After leaving the Red Rock Valley, Aizen and his companions headed towards the Iwagakure battlefield. Since they were some distance from the Aizen, they quickened their pace and finally reached the vicinity of the Konoha stronghold in the early hours of the morning.
Thanks to Kōki's intelligence on the border defenses, Aizen and his team easily found weaknesses in Konoha's defenses.
However, instead of taking advantage of the darkness to directly enter Konoha's position, they waited for the best opportunity to enter the Konoha camp.
Gazing at the Konoha stronghold lit up in the distance, Aizen fell into deep thought.
Jörmungandr, watching Aizen deep in thought, asked curiously, " Aizen- san, are you thinking about the next mission?"
It's no wonder Jörmungandr asked that question. Although they are all very strong, strong enough to break through the Konoha camp and escape unscathed, their true forms still have ties to Konoha. They can't go too far, which makes their actions more restrictive. This increases the difficulty of the mission to bring out Roshi.
Therefore, it's normal for Aizen to consider how to proceed with the mission.
However, even though Jörmungandr right, he still couldn't guess Aizen's intentions.
Setsugetsu, however, seemed to know Aizen better. " Aizen- san wouldn't be thinking about such a simple task. With his terrifying Genjutsu that manipulates the five senses, this kind of task is actually no challenge for us. We just need to follow Aizen, find where Roshi is being held, and then bring Roshi out. So I think Aizen- san is probably thinking about something else."
Setsugetsu's words suddenly enlightened Jörmungandr. Indeed, as long as Aizen's Kekkei Genkai was present, Konoha would have no chance of discovering them. They could leave with Roshi without anyone noticing.
" Setsugetsu is right, the mission isn't worth my time. I'm more concerned with the organization's future development. The rewards from Iwagakure this time are enough for us to begin the first phase of our experiment."
Just as Setsugetsu said, Aizen was confident that with his Genjutsu that manipulated the five senses, he wouldn't need to spend too much effort to take away Roshi. What he was thinking about more was how to conduct human experiments. Now that he had the funds, he still lacked a lot of experimental principles and materials, and these were things that he needed to work on.
"Wait patiently until around 3 a. m., then we'll take action."
At 3 a. m., biologically speaking, humans are in their deepest sleep, but also when their mental state is at its weakest. Infiltrating the Konoha camp and bringing out Roshi at this time would be the easiest option.
And so, time passed little by little, and soon it was the time that Aizen and the others had agreed upon.
The battlefield was still dark, but the dim light emanating from the Konoha positions guided Aizen and his men.
After spending more than ten minutes successfully approaching the Konoha camp, Aizen and the other two used the Transformation Technique to transform into the Konoha Ninja they remembered, successfully infiltrating the Konoha camp.
Even when they encountered patrolling Konoha ninjas along the way, they did not arouse their suspicion.
Of course, the fact that things went so smoothly wasn't entirely due to the Transformation Technique, but also because of Aizen's Genjutsu.
As soon as they entered the Konoha camp, Aizen began casting his Genjutsu, affecting the senses of the patrolling troops within Konoha camp.
This was to convince them that Aizen and his two companions were indeed members of the Konoha camp.
Immediately after, after many twists and turns, Aizen arrived at the place where Kōki had told them to imprison Roshi.
This place is close to where Jiraiya is resting, which was specially arranged by Jiraiya in case something happened to Roshi.
Therefore, Aizen became increasingly cautious in their subsequent actions, as they did not want to attract Jiraiya's attention, otherwise it would lead to more trouble.
At this moment, there were two obvious leaders in the room where Roshi was imprisoned, but Aizen sensed that six ninjas were hiding in the shadows around the house, guarding it with vigilant expressions.
According to the information provided by Kōki, these six ninjas were all Jonin of Konoha, and their strength was quite considerable. They were another tactic set up by Jiraiya to prevent Iwagakure Ninja from sneaking in and taking away Roshi.
However, this method can only defend against ordinary Iwagakure Ninja are not skilled in it, but it cannot defend against Aizen has some super strong Genjutsu abilities.
Aizen walked straight towards the six ninjas, even standing Aizen in front of them, but the six ninjas didn't react at all, remaining wary and scanning their surroundings. It was as if Aizen didn't exist. Clearly, they had been deceived by Aizen's Genjutsu.
After spending some time, they broke the Sealing Jutsu on the cell door and opened it.
Aizen looked at Roshi, who was still unconscious and covered in medical bandages, and thought to himself: The original Ryuuki really went all out. But it's fine this way, at least he saved himself the trouble of explaining.
Without hesitation, Aizen grabbed Roshi and walked out of the cell.
After seeing Aizen succeed, Jörmungandr and Setsugetsu went to meet him, and then the three of them retraced their steps back the way they came in.
The journey out of the Konoha camp was as calm and uneventful as ever.
And so, before the sun had risen and the sky was just beginning to lighten, Aizen and his two companions successfully brought Roshi out of the Konoha camp.
This smooth mission immediately filled Jörmungandr with admiration; the Genjutsu Kekkei Genkai indeed powerful.
Just like now, they can move freely within the heavily defended Konoha territory using this Kekkei Genkai, as if Konoha's defenses were nothing, allowing them to come and go as they please. It has to be said that the original user's choice of this Kekkei Genkai was correct.
But one shouldn't be too complacent. As the old saying goes, if nothing unexpected happens, something unexpected will happen.
Just a few steps after Aizen and his group left the Konoha camp, they came face to face with a blond figure who seemed to be in a hurry.
" Benz, why did you bring Roshi out of the Konoha camp?" the blond figure who had just met Aizen asked.
The moment Jörmungandr and Setsugetsu saw this figure, their hearts skipped a beat, and they couldn't help but exclaim in their hearts, "How did he get here?"
Fortunately, Aizen reacted quickly and calmly replied, " Lord Namikaze, because the Lord Hokage received information that Iwagakure was going to take back the Four-Tails Jinchūriki, the Lord Hokage and Hokage assistant ordered us to bring Roshi back to the village under the cover of night."
As Aizen spoke, he subtly influenced Minato Namikaze's senses with Genjutsu, not wanting to fail at the last step. Minato, affected by Aizen's Genjutsu, nodded without suspicion after hearing Aizen's explanation. He thought to himself: Taking Roshi back to the village secretly while no one's around seems like a mission issued by the village.
Without thinking much, he stepped aside, clearing the way for Aizen and the others.
Watching Aizen and the others leave, Minato Namikaze subconsciously asked, "Such important news should have been known Jiraiya Jiraiya-sensei, right? Why wasn't he keeping watch? And why are there only the three of you? Where's Kumano?"
Kumano was a member of the team that Aizen and his group Transformation Technique into. This time, because Aizen only had three people, one of them was left out and didn't transform.
This question was tagged in Aizen's inquiry, but he reacted quickly, already having a reason. " Lord Jiraiya certainly knows this news, but he's afraid his appearance will attract the enemy's attention, so he's been staying in the camp. He just wants us to act on our own. Kumano is injured and unwell, so it's just the three of us. Lord Jiraiya also said that the fewer people there are, the less noticeable we'll be. That makes us safer."