Chapter 130 Running away

"This is…"

“It’s a cat.”

"I know, but why did you ask me to take this guy with me."

"It's not an ordinary cat. It's a cat with a psychic circuit. In an emergency, it can switch places with someone and help you deal with difficult enemies or other situations."

Sasuke took the black cat with a complicated expression, a completely black earth cat.

Its pupils are golden with a hint of fluorescent green, and they are bright and sharp. Its body is slender and its tail looks very powerful. At first glance, it is a natural killer of small birds.

"Tsk... okay, I might trouble you again later." Sasuke let it stand on the backpack and reached out to scratch its chin with a very friendly attitude.

The Uchiha clan has a pretty good relationship with cats. The owner of the weapon shop they often visit is called Granny Cat, who keeps an unknown but large number of ordinary cats and ninja cats.

The black cat sat obediently on the backpack, with its chin raised comfortably.

If Pianyi was half as obedient as it, he would have accepted it, even though he looked just like it. "By the way, it's a normal house cat, remember to feed it every day."

"Got it. If I need it to come in handy, what should I do? Inject my own chakra into it?" Sasuke turned his head and looked at the black cat. It was really an ordinary cat.

"No, you just need to shout to it, 'You come to help me', remember to shout loudly."

"what?"

"Voice-controlled cat, isn't it magical?"

"Uh…"

Luo Yi did not send him out of the village because Xiaoying was waiting on the road until the middle of the night.

It's not easy for her either. Ever since she sensed that Sasuke was planning to leave, she has to go out every night when it's quiet. On the one hand, she wants to see Sasuke, but on the other hand, she's afraid to watch him leave.

It is true that a short pain is worse than a long pain.

Luo Yi watched from afar as Sasuke laid the unconscious Sakura flat on a bench on the side of the road, and even took away the trash can next to the bench (actually it was omitted due to an animation error in the original work).

...

Less than two hours later, at daybreak, Sakura was discovered by Izumo and Kotetsu, who were working all night, while they were carrying documents on the street.

Sasuke at this time was not good at using illusions, so he used a physical hypnosis with a knife. He was lucky that his head was not damaged.

"What, Sasuke left the village?" In the Hokage's office, Tsunade was shocked and glanced at Luo Yi who was napping on the sofa on the side.

This kid doesn't even know how to cooperate.

"According to what Haruno Sakura said, I'm afraid so." Zi Tie relayed Sakura's experience, "Should we send someone to bring him back?"

"Hmm..." Now that it's been mentioned, at least we have to pretend to do it. Tsunade thought it would be a good idea to let the younger generation take this opportunity to gain some experience. "How about this, you guys go to the Nara family and call Shikamaru over to me."

Hearing the captain's name next, Luo Yi opened his eyes slightly, then closed them again, and could still sleep for a while.

ten minutes later.

Shikamaru stood in front of the Hokage's desk with a serious look on his face, not knowing why he was called here so early in the morning, and...

Why is Luo Yi sleeping here?

"To make a long story short, Uchiha Sasuke left the village early this morning. It is now preliminarily determined that he is going to the Otogakure Village... because of Orochimaru's invitation." Tsunade crossed her fingers in front of her and gave the task personally.

"Wait a minute, why would such a dangerous guy invite Sasuke, and why did Sasuke accept it?" Shikamaru was sweating profusely.

Since the Fifth Hokage told him about this...

"Don't worry about that for now. Time is running out. The next task for you is, 'Bring Sasuke back.'" The task name was clear and straightforward.

"It would be fine if there were no enemies..." The long-lost villager's Flag physique was activated.

"Unfortunately, this mission will be classified as an A-level mission. Sasuke is traveling with four of Orochimaru's men, who are suspected to be the four Sound-nin who were responsible for building the barrier in the Chunin Exam. They are very powerful." Tsunade had never seen them, but she could guess a thing from the description of the Anbu.

"In that case, this mission can only be handed over to a team of jonin and chunin, right?" Shikamaru had only seen the Sound Four from a distance, and they were definitely not a level that an ordinary chunin could handle.

"I can't do that. All the ninjas that can be sent out for the mission are outside... I can only give you 30 minutes to find the best partner you think, and then set off." Tsunade finished her explanation, "By the way, I recommend that you go find Naruto."

