Asuma Sarutobi suddenly froze.
Just as Ye Fan had said, this was indeed a good opportunity to observe things carefully.
But why did he feel so uneasy inside?
He understood even less what Ye Fan intended by doing this.
His gaze shifted to the white Ninja Hound beside Ye Fan, and Asuma Sarutobi's heart churned like stormy waves, unable to calm down for a long time.
He had never imagined that a Ninja Hound could possess such immense chakra. It reminded him of the Nine-Tailed Fox from back then.
More than that—
He felt that this Ninja Hound's chakra was even purer and sharper.
It even gave him the strange thought that it was more dangerous than the Nine-Tailed Fox.
"Teacher Asuma!"
Shikamaru Nara grabbed Asuma Sarutobi's arm, seemingly unwilling to let Asuma rush over at this moment.
That suffocating pressure was not aimed at them, yet it still filled him with fear.
Asuma Sarutobi looked back and saw that both Shikamaru Nara and Choji Akimichi looked extremely pale, clearly terrified.
Strangely, Ino Yamanaka, usually the most timid one, seemed completely unaffected.
She stared intently in that direction, and a trace of admiration flashed through her eyes.
"Ino!" Asuma Sarutobi called out.
Ino Yamanaka seemed not to hear him and continued staring straight ahead.
"Ino!" Asuma Sarutobi called again, raising his voice.
"Teacher Asuma." Only then did Ino Yamanaka snap back to her senses.
Her cheeks were flushed, and there was still a smile on her lips.
"Ino, are you all right?" Asuma Sarutobi asked.
"Teacher Asuma, I'm fine!"
"Don't worry. As long as I'm here, I won't let anything happen to you." Asuma Sarutobi was not saying this to Ino Yamanaka alone.
"Teacher Asuma, why are you all so nervous?" Ino Yamanaka asked strangely.
"Ino, can't you feel that