Shikamaru scratched his head and looked at Sengoku with irritation written all over his face, muttering, "Ugh, seriously, I didn't want to come at all..." There was a hint of complaint in his voice.
Shikamaru was deeply resistant to this mission, because searching the whole world for specific items sounded unbearably tedious and troublesome.
Unfortunately, Ino and Choji had dragged him here, so now he could only act as though he intended to slack off, trying to make himself look less serious.
Besides, wasn't Sengoku, the master strategist, here too? Shikamaru slacking off wouldn't affect anything.
Sengoku thought for a while, then said, "Since we need to search for items, it would be better to act separately. After all, we have Power Level Scouters, so we can stay in touch at any time."
He believed this would be more efficient and save time as well.
Everyone nodded in agreement after hearing Sengoku's suggestion.
They all understood that acting separately would allow them to complete the mission more flexibly and efficiently.
Sengoku continued, "All right, let's form groups. You can group up freely and choose whichever companions you'd like to work with."
The young people present were close in age and already very familiar with one another. They were a group of the most gifted young people from two different worlds, and they often spent time exchanging ideas.
Furthermore, Garp and Sengoku were renowned figures in the Pirate World, and their presence added considerable confidence to this operation.
In the end, they mostly formed groups of two or three.
Then they dispersed.
Naruto, Sasuke, Hinata, Karin, and O-Tama formed a group of five.
"Where do we go next?" Naruto looked at Sasuke.
Hearing this, O-Tama, Hinata, and Karin all looked at Sasuke too.
Sasuke happened to spot a shop ahead, and