"You're welcome."
Uchiha Sasuke watched Karin, who was in tears thanking him. His voice became increasingly repressed and deep, his eyes filled with an indescribable heaviness.
"No need to... be polite with me either."
Uchiha Sasuke's voice grew even heavier, the anger in his chest still unable to be fully vented, he could only take a deep breath to suppress his emotions.
Don't be so polite!
The Karin of the real world would never be timid or polite!
Other than her immediate superior, Akihara Kagura, Karin never minded anyone's help at Root; she knew she could help anyone too!
It's clearly the same person...
Just because this world lacked Akihara Kagura, the fates of the two Karins changed drastically, to the point where even Uchiha Sasuke found it hard to accept.
This completely different destiny...
Made Uchiha Sasuke feel even more oppressed and in pain.
"Sasuke-kun!"
Haruno Sakura and Naruto Uzumaki rushed over.
The two companions of Team 7 had never seen Uchiha Sasuke like this before.
Uchiha Sasuke had always been calm and rational, but at this moment, he seemed somewhat unsettled, especially showing ruthless ferocity when killing the Grass Ninja.
After the battle ended, Uchiha Sasuke seemed to force himself to be a little gentle with the red-haired girl from the Hidden Grass Village, afraid of scaring her...
"Do you need something to wipe your face?"
Kabuto Yakushi walked over, handing Karin a clean tissue with a warm and pleasant smile on his face, and he introduced himself to Karin: "I am Kabuto Yakushi, a friend of Sasuke-kun."
"Ah, thank you..."
Karin quickly took the tissue.
The red-haired girl seemed to think of something, using her sleeve to wipe away the tears in her eyes, only hurrying to wipe her glasses with the clean tissue, even though she had already sensed the Chakra on Uchiha Sasuke, she still wanted to see the face of the black-haired boy clearly.
"Let's go."
Uchiha Sasuke's brow was furrowed so tightly it seemed it could squeeze a mosquito to death, he didn't meet Karin's gaze, instead taking the lead in walking in one direction: "The Hidden Grass Village has two teams participating in the Chunin Exams, and there's one more team of Grass Ninja alive in this forest..."
"Huh?"
The group couldn't help but look at each other.
This...
They're to hunt down another team of Grass Ninja!
"..."
Karin felt she didn't quite fit in with the group of Konoha ninjas, and couldn't help but want to quietly slip away.
"Hey, you're coming with us."
Uchiha Sasuke halted Karin's action, his face deliberately indifferent as he ordered, "Don't leave my sight until we exit the Forest of Death..."
What is this world's Karin thinking?
In this deadly Forest of Death filled with danger, she who is not good at fighting would only become prey for other teams, even the beasts in the forest could hurt her!
"Yes..."
Karin could only nod in agreement.
"..."
Kabuto Yakushi adjusted his glasses, glanced at the startled red-haired girl beside him, with a smile that seemed to see through everything, and followed Uchiha Sasuke.
"Sasuke-kun."
Kabuto Yakushi walked behind Uchiha Sasuke, carefully reminding him: "The Hidden Grass Village is a small village, their strength isn't strong in this forest..."
"Though I'm not very clear on Miss Karin's specific abilities, her capabilities are enough to give two Genin confidence to face another team head-on..."
"Miss Karin is such a rare ninja, even in the Ninja World, it's unlikely the Hidden Grass Village could dispatch a second person with her abilities. If the other Grass Ninja team relies on Karin's abilities, that team should be heading this way immediately..."
"..."
Uchiha Sasuke glanced at Kabuto Yakushi in surprise.
Even though Uchiha Sasuke had long known about Kabuto Yakushi's intelligence, hearing Kabuto Yakushi's occasional reminders still elicited a touch of admiration in his heart. Kabuto Yakushi was indeed someone Akihara Kagura valued highly.
No doubt...
Kabuto Yakushi's analysis is highly accurate.
"However..."
After reminding Uchiha Sasuke, Kabuto Yakushi once again said: "The powerful Ninjutsu Sasuke-kun just unleashed might have scared a lot of nearby people...
"Then let's find everyone around here..."
Uchiha Sasuke raised two fingers, directly pressing them on the ground, and his Perception Jutsu immediately detected all the enemies near Team 7!
"Hmm?"
Uchiha Sasuke raised his eyebrows slightly, seemingly surprised: "There are three teams around us, one is the Rain Ninja that just fled, but someone else is approaching us..."
"After all, this is an exam..."
Kabuto Yakushi's lips curled into a slight smile, seemingly understanding why those people were approaching: "Although there's been a disturbance here, others can't see what's happening specifically, in this forest where concealment is needed, they naturally think that the exposed individuals in this area are prey..."
"Comparatively..."
Kabuto Yakushi's glasses reflected a ray of light under the sun, he raised his gaze to a camera device in a distant tree: "Perhaps our examiner has already noticed the disturbance, the upper echelons of the village who are knowledgeable might know what jutsu Sasuke-kun just used, which could cause trouble for Sasuke-kun..."
"It's fine."