Land of Wind.
Yellow sand still filled the sky as Konoha and Sunagakure continued to clash.
However, Sunagakure had fallen into an absolute disadvantage.
They would usually be bitten onto by Konoha's forces before they could gather much intelligence.
After all, Konoha had many reconnaissance methods, while Sunagakure could only pile up lives.
A man with distinctive red inverted-triangle markings on his cheeks rode a massive white dog, racing wildly across the desert.
The white dog continually sniffed the scents in the air, adjusting their route as it led the way.
Two others followed silently behind them.
"Their sweat scent hasn't fully dispersed yet. The Sunagakure people only left ten minutes ago. If we pick up the pace, we should catch them in about half an hour."
The speaker was Kiba Inuzuka, and the ones following him were Sasuke Uchiha and Shino Aburame.
After they had pursued their targets for twenty minutes, Akamaru suddenly barked twice.
Kiba raised a hand to signal everyone to stop. "The enemy is very close. Let's resupply first."
They had been pursuing them during the day. The temperature was over forty degrees Celsius, and the air was filled with waves of heat.
Even they were drenched in sweat.
Sasuke and Shino each took out a canteen, drank some water, and swallowed a Military Rations Pill to recover before the coming fight.
He poured a little water onto his finger and held it upright.
The moisture on it evaporated completely within a dozen seconds.
"The temperature has risen again. We need to end this quickly."
It had been difficult when he first came to the Land of Wind for missions.
But he had to admit that it truly honed a person. In just a few days, Sasuke had grown rapidly.
In such a harsh environment, every