Everyone searched around. Suddenly, Akamaru leaped out from inside Kiba's shirt, barking "Woof! Woof!" at a certain spot before turning his head to signal Kiba to follow.
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Kiba was somewhat confused, but he knew Akamaru would not bark for no reason, so he decisively followed.
When they arrived, a bead of cold sweat rolled down Kiba's forehead. "What happened here?!"
This section of the buildings was especially strange. A long indentation ran across the ground, and judging from its width, it looked like it had been made by a giant snake. It was an astonishing sight.
Looking up, they saw a huge hole in the roof. The only relatively intact part was a wall that had once displayed Death God Masks, except every mask on it had vanished for some reason.
"I was planning to bring you here later, but it seems you're even more capable than I imagined." Kurenai Yuhi walked in with a smile, praising Kiba.
This was also the place where they had previously found the most clues. Though it was not particularly well hidden, for these children to discover it so quickly was already very impressive.
"Kurenai-sensei..."
Kiba had just been about to say something when he suddenly noticed someone behind Kurenai Yuhi. "Hm? Shino, why are you here too?"
"The insects told me something was happening here, but it seems you discovered it before I did." Shino spoke calmly, though inwardly, he was quietly competing.
After all, so far, he was essentially the only member of the team without any "findings."
Kurenai Yuhi did not hide anything and directly revealed the intelligence they had gathered over the past few days. "The indentation on the ground was examined by the ninjas who arrived earlier and was ultimately determined to have been caused by some kind