I'm in Konoha, I have ten skill bars

Shikamaru said with great certainty.

"Why?" Neji didn't think so. If it were him, he would!

"Because there is no need, Sasuke defected to Konoha, where there are no powerful ninjas. Who can say that he can defeat Sasuke [-]%!"

"You have also seen what happened in the Chuunin Exams. Don't you still know what Sasuke's strength is?"

As Shikamaru said, he looked in that direction, "Even if he faces a Jonin, Sasuke is confident that he can defeat him, so does he still need to use these methods?"

"Furthermore, Orochimaru will send someone to help Sasuke. With manpower, Sasuke will not have to worry."

"So what they need to do is leave the Fire Country as quickly as possible!"

"And the fastest way to leave the Country of Fire is this direction!"

Shikamaru said as he turned back, "In addition, Shino has also determined this direction, so I say this direction is correct!"

After hearing this explanation, Neji was stunned for a moment, but it made some sense.

"Now keep accelerating, I know a few ways to get us faster!"

As he said this, Shikamaru turned at a fork in the road and headed to the right!

Although Sasuke is fast, he probably doesn't know these roads. A straight line on the map cannot be walked in reality.

Therefore, we have to take detours around obstacles, and Sasuke mostly takes the main road, while Shikamaru takes shortcuts.

In this way, although Sasuke left first, Shikamaru and others gradually closed the distance with Sasuke.

In addition, Sasuke seems to be worried and will always retain enough physical strength to cope with the battle that may arise at any time.

So every three hours, he would stop and take a break.

Shikamaru and others slowed down, but distributed their physical strength evenly. After all, such a long distance, so evenly distributing physical strength and maintaining a neither fast nor slow speed was the fastest way to move forward.

The pursuit lasted a full eight hours.

By the time these eight hours arrived, it was already dawn.

At dawn.

Suddenly Ino spoke, "I sensed Sasuke's chakra!"

Ino was now being supported by Choji. If it weren't for Choci, she wouldn't have been able to hold on, and she finally sensed Sasuke's chakra.

This also means that Sasuke is no more than 500 meters in diameter from them!

"Everyone, work harder and speed up to catch up with Sasuke!"

Neji was very excited.

Finally caught up with the mission target.

However, Shikamaru suddenly said, "No! Everyone, stop and start to rest. Ino, you continue to sense Sasuke's chakra. Once they start to move, we must also start to move and keep a safe distance from them!"

"Why?" Neji looked at Shikamaru.

"Do you still have the strength to fight now?"

Neji was stunned for a moment. He was indeed exhausted after eight hours of running. Even if he rushed forward at this time, he could only watch Sasuke slip away.

They will even be killed by the other party's people.

After resting for half an hour, the group did not recover much physical strength.

Compared with the mental state of Sasuke and others, they are simply too poor...

At the very least, they need to rest for another three or four hours before they can recover enough to fight.

At this moment, Ino suddenly opened his eyes.

Seeing Ino's actions, Shikamaru immediately asked, "What's wrong? Did Sasuke and the others start to move?"

"No!" Ino shook her head, and then her expression changed from surprise, to confusion, and finally to joy.

"No...no...this is...this is...Shigure's..."

Before he finished speaking, a cloud suddenly floated in the sky.

The clouds stopped just above the heads of several people, and the sun was blocked by the clouds.

The moment everyone raised their heads and looked at the sky, a small black dot fell from the sky.

Everyone stared at the small black dots, which continued to expand and expand in their eyes.

suddenly!

A cloud appeared on the ground, like cotton, steadily catching people falling from the sky.

Choji, Neji, Xiao Li, Shino and others instantly put on fighting postures.

At this time, a familiar voice sounded.

"Long time no see! Everyone!"

Neji was startled: "This voice is..."

Xiao Li rushed forward: "Shigure?"

However, at this moment, Ino jumped out of the crowd and flew towards Shigure.

Shigure was stunned for a moment and opened his hands to hug Ino who was flying towards him.

The next second, the two of them fell directly into the soft cloud 4.7 fog.

"Shigure...you..."

Ino was now filled with tears and could not speak completely.

Shigure, on the other hand, patted Ino's head.

"nothing!"

Looking at Ino, Shigure already knew that this girl should already know about her leaving Konoha!

No need to think that it was definitely Shikamaru who told her, but as a member of the Zhu Lu Die trio, Shikamaru couldn't tell Ino even if he didn't tell others. In addition, Ino had a family secret, so he would know it sooner or later.

