Ninja World: I've already fought the Five Kage head-on, and the system is only now showing up.

Chapter 62 Dawn's Actions

Whoosh!Whoosh!

The wind howled.

Sasuke darted through the forest, letting the strong wind whip his black hair back, his sharp eyes scanning the slightest movement around him.

Suddenly, he noticed something, stopped quickly, and dodged behind a big tree, peeking out slightly to look ahead.

"One, two, three, four. It's a patrol squad from Konoha."

The power of Konoha is not entirely concentrated in the village.

Excluding border defense troops.

Outside Konoha Village, there are patrol teams serving as a warning, so that the enemy won't be discovered until they have already broken into the village.

The Chunin Exams a while ago were so successful because there were too many VIPs and tourists. Konoha had to redeploy many of its outlying squads to maintain order in the village, which made the surprise attack so easy.

Having learned from their mistakes, Konoha now increases its patrols on the perimeter, even when its forces are stretched thin, to avoid another unexpected attack.

Patrol squads, plus the occasional Konoha mission squads.

Sasuke's escape wasn't so easy, as he didn't sleep the whole way.

To avoid alerting the enemy, Sasuke waited quietly until the Konoha patrol team had left before setting off again.

The Sound Four received the same treatment, but they were stronger and could force their way through even if they encountered Konoha members they couldn't avoid.

Therefore, even though Sasuke created some distance, they were able to keep up with him relentlessly.

Although Shikamaru's team set off last, their home advantage allowed them to pursue with confidence and continuously close the gap.

Looking at the bigger picture, the distance between Sasuke, the Sound Four, and Shikamaru's team is gradually closing over time.

Of course, this whole game involves more than just those three parties.

The fact that the only surviving member of the Uchiha clan in Konoha was a traitor had only been known for a short time, but it had already reached the eyes of those who were interested.

Beep~ Beep~

In the dimly lit underground base, Orochimaru, lying on a hospital bed receiving an IV drip, suddenly sat up and roared in excruciating pain.

"The newly prepared medicine didn't even last a day. Is it still not working?" The pharmacist next to him adjusted his glasses and sighed.

"Sasuke... Where is Sasuke?" Orochimaru, sweating profusely from the pain, looked at his arms tightly wrapped in bandages and asked with increasing impatience.

"Something unexpected happened," Kabuto Yakushi replied. "According to Tayuya and the others' latest report, Sasuke did leave the village, but he didn't go with them."

"It seems... he has a new option?"

"waste!"

Orochimaru, writhing in pain and sweating profusely, gritted his teeth and cursed.

"Besides me, who else has the power to avenge Sasuke? Tell the Sound Four: if they can't bring Sasuke back, they shouldn't come back!"

The pharmacist nodded: "I will pass it on. By the way, that child wants to do his part in his final moments; should we grant him that request?"

"Let Kimimaro go!"

At this point, in order to achieve his goal, Orochimaru was willing to play all his cards.

Having received the instruction, Kabuto turned and left. After closing the door, Orochimaru's cries of pain could be heard again.

"Ugh!! That damned old man! Who ruined my plans?! Ah!!"

"Ban! Ban! I've heard some incredible news!"

In the Land of Rain, Obito Uchiha, who was enjoying the rain, heard the voice of a White Zetsu behind him. His eyes flickered, and he asked:

"Is it about Yu Yi Xuan Yue?"

Like other ninja villages, Obito Uchiha had not been able to find out Hagoromo Gengetsu's whereabouts during this period. After all, while White Zetsu's intelligence-gathering ability was impressive, it was not omnipotent.

Recently, several White Zetsu have mysteriously disappeared, which has aroused his suspicion, but he has not found any clues in his investigation.

"No," Bai Jue shook his head.

Upon hearing this, Obito Uchiha lost interest.

However, White Zetsu's mention of Uchiha Sasuke caught his attention.

"Uchiha Sasuke has defected!" White Zetsu said with a smile.

"Defection?"

Obito Uchiha narrowed his eyes inside his Rasengan mask.

He had long planned to replace Itachi Uchiha and achieve the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan with Sasuke Uchiha.

As for why Itachi Uchiha wasn't allowed to evolve into the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan...

Not only because he himself suffers from a very serious terminal illness.

The bigger reason was that Obito Uchiha was very wary of Itachi Uchiha.

Within the entire Akatsuki organization, even Nagato, who possessed the Rinnegan, was merely a useful pawn already placed in the game of chess in Nagato's eyes.

However, Itachi Uchiha, who also possessed the Mangekyou Sharingan and had a deep mind, was the only one that Obito could not control.

That's why he specifically sent Kisame, one of his own, to be Itachi's companion and to monitor him.

Fortunately, Itachi Uchiha had been hampered by his physical condition, which put Obito Uchiha at ease.

"Why did Uchiha Sasuke defect?" Uchiha Obito asked.

White Zetsu shook his head: "It's not clear yet. But there's another piece of news: Orochimaru's people are chasing Uchiha Sasuke."

"Orochimaru."

Upon hearing this name, Obito Uchiha tapped his fingers on the iron railing.

As a rogue ninja of the Akatsuki, Pain not only issued a kill order against him, but he also wanted to kill this guy who knew a lot of information about the Akatsuki.

However, this venomous snake has always been very slippery. Although the Akatsuki destroyed several of Orochimaru's bases, they were unable to find him.

"If I remember correctly, Itachi and Kisame are still in the Land of Fire, right?" Obito Uchiha asked.

"Yes. After failing to capture the Nine-Tails, they are still within the Land of Fire. After all, the Land of Fire is very large," White Zetsu replied with a grin.

"Tell Itachi this news. He will make his own choice. Oh, and inform Pain as well," Obito Uchiha instructed.

Obito Uchiha understood Itachi's true nature very well and knew exactly what the former would do.

This is a good opportunity to cut off Orochimaru's tentacles, so that the stinky snake won't do anything to Sasuke, whose purpose I've already decided to use, and ruin my Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan plan.

Furthermore, it would be ideal if we could extract Orochimaru's location from his subordinates.

Many members of the Akatsuki organization still remember him.

This way, he could achieve two goals at once, and Obito Uchiha thought the plan was perfect.

Bai Jue obeyed and went to deliver the message.

Payne responded quickly.

He would not miss the opportunity to kill Orochimaru, the traitor of the Akatsuki organization.

Using the Akatsuki ring's remote communication capabilities, Pain contacted Itachi and Kisame, who were thousands of miles away.

Upon receiving the order, Kisame grinned menacingly at Itachi, saying, "Itachi, looks like I'm about to see your dear brother again."

Itachi calmly put on his straw hat, and amidst the tinkling of the wind chimes, he said softly:

"He was never the target."

(End of this chapter)