With the summoned giant snakes holding them back, Kawadera and the others managed to get away.
The team led by Mitarashi Wa fled in another direction amid the chaos.
Glancing back at the distance between them and Yura's pursuing team, Kawadera Uchiha handed the unconscious Kureya Inuzuka over to Ken Aburame.
"Give me a moment to recover. I'll stay behind and cover the retreat!"
"I'll stay behind!" Nawaki Senju hurriedly shouted.
People like him could really cause trouble sometimes. Kawadera Uchiha kicked Nawaki Senju and said, "I order you as the captain! Your mission is to protect the wounded!"
Only then did Nawaki Senju give up.
Watching the pursuers behind them, Kawadera Uchiha tossed out a smoke bomb.
When Yura saw the smoke bomb, he hurriedly shouted, "Wind Release ninja!"
A Sand Ninja stepped forward and used Gale Palm to disperse the smoke.
Once he could see the Konoha ninja again, Yura breathed a sigh of relief.
This mission had been personally arranged by Jonin Ebizo. The Flower Poison Sea, a new poison for the war, had been planned by Advisor Chiyo. There could be no mistakes.
Jonin Ebizo was responsible for dealing with those two summoned giant snakes, while Yura was responsible for pursuing the Konoha team that had appeared first.
Those two summoned giant snakes were truly terrifying. The moment they appeared, they had destroyed more than a dozen puppets. Ordinary puppets could not even pierce Orochimaru's snake scales.
Just as Yura was thinking, a figure suddenly burst out of the sand beneath his feet.
Damn it!
That smoke bomb had not been meant to cover the Konoha team's escape—it had been meant to hide someone!
When he looked down, Yura saw a pair of Three Tomoe Sharingan.
With just one glance, Yura knew things had gotten worse.