"All these things were left behind here. That's nothing like the meticulous Sai."
Lin Guang said, "Looks like even though that kid acts as if he has no emotions all day, he still gets nervous in front of Orochimaru."
"You make it sound like you saw it yourself."
Sakura said.
Yamato spoke up. "Lin Guang is right. My Wood Release clone was just here watching Sai and Orochimaru. Sai acted exactly as Lin Guang described."
"What's going on with Sai?"
Sakura asked.
"After talking to Orochimaru here for a while, Sai went with him."
Yamato said.
Lin Guang asked, "What did he and Orochimaru talk about?"
"I was too far away to hear clearly."
Yamato replied.
"Could he have gone with Orochimaru because he was threatened?"
Sakura suggested a possibility.
Yamato shook his head. "It didn't look that way. Sai approached Orochimaru on his own and even handed him something."
"Looks like that guy might be carrying out a mission someone assigned him."
Lin Guang said.
Sakura and Yamato nodded in agreement with Lin Guang.
"Huh? Who?"
Naruto still had no idea what they were talking about.
"That man once opposed the Third. He belongs to the opposition."
"As Sai's superior, he's an old man who doesn't follow the Third Hokage's will at all!"
Sakura and Yamato explained to Naruto.
"So do we keep tracking them now, or return to the village?"
Yamato asked.
As an ANBU ninja, he had been exposed to far more matters than Sakura and Naruto, and it was necessary for him to put this question to Lin Guang.
"We pursue them! But not all of us. I'll go alone."
Lin Guang said.
"No way! Are you looking down on our abilities?"
Naruto demanded angrily.
Lin Guang wasn't taking them seriously, which was why he wanted