Then again, they had seen no sign of the Rock Ninja encircling them over the past two days. Did that prove Yechen's instincts were wrong, and there were no enemies hiding in the shadows?
But looking at it another way, perhaps the enemy had let them break through one defensive line after another without surrounding them to lull them into complacency before delivering a fatal blow.
If that was the case, the enemy's preparations were almost complete, and they could strike at any moment.
Perhaps they had held off for the past two days because they were arranging something. Two days would have been enough to put their plans in place.
In other words, today might be the day Iwagakure made its move.
Thought after thought flashed through Nara Yijiu's mind. In an instant, he considered countless possibilities.
And that was indeed the truth.
As expected of a ninja from the Nara Clan, he had roughly pieced together the whole situation from the scant information Yechen had provided.
The more Nara Yijiu thought about it, the more uneasy he became.
Afterward, Nara Yijiu shared his thoughts so everyone could discuss them.
The other Jonin all frowned when they heard him.
It was not that they doubted Yechen. The Shinobi World had all manner of strange ninjutsu, along with bizarre summoned creatures capable of concealing their presence. If something like that really was happening, it was perfectly possible for it to escape their notice.
The problem was that if Yechen's instincts and Nara Yijiu's deductions were both correct, their current situation was far from promising.
They had to come up with a workable plan as quickly as possible.
"Then what should we do now? Stop advancing and search for the enemies hiding in the shadows?"
One Jonin spoke up directly.
"No..."