Cos Wuzan, was stabbed ten times by Heize at the beginning

"Uh……"

Shikamaru paused for a moment, then explained, "He's too lazy to go."

If Neji heard Muzan's words, wouldn't he also refuse to go?

Neji narrowed his eyes, looked at Shikamaru, and shook his head: "Sorry, I can't go either."

Naruto's eyes widened: "Why?"

Neji explained, "Muzan wouldn't skip something so important just because he's lazy. There must be a reason why he's not going."

Shikamaru: "..."

He knows it!

Naruto gritted his teeth: "Fine, if you're not going, then we'll find someone else!"

He dragged Shikamaru along as they continued their frantic run.

Watching their figures disappear from sight, Neji calmly closed the door.

"Okay?"

Neji turned around helplessly to look at Muzan sitting in the courtyard.

Muzan nodded.

Muzan had already appeared long before Naruto and Shikamaru arrived at the Hyuga clan.

Neji sat down next to Muzan and asked curiously, "Why don't you go after Sasuke?"

Muzan said lazily, "Sasuke is unwilling to come back because it's destined to be a wasted effort."

Neji looked at Muzan and nodded: "That's true."

Sasuke has already abandoned everything to go find Orochimaru.

Nothing was destined to stop him.

"The subordinates Orochimaru sent to meet Sasuke should be quite strong; Naruto and the others might have a hard time dealing with them."

Neji probed.

Ah!

Muzan remembered.

The Sound Four did pose a threat to Naruto and his friends, but they were on a completely different level compared to Muzan.

However, the Heavenly Curse Marks on their bodies are quite interesting.

Muzan stood up: "I'll go take a look."

He leaped onto the roof of the Hyuga clan's house.

Watching his retreating figure, Neji shook his head helplessly.

He knew Muzan was all bark and no bite.

Muzan is the teacher's child, how could he be a bad child?

The main gate of Konoha.

Shikamaru, Naruto, Choji, and Kiba gathered together.

Shikamaru originally wanted to go find Rock Lee, but then he changed his mind because Rock Lee was still recovering.

Let's go!

Shikamaru stared straight ahead, his eyes resolute.

Akamaru, perched atop Kiba Inuzuka's head, barked and jumped to the ground.

It had already smelled the scent on Sasuke's headband.

Akamaru ran ahead, with Shikamaru and the other three following behind.

They quickly left Konoha Village and entered a dense forest outside the village.

"Stay vigilant."

Shikamaru whispered his instructions.

Naruto and the others nodded.

Their figures darted swiftly through the forest.

"Wang Wang Wang..."

Akamaru, who was at the very front, barked twice.

Naruto immediately asked, "What did it say?"

Kiba Inuzuka explained, "He said he was already very close to Sasuke."

This news made Kiba Inuzuka and Naruto very happy.

Shikamaru's brows furrowed more and more tightly.

Would Orochimaru's subordinates let them catch up with Sasuke so easily?

"careful!"

Choji suddenly shouted.

A huge rock rolled recklessly over the trees and came rolling toward them.

The team was immediately scattered.

They immediately scattered and rushed in different directions.

The boulder rolled across the ground, and Shikamaru and the others steadied themselves and looked in the direction from which it had come.

A burly ninja appeared before them.

Shikamaru's gaze swept over the headband on the other person's head: "It's the Sound Ninja."

"I did not see Sasuke."

Shikamaru frowned, immediately guessing the Sound Ninja's plan: "They want to leave one person behind to stop us, while the rest take Sasuke and continue on, leaving us behind."

Naruto gritted his teeth, glaring angrily at the obstacle in his path: "Doesn't that mean Sasuke is getting further and further away from us?!"

Akamaru nodded in agreement twice.

"I'll stay here; you guys continue chasing Sasuke."

Choji approached Shikamaru and suddenly spoke.

Shikamaru and the other two were taken aback.

"Choji, his strength is not low."

Shikamaru reminded him.

Choji nodded: "I know, but if we keep wasting time here, it will be difficult to catch Sasuke once he leaves the Land of Fire."

The Sound Ninja knew this principle, which is why they left one person behind to buy time.

How can we let these Sound Ninja succeed in their scheme?

Shikamaru gritted his teeth, stared at Choji, and patted Choji's shoulder: "I believe you can beat him, Choji."

Choji was taken aback, then smiled at Shikamaru.

Shikamaru looked at Naruto and Kiba: "Let's go, Choji, hold him off!"

Naruto and Kiba nodded to Choji.

Choji's body swelled up like a balloon, rolling around on the ground at increasing speed, before suddenly launching towards Jirobo.

Shikamaru seized the opportunity and shouted, "Let's go!"

Their figures bypassed Jirobo, who was dealing with Akimichi Choji, and ran forward.

A layer of black curse marks appeared on Jirobo's body.

The curse mark covered his entire body in the blink of an eye.

Choji was held tightly in his arms and suddenly thrown away.

Choji steadied himself in mid-air and looked solemnly at Jirobo in front of him.

Jirobo exerted force, and the rock beneath his feet shattered instantly, propelling him toward Choji.

Bang!

A heavy punch landed on Choji's arms.

The shock made Choji's hands go numb, and he almost couldn't lift them.

Choji distanced himself from Jirobo, who then slammed his palms on the ground: "Earth Release: Earth Mound Dumplings!"

The pebbles on the ground coalesced into a huge stone in his hands.

Jirobo exerted force and threw the boulder towards Choji.

Chapter 467: Is he starting to overthink again?

"Huff..."

"Huff..."

"Huff..."

Choji lay on the ground, breathing heavily, white mist constantly escaping from his mouth.

His vision was blurry, and his mouth was filled with the strong taste of blood.

The figure of Jirobo in front of him was like a wall blocking his way.

Jirobo's appearance has undergone another change.

His hair turned yellow and long, his skin turned dark red, and his body was covered with bumps.

Choji's trembling hands held a red chili pepper ball.

If he eats this, he can defeat Jirobo in front of him, but he will also lose his life.

Jirobo took a deep breath and slammed his palms on the ground, causing deep cracks to quickly spread across the surface.

Countless pebbles coalesced in his hands into a massive rock.

The shadow of the boulder completely enveloped Choji.

Without further hesitation, Choji pinched the chili ball in his hand and threw it into his mouth.

A hand grabbed Choji's hand.

Choji was startled, opened his eyes, and the familiar figure gradually became clear in his blurry vision.

He opened his mouth in surprise.

The huge rock in front of us was tightly wrapped by vines.

Jirobo was bound by vines and brought before Muzan.

"Muzan?"

Choji couldn't wait to get up, but the pain in his body made him weak and he fell back to the ground.

Why are you here?

Choji remembered that Shikamaru and Naruto said Muzan wouldn't come, right?

"I'm just here to join in the fun."

Muzan knocked Choji unconscious with a single palm strike.

He looked at Jirobo in front of him, his whip close to Jirobo's chest.

Jirobo was much stronger than the ninjas of Konoha.

Jirobo's chakra looks pretty good.

【Ding! 】