Naruto: I've already fought against all five Kage, and the system only just arrived.

Without delay, Sasuke quickly packed his luggage, and without saying goodbye to anyone, headed out of the village.

Midway through, he unexpectedly encountered Sakura.

"Sasuke, where are you going so late?" Sakura forced a smile as she looked at Sasuke, who seemed to be heading out on a long trip.

"Go back," Sasuke said coldly.

Sakura's lingering hope vanished.

She is very smart and very meticulous.

After returning from the Land of Tea, Sasuke encountered Hagoromo Gengetsu on the way. He then changed his mind and asked to rest. He left alone halfway through the journey, which made her suspicious.

After the battle on the hospital rooftop earlier today, knowing Sasuke's personality well, she was even more worried, which is why she deliberately waited here now.

As she expected, Sasuke prepared to leave the village.

"Sasuke."

"Sakura, thank you."

Despite Sakura's earnest persuasion, Sasuke, who had no feelings for women, remained unmoved, knocking her unconscious with a chop to the neck before continuing on his way.

Even knowing that such behavior was treason, they didn't care at all.

Knowing that the Sound Four were waiting for him outside the village, Sasuke did not choose the obvious main road, but instead deliberately chose a side path that was not easily noticed to leave the village.

Even after he left, the Sound Four remained waiting near the village gate.

Meanwhile, Tayuya, growing impatient, said in a disgruntled tone, "Is that guy named Sasuke ever going to show up?"

"Don't worry, Lord Orochimaru's deduction is infallible," Kidomaru said confidently with a smile. "Furthermore, I saw desire and ambition in Sasuke's eyes. He, who craves power, will never refuse Lord Orochimaru's kindness."

result……

An hour later, the smile on Kidomaru's face grew increasingly stiff.

"Let's go in and take a look," Zuo Jin sighed.

Everyone agrees.

Because Konoha has been busy with many missions lately, and many ninjas have gone out on missions, coupled with Orochimaru's deep understanding of Konoha, the Sound Four's infiltration was very successful once again.

Arriving silently at Sasuke's house, after a thorough inspection, Sakon said with a grim expression, "Sasuke has already left."

Jirobo asked in a low voice, "Why didn't he join us?"

Kidomaru squinted at the map on Sasuke's desk, which looked like it had been flipped through many times. Although there were no markings on it, he could find the uneven marks that were not easily noticed by ordinary people by touching it with his fingers.

“Sasuke has left, but he’s not going to Orochimaru-sama’s place,” Kidomaru said coldly.

"No matter where he goes, we must take him away for Lord Orochimaru's sake!" Tayuya said, taking out her flute with murderous intent.

Sakon nodded: "Since Sasuke has refused Lord Orochimaru's offer, then we don't need to be polite anymore. Once we find him, we won't kill him, but we can always break his legs."

The Sound Four did not linger and quickly left the village. After searching the area, they followed the clues they found and chased after Sasuke.

As the true home ground, Konoha was a step behind.

It wasn't until Sakura woke up and rushed to the Hokage's office to inform Tsunade that Sasuke had left the village.

"We must bring him back!"

Since it concerned the only bloodline of the Uchiha clan in Konoha, Tsunade frowned, calling for help while asking Sakura in front of her if she knew where Sasuke was going.

Tsunade didn't have much hope.

Unexpectedly, Sakura gave her a "surprise".

"Hagoromo Gengetsu! Sasuke must have gone to find that person, Hagoromo Gengetsu!" Sakura revealed her entire analysis.

Tsunade frowned.

"Feathered Robe and Mysterious Moon, you've finally made a move."

Tsunade actually agreed with Sakura's analysis, but she still didn't understand why Hagoromo Gengetsu wanted Uchiha Sasuke to do something.

While the Sharingan is quite impressive, someone like Hagoromo Gengetsu shouldn't take it seriously.

"Hokage-sama."

Just then, Nara Shikamaru, who had been promoted to Chunin, received the notification and pushed open the door to enter.

Without further thought, Tsunade quickly issued the order.

Soon, a tracking team composed of the Konoha Twelve who were free set off.

"Remember, we only have twelve hours to track them down; after that, we must stop. Furthermore, as the team leader, I have the authority to terminate the mission at any time, and everyone must comply. Understand?"

After setting up the formation, Nara Shikamaru solemnly gave instructions to his teammates.

Kiba Inuzuka said somewhat unhappily, "Why is there a time limit? Shouldn't we chase him to the ends of the earth?"

