Chapter 301: Begin (cont.)

"It's just that stones must have fallen before too. There's no need to even think about it."

"But they probably weren't very big, so they didn't cause much of a disturbance, and there were no records of them."

"After all, Hoshigakure has always existed in this kind of environment. We can understand something like this very clearly."

At that moment, Neji said, "No. Given your environment, you should have taken this possibility into consideration. Does no one conduct inspections in ordinary times?"

Ang shook his head. He had only recently emerged and basically knew nothing.

Neji shook his head. Seeing that Ang remained silent, he understood what Ang meant.

He did not say anything else. Without hesitation, he walked straight over to Akaboshi, who was still examining the enormous boulder.

Then he asked Akaboshi the same question he had just asked Ang.

Akaboshi clearly knew about it, but at Neji's question, he suddenly froze. Right—he remembered.

Yes, that was right. He had finally remembered. This issue had already been considered when Hoshigakure chose this place as the village's location.

That was why Star Ninja were dispatched every so often to investigate the area.

Small rocks falling could be understood, but something this large definitely meant there was a problem. It could not possibly have simply rolled down from somewhere.

Therefore, this matter was definitely not simple.

Watching Akaboshi's expression, Neji naturally understood.

As Neji continued asking about related matters, he immediately activated his Byakugan and began examining the changes in the surrounding area.

But very soon, Neji's expression shifted slightly as he called out, "Who's over there? Come out."

Seeing Neji Hyuga's eyes, along with the introduction he had given earlier that day, Akaboshi immediately understood. This man appeared to be a member of Konoha's Hyuga Clan, the clan that