"What's going on? Shiyu, how did you suddenly appear beside us?"
"Yeah, it's like you caught up to us in the blink of an eye!"
Nao and Kurenai were both astonished. Shiyu naturally told them about the Flying Thunder God. Since they were teammates, he didn't keep it from them. He also told everyone that he'd just collected six cards.
"With this, our chances of passing have improved even more. I'll hold on to these for now and divide them evenly among everyone once we enter the tower." No one objected to Shiyu's decision.
The group quickened their pace and pushed forward faster. At last, Shiyu's team went straight past the east side of Lie Tower and circled around to the south side of Tower of All.
This was an excellent location, right in the center of the map. Even if the safe zone shrank, they could head for an area covered by a barrier at any time.
Because Shiyu's team had moved quickly, they gained the advantage of favorable terrain first. Tower of All stood high above the surrounding land, so no one could spot them as they lay low on the cliff.
Shiyu and Kurenai, however, could use their Kekkei Genkai to scout.
As before, Shiyu's team laid countless traps along the treacherous path in front of Tower of All: shuriken, Kunai, other hidden weapons, and Explosive Tags.
Then they climbed to the top of the cliff and waited quietly for their prey to come to them.
Sure enough, a team was already heading toward Tower of All.
Shiyu had spotted them long ago.
"Hmm? From the looks of it, there's one Chunin and two Genin. They all seem to be veterans, too." Kurenai said this after activating her Byakugan to observe them.
"They're not Uchiha, so there's