Chapter 68
Seagulls soared in the sky, and an eagle cast a fleeting shadow as it flew across the sea.
The ship creaked as it approached the beach. Crabs scurried, leaving a trail of tiny footprints in the sand, hurriedly retreating into the nearby hibiscus bushes.
A boot stepped from the deck onto the beach.
Followed by more boots, perfectly synchronized.
By the time Tsunade led the Konoha forces to land in the Land of Waves officially, the two figures that Neji had identified as Kirigakure "scouts" had vanished.
All that remained was an irregular, seaweed-covered greenish-brown rock with bold red writing:
"Beyond this marker, abandon hope of survival!"
"Hah, that’s amusing. It’s Kirigakure planning to invade Konoha, but this makes it look like the Land of Waves is their territory, and we’re the invaders," Special Jonin Genma Shiranui remarked, chewing on a blade of grass with a hint of sea breeze, tracing the fresh inscription on the stone with a cold smile.
"It’s indeed strange; it doesn’t sound like Kirigakure’s style," Special Jonin Raido Namiashi noted, finding the warning peculiar. Kirigakure was far to the southeast, so why would they inscribe such a territorial warning here in the Land of Waves?