Su Xiao strode through the forest, but his steps suddenly halted as he eyed the area ahead in confusion.
The forest ahead was deathly silent and seemingly normal, but that was not the case.
Whoosh~
A figure darted out. He wore a loose, dark green robe, and his eyes were completely pale. Veins bulged around the corners of his eyes and across his cheeks.
The newcomer was named Hyuga Hizashi, a former Konoha ninja who had been summoned by Kabuto. He was now on their side.
"Byakugan, activate."
Hyuga Hizashi pressed his palms together, his index fingers aligned and the rest of his fingers curled.
"There are twenty-eight enemies in total, hidden ahead."
Hyuga Hizashi's Byakugan was no mere decoration. He immediately detected the enemies ahead.
More than twenty enemies suddenly appeared ahead. Su Xiao guessed that they might not be ninjas, but contractants from the Konoha camp.
Every ninja village had many contractants, and Konoha had the most of all. Su Xiao could consider these contractants "old acquaintances." Some of them had likely followed Naruto last time—the same contractants Sasuke had hung up and beaten with Susanoo.
The ninjas were unlikely to guess Su Xiao's movements, but these contractants were different. They came from the same place as Su Xiao and could communicate with contractants from the other ninja villages through the Derivative World Contact Platform.
Su Xiao opened the Derivative World Contact Platform, and sure enough, it was bustling with activity.
Blue Tiger (Lone Adventurer): "What's going on over at Konoha? They aren't going to keep courting death, are they? I heard they were almost beaten into shit by Second Pillar last time."
Old Hunchback (Black Sword Adventurer Team): "They've already started courting death. The five great ninja villages are hunting that ruthless guy now, and all they