A few minutes later.
Hyuga Jinghong finished resting and nodded to Yechen, then activated her Byakugan again and led the way.
Seeing this, Yechen activated his Sharingan as well and followed her with the other two team members.
Thanks to the intelligence gathered by the Byakugan earlier, the four quickly slipped past the outer Rock Ninja patrols and entered the stronghold.
Hyuga Jinghong made a hand signal, telling the three behind her to stay close.
According to their plan, she would take the lead during infiltration, and Yechen naturally had no objections.
The four then slipped deeper into the Rock Ninja stronghold. The Byakugan spotted every hidden sentry along their route in advance, so avoiding them posed no problem.
After all, they were already inside the stronghold. There were bound to be hidden sentries and patrols, but security would never be as tight as it was on the perimeter.
A few more minutes later, under Hyuga Jinghong's guidance, the four finally reached the outskirts of the Rock Ninja Command Center.
Hidden among the trees, Yechen briefly sank into thought as he studied the two Rock Ninja guards ahead and the pitch-black cave entrance behind them.
Indeed, the Rock Ninja Command Center was underground. They had used Earth Release ninjutsu to carve out a space beneath the ground.
According to Hyuga Jinghong, this underground space was fairly large, with only the single entrance before them. A barrier protected every other part of it.
Any unauthorized attempt to break in would trigger an alarm, exposing them.
But two guards stood at the entrance, and they were not the only ones. Two more Rock Ninja were watching it from concealment.
Under these circumstances, their best option was to blend in.
However, they knew nothing about the relevant secret orders or passwords, so that