When Dosu, the leader of the Sound Ninja Trio, saw Sakura come out, he bluntly stated why they were there.
"What are you talking about? What are you really after? Orochimaru is the one pulling the strings behind the scenes, isn't he?"
Dosu's words exposed the purpose of his visit. Clever as she was, Sakura connected them with what Orochimaru had said earlier and instantly realized that the three people before her were closely tied to him.
"Hmph, hahaha! How interesting. You know too much, woman. Dosu, I'm killing her, and Sasuke is mine too. You don't have a problem with that, do you?"
Seeing that Sakura actually knew about Orochimaru, Zaku, who was fiercely loyal to him, stood up. He would not let Sakura leave alive today.
"Let's move together. We really can't let this woman leave alive."
At Dosu's call, all three Shinobi from Otogakure charged at Sakura. Faced with the approaching enemies, Sakura neither dodged nor retreated. She drew her shuriken and braced herself.
"Eight Trigrams: Rotation!"
Just as Sakura steeled herself to fight these powerful enemies to the death, a figure appeared before her in an instant. An enormous surge of chakra erupted directly in the path of Dosu and his companions.
"So fast!"
Even Dosu, the strongest of the Sound Ninja Trio, failed to react to the sudden attack.
The immense spinning force and repulsion sent all three airborne Sound Ninja flying.
"How is this possible?"
After being knocked to the ground, Zaku stared in disbelief at the figure who had suddenly appeared before them. It was Neji Hyuga, the strongest genin representing Konoha in this year's exams.
"Get lost."
Since Sasuke and Naruto were still unconscious, Neji did not want to wake them. Besides, these three Sound Ninja were far too weak to interest