He looked around.
The sun was nearly gone.
There were not many people nearby. He seemed to have thought of something.
Taking the file with him, he leaped across the surrounding rooftops. After finding a clearly well-hidden rooftop,
he finally stopped.
He casually opened the file again. Without examining it closely, he quickly flipped through the pages, searching for what he needed.
Soon, when he was almost done going through the entire file, he finally seemed to have found what he was looking for.
He stopped flipping and began reading it carefully.
He read very quickly. This was intelligence sent back by Konoha spies planted elsewhere in the shinobi world.
It naturally contained detailed information on Hidan and Kakuzu in relation to the Asuma incident.
Everything was recorded clearly, from when they first became known in the shinobi world to the areas where they were currently active.
There was no need to go through so much trouble anymore.
Shikamaru let out a long breath. Heaven is helping me.
Though that was what he thought, his expression did not reveal it in the slightest.
He quickly organized everything again. This time, without hesitation, he headed straight for the Hokage Building.
At midnight, Konoha, one of the largest and most prosperous villages in the shinobi world, gradually quieted down.
Many people had likely already entered sweet dreams by this time.
Yet at this hour,
at one of Konoha's training grounds, the sounds of figures darting through the air suddenly rang out from time to time.
Soon, the eight of them—Rock Lee, Shikamaru, Naruto, Sakura, Sai, Tenten, Choji Akimichi, and Ino—had all arrived.
Perhaps to suit the mood, everyone had changed into black robes that completely concealed their bodies.
Shikamaru swept his gaze around and confirmed that everyone was present.
Shikamaru said, "We'll