Chapter 314
White Fang had reached his conclusion through meticulous deduction. He knew far more than the Mist, having also read Haruto Saito's previous report to Hiruzen Sarutobi—where Haruto had made no effort to hide his greed for the treasure!
Had the excavation proceeded without interference from the Mist, White Fang might have assumed that Haruto had been captured and the treasure had fallen into Mist hands.
But the Mist was just as clueless!
While there were other possibilities, none seemed likely. The only plausible explanation was that Haruto Saito had moved the treasure!
The Mist had reached the same conclusion.
Hattori Ryuuno had even started suspecting Haruto's loyalty to Konoha!
Both he and White Fang shared one belief—
The treasure was probably still within the Poison Punishment Forest!
But neither side could spare the manpower to search for it.
The forest was too vast!
Even if they had ten thousand people scouring the area, it might take months to find it—if they were lucky. If they weren't, they might never find it at all!