65 Chapter 65

- Inoyama-san, what could it be, why suddenly the Yamanaka clan's sensory techniques did not work in this cave? – Shikaku asked, again starting to boil from such a "lucky" accident.

As soon as they arrived at the site, Inoyama began to scan everything using the techniques of the Yamanaka clan, but after a few minutes he was surprised to notice that this was impossible.

- I don't know, Shikaku-san. Somehow, incredibly, my scanning techniques don't work in this place. More precisely, they work, but only until yesterday evening. And the earlier information seems to have been erased... I only saw this at the site of the battle of the bijuu, or rather the attack of the nine-tails on Konoha. After his poisonous chakra, it was also impossible to scan anything...

- I see... Well, from what we have, this is a neatly cleared rubble. On some boulders there was a trace of a very thick rope rubbing against the stones. So Kasumi was saved... But who could it be? Who has such abilities to hide all traces? And which of them needed the unremarkable kunoichi of the Nara clan? – Shikaku thought. He was quite smart, so he noticed a lot of non-obvious details that even Kenshin didn't think of destroying.

Kenshin knew that such an important figure would definitely be searched for, so he took great care to cover his tracks. He set up a noise formation over the entire nearby area. And even their boots left no traces. All prints and various threads from clothing were carefully removed. But even with all this, he did not think about the small worn and rough traces of ropes on the large boulders, which the head of the Nara clan immediately noticed.

Shikaku turned his gaze to one of his subordinates and ordered: "Get people in and let them search the entire territory within a ten-kilometer radius for traces." Please report all news to me personally.

- Eat! – Said the Jonin, and immediately went to carry out the order.

- Inoyama-san, thank you for your help. I won't forget this. – Said Shikaku, unable to pull on even the semblance of a smile.

- No big deal, Shikaku-san, our fraternal clans must help each other in order to withstand the cycle of intrigue, and even get stronger. – Inoyama said with a smile.

After Shikaku exchanged pleasantries with Inoyama, both of them were already near the forest. Shikaku made several seals, and before the eyes of the astonished Inoyama, he disappeared, merging with the shadow.

This was the first time Inoyama had seen this technique used, but he had heard about it. One of the most powerful techniques from the arsenal of the Nara clan. The so-called "shadow walking technique", which had monstrous variability. The user could easily merge with any shadow and travel in the shadows, unnoticed by everyone around him. Most offensive, defensive and sensory techniques did not affect the shadow in any way, so theoretically, in this way it was even possible to survive the terrifying "tailed bomb". This technique for the most part ensured that even the Kage would have a difficult time destroying the best of the best shinobi of the Nara clan.

According to information available to Inoyama, there were currently only two shinobi in the Nara clan who could use this technique. One of them is the current head of the Nara clan, and the other is a great elder. Shikaku's father, also known as the "Shadow Dragon", these two were the pillars of the clan, providing it with a strong foundation and protecting it from any adversity.

Sighing to himself, Inoyama jumped onto a tree and rushed towards Konoha, mentally scolding the cunning Shikaku, who had probably already covered 150-200 kilometers, and in ten minutes would be sitting in his office. And the less fortunate member of the Yamanaka clan will have to run for at least another hour to his home village. If not for many restrictions, Inoyama could have reached the place in 15-20 minutes, but strong shinobi were forbidden to move at such high speeds. At least for reasons of your own safety. The relatively "low" speed of 300-350 kilometers per hour could be adapted to the soil and trees.

An experienced shinobi had no problem dissipating the impulse from such speed, and did not allow the trees to burst and the ground underfoot to collapse and crack. But a speed of 500 kilometers per hour, accessible to all more or less strong Jonin, required enormous control, and most shinobi, even at the Elite Jonin level, could not move so fast without consequences. Trees torn into splinters tried to get into very fragile eyes and damage them a little, and their legs tried to get stuck knee-deep in loose earth, so for the sake of their own safety, no one traveled at such enormous speeds.

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After Kasumi finished her coffee, Kenshin decided not to put pressure on her, and tried to cheer the girl up a little, first of all giving a tour of his house. The drooping and upset girl noticeably perked up, because she loved learning something new, especially when this "new" seemed to come from another world.

Just as he was showing off the heated pool to the curious girl, Kenshin suddenly felt an alarm beep and the smile instantly disappeared from his lips.

- Kasumi, stay here for now. You can put on a swimsuit in that room over there and swim a little. Of course, only if you want. "Kenshin said kindly, and quickly walked towards a relatively secret room, the entrance to which was from the gym.

Kasumi mentally scolded this scoundrel for his shamelessness, and promised herself to never let him see her in a swimsuit. But nevertheless, she went to the edge of the pool and leaned over, touching the water, surprised that it was really warm.

Even the Nara clan could not afford such a structure. In this world there were strong metals and methods for smelting pipes, but constantly heating the water in the pool would take a huge amount of firewood or coal, and the already expensive Fuins were an unaffordable luxury to heat such huge reservoirs of water with their help.

While the girl was immersed in her thoughts, Kenshin quickly "connected" with the main nodes of the formation and began to examine the information received.

"Hmm, the search even reached here... It's good that I thought of thoroughly hiding the traces of our life activity. But even so, if the Jonin come here, they will certainly find something. I didn't think that Kasumi was so important to Shikaku..." Kenshin mused, watching the Genins casually walking around. Apparently, these Genin did not care at all about the mission, and this place did not arouse any suspicion, so it was quickly ignored.