Chapter 178: Ch.178 Absolute Silence
Hidden Leaf Village.
The joint unit wasn't just numerous in size; the leaders were all elites from various villages. Against the Akatsuki, a bounty shinobi organization with few members, they were not afraid of any trap, as long as they remained cautious.
Despite knowing things probably wouldn't be simple and that the chakra signature ahead from Yugito Nii could very well be a ruse by the Akatsuki, the Fourth Raikage showed no hesitation. He led the entire unit, tracking Yugito's direction.
Hours later, the team reached a vast, primeval forest.
Facing the dark, silent forest, an instinctive sense of unease ran through the members of the joint unit.
The Fourth Raikage looked to a sensing ninja beside him. "Is this it?"
After confirming for a moment, the sensor nodded heavily, "Yes, Raikage-sama, Yugito's chakra signature is in there."
Cee leaned in closer, "Raikage-sama, this area is not only full of swamps but the forest is also filled with a deadly miasma that causes full-body paralysis if inhaled."
The Raikage nodded.
He didn't need Cee's reminder to realize that this place was dangerous.
Kakashi moved over to Jiraiya. "Jiraiya-sama, shouldn't we warn Raikage-sama that this might be yet another carefully laid trap by Akatsuki?"