appearance caught one Sand Ninja's attention. But Ye Feng had moved so quickly, and the surroundings were so dark, that the Sand Ninja was not even sure whether he had seen a person.
The Sand Ninja slowly approached the spot where Ye Feng had appeared. His movements also alerted the other two, who asked:
"Did you find something?"
"I thought I saw someone just now, but they suddenly disappeared."
The other two immediately grew alert upon