Quote Originally Posted by AssertnFailure
Their goal isn't to catch Oro though. In fact I'm sure they would've preferred to have avoided him in the first place. It's more advantageous for them to let Oro retreat to his hideout because that's where Sasuke will be.
Yeah, but knowing where Sasuke once was is nothing new to them. Since Oro already knows he's being followed, or was being followed, it's logical he won't stay in his current hole. And then the Konoha dudes will be back in square zero.

Unless Oro really wants to have Naruto and Sasuke fight each other, in which case he might leave Sasuke behind just for that purpose (like the very beginning of Shippuuden might have suggested).