The moon set and the sun rose.
In the blink of an eye, several hours had passed.
It was early morning the next day.
Facing the rising sun, Qian was leading the team forward.
Suddenly, he seemed to sense something and quickly raised his right arm, signaling for everyone behind him to stop.
Very quickly, everyone halted and went on guard.
A moment later, Uchiha Shisui, who had been covering the rear, passed the entire team and came to Qian's side. "What is it, Qian?"
Qian shook his head. "There seem to be people up ahead."
His tone was uncertain.
Although Qian's Spiritual Power had surged by a large margin after he awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, he had not practiced any sensory ninjutsu, so his efficiency in using it was only average.
At close range, it was fine—even a concealed surveillance as hidden as Aburame Tatsuma's could be detected—but at long range, he was somewhat lacking.
Just like now, he could only vaguely sense a group of ninja approaching them, but as for the specifics, he had no way of knowing.
At that moment, he missed the Special Jonin from the Hyuga clan who had been in their team before more than anything. If she were here, she could have seen through the situation at a glance.
Unfortunately, when they had been attacked back then, as a ninja of the Hyuga clan, Hyuga Fei Hua had received special attention from the enemy and had been surrounded and killed outright by several Special Jonin from Kirigakure.
Now, the only sensory-type ninja in the team did not even have as large a detection range as he did, making Qian shake his head despite himself.
However, Uchiha Shisui did not know what Qian was thinking. After hearing Qian's words, he was immediately startled