Chapter 1043: Retribution Came Too Suddenly

Very clearly, with the speed of Su Xiao's team, it was nothing but a pipe dream for the Rock Shinobi Village to catch up with them.

Half a kilometer behind Su Xiao and the others, the main force from the Rock Shinobi Village had already met up with Onoki who had rushed out of Shuoyan Village.

The reinforcements from the Rock Shinobi Village were led by the father-daughter duo of Huangtu and Kurotsuchi. After meeting up with Onoki, Onoki took over the command.

Onoki, Huangtu, and Kurotsuchi were direct relatives. Onoki was Huangtu's father, and Kurotsuchi was Huangtu's daughter, which meant she was Onoki's granddaughter.

It was no wonder this girl Kurotsuchi could become the Fourth Tsuchikage. Her family background was too strong; she was simply a third-generation official. Her grandfather was Tsuchikage, and her father was the strongest among the second generation of Rock Shinobi, and he had no interest in the position of Tsuchikage.

Onoki commanded the main force and chased Su Xiao and the others in a mighty manner. If they were caught by this main force, Su Xiao would definitely die.

Not to mention the combat power of Onoki and Huangtu, just the new generation Kurotsuchi couldn't be underestimated. After all, she was a female ninja who could succeed as Kage.

The threat didn't just come from these three, but also from the ninja troops behind them.

In the pursuit team, there were a total of 10 Jonin, 15 Special Jonin, 507 Chunin, and no Genin.

The pursuit force was divided into three groups by Onoki. He himself led 6 Jonin to take the lead. This was a high-speed marching force, and its purpose was to catch up with Su Xiao and the others and hold them off.

The second echelon of the pursuit team was commanded by Kurotsuchi. She led 4 Jonin, 5 Special Jonin, and 150 Chunin, right behind the vanguard force led by Onoki.

The third echelon was led by Huangtu. He brought 10 Special Jonin and 357 Chunin. This was the rear-guard force to avoid the first and second echelons being ambushed. They could provide support at any time. The third echelon carried supplies and could send speed-type Special Jonin to catch up with the first two echelons at any time to resupply materials.

It could be said that the arrangement Onoki made was almost seamless. These three pursuit forces respectively served the purposes of: chasing the enemy, surrounding the enemy, providing support, and logistical resupply. It was clearly a formation used in war.

The three pursuit forces could not only chase and kill the enemy, but even if they were ambushed by the enemy, they all had the power to counterattack. Regardless of which of these three forces it was, even if they encountered 3–4 Kage-level ninja, they could hold them off for a long time, and other pursuit forces could provide support at any time.

This old man Onoki had experienced the Ninja World War, so setting up a pursuit formation for ninja was a familiar path for him.

The reason Onoki was so cautious was because he understood one thing: the Akatsuki organization was an expert in war, so one couldn't judge its destructive power by the number of people. He had once hired the Akatsuki organization, so he was very clear about this point.

Not only that, Onoki had also made arrangements in the Rock Shinobi Village to avoid the Akatsuki organization taking the opportunity to ambush the Rock Shinobi Village.

The Rock Shinobi pursuit army began to chase. The vanguard force had the fastest speed. Not to mention that they understood the terrain of the Land of Earth, Onoki's flying ability was very useful during the pursuit.

Not only did Onoki possess flying ability, but his granddaughter Kurotsuchi also possessed it.

The number of Rock Shinobi pursuit forces was huge, but this didn't mean their speed was slow. These were ninja, and high-speed marching was just a daily routine for them.

Su Xiao's group was fleeing in front, and the Rock Shinobi main force was chasing behind, which made Su Xiao couldn't help but think that retribution came too suddenly. He had been chasing and killing Terumi Mei and others a while ago, and now he was being chased.

Undoubtedly, if they were caught and held off by any of the Rock Shinobi's forces, Su Xiao and the others would definitely die. This was a matter that didn't need to be doubted. Fortunately, the speed of both sides wasn't on the same level.

After chasing for thirty minutes, the two sides were one kilometer apart.

After chasing for one hour, the two sides were three kilometers apart.

After chasing for four hours, the two sides were more than five kilometers apart.

On the Gobi Desert in the dark night, Su Xiao sat on a giant rock with a cigarette in his mouth. Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang beside the giant rock was lying flat on the ground, panting heavily with its tongue out.

Karin was sitting limp on the ground, somewhat drowsy. Su Xiao had discovered before that biting Karin could not only restore injuries but also restore a certain amount of stamina. Therefore, during the escape, Su Xiao bit Karin's back again, and Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang bit Karin's calf.

At that time, Amu was somewhat eager to try. Considering its terrifying 85-point stamina attribute, Su Xiao didn't let it bite Karin, otherwise, Karin might die from life force exhaustion.

"Water~"

The weak Karin raised her hand. Su Xiao threw her a bottle of water. Karin tried to unscrew the bottle cap, but her hands were weak, and she used all her strength to unscrew it.

Karin felt bitter in her heart. After joining Su Xiao's team, she had changed from being full of vitality every day to a "sickly girl." Now she just wanted to have a good sleep.

Snoring came. Karin looked sideways; it was the Akatsuki organization member they had rescued.

After Deidara was rescued, he didn't do anything else. This guy fell asleep directly. Perhaps until now, he still didn't know that he had been rescued.

Deidara wasn't a taijutsu-type ninja. Although his physical fitness was stronger than ordinary people, he hadn't closed his eyes for several days, and his brain inevitably suffered damage. Before, he was splashed with cold water, and under the alternation of cold and heat, he caught a severe cold.

In this way, Deidara wouldn't wake up in the short term. Even if Su Xiao had slapped Deidara a few times before, and his face was swollen, this guy was still sleeping very soundly.

As long as Deidara woke up, Su Xiao had a way to shake off the Rock Shinobi's pursuit force. One thing made him very suspicious: how did the Rock Shinobi locate his position?

Several kilometers apart, Su Xiao had tried to clean up the traces along the way, but the Rock Shinobi could still continue to chase. This made Su Xiao very suspicious.

At first, Su Xiao thought that something had been done to Deidara, but whether it was Karin's perception or Bai Jue who came to notify the situation of the pursuers, neither had found any abnormality in Deidara.

The possibility of Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang being located wasn't high, Amu had also been checked, and there was still nothing suspicious. As for Su Xiao, Karin and Bai Jue couldn't perceive the situation in Su Xiao's body because the Green Qing Qing Gang Ying energy in his body was too aggressive.

Su Xiao had checked his own situation with Green Qing Qing Gang Ying energy and hadn't found any abnormality. He had checked his clothes and weapons.

Including Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, Amu, and Deidara, Su Xiao had checked them all. Karin was even more impossible; she was a perception-type herself, and because she had to help Su Xiao restore stamina, she was often pulled down her top by Su Xiao, and nothing was found on her either.

None of them had been marked, but the Rock Shinobi could chase them relentlessly. No matter how far they were shaken off, as long as Su Xiao and the others stopped, they would soon be able to catch up to the vicinity.

Su Xiao sat on the giant rock and thought. Judging from the current situation, it shouldn't be that their side had a problem, but that there were ninja who were good at pursuit among the enemies.

Just as Su Xiao was thinking, a pitcher plant grew on the nearby desert; it was Bai Jue's clone.

"The Rock Shinobi are chasing again."

Bai Jue was full of smiles, and his tone was quite gloating. ===== CHAPTER 1044 =====