Yue led the Fuma Clan on a winding run through the Land of Wind for three days. Even during brief rests, they did not dare linger for long.
Though Sunagakure was currently short-handed and weak in combat strength, it was still one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages. Its response speed and readiness for battle were excellent.
The Fuma Clan had lost over twenty people just trying to enter the Land of Wind, leaving only nineteen, including Yue. That was already considered a light loss, since they had not become too entangled with Sunagakure. Otherwise, even if they had wiped out the tracking Sunagakure squads, their final fate would have been total annihilation.
Once enough time had passed, reinforcements would surely arrive. And after receiving successive reports from this side, the person leading them would definitely be jonin-level.
When that happened, even Yue would be in danger.
They had essentially exploited Sunagakure's "special circumstances."
But this had been miserable for Fuma Ike and the others. They had never experienced such suffocating pressure before. Even if they were not utterly exhausted, they were mentally drained.
Even when they took a nap, they could not close their eyes in peace.
Three days later, the clan scout who had remained at the very rear of the group returned and confirmed that Sunagakure's forces had not pursued them.
They had most likely given up on them for the time being.
The Land of Wind was vast. Once they broke through the blockade, finding them again would be like searching for a needle in the ocean.
Unless Sunagakure recalled its village personnel specifically to hunt them down.
Fortunately, Kirigakure was keeping them occupied, and the Land of Wind still had to maintain basic wartime defenses. That resolved the Fuma Clan's crisis.
Yue ordered everyone to