The Adventurous Gamer Ninja - Daichi Hekima [Vol. 02]

Chapter 370 - Confrontation: Orochimaru & the Leaf's Strongest

Land of Earth - Time 3:07am.

The night sky hung black and silent over the hidden base's remote location. The two Leaf shinobi, Kakashi and Daichi, had taken their positions on opposite sides around the large hidden area.

"This is it," Kakashi said softly, his voice crackling through the tiny communication device in Daichi's ear.

Daichi pressed himself low against a rocky outcrop, carefully regulating his chakra flow. 'I need to make sure to conceal my chakra as much as I can.' He reached out through the earpiece, whispering, "I'm in position."

In a series of swift, silent movements, Kakashi approached the last talisman stone hidden beneath a loose cluster of pebbles. He was positioned to the east. He touched his earpiece and spoke quietly. "I'm about to break the second seal of the detection barrier."

Daichi gave a slight nod to himself, even though Kakashi couldn't see him. "Understood." He steadied his breathing, focusing his senses. The plan was to have Kakashi deliberately tip off the guards, drawing their attention away, while he infiltrated silently from another direction.

'Once he disrupts the seal, the guards will focus on him. That'll be my chance to act. Based on what Lord Tobirama sensed, one of the guards is stationed near my path. He'll see me coming and I'm certain he'll report that to his master.'

On the East side of the hidden terrain, Kakashi was steadily forming hand-seals. As he formed the final barrier destruction jutsu seal, the second and last anchor talisman went up in flames.

With a precise application of chakra, he disrupted the seal's delicate matrix. A shimmer of chakra suddenly formed around the large terrain before it disappeared. Immediately, Kakashi sensed a surge in the barrier's network. 'Well that triggered the alarm.'

Daichi, who was hidden and waiting far away, saw the destruction of the barrier. 'Just as planned. He'll be the decoy and I'll go in and rescue those two.'

Kakashi was waiting for something to happen as he carefully looked ahead. Slowly he began moving forward. About half a minute later he heard the voice of the second Hokage in his ear. "They're coming. Headed straight for you. As we anticipated."

"Understood." He gave a short reply and lifted up his headband. His Sharingan eye glowing red as he waited for his enemies.

Daichi sensed the faint flash of chakra from Kakashi's position and began moving. He slipped through a narrow gap between two boulders and found a small depression in the earth. Just enough room for him to slide through an overlooked crevice. Every step he took was measured, careful not to scrape stone against stone or snap any twig that might alert vigilant ears.

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Deep underground in a large chamber, Orochimaru stood beside a dimly lit corridor lined with twisted pipes and alchemical tools. He had been idly adjusting a syringe-like instrument in his hand when he felt the barrier's disturbance. His eyes narrowed, a predatory grin forming on his lips.

"Now this is an unexpected surprise." he murmured to himself. 'It seems I have a visitor. Even after all the precautions I took? Who could it be?'

He raised a hand, forming a short sequence of hand seals. Across the room, a small snake coiled in a crevice opened its eyes.

It was a special snake with a unique skill. It had a twin that was above ground keeping an eye on the surroundings. These snakes had the unique ability to see through each other's senses.

Orochimaru channeled a surveillance jutsu through the snake's senses. The world before his vision briefly overlapped with the snake's.

He saw the rocky landscape above, and then he quickly spotted a figure. The copy-nin of the Leaf village, Kakashi Hatake, moving near the disrupted barrier anchors.