Naruto: The Beautiful Uchiha is Actually Me?

Is Chapter 182 just my imagination?

The three quickly approached the location of the explosion, but they were all extremely nervous. After all... this was no longer considered part of the Land of Fire; they were now standing on the territory of the Land of Lightning.

Yan Yi felt his heart beating a little fast, but he forced himself to remain calm and be extremely careful. Because the slightest carelessness... could lead to discovery.

"Let's observe from here now..."

Yan carefully took out the kunai, picked up a stone and gently carved a mark on it, then put it back. This was a marker they had made along the way; although it was simple, it was better than nothing.

Just as the three of them were crouching down, cautiously observing their surroundings, a violent explosion and a strong tremor rang directly in their ears.

Bang! !

After the noise, there were shouts of fighting and killing, the "thud" of swords piercing flesh, and a series of screams.

"We're very close..." Yan Yi held her breath, exchanged a glance with the two people beside her, and then quietly walked around to a big tree and quickly walked up to it.

Seeing Yan Yi's look, Itama immediately understood. He followed Yan Yi's example, finding another large tree nearby and stealthily climbing it...

"Uh..."

Momoka was speechless. Shouldn't they use sensory ninjutsu to investigate first, determine the approximate number of the enemy, and then make a plan?

However, she didn't ask any further questions. She simply climbed a tree, just like the other two...

Now, the view was finally clear. The trees where the three of them were crouching formed a triangle, and the other trees around them weren't tall either. Looking out, they could clearly see a battlefield about 300 meters away...

Yan Yi frowned and looked into the distance.

It was called a battlefield, but in reality, the forest had been almost completely destroyed, leaving only a barren flat area with scorched ground of various sizes, pits and walls, and all sorts of ninja tools scattered around.

"Huh? It really is..." Yan Yi muttered to himself.

He saw it; it was indeed a group of dark-skinned ninjas, suspected to be the remaining members of the Moonlit Clan from the Land of Lightning, fighting against another group of ninjas.

Yan Yi tugged at his collar, and the parasitic insect perched on it flapped its wings, gradually rising into the air and flying towards the nearby battlefield. Itama and Momoka followed suit, releasing the parasitic insects from their own collars as well.

"Although I don't know how far this parasitic insect technique can detect... I'll still record it anyway."

Yan Yi was very careful. Although the battle was in full swing in the center of the battlefield and it seemed that no one was paying attention to him or noticing their direction, he dared not take any chances.

Those ninjas, according to their own understanding of strength, were probably all at least Chunin level.

It's important to understand that the elite ninjas of this era were equivalent to the elite Jonin of later times, and the strength and combat experience of those ninjas who lived in war were far beyond what one could gain from studying at a ninja academy.

After observing for a few minutes, Yan Yi climbed down from the tree, gestured to the two of them, and then prepared to leave.

This place is already extremely dangerous, and staying here will only increase the danger exponentially.

The three continued to hunch over like thieves, quickly leaving the Land of Lightning's territory until they returned to the forests of the Land of Fire, where they finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Let's go, let's leave here first. We've figured out the situation. The Land of Lightning has really had a bad time this time." Yan Yi's expression was somewhat relaxed, clearly the Land of Lightning's misfortune was good news for them.

As long as we're not forced to fight our way in from four countries, we should be able to manage on the main battlefield... right?

Tao Hua seemed much more relaxed; the deep infiltration behind enemy lines still left her feeling a bit apprehensive. It was only because the enemy was engaged in battle that no one noticed the three of them; otherwise, this distance of less than 300 meters wouldn't have been much for many ninjas. Once someone sensed them, escape would have been much more difficult.

"Alright, we've finally completed part of the mission, so we've gained something from this trip." Momoka nodded, then chuckled and complained, "But the Land of Earth is really cunning... I thought they were really planning to attack our village together, but it turns out they secretly went to attack the Land of Lightning..."

The atmosphere was much more relaxed than when they arrived, but Itama still didn't express any opinion, only looking towards the direction of the main battlefield with some concern.

"Yan Yi, should we go back now?" Itama asked softly.

Yan nodded, then gently patted the man in the partition and comforted him with a smile, "It's okay, let's go back now and see where we need support, then we'll go and provide it."

He didn't directly say he wanted to go help his older brother and the others, after all... small fry like them wouldn't be of much use. On the other hand, what mission had his second brother and the others gone on?

However... they didn't know that the current peace was merely a final safety measure...

Hidden among the bushes, the dark, indistinct thing was coldly watching everything. Seeing the relaxed atmosphere among the three, a strange smile crept across its lips.

Without any aura or chakra fluctuations, he simply watched the three figures disappear quickly into the distance, his mind seemingly lost in thought...

Yan Yi was still walking at the front of the group, but for some reason, ever since they returned to the Land of Fire, he had been feeling his heart pounding inexplicably, as if something was about to happen.

"strangeness..."

Yan Yi suddenly stopped and looked back at the dense forest behind her.

However, there was nothing there, only the rustling of leaves in the breeze...

Seeing that Yan Yi had suddenly stopped, Itama asked with some confusion, "What's wrong, Yan Yi?"

At the same time, Tao Hua also looked in the direction Yan Yi had turned around.

"What's wrong, Yan Yi? Is there a problem?"

Yan Yi's expression was a bit strange, but he carefully sensed and felt the surrounding environment, even activating his Sharingan to scan it, but he did not find anything unusual.

"I don't know... I have a feeling that something has been watching us from the very beginning..." Yan Yi muttered, her tone filled with uncertainty. "Maybe it's just my imagination?"

These words startled the two men, who immediately drew their weapons and looked around warily.

The air was quiet, with only the rustling of leaves...

One minute... two minutes...

Three minutes passed, and still nothing unusual happened.

Momoka breathed a sigh of relief, slowly putting the kunai back into her sleeve. She exhaled deeply and said, "Perhaps... it really was just my imagination. I didn't sense anything..."

“Me too…” Itama nodded in agreement.

Yan Yi's brows furrowed even deeper. He believed that although his strength was not great, he was still somewhat confident in his ability to perceive subtle things. Could it be that the feeling of being spied on just now was really his imagination?

"Alright then... let's hurry on our way and try to get back to the village before sunset..."

However, before Yan could finish speaking, his voice suddenly caught in his throat.

Because he saw... no, he could barely see them at all, a group of ninjas who looked almost transparent were rushing towards him at high speed. If his Sharingan hadn't happened to catch a glimpse of them, he wouldn't have noticed them at all.

The chakra emanating from that group of people felt extremely unfamiliar to him.

His eyes widened in shock. Without even thinking, he grabbed the two men's hands and rushed towards the village.

"Run! Enemies! We... seem to have been discovered."