Chapter 35: Defection

That night, Sakura Haruno packed her bags, packed her wallet, pushed the door out in the dead of night, and in her room on the second floor of her house, Haruno's wife watched her fade away from the window.

The necklaces she gave to Sasuke and Naruto were made by her with shadow energy, and she knew Sasuke's whereabouts well.

Sasuke is now on her way to the Konoha Gate, and if she guessed correctly, the Otoshinobi came to look for her today.

The Haruno family was closer to the Konoha Gate than the Uchiha station, so she came here to wait for him earlier than Sasuke.

Sakura Haruno hid her backpack in the grass and sat on a chair on the side of the road and waited quietly for Sasuke.

It didn't take long for Sasuke to come out of the shadows and look at Sakura Haruno faintly.

"Sasuke, are you leaving?" Sakura Haruno said with a slight smile.

"yes, what do you want?" Sasuke thought she was here to get in the way, and his tone was very unkind and hostile.

Sakura Haruno sighed and said, "I won't stop you if you want to leave, I'm here to see you off." ”

Sasuke was slightly stunned, he didn't expect Sakura Haruno to say such a thing, did he understand, or didn't he care?

"Out of Konoha's door, you are no longer a ninja of Konoha, remember one sentence, the purpose of your exit is to become stronger and get revenge, not to get stronger for revenge, which is very important." Sakura Haruno leaned back in her chair and said calmly.

Sasuke's expression moved slightly, but he didn't speak.

"You go, remember what I said, or I'll beat you up the next time we meet." Sakura Haruno waved her hand and looked up at the moon in the sky, watching it gradually become obscured by dark clouds.

By the time the clouds had passed and the moonlight had returned, Sasuke was no longer in place.

Sakura Haruno pursed her lips, turned around and picked up her backpack from the grass, and walked towards the Konoha Gate.

The four of them are estimated to have completed Konoha's enchantment, and this is the moment she was waiting for.

Haruno Sakura walked out of the Konoha gate in a dignified manner, looked at the unconscious guards on both sides, looked back at Konoha again, and couldn't help but sigh again: "Goodbye, Gentle Township." ”

After saying that, Sakura Haruno turned her head, her face became a little cold, and she left Konoha without looking back.

The next day, a sharp knock on the door woke up Tsunade, who was asleep on his desk. She had just taken up the position of Hokage, and she was not very familiar with all kinds of things, plus the government affairs that had been piled up for a month after the death of the third generation. She had to work overtime overnight to try to solve it earlier, and last night she couldn't stand it anymore and fell asleep on the table.

Somewhat confused, he got up from the table, and Tsunade yawned as he said, "Please come in." ”

"Hokage-sama, the Konoha barrier was destroyed last night, and several guards were knocked unconscious, and it is reported that they are Ninja of Otoshinobi!"

"What?!" Tsunade woke up instantly, and in the turn of her thoughts, she thought of Orochimaru.

"I'm going to get what I want and destroy Konoha completely!"

Orochimaru's cruel words echoed in Tsunade's ears, and the next moment, she raised her head and shouted, "Go to the Uchiha station, check on Uchiha Sasuke's situation, and call Kakashi over!" ”

"Yes!"

"Kakashi Kamishinobu was on a mission yesterday afternoon."

Bang!

Tsunade's angry blow, Konoha desk minus one.

After the first battle of the middle ninja exam, the number of Konoha ninjas decreased by one-third, but the number of tasks received was not less at all, which caused almost all of Konoha middle and upper ninjas to go out on missions except for the necessary government personnel.

Soon after, news came from the shadows that Sasuke Uchiha was missing, and there were no signs of a fight at the Uchiha station.

"Kakashi, what do you think?" Tsunade looked at Kakashi, who was standing by the side.

"Sasuke, it's possible that I'm going to find Orochimaru." Kakashi hated to say that, but it was his duty not to lie.

"Damn!" Tsunade bit his fingers, he definitely couldn't let Orochimaru get Uchiha Sasuke.

Tsunade thought about it for a long time and didn't have a good way, and finally thought of Shikamaru and Sakura Haruno, who had just been promoted to a middle ninja two days ago.

"Call Nara Shikamaru and Haruno Sakura for me!" Tsunade gritted his teeth and said, no way, although it is dangerous, she has no one to use.

Soon after, Shikamaru was hurriedly called to the Hokage's office, but Sakura Haruno was nowhere to be seen.

"Sakura Haruno is missing, and no one is visible." Darkbe said as he handed the letter to Tsunade.

Tsunade and Shikamaru on the side felt cold when they heard this, but Tsunade couldn't care so much, shook her head, and she looked at Shikamaru.

"Last night, Sasuke Uchiha left the village and preliminarily concluded that he was going to Otoshinobi Village." Tsunade crossed his hands, propped up to the tip of his nose, and looked at Shikamaru with a serious face.

"Why?" Shikamaru asked with a frown.

"Because of Orochimaru's invitation!"

"Wait!" Shikamaru was shocked and asked puzzled, "Why did Sasuke accept that dangerous person's invitation?!" ”

As for Sasuke's life experience, Shikamaru only has a general understanding, and it is not clear.

"I don't have time to explain so much now, in short, Nakashinobu Narashikamaru, I'll give you the first task now." Tsunade's gaze was fixed on Shikamaru, and he couldn't help but increase the strength in his hand.

"Bring Sasuke back? If there is no enemy, it's okay to say. Shikamaru frowned and thought.

"The chances of not having an enemy are very small, and it is very likely that Sasuke Uchiha was bewitched by Orochimaru's men before leaving Konoha." Tsunade shook his head slightly.

