"ah!"

In the forest, there was a scream that was enough to frighten the birds.

Sasuke looked expressionlessly at the Konoha ninjas who fell on the ground, there were three of them in total.

Everyone was a chuunin. Although a little time was inevitably wasted when meeting these people, Sasuke still defeated the three chunin with an invincible attitude.

The Sharingan is still burning hot, as if it is burning in a fire.

The current on the body disappeared without a trace, so as not to waste chakra in such a place.

As for why he was intercepted by these three Konoha chunin, the reason was also very simple. They were originally patrolling this area and suddenly saw him running towards him from the direction of the village.

Now that the village is caught in a strange atmosphere, the task delegation system can basically be said to be paralyzed.

If a ninja like Sasuke who stays in the village enters the patrol area without a document approved by the Hokage, he will naturally be stopped and questioned.

But in order to save time, Sasuke made a sneak attack when the three people asked, instantly defeating one person, wounding another, and then quickly attacked the third person.

Otherwise, if you want to fight the three people normally, you will win in the end, but in that case, you will inevitably waste more time and chakra.

With the road ahead unclear, he had to save his time and chakra.

The news of his departure from Konoha has not yet reached here.

This time difference can be used to launch a sneak attack on the Konoha ninjas in the patrol area.

After defeating the three of them, Sasuke jumped onto the branch of the tree without looking back, flew forward, and disappeared from the tree in the blink of an eye.

For these three Konoha ninjas, he did not kill them, he just beat them to serious injuries and then stopped.

After a while, another group of people passed by.

It was Naruto, Shikamaru and others who were chasing Sasuke. When they saw the three Konoha ninjas lying in the open space, they immediately jumped down from the tree trunks.

Seeing the dying postures of these three Konoha ninjas, they all looked shocked.

One of them still had a faint electric current on his body, causing his body to be in a state of slight twitching, and a painful moan leaked from his mouth.

"That guy Sasuke really posed a problem for me..."

Shikamaru felt like he wanted to laugh but couldn't.

Deliberately beating people into this posture did not take their lives, but if they were not treated in time, the three people might die on the way home.

Judging from the extent of the injuries of these three people, Shikamaru was sure that Sasuke did it deliberately to control the injuries of the three Konoha ninjas to the point where they would die if not treated in time.

Is it to pursue or to stay?

This is the problem Sasuke gave them.

"Sakura, Shino, you two stay. The rest continue to pursue."

Although Sakura was unwilling to accept Shikamaru's order, she also knew that her help was needed here.

As a medical ninja, she could tell at a glance that these three Konoha ninjas were seriously injured and critical, and they must be treated in time. If they were delayed, their lives would definitely be in danger.

Although chasing Sasuke is important, treating the injuries of her companions is equally important to Sakura.

Sakura took a deep breath, nodded seriously to Shikamaru, and said, "I understand. But you must promise me to bring Sasuke back!"

"Don't worry, we will definitely bring Sasuke back. Sakura, just stay here to help."

Naruto pressed his thumb on his chest and answered like an oath, his tone full of determination and confidence.

"Then please."

Sakura seemed to be infected by Naruto's belief and smiled.

"Without further ado, let's go."

Shikamaru nodded and ran out first without hesitation.

Naruto, Kiba, Choji and Hinata followed.

Looking at their leaving figures, a look of worry flashed deep in Sakura's eyes.

Her intuition told her that it was not that simple to bring Sasuke back.

"Let's get to work too."

Shino said from the side.

"Actually, Shino, you don't need to stay..."

In Sakura's view, one more person means more strength. With Shino joining, the possibility of bringing back Sasuke is greater.

"No, my help is more needed here. My parasitic bugs have detection, defense and simple medical abilities, which can assist you in your work, Sakura. Moreover, when it is not sure whether Sasuke will continue to attack other Konoha ninjas, he deliberately

If the wounded are left to us, it is also our job to find and treat them. In this way, the parasite's reconnaissance capabilities will also come in handy."

Shino analyzed it clearly and logically.

"Could it be that Shikamaru..."

"Well, I guess it was because of this aspect that Shikamaru specifically asked the two of us to stay together. There are Hinata and Kiba in the team, and I promise not to lose Sasuke. Shikamaru, Choji, and Naruto, the three of them

We have been on good terms since childhood, and there are no obvious problems with our offensive coordination. Defeating Sasuke and bringing him back won't be too difficult."

This is a reasonable team allocation.

"Really? I didn't expect that Shikamaru could come up with such a good strategy in such a short period of time..."

Sakura felt a little emotional.

While quickly taking out a portable medical kit from his ninja bag, he began to treat the three seriously injured Konoha ninjas.

"From a mental point of view, he is indeed a better ninja than me."

Shino said this calmly, which also meant that he recognized Shikamaru's command.

The only flaw is that among the members who followed Shikamaru in the past, they lost important medical ninjas. This is considered a flaw.

But in the case of insufficient staffing, this can only be arranged.

If you drag your feet, you will only create a greater distance between you and Sasuke, allowing Sasuke to successfully escape capture.

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Again taking advantage of the time difference in information, Sasuke successfully attacked a Chuunin team.

He beat them seriously and threw them on the roadside to delay Shikamaru and others from chasing him.

Although Sasuke also considered making a trap to further extend the pursuit time of Naruto and Shikamaru, considering that Hinata is still in the team, the trap he made in three minutes may only take a few seconds.

Cracking it, or taking a detour directly, no matter what you do, it will save more time than him.

Doing this is really a waste of time and energy, and is thankless.

Just when Sasuke was thinking like this, suddenly there was a sound piercing the air in front of him.

The kunai flew from the front, undoubtedly aiming at his body.

Sasuke also took out a kunai from his ninja bag and easily deflected the flying kunai.

But because he had to fend off the kunai, Sasuke's body fell to the ground from mid-air, his eyes fixed on the front.

From behind the trees, Shikamaru walked out.

Seeing Shikamaru appear here, Sasuke looked slightly surprised.

"It seems those wounded didn't slow you down."

"Although it did cause me a lot of trouble, don't think that after becoming a chuunin, I'm still standing still."

Shikamaru said with a smile.

"Really? But why are you so persistent in pursuing me?"

Sasuke asked.

"Maybe it's because of the friendship between companions, maybe..." When Shikamaru said this, the smile on his face disappeared, and he became much more serious: "...fulfill the duties that a Konoha ninja should have."

"Is it the responsibility of a Konoha ninja? I have overestimated you as much as possible, but in the end I still underestimated you. To a certain extent, your level of trouble is only slightly lower than Naruto."

Regarding Sasuke's words, Shikamaru's expression remained unchanged and he said:

"Then come back with me, Sasuke. What you are walking on now is a road of no return. Moreover, Danzo has lost power, and the village will soon welcome a new Hokage. We will all help you."

"No, there is nothing left to miss in that kind of place."

"That's not what you should say."

"Don't act like you know me very well. Get out of my way. I won't show mercy this time."

Sasuke stared coldly at Shikamaru ahead with his Sharingan.

"Are you so ruthless? Then I have to use rougher methods to bring you back."

After saying that, Shikamaru quickly formed seals.

However, the moment he formed the seal, Sasuke disappeared from him.

Such a speed that was hard to detect with the naked eye made Shikamaru look shocked.
To be continued...