Ino chuckled. "To control you, of course!" She said it so casually that the person could only stare at her in disbelief. "Are you insane?"
At that, Sakura and Hinata swiftly pinned the person down. "You're the one who's insane!" Sakura said with a grin. Hinata finally smiled too. "Hand over the scroll!"
"The scroll isn't on me!" the captive protested, shaking her head. Ino quickly searched the body she was controlling, but found no trace of it.
The kunai in Sakura's hand edged closer to the captive's neck. "Hand it over. You've already lost!" The captive looked at Ino's body slumped on the ground nearby and finally understood what had happened.
Scowling, she pulled out the scroll. Ino took it and tossed it to Hinata. "Hold on to this!" Then she took out her Signal Flare and fired it.
Under pressure from Sakura and Hinata, the other two had no choice but to fire their Signal Flares as well. Less than half a minute later, Mitaraishi Anko appeared.
Delighted with their new scroll, the three girls greeted her with smiles. "Senior Sister Anko, you got here fast!"
Anko called someone over to carry away the three children from Takigakure, then smiled. "You girls were quick too. But it's still a long way to the finish, so keep it up!"
Without waiting for Sakura and the others to reply, she left. The three found a place to sit and eagerly opened the scroll. A large character for "heaven" was written inside, and they lit up with joy.
"Now all we have to do is cross this forest, and we'll pass!" Sakura exclaimed. Ino nodded again and again, her excitement plain to see.
Hinata's lips curved into a slight smile, but she kept a level head. "Even so, we can't let