Chapter 307: Discovery in the Cave
"Come on, Sasuke, you'll definitely regret it if you don't watch!"
Naruto, seeing that Sasuke hadn't come over, continued to invite him.
Sasuke really couldn't hold back and walked towards Naruto, reaching the edge of the palm.
"Look!"
Naruto said excitedly, pointing downwards.
Sasuke looked in the direction Naruto was pointing and saw large patches of white clouds flash by, and in just a moment, the clouds suddenly disappeared, revealing the landscape of the land below.
To the left were large expanses of pure green dense forest, and to the right, at regular intervals, there would be clusters of houses.
In the middle was a winding line, which looked like a river or stream.
"Wow, the scenery is really good!"
At some point, Uchiha Izumi and Uchiha Itachi also came to their side.
The exclamation just now was made by Uchiha Izumi.
"Daluo? Izumi-neechan, look over there, such a tall mountain!"
Naruto suddenly pointed to a spot and exclaimed in surprise.
The group followed Naruto's direction and indeed saw a towering mountain peak that reached into the clouds; they happened to be flying over the peak, and the mountaintop was very close to them. Standing on the palm, they could clearly see a large green rock on the mountaintop, covered with unknown vines.
"Was there a small beast on that rock just now?"
Uchiha Izumi said in surprise.
"Did you all see it?" Uchiha Izumi asked the others.
She had just seen a small, cat-like gray animal with wings on its back.
It was her first time seeing such a small beast.
"I saw it too!"
Naruto raised his hand in agreement.
His dynamic vision was quite good, and he also caught the tiny figure that had just appeared on the giant rock.
Sasuke was a bit puzzled; he hadn't activated his Sharingan at the moment, and coupled with his attention being drawn to the welcoming pine tree next to the giant rock, he hadn't noticed what small beast Izumi-neechan and Naruto were talking about.
"We've arrived at Jiangjin Pier!"
Naruto shouted excitedly.
Below, a port could be seen, with many large and small ships docked by the sea.
The larger ships looked like the size of a feather, while the smaller ones were simply lines.
Originally, it would take at least two days to get from the village to Jiangjin Pier, but they had departed after breakfast in the morning, and it was only 2 PM, yet they had already arrived at Jiangjin Pier.
This speed was truly extraordinary.
Uchiha Itachi thought it was several times faster than riding Deidara's giant bird last time.
Susanoo did not stop but flew directly past.
It flew towards the island of the Land of Hot Springs.
Before long, the group saw the island on the sea horizon.
Upon reaching the airspace above the island, Susanoo hovered in the air, and Uchiha Fugaku asked, "Itachi, where is the cave you found?"
Uchiha Itachi quickly identified a direction after discerning their location.
"Father, that way."
Under Uchiha Itachi's guidance, they arrived at the forest where they had discovered the cave.
Upon reaching their destination, Susanoo landed in the forest, first placing the people on the ground, and then dispelling Susanoo.
"Phew! The feeling of being back on the ground is so comfortable!"
Naruto chattered.
Although Sasuke didn't speak, his expression showed that his thoughts were probably the same as Naruto's.
After all, it was their first time flying in the sky; although it was exciting, there was also a sense of instability.
Even though they all believed Susanoo would never fall, a feeling of unease inevitably arose in their hearts.
Therefore, once they returned to the ground, that inexplicable feeling of unease completely disappeared.
"Otō-san, look! That's the cave!"
Naruto ran to Uchiha Fugaku's side, pointing at the hidden cave in front of them.
Uchiha Fugaku looked in the direction Naruto was pointing and indeed saw a hidden cave, covered and concealed by dense grass above; if one didn't look carefully, it would truly be overlooked.
"We killed many Goblins in there last time, but that Hyūga Ao also disappeared into the cave, and we searched several times but couldn't find him."
Naruto's words caught the attention of the two Hyūga Jōnin.
Hyūga Ao?
There was indeed a clansman named Hyūga Ao who had defected; the Elder of the Main Family said he seemed to have lost his Byakugan due to an accident, and he didn't want to have a Byakugan transplanted, so he defected.
The timing also matched, and Uchiha Itachi said that the person who called himself Hyūga Ao indeed did not have a Byakugan, just a pair of ordinary eyes.
That way, everything matched up.
However, besides exchanging glances, they had no other thoughts; with Hokage-sama present, they naturally had to follow Hokage-sama's arrangements.
"Alright, let's go take a look."
Uchiha Fugaku spoke.
Naruto, without a hint of danger, skipped towards the cave.
Sasuke was to the left of his Ni-san, his right side occupied by Izumi-neechan.
Actually, his usual spot was to the right of Ni-san.
The left side was usually where that guy Naruto stayed.
But there was no helping it; he could accept Izumi-neechan too.
The two Hyūga Jōnin followed closely behind Uchiha Fugaku; when they came, the Family Head had already given instructions to strictly follow Hokage-sama's arrangements.
Actually, even if the Family Head hadn't warned them, they would have done so.
They had long been wholeheartedly convinced by Hokage-sama.
Hokage-sama had made Konoha Village great again, and among the Jōnin in the village, who didn't admire and respect Hokage-sama wholeheartedly?
This time, they came well-prepared; upon reaching the cave entrance, Uchiha Itachi took out two powerful illuminating lamps from a storage scroll.
The light was so strong that it illuminated the cave as brightly as day.
The light directly reached the depths.
Naruto and Sasuke each held an illuminating lamp, one walking at the very front and the other at the very end.
The group entered the cave and walked deeper.
Before entering the cave, the two Hyūga Jōnin also didn't forget their mission; with blood vessels bulging at the corners of their eyes, they directly activated their Byakugan.
They meticulously scanned the cave, taking everything into their sight.
After just a few steps, the two Hyūga Jōnin spoke out one after another.
They had discovered something amiss in a certain spot.
They immediately reported this news to Hokage-sama.
After learning the exact location of the anomaly, the group wasted no time and quickly advanced towards that position.
They soon arrived in front of a cave wall.
"Hokage-sama, it's here, this entire area."
One Hyūga Jōnin said, pointing to the spot where they found the anomaly, and then stepped forward to draw a circle, indicating the specific location, which was roughly the size of a door.
The other Hyūga Jōnin also nodded, indicating that the place he found was also here.
Aside from the two Hyūga Jōnin, Uchiha Fugaku and the others stared at the circled area; under the illumination of the lamps, this area looked no different from other places.
But since the two Hyūga Jōnin both stated that this area had a problem, they did not question it.
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