Naruto: People are in Konoha, the system arrived 20 years earlier Chapter 183

While Hellgar was eating, Hayato directly sent a message to Jiraiya.

He told him about contacting Orochimaru and the exact location of Kumogakure.

But after a long while, Jiraiya didn’t reply.

“He’s probably on the road and doesn’t have time to check,” Hayato mumbled.

He then ignored it, urging Hellgar while packing. As soon as Hellgar finished eating, they set off.

A short while later, Jiraiya’s message finally arrived. Hayato put it to his ear and listened, then couldn’t help but chuckle.

“Damn it, I messaged Orochimaru again, but he still hasn’t replied! What kind of person is he?”

Now the truth was out: Orochimaru was deliberately not replying to Jiraiya’s messages.

This made it difficult for Hayato to reply, as it was a love-hate relationship between the two.

Hayato then stopped agonizing over it. As long as the message was delivered, it was fine. This would prevent Jiraiya and the others from running around like headless chickens once they reached the Land of Lightning.

As for Tsunade, Hayato didn’t mention it to her, only asking Jiraiya to relay the message.

In a moment, after Hellgar had eaten and rested, they continued their journey.

“We don’t know the movements of those people, so we have to go faster,” Hayato patted Hellgar’s neck and whispered.

“Okay!” Hellgar responded and immediately sped up.

Hayato felt a strong sense of acceleration, his hair blown backward, and the scenery around him rapidly receding.

It felt very much like driving a convertible at high speed.

This made it difficult to lie down, Hayato thought with a touch of helplessness.

While Hellgar was rushing to their destination, it was also constantly perceiving the surrounding environment.

Hayato told it that if they encountered any signs of people and it was on the way, they could go and check it out.

But unfortunately, along the way, whether it was good luck or bad luck, they didn’t encounter a single person.

After several days of travel, the man and the dog finally reached their destination.

This was a canyon that was a necessary passage to Kumogakure. Hayato stood at the edge of the canyon, looking down, and couldn’t help but exclaim.

“This is truly a natural ambush location.”

His requirements weren’t many. He had discussed the details with the Kazama brothers, and about fifteen to twenty-five people would be enough.

So the pressure wasn’t great; he just needed to plan it well.

After a good deal of effort, Hayato finished the preparations around them and clapped his hands.

Then he looked at Hellgar beside him and asked, “How far is your maximum perception range?”

Hellgar tilted its head, its eyes rolling around, then confidently replied, “Within a ten-kilometer radius is no problem.”

Good heavens, that was almost comparable to the Byakugan’s maximum range. Hayato’s eyebrows twitched slightly.

The Grerl Stone was truly a miraculous item. Hayato couldn’t help but admit that he had a fleeting moment of hesitation.

But he thought better of it. He already had a more suitable path for himself; there was no need to cause extra trouble.

“Since the perception range is so wide, we don’t need to be too conservative,” Hayato smiled slightly, then left a Flying Thunder God mark on the spot as an anchor point.

“Let’s leave here,” he then jumped onto Hellgar’s back and said softly.

They needed to get further away from here, lest the other party had a ninja with powerful perception jutsu who could foresee their intentions.

Then, when the enemy had fully entered their trap area, they would use the Flying Thunder God to return directly.

Perfect, plan complete!

Hellgar immediately understood Hayato’s idea and then galloped off in another direction.

Since they needed to find a place to rest, Hellgar naturally wouldn’t choose an open-air environment.

It found a well-hidden cave. This time, Hayato couldn’t just think of home and rest.

If the enemies had already passed through the trap area while they were still sleeping soundly in Konoha, that would be quite amusing.

It didn’t take much time to find a suitable hiding place.

There were no outsiders here, so Hayato directly used Wood Release to create a wooden bed for resting.

“The rest of the time is up to you,” Hayato said to Hellgar beside him.

Hellgar nodded lightly, then first transformed back into its Houndoom form and lay down at the mouth of the cave.

After arranging everything, Hayato jumped onto his wooden bed and closed his eyes to rest.

After an unknown amount of time, Houndoom jumped directly to Hayato’s side and gently poked Hayato’s face with its paw.

“What’s going on?” Hayato opened his sleepy eyes, his voice weak.

“The targets have appeared,” Houndoom said directly.

Hayato instantly became alert upon hearing this. “Where are they now?”

“They are two kilometers away from entering the trap area,” Houndoom said seriously.

Their current location was about five kilometers away from the trap area.

“Two kilometers, huh? That’ll probably take about half an hour more,” Hayato muttered, stroking his chin.

“By the way, what’s their number?” Hayato asked this crucial question.

He had only considered them as his target, but he didn’t know enough about their numbers. He didn’t want to mess up later.

Houndoom pondered for a moment, then whispered, “There are many of them, about a thousand.”

This was also a headache for it; monitoring the movements of so many people was a difficult task.

Hayato was somewhat surprised by this number, not because he thought it was too many, but because he thought it was too few.

Only a thousand people? Kumogakure surely had more than just this many ninja. Even if many had sacrificed themselves on the battlefield in the Land of Wind, it shouldn’t be like this.

Moreover, in Kumogakure, the Third Raikage had been dragged to his death, and no reinforcements were seen, which should mean that their village didn’t have many combat-ready soldiers.

Unless the Third Raikage was too arrogant? He had support, but he just didn’t want it.

But the chances were slim.

If that were the case, then it was possible that this group of people was not the entire returning force from the Kumogakure front line.

They were just one part of it, the vanguard?

“What do you say? Take them all, or…?” Houndoom asked curiously.

Hayato’s face stiffened, and he chuckled, “Take them all? Wouldn’t that kill me?”

“Let some of them go. We only need the people in the back of the group,” Hayato said directly.

The purpose this time was not to kill. If it were about killing, he might not find it difficult.

Capturing them alive was more complicated, and then there was the matter of transferring them.

“Okay, I understand,” Houndoom nodded lightly, then continued to perceive the situation ahead.

Hayato didn’t disturb it, quickly going over the upcoming procedure in his mind.

After a while, Hayato exhaled deeply, having already simulated it once in his mind.

He would deal with unexpected situations as they arose. Hayato then stood beside Houndoom, waiting quietly.

After nearly half an hour, Houndoom’s eyes suddenly snapped open.

“Now!”