The Mysterious Person (Continued)

Moreover, the mysterious person had yet to appear, so Naruto and the others had no better option.

They could only temporarily rest at the accommodations Hoshigakure had arranged for them.

After the guard led them to their destination,

he said nothing and simply turned around and left. It seemed he had no intention of staying there any longer.

That made sense. He was, after all, a member of Hoshigakure. When he saw Akaboshi's condition,

just like the others, the fact that he had not erupted and could still calmly escort Hinata and the others here was already remarkably restrained.

Besides, there was a barrier between them.

As an outsider, there was neither reason nor meaning for him to stay.

After the guard left,

in the small, dim, damp room,

Neji Hyuga, Sakura, and Naruto consciously sat down around a table.

Clearly, they each had something to say next.

Neji Hyuga was the first to speak. "Sakura, Naruto, did you notice it? I keep feeling that this incident isn't so simple."

"There may be some unforeseen change ahead."

"So if possible, we should complete the mission as soon as we can."

"If it really comes down to it, we'll abandon the mission."

"And in a situation like this, as Konoha ninja, we naturally have the right to refuse."

Sakura said, "Yeah. One thing I noticed is that I feel the changes in this incident are very likely connected to that so-called Acting Star Shadow, Akaboshi."

"I think he's definitely hiding some extremely important information from us."

"And that information may be important enough to determine how all these changes end."

"If things really don't work out, we can choose to give up early and retreat directly."

"To be honest, we're still too young. No matter what it is, we can't compare