Chapter 219 - 217: Only Two Karin Present

Chapter 219: Chapter 217: Only Two Karin Present

"Naruto!"

A calling voice came from the distance, and four Ninjas rushed over. The newcomers were Neji, Lee, Sakura, and Karin.

Neji was the first to land and walked toward Naruto. Naruto also greeted them warmly.

"Long time no see, Neji! And Bushy Brows, Sakura, and Karin."

"Yeah, long time no see. I didn’t expect you to disrupt our plans as soon as you appeared. You really are full of surprises."

"Don’t blame Naruto. If he hadn’t been here, the Priestess might have already met with misfortune."

Kano-chan quickly spoke up for Naruto. Neji and the others had indeed arrived a bit late. If Naruto hadn’t happened to be there, the Priestess likely would have been killed.

"Big Sister, you’re here too! That’s wonderful!"

Karin spotted the little girl behind them and ran over excitedly to take Kano-chan’s hand.

"Kano-sensei? Weren’t you and Shizune-sensei providing support at the front lines?"

Sakura was also very surprised. Kano should have been at the front lines; why was she here?

"Because I was worried about Naruto. I ran into the Pervy Sage at the front, and he told me Naruto was here."

Kano gave her reason quite frankly.

"Naruto-kun looks more reliable now! When we go back, let’s have a youthful match!"

"No problem! I’m super strong now, I definitely won’t lose."

Neji didn’t think Naruto had become reliable at all, and Sakura and Karin shared the same view.

Afterward, as a Jonin, Neji began to reformulate the escort plan. He figured with Naruto and Kano joining, the plan would be more complete.

"According to the intelligence from Lady Tsunade, besides Moryo, there will be four main enemies this time. We have the numbers advantage, so we can split one person to protect..."

"Wait!"

Kano spoke up, interrupting Neji. As a Genin, interrupting a Jonin’s speech was originally quite impolite; at the very least, one should wait for the Jonin to finish before offering an opinion.

But Neji didn’t see any problem with it. Although Kano was a Genin, her status in Konoha Village was second only to the Hokage. Moreover, since she was from the Nara Clan, Neji trusted both Kano and Shikamaru implicitly.

"Kano, is there something you want to say?"

"I’ve already dealt with those four enemies."

As she spoke, Kano kicked the cold female corpse beside her.

"This is one of them."

Then, Shadow Deer Tube was the first to return from afar, with a mangled corpse hanging from the end of a water pipe. Soon after, Shadow Zabuza and Shadow Haku returned; Shadow Haku was holding a head, while Zabuza held a headless corpse. Finally, Shadow Orochimaru returned with a perfectly intact corpse, which was worthy of praise.

"Kano is still as... reliable as ever."

Having not seen Kano in action for a long time, Neji had started to think he might have surpassed her. But seeing her strike again, Neji realized he had been getting ahead of himself.

He wanted to say it would have been better to leave one alive, but he didn’t dare voice his opinion. It wasn’t that he was afraid of Kano, but rather he feared Kano’s Painful Chakra Scalpel.

Afterward, Neji reformulated the escort plan again, and everyone agreed. Kano had no objections; she was there to protect Naruto. The Priestess didn’t matter much to her; anyway, Moryo and the like could just be left for Nagato to handle.

"Naruto!"

A young man with a bow and glasses ran over from a distance.

"Oh, Big Brother Ashiho!"

Naruto greeted him warmly. Kano felt like she had just seen this scene a moment ago.

Ashiho rushed over, panting, and immediately began to scold Naruto.

"You idiot! I told you to stay close and protect the Lady Priestess, not to have the Lady Priestess stay close to you!"

He hadn’t been able to stop the enemies outside. Dragging his injured body into the house to protect Priestess Shion, he had seen Naruto hoist Shion up and dash out in a flash.

This brief image dealt a huge blow to Ashiho’s short life as a simp! His Lady Priestess was being carried by someone else like a sack of grain. It was like painstakingly caring for your own bicycle and accelerating slowly when riding, only to have someone else ride it and pedal while standing up.

"That was indeed your fault. Naruto, hurry up and apologize."

"I’m sorry!"

Coincidentally, Shion happened to wake up at that moment.

"Where am I..."

"The surgery was a success; you’re a girl now."

Kano started joking as usual, and Shion tilted her head dizzily.

"But I was always a girl."

"The brainwashing was also a success."

"Huh?"

Shion was stunned by those words and immediately began to check her body, along with her memory.

"Alright, Kano, stop with the mean jokes." A serious Neji stepped in front of Shion. "Hello, we are Ninjas from Konoha Village. Our mission this time is to escort you to seal Moryo. I am the lead Jonin, Hyuga Neji."

"I am Sakura Haruno, a Chunin in charge of medical and genjutsu support."

"I am Karin, a Chunin in charge of sensory perception."

"I am Rock Lee, a Chunin in charge of combat. Nice to meet you!"

"I am Uzumaki—"

"No need for an introduction, I know you, idiot Naruto."

Naruto was about to speak with a smile when Shion interrupted him. Then Shion looked at Kano.

"Do I still need an introduction? I’m the konoha songstress, Kano-chan, in charge of... acting cute?"

Shion naturally knew Kano, but she hadn’t expected such a big star to come and protect her. However, the konoha songstress looked like a child and seemed weak, not like someone with combat capability.

"Hello, I am Shion, the Priestess of the Land of Demons. Naruto, come here for a second."

Over the past few days, Naruto had become quite familiar with Shion. Shion also trusted this bright and cheerful boy and had a good impression of him. But the fact that Naruto was someone else’s simp still made her quite uncomfortable.

Naruto approached, and Shion leaned into his ear and whispered:

"Is the konoha songstress the one you like?"

Naruto nodded.

"I suggest you give up. She’s the most famous Idol in the entire Ninja World. How could she ever fall for an idiot like you?"

"How will I know it’s impossible if I don’t try? I will never give up when it comes to Kano-chan."

Seeing Naruto’s simp-like behavior, Shion could only sigh in frustration, thinking that simps never win. With Naruto’s ordinary status, it was definitely impossible for him to win over a big star. Absolutely impossible.

"Miss Shion, now that we Ninjas have arrived, let’s hurry and set off."

"No, our escort unit still needs time to rest and reorganize."

Before Shion could answer, Ashiho spoke first, which made Shion very unhappy.

"I am the Priestess, my word is final! We set off immediately."

"But Lady Priestess, these people alone won’t be able to protect you well enough."

"What’s the use of having more of you? You couldn’t even stop four assassins! It was all thanks to Naruto taking on all four by himself. If it weren’t for him, I’d be dead already. Taking you along would just be a burden. Konoha Ninjas, ignore him, we’re leaving now."

"Then please allow me to accompany you as an attendant. My duty is to protect Lady Priestess."

Ashiho looked at Shion, Shion looked at Naruto, Naruto looked at Kano, and Kano looked at Neji.

Neji realized the responsibility had been shifted to him, and as the only Jonin present, he could only nod after a moment’s thought.

Kano: This is the benefit of being a Genin—no need to take responsibility.

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