After they finished discussing countermeasures, Qian returned to Hyuga Linghuo's side and briefly repeated the contents of the meeting.
Only after hearing his account did Hyuga Linghuo realize how serious the situation was. He also understood why Qian had rushed back in such a hurry just now.
If his premonition came true, it really would be a terrifying thing.
And because of that, he became even more cautious while carrying out the scouting mission.
Almost every minute, he activated his Byakugan once, using its x-ray vision to observe everything within a one-kilometer radius.
Fortunately, all the way until their short rest in midmorning, they discovered nothing unusual in the surroundings.
However, their luck only lasted that long.
After their rest ended, they had barely set out for half an hour when Hyuga Linghuo routinely activated his Byakugan again to observe the surroundings, and his expression suddenly changed.
Qian, who had been keeping a close eye on him the whole time, naturally noticed the shift in his expression at once and immediately asked, "Linghuo, did you find something?"
Hearing this, Hyuga Linghuo turned to look toward the front right and said in a grave voice, "Three o'clock direction, about six hundred meters out. There's a Rock Ninja squad."
At that, Qian immediately looked in that direction, but the distance was too great, and he could not see anything. So he continued asking, "How many people? How strong are they?"
"Seven."
Hyuga Linghuo gave the squad's numbers first.
"And their strength?"
Qian asked again.
Although a ninja's strength could not be determined entirely by how much chakra they had, there was no doubt that people with more chakra would not be too weak.
So judging the enemy's strength based on the amount of chakra was a basic operation, and Qian did it