Chapter 207 - 102: The Storm (Part 2)
Nightfall, 14th of the Month, Hour of the Boar, Seven Quarters
Sand Village Monitoring Center
In the quiet of the monitoring center, Dan Yan sat hunched over, wearing a chakra-listening helmet as he concentrated intently on the sounds of every blade of grass and grain of sand within Sunagakure.
"Dan Yan" was not his real name—it was merely a codename, representing the Mao position among the Twelve Zodiac Guardians. His true name was Lu Shu, a top-tier sensory ninja discovered by Karukei at the Moon Lake New Area Ninja Academy.
Lu Shu was a teenager, short and chubby, with beady eyes, a flat nose, a cherry-like mouth, and prominent buck teeth. But what stood out most were his large, fan-like ears, which made him resemble a human-sized rabbit.
His sensory technique was unique. It wasn’t the mental perception of the Yamanaka Clan, nor was it the ocular perception of the Hyuga Clan. Instead, it was based on auditory perception—a rare bloodline limit. Lu Shu’s ears possessed an extraordinary ability to sense vibrations. Within a hundred-mile radius, the rustle of a single grain of sand or the tumble of a withered leaf could not escape his hearing. Even more remarkably, these sounds didn’t blend into an incomprehensible noise. Instead, they formed a dynamic, black-and-white holographic image in his mind, allowing him to pinpoint exact locations based on the village’s coordinates.
When Jing Hang discovered such a talent, he was ecstatic. He invested heavily to create a custom-made chakra surveillance system for Lu Shu, enabling his auditory perception to cover the entire Sand Village, including the Copper Man Formation puppet defense system surrounding it.
"They’re here!"
Suddenly, Lu Shu snapped to attention. Around him, forty monitoring center staff members immediately focused, awaiting his instructions.
"Two hundred shinobi, approaching from the nine o’clock direction! They’re armed and moving fast—approximately one thousand meters away. Estimated time of arrival: one minute. Heh, it must be them. Notify the Security Corps to proceed as planned."
The Feint Begins