After confirming from the window that Shikamaru had left, Tsunade sighed, "Okay, Luo Yi, your break is over."

"Ah."

...

Half an hour later, the five-member group with different painting styles gathered at the gate of Konoha Village.

Shikamaru, Naruto, Kiba & Akamaru, Neji and Choji, this seems to be the first and only time they act as a team.

This is a team that Shikamaru specially expanded because he considered that Sasuke was likely to be on the opposite side and might attack them, and...

"Don't try to follow me secretly. You don't want to see your post-operative recovery fall through, do you?" Luo Yi jumped down from the top of the village gate, pointing his spear directly at a sneaky guy with a watermelon head.

"Luo Yi?!" Naruto and Ya were surprised and happy.

Shikamaru and Neji were not surprised, but Choji... well, I don't know what he was thinking, his eyes were narrowed and his mouth was pursed, and he seemed a little nervous.

"But, Doctor Luo, I'm feeling very well now, and I feel like I've fully recovered." Xiao Li was still trying to get the chance to act together.

"Then you go ask the Fifth Hokage. I have no objection if she agrees." After sending people away, Luo Yi greeted the five people who were about to go out.

Xiao Li ran towards the administration department so fast that he left an afterimage.

"Okay," Shikamaru returned to the topic, "Luo Yi, you are not here to see us off, right?"

"That's right. The Fifth Hokage was worried and asked me to follow you."

"Isn't this actually decided from the beginning? Never mind, let's just make a simple plan first."

The mission goal is to bring back the "bewitched" Sasuke, so the formation is a single column. The pioneers are Kiba and Akamaru, who are familiar with the terrain and good at tracking, followed by the team leader Shikamaru, who can understand the situation in time and command immediately, the center position is given to Naruto, who has great explosive power and is good at using shadow clones, the fourth is Choji, who has low speed and high attack, and the last is Neji, who has all-seeing Byakugan.

"Do you think this arrangement is feasible, Mr. Luo Yi?" Shikamaru asked with clear meaning.

"It's amazing. You took into account both reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance, and made overall plans to maximize your strengths and minimize your weaknesses." Luo Yi praised. "I'll follow behind to provide support and take action when necessary."

"Okay! Let's go!" Naruto acted like a captain.

"Wait!" Sakura appeared.

I almost forgot that there is also a "Promise of This Life" segment, which marks the beginning of Naruto helping Sakura start her long journey to find her husband.

Then Luo Yi saw a pair of sisters with white eyes behind Xiaoying.

"Brother Neji, Luo Yi, Naruto, and everyone... come on." Hinata has tried very hard to appear calm in front of her lover and her sister and brother-in-law.

"Luo Yi..." Hua Huo looked at him, hesitant to speak.

"I'm sorry, I have to do a special mission with them today and can't take you with me. Stay in the village, protect your sister, and wait for me to come back in the evening." Luo Yi patted the little girl's head without any hesitation.

"Well..." Hanabi lowered her head, "Come back soon."

Although it's a bit against Tiangang, but with the girl's current strength, protecting her sister is no problem.

And although there was a lot of fighting, it really only took half a day.

Luo Yi seemed to be following his companions calmly.

It’s decided. I’ll go solo against the Four Sound-Ninjas, plus Kimimaro.

——To collect "missing"

...

At the same time, about 50 kilometers northwest of Konoha Village.

Sasuke found that the four people stopped and surrounded him. His expression was unclear, but it was obvious that they wanted to say something.

"Sasuke-sama, we are far enough away from Konoha." Sakon smiled evilly, "Orochimaru has given us an important task, which is to make you... die first."

It's coming so soon? Sasuke didn't quite believe it when he heard Luo Yi's prediction. How did he know?

"This is the 'Awakening Pill', which awakens the power of the curse to 'State 2'." Sakon took out a small glass bottle, "But after awakening, the erosion speed of the curse will be significantly accelerated, and it can be fatal in a few minutes."

"And our barrier technique can suppress its side effects and just put you in a state of suspended animation for a short period of time." Kidomaru added.

It was hard for Sasuke to believe that if he truly surrendered to Orochimaru, he would be able to calmly swallow the pill when faced with such a choice.

But since that guy predicted it...

"I have a question," Sasuke said grimly, "will I still be a boy when I wake up?"