Uchiha Yao ignored Tsunade's shock and gave Deidara an order.
"Deidara."
"Take us and catch up with the main force."
"Yes! Brother Yao!"
Upon receiving the order, Deidara shouted excitedly, his hands already impatiently reaching into his Ninja Tool Pouch.
He pulled out two lumps of white clay and quickly kneaded them in his palms.
A moment later.
"Drink!"
Deidara threw the molded clay onto the ground!
Bang!
A cloud of white smoke burst forth!
A massive white Clay Flying Bird appeared before the three of them!
With a look of eager pride, Deidara was the first to leap onto the bird's back.
Uchiha Yao wrapped an arm around Tsunade's waist and lightly pushed off the ground with his toes. The two of them landed steadily atop the bird as well.
"Hold tight! We're taking off!"
Deidara shouted as he formed hand seals with both hands!
The Clay Flying Bird violently flapped its wings, kicking up a vast cloud of sand and dust as it shot into the sky!
More than ten kilometers away.
Konoha's main force was rapidly advancing through the yellow sands.
Although they had already left the battlefield, the atmosphere within the ranks remained exceptionally grim.
The earth-shaking fluctuations from the battle behind them still made their hearts pound, even from such a great distance.
Just then.
"Stay alert!"
A ninja from the reconnaissance unit at the rear of the formation suddenly shouted sharply!
"Directly behind us! High in the air! An unidentified flying object is approaching at high speed!"
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
All the ninjas stopped at once, almost instinctively drawing their Kunai and assuming defensive stances!
Shikaku Nara was deeply puzzled.
Could the enemy have caught up with us?
*No! With Hokage-sama personally taking action, the enemy couldn't possibly have any strength left to