A group of masked figures was pouring barrel after barrel of liquid onto the ground in a secluded area outside the Nara Clan Grounds.
Several Nara Clan sentries were also lying on the ground at the moment.
Clearly, they were preparing to commit arson.
Tap! Tap!
Hearing footsteps, the people busy at work froze for a moment.
Because no one should have been able to come here.
People in the village had either been blocked outside or lured away, which was why they had chosen to act now.
"What are you trying to do?"
Akimichi Choji shouted.
When he woke up and found himself back in the village, his first reaction had been to return to his clan and figure out what was going on.
But he had not expected to find these suspicious people sneaking around outside the Nara Clan Grounds.
Choji's loud question was actually meant to alert the Military Police Force and others while buying time. He was not really that foolish.
"You brats really picked the wrong time to come back!"
After hesitating for a moment, one of the masked figures spoke in a cold tone.
They wore masks because their identities could not be exposed.
If no one had discovered them, they would only need to set a fire and pin the blame on the Hawkish Faction.
But once they had been discovered, they naturally had to silence the witnesses.
Otherwise, if the other side got hold of evidence against them, it would spell utter disaster for them.
The figures pouring the Black Liquid all moved to surround Shikamaru and Choji, while people on both sides of the street blocked off their escape routes.
"Choji, use powerful destructive techniques as much as possible later!"
Thoughtful light flickered in Shikamaru's eyes.
He had already sensed that