I'm in Konoha, and I have ten skill slots.

Shigure understood what Shikamaru meant.

"There are five of them!"

"Four of them should be the ninjas who appeared during the Chunin Exams, all of them Orochimaru's subordinates! Their strength isn't that great, but it's still decent!"

As Shigure spoke, Shikamaru glanced at Shigure and asked, "How did you know there were five people?"

Shikamaru didn't say how many people the other side had, did he?

Shigure: "I also have sensory abilities, although they may not be as refined as Ino's, but I can still sense roughly how many chakra fluctuations there are!"

This guy can even sense chakra; no one knows how much abnormal power he possesses.

Seeing that Shikamaru didn't continue, Shigure asked, "Can you handle those four people?"

Feeling suddenly underestimated, Neji frowned and said, "Of course!"

There are six of them here: Lee, Neji, Choji, Shikamaru, Shino, and Ino. If they can't even handle four ninjas, then they are too weak!

Shi Yu nodded. "Okay!"

"These four are yours to handle, and as for Sasuke, the three of us will take care of him!"

As he spoke, Haku and Chojuro walked up and stood behind Shigure.

Neji looked at Haku, and he could vaguely feel a strange chill emanating from Haku, while Lee stared at Chojuro on the other side.

Chojuro's swordsmanship greatly impressed him during the Chunin Exams.

Chojuro's strength is undeniable, given that he was able to fight Shigure for several rounds.

"Then let's get started!"

As Shigure spoke, Shikamaru and the others nodded in agreement.

Once Yu has dealt with the most difficult opponent, Sasuke, there's not much need to focus on restoring her stamina.

As long as we can maintain our basic combat strength, we just need to hold off the other ninjas who are there to support Sasuke.

Shigure looked in Sasuke's direction, and Sasuke seemed to sense Shigure's presence as well.

Sasuke, who was resting, suddenly opened his eyes.

"not good!"

There's always been a strange feeling.

Sasuke said.

The four Sound Ninja all stood up.

Kidomaru: "What's wrong?"

Sasuke: "The pursuers might be here already. I have a bad feeling!"

Pursuers!

"I'll take care of that! You guys go ahead!"

Jirobo suddenly stood up. The tall and burly Jirobo clearly intended to intercept the pursuers here.

Sasuke didn't pay much attention to what the other party wanted to do, and instead looked into the distance.

I hope my feeling is wrong!

If this is true, then this defection will likely cause many problems.

The others took Sasuke and left first, leaving Jirobo behind to hold off the enemy.

Before Sasuke and the others had gone very far...

A booming sound came, and the noise of the battle made Kidomaru and the others pause for a moment.

"There really are pursuing ninjas, and the commotion is quite significant. The pursuing ninjas are quite strong!"

As Kidomaru spoke, Tayuya, Sakon, and Ukon all looked much more serious.

"Sasuke, you go ahead on your own! Since there are pursuing ninjas and Jirobo is caught in the battle, we'll intercept them here. You head towards the agreed-upon location!"

Shigure and the others who were chasing them bypassed Jirobo and continued forward, leaving Choji to fight Jirobo one-on-one.

Soon after Shigure and the others caught up with Kidomaru and his two companions, Shigure glanced around.

"There are three left here. Be careful, Sasuke, I'm continuing the chase!"

After saying that, Shigure didn't stop and jumped over to chase after Sasuke.

Bai and Chojuro followed closely behind.

At that moment, Kidomaru, who had been hiding in the shadows preparing to launch a sneak attack, suddenly made his move and rushed towards Shigure, trying to stop him.

But the next second, a black shadow wrapped around Kidomaru's feet and pulled him back.

Neji stood in front of Kidomaru: "Your opponent is me!"

On the other side, Sakon and Ukon were also blocked by Shino and Lee. When Tayuya wanted to attack Shigure, she was interrupted by Ino's ninjutsu.

All three were blocked.

Shigure, along with Haku and Chojuro, continued their pursuit of Sasuke.

Although they let Shigure and the other two escape, they managed to delay most of the pursuing ninjas.

Kidomaru and his two companions weren't in a hurry. They planned to deal with the group of Konoha kids in front of them first, and then go to rescue Sasuke.

They're just a bunch of brats from Konoha; they're easy to deal with.

Meanwhile, Sasuke continued to run wildly through the forest.

It was fast, but it had a suffocating, oppressive feel to it.

It enveloped him rapidly from behind, as if no matter how he ran, he could never escape this feeling.

This oppressive, suffocating feeling was present in the enemies Sasuke encountered.

Only one person can give him this feeling.

That is!

"Shigure! Now that you're here, come out!"

Sasuke stopped by the river and looked back into the gloomy, dark forest.

Chapter 198 Sasuke's Transformation: A Single Move in the Battle

Sasuke shouted, looking towards the forest.

The next second, Shigure slowly emerged from the forest.

He glanced calmly at Sasuke standing by the river and asked, "How did you find me?"

Logically speaking, it should be impossible for Sasuke to sense Shigure's chakra.

My intuition tells me, "You've arrived!"

Feel?

In other words, Sasuke didn't even notice him, but he could sense it?

Well! I feel like this kind of thing is hard to explain.

Shigure looked up: "Why did you want to escape Konoha?"

"Didn't you also leave Konoha?" Sasuke said, turning his back to Shigure and casually sitting on a rock by the river.

Seeing this, Shigure also went up and sat down next to Sasuke.

Haku and Chojuro are still waiting silently in the distance. Shigure has instructed them not to go over there, but simply to block anyone who might disturb him.

The two naturally believed in Shigure's strength, so they decided to leave Sasuke to Shigure to deal with on his own!

"Konoha!"

"Perhaps I once belonged to Konoha, but now Konoha means nothing to me anymore!"

The clan is gone; all the members of the Uchiha clan are dead.

Sasuke stayed in Konoha only because his clan had once been there, so he had no reason to stay, nor did he inherit the so-called Will of Fire.

Shigure: "Isn't it really the same whether you leave Konoha or not?"

That's true. With Sasuke's current strength, if he trains step by step, he will be able to take revenge and kill Itachi in two years.

But Sasuke suddenly turned to Shigure and asked, "I've been wondering, is Itachi really that strong?"

"Can that defeat you?"

This is quite an interesting question. Itachi's strength goes without saying, and even Shigure himself isn't confident he can defeat Itachi.

When it comes to who is stronger or weaker, Shiyu isn't quite sure either.

My answer is not necessarily!

"Even the current Itachi Uchiha might not be able to defeat you!"

As he spoke, Sasuke's eyes suddenly blazed with blood. "If even Itachi now might not be your match, then what about back then?!"