Ahead of him stood a massive toad, several people tall. Kitahara Kaede had made dealing with it look easy just now, but this thing's strength had already reached Jonin level.
"Looks like this place is even more dangerous than I imagined. We ran into something like this right after entering the forest!"
Whoosh! A sound seemed to come from behind him. Kitahara Kaede shifted his feet and flashed aside. At that moment, he saw a pair of fist-sized eyes, followed by a blurry figure.
Smack! The toad's corpse on the ground was snatched away by that thing.
"A chameleon... How strange. I didn't sense its presence at all. It was like it appeared right in front of me." Kitahara Kaede watched the fleeing chameleon thoughtfully.
Mist drifted slowly through the surroundings. Kitahara Kaede glanced around.
"No choice. I can only take it one step at a time!"
With that thought, Kitahara Kaede walked forward. The obstruction around him was far too severe, so he could only explore bit by bit.
However, Kitahara Kaede had some impression of the turtle the Ōtsutsuki were searching for. There seemed to be a huge pyramid-like structure nearby, so he only needed to look for large buildings. He was much faster than the others.
Meanwhile, the three people from Water Ninja Village looked extremely grim. They each carried an unconscious ninja on their backs, one of whom was a Medical Ninja from the Hidden Leaf Village.
Lizard
"Damn it, how did we run into something like this?" a Water Ninja Village ninja said with an ugly expression.
"Stop talking. That thing should still be behind us. We need to get out of here quickly. Besides, Koharu and the others can't hold on much longer," another hurriedly said.
"What a hellish place. Our strength would let