"Ahhh~"

Zuo Jin squatted on the stone statue of Madara Uchiha and yawned, and the breeze blowing from high made him shiver again. www.biquge.info It's almost winter, and even ninjas can't resist the chill in the air.

"Sasuke-sama, we've been waiting for hours, and we're going to have to wait a long time. ”

Left sniffed and looked at Sasuke, who was sitting cross-legged next to him, Sasuke's eyes were slightly closed, and his hands were folded to extract the chakra.

"It didn't take long, and the snake and the knife arrived. ”

Sasuke opened his eyes and stared coldly at the waterfall. As if to respond to Sasuke's gaze, an iron knife with a hole in the tip and a huge body was thrown over. Left near immediately flashed in front of Sasuke's body and resisted with kunai.

"It's so much strength, even I feel a little strained. ”

Agon, gritting his teeth, flicked the broadsword back, and the broadsword hovered in the air before being caught in the hand of a bandaged man who rushed out of the waterfall.

"Perception is still so sharp, little ghost!"

No matter how much he doesn't cut his eyes, he is still unhappy and indignant.

"I'm not wrong when you say this guy is a snake, but it's too much to call me a knife like that. Although I do have a paid tool, that's it. ”

As he spoke, he put the tip of the knife on the shoulder of a long-haired man behind him. The fiasco skin, the erected snake pupils, and the gloomy aura are the ones who are Orochimaru himself.

"If you say something wrong, don't cut it, I don't mean you when I say knife. ”

Sasuke took out an aqua blue magatama from his bosom and threw it to Orochimaru. Orochimaru didn't put it back on his left ear after catching it, but carefully put it away and threw back a stick-like package he was carrying on his back to Sasuke.

"Yes, it's very trustworthy, Orochimaru. You're willing to hand over this artifact to me. ”

Sasuke unwrapped the package, and inside was a sword of moderate length. This sword is not an extraordinary weapon, but a legendary artifact, the Kusanagi Sword.

The Kusanagi Sword is a general term for an artifact, and there are several of them in Orochimaru's hands, and the one he commands is the Heavenly Cloud Sword in the Kusanagi Sword. And the invisible divine sword ten fist sword in Itachi's hand is also one of the Kusanagi swords. This time, what Orochimaru handed over to Sasuke was the Tenbu Ryu Sword in the Kusanagi Sword, which was also an extremely sharp artifact.

"Now the three knives from short to long are all collected. ”

Sasuke stood up and placed the still sheathed Tenbu Ryu Sword at his waist, took a deep breath, and drew the blade against the lake below.

The knife is slow, but the blade ripples quickly. In the blink of an eye, the sword wrapped in the chaotic wind attribute chakra slashed at the surface of the lake. The lake was calm as if it had not been impacted, but then it exploded and briefly split in half.

"The feel is okay, and I haven't forgotten the knife drawing technique. Looks like I can use my second knife flow again, no, it's a third knife flow. ”

Sasuke nodded in satisfaction and carried the Tenbu Ryu Sword behind him like in the original. There were still some complaints if I didn't cut it again, but when I saw Sasuke's danger, I couldn't help but swallow the complaint I wanted to make.

"That's amazing, Sasuke-kun. It's an improvement from before, and it's a genius. It's a pity that he left Konoha like me. ”

I don't know if I'm used to seeing Sasuke's surprise, or if my own strength vision is relatively high. Orochimaru's reaction to Sasuke's knife test was very flat, and even a little sarcastic.

"You're such a genius, why do you want to extract chakra? Could it be that you're still afraid of the pursuers from Konoha? Ah, I can understand this feeling somewhat, and that stupid guy made me suffer a lot back then. ”

Orochimaru laughed miserably and tried to get closer to Sasuke, only to find that Zuojin had a kunai around his neck. Orochimaru didn't care about the threat from the left, but Sasuke's scarlet eyes made him feel threatened.

"You don't understand Orochimaru. Many times, the process is often more important than the result, especially at this time. ”

Sasuke turned his gaze to the other side. It was a stone statue between the Thousand Hands Pillar that was opposed to Madara Uchiha. And on that stone statue stood a panting blonde boy.

"Ha, ha. I've finally caught up with you, Sasuke!"

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Half a day ago.

"What! You said Uchiha Sasuke defected?"

The treasure bottle in Ning Ci's hand slipped to the ground, and the green tea gurgled onto his shoes but there was no response. Ding Ci, who was eating potato chips, also stopped chewing unconsciously.

"Be quiet, Dingci! This is a secret!"

Shikamaru covered Dingji's crumb-stained mouth in a panic, then looked around. Luckily, most of the audience's attention was focused on the second round, and no one noticed the movement of the three of them. This made Shikamaru breathe a sigh of relief.

