Nara Shikamaru took out a general map of the ninja world, pointed his finger in the direction of the Valley of the End and said:

"The mission given to us by the fifth generation of Hokage-sama this time is to track down Sasuke Uchiha, and the farthest distance of this mission is the Valley of the End in the border region of the Fire Country."

Naruto Uzumaki shouted, "Shouldn't we stop when we chase Sasuke?" ”

"Naruto, you're not a kid anymore." Nara Shikamaru looked at Naruto Uzumaki with a serious face and said, "Ninjas in peacetime are not allowed to enter the territory of other countries at will, otherwise it will cause a diplomatic conflict. ”

"But we can't ignore Sasuke as a companion!" Naruto Uzumaki said loudly.

"Naruto, you have to understand that Sasuke Uchiha is your companion and I can't sacrifice others to save your companion. And this time Uchiha Sasuke should have taken the initiative to follow the ninjas of the Ninja Village, if the fifth generation of Hokage-sama really pursues it, he will be a traitor. Are you going to sacrifice your companion for a traitor? Nara Shikamaru said coldly.

Naruto Uzumaki opened his mouth to say something, but although his mind was a little slow, he also understood that what Nara Shikamaru said was right, and he couldn't make anyone else sacrifice to save Sasuke Uchiha.

"No matter what, I must bring my companion Sasuke back to the village, even at the cost of my life."

Several people looked at Naruto Uzumaki with a determined face in surprise, and they could tell from Naruto Uzumaki's face that he was not joking, he was really able to sacrifice his life to get Sasuke Uchiha back.

Inuzuka said with a smile, "Shikamaru, don't be so cold!" Isn't our mission this time to get Sasuke Uchiha back? Maybe we'll catch up with them halfway through, so we can easily bring back Sasuke Uchiha. ”

"I just said the worst plan," Nara Shikamaru said with a serious face, "After all, we are chasing the Uchiha clan patriarch Sasuke Uchiha and the ninja of the Ninja Village this time, and if we are negligent this time, we may be wiped out." ”

In fact, Nara Shikamaru is not optimistic about this pursuit mission, although the pursuers this time are Nara Shikamaru and Hinata Ningji, two middle ninjas, as well as Akido Dingji, Hinata Hinata, and Inuzuka Ya, who have mid-ninja level combat power. However, Uchiha Sasuke's strength is definitely the top among their students, and if it is one-on-one, Hinata Ninji will be able to fight him, and the others have no hope of winning at all.

Nara Shikamaru glanced at the Hokage Building a little helplessly, he felt that this mission should let Yanagi Kaho and Yamanaka Ino together, with the secret skills and combat power of the two of them, they should be able to easily deal with Uchiha Sasuke.

Nara Shikamaru shook his head hard to shake off the distractions in his heart, and now that he has accepted the task, he has to go all out to complete it.

"The enemy this time is the Ninja of Otoshinobi Village, and their strength is currently unknown. Therefore, we used a conservative formation in the pursuit formation this time, which allowed us to deal with a possible sneak attack at any time. ”

Inuzuka said suspiciously, "Isn't it too slow to chase in a conservative formation?" The team has me, Hinata Hinata, and Hinata Ninji, three search ninjas, and as long as they are used reasonably, they should not be ambushed by the enemy. ”

Although Nara Shikamaru was questioned, he was not angry, Inuzuka Ya had done many high-level missions with Inoue Fumiei, and he had a lot of experience in fighting ninjas. said: "Ya, you mean to chase with an arrow formation, such a formation is very demanding for the ninja on the tip of the sword. If he's not careful, he'll be killed directly. ”

Inuzuka said confidently, "I'm not fighting alone. ”

Akamaru, who was hidden in Inuzuka's chest, screamed a few times, as if to say that its strength was very strong.

Nara Shikamaru thought for a moment and said, "Then you are at the front, Ding Ci and Naruto are ready to support you in the second sequence, I am ready for emergency in the third sequence, Hinata Hinata and Hinata Ninji are in the last defense of the rear sneak attack." ”

"You guys remembered it and we're going."

"It's up to us next,"

Inuzuka said a word to Akamaru and ran in the direction Shikamaru said.

When the five of them disappeared together at the gate of Konoha Ninja Village, three shadow ninjas wearing animal masks appeared behind them. Then the Dark Captain waved his hand, and the three of them disappeared again.

After an hour of rapid travel, Inuzuka and his party finally found the scent left behind by the Otoshinobi in a forest half a day away from the end of the valley. After picking up a fallen leaf and sniffing it, he said:

"Based on the intensity of their residual smell, it is estimated that they should be fifteen to thirty miles away from us, Ruth."

Nara Shikamaru frowned and said, "It's already so close, but how come they haven't even set up a trap to stop the enemy?" ”

"Wouldn't it be better if there were no traps! I'll just be able to catch up and kill them. Naruto Uzumaki said loudly.

Nara Shikamaru looked at Naruto Uzumaki with a stupid face speechlessly, he should be more careful when he didn't encounter the enemy's ambush and attack. Because it could be that the enemy is brewing a more violent attack, which is taught by the ninja school teachers.

"Roll your eyes, open your eyes."

Hinata Ninji called and began to observe the specific information of the enemy in front of him, but what appeared in front of him was five people scattered next to several trees to rest, and a fat man had a large wooden barrel tied by rope next to him.

"They're resting under a tree twenty miles ahead of us, and Sasuke Uchiha should be in a barrel."

"If Ningji said that, Sasuke was captured by someone, let's hurry up and save him, right?" Naruto Uzumaki said excitedly.

For Naruto Uzumaki, as long as it's not Uchiha Sasuke, the village is the best outcome.

"I didn't say that, Naruto, don't misinterpret my words." Hinata Ninji said with a cautious face: "Although Uchiha Sasuke is locked in the barrel, judging from the position of the four of them, they should be on a defensive mission, and they will do everything to protect the barrel." ”

Nara Shikamaru said, "So that barrel that holds Sasuke Uchiha is more important than the lives of the four of them?" ”

Hinata Ningji thought for a moment and said affirmatively: "Yes, their formation is to protect that barrel at all costs. ”

Hinata Ninji probably felt that what he said was not very clear, so he explained: "I have received defense training before, so I know a little bit about various defensive formations, the four of them are in a triangular shield defense circle, and the three of them are responsible for the enemy in three directions, and the one in the middle with the barrel is the shield that resists the barrel." ”