Sasuke took Naruto and fled in a carriage.
His sudden defection caught the Imperial Court off guard, and Sasuke left the Capital with ease.
But once the Imperial Court recovered, a relentless manhunt would follow.
Sasuke knew this, so he rested in the carriage with his eyes closed, enjoying the calm before the storm.
"They're here."
After an indeterminate stretch of time, Sasuke suddenly opened his eyes and yanked hard on the reins.
A ferocious attack narrowly grazed the carriage.
Had he been even a moment slower, the attack would have smashed it to pieces.
When the attack ended, its source landed on the ground.
Naruto leaned out the carriage window and looked behind them. That black whirlwind seemed familiar, something he had seen in his dreams. Sure enough, it was-
"That's Inuzuka Tsume, the King Canglang, one of the Imperial Court's Four Great Constables."
Sasuke made sure to introduce the person pursuing them to Naruto.
"Wolves? Aren't they dogs?"
Naruto scratched his head. In his dream memories, they had clearly used dogs. That move just now was called Fang Over Fang, if he remembered correctly. He had even been hit by it before.
Awooo-
No sooner had Naruto spoken than wolf howls rose one after another in the distance.
"Forget I said anything."
Naruto immediately looked embarrassed.
There really were differences between his dream memories and reality.
Not only were these wolves, but there was a whole pack of them. Their pursuer was far stronger than that Kiba from his memories.
"Naruto, hold on tight. We have to go faster. It looks like she's wary of my strength, so she plans to wear me down with her wolves before finishing me off in one strike."
Sasuke took a wooden syringe from inside his clothes and plunged it hard into