Without actively spreading them out, relying on these pigeons to fly on their own would take forever.
Meanwhile, Jiraiya ambled into some nameless little town with a miserable-looking Naruto in tow.
Only a few days remained before the deadline he had agreed on with that old fox Danzo.
Yet the Toad Sage remained as unhurried as ever, gathering inspiration everywhere under the pretext of looking for someone.
"Pervy Sage, will this lousy place really have any news about that Granny Tsunade?"
Naruto hung his head. For the past half month, he had felt like a vagrant, doing nothing but traveling. Training had long since slipped his mind.
If he hadn't learned the Summoning Technique, he would have already kicked up a fuss about going back to Konoha for ramen.
"Stop complaining and pray! We have to find Tsunade here, or the sky over Konoha will come crashing down."
As Jiraiya spoke, his eyes swept warily toward a certain direction outside the town.
He didn't know whether he had imagined it, but for that brief instant just now, he seemed to have sensed something strange watching him.
Suddenly, a fluttering sound rang out. Jiraiya looked up and saw a flock of white pigeons sweeping across the sky.
He didn't think much of it and hauled Naruto into the bustling marketplace.
Meanwhile, at the other end of town, Gekkō Raito was buying supplies for his two patients.
Cloud Release: Eye of God really delivered. After three days of exhaustive searching, he had finally pinpointed Tsunade's chakra fluctuations.
Gekkō Raito had rushed to this little town with Ameyuri and Haku and had just settled the weakened Ameyuri into an inn.
The prolonged, intense flying had worsened Ameyuri's condition somewhat.
Gekkō Raito left Haku at the inn to care for the patient while