"Is it accurate that you said that Sasuke rebelled?"

Ningji grabbed Shikamaru's neckline and used the white of his eyes. Shikamaru knocked off Ningji's hand and glared back with the same cold gaze.

"I vouch for the value of the forehead, and I am telling the truth. The exact reason is unknown, but Sasuke is supposed to be going to Orochimaru. Now, on the orders of the fifth Hokage, Tsunade-sama, I have formed a team to pursue it, and I hope you can give me a hand. ”

To assemble a team that can rival Sasuke, Shikamaru's brilliant mind alone is not enough. Ding Ci's explosive power and Ning Ci's insight are also necessary.

For the rest, there is also a large-scale ninjutsu that can rival Sasuke's illusion and the illusion of writing wheels. These two are the hardest, so Shikamaru plans to bring these two people closer to the team first.

"Since Shikamaru speaks, I'll say yes. And if I complete this mission, Shikamaru should have a salary to invite me to eat barbecue, right?"

Ding Ci's answer was quick and powerful, but it always didn't feel very atmospheric. Ning Ci glared at him disdainfully.

"Hmph, do you know where Sasuke went?"

"Ah, this, although it's just my guess, but Sasuke probably went to Terminationa. ”

Shikamaru nodded heavily at Ninji. Ning Ci lowered his eyebrows and was silent for a while, then closed his eyes and turned to walk away.

"If you don't bring Sasuke back, Second Miss will be sad, and I want to ask him personally why he left. Half an hour later, if you don't bring the rest of the team to the Konoha Gate, I'll go find Sasuke myself. ”

"Hey, hey!"

Ning Ci didn't pay attention to the shouts behind him, and floated away like a shadow, leaving only Shikamaru who knelt on the ground and Ding Ci, who continued to eat potato chips calmly.

"What a troublesome guy!"

Shikamaru grumbled and tried to get up, but felt the warmth of noon shining on him disappear. Suddenly looking up, the word 'love' filled his field of vision frightened him and he fell two steps.

"Your name is Shikamaru, right? ”

Airo glanced at Shikamaru suspiciously, and held out his right hand. Shikamaru was not hypocritical, and pulled my Airo to stand up.

"I heard you just say that Sasuke went to the Valley of the End, can I also participate?"

"You?"

Shikamaru looked at Aira and felt a little incredible. This is a sandstorm I love Luo, the Shura of the sand ninja, will he be so kind to help himself?

But the sand that can change the terrain is indeed comparable to the power of Sasuke Mizuto. It was even said that it was the only strength that Shikamaru could find, and for the sake of that insignificant chance of victory, he also hoped to win over this guy who didn't seem to be good-looking.

"I'm Airo, you're a ninja of the sand ninja, there's no reason to help us, right?And you've also passed the second round, don't you think it's a pity to give up here for Sasuke?"

"That's all right, I just know that Naruto is gone, so I'm going to go too. This may be the last chance to play Sasuke, and I can't miss it. ”

As he spoke, Arro turned to look at a blonde girl with a broken face beside her. It was his sister, Temari.

"Aren't you going along?"

“……”

Temari just stared at the ground in silence, and the news of Sasuke's departure made her unable to react for a moment. The waves in my heart are turbulent, and it is difficult to calm down.

“…… Is that so. It doesn't matter, the number of people in front of that guy isn't a problem at all anyway. ”

I shook her head softly and walked slowly towards the exit.

"Shikamaru, it's half an hour later, right? If you don't arrive by then, I'll go with that kid from the Hyuga family first. ”

"Hey, hey, why are my teammates so disobedient!"

Shikamaru slammed the wall. Ding Ci patted him on the shoulder with a smile and handed out a slice of potato chips.

"Don't be discouraged, Shikamaru, at least you have a strong combat power, don't you?"

"yes, but it's not enough to deal with Sasuke. Not to mention his two perverted subordinates, you haven't seen the scene of Zuo Jin and Ning Ci fighting. We'll have to find stronger companions. ”

Shikamaru said as he pushed away the temari that was blocking him, and pulled Ding Ji forward.

"You're a ninja of the sand ninja, and I'm not going to ask you for help. But if you don't help, don't do it, I'm so busy right now!"

Temari was pushed by Shikamaru and leaned against the wall to watch the backs of the two of them leave. And on the other side of the same wall, Kakashi was holding his forehead in thought.

"There's still a very important task, the village also needs to copy the existence of the ninja Kakashi now, can't you just leave with your own words?"

Taking off the upper ninja forehead that covered the eyes of the writing wheel, Kakashi took out a red fox mask from his arms.

"Really, I'm stupid to think about that. There's only one choice you can make, isn't there?"

"So, Kakashi will be temporarily closed today!"