Chapter 277: Departure and Detection

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After a brief exchange with Uchiha Shisui, Seimei returned to the crowd. After waiting for about ten more minutes, the team assembled. Seimei scanned the crowd, a total of seventy people, a standard ninja battalion, with a captain and a vice-captain. It had four squads under its command, each with seventeen people, and a squad leader, with four teams or combat squads under each squad leader. Seimei and Uchiha Shisui were the squad leaders of the first and second squads, each in charge of four teams, a total of sixteen people. Of course, not every squad leader was a true Jonin. The squad leaders of the third and fourth squads were only Tokubetsu Jonin. In addition, among the four teams in each squad, there were also two teams whose leaders were Tokubetsu Jonin. Thus, including the Jonin-level captain and vice-captain, out of the total of seventy people, there were only four true Jonin, ten Tokubetsu Jonin, and the remaining fifty-six were Chunin. Just from this, it could be seen that Konoha's high-end combat power was somewhat lacking. Logically speaking, in such an elite team, all squad leaders should be true Jonin, and all team leaders should be Tokubetsu Jonin. But the reality was that only half of the four squad leaders and sixteen team leaders met the requirements. However, even with this current configuration, compared to ordinary troops, it was quite impressive. After all, out of the seventy people, fourteen were Jonin, and there were no Genin. This was unimaginable in ordinary troops. However, it was precisely this configuration that made the support meaningful. Otherwise, sending a bunch of Genin would be no different from sending them to their deaths. While Seimei was lost in thought, the captain had already finished explaining the mission and arranged the positions and responsibilities of each squad for the upcoming journey. Seimei's first squad, with the strongest combat power, would lead the way, Uchiha Shisui's second squad would be at the rear, and the weaker third and fourth squads would be in the middle. Seimei had no objections to this arrangement. Compared to passively accepting, he preferred to take the initiative, so leading the way suited him perfectly. Everything was ready, and the team set off. With Seimei's order, the four teams under his command once again split into a "1-2-1" formation and began to scout ahead. Next, they needed to return to the Land of Fire first, then proceed along the northern border of the Land of Fire, eventually crossing half of the Land of Fire to reach the southeastern coast. During this journey, only the time spent in the Land of Fire would be relatively safe, while the other two periods wouldn't be so good. If Danzo wanted to cause trouble, outside the Land of Fire or before reaching the battlefield would be excellent opportunities. Of course, he might also wait until they arrived at the Hidden Mist battlefield before taking action. In short, there were all sorts of possibilities, and he had to be careful. ... Two days passed in a flash. Traveling light, Seimei and the others traveled for more than ten hours a day and finally left the Land of Rain today, entering the Land of Fire. During this time, Seimei was worried about encountering attacks, but things went unexpectedly smoothly, and they didn't encounter any trouble along the way. However, it was this calmness that gave Seimei a sense of urgency, like a storm was coming. But thinking of his own strength, he relaxed again. As the saying goes, overwhelming strength conquers all. With his current strength, as long as he was careful and avoided any mishaps, he didn't need to worry about Danzo's schemes. "Alright, let's stop here for today!" Seeing that it was about time, Seimei directly ordered the team to stop. Soon, the three squads from the rear also arrived. Everyone didn't start a fire to cook. Instead, they each took out soldier pills, stuffed them into their mouths, replenished their chakra and stamina, and then began to rest. However, Seimei didn't rest immediately. With a few flashes, he arrived at the branch of a large tree and sat down cross-legged. He sensed the chakra in his body, confirmed that it was still abundant, and then began practicing the 'Reflecting Heart Technique'. If the 'Mystical Palm Technique' could still be used while on the move, then the 'Reflecting Heart Technique' could only be practiced when stationary. As for the reason... It was simple. The process of this technique taking effect would stimulate the Sharingan, requiring him to constantly adapt, and his vision would be somewhat affected during this time. Therefore, it could only be practiced when stationary. Time passed by minute by minute. Soon, it was late at night. Seimei finally stopped cultivating and began to seize the time to rest. For the past two days, Seimei had been doing this every day, practicing the 'Mystical Palm Technique' to strengthen his body while traveling during the day, and practicing the 'Reflecting Heart Technique' to promote the Sharingan's evolution while resting at night. It could be said that not a single moment was wasted. The only pity was that it wasn't convenient for him to use the 'Shadow Clone Jutsu' to practice other skills during the mission, which resulted in nearly 40,000 chakra points per day having no place to be used. This made Seimei feel a bit distressed. Fortunately, this situation wouldn't last too long. Once he arrived at the Hidden Mist battlefield, he could resume his previous training arrangements. The night passed uneventfully. ... The next day. Early morning. Everyone washed up casually, swallowed a few more soldier pills, and then set off again. According to the plan, they needed to spend four days crossing half of the Land of Fire and finally reach their destination on the fifth day. That is, the southeastern coast. Originally, he thought the journey within the Land of Fire would be relatively safe. However, after only half a day, Seimei sensed something was amiss. "Stop!" Seimei suddenly raised his right arm, signaling everyone to stop. Immediately afterward, he activated his Sharingan and scanned the surroundings. However, he found nothing. The dozen or so Konoha ninjas behind him saw his actions and also became vigilant, scanning their surroundings, but they also found no problems. After a while, a Tokubetsu Jonin from the Hyuga clan stepped forward and asked, "Captain, is there a problem?" "Something is spying on us in the dark." Seimei replied concisely. That's right, just now, he suddenly felt something watching him, but after activating his Sharingan, he found nothing. Retracting his gaze, Seimei looked at the Hyuga Tokubetsu Jonin who asked the question and said, "use your Byakugan to scan the surroundings and see if there are any enemies or other things hiding." Hearing this, Hyuga didn't say anything unnecessary and immediately concentrated, activating her Byakugan to carefully scan the surroundings. However, after a while, she withdrew her gaze and shook her head at Seimei, "Captain, I've checked the surroundings, there's no one." "What about other things?" Seimei asked persistently. "Besides some normal plants and animals, there's nothing else special." Hyuga continued to shake her head. However, Seimei didn't believe that what he felt just now was an illusion. It could only mean that the enemy was hiding too deeply. (End of this chapter)

Chapter 277: Departure and Detection

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