Chapter 132

"So, you really don't plan to tell Senior Fugaku and the others?"

"Telling them would lead to a lot of haggling. It's better to directly find a way to leave, saving everyone a lot of trouble."

Early the next morning, Kaito and Shisui had quietly left Konoha.

Looking at Shisui's helpless face, Kaito found it particularly amusing. Shisui probably never imagined his clan leader would be so unconventional, right?

In reality, a ninja leaving Konoha requires many formalities. Leaving the village without any notice or reason is essentially defined as one status.

That is a rogue ninja!

Besides, the village's defenses are not just for show. There are always guard ninjas outside the village, along with various barrier formations.

Kaito never understood how Yakushi Kabuto managed to escape or how the four Sound Village chunin snuck into Konoha.

Looking at Pain's invasion of Konoha, it's clear that the village's defenses are robust; he was detected as soon as he entered.

After much thought, Kaito suspected there could only be one culprit - Orochimaru.

Only someone as fearsome as Orochimaru could be so intimately familiar with Konoha's barriers and could find a way to break them, even after they had been changed.

However, Kaito doesn't need to go through such troubles. Not to mention he has Shisui, a retired Anbu member who is familiar with Konoha's barriers, but he himself mastered Space Ninjutsu.

Such defenses are not a big deal to him. After confirming the surrounding situation, he can simply activate his Space Ninjutsu and leave.

Therefore, leaving Konoha doesn't pose much of a challenge to him. Especially with Shisui's assistance, Kaito effortlessly left the village, heading towards the Land of Bears.

"I can't believe you're the clan head. This course of action really isn't appropriate."

Shisui shook his head helplessly. He didn't find any issue with Kaito and him executing this mission together.

What he thought was inappropriate was Kaito's decision to run off without notifying anyone else - an act hardly befitting a clan head.

"Have you considered that we'd be in hot water if discovered?"

"Rest assured, they wouldn't dare to trouble me."

Kaito didn't take this issue to heart. However, the expression he gave Shisui was quite interesting, which made Shisui's face fall.

Clearly, they both understood that while Uchiha Fugaku and the others wouldn't dare to confront Kaito, they would surely trouble Shisui!

"You've really dragged me into this."

Shisui sighed helplessly, feeling that his clan leader's reliability and unreliability were directly proportional.

When reliable, you could trust him with your life; when unreliable, he might sell you out and make you count the money for him.

"Alright, enough of that. Have we planned our route for this journey?"

Kaito no longer joked with Shisui, and asked with a slight hint of curiosity.

"There are many routes to the Land of Bears, we better avoid the Land of Wind and the Land of Earth."

Though confident in his disguise, Kaito didn't want to venture into the Land of Wind and the Land of Earth, considering each major village has its own means.

If discovered by accident, they would be in big trouble.

"We should enter the Land of Grass, then pass through the Land of Rain and the Land of Birds, finally arriving in the Land of Bears."

Shisui straightforwardly shared his already thought-out plan. He didn't notice the slight change in Kaito's expression, continuing to talk as they walked.

"We indeed should avoid the territories of the Land of Wind and the Land of Earth, hence I suggest we pass through these smaller countries for safety.

Of course, we need to be cautious while entering the Land of Rain. Their power is formidable, their leader Hanzo is no simple character."

Hanzo, during the Second Great Ninja War, first earned himself a semi-deity reputation due to his own strength, then bestowed the title of the "Three Ninja" onto Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya.

It can be said that Hanzo was one of the most notable figures in the entire Second Great Ninja War.

Furthermore, he was the only one in the entire ninja world who, as the leader of a small country, waged war against major countries. You could say that this man was a unique, irreplicable existence.

It was natural for Shisui to worry about him, but Kaito thought that he was missing the point.

At this point, Hanzo had already met his demise. The one lurking in the Land of Rain was Uzumaki Nagato, the wielder of the Rinnegan!

When Kaito first achieved his true evolution and was considering whom to deal with, his first thought was the renegade ninja Idate Morino, who had stolen the Sword of the Thunder God.

But Morino had fled to the Land of Rain, and this deterred Kaito, leading him to ultimately give up.

However, he could not have expected that a year later, he would voluntarily enter the Land of Rain, which filled him with some melancholy.

"Come to think of it, could I take on Nagato now?"

Kaito walked and pondered silently. After some thought, he felt perhaps he could.

After all, his strength was not lacking, and Nagato had not yet grown into the formidable force that could single-handedly destroy Konoha in the future.

Furthermore, Kaito had intelligence on Nagato. He wouldn't necessarily be scared if it came to a fight.

But would Nagato be alone?

Obviously, as the headquarters of the Akatsuki, the Land of Rain would not lack manpower!

At this time, apart from Deidara who hadn't officially joined, all other members of the Akatsuki were pretty much assembled.

Even at this point, Orochimaru probably hadn't left yet, and there would be an additional member named Biwa Jūzō.

Facing such a lineup, even if Kaito were stronger, all he could do is turn tail and run!

"So, no matter what, I must absolutely not enter that damn Rain ninja village in the Land of Rain, I shouldn't even approach that village!"

Kaito was quite self-aware. He knew his limits, and even if he believed his limits could be pushed, he would never overestimate himself.

The more confident people often die faster, while the cautious ones often survive till the end.

"Hmm, wait a minute, Land of Grass?"

Suddenly, it seemed Kaito remembered something. He remembered that there was an interesting person in the Land of Grass...

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