Ino and the rest of Team 10 worked together seamlessly. The trio had no trouble surrounding and killing a Jonin, and even if they could not win, they could easily escape. They also had Asuma, who had transformed into a near-Kage-level fighter.
Not to mention the ten White Zetsu Qingwu had sent with them. Every one of them was a Jonin, and all excelled at concealing their presence and escaping.
With that lineup alone...
They could even handle missions to wipe out some small nations.
So Qingwu left without a worry.
Tap, tap... tap, tap...
As Hyuga Seigo crossed Kirigakure Forest through the morning dew, the clan insignia on his forehead protector swayed gently with his steps.
This was the third location.
If there was nothing here either, he would give up. Perhaps it really was only a legend.
Or perhaps it simply was not time for that poor girl to appear in the world yet. After all, she had only appeared in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations.
Just then...
"Hm?! Found it."
His Byakugan had just picked up the chakra lingering in the third cursed seal—a clue to the coordinates of the Sealing Ground.
It was also a place where the rumored "cursed red-eyed girl" often appeared, according to what Nirvana had found after scouring the Uchiha archives.
"Truth-Seeking Orb, go."
The Truth-Seeking Orb passed through the final rock wall, which was tangled with dark vines, and an altar at the bottom of the valley suddenly came into view.
The Sealing vanished without a trace, just like that.
Qingwu grinned. That was how overpowering a Truth-Seeking Orb was.
There...
Hearing someone approach...
A girl sat curled into a ball on the stone platform at the center of the Altar. Gray hair clung to her sweat-damp cheeks, and her hands gripped