Chapter 202: Sorry, I’m a Spy~~~

Chapter 202: Sorry, I’m a Spy~~~

Chapter 202: Sorry, I'm a Spy~~~

A lively and uplifting flute melody echoed along the main road, drifting away like a bluebird carried by the wind.

As Hagoromo Gengetsu traveled, he glanced at a nearby long caravan. In his spare time, a wandering musician was happily playing the flute there.

The melody was beautiful.

For once, Hagoromo Gengetsu slowed his pace and listened intently.

As the tune ended, the audience burst into applause.

Hagoromo Gengetsu nodded in approval and was about to leave when his gaze swept over a guard standing next to the caravan.

The guard appeared no different from the others, but his heartbeat quickened as soon as Gengetsu appeared.

Now, it beat even faster.

Hagoromo Gengetsu withdrew his gaze and continued on his way.

A few minutes later, the guard, confirming that the person he had seen had gone far away, finally sighed in relief and quickly said to those beside him, "I need to use the restroom."

After speaking, he walked into the dense forest by the road, took out a scroll, and wrote, "Sighted Hagoromo Gengetsu. Time and place."

After finishing, he was about to perform a summoning technique when a hand patted his shoulder, and a pair of eyes met his.

The guard lost consciousness instantly, without even the chance to feel shocked or terrified.

"The frequency of these people from Konoha's joint investigation department has been quite high lately," Hagoromo Gengetsu remarked thoughtfully as he glanced at the scroll the guard had just written, flames rising from his palm and swiftly burning the scroll.

On his way to Mt. Katsuragi, he had already encountered several batches of Konoha ninjas.

Initially, he thought they were on some mission. Now it seemed that these people had only one goal: to find the whereabouts of Lockfront Village.

The search teams included not only Konoha ninjas in uniform but also undercover agents disguised in various identities within the ninja world, just like the guard in front of him.

The intensity of this search far exceeded that of the past two years.

Hagoromo Gengetsu learned a lot from the guard's mind.

Currently, not only Konoha but also the other four major ninja villages and the medium and small ninja villages under their control had mobilized most of their forces, both openly and covertly, determined to uncover the whereabouts of Lockfront Village.

In individual battles, the power of the ninja villages does not stand out.

But war is their forte.

Now, the Five Great Ninja Villages intended to shift the situation to their area of expertise.

"This reaction is quite intense. Have the Five Great Ninja Villages finally realized they're no longer the players but the pieces?" Hagoromo Gengetsu chuckled, not taking it too seriously.

Others might fear the ninja village forces.

But he was different.

If discovered, he would simply eliminate them.

No one could escape the sight of the Rinnegan.

At the same time...

On a distant coastline...

"The hot springs street in the Land of Hot Water; the Rocky Mountain Range in the Earth Country. Thank you, Kisame, Kakuzu, and Leader."

Feeling the thrill of being a spy for the first time, Deidara cheerfully created a small bird, wrote the information on it, and sent it flying away.

After that, he cheerfully approached Sasori.

Sasori glanced at Deidara.

For some reason, this guy had been inexplicably cheerful lately.

"Deidara, are you sure you're alright?" Sasori asked coldly, distancing himself.

Deidara patted his chest, "Of course! Sasori, I've got a fantastic artistic creation to show you. It will definitely blow your mind! Hmm!"

Deidara eagerly anticipated the moment he would reveal he was a spy, savoring the drastic reaction from Sasori.

Such wonderful art, especially between two artists.

He couldn't wait!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Explosions resounded within Mount Sumeru.

"There's a secret base here!"

"There are ninjas! It's likely that mission involving Lockfront Village!"

"Gather reinforcements! Seal off this area! Quick!"

...

People's circumstances vary.

While the Five Great Ninja Villages' large-scale search had yet to find Hagoromo Gengetsu or the Akatsuki, it stumbled upon others.

Hiruko, sitting at home and bewildered by the approaching ninja attacks, muttered, "Is this much force necessary? I haven't been in the ninja world for years."

He still had no idea what had happened.