Chapter 116: The Powerful Sound Ninja Squad

Hinata, who had been keeping a close eye on the Sound Ninja, said, "The Sound Ninja Squad has stopped in place. There are two squads hiding behind them. Those two squads are... the Grass Ninja."

Hearing this, Naruto’s heart stirred.

Karin had run into the Grass Ninja...

Those poor Grass Ninja.

After quickly finishing the grilled fish in his hand, Naruto stood up.

"I’ll go take a look."

Sasuke nodded.

Hinata said softly, "Be careful."

Naruto smiled. "Don’t worry."

With that, he vanished in a flash.

After Naruto left, Hinata continued observing the Sound Ninja. Then, her heart stirred.

"Uzumaki Secret Technique!"

Meanwhile.

Despite being looked down upon by the two of them, Suigetsu wasn’t embarrassed in the slightest.

Was this called being timid?

This was called knowing when to yield.

Suigetsu turned around, formed his hand into the shape of a gun, and aimed at a patch of grass.

"Quit sneaking around. Come out."

The three Grass Ninja hidden behind a large tree and the three hiding in another patch of grass looked at each other.

He was pointing in the wrong direction.

Had he really noticed them?

He must be bluffing!

The corner of Karin’s mouth twitched.

"Could you at least be serious?"

She pursed her lips and subtly indicated the other patch of grass.

Suigetsu’s face became slightly awkward.

Without saying anything, he quickly aimed at the other patch of grass.

Water Release: Water Bullet Technique!

Bang~!

A drop of water burst from the tip of his index finger like a bullet, traveling at incredible speed!

The next moment—

"Ah~!"

A cry of pain came from the grass!

The impact of the Water Bullet sent someone flying several meters.

Seeing this, the corner of Suigetsu’s mouth curled upward.

He hadn’t expected that he would actually hit someone!

The other two Grass Ninja hiding in the grass realized they had been exposed.

They immediately revealed themselves and rapidly threw several shuriken!

"Ha!"

Jūgo let out a loud shout as black markings appeared across his face.

His left arm swelled up and transformed into a monstrous claw. With a fierce swing, he knocked all the shuriken away.

Suigetsu quickly closed the distance and appeared in front of one of the Grass Ninja. He pulled his left arm back and clenched his fist.

Water Release: Great Water Arm Technique!

Water gathered in his left arm, causing it to rapidly swell. He then swung it forward with tremendous force, smashing his enormous fist into the Grass Ninja’s face!

Bang~!

The Grass Ninja’s nose was crushed, and he was sent flying several meters before collapsing unconscious.

"Kill them!"

Nearby, Karin had noticed the symbol on their forehead protectors. Intense hatred surged into her eyes.

Adamantine Sealing Chains!

Several golden chains shot out from Karin’s body and plunged into the ground.

In an instant, they burst out from beneath the two Grass Ninja!

"They’re trying to kill us?"

Hearing this, the Grass Ninja’s hearts tightened.

One of them sensed something strange beneath the ground and reacted extremely quickly, leaping backward.

Before he could even breathe a sigh of relief—

Jūgo suddenly appeared in front of him, his vicious fist crashing down!

"So fast!"

The Grass Ninja’s pupils contracted.

The next moment, Jūgo’s monstrous fist slammed into his abdomen.

Crack~!

The sound of breaking bones rang out as his spine was directly shattered.

The next instant—

Bang~!

His entire body was smashed into the ground, his eyes instantly losing all signs of life.

Meanwhile.

The injured Grass Ninja who had been struck by the Water Bullet had no time to dodge before the golden chains wrapped around him.

As he felt the chains tightening with increasing force—

"No~!"

Fear filled the Grass Ninja’s eyes as they bulged outward.

Karin vanished in a flash and appeared in front of the restrained Grass Ninja.

Chakra instantly surged into her right arm. At the same time as she threw a powerful punch at the Grass Ninja’s head, an immense amount of chakra exploded from her fist.

