The next morning, Rei left the team and headed for the front to investigate.
Because of the sudden appearance of three jonin, Rei acted more cautiously this time.
Rei once again expanded the range of the heart net from the original 500 meters to the current 1,000 meters.
With a distance of a full kilometer, Rei had plenty of time to react even to a jonin-level opponent.
But in fact, Maki Kōto just died at the hands of Sarutobi Hiruzen yesterday, and there was no way he would encounter any danger.
Even if the rebel ninja forces of Kumogakure wanted to send someone out to investigate, it would take at least two days.
But during these two days, Senju Tobirama, who was in Konoha, received the information sent back by Sarutobi.
"Maki Kōto..." Senju Tobirama put the scroll in his hand on the table, and his brows knitted tightly.
A huge doubt emerged in Senju Tobirama's mind.
Senju Tobirama knew about the unrest in Kumogakure a few years ago, and he also paid attention to it, but he did not pay too much attention to it.
Because there is the Land of Moon and the Landof Hot Spring between Kumogakure and Konoha.
Let them make a fuss, the bigger the better.
But the actual situation is that after that riot, the situation calmed down.
Only Kumogakure announced that the second generation Raikage died in battle, Kinkaku and Ginkaku were killed, and the rebels had been suppressed. After that, it was as if this incident had never happened again.
Even in the past few years, Konoha's ninjas have taken on escort missions to the Land of Moon or the Land of Hot Spring.
But there has never been any big problem. Even if there are some losses, it is within the normal range.
So why did this rebel army suddenly appear this time?
Senju Tobirama did not doubt that Sarutobi Hiruzen had passed back false information.
After all, Sarutobi Hiruzen had no reason to do this, and such a lie could be easily exposed.
Then there is only one possibility left, that is, the rebel ninja army of Kumogakure was indeed suppressed by Kumogakure.
However, the situation is definitely not as optimistic as Kumogakure said.
If we reverse the situation based on the current results, we can basically draw a conclusion, that is, the most optimistic situation of the rebellion is that both sides will suffer losses.
In the past four or five years, the rebel ninja forces of Kumogakure should have been lurking in the two places of Land of the Moon or Hot Spring to recuperate.
Now, the strength has accumulated to a certain extent, but because of the increase in size, more resources are needed.
So they started to attack the passing merchants.
As for which one is stronger between this rebel ninja force and the current Kumogakure, Senju Tobirama really couldn't tell for a while.
But what is certain is that neither of them must have completely suppressed the power of the other.
Otherwise, the rebel ninjas now would not attack the passing merchants, but would attack Kumogakure or continue to lurk.
In this case, it is also an opportunity to weaken the strength of Kumogakure.
Senju Tobirama pondered for a moment, tapped the table lightly, and an Anbu appeared in front of Senju Tobirama.
"Go and call Uchiha Kenji, the chief of the Konoha Police Force."
"Yes." Upon hearing this, the Anbu disappeared instantly.
After a while, Uchiha Kenji appeared in front of Senju Tobirama.
"Kenji-kun, is the Konoha Police Force busy now?"Seeing Uchiha Kenji, a smile appeared on the corner of Senju Tobirama's mouth.
Thanks to Rei and Tsunade, the Senju and Uchiha families are not as tense as before.
Such a scene is naturally what Senju Tobirama is happy to see.
In fact, Senju Tobirama is now looking forward to what the offspring of Rei and Tsunade will look like after they are together.
I don't know if I can hope to see that scene.
"I just finished work in past two days, and we willl be free these few days." Kenji said to Senju Tobirama.
"Well, something happened here. After thinking about it, I think it's more appropriate to let Kenji do it." Senju Tobirama said to Uchiha Kenji
"Oh? What task?" Uchiha Kenji asked Senju Tobirama. The relationship between Rei and Tsunade is here.
If possible, it is not impossible to help Senju Tobirama do something, even if it is a private matter.
"It's like this, Sarutobi Hiruzen's team is now on the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Hot Water, and encountered the rebel ninja troops of Kumogakure. I hope Uchiha can send someone to pick them up." Senju Tobirama said to Uchiha Kenji .
