Naruto: Passerby and Returnee

Chapter 139 Tracking

"The source of that chakra has appeared!" Karin felt like she was screaming. She had never used Kagura's Mind's Eye to detect such a large-scale and high-intensity chakra output. The overload of her senses made her see stars and her ears ring. "He's using an extremely large-scale Earth Release technique. The entire underground area of ​​the auction house is filled with his chakra!"

Now was no time to worry about volume. Sasuke immediately went on high alert because the chakra was at a density he could directly "see" with his Sharingan. He had never seen such a range of chakra coverage before, nor had he ever heard of such a ninjutsu that simply caused an earthquake.

Kabuto was also stunned. He broke out in a cold sweat and grabbed Karin, who was trying to shrink away. His cautious nature made him choose to retreat.

"Something's fishy about this, let's go back..."

"This is our chance!" Sasuke interrupted Kabuto, his eyes, glowing red in the darkness, fixed on another pair of eyes. "Where is that vortex?"

Karin gritted her teeth to calm her trembling, closed her eyes, and tried to gather her scattered senses. That unknown chakra was practically everywhere, almost engulfing half the city, but she had clearly memorized the Uzumaki boy's chakra since her last visit and had rehearsed countless plans to rescue him in her mind. She absolutely could not allow herself to falter in the face of hope.

She meticulously analyzed the main points, eliminating the biggest source of interference, and then focused on that dim light. Three breaths felt like an eternity. Karin's red eyes opened, and she pointed resolutely in one direction. Thanks to the Sage of Six Paths, the boy was no longer at the auction house.

"Go southwest for about five kilometers."

Sasuke set off immediately, oblivious to Kabuto's furrowed brow. But Sasuke was Orochimaru's most valued vessel, and Kabuto couldn't bear to see him in danger, so he had no choice but to follow with Karin.

The three figures quickly disappeared into the night; the suddenly bustling city would be their best cover.

"I was just about to say this, this is Lord Fushu's residence, are you sure you want to break in?" Kabuto looked at Sasuke, habitually pushing up his glasses to hide all his emotions behind his lenses.

Sasuke had no time to analyze others' emotions. He carefully observed the outer walls of the mansion; the barrier was completely ineffective against the Sharingan. The mansion was noisy and brightly lit. Whether servants or nobles, they were all the same in the face of the earthquake. They ran out of their rooms disheveled, most of them without even having time to put on their shoes.

This desert isn't located in an earthquake zone and hasn't experienced a tremor in over a hundred years. When the first tremor struck, people probably didn't even know what was happening, only waking up in a daze. But that powerful entity, friend or foe, seemed to understand human nature, and two minutes later it triggered a second tremor, this time larger and stronger, enough to alert everyone. People rushed out of their houses and onto the streets, no one having time to even look up.

They arrived at the mansion in the third minute. Karin pointed out the general direction of the Uzumaki boy, and Sasuke, seeing the obvious flaws in the simple barrier, quickly broke through one of them and led the three of them inside. Disguising themselves as guards was more suitable for moving around, and disguise was a required course for ninjas. They quickly memorized the guards' armor, using transformation jutsu to get past them, and using their Sharingan to get by when that wasn't possible. They soon approached the exceptionally magnificent-looking building.

From a distance, they could hear the local-style cursing. The old man, surrounded by layers of people, was hurling insults at everything in sight. He cursed the servants for their slow reaction, the guards for their inefficiency, and the damned earthquake for ruining his good time. He also muttered about how he was determined to haggle with the auction house for another wonderful night.

His cursing made everyone lower their heads, afraid to meet his gaze for fear of losing their lives. However, three people ignored the cursing and turned their gazes to the back of the hunched old man, where a humanoid figure surrounded by servants and wrapped from head to toe.

It's him!

Kabuto, having been a spy, at least knew to blend into the crowd when the old man turned his gaze, but the other two children didn't. Their anger was about to burst forth, their emotions screaming wildly. How dare an old man with a face full of wrinkles treat the descendants of ninjas like objects!

"Fools! You let two bugs in!" The old man's gaze swept over and instantly locked onto two pairs of eyes. They were so out of place among the group of people with their heads hanging down that they were immediately discovered.

"Where are the Iwagakure ninja? Take them down!"

Honestly, creating artificial earthquakes is really tiring work.

It took him quite a while just to disperse his chakra into the ground and walls, and on top of that, he needed to control the chakra scattered around his body over a wide area, which was a double drain on his physical and mental strength. But this was already the best way to control the situation and drive people away. If he set it on fire, he didn't know what kind of mess the intricate wooden structure underground would make of it.

The first tremor was noticeable, but not particularly strong. He noticed that many people inside the building blindly trusted the building's robust structure and weren't in a hurry to evacuate. Coincidentally, he also discovered that the underground chamber filled with seals and earthen walls could absorb chakra. Unable to directly destroy it with chakra, he quickly devised another plan. He reinforced the ground level of six floors and then controlled the entire fifth underground level to press downwards, finally causing cracks in the damned seal. At the same time, his original goal was achieved: people finally started moving, scrambling to reach the surface.

The shadow clones on standby immediately sprang into action: some rescued children, others adults, and still others retrieved the remaining "evidence"—Narrator didn't need to worry too much about these matters. His main body quietly descended to the sixth underground level, quickly knocking out the guards who hadn't yet evacuated, and was about to smash the seemingly impenetrable stone door with a single punch. However, before he could even make a move, the stone door shattered. He dodged two golden chains by tilting his head, his mind almost completely blank.

He had seen this special bloodline limit before, in the spiritual space, during the time he fought Kurama.

Not her mother, but their chakra is somewhat similar, possessing immense vitality, capable of instantly unleashing Jonin-level power even when deprived of it day and night...

"swirl?"

His answer was a series of sharp chains poised at his vitals, but they did not pierce him. A staggering figure emerged from the stone wall; her red hair was somewhat dull, and she looked old and withered. But her abdomen was protruding, and bluish-purple veins could be faintly seen through her tattered clothes.

"..." The woman leaned against the wall and looked up at him, but her eyes were empty, there was nothing in them.

Naruto couldn't describe his feelings at that moment. He stared in shock, seeing every detail of the woman's body, yet it was as if he couldn't see anything at all. Only a strong emotion, burning from the depths of his soul, made him tremble all over.

He wants to destroy this place, now, immediately, right now!