With such a terrifying group of enemies within its borders, Sunagakure would be strange to sit still.
They would definitely send people to investigate immediately.
Once they confirmed their identities, they would certainly find a way to kill them within the Land of Wind.
It was not surprising that enemies had appeared, and even the gradually forming encirclement had been expected, because Konoha had treated Sunagakure's shinobi the same way last year.
Utatane Koharu paused before continuing:
"The only good news is that our identities have not been exposed yet, so the enemy's investigation is not moving very quickly."
Without any important figures among them, they were merely a group of ruthless enemies.
But if Sunagakure discovered the identities of the two of them, things would change. By then, Sunagakure would stop at nothing to keep them in the Land of Wind.
"So what we need to face next is how to break out of the enemy's encirclement."
There were two routes out of the encirclement. One was to continue north into the small countries there. At that point, Sunagakure would have no way to pursue them openly on a large scale.
That was assuming their identities were not exposed.
Going west, meanwhile, would lead them into the sea.
Among the Five Great Shinobi Villages, both Sunagakure and Konoha had relatively underdeveloped naval forces.
They could not compare with Kirigakure or Kumogakure. Even Iwagakure's naval development surpassed that of Sunagakure and Konoha. Once they escaped to sea, their chances of shaking off their pursuers would be high.
Mitokado Homura's gaze had been roaming over the map.
He was considering which route to choose.
Although the retaliatory mission had not ended smoothly, they had still achieved decent results. Having gained benefits and taken advantage, they could not stubbornly keep pressing on.