After enjoying a "peerless delicacy," the three of them—Kushina, Nawaki, and Shibi—continued their wilderness survival journey.
As for the scrolls, they weren't worried at all; someone would surely deliver them to their doorstep.
Kushina had been in Konoha for so many years but had never truly visited the Forest of Death. This Chunin Exam was the perfect opportunity to take a good look around.
"Kushina, if we keep wandering around like this, when will we ever snatch a scroll?"
Nawaki grumbled discontentedly from the side. He wanted to snatch a scroll early, pass the second exam early, and stop eating this barely edible food.
"What's the rush? We finally got here, so of course, we have to explore properly. I haven't seen wild boars, tigers, and such. I want to see what they look like. I've only seen them in books."
Kushina chuckled, speaking nonchalantly.
How could she not know what Nawaki was thinking? But as long as she had delicious food, she didn't need to pay attention to Nawaki. It was just a pity that Shibi had to suffer.
Who told Nawaki to always go against her before? This time, she would teach him a good lesson.
"Hmm?"
Kushina, who was observing the surroundings, raised an eyebrow and revealed a strange smile, then continued to admire the scenery.
A moment later, Nawaki and Shibi also froze. They looked at the seemingly oblivious Kushina and shrugged helplessly. If they had noticed it, it was impossible for Kushina not to have noticed.
Kushina was probably plotting something bad again. Whatever, they'd just play along.
"The first ones."
Suddenly, three people jumped out of the jungle, wielding long chains with blades attached. They bound Kushina in an instant, intending to strangle her.
"Ah...!"
A miserable scream erupted from Kushina's mouth, so loud it was practically deafening.
"One down, two to go."
The three ninjas wearing Hidden Rain Village forehead protectors revealed bloodthirsty smiles.
"Hey, hey, isn't that enough? With such a robust scream, only those three idiots would believe you were taken out."
Nawaki rolled his eyes helplessly, frantically roasting her in his mind: How blind do you have to be not to see through this?
"I'll handle them."
Nawaki looked at Shibi and proposed.
He had been holding in a bellyful of anger all day. It just so happened that a few unlucky kids delivered themselves to him. If he didn't beat them up to vent his anger, he would be letting himself down.
"Be my guest."
Shibi pushed up his glasses and shrugged indifferently. He also knew that Nawaki was boiling with rage from being teased by Kushina today.
"Scum, prepare to die! Feel the wrath of Lord Nawaki Senju!"
Nawaki formed hand seals. Water Release seals.
"Roar."
A ferocious water dragon with red eyes rose out of thin air from behind Nawaki.
To summon such a large Water Dragon Bullet in a place without water, Nawaki's strength had undoubtedly reached the Jonin level.
But that was to be expected. With Minato's tutelage, if he didn't reach Jonin level, Minato would have kicked him out of the apprenticeship.
"Is this... is this a Konoha Genin? You're lying... you must be lying!"
When the Water Dragon Bullet rose into the air, the three Hidden Rain Village Genin were scared silly.
They had only seen such powerful ninjutsu from the Jonin adults in their village.
Are Konoha Genin this powerful? Is our village's Jonin level only equivalent to a Konoha Genin?
The Rain ninjas couldn't help but get the wrong idea.
"Boom."
The water dragon swept through, and the three Hidden Rain Village ninjas had no power to resist. They were sent flying directly by the water dragon.
"Ahhhhhhh!"
The three people's earth-shattering screams were even louder than Kushina's just now.
"Seriously, too trash. They couldn't even withstand one move."
Nawaki walked up to the three, took out their scroll, and opened it. Oh ho, it happened to match their scroll perfectly. What good luck.
"Hey, hey, hey! Nawaki! We agreed to pretend to be pigs to eat tigers! You wiped them out instantly! That's not cool!"
Kushina ran out, pointing at Nawaki and speaking indignantly.
"Uh... sorry, I forgot, I forgot."
He had been so focused on venting just now that he really forgot about pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger. Nawaki scratched his head awkwardly.
"Forget it. Remember next time. Don't wipe them out instantly, or it spoils the fun."
Kushina waved her hand dismissively. She knew Nawaki was venting the anger from being roasted earlier, so she wouldn't hold it against him this time. She, Lady Kushina, was a generous person.
Ignoring the three unconscious Hidden Rain Genin, Kushina and the other two set off on their journey again.
Let's hope those three don't get eaten by wild beasts!
...
"Lord Hirono, we found the target. That girl is 2 kilometers to the east."
While Hirono was searching alone, the Jonin who went out to look for Kushina returned and brought news that invigorated him.
"Excellent. I just ran into a team of Konoha ninjas and killed them directly as a warm-up. Now for the main target."
Hirono's face lit up with joy. Finally found her. My dear brother, wait for your big brother to collect some interest for you first. Rest in peace down there.
If Minato knew, he would surely exclaim in his heart: What the fuck! Isn't having a brother complex a Konoha tradition? When did the Hidden Cloud Village catch it too?
"Then Lord Hirono is lucky. I searched for so long but didn't find any other Konoha ninjas."
The other Jonin flattered him.
"Heh heh, finding the target is the same. She's worth three of them. Let's go! Follow me to harvest her life."
Hirono revealed a cold sneer and then ran towards the east.
The two Jonin hurriedly followed. They also knew about Lord Hirono's situation.
For three people whose lowest rank was Jonin, a 2-kilometer distance wasn't far at all. They arrived in a few minutes.
After a brief search, they located the exact position.
"Little lambs of Konoha, are you ready to be slaughtered by me? Your enemy has come to collect the debt."
Looking at the three figures not far away, Hirono lowered his head and muttered to himself, then looked up, his eyes revealing a terrifying gaze.
"Hmm?"
While Hirono was staring at Kushina's group, Kushina immediately sensed it and turned to look in Hirono's direction.
"Heh heh, nice perception. You can discover me, but you still have to die."
Hirono didn't reveal their identities. If one of them ran away, that would be bad.
He had no idea that the opponent possessed strength that could completely crush him.
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