As Docere followed Higeki and crew, keeping up but not actively taking part in the race, if he wanted to win, he could always use the Kanmura to outstrip almost any ninja, he focused on using his energy effectively, suddenly he heard something, a sound he had heard many times before, the sound of flesh being ripped apart by an explosion, there was another team of ninjas nearby, and they had killed someone or something, to confirm this, Docere sniffed at the wind, while he could have imagined the distant explosion, he couldn't mistake the subtle smell of burnt flesh.
"Guys, stop, something was killed upwind from here, i don't know how far, but it was definitely killed be fire, i don't know if it was a jutsu, a tag, or some freak lightning strike, i don't know if ninja's did it, or if some careless amateur dropped a tag that was set off by a deer, but something or someone was killed by fire, i think and explosion, that way, we should go see what happened, but be careful, whoever or whatever caused it could be nearby" said Docere, urging his team to change direction and slow down.