Setting Up

"It's me!"

Qi Shuang's clone replied coldly.

The several Mist shinobi on duty gathered around to take a look. Only then did they recognize who had arrived.

"What is an honored one doing here in the middle of the night?" One of the Mist shinobi was more vigilant than the others. He retreated two steps, keeping his guard up as he asked the question.

Influenced by him, the other Mist shinobi also showed wary expressions.

It was indeed rather strange for this honored one to appear here at this hour.

"On Mizukage-sama's orders, I came here specifically to conduct an inspection." Seeing that none of them had relaxed their guard, Qi Shuang's clone nodded inwardly and converted his chakra into cold air, spreading it in all directions.

A layer of white frost instantly condensed across the ground.

"Now, you should be able to confirm my identity, right?" Qi Shuang's clone said with a smile.

At this sight, everyone immediately bowed their heads. "Greetings, Lord Qi Shuang."

There was only one person in the entire Kirigakure who could use Ice Release.

It was even less likely that spies from other villages could disguise themselves as him.

"All right! I still have important matters to attend to. Don't disturb me!" Qi Shuang's clone waved the group away, then calmly formed another set of hand seals.

"Water Release: Hidden Mist Technique."

Then, under the confused gazes of the group, white mist seeped from around the honored one's body, rapidly shrouding everything nearby in dense fog.

When Qi Shuang's original self in the sky saw the dense fog spread below, he plunged straight down.

Following the design blueprints of the dam from his memory, he and his clone quietly entered the dam through the entrance and descended to the core area at the very