Chapter 55: A New Path
Arthur hovered to the top of the village walls.
The Leaf stretched out before him. Destroyed houses huddled together, black smoke curling from various areas, and a strange barrier was over the Chūnin Stadium.
That could only mean one thing: Orochimaru was trying to kill Hiruzen.
Arthur deactivated his smoke technique. He closed his eyes for a moment and focused.
'Tamashii.'
The world around him sharpened—the cries of distant voices, the fluctuation of various chakra signatures, even the tremour from villagers scattered to hide underground.
Something else snagged at his senses: a familiar musk was quickly making its way to his location—Kiba Inuzuka.
Tracking Arthur? How? When? Had he revealed something during the fight with Lee? Or had it been his escape from Alice?
It didn't matter.
Arthur slowly opened his eyes. He couldn't allow himself to be captured, not now.
He crouched low to look down at the village and assessed his options.