The beds in Konoha Hospital were very tight during this period, and the wounded and sick filled every aisle of the corridor.

The actions of Orochimaru and the Sand Village caught Konoha off guard.

Although the village had an emergency plan, Konoha's ninjas began to evacuate ordinary people to shelters shortly after Orochimaru and others started their actions.

But that was a last-ditch effort after all.

The sudden enemy had already caused considerable casualties to the people of Konoha before the emergency plan was activated.

According to subsequent statistics, the number of ordinary people affected by this incident was about 1,500.

Among these 1,500 people, 400 died on the spot, and the other 1,100 were injured to varying degrees.

As for the lost property, the statistics have not been completed yet, but a rough estimate is that it should be around 100 million taels.

Such a large number of casualties and losses cast a cloud over everyone in Konoha.

This cloud is called anger, unwillingness and resentment.

Most people in Konoha don't know who caused them to suffer such a disaster.

They are waiting for an explanation from the top.

Before the top gives everyone a satisfactory explanation, this cloud will never disappear, and it will get worse and worse. If it is not relieved, it will probably cause a huge wave in Konoha.

Not to mention the village top, ordinary ninjas with a keen sense of smell have also realized the seriousness of the problem.

Uchiha Sasuke is one of them.

He stayed in the hospital for a few days and heard a lot of useful information. He analyzed it and came to a very interesting conclusion.

But he doesn't care about this.

His mind is now full of thoughts about how to become stronger.

Tonight he was unable to sleep because of his chaotic thoughts.

He was recalling the disastrous defeat in the Chunin Exam.

Why did I lose?

I am obviously a genius of Uchiha, why can't I even beat a thick eyebrow?

Why can Gaara, Neji, Rock Lee, Uzumaki Naruto, who don't have Sharingan, be stronger than him?

Why am I so weak?

These thoughts continued to erode his mind.

Finally, he could no longer tolerate his own weakness.

He threw off the quilt and got up from the bed, then carried the backpack he had prepared long ago.

He pushed open the door, left the clan land, and headed towards the exit of Konoha Village.

Tonight, Sasuke decided to leave this place.

He was going to seek strength.

He was going to find Orochimaru who promised to make him stronger!

Sasuke had a smooth journey, but when he passed Konoha Park, a familiar figure blocked Sasuke's way.

Sasuke stopped and looked at the person in front of him and said, "Why are you here?"

Haruno Sakura was panicked by Sasuke's stare.

Her eyes could not help but dodge.

Sasuke's observation ability was so sharp that he immediately realized that something was wrong and guessed a possibility - he was being followed and monitored.

Sasuke frowned and said, "Sakura, you dare to spy on me?"

"I..." Sakura spoke hesitantly, and it was obvious that Sasuke guessed right.

Sasuke: "Tell me! Why are you spying on me!"

"No! Sasuke, don't get me wrong!" Seeing Sasuke angry, Sakura hurriedly began to explain, "The reason I did this is actually because when I was taking care of you in the hospital, I found that your condition was a little wrong, and I was a little worried about you, so... Sasuke, I swear I am really worried about you, and I have absolutely no other intentions!"

Sasuke was silent after hearing this, and after a moment he slowly spoke: "Sakura..."

Whoosh!

Accompanied by a burst of wind, Sasuke rushed to Sakura in front of him after breaking through several meters in the blink of an eye.

Plop!

Sasuke hit Sakura's lower abdomen with a heavy punch.

Sakura felt pain, rolled her eyes and fainted.

At the last moment of losing consciousness, Sakura heard Sasuke's last words in her ears.

"Sakura... you're really annoying!"

...

"This is what happened. Uchiha Sasuke attacked the guards at the entrance of the village last night and left the village. This behavior did not seem to be controlled by illusion, so it was classified as... defection."

In the Hokage's office, Kakashi sat in front of the Hokage's desk and told the people in front of him about a suspected ninja defection that happened last night.

A bearded man extinguished the cigarette in his mouth and asked, "We have heard the matter clearly. What do you need us to do?"

Kakashi: "I need a few of you to investigate the truth of this incident and bring Sasuke back to the village for further investigation. Sarutobi Asuma and his subordinates, Team 10, and the ninjas responsible for tracking perception, are you willing to accept this mission?"

"Team 10 accepts this mission." The bearded man said without thinking.

The bearded man is the leader of Team 10, Asuma Sarutobi. His intention is toThinking is what all the members of Team 10 meant.

As for the so-called perception ninja, he also expressed his wishes at the same time: "Uzumaki Naruto accepts the mission."

Kakashi nodded and said, "In that case, you can set off immediately. Be careful on this trip. I have met Orochimaru once during the Chunin Exam. He seems to be very interested in Sasuke, so he is probably behind this incident. You may encounter him. If it is impossible, I allow you to give up the mission."

"Understood." Everyone responded in unison and immediately left the Hokage's office.

Several people rushed all the way to the main exit of Konoha Village.

This takes a little time, so Ino from Team 10 couldn't help but start chatting with Uzumaki Naruto.

Ino: "I didn't expect Kakashi-sensei to become the acting Hokage, and I didn't expect Sasuke to defect from the village for no reason."

Naruto: "Kakashi-sensei's decision to become the acting Hokage was made by several big families. The village is in urgent need of a leader. Looking at the entire Konoha, there are no more than a handful of people who can take on this position. Kakashi-sensei is one of them. There is nothing wrong with choosing him. As for Sasuke..."

Naruto was about to say something, but Ino pulled his sleeve and said, "Is that Sakura blocking the road in front?"

"Yeah." Naruto nodded. He had seen Sakura long before, and he could guess what she was doing.

Asuma Sarutobi, the bearded teacher who led the 10th team, also roughly understood the mission target... that is, he understood Uchiha Sasuke's interpersonal relationships.

The girl in front of him is Haruno Sakura. She is in the same class as Sasuke and Naruto, and seems to have a crush on Sasuke.

Asuma could also guess the reason why she appeared here to stop everyone.

Although the situation was urgent, he was considerate and did not scold Sakura to get in the way. Instead, he took Shikamaru and Choji to the gate not far away to handle the formalities, leaving the space for several young people.

As a close friend, Ino easily discovered that something was wrong with Sakura. She stepped forward and held Sakura's hand: "Sakura, what's wrong with you?"

Sakura ignored Ino, she broke away from Ino's hand and walked to Naruto.

The two looked at each other.

The girl's eyes were tearful, her eyes were red and swollen, and the tear marks on her face were also very clear. All the signs showed that Sakura had cried more than once in a short period of time.

"Naruto, please help me bring Sasuke back. This is my lifelong request, please help me bring Sasuke back."

While speaking, Sakura's eyes were filled with tears, and no one would refuse her request if they saw it.

Naruto did not refuse, he said in a deep voice: "I will try my best."

"Try your best? You said try your best?"

This is not the answer Sakura wanted.

The girl stopped crying and then stared at Naruto with her eyes.

Bringing Sasuke back is all she wants now. She entrusted all her hopes to Uzumaki Naruto. This is her greatest wish in this life, but Uzumaki Naruto's answer was just to try her best.

She could feel that her wish was perfunctorily dealt with.

She was indignant!

"Uzumaki Naruto! I don't want to try my best! What I want is to be sure! Sasuke is also your companion, isn't he! Now he has gone astray, you must help him! You are responsible for bringing him back!"

Sakura stared at Naruto while speaking, and the whole person seemed to be possessed by a demon.

Seeing this, Ino hurried forward to comfort Sakura, but before he could get close, Sakura turned around and glared at Ino.

"Yamanaka Ino, you have nothing to do here! Get out of the way!"

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