Three days passed in a blink of an eye.
Seii hadn't encountered any enemies or dangers. Besides routine patrols, he spent every day diligently training.
The two swordsmanship techniques he had been focusing on were progressing quite well, with their proficiency levels increasing significantly. Especially Konoha-Style Kenjutsu, which had almost reached the perfected state.
Now, Seii just wanted to finish the mission quickly and go back to continue grinding his progress.
However, things often don't go according to one's subjective wishes.
Just when Seii thought today would be as peaceful as the previous three days, he suddenly received a distress signal from one of his subordinates.
That's right, his subordinate.
Since being promoted to Chunin, he was no longer a dispensable cannon fodder. Coupled with his prestigious Uchiha clan background, he would almost always be assigned a certain role in every mission.
Just like this ti, he was the captain of one of the patrol teams, leading three Chunin, and the one who sent the signal was one of them.
By the ti he and the other two arrived, that person was already dead.
Instantly, all three of them beca highly alert, vigilantly looking around. Seii's Sharingan was fully activated, constantly paying attention to any movents in the surroundings.
It was no wonder they were so nervous. The enemy's strength couldn't be underestimated.
From the ti they discovered the signal to when they arrived, it hadn't been more than a minute.
To be able to kill soone in such a short ti, no matter how it was done, wouldn't be simple.
Therefore, they had to be cautious.
After a while, Seii raised his right hand, signaling that the surroundings were temporarily safe.
Only then did the other two relax their guard.
Seii directly instructed, "Teramitsu, examine the body."
"Yes, Captain!"
Upon hearing this, a Konoha ninja stepped forward and began to carefully examine the corpse on the ground.
A mont later, he stood up and said with a serious expression, "Captain, the one who killed Kuraki is most likely a puppeteer from Sunagakure."
"A puppeteer?"
Seii's interest was piqued, and he motioned for him to continue.
Seeing this, Teramitsu imdiately explained, "Captain, look, the wounds on Kuraki's body are very clean. Although a human could also do this, there's no need to."
Seii certainly knew why there was no need.
Because it was simply a waste of effort. If soone could kill with one strike, why would they expend more energy to make the wound look like this?
Seii nodded, indicating his understanding, and let the other person continue.
Unlike him, a newcor, Teramitsu had already carried out several missions here and had fought against Suna-nin more than once. His understanding of them was definitely deeper than his.
In that case, Seii naturally wouldn't act arbitrarily.
Receiving Seii's signal, Teramitsu continued, "Such wounds are usually only caused by puppets from Sunagakure. And Captain, look here..."
As he spoke, Teramitsu pointed to the flesh around the wounds on the corpse, where faint signs of blackening could be seen.
Teramitsu said, "There are traces of poison spreading near these wounds, and puppeteers from Sunagakure like to coat their puppets' weapons with poison.
Furthermore, there are no traces of other people nearby.
Therefore, I believe the enemy is most likely a puppeteer, hiding in the shadows and controlling a puppet to attack Kuraki who was passing by."
After listening to Teramitsu's analysis, Seii nodded, acknowledging his statent.
After a mont of thought, he ordered, "Teramitsu, continue searching the outer periter. Although the enemy can control puppets, they themselves shouldn't be too far away. Search carefully and see if you can find any traces of them."
"Yes, Captain!"
After responding, Teramitsu went to work.
Then, Seii looked at the other subordinate who hadn't spoken yet and said, "Yoichi, imdiately inform the nearby teams to encircle from the outside. We must not let the enemy escape."
Kamijo Yoichi, hearing Seii's words, didn't say much but nodded silently.
Then, he bit his right thumb, letting the blood flow down his palm, and then raised his hands, rapidly forming the hand seals "Boar - Dog - Bird - Monkey - Ram," and perford the Summoning Technique.
Poof~
As a cloud of chakra smoke dispersed, a parrot-like summoning animal was summoned by him.
"Yo, Yoichi, what do you need
for this ti? I'm warning you, don't expect
to run errands for free this ti. Without the best..."
As soon as this parrot appeared, it started chattering non-stop until it saw Seii's crimson Sharingan and stopped abruptly.
Yoichi Kamijo seized the opportunity to inform it about the situation here and then asked it to relay the information to the nearby teams.
As if afraid of making a mistake, Yoichi Kamijo even repeated it several tis tirelessly.
However, the parrot just flapped its wings impatiently and said, "Alright, alright, stop talking. I've got it all morized."
With that, it timidly glanced at Seii and then flapped its wings, flying into the sky.
Watching the parrot quickly fly away, Seii couldn't help but wonder if he should also get a summoning animal.
However, ordinary summoning animals seed useless to him, and powerful ones weren't sothing he could covet at his current level.
Thinking about how summoning animals tended to run away when faced with danger, Seii felt it was better to wait until his Sharingan's evolution progressed further and directly control one with genjutsu. It would be more convenient.
And in critical monts, it could even serve as a at shield.
While Seii was lost in thought, Teramitsu's voice ca again.
"Captain, I've found sothing!"
Hearing this, Seii used the Body Flicker Technique and instantly appeared beside Teramitsu.
Seeing Seii suddenly appear, Teramitsu thought to himself, "The captain's Body Flicker Technique is still so fast!"
"What did you find?"
Seii didn't care what Teramitsu was thinking and imdiately started asking after arriving.
Hearing Seii's inquiry, Teramitsu collected his thoughts and pointed to the bushes ahead, "Captain, look, these are traces of soone staying here for a long ti."
Seii looked in the direction he was pointing and indeed saw so signs of crushed grass and flowers, and beneath them, he also saw two faint footprints.
Thanks to the continuous rainy weather in the Land of Rain, the plants, trees, and soil in the forest were quite moist, which allowed these traces to be preserved intact.
However...
Seii looked back and found that this place was nearly twenty ters away from where Kuraki had died, and there were no obvious traces in between.
This indicated that the enemy's puppet control range was at least twenty ters or more.
To be able to skillfully control a puppet from such a distance and kill Kuraki, a Chunin, in a short ti, showed their considerable skill.
Involuntarily, Seii once again beca highly focused.
However, he didn't give up.
Not to ntion that as a mber of the patrol team, his duty was to prevent the enemy from infiltrating towards the main camp. The fact that the opponent was a puppeteer alone was enough reason for him to pursue them relentlessly.
Seii opened his panel and glanced at his lv3 (530/1000) Chakra Control, thinking that if he could obtain the Puppet Secret Technique in advance, it wouldn't be a bad thing.
Originally, he had planned to take it slow.
But unexpectedly, the first Suna-nin he encountered after being transferred here turned out to be a puppeteer, and it seed their skill level wasn't low.
Naturally, he had to seize this opportunity.
"Captain, there's more over here."
While Seii was lost in thought, Teramitsu's voice ca again.
Seii walked over quickly and indeed discovered new traces.
After careful examination, he could confirm that these were left by the person who had just left.
In that case, Seii didn't hesitate any longer and imdiately ordered Teramitsu and Kamijo Yoichi to continue searching forward.
(End of Chapter)
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