In the forest, a red figure carrying an enormous wooden barrel leaped swiftly through the lush canopy.
Tayuya's heart pounded wildly.
She dared not look back or even slow down the slightest bit.
That terrifying brat behind her followed like a shadow, setting every cell in her body on alert.
The terrifying aura from last night, powerful enough to freeze her very soul, and the humiliation of those chubby little hands brazenly kneading her waist were still vividly seared into her mind.
"Faster, faster!"
Gritting her teeth, Tayuya desperately squeezed out the chakra in her body.
She had to bring Sasuke Uchiha back to Lord Orochimaru as quickly as possible. It was her mission and her only way to survive.
However, just as she exerted herself again to prepare for a long leap, an intense sense of danger made her scalp prickle.
She forcibly halted herself in midair and landed on a thick branch ahead by the narrowest of margins.
Still shaken, she looked up.
Ahead of her, a black figure hung upside down from a spreading branch, swaying gently in the breeze like a mischievous monkey.
That adorably innocent, harmless little face now looked more terrifying to Tayuya than the most vicious devil.
"Hi, big sis."
Son Goten grinned, revealing a smile so radiant it sent chills through her heart, his two short little legs still swinging in the air.
"Where are you off to in such a hurry?"
Veins bulged on Tayuya's arms as she held the barrel. She glared at Goten, her pretty eyes practically spitting fire.
"You again, you damned little pervert!"
Her voice was shrill, filled with anger and fear.
"Get the hell out of my way!"
Goten nimbly flipped down from the branch and landed steadily in front of Tayuya, even making a point