Tengen Town.
Located in the border region of the Land of Fire, it was still under the control of Konohagakure.
Therefore, most of the town's residents had not evacuated and continued to live there.
Actually, for ordinary people, there wasn't much point in running away.
Right now, the Third Great Ninja War was raging fiercely. The entire Ninja Continent was scorched earth everywhere. Unless one hid in one of the great Ninja Villages or the capital where Daimyo lived, there wasn't much difference from other places.
This town was not small in area, with a permanent population of two to three thousand people. It was considered a relatively prosperous place within a radius of a hundred miles.
Of course, from Sora's perspective, this Tengen Town was not simple either.
On the outskirts of the town, Konoha's Ninjas on hidden watch could be seen everywhere, and there were even sensory barriers at various entrances and exits.
Even though they were still several kilometers away, a murderous aura could be felt rushing towards them.
"The intelligence is probably correct!"
"This town is most likely a very important transfer point on Konoha's supply line."
Sora put away the map in his hand.
Wars between great Ninja Villages consumed vast quantities of shuriken, kunai, swords, explosive tags, and other ninja tools every day.
Add to that scrolls, soldier pills, disinfectants, and so on, the amount of money spent was absolutely astronomical.
Therefore, in war, the importance of supply lines to Ninja Army was self-evident.
Otherwise, the Iwagakure's higher-ups wouldn't have immediately capitulated to Konoha after Minato severed their supply line at the Kanabi Bridge.
"In any case, let's get inside first."
Sora glanced at the four subordinates beside him and said calmly, "I'll infiltrate first. After you hear the explosion, seize the opportunity to find and destroy the other supply warehouses."
"Yes, Sora-sama!"
Kurumi and the others all bowed their heads in serious acknowledgment, including the usually unserious Matsunaga Yuzuki.
'Bakudo #26!'
'Kyokko!'
The next moment, Sora chanted inwardly.
Immediately, a strange, faint glow enveloped him, and then his figure vanished from the spot as if he had become air.
"He's done it!"
Matsunaga Yuzuki's eyes lit up instantly: "Sora-sama's unique stealth technique!"
Instantly, Sora's presence completely disappeared. No breathing, no scent, no sound. It was as if he had never been there.
Even though they had seen it many times, everyone still felt amazed each time.
This was Sora's unique skill. Not to mention within the village, even looking across the entire Ninja World, they had never seen a second person use it.
Kurumi even bowed her head in shame. No matter how you looked at it, Sora was so mysterious and powerful, while she was just a mediocre, ordinary Chunin. The gap between them was like that between clouds and mud.
…
At the same time, on the main road not far from Tengen Town.
Several ninjas wearing Konoha's forehead protectors, radiating powerful auras, were swiftly heading towards Tengen Town.
Among them, the leader was a burly man with particularly conspicuous white hair.
However, just looking at his red haori paired with the inappropriate geta on his feet, he didn't seem to have much of a strong person's demeanor.
Of course, this was quite normal.
Because this white-haired Ninja was none other than Konoha's Sannin, the Hokage's direct disciple, Jiraiya!
At this moment, behind him followed several Ninjas with extremely imposing auras.
The most outstanding among them were a long-haired man with pale white eyes and a black-haired youth with a short sword on his back and a fan emblem behind him.
"Jiraiya-sama!"
While moving, the middle-aged man with pale white eyes suddenly spoke: "Kirigakure's Lightning Blade Wielder, Kurosuki Raiga, and the Exploding Blade Wielder, Munashi Jinpachi, haven't made a move since their traces were exposed a week ago. They are probably suppressed by the village's Ninjas and only dare to hide in a corner, clinging to life."
"Hizashi, things might not be that simple."
Jiraiya, however, frowned, "Kirigakure's Seven Ninja Swordsmen have always preferred to fight together. Now we've only found traces of two, but have no intelligence on the other five. This makes me feel somewhat uneasy."
To be honest, Jiraiya, a veteran of countless battles with extremely rich experience, had long sensed that something was off with Kirigakure recently.
First, the Third Mizukage mysteriously disappeared from the front lines, and then activity traces of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen suddenly appeared in Konoha's rear areas. This made him feel very uneasy.
'That bastard Third Mizukage… He wouldn't stoop so low, planning to infiltrate and target the village's ordinary Ninjas, would he?'
Jiraiya felt apprehensive because he always felt that those crazy nutjobs from Kirigakure might actually do something so lacking in bottom line!
Mizukage!
An assassination attempt by a Ninja of that level… Forget others, even Jiraiya himself would pay a heavy price if he wasn't careful!