"The rebel ninja troops of Kumogakure? Kinkaku and Ginkaku?" Uchiha Kenji frowned slightly. Kenji certainly knew about Sarutobi Hiruzen's team. His son Rei and Tsunade were in that team.
"I don't know if Kinkaku and Ginkaku are still alive, but that rebel ninja unit should not be weaker than Kumogakure." Senju Tobirama said to Uchiha Kenji.
"Now in the village, the Senju family members are basically doing missions outside. Danzo and the others are still young, so I can only ask you for help, Kenji-kun."
"Hokage, you are too polite. There is no problem in picking up Sarutobi Hiruzen's team, but should we pick them up back or take them over?" Kenji said directly to Senju Tobirama after hearing that.
Senju Tobirama said to Kenji after hearing that. "Of course we should pick them up back. That rebel ninja unit is an internal problem of Kumogakure. What does it have to do with us Konoha?"
"Okay, then I'll go gather some people."Kenji nodded to Senju Tobirama after hearing that, and his figure disappeared directly from the Hokage's office.
Seeing Uchiha Kenji leave, Senju Tobirama took out a scroll directly.
He began to pass on the latest instructions to Sarutobi Hiruzen.
...
"Teacher, what happened?" A young Uchiha came to Uchiha Kenji just after returning to the Konoha Police Force.
"Rei is in trouble. He was attacked by the Kumogakure rebel ninja troops at the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Hot Water." Kenji said to his disciple Uchiha Hoshino.
"Then I will go to gather people." Uchiha Hoshino nodded and prepared to leave.
"You don't need to gather too many people. Just let the first and second teams gather." Uchiha Kenji said to Hoshino.
"Okay." Hoshino nodded and left to gather people.
The current Konoha Police Force is almost entirely composed of Uchiha, with a total of three teams. Uchiha Kenji gathered nearly two-thirds of the Uchiha's strength.
...
"Be careful. We should be able to receive news from the village today."
Sarutobi Hiruzen said to Rei. Under Sarutobi Hiruzen's advice, the caravan's progress has become very slow. For nearly three days, it has not even entered the border of the Land of Hot Water.
However, Takenaka Heizo didn't dare to say anything. It's better to go slower than to have all the goods robbed.
"Don't worry, I value my life very much." Rei chuckled and joked to Sarutobi Hiruzen.
"That's good. When you encounter danger, you must ensure your own safety." Sarutobi Hiruzen chuckled and patted Rei on the shoulder. This is the good thing about having an excellent team member. Some things can be entrusted to others.
"Don't worry." Rei nodded, waved to Tsunade, and sank into the ground.
Earth Style: Hiding Like a Mole
...
"It's been such a long time, and Master Maki hasn't come back yet. Did something unexpected happen?"
"I don't know. Master Maki's target is the caravan coming from the direction of the Wind Country. As long as we see that the caravan is still there, the mission will be completed."
"If Master Maki really had an accident, wouldn't we be in danger? I really don't understand why the higher-ups asked us to do this mission. The three jonins haven't come back yet. Can a jonin and two chuunins really go back?"
"Baka! Are you doubting my ability? We just need to take a look, understand? Take a look!"
"Ah..."
"Okay, let's find a place to rest now."
...
Is this... a wandering ninja?
At a distance of about 700 to 800 meters from these ninjas, Rei frowned slightly.
Under normal circumstances, there are really few ninjas in the village who are so talkative.
However, why are you resting so early in the morning?
Or did you choose to travel at night to reduce the risk of exposure?
According to the sound from the heart network, Rei followed quietly.
One jonin, two chunins, and a wandering ninja, Rei felt that he could give it a try.
...
"Okay, let's do it here." In a relatively stable open space, the jonin said to the two chunins behind him.
"Yeah."
One of the chunins nodded, sat down on the ground directly, leaned against the big tree behind him, closed his eyes and dozed off.
After rushing all night, he was still very tired.
Especially on the way, he didn't know if he would encounter any crisis. Now that he could rest, he naturally had to take the time to rest.
"Matsushita Akira, you are on guard."
