Infiltration

Rumble...

Suddenly, a tremendous boom came from the eastern side of the village.

Qian's thoughts stirred. He activated his Mangekyō Sharingan, triggered Ame no Minaka's ability, then flickered several times and arrived on the roof of a building.

He lifted his head and looked toward the eastern side of the village.

In that stretch of forest, a massive white-scaled serpent had appeared at some point.

Even from a great distance away, Qian could see its form.

That alone showed just how enormous it was.

And now, it was like a bulldozer, rampaging through the forest and leaving the surrounding Konoha ninjas in utter disarray.

Of course, Qian could not see the exact condition of those ninja. He could only make out tiny black dots beneath the moonlight, circling around the white serpent like flies.

As for a snake that huge, there was no need to guess. It had to have been summoned from Ryūchi Cave by Orochimaru.

For the other party to suddenly make such a huge commotion now, either his experiment had already ended, or it had failed.

In short, there was no longer any need to waste time.

With that thought, Qian immediately used the Telepathy Technique and contacted the Shadow Clone he had left stationed over there.

The instant the mental connection formed, Qian immediately asked, "What's the situation on your end right now?"

Hearing this, the Shadow Clone immediately replied, "Orochimaru has already walked out of the laboratory. It's still unclear whether the experiment succeeded."

"And his target?"

Qian asked again.

The Shadow Clone answered, "Judging by his reaction, it looks like he plans to break out."

"I see."

Qian murmured, then said, "Be careful. Don't let anyone discover your movements, and don't get dragged into it. If you get the chance, remember to loot Orochimaru's