The other end of the headset fell silent for a long moment before a voice came through: "You rotten old man! You dare yell at me? Believe it or not, I'll come right back and blast you to bits!!!"
Amado's tone softened immediately. "Sorry, Delta. I was wrong to raise my voice at you, but what you're doing right now really is unnecessary..."
Amado dared not say it was "too dangerous," because Delta was a child with an exceptionally strong curiosity and rebellious streak... If Amado tried to stop what she was doing because he feared she might encounter a danger she couldn't handle,
then she would only become even more eager to do it.
In the end... things would spiral out of control.
Delta Unit 01, the first clone of Sanzu Akebi, Sanzu Amado's daughter, was immensely powerful... but facing Sasuke Uchiha as he was now would be no different from suicide!
"How far have you traced it now, Delta?"
"Hmm... I think I've followed it toward the border of the Land of Fire? Why?"
"Go after Jiraiya and Konan immediately! I've confirmed their exact location! I'll transmit it to you. Carry out your mission at once!"
"No... I think those trees originated in the Land of Fire! If I give up now, all my effort will have been wasted! I'll go after those two once I've investigated!"
"Delta... I hope you'll get your priorities straight! Do you understand how the ninja world keeps its ninja in line? Missions come first. Anyone who neglects a mission for personal matters... is a defective product destined to be discarded! As an esteemed member of Kara's Inner, are you really inferior to those worthless ninja?"
"Tch!! But just doing what you tell me makes me look like some goody-two-shoes, and that really