Red Nara

The nearest tail was followed by another shinobi at about the same distance, hinting that this shinobi was a sensor as well, and behind it, at a slightly longer distance, were a couple of teams of much more visible fighters. That is, one Anbu follows me, the second Anbu follows him and is covered by six jonin.

It turns out, to get rid of the tracking without leaving a trace, you need to take out three groups at once at the same time. And who was it that took such precautions? But what worries me the most is the fact that there is an Uchiha among the two teams, even if he didn't see the clone in the shadows with his dojutsu, but who knows how the sharingan will react to the movement of an in-chakra nearby?

In addition, the presence of a clan fighter means that it's not Danzo, whose fighters can be eliminated without any remorse or repercussions, but Hiruzen himself, who is quite capable of using his subordinates in the dark, just to cover the second sensor. Although, Shisui had served in the Korn, and the faceless masks of the eight of them hinted at it...

But at the same time, such masks were used by Konoha on missions where the village affiliation was not worth shining. After a little more turning the situation in my head, I put off the problem for a while - I should get rid of the chain only when I will be in any danger, but not before and certainly not on the territory of the Land of Fire.

Clearly, with the clan in the lineup, the jonin are not a cleanup team, so something else is likely prepared for me. More information is needed, but is it worth the risk? Not at the moment, it's not, so it's not worth the delay. Having destroyed all traces of a small stop, I continued on my way.

There is no point in describing the monotonous movement of the next couple of days - boring, monotonous and inevitable. Most of the missions take place on the road, and escorting caravans or people is even worse.

When camping overnight, I always left a kage bunshin in the guardhouse and put up a double barrier just in case. In the morning, I ate quickly and continued galloping through the trees, occasionally checking the detailed map of Ho no Kuni as I came across notable landmarks.

The pace I took allowed me to take it easy, spending minimal time resting, but at the same time it was too intense for shinobi who didn't have Uzumaki's increased stamina and chakra reserves. Thus I was gradually weakening my pursuers so that by the time I reached the mission goal, they wouldn't pose much of a threat.

And at this rate, it's unlikely that the Uchiha would use his dojutsu too often to conserve chakra. It was with that in mind that I sent shadow clones to the sensors and cover on the third night. Luckily, being in someone's shadow, the clones don't spend much chakra to maintain themselves, making the chances of detection almost nil, and move along with the person's shadow without any effort or expense, because there's almost always a shadow.

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