"Did you see Sasuke or not? Hurry up and tell me!" Sakura asked anxiously, shaking Naruto.
"S-Sakura, calm down first! Let go of me!"
"When we got to the Star Hidden Village, Sasuke was already gone, so we never even ran into him! Sakura, let Naruto go!" Neji couldn't watch any longer and stepped forward to speak to her.
"How could this happen..." Sakura let go of Naruto and said dejectedly. Naruto had just started to breathe a sigh of relief when Sakura grabbed him again. "What exactly happened? Hurry up and tell me everything you know!"
"I... I understand." Only after hearing Naruto say this did Sakura release him. Then, looking and sounding apologetic, she said, "I'm sorry, Naruto. I got too worked up just now. Are you all right?"
"I'm fine..."
Naruto waved his hand to show he was all right. Then the group found a quiet place, where Neji recounted what had happened in the Star Hidden Village, from beginning to end!
"That's what happened. We've basically confirmed that Sasuke Uchiha was responsible. After destroying the Star Hidden Village, he stole its star and then disappeared without a trace. We returned to the village and reported the situation to Tsunade-sama. Everything was fine at first, but after she heard about the jutsu Sasuke used, her expression turned grave. She even had Shizune-sama issue a wanted order for Sasuke."
"How could this happen? It can't be... Sasuke would never do something like this! You must have made a mistake. I'm going to find Tsunade-sama..." Sakura couldn't accept what Neji had told her. She clamored to go argue with Tsunade, but Neji and the others held her back.
"It's no use. Even if you go to see Tsunade-sama, she won't listen to you. Naruto already protested, but Tsunade-sama kicked