"What's going on, Grandma Saintess?"
At Yukina's words, everyone's gaze almost instinctively turned toward Uchiha Saintess.
Grandma Saintess?
Was Grandma Saintess the problem?
As their gazes settled on her, Second Pillar, Haruno Sakura, and Hyuga Hinata could not help but have the same thought.
They still trusted Yukina's judgment very much after their earlier interactions. At the very least, from everything that had happened before, they knew that this Yukina before them must have been an incredibly formidable existence when she was alive. Since she was now questioning Grandma Saintess, then the problem might truly lie with Grandma Saintess.
This... Grandma Saintess? From the looks of it, they really were going to suspect her? At that moment, the other three—Shikamaru Nara, Ino Yamanaka, and Akimichi Choji, who had arrived later—showed traces of astonishment on their faces.
Was this Hyuga Clan girl who looked like Hinata now their backbone?
At the same time, this thought crossed Shikamaru Nara's mind.
Without question, from that simple sentence and everyone's reactions, he had already seen the relationships among the group.
Naruto was unconscious, so setting him aside, Second Pillar and Haruno Sakura were clearly following the lead of that unfamiliar Hyuga Clan girl. They obviously trusted and acknowledged her deeply.
There was also another stranger present, the person squatting on the ground with one hand touching it. Since that person had their back to him, Shikamaru Nara could not make much out.
To be honest, Shikamaru Nara still had many doubts about their current situation.
Earlier, he, Choji, and Ino had wandered around in circles. Every marker they tossed out was recovered after they had only taken a few steps. He had become certain that this space might not possess the usual concept of distance.
Or rather, they appeared to be walking, but they