Chapter 315
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.