Elsewhere.
"Pfft..."
Hami, who had been hiding in the tree hollow with Sou, suddenly turned pale and spat out a mouthful of blood. After a long while, she said weakly, "Lord Sou, a mysterious powerhouse appeared at the Cloud Village outpost. Before my hawk could even get close, it was badly injured by a stone. Even the summoning Secret Technique was forcibly interrupted."
"Oh... that was probably my doing." Sou casually responded as he looked toward the outpost.
"Ah?"
Hami froze, turning to look at Sou. "Why?"
"It'll be useful. I'll need to trouble you again later."
Seeing Sou's casual demeanor, Hami's pretty face alternated between red and pale. Not knowing how to react, she finally managed to squeeze out a single question.
"What is it?"
Bang!
Sou suddenly appeared behind Hami and knocked her unconscious with a chop to the neck. He said in a low voice, "I'll need to trouble you to pass out for a while."
He had originally intended to formally add those Wood Release techniques to his skill list during this trip.
Now that the reconnaissance was over, this female Ninja was naturally no longer of use. He might as well close this pair of "eyes" that had been sent to watch him.
Rumble...
At that moment, a powerful Chakra fluctuation suddenly erupted from the direction of the Cloud Village outpost.
"Did the clone use the Explosive Tags already?"
Sou gazed into the distance and muttered a few words. After casually settling Hami in the tree hollow, his figure flickered as he rushed toward the outpost.
"It's time to regroup."
As he spoke, his gaze seemed to sweep toward somewhere not far to his side, the corner of his lips curling slightly.
Quite patient, aren't you?
Then keep following me.
At the Cloud Village