Synopsis

Kakashi and Guy returned to Konoha. While Kakashi recuperated in the infirmary, Sakura relayed the information Sasori had shared with her – a reward for her victory – to Tsunade. Sasori had a rendezvous planned with an operative embedded within Orochimaru’s organization in ten days' time. Four days had passed since Sakura received this intelligence, and now Naruto and she needed to find a new team member to undertake the investigation. As Naruto searched Konoha for a suitable candidate, he encou