"That should do."
When he was only about three hundred meters from the laboratory in his memories, Xia Yan came to a firm stop.
He knew he could not keep moving forward now, because there was no telling what might be discovered if he did.
This was hardly a safe distance, but compared with other, safer positions, this spot was better suited to what he needed to do.
He was not quite sure how far his link with a little lizard could reach. His link with Lizard Maru had quite a long range, but that was because Lizard Maru was strong enough.
When he linked with Lizard Maru, he relied mainly on Lizard Maru's chakra to learn how he was doing.
But how could a little lizard possibly compare with Lizard Maru?
Although Xia Yan had never summoned a little lizard before, he reckoned a little fellow like that probably could not maintain the link over much distance. Around three hundred meters should be its limit.
Taking a deep breath, Xia Yan did not immediately summon a lizard. Instead, he used his sensory perception even more carefully to inspect everything around him.
Both insects and plants were targets he needed to inspect closely.
He checked the insects as a precaution against Aburame Ryoma, while the plants warranted attention because Root was experimenting with Hashirama Senju's cells.
Who knew whether they had created some monster that could sense enemies through plants?
As for animals, it had never been specifically explained which clans could control them.
Still, Xia Yan did not dare let his guard down in the slightest. Quite a few clans could control them if they wanted to, including the Yamanaka Clan.
Xia Yan remembered that in the original story, Ino Yamanaka had controlled birds to find Kakuzu's location, and