Sasuke chose to let Chino and Fengxin go. After all, the grudges between their clans went back far too long, and the Chinoike Clan was much like the Uchiha Clan now, with barely anyone left. There was no need to come to blows again over those so-called grudges.
They might as well let each other go. It was better for everyone.
Naruto was also moving quickly. After all, he still had not completed the task Meihui had given him.
He still had plenty to do. As for that business about making babies his brother had mentioned, that could wait. He would find Zero-Tails first.
For some reason, Naruto had been searching for ages without finding any trace of Zero-Tails. That day, however, he stumbled upon something extraordinary.
"Huh? Who's that? Why does he look so familiar?"
On closer inspection, the person Naruto saw was none other than Ao, who served at Mei Terumi's side.
"Huh, isn't that the one-eyed old guy? What's he doing here?"
Ao was looking around nervously. He had been about to activate his Byakugan to check his surroundings, but someone inside seemed to urge him to hurry, so he simply went in.
Meanwhile, the orange-red pigmentation around Naruto's eyes showed that he had just entered Sage Mode.
"Whew, that was close. He almost spotted me."
Ao was a sensory ninja, and someone with Naruto's massive amount of chakra would be easy for him to detect. Fortunately, Naruto's Sage Mode was powerful enough to let him blend completely into nature.
That kept Ao from sensing him, though only because Ao had not activated his Byakugan.
Watching the way Ao had behaved, Naruto felt there was more to this than met the eye.
Normally, Ao was always by Mei Terumi's side, and her greatest wish was to get