Outside Sunagakure, the recovered Kankuro and Temari looked helplessly at Naruto and the others. "Naruto, we'll leave the mission to save Gaara to you. You have to bring him back in one piece."
"Yeah, no problem." Naruto smiled confidently and gave them a thumbs-up.
"Don't worry. Even if this brat Naruto can't manage it, isn't this old woman here? The Kazekage will definitely return safely to the village," Chiyo said calmly.
She deserved the credit for persuading Temari and Kankuro not to come along. In any case, Naruto had no idea how she had managed it.
"We're counting on you, Chiyo." Temari nodded. "Once we stabilize the situation in the village, we'll immediately bring people to support you."
"There's no need for that." Naruto turned around and waved with a smile. "I'll return a lively, kicking Gaara to you."
The group swiftly left Sunagakure and pursued their target in the distance. This time, Kankuro's clash with Sasori had failed to leave behind even a scrap of the enemy's clothing, so they naturally could not use ninja hounds to track them. The five of them did not even have a direction to pursue.
"There are no clues at all. Chiyo, do you have any good ideas?" Kakashi asked in a low voice as he looked at the yellow sands before them.
Sasori and Deidara were highly experienced, and their handling of their retreat route was practically flawless. Moreover, in a place like the Land of Wind, even if they had truly left traces behind, the wind and sand would bury them within hours.
"Even if you ask me, I have no idea either." Chiyo spoke flatly. Faced with the boundless desert, she was equally helpless.
"I know where they are. Follow me," Naruto suddenly said, drawing everyone's attention.
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