His body felt like it was being burned by fire, and the violent burst of power allowed Sasuke to escape from the edge of danger. When the effect of the potion was exhausted and the curse seal was no longer effective, Sasuke's completely hollowed-out body made it difficult for him to stand. His footsteps felt like they were stepping on cotton, and he finally found a suitable foothold after stumbling.

After several days of reconnaissance, Sasuke's purpose was not only to find the mission target and then fight, but also to find a backup plan and a hiding place in case the situation was unfavorable.

In the underground cave that had been prepared long ago, Uchiha Sasuke sat cross-legged in a hidden corner.

After reaching a safe place, Sasuke let out the breath he had been holding on to, and a dizzying feeling of powerlessness quickly spread throughout his body.

Fortunately, this possibility close to the worst situation has been anticipated, and the hidden dangers of the body and Kakashi Hatake's instructions are still kept in mind.

"It's not time to rest yet."

Sasuke forced himself to stay awake and took out a strangely colored pill that made people lose their appetite, threw it into his mouth, and swallowed it without much chewing.

Every time he ate this kind of soldier pill that not only looked disgusting but also made people lose their appetite when they ate it, it was not a happy thing. After Sasuke frowned and waited for a moment, a stream of chakra quickly spread from his abdomen to every corner of his body, bringing a life-saving rain to his nearly exhausted body.

With this new strength, Sasuke calmed his mind and slowly calmed his emotions. After a while, the seal for sealing evil began to take effect. The cursed chakra that had been wreaking havoc for a long time and was almost unsustainable also gradually retreated. The jumping red and black runes gradually disappeared from Sasuke's skin. Under the strong suppression of Sasuke's chakra, it was finally sealed again.

The false and uncontrolled power receded, and the feeling of being alone made Sasuke almost lose consciousness. All the muscles in his body were shaking abnormally, and it seemed that it would take some time for him to recover after consuming too much energy.

Sasuke, who felt paralyzed and unable to move, did not faint, which was the result of his strong will. Not only that, the inexplicable sense of crisis in his body has been lingering since just now. With his blurred eyes, he always had the illusion that his body was about to be torn into pieces.

The Sharingan in the eye socket had been closed long ago to save precious chakra, but the severe pain in the eye has not subsided. At first I thought it was due to overuse of the eyes, but now I think it doesn't seem that simple.

"Is it for auxiliary use? Is it a potion or a curse seal?"

Sasuke, who encountered this kind of unexpected situation for the first time, had no idea what was going on, so he had to put it aside for the time being. It was estimated that there would be no major problems for a while, so he could go back and deal with it later. With Tsunade, the strongest medical ninja in the ninja world, any injury would be no problem.

Although his body could not move, his mind was still trying to stay awake. He sat in meditation for a long time until the involuntary shaking of his body stopped and the effects of the residual medicine completely disappeared. Sasuke checked carefully and found that there was no problem. Then he leaned against the rock wall behind him and fell into a deep sleep.

In the darkness underground, after an unknown amount of time, a ghostly figure slowly appeared and quickly moved towards Sasuke.

After a careful inspection, the figure finally approached Sasuke's position. When he saw Sasuke leaning against the ground and sleeping, he was shocked. He hurried over to feel Sasuke's breath, and was relieved to see that his breathing was still steady.

"We're a little late, but luckily nothing serious happened!"

As long as he can keep his life, with Konoha's medical level, he will be fine as long as he is treated.

The man stretched out his right hand, which turned into a soft wooden stick, wrapped up Uchiha Sasuke and took him out of the underground cave.

When we saw the light of day again, it was already noon the next day outside. The cold winter sun was shining on the ground, bringing a little warmth.

The person who brought Sasuke was dressed as an Anbu in Konoha. Judging from his features, it should be Tenzang who had not been seen for a long time and came to pick him up.

"Fortunately, we were prepared, otherwise it would be really difficult to find it."

Tenzo's Wood Release has a very wide range of applications, it can attack and defend at the same time, it can also suppress the tailed beasts, and it is also very good at tracking. After using special Wood Release seeds mixed with his own chakra, let the person being tracked eat it, Tenzo can sense their chakra fluctuations and approximate location. This sensing range is very large, as long as the distance is not too far, he can find the target.

Looking at Uchiha Sasuke who was still unconscious, and probably wouldn't wake up within a day or two, Tenzang shook his head and raised his hand to release the messenger bird requesting rescue.

Wood Release is good in every way except for healing, and it consumes a lot of chakra and vitality.

Only someone like Hashirama Senju, whose chakra is so huge that it becomes extremely terrifying vitality, or as terrifying as Tsunade who always activates the Hundred Healings Seal, can fully unleash the power of Wood Release.

It is true that Wood Release is a bloodline limit that combines Water Release and Earth Release, but in order to use it well, it must be supported by sufficient vitality, that is, the power of Yang Release, in order to exert the same magical effect as Hashirama Senju.

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The Rain Country, which has been silent for a long time, has not seen many changes recently. It is still a peaceful scene. Rather than saying that everything is harmonious, it is better to say that it is dead. The pattering rain extinguishes all the sparks of movement. What maintains all this is the irresistible power of the leader Payne and the faith in the gods and angels who protect this country.

"It's been a long time since any invader from the five major ninja villages came to investigate!"

Pain used the Rain Tiger Free Technique to sense the chakra movements in the rain.

"Wouldn't it be better if no one came to disturb us?"

"No, Xiaonan..."

"If the usual routine changes, it means something has happened that I'm not aware of. No one came to investigate, maybe they were scared by our bloody methods. There is another bad possibility..."

Pain's tone became stern, and he paused before continuing.

"Our enemies have already obtained enough critical and necessary intelligence. There is no need to send necessary manpower to the Rain Country to be slaughtered in vain."

"This possibility is very small. No one can escape our omnipresent surveillance and spy on us."

"We have exposed enough information. When secrets are leaked to a certain extent, experienced intelligence personnel can infer the missing parts without having to carefully verify every detail."

The information of most of the main members of the Akatsuki organization has been leaked, and his own Rinnegan has also been exposed. It is still unknown how many people know about it, but it is definitely not just one or two.