Under Shibuki's lead, they all entered a large rocky cavern, behind that side of the waterfall. Sasuke at the front, completely alert, behind him, Naruto and Shibuki, at last were Sakura, and those two kids, meanwhile Kakashi carried their injured mother. He casually looked around, at the empty, but wide cavern, with three large holes filled with water.
"No need to hide, there's no one here." Kakashi declared to Shibuki, Sasuke and Naruto, who were about to hide behind the rock.
Shibuki sighed in relief, and said, "Follow me." and started making his way around the rocky cavern towards the holes filled with water. "This way." he said, before diving straight into the the first hole of water.
"Wait..." Naruto looked at the now already vanished Shibuki with a blank look. Then Himatsu also walked forward to jump and dove in the same water hole.
Naruto exchanged glances with Sasuke then both looked at Kakashi, who sighed, "Just Jump!"
"If you say so..." muttered Naruto, before jumped and dove in the same water hole, followed by Sasuke, then Sakura.
Kakashi then looked at the girl, Shizuku who has her gaze fixed on her unconscious mother, carried by Kakashi, sniffed. Kakashi gently put his hand over her head and reassured, "Don't worry, your mother will be safe, and we'll definitely take down all those who attack your mother and village."
She nodded, rubbed and washed her tears, and said, "Thank you." With that she also dove in and then Kakashi as well.
Kakashi initially wanted to take this injured woman in his Inventory Seal, however he refrained, thinking that the little girl might be worried for her mother even more. Plus leaving them outside was much dangerous, if someone another also sneakily comes out, who is gonna protect them, so it's better to take them inside the village with them.
That way, Kakashi was sure that he can at least save those who are around him, other villagers, who by now already be taken as hostages by these attackers are different cases.
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They all swam under the water hole, Kakashi was surprised at how good these kids are at swimming, and what are they, just 6 or 7 years old. Then he looked at Naruto, sighed, who moving his arms and legs at unpredictable angles, clearly not a good swimmer, despite all those splashes in the river during water walking.
They swam upwards for several feets, to reach in the middle of some huge lake, finding themselves within the confines of the top of the mountain, where the waterfall led from. In front of them was the vast land with beautiful greenery, with a village settlement spread throughout it, an island right in the side of this huge lake, the only thing atop this island though, was a single tree but absolutely a gargantuan tree.
It was large enough to match a few Gamabunta's size easily, and wide enough to cover several dozens of meters, its branches were so thick, they spread out over the entirety of the top of the open mountain top and blocking it completely.
"WOW!!!"
Naruto gasped at the scenery in front of him. Sasuke and Sakura were also surprised, however Kakashi have different thoughts upon seeing around, 'Behind this humongous Tree, was also a waterfall mountain, that means there's another entrance as well, that should be the case as well, otherwise how could anyone enter from the very water hole side which we enter through, I would have easily noticed, maybe Shibuki also has guessed this much, that's why he take us from this way.'
Even though Kakashi isn't a sensor-type ninja, but his sensory skills are enough, so he can't believe that anyone has gone through that way where they were.
He then chuckled internally, while looking at the humongous Tree, and thought, 'This tree might be as large as that Shinju, God Tree, from which Kaguya Ōtsutsuki has taken Chakra Fruit from, though it's just a normal tree, with not even a single fruit. However, maybe there supposed Hero Water might be produced by this very tree.'
"I've never seen such a pretty place~!"
Naruto looked around in awe when they all reached the surface, Sakura was also awestruck by the simple yet beautiful village. However Sasuke, Shibuki and Kakashi frowned, there was no one around in the place, eerie silence around the empty Hut-type houses, but built from woods.
"Strange..." muttered Sasuke.
"Yeah, it's really strange. No one is seen here aside from us." nodded Kakashi and immediately said aloud, "Get down everyone."
Under his order, surprisingly everyone, even Shibuki and the kids knelt down, and Kakashi after a second of thought put the injured woman in his Inventory Seal, where still several of his shadow clones training.
"Earth Release: Earth Wall Jutsu!"
A huge, sturdy Earth Wall emerged from the ground ahead of them, and blocked several Shurikens, and three figures jumped ahead of them, came into vision once the Earth Wall merged down back to earth.
"Shibuki, take these kids with you," ordered Kakashi, "Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura, there are three enemies in front of us, take one each."
"But... where's my mother?" asked Shizuku and Himatsu, in response Kakashi simply stated, "She's safe, now go with Shibuki."
However, Kakashi didn't send them alone, but made a shadow clone to follow them. Meanwhile, Genins didn't waste a moment, and rushed at the enemies, with Body Flicker Technique, they instantly stood in front of the enemies, who were stunned, eyes widened in disbelief at their speed, which they didn't expect from kids.
"Lightning Release: Lightning Hound Jutsu!"
Sasuke made hand signs, and a large hound made from lightning chakra appeared behind him, and with swift moments, rushed at the enemy in front.
"AAAHHHHH!!" The ninja screamed in agony, as the lighting hound bit down his flesh.
Meanwhile Naruto wasn't to be left behind, he also made hand signs, and several Naruto's appeared and took down the enemy in his front.
Only Sakura's one was a simple fight, who only took out a Kunai, and fought head on with her opponent. Kakashi nodded, at their performance, Sakura was also fighting better than he expected her to, however he frowned a little, as he noticed three more figures, two from behind.
Kakashi didn't move, calmly stood, he was only judging whoever he sensed around him from their Chakra signatures, and every enemy didn't even have a Jōnin level chakra to make them a big threat for him.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, with fast speed, a whip, made from water Release chakra alone, bound Kakashi, who still didn't move, casually looked around. "Three... No, there's another one, coming from the water hole we came from," Kakashi muttered, as he noticed one more enemy and thought, 'All are just small fishes, freaking NPC's, wasting my time.'