The nest location

Chapter 132: The Nest Location

"Is this the old lair of this

bandit?" Kiba stood on the steep cliff, looking down at an endless

primeval forest below. Even with his chakra and a strong enough body, the

height of the cliff made him hesitant to jump off.

And under the cliff, at the far

end of this virgin forest, a gray expanse appeared, with the sky covered in

haze, forming a sharp contrast with the clear sky above.

Is that the Land of Rain over there?

Kiba narrowed his eyes slightly.

Calculating the time, the Land of

Rain should be under Pain's rule now. Not necessarily, he reminded

himself, as the original work didn't specify when Pain killed Hanzo and seized

power. Can't

jump to conclusions.

However, compared to this, the

current situation felt too strange.

This is definitely not the lair!

Kiba looked back at the forest

behind them, from where they had come to this cliff.

"This doesn't look like a

bandit's lair," Taketo Kiuchi said hesitantly after looking around.

Fujiki Shigeru remained silent,

but anxiety flickered in his eyes.

Morino Shinsuke also frowned,

feeling a bad premonition.

"This is the place indicated

by the information. The information is very reliable, and it is impossible to

make mistakes. However, here, no matter how you look at it, doesn't look like a

secret base!" Morino said.

Kiba frowned, thinking deeply. He

roughly determined that this place couldn't be the bandit's base. It was

located at the junction of the Land of Fire, the Land of Grass, and the Land of

Rain, and belonged to the territory of the Land of Fire.

They've been tricked! The information is wrong; this

is not a bandit den at all!

Kiba began to suspect that this

might not be about the resurrection of some bandit leader but a conspiracy.

Although he hadn't figured out

many places, it was definitely a conspiracy—a conspiracy against the Land of

Fire, against Konoha!

"Captain Morino, I think we

should retreat quickly and return to Konoha. Something is very wrong here! This

is most likely a conspiracy!" Kiba said.

Conspiracy!

Morino Shinsuke was startled, his

heart tightening. "This is the information I got from someone who is

absolutely reliable. He is a well-known intelligence expert in the village, and

he is very reliable. It is impossible to make mistakes!" he said.

Hearing Morino Shinsuke's words,

Kiba frowned even tighter. He believed in the loyalty of the people in Konoha

Village. Since Morino Shinsuke said so, the intelligence might not be wrong.

So, where is the bandit den?

Wrong! How do people in Konoha know where the bandit

den is? If we know that, the Third Hokage should have told us the information.

"Captain Morino, are you sure

that person is who he claims to be?" Kiba asked.

"That person?" Morino

looked at Kiba suspiciously. "What do you mean?"

"That intelligence officer,

is he really that person? If he knew the exact location of the bandit's lair,

why didn't the Third Hokage directly tell us when we set off? Instead, he

handed over the task to us, indicating we need to collect information on the

bandits' lair," Kiba said.

Morino was shocked.

Indeed, if Benye knew the information about this

bandit, he must have let the village know as soon as possible. He has been in

charge of collecting information on the borders of the country. It is

impossible not to know that the Hidden Grass Village entrusted us. This

entrustment should have been taken over by him!

Another thought made Morino

anxious.

If something happens to Benye, our information might

be leaked! Even... the information about the village has been leaked!

"Also, I suspect that this

bandit mission is not related to the previous three waves of bandit missions!

It's a trap!" Kiba said, narrowing his eyes. He suddenly had a clue about

the "please help" question that had puzzled him.

Trap!

Cold sweat covered Morino's

forehead, and the expressions of Kiuchi Taketo and Fujiki Shigeru also changed.

"Mission aborted! Let's go

back!" Morino hurriedly ordered, starting to move forward.

But as they lifted their feet, a

kunai shot out from the forest they had come from, sticking at Morino

Shinsuke's feet, making him stop in his tracks.

"Papa papa!"

A burst of applause came from the

forest. In the shade, a strong man with big arms and a round waist slowly

walked out, wearing a bamboo hat and smiling.

"It's a wonderful

speculation. I didn't expect Konoha to have such a genius." The man walked

into the sunlight, his bronze skin eye-catching. His eyes were on Kiba.

The moment he walked out, the four

entered a state of combat readiness. They didn't need to think twice to know

this man was an enemy.

"Who are you?" Morino

said in a deep voice, convinced this was a trap.

Kiba's brows furrowed.

This body shape, and this bronze-colored skin... no

way...

Suspicious, Kiba was sure this man

was a professional ninja. Judging from his confidence and the aura exuding from

him, this man's strength was definitely not comparable to a rookie ninja.

Elite Chunin? No, Jonin?

Kiba weighed and judged in his

mind.

This man had a resolute, rough yet

heroic face. A scar extending from his right forehead to his left cheek gave

him a ferocious appearance.

As the man turned his eyes to

Morino Shinsuke, a hint of seriousness crossed his features. He recognized that

Morino was no ordinary opponent.

Kiba narrowed his eyes.

Unmistakable, this must be a ninja from Kumogakure!

This physique and skin... they belong to the Yotsuki clan. So, all of this was

orchestrated by Kumogakure!

Kumogakure, what are you planning? This feels bad!

Several ninjas sprang from the

jungle, wearing unmarked forehead protectors, blocking Kiba's way forward.

These ninjas were not the rookies

from before. Their impressive strength was evident to Kiba.

Coupled with this strong man, this

group of people was definitely formidable.

The road ahead was blocked, and

behind them was a towering cliff.

We are surrounded!

Kiba also had an ominous

premonition that this matter was far from simple!