Chakra Enhanced Strength!

Bang~!

The Grass Ninja’s head exploded like a watermelon.

"Hiss~!"

Suigetsu, who was standing nearby, couldn’t help but suck in a sharp breath.

That was way too violent!

What kind of grudge did she have against them?

Remembering what Karin had just said about killing them, Suigetsu realized what was going on.

He didn’t say another word. He formed his hand into the shape of a gun and aimed at the Grass Ninja he had beaten unconscious.

Water Release: Water Bullet Technique!

Bang~!

The water condensed at the tip of his index finger shot out like a bullet.

Splat~!

A spray of blood burst forth.

The unconscious Grass Ninja felt a sharp pain in his heart, his eyes suddenly bulging outward.

Before long, those bulging eyes became dull.

Meanwhile.

The other squad of Grass Ninja hiding behind the large tree, who had originally intended to look for an opportunity to attack, had fallen into a state of complete shock.

Their minds had practically shut down.

Too fast!

They hadn’t even had time to react!

An entire squad had been wiped out in an instant!

Too violent!

Their methods were far too brutal!

That female Sound Ninja had actually blown someone’s head apart with a single punch!

Wasn’t this the Chūnin Exams?

Why were they being so ruthless?

And how could their strength possibly belong to Genin?

They were at least Chūnin-level... perhaps even Jōnin-level!

The three Grass Ninja didn’t dare to reveal themselves.

They didn’t dare make a sound.

They didn’t even dare move.

The gap in strength was simply too enormous!

There was no way they could fight them.

They didn’t even have any hope of escaping.

The three Grass Ninja immediately panicked, their faces filled with terror.

They could only pray that the enemy hadn’t discovered them—or would simply let them go.

Suddenly—

The three figures in their field of vision disappeared.

The three hidden Grass Ninja froze for a moment.

Then they heard movement behind them.

Before they could react—

Karin, Suigetsu, and Jūgo appeared behind the three Grass Ninja and simultaneously plunged the kunai in their hands into their bodies.

The Grass Ninja only felt a sudden, excruciating pain in their hearts.

Even until their deaths, they couldn’t understand why, despite possessing such overwhelming strength, their opponents had to hunt them down so mercilessly.

Naruto, who had been sitting on the tree where the Grass Ninja had been hiding all along, suddenly spoke.

"You went pretty hard on them. Are you okay?"

Hearing Naruto’s voice, Karin’s heart tightened.

"When did Naruto get here? He didn’t see me, did he?"

Thinking this, she quickly hid her blood-covered right fist behind her back.

Then she awkwardly raised her head and asked, "Naruto, when did you get here?"

Naruto jumped down from the tree.

Noticing the hand Karin was hiding behind her back, his heart stirred.

He could roughly guess why she had asked that question.

So he said, "I just got here. Right when you killed these three."

Hearing this, Karin immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank goodness. He didn’t see my rough side."

Her heart stirred, and Karin immediately reached out with her left hand and grabbed Naruto.

"There’s too much blood here. Let’s go somewhere else and talk."

Naruto nodded without refusing.

Some things were better left unseen.

As Karin pulled Naruto along, she secretly pointed with the hand behind her back toward one of the corpses whose head had been blown apart.

Seeing this, the corners of Suigetsu and Jūgo’s mouths twitched slightly.

She was still pretending to be a refined lady?

If Naruto had really just arrived, why would he specifically say when he had arrived?

The two shook their heads and silently walked over to the Grass Ninja to search their bodies for scrolls.

One Heaven Scroll.

One Earth Scroll.

Not bad.

They had just managed to make a complete pair, with one scroll left over.

Afterward, they used Earth Release to dig a pit and buried the four Grass Ninja corpses whose heads had been smashed apart.

Well, whatever.

Since Karin wanted to deceive herself, they might as well play along.

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