"This is it."
Ren looked at the forest in front of him, stopped and put away the map in his hand.
"The target is two hundred meters north of the tallest tree..."
Ren looked around for a moment before selecting a target and in a few moments, he was at the top of the tree. This tree was the tallest in the area, and at a glance, he could see half of the forest.
"Let me see, the tallest tree... found it!"
Ren's eyes narrowed slightly, and he quickly locked onto the target. In the forest of trees of similar height, there was a tree that was much taller than its peers. It was more than half a head taller than the trees around it, with dense branches spreading out, and the crown was lush and dense.
Ren jumped down from the tree canopy and moved towards that side. Based on the information revealed by shinchi and his own powerful perception, he successfully avoided some of the outermost mechanisms and traps that would trigger the alarm, and successfully came under the tree.
"Hmm? This is..."
Ren's eyes flashed, and he squatted in the grass and looked up at the treetops. In his perception, there was a hidden chakra fluctuation above. Although it was very obscure, Ren's keen perception still detected a trace of it.
interesting...
"Huh, it should be almost time for the shift change."
The monkey-masked Anbu who was lying on the tree trunk and keeping watch took out a military pill from his arms and threw it into his mouth. Looking at the peaceful jungle in front of him and the houses not far away, he couldn't help feeling bored.
Everyone else works in shifts, but he has a fixed post. His daily task is to be a secret sentry here, get off work at night and work during the day, from six in the morning to five.
Although lying still for a whole day was a bit hard to endure, it was still better than being sent out on a mission on the battlefield. After all, he was only responsible for monitoring the tailed beasts from a distance, and if there was a problem, he could just send a request for help.
Having said that, in a place like this, right at the doorstep of the Hidden Mist Village, who would be so blind as to come and break through and snatch the tailed beasts? Even if they did, it would be the job of those guarding the Anbu, so his position was simply too good to be true.
Ah, why am I feeling sleepy...
The monkey-faced Anbu rubbed his eyes drowsily, feeling an overwhelming drowsiness. His eyelids grew heavier. A few feathers, gleaming softly white, appeared before his eyes. They floated to the tree trunk and then to his body before disappearing.
wrong!
The monkey-masked ANBU suddenly became alert, wondering where the feathers came from in broad daylight, and raised his arm to reach for the kunai at his waist.
But the next moment, he felt a pain in his neck. Just as he was about to scream, he found that his mouth was also covered. The person behind him locked him tightly, not even giving him a chance to struggle.
After a while, the Anbu stared with his eyes wide open, stopped struggling, and lost the last bit of life.
"Huh, all those years of learning illusion techniques are finally useful. I'm glad I didn't waste them."
A black figure emerged from the branches and leaves. It was Ren holding a kunai.
Ren, who had previously noticed someone in the tree, quietly approached the other person while he was distracted, and then used hypnosis to distract the other person for a moment, allowing him to seize the opportunity.
Kill with one hit!
Noticing the kunai with a detonating talisman tied around the other party's waist, Ren couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. If the other party made any noise, his plan would most likely fail and he would be in trouble.
Looking at the Anbu who died with his eyes open in front of him, Ren sighed in his heart and lifted the other's body and hid it in a small tree hole behind him. Of course, he did not forget to collect the detonating tag, after all, you never know when it might be useful.
"Well, it's almost time. They should have started to take action..."
Ren was calculating the time as he surveyed the distance, as if waiting for something. About half a quarter of an hour later, under Ren's long-awaited gaze, seven or eight figures appeared at the end of his field of vision, entered the forest, and headed straight towards him.
"It seems to be going well, so I should take action."
Ren retracted his gaze, took out a mask from his body, and then leaped down from the tree trunk, disappearing into the jungle...
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"Mr. Fujiwara, are you sure that the so-called micro-fragrant insect is here?"
A Kirigakure ANBU turned around and politely asked Fujiwara Kuzumi, who was being protected by the crowd. The other ANBU also turned their gazes towards their employer, trying to get some useful information.
"Of course, this is information I paid a huge price for. You are all elite members of the Kirigakure Anbu, so you will have to work hard this time."
Fujiwara Kuzuma remained calm and said with a smile, and the Anbu captain who led the team did not say much. He nodded and turned around to continue leading the team forward.
In the morning, Fujiwara Kuzuru came to the Mizukage building and asked to meet with the Third Mizukage to entrust him with an S-level mission.
Since Fujiwara Kuzma was one of the few big moneybags in the Hidden Mist Village, the Third Mizukage agreed without much thought. However, the task that Fujiwara Kuzma entrusted him with next seemed a bit absurd to him.
Fujiwara Kuzan was tasked with sending two ANBU teams from the Hidden Mist Village to accompany him into the forest outside the village to search for the so-called micro-fragrant insects and add them to his collection.
The Third Mizukage had also heard of it, but he didn't think that such a thing would appear under his nose.
The Third Mizukage wanted to refuse, but Fujiwara Kuzume immediately gave him a condition that he could not refuse.
Six million ryo! If you find the Micro-Fragrance Bug, you'll get it. Even if you don't, there's still a two million ryo bonus. And Fujiwara Kuzuma said he'd only be borrowing the Kirigakure Anbu for two days.
The Third Mizukage was instantly tempted. After all, there were still a few Anbu teams sitting idle, so he might as well send them out for two days. Two million for two days, where could he find such a good thing?
Following the order from the Third Mizukage, two idle Kirigakure Anbu teams, totaling eight people, were sent out to come here with Fujiwara Kuzuru to look for the so-called "micro-fragrant insects".
Fujiwara Kuzume was still leading a few people slowly forward in the vast forest, while Ren had already arrived at the second cordon. The traps here were more troublesome and dangerous than those on the periphery, and they were constantly arranged and changed every month. Ren had already learned the location of this month's traps from shina, and finally passed through successfully, and was very close to the room where the three-tailed beast was sealed.
Ren lay in the grass, his eyes fixed on the wooden house in the distance, the several Anbu on guard around it, and the few people lurking in the dark, firmly protecting the wooden house in the middle. No blind spots were left.
After observing for a long time, Ren turned slightly and nodded to the two shadow clones he had created in advance. The latter left quietly and headed in another direction, leaving Ren to stay where he was and wait for something.