When Jokichi left, he did not notice the neighboring table.
Several Kirigakure ninjas exchanged glances after his departure and also left hurriedly.
His actions of constantly asking about Utakata's whereabouts along the way had drawn Kirigakure's attention.
After all, although Utakata was a missing-nin, he was also Kirigakure's Jinchuriki.
His importance went without saying.
How could an outsider, who clearly looked extraordinary, swaggering around asking about him not draw attention?
You must know, this was the Land of Water.
There were Kirigakure ninjas doing missions or passing through in every city.
Jokichi had not deliberately hidden himself when gathering intelligence, so it would be hard not to be discovered.
Of course, Jokichi also knew this.
He did it on purpose.
As for his goal, of course it was to fish.
Regarding matters concerning Utakata, they would naturally dispatch those managing Utakata's affairs to handle it.
When the time comes, he would counter the opponents.
He would use Genjutsu to extract intelligence.
The former site of the Kaguya clan was on a small island surrounding the Land of Water.
Jokichi traveled for three hours before arriving.
It was high noon, yet the island was shrouded in thick fog.
Even the sunlight could not disperse it.
The entire island was quiet.
Only occasionally could the cries of wild beasts be heard.
Coupled with the massacre of the entire clan back then, the atmosphere of the island became eerie.
Jokichi seemed completely unaware of this.
Carrying a sword on one shoulder and a birdcage in the other hand, with a carefree and casual smile on his face, he swaggered onto the island.
The forest was quiet, and animals could occasionally be seen passing in front of him.
No one had visited this island for many years.
The animals were completely unafraid of humans.
Before long, Jokichi arrived at the former site of the Kaguya clan.
It was at the bottom of a valley.
In the weed-overgrown gorge, sparse ruins of buildings could be seen.
Along with some broken bowls and furniture, splattered with a dark red color.
That was dried blood.
Jokichi tried forging with the system, but some gave prompts, while others were silent.
This blood belonged not only to the Kaguya clan, but also to the Kirigakure ninjas.
It was difficult to distinguish.
Jokichi stopped and started along the way, searching the entire residential area.
Ultimately, he only forged 16 Diluted Otsutsuki Crystals.
Judging from the color, they were far inferior to Kimimaro's.
This was normal.
In the Kaguya clan at that time, only Kimimaro had awakened the Shikotsumyaku.
His Otsutsuki bloodline was much thicker than the other clan members, which was perfectly normal.
"The Kaguya clan back then definitely had more than this few people. I should look around and see if I can find graves."
Even rebels would be buried.
Usually, they would be buried after cremation.
There are two reasons for this.
One is to prevent enemy countries from obtaining the corpses and gaining intelligence from them.
Two is to prevent the corpses from rotting and causing plagues.
Therefore, their ashes must be buried nearby.
After all, with so many people in the Kaguya clan, no one would be idle enough to carry that many ashes back.
After searching nearby for a while, Jokichi found it.
It was a patch of simple grave mounds, without even tombstones.
Only at the very front was a wooden board stuck in the ground.
The words Kaguya Clan Cemetery were carved into it with a knife.
"Sorry about this!"
Jokichi put his hands together and bowed to the grave mounds three times.
"Earth Release: Upheaval Coffin Opening Jutsu."
The cemetery in front of him bulged up one by one.
Urns containing ashes emerged from the ground.
Jokichi smiled slightly, released the Tool Person, and ordered it to collect them one by one.
Not too much, just a little bit from each was enough.
Although the Tool Person was small, its work efficiency was very high.
Turning into a blur, it darted around the raised mounds.
With over 1,000 urns, it finished collecting in just a few minutes.
Jokichi returned the Tool Person to the system space.
He put the boxes containing the ashes into a storage scroll.
Then he used Earth Release to bury the ashes back underground.
Digging up people's graves was already very immoral.
Not letting them rest in peace after finishing his business would be too wicked.
People would point fingers and curse at him.
After doing all this, Jokichi prepared to find a place to forge the Otsutsuki Crystals.
Forging items with the system consumed stamina.
With a small quantity, it was not noticeable.
But with over a thousand crystals, it could not be forged in a short time.
Plus, they needed to be fused and upgraded, which would take even more time.
Probably, it would take a dozen days!
Following the original path back, as he was leaving the entrance of the gorge, a giant boulder fell from above.
Jokichi raised an eyebrow, holding the birdcage in his left hand, and unsheathed the sword with his right.
As the blade flashed, the giant boulder instantly turned into tiny fragments and scattered around him.
He glanced at the crushed stone on the ground, his brow involuntarily furrowing.
This was definitely not a natural landslide event, but an attack.
The volume of these crushed stones combined was exactly enough to block the exit of the gorge.
If his reaction was not fast enough, he would have definitely been smashed into a meat patty.
While thinking, a rain of hidden weapons like shuriken, kunai, and senbon fell from above the gorge.
Jokichi swung his long sword, scattering a swath, and charged out.
However, just as he rushed out of the gorge, a giant chakra blade slashed at him head-on.
It was accompanied by a booming voice.
"Hiramekarei: Unleash!"
This slash was incredibly powerful.
Just the gust of wind it generated made Jokichi's cheeks sting.
He did not stop his steps, but even accelerated his sprint.
Before the chakra blade reached his body, Jokichi slid on his knees.
Leaning back, and relying on the momentum of his sprint, he slid right under the blade.
"Boom!"
The chakra blade struck the entrance of the gorge.
Countless boulders instantly fell from the cliffs on both sides, blocking it completely.
Jokichi did not look at the situation behind him.
After sliding a distance, he immediately stood up.
Ten Kirigakure Anbu holding swords charged out of the forest outside.
He looked back, and there were also ten sword-wielding Anbu.
Furthermore, leading them were two of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.
One had white hair, a slender figure, wearing a sleeveless top and pants.
He leaned on a large sword that bulged in the middle and was flat on the sides, resembling a flounder.
Judging by his appearance, he should be a teenager.
The other one was even younger.
Brownish-red long hair, with spiky braids, sharp teeth, and fluffy bandages wrapped around the neck.
She held twin swords with bifurcated tips.
They were the wielder of the Twin Sword Hiramekarei, Hozuki Mangetsu.
And the wielder of the Lightning Sword Kiba, Ringo Ameyuri.
One was a genius who could proficiently use all 7 ninja swords.
The other was the strongest Lightning Release genius in the history of Kirigakure.
Both possessed formidable strength.
20 Anbu, plus two of Kirigakure's swords showing up together.
This meant he had hooked crucial figures.
These people should know Utakata's whereabouts.
However.
A bit unlucky!
Looking at the Lightning Sword Kiba in Ringo Ameyuri's hand, Jokichi sighed inwardly.
The previous owner of the Lightning Sword was Kurosuki Raiga.
Calculating from the anime's timeline, he died around this time.
In other words, if he had encountered her a bit earlier, Ringo Ameyuri would not have the Lightning Sword in her hand.