Discovery

One hour later.

Deep in Ghost Cry Forest.

Qian and the others were advancing carefully.

The so-called Ghost Cry Forest was that mountainous woodland Qian had seen on the sand table not long ago.

Just as the intelligence had stated, it was extremely dangerous.

In just this short while, they had already suffered no fewer than five attacks from poisonous insects and ferocious beasts, and had also encountered quite a few traps, some still effective, others already ruined.

However, the team members Qian had selected this time were, at worst, Chunin, and the captains of the four squads were even Jonin-level ninja.

So there had been no noncombat losses.

Time continued to pass.

At a certain moment, a Jonin walking at the very front suddenly raised his right arm, signaling everyone to stop.

Instantly, everyone halted.

At the same time, they silently drew their ninja tools and looked around warily.

Yet nothing happened around them.

At this point, everyone looked toward the Jonin leading the way up ahead.

They saw him suddenly bring his hands together, focus his mind, activate the Byakugan, and begin scanning the surroundings.

So this man was a ninja of the Hyuga clan. The reason he had just made everyone stop was merely to carry out a routine collection of nearby intelligence.

That let everyone relax a little.

In the team, Qian watched the changes before and after without saying anything more.

His gaze was fixed on the Hyuga clan Jonin up ahead.

Indeed, he also had the Byakugan and could serve as a scout, but his Byakugan had not come from a proper source, so it was not convenient to display it in front of others.

That was why he had picked this man out specifically to carry out this interception mission.

The Hyuga clan