In the desert.
Karin's tent.
"Phew..."
Kurama Yakumo yawned and woke up.
Yet she looked even more exhausted than before.
The farther a soul was from its body, the greater the strain. A soul that remained outside its body for too long could also suffer damage.
So, after dealing with matters over there, Kurama Yakumo quickly flew back.
Even so, she was utterly exhausted.
Half-propping herself up, she draped herself over Karin's shoulder and whispered, "I've notified them."
"Karin, who do you think will come to support us?"
Karin giggled. "Someone you'd never guess."
Yakumo snorted and pulled out a bag of chips from a pack beside her.
"I thought this mission would just be for show. I didn't expect us to end up being the most exhausted ones."
Karin sniffed, seemingly catching the scent of the chips.
"Master wants to train my ability to respond to unexpected situations like this."
"Don't worry, we're very safe."
"Nom..."
Yakumo grabbed several chips and stuffed them into Karin's mouth at once, cutting off her words.
"Lord Senyo is really heartless, throwing you into a place with such terrible conditions."
"He doesn't care about you at all."
Karin chewed the chips in her mouth, wearing a smug expression. "Of course he does... Master dotes on me the most."
Kurama Yakumo did not feel like arguing with Karin. As she ate the chips, she began recovering her energy.
Some distance behind Karin's group was Itachi's team.
Karin and the others did not know that Itachi's group was following behind them. After all, they were out on a mission.
By procedure, they should first request aid from their own base, and then the base would send people over.
At this moment, Fugaku was using the Summoning Technique.
In truth, the Uchiha Clan only had