Besides, this was an infiltration mission. Making such a huge commotion-was he afraid people wouldn't know the Mizukage had arrived?
They also had to cross the Land of Fire. Running into a Konoha patrol would be another headache.
Sasuke rolled his eyes, clearly not buying that excuse.
"Fine, fine. You're the boss. Whatever you say."
In truth, Sasuke knew perfectly well that Gekkō Raito was deliberately dragging his feet.
He was waiting for those hotheads from Kumogakure to walk into the minefield first.
And just as Raito had expected, the Raikage's squad was about to charge into the Land of Rain like a herd of furious rhinos.
At this rate, they would be face-to-face with the Akatsuki before dark.
Raito did a quick calculation. His own group probably wouldn't arrive until midnight.
He would let the Raikage stir things up first. Obito and the others were as hard to kill as cockroaches anyway. They wouldn't die that easily.
Meanwhile, in Konoha.
The moment Naruto left the village, he raced straight toward the Land of Rain like a wild dog off its leash.
Sakura asked breathlessly, "Naruto, do you even know where they are? Why are you running around blindly?"
Naruto kept running. "No! But Pervy Sage said he found clues in the Land of Rain. Once we get there, we're bound to find some leads!"
Back at the Akatsuki base.
"Orochimaru! What exactly are you planning to do by bringing these two out?"
Obito stopped the enraged Nagato and demanded coldly.
Orochimaru's face broke into his signature, skin-crawling smile.
"My demand is simple. I want Sasuke Uchiha."
Sasuke again?
Obito understood at once. After Sasuke's final battle with Itachi, this snake freak had tried to take advantage of the situation, only to fail and end up half-dead himself.
"Sasuke isn't