Senior Brother of Konoha

Naruto thought that something unexpected would happen to them as the crocodile swam to the island in the middle of the lake.

For example, the crocodile suddenly sank and brought them into the lake, or the lake suddenly turned into stormy waves, or even the crocodile suddenly went crazy.

He imagined so many scenarios and even made plans to deal with these unexpected situations.

However, the fact is that nothing happened, the lake was calm, and the group of them went to the island in the middle of the lake smoothly.

Did that Hirabayashi Keiji really not intend to cause trouble?

Naruto was confused in his heart, but he didn't show it on the surface. Instead, he wore the same silly smile as everyone else and followed the eight silver-backed demon wolves step by step towards the ruins of the Immortal on the Lake Island.

Or perhaps, Hirabayashi Keiji had already used some underhanded trick to confuse Kakashi and the others.

With this thought, he followed the crowd all the way to a temple.

.

The temple is very tall, the entrance gate alone is more than 10 feet high, and the temple itself is even more towering.

Entering the gate, bypassing the several-foot-high screen, you are greeted by a huge statue hundreds of feet high.

Because it was dark and he was standing directly under the statue, Naruto could not see the face of the statue. However, judging from the clothes of the statue, it did not look like the ancient immortals who lived here tens of thousands of years ago. It looks more like the attire of modern people.

He had seen similar statues in Konoha, namely the four statues of the head of Konoha behind Konoha Town.

Could it be that the third generation leader erected a statue for himself here?

A strange thought flashed through Naruto's mind.

Led by the silver-backed demon wolf, the group continued to move forward, passing through the base of the tall statue and heading towards the main entrance of the temple.

Soon, a winding staircase appeared in front of Naruto.

What surprised him was that this staircase was composed of three parts: left, middle and right. The left and right parts were normal staircases, and the height of the staircase was the usual one.

But the middle part is different. It is paved with huge bluestones. Each step is two feet high, as if it is a step specially designed for giants to walk.

He had never seen anything like this before, and he began to wonder in his heart whether the ancient ancestors tens of thousands of years ago were all giants up to a hundred feet tall.

Everyone walked in silence, no one made a sound, even Akamaru, who was sitting on top of Inuzuka Kiba, was extremely quiet, with a solemn expression like a pilgrim.

Is it really that Hirabayashi Keiji who is causing trouble? Why did Kakashi and the others look like this?

Naruto was filled with doubts, and his uneasy feeling became clearer and clearer.

He didn't know how long he had been walking forward, but when Naruto turned around, he could already see the top of the hundred-foot-tall statue, and the group finally entered the main entrance of the temple.

It was very dark in the temple, and the moonlight could only get a few steps closer to the door. The rest was shrouded in thick darkness, and nothing could be seen clearly. Only the 8 green lantern-like eyes of the eight silver-backed demon wolves could be seen.

"Is it here?"

Hearing Kakashi's clear voice, Naruto's heart-wrenching feeling finally relaxed a little.

In any case, Kakashi is the most skilled among the group. As long as Kakashi is not confused by Hirabayashi Keiji, this trip to the temple should be guaranteed.

If Kakashi is really confused, then Naruto will have to consider whether to follow him into the temple.

Who knows if there is any powerful mechanism inside, the kind that can trap even the nine-tailed demon fox?

"Dear guests from Konoha Gate, please don't be anxious. We have to continue walking for a while. Soon, you will be able to see me soon."

The voice of Keiji Hirabayashi came from deep in the temple, and at the same time there was a faint sound of footsteps of wild beasts running.

Naruto followed the sound and looked deep into the temple. He first saw two small green lanterns as big as Tongling, and then he saw a bead hanging under the small lantern, emitting a faint white light.

He recognized the bead, and by the way, he also recognized the running beast. It was Gangya Agri who ran into the temple in advance.

I don’t know if he went to report the news to Hirabayashi Keiji. Ramen said that this Gangya Agri was very smart and there was no problem if he wanted to do this kind of tip-off.

"Okay, let's continue."

Kakashi agreed softly and returned to his previous state of silence.

The group of people continued to move forward, following Gang Yaang into the depths of the temple.

It was indeed deep, Naruto could clearly feel that they were going down the stairs, and the increasingly humid air around them proved this.

The white light emitted by the bead hanging under Gangya's neck allowed them to see clearly the steps under their feet, but they could not see further.

This kind of mysterious behavior doesn't appeal to Naruto. Normally, he might just turn around and leave.

But now, because of the temptation of the True Water Orb, he still suppressed these things and pretended that nothing happened around him.

Of course, he was still quite upset and kept complaining about Keiji Hirabayashi's tricks.

Walking all the way down, until he could feel drops of water dripping from time to time on his head, Gang Yashen stopped and lay prone in front of a stone door, letting out bursts of whining sounds similar to the cries of human babies.

This posture is obvious. Its owner, Hirabayashi Keiji, is inside the stone gate.

"Finally found it?"

Inuzuka Kiba, who had always been dumb and dumb, seemed to come to life. His expression suddenly changed from expressionless to dancing, and even his voice became high-pitched, obviously very excited.

But it doesn’t look like you’ve found a treasure or an enemy, but it feels like you’ve won a game of hide-and-seek with your childhood friend.

Naruto had a guess that Kakashi and his party were not deceived by Keiji Hirabayashi, but took advantage of the situation after discovering that they had suffered similar attacks.

But later he rejected this conjecture, and the reason was Inuzuka Kiba.

He thought that Inuzuka Kiba would not have the ability to hide his thoughts, but he miscalculated.

It seems that everyone has a side that no one knows about.

Naruto sighed inexplicably.

"Our plan was successful."

Kakashi raised the newly lit torch with his right hand, and held his chin with the thumb and index finger of his left hand, showing pride from the inside out.

"Senior Brother Kakashi is really powerful. After discovering Keiji Hirabayashi's conspiracy, he immediately took advantage of it. Not only did he successfully cross the lake, he also successfully found Keiji Hirabayashi's lair."

Haruno Sakura boasted while looking at Kakashi with admiring eyes.

The other people's performances were similar to Kakashi's, and they all looked very proud.

Only Aburame Shino and Yuhi Kurenai were still calm.

"Hinata Hinata, use your Byakugan to look behind the stone door and see what's going on there."

"Inuzuka Kiba and Aburame Shino each use their own abilities to understand the surrounding situation. I don't know why, but I always feel that something is wrong around us."

Yuhi Kurenai's words made Naruto's uneasy feeling become even stronger.