The chase in the forest continues.
The huge trees quickly retreated, and light and shadow intertwined in the forest. In this makeshift pursuit team, the atmosphere was oppressive and suffocating.
"How long will it take? Pakkun!"
Naruto Uzumaki jumped anxiously on the tree trunk, pushing with all his strength every time, wishing to fly to Sasuke immediately, "Is the smell of that guy Sasuke still there?"
Ninja Dog Pakkun ran at the front, with seriousness written all over its cute face. Its little nose kept twitching, and its flesh pads left shallow marks on the bark of the tree.
"The smell is very fresh and it's not far ahead."
Pakkun said in a deep voice, "But... there is a very unpleasant smell mixed in. It's sand, and there's that disgusting smell of blood. Sasuke's current condition is not good."
Hearing this, Naruto and Sakura turned even paler.
At the very back of the team, Ye Tian still maintains that weird "gliding" posture.
The [Divine Movement Talisman] on his trouser legs exuded a faint green light, lifting his body through the forest. Although he looked cool and unrestrained, like an immortal who did not eat the fireworks of the world, Ye Tian was bleeding in his heart.
"Damn, this Divine Movement Talisman and Spiritual Power are consuming faster than I thought."
While Ye Tian maintained the "sick" character, he was frantically calculating the cost in his mind, "If I run at this speed, before I see Gaara, my talisman will be burned to waste. This is all drawn with my hard-earned money!"
Just when Ye Tian felt sorry for Fu Lu, Pakkun, who was running in front, suddenly braked suddenly.
Zhi--!
Pakkun's claws scratched several deep marks on the tree trunk and stopped.
"Stop! Everyone, stop!"
"What's wrong?" Shikamaru landed on the branch next to him warily, and his hand instantly caught Kunai.
Pakkun was lying on the tree trunk, his nose was twitching crazily, and his brows (if he had any) were tightly knitted together.
"Something's wrong..."
Pakkun's voice was a little trembling, "Although Sasuke's smell is in front, there is another smell behind us. Moreover, this smell is approaching quickly, and the amount is... a lot!"
"Being counter-tracked?" Shikamaru's face instantly turned ugly, "How many people are there? How far away are they?"
"I don't know..." Pakkun scratched the bark of the tree anxiously, "The other party seemed to have used some method to eliminate the smell, or used some kind of special spice. My nose was disturbed and I could only smell the general direction. I couldn't determine the specific number of people."
As Kakashi's Summoning Beast, Pakkun's sense of smell is also one of the best among Shinobi World's. Even it can't judge, which shows that the other party is definitely a master of tracking and counter-tracking.
"This is trouble..."
Shikamaru bit his nails, his brain running rapidly, "If we continue to chase Sasuke, the enemy behind will bite our tail. When the time comes, we will be attacked from both sides, and we will definitely die. If we don't chase..."
At this anxious moment when everyone is in a dilemma.
Ye Tian, who had been floating behind, sighed softly.
"Sigh... the noses of dogs nowadays are not very bright either."
Ye Tian slowly landed on the tree trunk, stretched out his hands to hold on to the bark, pretended to be exhausted, took a few breaths, and then slowly closed his eyes.
"Ye Tian? Are you still in the mood to complain at this time?" Naruto jumped anxiously.
"Don't make any noise."
Ye Tian did not open his eyes, but stretched out a pale finger and raised it to his mouth to make a silent gesture.
Inside the Niwan Palace, the liquefied mass of Spiritual Power trembled slightly.
[Divine Sense·Omni-directional scanning]
Buzz--!
An invisible mental wave that surpassed Chakra's perception spread rapidly toward the rear in a fan shape with Ye Tian as the center.
Unlike Ninja's Sensory Ninjutsu which requires Hand Seals or flows through a medium (such as smell, Chakra), Cultivator's Divine Sense scans the essence of "matter" and "life".
In Ye Tian's mind, the originally dark forest instantly turned into a clear three-dimensional image.
Trees, rocks, birds, insects... everything is invisible.
In the bushes about five hundred meters behind, the silhouettes of several humanoid figures moving at high speed clearly appeared in his mind.
"Found it."
Ye Tian opened his eyes suddenly, and a glint as sharp as a blade flashed in those eyes.
"Five hundred meters."
Ye Tian spoke calmly, with a tone so sure that no one could question it, "The number of people is nine. Among them, there is a Chakra reaction of Jonin level, and the remaining eight are all Chunin. They were divided into three echelons and surrounded us in a 'pin' shape. And... they arranged Explosive Tag traps along the way, obviously trying to force us into a dead end."
The whole place was dead silent.
Pakkun stared at Ye Tian with his eyes wide open, looking at Ye Tian in disbelief. "Hey, kid, are you kidding? I can't even smell it with my nose, but you can see it from so far away?"
"Just because you can't smell it doesn't mean it doesn't exist."
Ye Tian pointed at his head, and then at the weak air flow in the air, "The wind told me. And... I also smelled it."
"What do you smell?" Pakkun asked unconvinced.
"Murderous intent."
Ye Tian A sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth, "That disgusting greedy murderous aura, like a rat in the gutter. I can smell it even from two mountains away."
