Perception

Chapter 149: Perception

"Minato sama, we haven't

found any trace of them yet."

Namikaze Minato stood on a branch

of a giant tree at the exit of a dense forest, looking at the information

scroll that the Third Hokage had handed him before leaving. It listed the

memory of the cloud ninja who was killed and the plan of this mission: the

Nine-Tails Jinchuriki Capture Plan.

Behind him, an Anbu ninja was

listening to a bird that looked like a messenger hawk and taking a message note

from the bird's feet. This was a regular contact every 20 minutes, and the

result on the message was what the Anbu ninja had just reported.

Hearing these words, Namikaze

Minato's frown deepened. Something was wrong. From the time they set off, they

had chased a considerable distance, but not a single trace of those ninjas was

found.

Because this matter was too

serious, half of the Anbu was mobilized, and the search area was quite wide. In

addition, there were many skilled trackers in Anbu, so Minato was initially

confident. But at this moment, he hesitated. This matter did not seem so

simple!

When Kushina was kidnapped,

Hirohiko and Yukina discovered it, and the Third Hokage received the notice and

sent Anbu. The Anbu ninja found Hirohiko and Yukina and the body of the

Kumogakure ninja...

An hour later, Minato returned to

the village and was summoned by the Third Hokage. Half an hour after learning

the news, he left again. One and a half hours later, the intelligence had been

read by Inoichi Yamanaka. Had his strength reached this level? Could the

corresponding information be read in just one and a half hours?

Namikaze Minato frowned, analyzing

the situation again. Now, they had been looking for three hours with no clues

at all.

Thinking of this, Minato looked at

the scroll in his hand. Where... what's wrong! Everything seemed to be going too

smoothly!

"Where's the news from

Shinsuke and Kazuma?" Minato asked.

"There is no news from Master

Shinsuke and Lord Kazuma either," the Anbu ninja replied.

The three escape routes indicated

had all been chased by people, but no traces were found. Even if those cloud

ninjas had a good way to hide their tracks, there were tracking masters in Anbu

who could track by smell. Could they even wipe out the scent? It was impossible

for such a situation to occur without leaving a trace.

Something is wrong... there must be something

wrong...

Namikaze Minato looked at the

large grassland in front of him and frowned.

At this time, in Konoha Village,

Shiga Taketake and Hyuga Yukata  pretended to be wandering in the village,

strolling around the night market. Half an hour ago, they went to the forbidden

technique room and found that it was guarded by Anbu and Shinsuke Hyuga, the

strongest master of Gentle Fist in the Hyuga clan. Following Kiba 's

instructions, after leaving Kiuchi Taketo, they were stealthily patrolling the

village.

"I didn't expect to form a

team with you," Shiga Taketake said to Hyuga Yukata .

Hyuga Yukata  was wearing a mask bought at the night market,

but the Byakugan under the mask was activated. "I didn't expect that

either," Yukata  replied.

"There is nothing unusual here. Moreover, Anbu protects and guards this

side."

"Ah, let's go to the next

place," Shiga Taketake said without changing his expression.

Afterwards, they left the area,

appearing as if they were visiting the night market.

On the roof of this area, two Anbu

ninjas wearing tanuki masks were guarding the surroundings from a hidden place.

"Cough! Cough cough

cough!"

In the room under their feet,

there was a violent coughing sound. After hearing the coughing sound, the two

Anbu ninjas looked at each other with anxious looks in their eyes. After a

moment of hesitation, they quickly jumped off the roof and entered the house.

"Master Bi, are you

alright?" The moment they opened the door, they saw a burly figure with a

stooped back, coughing violently. Beside the figure was a barrel-shaped object

engraved with a seal. It took a while before the figure stopped coughing.

"What are you two doing?

Didn't I tell you to be vigilant on the roof?" Although he coughed from

time to time, the tone was full of authority.

"But... Bi-sama, you..."

the two Anbu ninjas said worriedly.

"That's enough! Don't worry

about my body anymore. Don't you think the old man is old?" As if he was

stimulated by something, the body that was bent and hunched due to coughing

suddenly stood up straight, and a rush of wind came towards them. The two Anbu

ninjas were almost taken a step back by this momentum.

"No... dare not, Master

Bi," they said quickly.

"We've been preparing this

plan for a year, and now is the best time. Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, the Forbidden

Scroll of the Second Hokage in the Konoha Forbidden Technique Room, and

Konoha's two strongest bloodline limits... You must not miss this time. Mai's

sacrifice is not for you to worry about me, an old man!" the figure

scolded.

"Yes!" The two said in unison.

"Ahem!" Hearing their

responses, the burly figure coughed again and said, "Since you've come

down, I just want to tell you. The plan has changed!"

Hearing this, the two Anbu ninjas

were startled. One of them asked, "Bi-sama, did something happen?"

"Yes, according to the

original plan, you two will steal the Second Hokage's forbidden scroll and take

the two children's Byakugan and Sharingan. This is the message Mai gave us

before he died. Those two children have the bloodline limits we want to seize.

And Mai has severely injured them. According to reliable sources, they are

currently in the Konoha Hospital," the burly figure said.

"So, what about you, Master

Bi?"

"I will leave Konoha with the

Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and return directly to my hometown," said the burly

figure.

"Bi-sama... this..."

Hearing the burly figure speak, an Anbu ninja became anxious immediately, but

before he could finish speaking, he was stopped by another Anbu ninja.

"I understand, Master Bi. We

will definitely complete the task."

Hearing this, the burly figure

waved his hand, motioning for them to leave.

"Yes!" The Anbu ninja

pulled his companion out of the room.

After they left, this "Master

Bi" coughed violently again.

"Yasu, what are you doing?

How can you let Master Bi go back to the village alone? Did you forget that the

Third Raikage gave us another task, which is to protect Master Bi back?"

The dragged Anbu ninja slapped away the hand of the other Anbu ninja, saying

angrily.

"Calm down! This is Konoha

Village!" The ninja named Yasu made a silent movement, then he jumped onto

the roof. "Come up first, Fujio ."

Fujio  glanced at Yasu, let out a long breath, jumped

onto the roof, and said, "Say it."

The words were a little stiff,

still angry.

But at that moment, Yasu punched

him on the head: "You idiot!"

"Why are you beating

me?" Fujio  supported his mask,

which had been knocked crooked. But Yasu's blow knocked out most of his anger.

"What kind of heart and

arrogance does Master Bi have? Do you insist that he says his body can't

support him and he must return to his hometown? Otherwise, the Nine-Tails

Jinchuriki may not be kept! Master Bi... Master Bi..." Yasu's eyes turned

red.

As soon as Fujio  heard it, he looked at Yasu again, frowned,

and said, "You are crying..." But as the words continued, it seemed

he thought of something, and his eyes turned red.

"You mean..."

"Otherwise, do you think

Master Bi would retreat! Now, for the village's sake, he has even abandoned his

dignity and quit halfway before the task is completed!" Yasu said.

Fujio  was stunned.

After a while, there was a low

voice of indignation:

"Damn it! Yasu, we must not

fail this mission!"

"Ah, of course!"