Toru had already undone his Transformation Technique and escaped through the window of the central building.
Toru reached the ground outside the fortress and climbed over the side wall.
A group of Sunagakure ninja immediately gave chase, only to be blasted away by Explosive Tag Kunai planted in the wall as they climbed over it.
This bought Toru plenty of time to escape. By the time the Sunagakure ninja climbed over the wall again, Toru had vanished.
"Damn it!" The Sunagakure ninja stamped his feet and cursed unwillingly.
"What happened?!"
A woman's voice rang out, startling the Sunagakure ninja.
"L-Lady Pakura, someone broke into your office just now and escaped that way!" the Sunagakure ninja reported in a panic.
Pakura had just rushed from the outpost to the fortress. Before she could deal with the matter of the two rogue ninja who had been killed, she received news that her office had been breached.
Pakura snapped, "What are you idiots even doing?! Hurry back and check what intelligence was stolen. I'll pursue him!"
With that, Pakura immediately ran off into the distance.
The Sunagakure ninja hesitated and exchanged looks, then could only obey Pakura's orders and hurry back to check what intelligence had been taken.
Pakura was extremely fast and soon caught sight of Toru from afar.
Pakura entered Toru's Six Eyes field of vision.
Toru had seen Pakura's photo in her office: dark green hair tied into twin buns, two orange locks hanging down beside her forehead protector, a proudly ample chest, and revealing clothing that left nearly all of her fair back exposed.
Those distinctive features let Toru recognize Pakura at a glance.
One fled while the other pursued. The two remained locked in a chase as they ventured deeper into the Land of Rivers, the surroundings gradually