Chapter 593: Chapter 592: Arrival
Two days later-
Kakashi's team was in a helicopter and already arrived in Peru. With the latitude and longitude coordinates provided by Red Queen, the Seventh Squad didn't waste any time on the way.
As they flew over the waterfall, Naruto looked out the window and exclaimed, "The scenery here is so beautiful!"
Sakura, hearing this, also came to the window to look down and couldn't help but marvel, "The scenery here is indeed beautiful."
She then turned to Sasuke and said, "Sasuke-kun, come and take a look. It's really beautiful."
Sakura was secretly hoping that if Sasuke came over to enjoy the scenery, she could sit closely with him, and if the plane happened to shake a bit, then she could fall into Sasuke's arms. The thought made her a bit excited.
However, Sasuke, with his chin resting on his hands, sat in the cabin, hoping that this so-called Golden City would have something that could help Lord Charles. When he heard Sakura's words, he just coldly replied, "Not interested."
Kakashi, holding a Playboy magazine, was flipping through it. This was a book recommended to him by Jiraiya.
Through communication, Kakashi knew that Jiraiya had also come to this world. He asked if Jiraiya had brought his work, "Intimate Paradise," but instead of receiving it, he got this magazine.
Although it was not what he expected, the magazine wasn't bad.
After flying for a while, the helicopter arrived at the designated location. The pilot spoke, "Lord Ninjas, we've flown to the designated location."
"I've observed the surroundings and there's no suitable landing spot. We can only lower the altitude and drop ropes."
Kakashi closed the magazine, looked through the window at the environment below, and said, "Fly above that stone platform and lower the altitude to the lowest possible height without affecting the helicopter's normal hovering."
"Yes, Lord Ninja!"
The helicopter quickly descended to the lowest altitude. At this point, Kakashi opened the cabin door and said, "You can return now, no need to wait for us."
"Yes, Lord ninja."
After instructing the pilot, Kakashi turned to his students and said, "Let's go. Prepare to execute the mission."
The four glanced at the height between the helicopter and the ground. Instead of dropping ropes, they jumped directly from the helicopter.
"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!"
One after another, they landed smoothly. The height was no problem for them, not even for Sakura.
However, just a few seconds after their descent, a large number of wild people wielding weapons suddenly emerged from the cave below the stone platform, alerted by the loud noise of the helicopter.
As worshippers of the Golden City and guardians of this place, they were ready to kill anyone who didn't belong to their tribe.
Kakashi looked at the wild people with spears appearing here and his eyes instantly filled with killing intent.
"Stay alert!"
The three members of the Seventh Squad immediately assumed combat stances, cautiously eyeing the large group of wild men before them.
Just as Kakashi was about to give an order, the wild men launched an attack against the members of Kakashi's team. Spears and ropes tied with stones were hurled at them with a whooshing sound.
Seeing this, Kakashi drew the short Anbu blade from his back and said, "Take them out."
In Kakashi's eyes, anyone who attacked was an enemy, and he would leave none alive.
Within moments, screams filled the area. In less than three minutes, the wild men who had rushed out were slaughtered.
The battle ended, and not a drop of blood remained on Kakashi's blade. After sheathing his sword and confirming that there were no further threats, Kakashi walked over to the stone pillar.
Naruto joined him, examining the massive stone pillar and asked, "Kakashi-sensei, what do we do next? Should we smash this big stone pillar?"
For an ordinary person, opening such a mechanism with brute force might be impossible, but for Naruto, a simple Rasengan could easily shatter it.
Kakashi shook his head and said, "No need to go to such trouble."
Kakashi approached the stone pillar and, looking at the series of human face carvings, pulled one out with a firm grip.
As soon as the human face carving was removed, a hollow appeared in the stone pillar, and sand began flowing out of it.
"Remove all these human face carvings."
"Yes, Kakashi-sensei."
Understanding Kakashi's intent, the three members of the team joined in removing the carvings. Soon, all the carvings were taken down, and sand flowed out from each hole.
With all the human face carvings removed, the stone pillar slowly began to sink, and the four connected stone columns, each weighing several tons, were retracted.
As soon as they were retracted, the ground beneath them shrank into a pit, and the four of them fell to the next level. The floor beneath them spiraled down to the bottom, but it was also retracting.
Kakashi, leading the team, rushed down quickly. Though the retracting floor was fast, it was slow in comparison to a ninja's speed.
Soon, they reached the bottom, where they stood on the surface of a large pool of water. For a moment, Kakashi glanced at the statues standing in the water but then focused on a nearby cave entrance.
"This should be it."
Kakashi walked into the cave and entered a grand hall filled with artifacts from various periods and numerous golden items. The floor was littered with chests overflowing with gold coins, and some coins were even scattered on the ground.
Sakura, amazed by the sight, exclaimed, "Is this the Golden City?"
Kakashi looked around at the artifacts and said uncertainly, "While these items are valuable, they don't seem to be enough to call this a Golden City."
Sasuke, observing everything, felt that while these items were ancient, they didn't even compare to the Uchiha Clan's treasury he had seen as a child.
Sasuke sneered, "This just looks like a treasure vault, not a Golden City."
Kakashi stopped in front of a wall in the hall, tapping it lightly to feel the vibrations.
"We need to investigate further," he said, his eyes narrowing as he tried to sense if there was more to this place than met the eye.