In fact, this is Cultivator's keen perception of malice. The murderous intention directed at them exuded from those nine Sound Ninjas is as dazzling as searchlights in the dark night in Ye Tian's Divine Senses.
"Nine enemies... and one Jonin..."
Shikamaru's face was as pale as paper.
He knew very well what this configuration meant. Although there were four people and a dog on their side, in fact except for Naruto who was a bit explosive, Sakura was the auxiliary, Ye Tian was the "sick patient", and he was Chakra insufficient for the rest.
Being aggressive? That's asking for death.
"Someone has to stay."
Shikamaru took a deep breath, and his eyes gradually became firm, as if he had made some important decision, "If no one stops them, we will all die here. Sasuke can't save us."
"I'll go!" Naruto raised his hand without hesitation, "I'll stop them with Shadow Clone!"
"No." Shikamaru shook his head, "You are the combat force we want to protect, Sasuke still needs you. Sakura can't even do that."
His eyes swept over Ye Tian.
Although Ye Tian performed very well before, he is a "sick man" after all, and the move "Flying Sword" seems to be very costly. Letting a sick man go to the back is not in line with the principle of Shikamaru.
"I'll do it."
Shikamaru gave a bitter smile, put his hands in his pockets, and walked to the edge of the tree trunk, "Shadow Imitation Technique is the most suitable for this delaying tactic. As long as you can immobilize them for even a few minutes, you can run far away."
"But Shikamaru..." Naruto continued to argue.
"Quickly go! Stop dawdling! You're in trouble!"
Shikamaru yelled and waved his hands to everyone, "Remember to come back and save me... if I'm still alive."
The sight of me leaving behind thousands of people made everyone present red-eyed.
This is the consciousness of the ninja.
However.
Just when Shikamaru was about to jump down and lay the trap, a cold hand suddenly placed on his shoulder.
Shikamaru froze, and when he looked back, it was Ye Tian.
"Ye Tian? You..."
"Don't rush to die."
Ye Tian looked at Shikamaru's face that looked like death and shook his head helplessly.
He took out a small porcelain bottle from his arms (actually from the system space) and poured out a dark meatball that exuded a strange Yakumi(Spiritual Energy) smell.
"What is this?" Shikamaru was stunned.
"This is the 'Mighty Rejuvenation Pill' passed down in my family."
Ye Tian said nonsense seriously, "It's made from angelica, deer antlers, and some kind of tiger bones. Eating it will not only restore Chakra instantly, but it will also make your shadow... well, become darker, harder, and longer lasting."
Shikamaru: "..."
God is darker, harder and more durable!
But he also felt the amazing energy fluctuations emanating from the ball. It was an aura that was several times purer than Soldier Pill.
"Take it."
Ye Tian put the meatball into Shikamaru's hand, and then quietly drew an invisible rune on his palm.
[Protective Spell·Aura Shield]
This is a defensive spell that can be automatically activated when the host receives a fatal blow, and can block a Jonin level blow.
"Don't die, Shikamaru."
Ye Tian patted Shikamaru on the shoulder, with a rare seriousness in his eyes, "You still owe me a barbecue. If you die, I will go to your house TenTen to eat and make your family poor."
Shikamaru clenched the pill in his hand, feeling the warmth from his palm, and a relieved smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"What a... troublesome guy."
Shikamaru swallowed the pill in one gulp and instantly felt a wave of heat rushing through his body. Chakra, which was originally dry, began to recover at an alarming speed!
"What a powerful medicine!" Shikamaru's eyes flashed with light, "Thanks, Ye Tian. You go quickly!"
"Let's go!"
Ye Tian stopped talking nonsense, pulled Naruto and Sakura who were still wiping away tears, turned around and galloped away in the direction of Sasuke.
The wind howled in my ears.
Ye Tian looked back at the young man standing alone on a branch, facing the dark forest behind him.
"Shikamaru Nara... a genius with an IQ of 200."
Ye Tian commented silently in his heart, "Although he always calls for trouble, he is more reliable than anyone else at critical moments. With this kind of character, even without Spiritual Root, if he specializes in formations in the world of immortality, he is enough to become a great master."
"Those pills and amulets can be regarded as investments from friends."
"I hope you can survive... After all, the future Konoha will still need your brain to help me 'manage the accounts'."
After solving his worries, Ye Tian turned his attention to the front again.
The air there is getting hotter and hotter, and a violent, evil, Chakra wave mixed with sand, earth, and thunder is coming towards us like a tsunami.
"Sasuke... and Gaara."
Ye Tian touched the Flying Sword "Blood Drinker" in his sleeve that was already trembling slightly from feeling the strong man's breath.
"And One-Tail Shukaku who is about to be fully integrated..."
The system prompts sounded in my mind at the right time:
[Warning: High-energy reaction ahead detected! One-Tail Chakra is climbing rapidly!]
[Task tip: The best time to collect 'Shukaku's Sand' is coming soon.]
Ye Tian licked his chapped lips, and the fatigue in his eyes was swept away, replaced by a light called "greed".
"Shikamaru is working hard from behind, so I can't just sit idle."
"Those Supreme-Grade Spirit Sand scattered on the ground... if they are wasted, they will be punished by God."
"Go forward at full speed! The goal is to pick up leaks!"