"Lord Kitahara, there's no path ahead. It seems some immense force altered the underground terrain, causing a break in the passage!" the guard said as he looked at Kitahara Kaede.
"Let me see." Kitahara Kaede walked to the front. Quite a few massive boulders blocked the entrance ahead, and beyond them, collapses seemed to stretch endlessly. There was no telling how far the destruction extended.
"Whew." Kitahara Kaede let out a long breath, crouched down, and placed his palm on the ground.
"What is Lord Kitahara doing? There isn't any trace of Chakra around him," a guard said cautiously.
"I don't know, but Lord Kitahara must be doing something. We just can't understand it, like the Fourth Hokage back then," the guard said as he watched Kitahara Kaede.
Having witnessed the guards' strength, the villagers had grown numb. They followed them here like robots, merely watching without any thoughts or reactions.
Chapter 626: Clues
Crack! A fissure appeared in the stone beneath Kitahara Kaede's finger. He pulled his hand back, an unpleasant look briefly crossing his face before he quickly concealed it.
"The break here is too large. However, this passage seems to have a winding structure. There's still space below us, so we can go down and take a look," Kitahara Kaede said to the guard beside him.
"Alright! Leave it to me!" After the guard's Summoning Beast—a dog—spoke, it used its claws like a drill and spun rapidly downward. Before long, an opening appeared ahead.
"No problem. There's quite a large space below, and it should go even deeper!" the Summoning Beast's voice called up.
The guard moved his hand, and a kunai dropped straight down.
"Lord Kitahara, let's go. This was left behind by the Fourth Hokage. As long as we pour some Chakra into it, we