While doing it slowly, Shigure looked at the people in the distance.

"I didn't expect that we would meet so soon!"

"Shigure...you..."

Now Neji and others were looking at Shigure blankly. They didn't know the news about Shigure leaving Konoha, but they were not blind.

Shigure is now wearing the Kirigakure ninja forehead protector on his head! ! ! .

Chapter 197 The pursuit battle and the meeting with Sasuke

Everyone's eyes were focused on the forehead protector on Shigure's forehead.

Shigure raised his hand and touched the forehead protector on his head, and then asked calmly, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with my forehead protector?"

Behind him, Shiro and Chojuro had just landed.

Shigure looked back at the two of them, "Didn't I wear my forehead protector properly?"

The two shook their heads.

"Shigure you..." Shikamaru opened his mouth to say something but didn't know how to say it.

Neji: "Why are you wearing Kirigakure's forehead protector?"

Shigure glanced at Neji, "Shouldn't Kirigakure's ninjas wear Kirigakure's forehead protectors?"

"Have you also betrayed Konoha?" Neji's face turned a little uncomfortable.

Shigure did not answer this question, but Shikamaru interrupted Neji, "If he was also a defecting ninja, the village would have issued a mission to capture him!"

Hearing this, the others were also stunned, yes!

If Shigure was a defecting ninja, then the village would have issued a mission to capture him long ago. How could it be like this?

"Yes! If you didn't defect, why would you... be Kirigakure's ninja!"

Xiao Li asked.

Ino: "Okay, don't ask anymore, Shigure-kun, how are you doing in Kirigakure13?"

Shigure nodded, "Not bad! If nothing else happens, I will probably become the next Kage!"

These words made Neji and others even more confused. A Konoha ninja would become the next Kage.

Is it really possible for Kirigakure Village to do this?

"Okay, let's not talk about me now! Let's talk about this mission!"

Shigure looked at Shikamaru and put Ino down in his arms.

"Ino has sensed Sasuke's position. Sasuke is now within 500 meters of us in a straight line!"

"But the other party seems to be supported by ninjas. I planned to rest first before looking for an opportunity to take action, but now you are here..."

Looking at Shigure, now that Shigure is here, the previous plans and ideas seem unnecessary.

After all, in the face of absolute strength, all conspiracies and tricks are useless.

Shigure also understood what Shikamaru meant.

"There are five people in total!"

"Four of them should be the ninjas who appeared during the Chunin Exam. They are all Orochimaru's subordinates! Although their strength is not great, they are pretty good!"

Shigure said and Shikamaru glanced at Shigure "How did you know there were five people!"

Just now, Shikamaru didn't say how many people there were!

Shigure: "I also have the ability to sense. Although it may not be as refined as Ino's, I can still feel the approximate amount of chakra fluctuations!"

This guy can actually sense chakra. No one knows how much abnormal power he has.

Seeing that Shikamaru didn't continue, Shigure continued: "Can you deal with those four people?"

Suddenly feeling underestimated, Neji frowned, "Of course!"

There are six of them here, including Xiao Li, Neji, Choji, Shikamaru, and Shino, including Ino. If they can't even deal with four ninjas, then they are too weak!

Shigure nodded "Okay!"

"Then I'll leave these four to you. As for Sasuke, leave it to the three of us!"

With that said, Shiro and Chojuro walked up and stood behind Shigure.

Neji looked at Shiro, and he faintly felt a strange chill from Shiro's body, while Xiao Li on the other side was staring at Chojuro.

Chojuro's swordsmanship shocked him during the Chunin Exam.

Being able to fight Shigure for several rounds, there is no doubt about Chojuro's strength.

"Then let's get started!"

Shigure said and Shikamaru and the others nodded.

Sometimes after Yuzai has dealt with Sasuke, who is the most difficult to deal with, there is no need to restore his physical strength or anything.

As long as the most basic combat effectiveness can be guaranteed, it will be enough to hold back the other ninjas who are responding to Sasuke.

Shigure looked in the direction of Sasuke, and Sasuke seemed to sense Shigure at this moment.

Sasuke, who was resting, suddenly opened his eyes.

"not good!"

"There's always a weird feeling."

Sasuke said.

The four sound ninjas all stood up.

Kidomaru: "What's wrong?"

Sasuke: "Maybe the pursuers have arrived, I feel something is wrong!"

Chasing troops?

"Then leave it to me! You go first!"