"An illusion?"
After finding nothing, Soji murmured to himself and chose to go home.
But who would have thought that even after Soji returned home, that feeling of being watched still lingered?
This time, however, Soji was absolutely certain that someone was following him. It was far more than a mere illusion!
After all, Soji had asked Minato to set up a barrier around his home long ago.
The barrier had only one purpose: it would react whenever an unknown person entered Soji's house.
Back when Soji was not yet very strong, he had discovered Orochimaru's secret intrusion precisely because of this barrier.
And just now, the barrier had reacted.
"Bold! Someone actually dares to spy on me!" Soji's expression turned utterly icy.
Soji truly had not expected that, with his current strength, anyone would still dare to pull the tiger's whiskers.
Of course, the second person Soji thought of was Orochimaru.
After all, Orochimaru had a prior record.
But then he remembered that Orochimaru had already sent Kabuto to his side. If there was anything to say, he could have passed the message through Kabuto.
Thus, Soji shook his head and dismissed that second possibility.
Besides, if it had been Orochimaru, he might have secretly infiltrated Soji's home to find him, but he would not have watched him from outside.
"Hmph. Let me see where that little rat is hiding." As he spoke, Soji closed and opened his eyes, activating his Byakugan.
After scanning the surroundings, Soji found no target.
"Oh? Nothing? Then that only leaves the sky and underground!"
Yet, to Soji's surprise, there was no trace of anything in either the sky or beneath the ground!
"How is that possible? What could it be, to evade my Byakugan's detection?" This time, Soji was genuinely shocked.
The Byakugan's