"Sasui..."

Sakura suddenly sat up from the stone chair and exclaimed, and the dazzling sunshine shone in the early morning. Although it was approaching autumn, the weather had not turned cold.

"Huh?" He hugged the thick ninja and spoke with a puzzled voice, keenly realizing that something was wrong.

...

The knock on the door sounded, and Tsunade, who was lying on the table to make up for sleep, quickly sat up and said, "Please come in."

Two ninjas holding thick books entered and quickly put down the books in their hands. One of them said, "Sir Naruto, I have something to report. On the way we came, we found Sakura sleeping on the stone chair next to the road. According to him, Sasuke seemed..."

Tsunade's eyes were quickly revealed, and Tsunade's eyes were slightly condensed and she whispered, "So, has Sasuke gone to Yinin Village?"

She thought for a while and immediately said, "Where is the barrier class, what are those guys doing? Isn't it strictly forbidden to enter and exit Konoha Village at night? Didn't they notice Sasuke leaving and asked them to come to see me immediately. Also, go and help me find Shikamaru Nara."

"yes!"

Not long after, Nara Shikamaru appeared in the Hokage room, Tsunade put his hands on the table and said, "Shikamaru, there is an emergency task to you. You can immediately call out people and get Uchiha Sasuke back to me."

"Uchiha Sasuke?" Shikamaru said strangely, not yet figuring out what was going on.

Tsunade nodded and said, "That's right, Uchiha Sasuke left the village last night. I have already checked the barrier class to confirm. They didn't know where they got information about the barrier village. I won't care about this for now. I'll investigate the responsibility of the barrier class later.

Sasuke's destination should be Yinnin Village, so he probably was invited by Orochimaru."

"What?" Shikamaru said in surprise, "Wait... wait, how could this happen suddenly? How could Sasuke be invited by such a dangerous guy, and why did he agree to the invitation?"

Tsunade said, "Don't worry about so much, Shikamaru, time is tight now, and you are the most reliable people who can be drawn now, so I want you to lead the team this time because the Chunini exam was interrupted before, and no one has improved the Chunini this time. If you can complete this task, you will be specially promoted to Chunini after returning to the village."

"It sounds good, but it's so troublesome. Let me confirm first. Are there anyone else around Sasuke?" Shikamaru complained, but asked diligently.

"Ah, because there should be Yinnin under Orochimaru, according to the report of the barrier class, they sent people to investigate carefully. In addition to Sasuke, there are four chakras. As for whether there are other hidden ninjas to support outside the village, I don't know yet."

Shikamaru was stunned and said, "That's the case, that's great danger. Why not let a few singin form a team, or the singin go and recover Sasuke?"

Tsunade smiled bitterly and said, "There is no way. Now the village is short of staff. Most of the Shangnin and Chunin are sent out to perform tasks. You are the only ones that can be mobilized. So, this time I will leave it to you Shikamaru. You have thirty minutes to summon the lower ninja you think is reliable. You can set off immediately after thirty minutes."

"..." Shikamaru stood there and whispered, "It's really a dilemma, but since it was Hokage's order, I could only bite the bullet."

After saying that, he turned around and left, and had already begun to think about who to go to.

Watching Shikamaru leave, Tsunade's eyes suddenly became deeper. She leaned down on the Hokage chair and turned around to look at Naruto. She whispered, "Orochimaru, I finally took action. It's getting closer and closer to the huge change Uncle Lu Xuan said."

The reason why she asked Shikamaru to take on this mission was that she didn't think about recovering Sasuke at the beginning.

It is true that Konoha Village is short of manpower now, but as the strongest being among the five major villages, it is impossible for even a few Shangyin to be able to draw out. Even if Shangyin is really not in the village, there are many masters from Anbu, and she did not mention it.

Before she knew it, she recalled the plan that Tianxuan had told her. After a while, she said to herself in a voice that only she could hear, "I'm really looking forward to it."

...

Thirty minutes later, at the gate of Konoha Village, five ninjas gathered.

In addition to Nara Shikamaru, there are four people, Naruto Uzumaki, Inuzuka Ya, Akido Toshiki, and Hyuga Neji.

Here, Naruto's strength is widely recognized and he is known as the strongest man of this generation. In addition, his relationship with Sasuke is well known, and Shikamaru's first thought of him.

However, Naruto was not in high spirits at this time, his face was gloomy and terrible. Shikamaru and others had never seen such expressions on his face.

Not much said anything next, Shikamaru quickly explained the pursuit formation. After everyone confirmed each other's ninja tools, Shikamaru waved, "Go!"

"Wait!" Suddenly, the five of them turned around, and Sakura, dressed in red, ran over quickly.

Shikamaru said, "Sakura, Naruto has told me about your affairs. Sorry, we can't take you with you. You didn't persuade Sasuke last night. It would be useless to go together now. We are the only ones who can bring Sasuke back."

"Hmm?" Naruto was stunned and said quickly: "Sakura, did you meet Sasuke last night?"

Tears fell involuntarily, Sakura whispered, "Naruto, I'm sorry, I couldn't persuade Sasuke. Now I can save him and bring him back only you. Please, please bring Sasuke back."

Naruto looked at Sakura at this time, slowly exhaled and closed his eyes. After a moment, he showed a cheerful smile that belonged to him and said, "Sakura, I understand how you feel now. You like Sasuke, right? I can feel it, don't worry, I will definitely bring him back. This is my promise to you!"

Sakura stretched out her thumb, and Naruto seemed to have a dazzling light. Sakura looked at this scene in a daze and felt relieved inexplicably, as if she had walked into a shelter in a blizzard and grabbed the last straw she grabbed after drowning.

"Sakura, just wait at Konoha with peace of mind. Sasuke is from our seventh class, and I will definitely bring him back."

In a decisive tone, there was unprecedented determination. The next moment, Naruto jumped to the distance first, and the rest hurriedly followed.

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Chapter completed!