"Master Kitamori, I have been on guard for three consecutive days." Matsushita Akira said to Kitamori in disbelief.
"What? Do you have any objection to my arrangement?" Kitamori heard a flash of coldness in his eyes.
"No." Matsushita Akira pursed his lips, turned his head, and forced himself to be alert.
His mouth opened and closed, silently cursing.
Stupid wandering ninja.
Yes, Matsushita Akira is not a wandering ninja, but a former Kumogakure Chunin.
Later, he defected from the village along with the main force.
In the past few years, as the organization grew larger, he was assigned to this team.
Deep down, Matsushita Akira looked down on these two colleagues who came from wild backgrounds.
Even though Kitamori was a Jonin.
However, Matsushita Akira felt that he had never shown it, but Kitamori had always been targeting him vaguely.
"In two hours, let Sawada replace you." Kitamori glanced at Matsushita Akira. During the mission, targeting Matsushita Akira was actually to wear away the arrogance that came out of Matsushita Akira.
However, he couldn't go too far. After all, he was still on a mission and it was necessary to maintain his condition.
...
In a bush somewhere, Rei watched this scene from a distance and quietly retreated.
Rei had to wait until Kitamori, the Jonin, fell asleep and Sawada, the Chunin, fell asleep.
Time passed by minute by minute, and in the blink of an eye, an hour had passed.
...
"Stop!" Sarutobi Hiruzen frowned and raised his right hand.
"What's wrong?" Takenaka Heizo came to Sarutobi Hiruzen and asked him.
"Rei hasn't come back for an hour."
Sarutobi Hiruzen frowned slightly and said to Takenaka Heizo beside him. It was agreed that they would come back every hour to report.
"Could something have happened?" Tsunade came to Sarutobi Hiruzen and asked.
"I don't know. Wait here for five minutes. If Rei doesn't come back after five minutes, I will go find him." Sarutobi Hiruzen said to Tsunade.
"Teacher, don't worry." At this time, Rei slowly emerged from the ground and said to Sarutobi Hiruzen.
"What's going on?" Sarutobi Hiruzen relaxed his brows and said to Rei in front of him.
"Three ninjas came from the northeast. The configuration should be one jonin and two chunins. They are resting over there now."
"Then where is your real body?" Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded and asked Rei.
"My real body wants to try to take down that team, so he asked me to come and report to you. By the way, please go over and take a look. My real body is also afraid of any accidents." The shadow clone asked Sarutobi Hiruzen calmly after hearing that.
Sarutobi Hiruzen closed his eyes with a headache after hearing that.
Looking at the motionless shadow clone of Rei in front of him, Sarutobi Hiruzen's voice was a little irritable.
"Then what are you waiting for? Lead the way!" Sarutobi Hiruzen felt that his head was buzzing.
"Tsunade, you and Orochimaru stay here. I will leave a shadow clone here to ensure the safety of the caravan." Sarutobi Hiruzen said to Tsunade, and in a flash, he caught up with Rei's shadow clone who had already run far away.
At this time...
Matsushita Akira was counting seconds there boredly, waiting for the time to change shifts with Sawada.
And at this time, Rei's face appeared silkily from under Matsushita Akira's feet.
Matsushita Akira was startled, and the moment he came to his senses, he happened to meet Rei's scarlet eyes.
Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes Technique
At this moment, several lightning blades appeared under Sawada and Kitamori at the same time .
Sawada didn't even wake up, and all the water in his body was evaporated by the huge current in an instant.
It's not clear how many volts it is, anyway, it was just a sizzle, and the person was gone..
Kitamori was better, and he opened his eyes before he died and took a last look at this beautiful world.
Two shadow clones emerged from the ground, holding kunai, and stabbed the throat and heart one by one.
Only after confirming that the two had completely lost their vital signs did the shadow clones dissipate in a puff of smoke.
And it was at this time that Rei's figure appeared on the scene.
Alas... Ninjas are like this, sneak attacks from behind, taking advantage of the opportunity, and the purpose of all actions is to use the least effort to achieve the greatest price.
(end of this chapter)