"So which way do we head next? Hmm."
High above the Land of Rivers, a fat owl beat its wings laboriously.
Kaede crawled around on the owl's back, looking in every direction.
Deidara stood there, constantly bouncing on the balls of his feet as he glared at Houka in obvious displeasure.
"Uh, just wait a little longer."
Houka had already created two hundred Shadow Clones and sent them scattering in every direction, frantically using the Chakra Sensory Technique to search for every trace of chakra fluctuation.
But so far, they had found nothing.
Although Gaara might currently be getting siphoned by Akatsuki, he had no idea where exactly they were. He only remembered that the base was beside a large river. As for anything else, he could only rely on the Chakra Sensory Technique to search everywhere.
"What? Weren't you the one who said Akatsuki was here? Hmm!" Deidara unhappily pulled out two large bags. One contained Explosive Clay, while the other held the "artworks" he had made earlier. "I've been ready to fight for ages. Can you be a little more reliable, bastard? Hmm!"
"Quit with the 'hmm.' It's no big deal. We'll find them soon enough."
After all, Houka had created two hundred Shadow Clones, and the Chakra Sensory Technique covered a wide range. They would surely find them soon!
Sure enough, just as he said that, they found someone.
Houka's eyes lit up. "That chakra fluctuation... it's Uchiha Shin!"
"Where?"
Deidara was thrilled. He was practically unable to control himself.
"He's heading toward Konoha. Hey, wait—" Before Houka could finish, Deidara had already steered the owl toward Konoha.
Houka had a headache.
Not long after, another Shadow Clone sent back some information.
It had sensed the chakra fluctuations of Kakashi, Naruto, Sakura, and Yakumo!
Yakumo came too?