"Yeah, yeah! That Sasuke guy, I'll break his bones if I have to, I'll bring him back." Naruto, who didn't understand Sasuke's actions, clenched his fist and swore an oath.

'Because there might be some terrible danger ahead!'

Nara Shikamaru sighed, looking at his eager team members, and felt that his first time leading a team would be very difficult.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 62 Dawn's Actions

Whoosh!Whoosh!

The wind howled.

Sasuke darted through the forest, letting the strong wind whip his black hair back, his sharp eyes scanning the slightest movement around him.

Suddenly, he noticed something, stopped quickly, and dodged behind a big tree, peeking out slightly to look ahead.

"One, two, three, four. It's a patrol squad from Konoha."

The power of Konoha is not entirely concentrated in the village.

Excluding border defense troops.

Outside Konoha Village, there are patrol teams serving as a warning, so that the enemy won't be discovered until they have already broken into the village.

The Chunin Exams a while ago were so successful because there were too many VIPs and tourists. Konoha had to redeploy many of its outlying squads to maintain order in the village, which made the surprise attack so easy.

Having learned from their mistakes, Konoha now increases its patrols on the perimeter, even when its forces are stretched thin, to avoid another unexpected attack.

Patrol squads, plus the occasional Konoha mission squads.

Sasuke's escape wasn't so easy, as he didn't sleep the whole way.

To avoid alerting the enemy, Sasuke waited quietly until the Konoha patrol team had left before setting off again.

The Sound Four received the same treatment, but they were stronger and could force their way through even if they encountered Konoha members they couldn't avoid.

Therefore, even though Sasuke created some distance, they were able to keep up with him relentlessly.

Although Shikamaru's team set off last, their home advantage allowed them to pursue with confidence and continuously close the gap.

Looking at the bigger picture, the distance between Sasuke, the Sound Four, and Shikamaru's team is gradually closing over time.

Of course, this whole game involves more than just those three parties.

The fact that the only surviving member of the Uchiha clan in Konoha was a traitor had only been known for a short time, but it had already reached the eyes of those who were interested.

Beep~ Beep~

In the dimly lit underground base, Orochimaru, lying on a hospital bed receiving an IV drip, suddenly sat up and roared in excruciating pain.

"The newly prepared medicine didn't even last a day. Is it still not working?" The pharmacist next to him adjusted his glasses and sighed.

"Sasuke... Where is Sasuke?" Orochimaru, sweating profusely from the pain, looked at his arms tightly wrapped in bandages and asked with increasing impatience.

“There was a slight mishap,” Kabuto Yakushi replied. “According to Tayuya and the others’ latest report, Sasuke did leave the village, but he didn’t go with them.”

"It seems... he has a new option?"

"waste!"

Orochimaru, writhing in pain and sweating profusely, gritted his teeth and cursed.

"Besides me, who else has the power to avenge Sasuke? Tell the Sound Four that if they can't bring Sasuke back, they shouldn't come back!"

The pharmacist nodded: "I will pass it on. By the way, that child wants to do his part in his final moments, should we grant him that request?"

"Let Kimimaro go!"

At this point, in order to achieve his goal, Orochimaru was willing to play all his cards.

Having received the instruction, Kabuto turned and left. After closing the door, Orochimaru's cries of pain could be heard again.

"Ah!! That damned old man! Who is it that ruined my plans?! Ah!!"

"Ban! Ban! I've heard some incredible news!"

In the Land of Rain, Obito Uchiha, who was enjoying the rain, heard the voice of a White Zetsu behind him. His eyes flickered, and he asked:

"Is it about Yu Yi Xuan Yue?"

Like other ninja villages, Obito Uchiha had not been able to find out Hagoromo Gengetsu's whereabouts during this period. After all, while White Zetsu's intelligence-gathering ability was impressive, it was not omnipotent.

However, the recent disappearance of several White Zetsu has raised his suspicions, but his investigation has yielded no clues.

"No," Bai Jue shook his head.

Upon hearing this, Obito Uchiha lost interest.

However, White Zetsu's mention of Uchiha Sasuke caught his attention.

"Uchiha Sasuke has defected!" White Zetsu said with a smile.

"Defection?"

Obito Uchiha narrowed his eyes inside his Rasengan mask.

He had long planned to replace Itachi Uchiha and achieve the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan with Sasuke Uchiha.

As for why Itachi Uchiha wasn't allowed to evolve into the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan...

Not only because he himself suffers from a very serious terminal illness.