Setting Out! The Sasuke Rescue Squad

Just as Naruto and Sasuke were talking in the Orochimaru's hospital room, Tsunade, who had learned of Naruto's mysterious injury in the village, came to inquire about the situation and happened to overhear what Naruto was saying.

"Bang!"

Enraged, Tsunade slammed her fist into the hospital door!

A powerful punch smashed the door to pieces!

The medical-nin next to him: (⊙o⊙)

Medical-nin: "Lord Hokage, calm down!"

Tsunade, standing next to Shizune, looked embarrassed. "That's right, and the door you broke was your personal fault, it can't be accounted for by the company, you'll have to pay for it yourself, Lady Tsunade."

"There's no time to worry about that now!"

Tsunade's eyebrows furrowed, and flames seemed to flicker in her eyes.

"Orochimaru is absolutely outrageous! How dare he arrest someone right under my nose! (눈益눈)"

"Shinki!"

Tsunade shouted!

Shinki nodded. "Mm."

"You did a good job on your mission in the Land of Tea last time. Now I'm assigning you a second mission."

"Immediately gather three Ninjas you deem suitable and bring Sasuke back at all costs!"

"Good."

Shinki nodded.

This mission was a natural progression, because even if the Hokage hadn't issued this mission, he would have found a way to locate Sasuke.

As for teammates, Shinki prioritizes those who are intelligent, familiar with the area, and possess decent skills.

Of all the Ninjas in the village who haven't gone out on missions yet, Shikamaru is the smartest.

Shinki has also decided on his other two teammates.

They are Kiba, who can use Ninja Dogs to track, and Neji Hyuga, who seems very reliable.

Without delay, after the task was assigned, Shinki quickly assembled his forces...

However, before he could even leave the Orochimaru's hospital room, Shinki was stopped by Naruto.

"What's wrong?"

Shinki, thinking Naruto was unsure of his abilities, patted his chest and assured him, "Don't worry, Sasuke is still my comrade. I'll bring him back."

Naruto shook his head and replied, "What I mean is, you need to be careful of Sasuke."

Dozens of miles outside Konoha.

The four Sound Ninja used the Body Flicker Technique to increase their speed and quickly headed towards the Otogakure.

Of the four, the largest, Jirobo, carried a huge coffin on his back.

Sasuke is in this coffin.

"Sasuke stopped me from killing that kid last night... it seems he was too merciful," said Tayuya of the four.

"The psychological transformation from Konoha Ninja to missing-nin takes time," Jirobo replied.

Last night, Sasuke, encouraged by the Sound Ninja Four, attacked Naruto.

Caught between five opponents, Naruto was no match for them and collapsed from exhaustion.

Just as the Sound Ninja were about to finish them off, Sasuke stopped them.

His reason for stopping it was simple: he didn't want things to escalate, since the Nine-Tails was sealed inside Naruto.

Tayuya was very dissatisfied with this matter.

Shut up, you fat pig!

Tayuya cursed.

"He's merely a vessel for Lord Orochimaru's body; what psychological transformation does he need?!"

"You two, stop arguing."

Sakon said with a slight headache, "Speed up, Lord Orochimaru needs this body."

Meanwhile, in the Otogakure, Orochimaru's research base.

Orochimaru was in excruciating pain due to his body's rejection of his treatment.

When will those four be back?!

Orochimaru, sweating profusely from the pain, asked weakly.

Kabuto Yakushi replied, "I don't know. They should be back in a day or two if things go smoothly, but it's also possible they've been captured by Konoha Ninja..."

"But please rest assured, Lord Orochimaru."

"Because, after learning that Kimimaro urgently needed New Body, Lord Orochimaru, despite his serious illness, rushed there as well."

"With him here, as long as we don't encounter the Shinki, we can bring back New Body for Lord Orochimaru."

Kimimaro? How much longer can that child live?

Orochimaru asked.

"It's reached its limit."

Kabuto sighed, seemingly feeling sorry for Kimimaro.

Konoha.

Shinki, Shikamaru, Neji, and Kiba stood in a row.

Shinki is the team leader for this mission and is coordinating the entire team.

"Kiba and Akamaru possess a keen sense of smell and can act as trailblazers."

"I'm ranked second. I possess the Flying Thunder God Technique, which gives me high mobility, allowing me to arrive promptly no matter which direction I encounter trouble."

"The third and fourth places are Shikamaru and Neji, respectively. Shikamaru is intelligent and possesses the Nara Clan's shadow control, allowing him to buy time and devise a countermeasure in case of emergencies. As for Neji, he has Absolute Defense like the Rotation, making him suitable for anchoring the rear of the team."

After Shinki finished arranging the formation, Shikamaru looked like he found it troublesome.

"These Otogakure Ninjas are really something. Their last invasion plan against Konoha failed, so why are they still fixated on Konoha? ┐(´-`)┌"

Kiba, holding Akamaru, said, "This is my first time going on a mission with Shinki."

"Speaking of which, this mission could actually be done without the three of us, since you're so capable, Shinki..."

Shinki shook his head slightly. "Ninjas, in the end, still need teamwork. I can't find Sasuke on my own..."

At that moment, Akamaru, who was perched on the top of the teeth, barked twice.

"Woof woof~"

The Inuzuka Clan family developed the ability to communicate with dogs through their long-term interaction with Ninja Dogs.

Therefore, upon hearing Akamaru's two calls, Kiba immediately understood their meaning.

"You've already caught a whiff of Sasuke and the other four? North, right?" Kiba said.

Seeing Akamaru nod, Kiba took the lead and charged ahead.

"Come with me, Akamaru has already located Sasuke."

Immediately, several Ninja figures flashed through the woods.

Shinki felt that moving by foot alone was far too slow.

So he formed a hand seal for Summoning Technique and summoned Gamabunta from Mount Myōboku.

After Gamabunta appeared, Shinki said directly, "Gamabunta, I'm on a mission and I need your help."

Gamabunta nodded. "Come on up."

Above Gamabunta's head, Shikamaru and the other two looked horrified.

They had all ridden horses and carriages before, but this was their first time riding Toad, especially such a big Toad.

It looks incredibly cool!

More importantly...

The Shinki summoned such a large, seemingly powerful Toad, only to use it for traveling?

Unbelievably extravagant!

Gamabunta jumped up!

"Call--"

"Bang!"

Each time it lands, it causes an Earth Release: Earthquake.

Each jump can cover hundreds of meters!

At such a terrifying speed, Akamaru, who was in charge of reconnaissance, soon shouted, "The target is not far away."

The Shinki was released from its spiritual connection, Gamabunta returned to Mount Myōboku.

As the four fell from the sky, the Shinki immediately Water Release to create a whirlpool and catch their bodies.

After landing in the water, Shinki and his group looked up and found that the Sound Four were standing in front of them.

When the four Sound Ninja discovered that the leader of the Konoha Ninja pursuing them was actually Shinki, their legs trembled uncontrollably.

They had witnessed the power of the Shinki during the Chunin Ninja Exams.

That can only be described as "a god descending to earth"!

In short, the four of them have no chance of winning against Shinki!