Chapter 475: Spotting a Clue

Hearing a sudden sound behind them, everyone present instinctively turned toward the source.

They saw Lian Ye's stealthy figure had appeared behind them at some unknown moment.

"Mysterious person, it's that mysterious person! Everyone, charge!"

The ninjas from Kirigakure Village, Iwagakure Village, and Cloud Hidden Village saw this and swarmed forward at once.

They quickly surrounded Lian Ye, whose identity had been "carelessly" exposed.

Only the ninjas from Sunagakure and Konoha Village remained still, as if the mysterious person's appearance had nothing to do with them.

Who failed to give the Kage a command?

The mysterious person appeared three times, yet they never acted, just idling the whole time.

Moreover, they noticed a pattern: as long as they stood still, the mysterious person would not attack them.

Or rather, the mysterious person never proactively attacked the Ninja Alliance.

It was the ninjas from the other villages who ran forward and gave themselves up...

The Konoha Village ninjas were no fools; they saw the Hokage and the advisors' calm demeanor.

Coupled with rumors from the other villages, they guessed the mysterious person's identity.

If the mysterious person really were Lord Lian Ye, they could not act at all.

Although they didn't know the exact reason, they believed Lord Lian Ye!

Lian Ye, seeing the rushing Ninja Alliance, let out a sigh of relief.

These guys finally discovered him.

In this mission, Lian Ye underestimated the number of White Zetsu, but fortunately everything was developing in a good direction.

He was surrounded by a crowd, while Banzang simultaneously faced the Three Kage.

Relying solely on these White Zetsu, they could not change the battle at all.

Mission failure was inevitable.

A Fei, hiding in the shadows, felt as if the sky had collapsed.

It didn't understand why the method it had painstakingly devised failed right at the start.

It had thought that the White Zetsu Army could buy the two of them time, but now it seemed it was wrong.

And the mistake was outrageously absurd!

Damn, which step went wrong?!

A Fei couldn't help sinking into deep self-doubt.

Clearly, with thousands of White Zetsu Army and Shanjiaoyu Banzang drawing the Ninja Alliance's attention, it was such a good start.

Yet Lord Lian Ye was still discovered.

Shouldn't that have been impossible?

Given Lord Lian Ye's strength, he shouldn't have been so easily uncovered.

At this point, it finally began to doubt Lian Ye.

"Lord Lian Ye, it can't be on purpose, can it?!"

One or two times might be forgivable, but it had been exposed three times in a row.

A Fei thought this matter should be reported to Lord Ban; it seemed Lord Lian Ye had been bought off by the Ninja Alliance.

As the deadline set by Lord Ban drew nearer, Lord Lian Ye kept making mistakes, and A Fei finally grew suspicious.

Normally, Lian Ye couldn't make such a low-level mistake.

Unless he did it on purpose!

A Fei began observing Lian Ye's actions, trying to spot any signs of a performance.

From this, it actually saw a clue.

Facing the Ninja Alliance's assault, Lian Ye seemed effortlessly in control, as if he hadn't used his full strength against the enemy.

It looked as if he was deliberately stalling for time?

On the other side, Shanjiaoyu Banzang was nearly beaten to death by the Three Kage.

That made it clear he was truly giving his all.

Unlike Lian Ye, who only idled, if he could work as hard as Shanjiaoyu Banzang, he would probably have captured the Six-Tails Jinchuriki and completed the mission long ago.

It wouldn't have taken so much time at all!

But A Fei couldn't help being puzzled; it didn't understand why Lord Lian Ye was doing this.

Forget it, stop thinking about it, and directly send the White Zetsu to inform Lord Ban of its discovery.

At this moment, Lian Ye, still idling, had no idea that A Fei had already spotted the clue.

"You bunch of guys, don't even think you can stop us from carrying out the 'Moon's Eye' plan; hand over the Six-Tails Jinchuriki obediently, or you have no way out but death!"

Lian Ye fought while hurling harsh words.

This time A Fei really went all out, gathering thousands of White Zetsu.

If it didn't act more convincingly, it would surely be spotted for the problem.

Logically, White Zetsu aren't very intelligent; a little trickery should be enough to slip through.

But clearly, its acting was so poor that A Fei immediately detected the issue.

"Stop him, don't let him escape!"

As more ninjas gathered, Lian Ye prepared to withdraw.

The mission had already failed; they'll come back in a few days...

Just as Lian Ye was about to flee, he saw Shanjiaoyu Banzang being blasted away by the Raikage.

He, unable to use Poison Mist, was ultimately defeated.

Being able to hold out that long already counts as being sturdy.

"Cough cough cough…"

"I'm here to save you!"

Lian Ye burst straight out of the encirclement, kicked the Raikage who was about to step in for a finishing blow, then hoisted Shanjiaoyu Banzang and sprinted off wildly.

Just when he was fretting about having no good excuse to run away, Shanjiaoyu Banzang was defeated.

He always knew that calling someone over for help was the right choice!

There was a flaw in the team, so failure was only natural.

Lian Ye, carrying Shanjiaoyu Banzang, opened a gap in a short time.

"Stop them, don't let them get away?!"

The three Kage, seeing this, instantly became furious.

They say things don't go beyond three; we must never let this guy escape!

"Wind Shadow, Hokage, what are you still standing there doing?"

Fourth Mizukage noticed the two who did nothing and the idle ninja behind them, and his temper flared.

These two are really over the line; they're just here to do a side job!

If they don't catch the mysterious person, aren't they worried that Madara Uchiha will capture all the Tailed Beasts and carry out a horribly inhumane World Destruction Plan?

If the mysterious person really succeeds, everyone in the Ninja World will fall into Genjutsu!

In fact, Zhi Cun Tuan Zang really isn't scared…

Because Lian Ye said he has a way to deal with Madara Uchiha, there's no need to worry pointlessly.

Coming here is just a cameo.

Didn't you see he's never taken action?

Sha Men chose to trust Zhi Cun Tuan Zang, after all the mysterious person is Uchiha Lianye.

Perhaps Madara Uchiha's "Moon's Eye" plan is just a flimsy excuse Konoha Village made up.

These youngsters foolishly believed it.

Konoha Village keeps saying Madara Uchiha hasn't died, but in all these years, who besides Konoha's people has actually seen him?

He thinks the three are making a mountain out of a molehill.

But seeing their frantic anger, Sha Men still symbolically sent a few people to pursue.

Tuan Cang did the same.

Only the Sunagakure and Konoha ninjas always lagged at the end of the line.

"You stay to protect the jinchuriki; we'll go after them!"

The three Kage gave the two a displeased glance, then joined the pursuit team.

Tuan Cang and Sha Men stared at each other, both shaking their heads helplessly.

Today's youngsters are far from steady, acting recklessly…

If this were decades ago in the Ninja World, they'd have been chopped into minced meat long ago.

One can only say they were born in a good era!

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ps: No overtime today, finally I can stay up till the third watch, yeee…