The depth of these footprints was the kind left by someone carrying another person.
It seemed this was the route taken by that Uchiha Clan brat while carrying Taki Chiba.
There was no mistake!
The Third Raikage sped forward while lowering his head to inspect the marks left in the grass. The increasingly dense currents around him converged into a stream as he moved at high speed, making him resemble a streak of lightning flashing away.
"Whoosh!"
Wherever he passed, wind pressure suddenly surged. After he went by, the grass on both sides of his path flattened outward under the pressure, the wind howling fiercely.
At this moment, he was also certain that he was following the escape route chosen by that Uchiha Clan brat. There was no need to doubt it. This time, he had taken the right path.
At his speed, he would catch up to that cunning Uchiha Clan brat within three to five minutes!
Yet, after confirming it, he frowned.
Could this really be so simple?
There was no way this route was wrong, but it had been far too easy for him to discover. He had spotted it almost the instant he emerged from the primeval forest. Given that Uchiha Clan brat's tactical ability, would he really let himself be discovered so easily? He should have known that once I searched the primeval forest, I would see through his tactics. And while I was searching inside, even while carrying someone, he could have erased some of the initial traces—or sacrificed speed to avoid leaving obvious tracks, forcing me to search for a while and buying himself more time.
Then why had he not done that?
Had he given up on himself?
Or was he plotting something else?
After suffering a loss once, the Third Raikage