Gaara sighed and said: "Captain Kakashi hasn't woken up yet. His condition seems much more severe than yours. Guy-senpai and Chiriku-senpai are still in the intensive care unit, needing at least several months of treatment to possibly recover. Ryuzetsu and Chino are slightly better off, recuperating in the observation ward. Kurotsuchi and Darui went for a physical examination; their injuries are not severe."
The more Sasuke listened, the darker his face became.
Such a powerful squad was actually defeated by Itachi Uchiha alone. Especially himself, defeated by Itachi several times. If not for 'Izanagi-no-Mikoto' twisting the result of his death, he would have even died at Itachi's hands.
Bang...
Sasuke punched the wall beside him: "Damn it!"
A huge sense of frustration enveloped him.
Gaara didn't have much emotional fluctuation: "I suggest you go back and rest well."
After a series of events like his father, the Fourth Kazekage, dying in battle, the One-Tail in his body being seized by the Akatsuki organization, and Elder Chiyo sacrificing herself to save him, he was no longer the boy full of hate in his heart.
Sasuke shook his head: "I don't need it!"
Gaara advised: "Although the seal was just replenished, the Cursed Seal on your body still caused severe damage to your body. You'd better rest for a while, otherwise your body will have big problems!"
"I'm fine!" After emphasizing again, Sasuke looked around: "Where is Yakumo? Any news of that bastard Itachi?"
At this time, Yakumo walked out from another tent and said to Sasuke: "You should rest well."
Sasuke looked eager: "The squad to encircle and suppress that bastard Itachi should have been formed, right? When do we set off?"
Yakumo shook her head: "There is no plan to encircle and suppress Itachi Uchiha for the time being."
"What!?"
Sasuke looked incredulous.
Yakumo explained slowly: "After several consecutive battles, the combat power of the Alliance has suffered severe losses. The headquarters still needs to reserve combat power to deal with the leader of the Akatsuki organization, so the plan to encircle and suppress Itachi Uchiha can only be postponed."
In the battle to reinforce the Land of Grass camp, Konoha Jonin like Asuma, Kurenai Yuhi, Anko, plus a large number of elites from other villages like Ameyuri Ringo, Chojuro, Suigetsu, Samui, Omoi, Temari, Kankuro, etc., were all injured and lost combat power.
In this encounter in the Land of Earth, elites like Kakashi, Guy, Chiriku, Ryuzetsu, and Chino were injured and lost combat power again.
Adding up before and after, the lost combat power was already shocking.
So not to mention the Five Kage hadn't reached a consensus on how to deal with Itachi Uchiha, even if the Five Kage decided to encircle and suppress Itachi Uchiha, they couldn't gather an elite squad sufficient to execute the encirclement mission in a short time right now.
Sasuke opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.
After a while, he said: "Then I'll go find Shinji. With him and me, plus Mumei, we can definitely deal with Itachi!"
Yakumo said: "Don't be brave, your current body can't fight at all!"
Sasuke ignored her and turned to walk out of the camp. But just taking one step, his legs went soft and he fell to the ground.
Gaara sighed: "If you really hate Itachi Uchiha, then you should rest well and recover your body as soon as possible!"
Sitting on the ground, Sasuke could only rage impotently: "Damn it! Damn it!"
Darui and Kurotsuchi, who finished their physical examination, just happened to see this scene.
They didn't make fun of Sasuke but sighed empathetically.
The two of them always prided themselves as the number one geniuses of their generation in their respective villages. But their terrible performance facing Itachi Uchiha made them ashamed.
Darui came to Sasuke at this time, saying in a deep voice: "Sasuke, we all remember this score! Heal your body, we'll accompany you to settle the score with that bastard!"
Kurotsuchi echoed: "Yeah, if I can't defeat that guy, I'm afraid I'll have a shadow for the rest of my life!"
Sasuke climbed up from the ground: "Okay, we'll deal with him together!"
Gaara said: "If we can't solve the problem of Genjutsu, it will be very difficult to defeat Itachi Uchiha!"
Sasuke thought for a while and said: "This problem is actually easy to solve! As long as we gather Shinji and Mumei, dealing with Itachi shouldn't be a problem!"
Kurotsuchi asked: "Where is Shinji now?"
Sasuke shook his head helplessly: "After Orochimaru fled, Shinji immediately led a team to chase, so I don't know where he is now either!"
Just as Sasuke and others in the headquarters were discussing how to deal with Itachi Uchiha, Orochimaru mentioned by them was detouring north from the Land of Earth into the territory of the Land of Waterfalls at this moment.
According to the order issued by Shinji through 'Magatama', he prepared to follow the route of Land of Waterfalls, Land of Iron, Land of Rice Fields, and Land of Hot Water, leading the fake 'Itachi Uchiha' to the sea at the easternmost end of the Ninja World, buying time for Shinji.
And to solve the fake 'Itachi Uchiha' later, after confirming he was the opponent's target, Orochimaru ordered Yakushi Kabuto, Jugo, Guren, and Tayuya to cross the Land of Fire directly, enter the Land of Hot Water in advance, and find a suitable ambush location in the Land of Hot Water, preparing for solving the fake 'Itachi Uchiha' thoroughly later.
Therefore, not long after entering the Land of Waterfalls, Orochimaru's group began to split up.
After watching Yakushi Kabuto and others leave, Orochimaru prepared to find time to find another White Zetsu clone to replace the sacrifice for the First Hokage's 'Reanimated' body.
After all, among the four Hokages, the First Hokage was the strongest.
As long as the First Hokage was there, and as long as there was a suitable sacrifice, no matter what situation he encountered, he could handle it with ease, just like how he solved 'Upper Rank One' who caused heavy casualties to the Ninja Village Alliance and Akatsuki organization in the Land of Grass not long ago!
However, he obviously underestimated the speed of the fake 'Itachi Uchiha's pursuit.
At the same time, he hadn't realized that his methods of cleaning up his traces had no effect on the fake 'Itachi Uchiha'. As the manifestation of his inner fear, the fake 'Itachi Uchiha' could easily sense his exact location even across thousands of mountains and rivers.
So just as he was looking for a White Zetsu clone, the fake 'Itachi Uchiha' suddenly blocked his way.
Looking at 'Itachi Uchiha' in front of him, Orochimaru twitched the corner of his mouth, saying awkwardly: "Really lingering like a ghost!"
'Itachi Uchiha' didn't hesitate at all, instantly activating Mangekyo Sharingan, and launching an 'Amaterasu' right at Orochimaru.
Orochimaru, who had suffered greatly from Itachi, was not a novice like Darui, Kurotsuchi, or Sasuke. The moment he encountered Itachi, he became vigilant. So when Itachi activated 'Amaterasu', he dodged behind a big tree beside him with a flash.
Subsequently, he quickly formed hand seals: "Summoning Jutsu!"
Instantly, three coffins rose from the ground in front of 'Itachi Uchiha'.