Chapter 567 The Otsutsuki Clan's Crisis Awareness: An Imminent Hunting Target

"Why is it this kind of clay again? Who exactly is spreading this stuff in our territory?"

After aimlessly searching the eastern part of the clan's territory for half a day, the Third Elder of the Otsutsuki clan found a large lump of clay using his ability to divine on the spot. This time, the clay had been disguised, but it was white, which was different from the yellow mud from before.

But what these clays have in common is that they contain powerful chakra, and they all seem to taste the same, with a slightly foul odor unique to saliva...

"Your patrolling tribal soldiers are so lazy! They can't answer any of my questions..."

"Third Elder, please calm down, we..."

Just as the patrol leader was about to explain, a spatial passage appeared beside him.

"Third Elder, the Clan Chief requests your presence before you!"

A member of the clan chief's personal guard used his spatial abilities to come over and convey Otsutsuki Yasou's instructions to her.

"Chief! Yes... I'll be right there!"

The Third Elder was taken aback at first, but then quickly nodded in response.

"Investigate immediately and find out who in the family produced this clay. If you find them, notify me right away!"

"Hi!!!"

After saying this, the Third Elder suppressed his nausea, used a white cloth to dig out a small piece of white clay, and then used his spatial abilities to go directly to the main hall of the Otsutsuki clan.

"Chief, you wanted to see me?"

The Third Elder took the initiative to ask, and seeing that there was no one else in the main hall, her gaze towards Otsutsuki Yasou immediately became somewhat ambiguous.

The next second, she boldly walked up to Otsutsuki Yasou and even began to massage his shoulders.

This third elder of the Otsutsuki clan has a husband, sons, and daughters. Although she is very old as a member of the long-lived clan, she does not look old at all. On the contrary, she is full of the charm of a young woman and has a very hot figure. Otsutsuki Yasou has a thing for her.

"Well, I've been feeling a bit uneasy lately, and I'd like to ask you to do a divination to find out why..." Ōtsutsuki Yasou stated his purpose directly.

"What! You feel the same way? Me too, and it's gotten to the point where I can't sleep at night. I'm afraid something big is about to happen in the family!" the Third Elder exclaimed in surprise.

If she were the only one feeling uneasy, the problem might not be so big. But now that even the clan leader feels this way, this unknown calamity that makes them uneasy might be quite serious!

“Clan leader, look, this is a piece of clay I found in the eastern part of the clan's territory. It contains a large amount of chakra... I feel that part of the source of my unease comes from this!”

The Third Elder took out the piece of mud wrapped in white cloth.

"This mud containing chakra is indeed special. Have you investigated how this thing came to be?"

Otsutsuki Yasou couldn't figure out how the explosive clay worked, but he believed that the Third Elder's ability to find the mud meant he must have noticed something unusual.

"We're investigating. We should find the person who created this mud soon, and then I'll question them further..."

Since the purpose of this mud is still uncertain, the Third Elder did not blindly call for violence. He wanted to find the person first before discussing anything else.

"Well, now that you have some leads, go ahead and get on with it. I'll have the clan soldiers fully cooperate with your investigation..." Ōtsutsuki Yasō instructed with a serious expression.

"Ok!"

Normally, if the Third Elder came to the main hall alone, Otsutsuki Yasuo would at least try to calm her down. But at this moment, both of them were somewhat unsettled. They only wanted to solve the unknown problems and were clearly not interested in messing around with anything else.

The Third Elder immediately went to carry out the order after receiving it.

Within the private illusionary space created after performing the Spell Body Technique.

"Xiao Di, you and Scorpion shouldn't plant any more landmines lately. Planting too many is too risky..." Liu Yun reminded him with a serious expression.

The artistic duo is too daring. Liu Yun is very worried that something might happen to them, or they might even be exposed!

"It's alright, boss. My explosive clay is well concealed. Even if one or two hiding places are discovered, it's fine. They don't know what the clay is for. We've already verified that. Even if the explosive clay is just thrown on the ground, the Otsutsuki clan won't know that this stuff can explode..."

Deidara explained with a smile.

"Don't oversimplify things. The Otsutsuki clan is full of talented people. It's not impossible that someone could see through your clay. We should be careful and cautious before the final battle..." Orochimaru also reminded him. He was actually against Deidara taking such a risk.

“That’s precisely because the decisive battle is about to begin, that’s why we need to step up our efforts… Besides, I’ve been laying mines for over ten days, and no one has noticed them. This clan simply doesn’t have the same vigilance as us ninjas. You’ve overestimated them…” Deidara retorted.

"Besides, it doesn't matter if my clay is discovered. As long as I don't detonate it, what can they do even if they find it all? At worst, it'll just be a waste of time and effort by Brother Scorpion and me..."

After Deidara said this, Orochimaru couldn't refute it anymore. However, Sasuke spoke up at this moment: "What if they follow the clues and find you, the clay maker?"

“My brother Sasori and I use a special transformation technique to change our appearance every half day. How did they manage to find me?” Deidara rolled his eyes at him and asked back.

"..."

"In short, let's stop the mine-laying work for now, and everyone should remain silent. Once I've dealt with the problems at hand, we can start the final battle directly..." Liu Yun said in an unyielding tone.

We've gathered almost all the necessary intelligence, and the coordinates of all the powerful members of the Otsutsuki clan have been marked. Once Liuyun deals with that high priestess, we can fully launch the hunting plan!

Under these circumstances, Liu Yun did not want to take too many risks or be too aggressive.

"Okay... I understand..." Deidara pouted unhappily, but he didn't dare to openly oppose Ryuun's orders, especially when his boss became serious.

"Teacher, later you will use Obito to send Kaguya into the Kamui dimension. I need to use her spatial transfer ability in advance," Ryuun instructed Orochimaru.

"Alright, do you want to start your hunt with her?" Orochimaru nodded and asked curiously.

"Yes, I want to call the High Priestess of the Divine Tree down from the tree, but before that, I need to replace her mother, who is the Third Elder of the Otsutsuki clan..."

Liu Yun has already found out information about the female high priest and the third elder. The simplest way to get the girl down from the tree is to deal with the third elder first!