"Our position is a little awkward. If we want to return to the Land of Fire, we have no choice but to cross the Land of Rain or take a detour. We're currently southwest of the Land of Rain, near the Land of Rivers, so our only option is to go around through the Land of Rivers."
"Fine. We'll do as Shin says and take the route through the Land of Rivers." Shikaku Nara checked the map and agreed it was the best route.
Among them, only Nawaki, Hizashi Hyuga, Tomoko Uzumaki, and Minato Namikaze had barely reached Chunin strength. The rest were all at Genin level.
Although Hyuga Shin's strength was unfathomable, and Kushina could easily kill a Chunin, crossing the battlefield was too dangerous. Even elite Jonin could fall there, let alone them.
So Hyuga Shin and the others changed course and headed toward the Land of Rivers.
A little over ten minutes after Hyuga Shin and the others left, Blood Eagle led the other Root ninjas to the inn where they had been staying.
Looking at the dilapidated inn and the charred corpses on the ground, Blood Eagle felt his anger boiling over. He had never been this furious.
"Two useless fools. They couldn't even take down a bunch of newly graduated Genin, and they actually died here. They're worse than useless."
"Follow the trail and hunt them down. We have to find those little rats before the Anbu do."
It was raining, but Hyuga Shin and the others had only just become ninjas and lacked experience, so they had left plenty of obvious tracks. Following them, Blood Eagle led his men in pursuit.
After the Root forces left, the Anbu—who always seemed to arrive a step too late—soon found the inn as well. They followed the