Another special Ninjutsu——
Masahiko couldn't help but feel his heart race.
This thing could grant Secret Techniques and allow him to reach the 'entry-level' immediately, giving him a solid foundation.
Many of his Chakra nature transformations had come about this way.
After considering for a moment, he chose to 'use' it!
[Consuming 'Special Ninjutsu Random Card']
[Obtained: Camouflage Hiding Technique]
Masahiko recalled for a moment and remembered the origin of this technique.
A Secret Technique from Iwagakure, it allows the body to blend in with its surroundings, forming a special camouflage state.
Kakashi's eye was injured by a Jonin who possessed this technique.
This technique is actually quite good.
He integrated the memories and studied it carefully, finding the technique increasingly interesting.
The Second Tsuchikage's Dustless Bewildering Cover possessed the ability of complete invisibility.
From the mechanics of Hiding in Camouflage, although the difficulty of this technique wasn't high, it shared some principles with the Dustless Bewildering Cover.
However, the former's invisibility could not even be detected by sensory Ninja or those in Sage Mode, making it clearly superior in terms of hiding Chakra.
If he could hide his own Chakra signature——
Masahiko began to ponder how to utilize this Ninjutsu.
A moment later, he entered the Training Space.
He would master it first!
The next day, Konoha seemed to have returned to tranquility.
However.
The four foreign Ninja from Kumogakure were still restricted to the embassy and forbidden from leaving.
——
The Hyuga Clan was still organizing their internal affairs.
The most critical point was still——
"How did he bypass Konoha's barrier?"
In the Anbu conference room.
Yamato looked at the Barrier Team and Inoichi Yamanaka's group in confusion.
Kakashi remained silent for a moment before saying: "Whether it's barriers, sensing, the Sharingan, or the Byakugan, they are all based on monitoring Chakra."
"If one can control their body to not release any Chakra, they can avoid being monitored by Konoha's barrier to a certain extent."
He sighed softly.
"Either the opponent understands Konoha's barrier very well, or they possess such a special ability themselves."
After Kakashi finished speaking, he stared at the contents on the drawing board, remaining speechless for a long time.
Inoichi Yamanaka sat in his chair and suddenly said: "I remember Masahiko was researching sensory techniques that aren't based on Chakra recently?"
Everyone fell silent for a while.
Yamato realized belatedly: "Senpai, where is Masahiko? Why hasn't he arrived yet?"
"I'm not sure."
Kakashi shook his head, and just as he was thinking, there was a knock on the door.
Masahiko walked in, looking exhausted: "I went to the base before rushing over. What is everyone discussing?"
"Masahiko, why did you suddenly start practicing investigation abilities outside of sensing?"
Inoichi Yamanaka inquired.
Masahiko's expression turned solemn as he said: "An intuition."
"Intuition?"
Kakashi frowned, not understanding his meaning.
Masahiko pondered for a moment and said: "Senpai, do you remember that time with Kisame?"
"Yes."
Kakashi nodded, "He was rescued by someone and escaped."
"I had a feeling of being watched at the time, but I couldn't sense if anyone was there, and besides——"
A look of recollection appeared on Masahiko's face, "One shouldn't be able to see us from the bottom of the valley, right?"
"Yes."
Kakashi nodded.
That valley was very deep; to spy on them, one would need a special Ninjutsu like the Eye of Sand.
But his Sharingan would have seen such a technique.
Thoughtfully, he said: "Do you suspect there's an enemy who cannot be sensed?"
"It's just a suspicion."
Masahiko nodded, somewhat helpless, "Without solid evidence, it would be more harm than good if I guessed wrong."
Everyone looked at each other.
This kind of suspicion——
If it were anyone else, they might have laughed it off, but this was Masahiko, and given the current situation, they couldn't ignore it.
Inoichi frowned and said: "Let's assume Masahiko's guess is correct. What would be the objective?"
Yamato scratched his head: "A person? After Kisame went back, didn't he get Samehada?"
Kakashi nodded in agreement.
He thought for a moment and said: "That fits our current understanding of Hidden Mist Village."
Yagura of Hidden Mist is suspected of being controlled, and he was even assassinated recently, ending up in the hospital for a time.
Extrapolating from this——
His brow furrowed as he said: "Is the enemy working with the Hidden Mist group?"
"Very likely."
Yamato nodded.
Afterward, they looked at Masahiko.
"When you went to the base just now, was there any news?"
"According to reliable sources, many Iwagakure teams are gathering toward the border."
Masahiko's expression was grave.
Kakashi stared at Masahiko, and seeing him nod slightly, he understood in his heart that this was news from Danzo.
He pondered for a long time and said: "Inoichi-senpai, report this to Hokage-sama."
"Understood."
Inoichi Yamanaka immediately stood up and walked toward the communications room.
A moment later, outside the borders of the Land of Fire, in a border town of the Land of Hot Springs.
The Fourth Raikage looked at the intelligence in his hand, his expression exceptionally dark.
——
The next second—
BOOM!
A table was smashed to pieces by his fist.
"Raikage-sama!"
"Hmph, Konoha——"
After his outburst of rage, the Fourth Raikage's emotions quickly returned to calm.
To the side, Mabui hesitated for a moment and said: "Raikage-sama, then what should we do now——"
"Take this and deliver it to Konoha."
The Fourth Raikage's face was solemn, "I will save them. Tell them not to act rashly——I cannot sacrifice any of those four!"
He had softened.
"Yes, I understand."
After Mabui bowed, she took the letter and sealed it in a sturdy box before using a technique to send it where it needed to go.
Konoha Embassy.
Dodai sat in his chair, appearing composed, but his slightly trembling fingers showed his unease.
At that moment, a Chakra fluctuation emanated from the space.
A box appeared on the table.
Dodai's eyes lit up, and just as he was about to take the box, the door was opened.
"Jonin Dodai——could you let us inspect the item in your hand first?"
Mitokado Homura's expression was grave.
Dodai was stunned for a moment, then sighed and said: "Of course."
——
If the person who came was an ordinary Jonin, he could have used 'authority' or something similar to stall for a while and check the contents first.
But the person was Mitokado Homura——
He hadn't expected that this man had been staying outside all along, never leaving.
Konoha really was cautious!
He raised his hand, gesturing for everyone to step back.
Mitokado Homura did not bring anyone inside; instead, he used Chakra Threads to directly control the box and fly it out.
He opened it carefully, and after confirming it wasn't a dangerous item, he read the contents.
A moment later, he handed it back.
"We understand Raikage-sama's intention. Since your side is being sincere, we won't mistreat you. After all, we also hope for the truth to come to light, rather than letting those behind the scenes reap the benefits."
After speaking, he returned the note and gave an apologetic bow.
Dodai took it and nodded repeatedly in agreement.
After returning to the room and reading the note, the four of them breathed a collective sigh of relief.
Cee whispered: "Lord Dodai, then we——"
"I suspect——something major must have happened with either the Jinchuriki or the Hyuga!"
Dodai said with a bitter face, "Let's not anger Konoha at this critical juncture."
Kumogakure was strong, but Konoha was equally powerful.
A bloody battle between the two villages would benefit neither side, and the first to die would be the four of them.
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