Above the second sea route.
Qian's shadow clone was like a ghost in the night, arriving silently above the four Mist Village warships.
Although there were no lights on the four Mist Village warships, with the Sharingan's powerful insight, he could still make out the figures aboard.
However, he could only see the figures on the decks and along the gunwales.
As for those inside the cabins...
That was impossible.
In fact, even for the ninjas on the decks and gunwales, he could not judge their strength.
After all, to avoid being discovered, he was flying too high and could not examine them closely at all.
At this moment, if he had a Byakugan, he could easily complete the mission—namely, determine the number and strength of these Mist Ninjas.
Unfortunately, he did not.
"Maybe I should find a chance to get a Byakugan!"
All of a sudden, that thought surfaced in Qian's mind.
There was no denying that the Sharingan surpassed the Byakugan in many respects, but when it came to reconnaissance alone, it fell far short.
If he could obtain a Byakugan and master it, then to a certain extent, he could make up for that weakness.
And as luck would have it, there was currently a Byakugan out there beyond the village.
"Ao might be a good target."
All kinds of thoughts flashed through his mind.
"Qian" temporarily pushed these ideas down, gave the wings on his back a slight flap, and followed the Mist Village warships as they gradually moved farther away.
Time passed, second by second.
About twenty minutes later.
Qian's main body arrived at the scene.
After finding the shadow clone, he asked directly, "How's the situation?"
"See for yourself."
Hearing this, the shadow clone replied as such.
With that, it directly released the