"In that case, this task must be completed by a four-person team composed of the middle ninja and the upper ninja." Shikamaru's face was solemn, if there was an enemy, the nature would be completely different, and the strength of the enemy must be taken into account to the greatest extent.

"It can't be done...... That's why I found you. Tsunade raised his head, looked at Shikamaru squarely, and said, "Now all the ninjas in the village who can be sent out to carry out the mission have been dispatched. ”

Shikamaru was shocked in his heart, and suddenly understood Tsunade's purpose for finding him, the new middle ninja.

Tsunade looked at his expression and knew that he understood, so he said, "I'll give you thirty minutes to find what you think is the best shinobi, and then set off." ”

As soon as Tsunade's voice fell, Shikamaru decisively turned around and prepared to go out, but before going out, Shikamaru turned back and asked, "Let me ask, Sakura Haruno, what are Hokage-sama going to do?" ”

"Find Sasuke first." Tsunade replied calmly.

Shikamaru was silent for a moment, then silently turned to leave.

A quarter of an hour later, Shikamaru, Naruto, Ninji, Tooth, and Tinkji stood in front of the Konoha Gate, ready to go.

"Shikamaru, why don't you call Brother Sakura?" Naruto asked, confused.

Shikamaru glanced at him, turned his head and said, "She has other tasks and can't come." ”

Naruto nodded in understanding. After all, Sakura Haruno is now a middle ninja, so it's not surprising that she has a mission to go out.

"Naruto, do you remember the time when you took the middle ninja exam before?" Shikamaru thought for a moment and asked.

"What's wrong?" Naruto looked over suspiciously.

"Orders and forbidden, you can do it." Shikamaru is colorful.

"Huh? Listen to you? Naruto said reluctantly.

"I won't force it if you don't want to, but you can't come with me." Shikamaru said with a serious face.

He knew how dangerous this mission would be, and if Naruto couldn't follow the command, it would be a precarious risk, and he would rather not take Naruto with him.

Shikamaru turned his head, looked at Ya and Ningji, and said, "You are the same, I will say it in front, although it is very troublesome, but since Hokage-sama asked me to lead the team, you must obey the command, I don't want to lose our lives because of someone's impulsiveness." ”

"I see, the order is forbidden." Naruto clenched his fists and looked at Shikamaru seriously.

Ning Ci and Ya nodded slightly, indicating clear understanding.

"Alright, I'll lay out the tactical ...... next."

Seeing that everyone agreed with him, Shikamaru used his powerful mind and began to arrange the formation positions, explaining the position and occupation of each person, and even drew a sketch diagram on the ground to show it.

After everyone understood, Shikamaru raised his head and said, "In addition, I also want to know about our current combat strength, take out all your ninja equipment, I can figure it out in three minutes." ”

Everyone took out all the props they were carrying and laid them out one by one for Shikamaru to see.

Shikamaru's gaze swept over everyone's ninja equipment, and in the shortest possible time, he analyzed and evaluated their combat effectiveness and kept it in mind.

After three minutes, Shikamaru stood up, looked at the other four and asked, "Is there any more questions?" ”

"If there are no problems, I will emphasize one last point......

"I don't have a good relationship with Sasuke, and I don't care much about him." Shikamaru's face was calm, and he continued despite the shocked gazes of several people: "But we are all ninjas of Konoha, and we are companions. ”

"So we're going to get him back anyway! That's what Konoha ninjas do! ”

Speaking of this, Shikamaru had a serious expression and looked at the four of them solemnly, "Although I am very afraid of trouble, I will be responsible for your lives." ”

The four of Naruto smiled slightly when they heard this, snorted lightly, and said, "It's a little bit like a shinobi." ”

"Check the ninja equipment, and if there are no problems, let's go."

……

Just as Shikamaru and the others were preparing to pursue Sasuke, Sakura Haruno was galloping all the way west, with the goal of leaving the Land of Fire.

She came out to practice this time, and her main plan was to kill people.

Yes, although he had promised Kakashi that he wouldn't use that passive, which strengthened his physique after killing, to gain power, but ...... It's just so fragrant.

During the previous middle ninja exam, Sakura Haruno killed twelve middle ninjas, and the wisps of scarlet mist drilled into her body, directly enhancing her physique more than doubled!

This level of enhancement, how can she not be impressed?

But she also has her bottom line, she can't do the kind of idle thing to slaughter the village and destroy the country.

Her idea is to become a "bounty hunter", learn from the horns, go to the black market to receive bounty tasks, and pick some villains to kill. It can not only enhance the strength gained by the physique, but also comfort her conscience with the name of eliminating evil and promoting good, killing two birds with one stone, isn't it beautiful.

Sakura Haruno was planning the direction of the next three years as she galloped to the west. She brought a map out, to the west of the country of fire is the country of Sichuan, although the territory is large, but there is no ninja village, and domestic resources are also very lacking.

According to the Konoha Library, the country of Kawanokuni is a relatively poor and chaotic country.

And often the more chaotic the place, the more outlaws, and the black market for bounties will certainly not be less.

There is no doubt that the path chosen by Sakura Haruno is fighting for her life, but she has no regrets.

Before this, she had been cultivating day and night in Konoha, and as a result, she had not changed the direction of even a key plot point.

Sasuke was still cursed, Miyome was still dead, and she herself stepped into the underworld twice with one foot.

All this made her feel that her hard cultivation was meaningless, a fear of being dominated by the plot, and she had had enough.

So she escaped from Konoha without hesitation, completely interrupting the fate of the character belonging to "Sakura Haruno", and either live out of the sky or die!

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