"Elder Homura, what's wrong with my attitude?"
"I'm just telling the truth. Is it possible that Elder Homura is like a woman and doesn't like to hear the truth?"
Orochimaru said with a frown.
He now felt that Homura was just like a woman and couldn't bear to hear the truth.
"Elder Homura, I believe in Orochimaru's Summoning Beast. Now everyone follow me into the canyon."
Before Mitokado Homura could speak, Jiraiya spoke first.
He had already looked around the canyon with his Eye of Insight and found no ambush by any Wind Country ninjas.
"Yes, Captain."
The Anbu member responded.
"Jiraiya, this canyon is extremely suitable for ambushes. If there are ninjas from the Wind Country ambushing us in the canyon, we will be in great danger if we enter directly."
"I suggest further investigation."
Mitokado Homura spoke up.
"The companions of the intelligence team have been quickly killed by the Wind Country Ninjas. If we enter the canyon now, we may be able to catch up with those Wind Country Ninjas and avenge our companions. If we delay any longer, the Wind Country Ninjas will be far away."
Jiraiya replied, then led the way into the canyon.
Orochimaru and the Anbu team followed closely, and Homura followed with a gloomy face.
No one in the entire team seemed to take him seriously.
Entering the canyon, a breeze blew, and Jiraiya, they smelled the smell of blood.
As we walked deeper into the canyon, the smell of blood became even stronger. There were many corpses of Konoha ninjas lying on the ground, surrounded by scarlet blood.
There were also a large number of puppet fragments scattered around, and the surrounding rock walls were also covered with scratches.
From these traces, we can see how fierce the fight between the intelligence forces and the ninjas from the Wind Country was.
"Captain, the bodies are still warm and the blood hasn't coagulated yet. They died not long ago."
"All the scrolls on them were taken away by the enemy."
Yuhi Junma bent down to examine a corpse and spoke.
"Then let's collect the bodies and return to the village to inform Lord Hokage of the situation. They are all heroes who died fighting for the village. We will hold a memorial service for them when we return to the village." Mitokado Homura said.
"Why do we have to go back to the village now?" Jiraiya asked.
"If you're not going back to the village, then what do you want to do?" Mitokado Homura said in an unhappy tone.
"Elder, you just said that they are all heroes who died fighting for the village. Of course we have to avenge them."
"The ninjas from the Wind Country should not have escaped far by now. Plus, the war just ended and they are weak now. We should catch up to them and make them pay the price. We can't let them return to the Rain Country so easily." Jiraiya's tone was filled with murderous intent.
"I disagree. We don't know how many ninjas there are in the Wind Country right now, or whether they have set up an ambush on the road ahead. If we rush in, there will be too many variables. If we get ambushed, it will be dangerous."
"They are the heroes of the village. The village will definitely avenge them, but not at this time."
Homura shook his head and rejected Jiraiya's suggestion.
"Elder, what you said is indeed reasonable.
We do not know how many ninjas there are in the Wind Country, nor do we know whether the enemy has set traps ahead.
But I still do not agree to return to the village.
I have mastered a secret technique that gives me a strong ability to detect.
If the enemy sets an ambush ahead, I guarantee that I can sense it and will never let us get surrounded."
"Although this secret technique causes great harm to my body, it is worth it no matter how high the price is in order to avenge my companions."
Jiraiya said excitedly, his tone very firm.
He was looking for a reason to use the Eye of Insight.
Hearing Jiraiya's words, the Anbu members stood in awe.
As expected of the Hokage's disciple, his awareness is truly admirable.
Hokage-sama had asked them to rescue the trapped intelligence troop.
Now that all the intelligence troops have been killed by the enemy, their mission has been completed and they can return to the village.
And he will not be punished by the Hokage.
After all, it was the intelligence forces that didn't hold out until they arrived, not their incompetence.
However, Jiraiya did not choose to return to the village. Instead, he planned to avenge his companions and perform a secret technique that would damage his body.
It was simply an honor for them to have Jiraiya as their captain.
Jiraiya had no idea of the Anbu members' imaginations, and he had no intention of pretending, he just wanted to find a reason to cast his Eye of Insight and earn some more merits.
After all, this is his first time to carry out a mission. If he goes back like this, it will definitely have a bad impact.
Although the responsibility did not lie with them, it was because the intelligence forces did not hold up long enough for them to realize it.
But going back like this would definitely affect his career at Anbu.
"This is just your inference. If your sensing secret technique cannot detect the other party, it will still put us in danger. I don't agree."
Mitokado Homura still refused.
"You are just an advisor sent by the teacher. I am the captain. I can choose to listen to your advice or not. So I will not listen to your advice now. If you don't want to chase with me, then you can return to the village. The rest of you can follow me."
Jiraiya said with a stern expression.
His eyes of insight can see through anything hidden, and there is absolutely no way he would be surrounded by the ninjas from the Wind Country.
He has given Mitokado Homura enough face.
Since the other party is not flattering him, Jiraiya certainly won't indulge him.
"Yes, Captain."
Yuhi Junjin said in unison, and then followed Jiraiya.
Mitokado Homura stayed where he was, his face livid and his heart extremely angry. He did not choose to follow, but turned around and returned to the village.
"Since you want to suffer, you can't blame me."
He now also wants Jiraiya to fail in this mission.
Because if this happens, Anbu will lose a large number of troops, and then maybe he can arrange for his people to enter Anbu.
"I even suspect this guy is a woman. She is just like Tsunade and cannot listen to the truth."
Orochimaru complained beside Jiraiya.
When the other Anbu members saw Homura return, they felt a little disgusted with him.
Mitokado Homura is the village's Elite Jōnin and a high-ranking official. He had just been saying that there was danger ahead, but now he turned around and left alone without going with them. This behavior made Anbu extremely unhappy.
After entering the realm of the Rain Kingdom, the sky immediately became dark and a drizzle fell.
It rains almost all year round in the Rain Country, and sunny weather is rare. The deeper you go into the Rain Country, the heavier the raindrops become.
"Can your Summoning beast still sense their presence?"
Jiraiya turned to Orochimaru and asked.