On Dosu and his team's side, the group had stopped traveling for the night, camping at a nearby lake. Dosu kept a watchful eye on his surroundings while Kenta, Nanami, and Ryuta went to get food.
Kenta went fishing, Nanami went to gather herbs, and Ryuta went to hunt some animals in the forest.
They didn't need to, there is a lot of food sealed in scrolls, but this was part of Dosu's training for the three of them, so they didn't complain when they were sent.
However, Dosu noticed something, his closed eye opened slightly and then narrowed again without anyone noticing. He separated three shadow clones and maintained his position while the clones went after his students.
Dosu closed his eyes again, as if he had never acted.
On the other side, Nanami was smiling, having found a wild sweet potato plant, she was using a gardening spade to loosen the soil.
However, her smile slowly faded as, using her position to cover her hands, she quickly made hand seals, pretending nothing had happened. She put the potatoes back in her basket and started walking away.
What no one noticed was that her hands were already emitting a thin layer of chakra, it was the chakra scalpel, but it was so light that it wasn't even visible to the naked eye.
That chakra scalpel consumed almost no chakra, but it wasn't useful for anything except preparation.
Nanami wouldn't need to perform the hand seals again, she only needed to increase her chakra production once.
Walking with a smile on her face as if nothing had happened, she continued looking around, pretending to search for herbs and vegetables, even fruit in the treetops, but in reality she was simply exploring the surroundings.
Nanami seemed to spot a wild basil plant, smiling, she bent down to pick some leaves, but at that moment, Nanami dropped the basket, her hands were covered by a thick layer of chakra as she turned and cut several shurikens thrown at her, her face completely serious.
-Hehe... you're very observant, little girl.- A deep voice echoed through the forest, a layer of mist slowly gathering around them.
Nanami narrowed her eyes. -Mist? A ninja from Kirigakure? I thought Kirigakure was an ally.
-Who knows... betrayal is very common among ninjas, little girl.- The voice continued, echoing through the forest. Nanami felt a chill spreading through her stomach, but in the end, she remained quiet.
Closing her eyes, she didn't say anything, instead, she focused completely on her surroundings. On her chest, a mark hidden by her clothes quickly opened, spreading tattoos across her neck, arms, and head.
The next moment, Nanami began to whistle, it was a high-pitched but soft whistle, so soft that it would lull someone to sleep if they listened to the sound long enough.
Her hands were still emitting chakra, the whistling continued, and soon Nanami sensed something. Opening her eyes, she moved at an extreme speed. Between the trees, a bald man covered in scars, with a burly physique, brown skin, and serrated teeth, was calmly waiting for an opening when he heard the soft sound.
At first he ignored it, however, he soon realized that the world around him seemed to be slowly changing, taking on a psychedelic aspect. Shocked, he realized he was in a genjutsu and pulsed his chakra.
That was all Nanami needed to locate him.
The moment he awoke, all he saw was Nanami's cold face.
His eyes widened, and he pulled out a kunai to defend himself, but the next moment he felt a sharp pain in his chest. Looking down, he saw a hand had pierced his chest from behind.
His eyes widened, moving his head slowly as blood trickled from his mouth, only Nanami's cold face greeted him.
-Never again.- Nanami said. The man didn't understand what that meant, he only knew he was dying.
The man fell directly to the ground, bleeding, while Nanami waved her hand to wipe away the blood, the chakra covering her hand serving as a natural barrier.
Nanami didn't move, the clone the man saw dispersed immediately, leaving only Nanami there.
Looking at the corpse with a persistent coldness, along with a slight feeling of nausea.
She clenched her fists, leaving any weakness behind, she crouched down and began searching the corpse for information.
The most obvious clue was the cut above the Kirigakure symbol, he was clearly a rogue ninja.
Nanami pursed her lips, preparing to bring this guy back, but the next moment, a hand landed on her shoulder.
Nanami felt chills run through her entire body, ready to leap away and fully open her curse mark, if that guy managed to get that close, he must be very strong.
However, the voice that followed made her relax. - Good job, Nanami.
Nanami finally looked at Dosu's figure with a look of obvious irritation.
-Dosu-Sensei! I almost had a heart attack!- Nanami complained.
Dosu simply exhaled through his nose, finding it amusing, but didn't say much, bending down to look at the corpse.
He's just a shadow clone, so he took a sealing scroll from Nanami and sealed the corpse, ready to take it back to the village.
Although it was 'clear' that he was a rogue ninja, it was better to be safe than sorry.