Whoosh, whoosh!
"Over here."
Kiba Inuzuka led the team, his nose twitching as he quickly analyzed the direction the enemy had gone.
Shikamaru and the others swiftly followed.
Naruto's expression was grim.
I have to bring Sasuke back.
Bang! Bang!
Along the way, the Sound Ninja ahead seemed to have realized someone was pursuing them.
They had set traps along the route.
However, all four had undergone Tobitake Tonbo's real battlefield training and had been killed by traps countless times.
They quickly dealt with the traps and continued the pursuit.
With just a twitch of his nose, Kiba Inuzuka could tell where someone had tampered with the surroundings.
And if that was not enough, he had Akamaru's assistance.
Bang!
Another Explosive Tag trap was detonated by them.
"Heh, looks like my training wasn't useless after all!"
Watching how they dismantled the traps with such smooth, practiced movements, Tobitake Tonbo was glad his training had actually paid off.
Judging by how the Sound Four were setting up traps, they clearly had not encountered Shiranui Genma and the other Special Jōnin as they did in the original story.
Otherwise, the Sound Four should have been weakened. How could they have had the energy to set so many traps?
But since the Sound Four had not run into Shiranui Genma, they would be faster.
"They should be able to catch up and fight them. After all, they were trained by me. They're already much faster than other teams at clearing traps."
Whoosh!
Tobitake Tonbo erased every trace of his presence, scent, and other evidence before continuing after them.
His four clones followed closely behind.
Having lots of chakra really was convenient.
Konoha.
Tsunade arrived at Rock Lee's home.
She called him out.
"Lord Hokage."
Rock Lee became solemn upon seeing Tsunade.
"There