"Who gave Hinata that mission?"
"Why didn't you go on the mission with your Jonin teachers?"
Zhou Cheng fixed Kiba with a piercing stare, forcing down his anger as he demanded answers.
Frightened by Zhou Cheng's gaze, Kiba stammered timidly.
"I don't know either. Hinata was the one who received it."
"She just said there was a mission she needed to complete."
"Shino and I saw that it was a simple little mission, so we didn't ask any more questions."
Zhou Cheng was so furious that he raised his hand to hit him.
Kiba squeezed his eyes shut in fear.
Zhou Cheng held his hand up for a long moment, but never brought it down.
Finally, he flung his arm down, venting his frustration.
"We've used every connection we can."
"We should have results soon!"
Standing beside Zhou Cheng, Shikamaru frowned as he analyzed the situation.
"Hinata would never leave the village for this long without any word for no reason."
"I think someone abducted her!"
"The place where Hinata disappeared isn't far from the village."
"And the three of them were less than a hundred meters apart."
"It was only the trees blocking their view that kept them from seeing each other."
"Whoever took her must be far stronger than Hinata."
"That's the only way they could abduct her silently in such a short time!"
Zhou Cheng nodded. Given Hinata's personality, she would never leave for so long without saying anything.
That meant she could only have been abducted.
Then who could it be?
Zhou Cheng remembered the time Hinata had been abducted as a child.
Could it be Kumogakure again?
Just then, Kakashi appeared beside them.
He had rushed over using the Body Flicker Technique!
"We found out. Hinata's mission was issued through the village's normal procedures."
"It