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[Dungeon] Chapter 28 – Ninja’s Way to Explore a Dungeon
🕑 Added 2025-03-24 13:16:49 +0000 UTCAfter getting the mission from Tsunade, the ninjas gathered at the dungeon entrance, preparing themselves mentally and making a plan to explore the dungeon. Kakashi and Guy led the team that consisted of Naruto, Lee, Tenten, and Neji.
Their plan was simple. Just enter and look around carefully, avoid combat if possible and investigate the cave. If they find anything suspicious, then they would act accordingly.
"Let's enter." Kakashi said.
The ninjas entered the dungeon and were greeted with a cave that was far from normal. The walls didn't look natural for a cave. For a normal person who never entered a cave, they might look normal, but not for the ninjas.
Kakashi narrowed his eyes and inspected the surrounding area. He didn't use his Sharingan to detect the genjutsu. Rather, his trained senses helped him find out if there was any genjutsu.
But he didn't find anything that could indicate a genjutsu.
"It's strange. This is not genjutsu. What is happening here? The space is expanding greatly compared to the entrance we saw. We couldn't even find the opening connected to the entrance, as if..."
"The space is bent using jutsu or camouflaged so that it can fool both Sharingan and my Byakugan." Neji finished Kakashi's sentence, activating his special eye.
He looked around carefully. He was able to see the chakra through the wall using these eyes, but the walls around them seemed to block the chakra.
Or maybe the walls were covered with a layer of special substance or material. Whatever it was, the dungeon's wall couldn't be penetrated by Byakugan.
Kakashi nodded at the Hyuga's assessment.
"Then, it could be the reason we didn't find anything wrong when we first patrolled the area." Guy said, "What do we do, Kakashi?"
"Let's advance slowly. Based on the sounds from inside, there might be some creatures in this dungeon. We will move forward, but keep an eye out for anything that seems off." The Copy Ninja ordered, taking a step forward.
The team, consisting of Jounin, Chuunins, and a Genin, moved slowly through the dark tunnel. They couldn't help but feel uneasy as they didn't have any light to illuminate the area. The darkness of the tunnel made them feel vulnerable.
"Wow, this is creepy." Naruto commented, rubbing his arms nervously.
Guy laughed loudly, "Ha! This is not even enough to make me feel fear!"
"Guy, keep it quiet."
"My apologies, my eternal rival. This is the first time I have seen such an amazing sight. I cannot help myself." Guy replied, "This is not genjutsu. We're really in a place that's bigger on the inside rather than outside. Isn't this screaming youth? Don't you think so, Lee?"
"You're right, Guy-sensei! This is the pinnacle of youth!"
Tenten facepalmed.
"Guys... We're on a mission, you know? We can't be making noises like this."
Neji also nodded in agreement. He was used to his teammate's antics, but it was still annoying. The fact that his Jounin instructor was also joining the fray only made things worse for him.
Slowly, they went deeper into the cave and encountered something.
"Wait." Neji, the one in charge of detecting incoming enemies, signaled everyone to stop. "There's something there."
Kakashi, the leader of the team, looked around. He gestured for the others to stay while he moved closer to Neji hiding behind a rock. "What is it?" He asked, whispering.
"There are creatures up ahead, 3 of them." Neji whispered. He didn't open his Byakugan, afraid to alert them.
Peeking from the corner, Kakashi could see 3 small humanoids with green skin. He didn't need to activate his Sharingan to see that these creatures weren't humans and dangerous, seeing how they held sharp looking wooden clubs in their hands.
"What are those?" Neji asked, not seeing the monsters in the darkness.
Kakashi hummed and answered, "I don't know. But let's try to go past them. If you're discovered, use the signal and we will retreat. Understood?" He said to Naruto, Lee, Tenten, and Neji.
After receiving their affirmation, he gave the signal to start the mission.
The team began moving, careful not to alert the monsters of their presence.
As the group approached, the monsters turned their attention toward them, their eyes glinting with malicious intent. Without hesitation, they rushed toward the ninja, brandishing their clubs and growling menacingly.
The ninja responded immediately, leaping out of the way with a swift and practiced agility. Guy and Lee, the two in the front, kicked two of them. The last goblin was taken care of by Neji. He struck his palm on the creature's body with his gentle fist style. Chakra flew and destroyed the goblin's internal organs. The green monster died on the spot.
The first encounter ended just as quickly as it started, and the ninja took a moment to catch their breath and gather their thoughts.
"It's strange." Neji said, looking at the corpse, "They have no chakra path. Instead, there is this strange glowing energy around their stomach."
Kakashi's interest perked up. "Glowing energy? Where is it?"
The Hyuga pointed his finger at the area between the goblin's stomach and heart. It was a place that could only be seen using a Byakugan, a glowing blue light.
For a few seconds, they went silent.
"What should we do with these bodies?"
"We should just leave them here for now. Our main mission is not killing, but exploring. Let's just put it on the mission report." Kakashi ordered, turning away and walking into the dark cave.
Neji and the rest followed, and as they were about to turn into a corner, they heard the sound of an object moving. More monsters appeared, but this time they were blob of liquid. A Slime.
There were four slimes that stood before them, blocking their way.
However, they were slow. Even slower than the goblin.
In a quick move, Neji, Guy, and Lee attacked them. They understood the creatures were dangerous at first glance, and they were correct. While the Slimes were weak, they were very hard to kill because their bodies were mostly made of gel like water.
Only their core was vulnerable.
However, that was not a problem for the ninjas.
Guy and Lee immediately obliterated the slimes with their overwhelming physical strength while Neji hit the cores directly using his palm.
Seeing how fast they dispatched the slimes, Cain was amazed. He was sitting on his throne, watching them with interest. The group was too strong, way stronger than what Cain expected.
“Wow.”
