Raijin and the other three focused their senses and investigated again. Sure enough, they detected concealed chakra fluctuations around the distant battlefield.
Raijin, however, was quite interested in the Telescope Technique.
After confirming what Master of Open Stratagems had said, he leaped over and landed beside him to inspect the images in the crystal ball up close.
Corpse Bearer and the other two hesitated briefly before leaping up as well, landing beside Master of Open Stratagems.
Fortunately, the branch Master of Open Stratagems stood on was thick enough.
Otherwise, an ordinary branch could never have supported the weight of all five of them gathered there.
Raijin exclaimed in surprise after just one glance down.
"My god! It's Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura Haruno's three-person team."
"Over there... Gaara and Temari?"
"And over here too? Is that our player squad?"
"Hinata Hyuga and Kiba Inuzuka are approaching the battlefield fast too!"
"Good grief! There are quite a few experts lying in wait around here!"
"Kakashi Hatake, Asuma Sarutobi, Yamato, Kurenai Yuhi..."
"Wouldn't this melee count as a small-scale Ninja Village War?"
"Well-informed" as he was, Raijin introduced the participants on the battlefield to everyone, one by one.
He also identified each of the experts lying in wait nearby.
Master of Open Stratagems pointed at someone in the image and asked with a smile:
"Master Sanfeng, isn't that your disciple?"
Daoist Master's expression sharpened, and he focused on the "little figure" in the image.
There was indeed a familiar figure among the player squad taking part in the melee.
"Oh! You mean Qian Feng! He's not my disciple. He's just learning some Five Elements Talismans from me."
The Qian Feng Daoist Master Sanfeng spoke of was the admirer from the second batch of closed beta players.
After entering the game, this player named