The shinobi surrounding Sasuke and Sakura were the very Sound Ninja she had lost track of that day.
They had tried to find those people last time, but unfortunately, they had failed.
Who would have thought these guys would deliver themselves right to their doorstep?
Xuan Zhe certainly would not let them leave.
Still, he thought using them to test Sasuke's current abilities first would be quite fitting.
The group had spent ages trying to persuade him, but Sasuke stubbornly stuck to his position and refused to go with them.
Even if he wanted to grow stronger, he had to do it his own way.
When persuasion failed, they had no choice but to use force, planning to tie Sasuke up and take him back first.
As for the girl hiding behind Sasuke, they figured they might as well kill her to prevent trouble later.
After all, if Konoha discovered that they had abducted Sasuke Uchiha, they would definitely send shinobi after them.
Then their operation would fall through.
Their orders from above were to spirit Sasuke Uchiha away without a sound.
Since persuasion and negotiation had failed, they could only let their fists do the talking.
Xuan Zhe remembered that in the original story, Shikamaru had led a small squad to fight the Sound Four individually.
Now, though, it had turned into Sasuke Uchiha taking on all four by himself.
This was clearly much harder than an ordinary mission.
Besides, once those four released their cursed seals to the second stage, their strength would skyrocket. Even Xuan Zhe felt a little apprehensive at the thought.
To keep Sakura from getting hurt, Sasuke tried negotiating with the four to let her leave first.
Of course, the Sound Four would not agree.
If Sakura escaped and returned with a bunch of