Haruto Saito finished his bowl of noodles and calculated the time in his mind. He placed some money on the table, stood up, and left the noodle shop. He knew that in no more than three hours—perhaps even as soon as one hour—scouting ninjas would track him here. This had already happened multiple times over the past few days!
Both Konoha and Kirigakure were tracking Haruto Saito. Konoha had deployed its Anbu, covert forces, and various mission ninjas to find him. Meanwhile, Kirigakure was even more aggressive—aside from their military forces, nearly all Mist ninjas within the borders of Uzushio Country were engaged in the hunt for Haruto Saito. Additionally, a large number of rogue ninjas and mercenaries were also scouring the land, hoping to cash in on the bounty placed on him.
Completely concealing his movements was nearly impossible!
There was only one reason: Haruto Saito had been systematically eliminating Kirigakure's covert forces. Though he often executed silent assassinations, people would eventually notice when individuals went missing. As a result, Kirigakure had focused its surveillance and search efforts on the southeastern region of Uzushio Country, precisely where Haruto Saito had been operating in recent days.
Of course, killing people wasn't the only reason his movements had been exposed.
His physical description and other identifying details had already been made public.
This gave many people the opportunity to track him down!
Driven by greed, numerous wandering samurai and independent ninjas would immediately report any sighting of someone who resembled Haruto Saito. He had no way of identifying these informants in advance, as they weren't affiliated with Kirigakure's intelligence network—they were simply opportunists looking to profit.
After leaving the noodle shop, Haruto Saito entered a dark alley, vanished into the shadows, and swiftly departed.
Once he was far from the village, he reemerged in the forest and sprinted at full speed!
He had already planned his final mission in Uzushio Country.
A few days earlier, he had exchanged reputation points in the system's store for a unique ability card called the "Super Pickup Card."
Super Pickup Card: After activation, this ability allows the user to automatically collect dropped items. Items are automatically retrieved and stored in the inventory space three seconds after they appear, provided they are within ten kilometers of the user.
Upon consuming the card, Haruto Saito had gained this automatic pickup ability, ensuring that all dropped items would be instantly transferred to his inventory.
It was an ability he had long desired!
Acquiring the card had cost him a hefty sum—100,000 reputation points!
But he believed it was worth it.
In fact, the price seemed somewhat unreasonable, but Haruto Saito deduced that this was likely a high-tier version of an automatic pickup ability—there had to be lower-tier versions that had yet to appear in the store. After all, the ability to pick up items from a maximum distance of ten kilometers was incredibly powerful!
This ability played a crucial role in Haruto Saito's ultimate plan—a plan that he would never have considered if he lacked a way to retrieve rewards efficiently.
Late Afternoon.
The sky was painted with hues of deep red as the sun prepared to set.
The gentle wind rustled through the vast grasslands, causing the blades of grass to sway and create a sea of green waves.
As dusk settled, Haruto Saito lay prone in the grass, his Byakugan activated, peering into the distance at a military encampment over ten kilometers away.
The Kirigakure Vanguard Army's Base!
Haruto Saito had set his sights on something big!
His ultimate plan was to be executed that very night. His target was not a specific individual within the base—it was the base itself! His objective was to obliterate the entire Kirigakure Vanguard Army's base!
This plan could only succeed—it could not fail!
Failure would mean a catastrophic loss for Haruto Saito.
To carry out the attack, he had decided to use every single B-rank sealed explosive tag in his possession. He wouldn't use his A-rank tags, as he only had six left. Those were his trump cards, reserved for future encounters with powerful adversaries.
Currently, he possessed 38 B-rank sealed explosive tags and 693 C-rank sealed explosive tags. If all of these exploded simultaneously, the resulting blast might resemble a miniature nuclear explosion.
Of course, detonating them all at once was not an option.
Doing so would create an extremely powerful explosion, but the damage would be concentrated in a single area.
To ensure the entire base was destroyed, the explosives had to be strategically distributed!
Haruto Saito's goal was to wipe out the entire Kirigakure Vanguard Army!
However, even this impressive stockpile of explosive tags wasn't enough to completely annihilate the camp.
Thus, Haruto Saito had made additional preparations.
He had gathered over 30,000 standard explosive tags!
Originally, he didn't have nearly this many, but after spending weeks in Uzushio Country eliminating enemy ninjas, he had amassed a significant collection. Nearly 300 Kirigakure ninjas had fallen by his hands, most of them being members of covert units.
Although their combat abilities were average, their roles were significant—many of them carried explosive tags. These small, lightweight tools were easy to conceal, and even mid-level ninjas frequently carried stacks of 100 in their pouches.
A single standard explosive tag had the destructive power of a heavy grenade.
While one tag alone wasn't particularly lethal, 30,000 of them—combined with the sealed explosive tags—would undoubtedly be enough to reduce the entire Kirigakure Vanguard Army's base to rubble!
As for how many people would actually be killed, that remained uncertain.
After all, ninjas possessed exceptional reflexes and physical prowess—even a low-ranking genin could potentially survive an explosion if they reacted quickly enough. That's why Haruto Saito had planned a two-pronged attack—the standard explosive tags would create chaos and devastation, while the sealed explosive tags would deliver the true finishing blow!
Haruto Saito wasn't just aiming to **destroy the base—**he was aiming to annihilate the Kirigakure Vanguard Army!
Nightfall.
The Kirigakure Vanguard Army's base was still brightly illuminated.
The encampment currently housed approximately 1,200 soldiers. The full force of the army was supposed to be 2,000 strong, but several hundred had been deployed on external missions.
After observing the base at sunset, Haruto Saito had confirmed several key details:
The Commander of the Kirigakure Vanguard Army, Hozuki Jakou, was present within the base.
The Second-in-Command, Hattori Ryuuno, was also inside.
Numerous high-ranking warriors were present as well.
However, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist were absent, as were most Anbu operatives, likely engaged in missions elsewhere.
Haruto Saito wasn't concerned with who was inside the base.
His goal was clear—total destruction!
As the night deepened, he conducted a final assessment before vanishing underground, swiftly making his way toward the Kirigakure Vanguard Army's encampment.
Haruto Saito was fully aware that the camp was heavily guarded by elite sensory-type ninjas.
This mission was undoubtedly extremely dangerous.
Laying down such a vast network of explosive tags would take time—it couldn't be done in an instant.
But that didn't matter.
Haruto Saito was going to execute his plan with absolute caution!
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