Naruto: Two opponents versus Naruto, Konoha panics!

"This is the world of ninjas."

"If you can't even accept this... how can you be a squad leader?"

Sasuke took a deep breath, and after recovering somewhat, he said with a cold expression.

Sakura glanced at him.

"The Chunin Exams weren't like this before."

"Even the Chunin Exams, which have records, are an example."

"Konoha's motives for this Chunin Exams are not pure."

"This high mortality rate further highlights its difficulty... Small ninja villages have almost no chance of advancing."

"This is..."

Before Sakura could finish speaking, Sasuke raised his hand, his eyes narrowing slightly.

【"ah--!!!"】

Sakura paused, and a moment later, a scream echoed from the depths of the Death Forest.

"This direction...Sunagakure?"

【"good."】

【...】

On the other side.

[Inside the Forest of Death.]

Three clumps of gravel stood in mid-air, their original earthy color stained crimson with blood.

[From within came screams of utter terror.]

Gaara remained unfazed.

The sand flowing from the gourd behind them leaked out slowly like water.

Temari and Kankuro appeared normal.

[Compared to the methods of killing used by other ninjas.]

Actually, the three of them are considered quite good.

Killing is not cruel to living beings.

The three men attempted to attack them, kill them, and steal the scroll.

[Gaara and his two companions certainly wouldn't hold back.]

Gaara stared straight ahead, as if the sand sphere above had nothing to do with him.

"They didn't feel any pain at all."

"It's just inner fear... because I've become so powerful that I don't need to make them feel any pain before they die."

[Thump—! ...

A muffled thud.

The screams abruptly stopped.

[Sand-bound coffin, sand waterfall funeral procession.]

[Splash—]

Blood fell like raindrops.

Then, the sand beneath Gaara's feet gathered above his head into the shape of an umbrella.

[To keep the falling blood out.]

Temari and Kankuro were also protected by the gravel umbrella, so they didn't have to retreat in a sorry state.

【far away.】

The Eighth Squad, who had navigated through a series of counter-surveillance traps, witnessed this scene.

"Manipulating sand...the people of Sunagakure." Kiba narrowed his eyes slightly.

His intuition told him that the three Sunagakure ninja opposite him were very strong.

Even Akamaru was so frightened by the pervasive stench of blood in the air that he cowered on Kiba's head, trembling all over.

"Very strong!"

"Let's avoid their sharp edge. Akamaru is still young... he's too scared to move."

After a moment of silence, he finally gritted his teeth and said.

Akamaru's current condition has drastically reduced his strength, which is extremely disadvantageous for the team.

Shino still had his hands in his pockets.

[No information can be discerned behind the sunglasses.]

"Naruto-kun mentioned those three."

"If you encounter them alone, just run."

Shino slowly raised his hand.

Then several parasites crawled out of my sleeve.

"But that was a situation that happened alone."

"Besides, it was our class that ran into them."

Kiba glanced at the unperturbed Shino and rolled his eyes.

However, Shino is right; it seems I've been influenced by Akamaru too much.

Thinking it over, he wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

"Hinata?" Kiba looked at Hinata.

If Hinata also intends to take action, then naturally we'll do it without hesitation.

[Whether it's some kind of Uchiha genius or something, the second-in-command of Naruto's gang has always been this seemingly frail girl, Hinata Hyuga.]

Sakura's strength is incredible, isn't it?

[Each strike of this man's Gentle Fist is comparable to a superhuman punch...]

[One force can overcome ten techniques...]

Speaking the gentlest words, yet delivering the fiercest and strongest punches.

Seeing that Hinata didn't respond, he simply raised his hand silently.

[Ya was startled and quickly said, "We've already collected all the Heaven and Earth Scrolls; fighting again would be futile!"]

"The question now isn't whether we fight or not, but whether the other side wants to fight," Shino said calmly.

[A large number of parasites have already swarmed out from behind.]

Apart from Kiba, Shino and Hinata did not conceal their presence.

Hinata goes without saying.

【Shino? 】

[Undefeated since debut.]

【tooth:"......"】

[Akamaru: "..."]

[A man and a dog, seemingly out of place in the team.]

【"hateful!"】

"We won't hold you back!"

【"Akamaru!"】

"Orc clones!"

【"Woof~" Akamaru barked weakly.】

【tooth:"......"】

[Whoosh—]

Just then.

Three streams of sand suddenly rose from the ground beneath their feet.

It pierced towards the three of them like a thorn in the ground.

[Bang bang bang—]

The three people did not make a move.

However, just as the earthen spike was about to succeed...

Hinata has made her move.

Two crimson chakra fox heads emerged from his palms.

She casually crushed the gravel.

[He hasn't even activated his Byakugan yet.]

【far away.】

Gaara remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he felt a chill.

"Hey! Hey! Hey!"

【"A remote corner!"】

"Fine, you won't do anything about that blond brat!"

"That little girl must be killed!"

"That little girl has annoying chakra... She must be someone that blond guy and that stinky fox care about... Kill her... No, seriously injure her!"

"I'll let you get one... two good nights' sleep!"

"I'm a man of my word, and I always keep my promises!"

【"......"

[Within Gaara's sealed space, Shukaku, who had been somewhat quiet, suddenly became agitated again.]

The sound is sharp and piercing; most people would experience ear discomfort and headaches just from listening to it.

Gaara, however, had endured it for many years, and the sound would echo in his mind every time, impossible to stop.

Gaara's breathing became rapid.

[His eyes were also bloodshot.]

【"oh?"】

"That's pretty good!"

Temari and Kankuro were also taken aback.

[I never expected Gaara's attack to be stopped so easily.]

"I'll deal with that bug-raising guy."

"My puppet can subdue that kind of insect."

"You deal with that Hyuga clan member; she only knows close combat. Temari, you have a huge advantage."

As for the remaining Kiba and Akamaru, Kankuro simply skipped over them.

Kiba Inuzuka: "What do you mean?!"

Kankuro: "Literally, I look down on you and your dog."

Kiba Inuzuka: "..."

hateful!

It is Gaara who terrifies Akamaru, not you!

No... Perhaps what terrifies Akamaru is not Gaara, but the One-Tailed Shukaku within Gaara!

However... in short, our performance was indeed very poor.

Temari's delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly.

However, there were no objections to Kankuro's arrangements.

However, looking at Hinata across from me... before the first exam, her relationship with Naruto seemed rather ambiguous.

Should we make a move?

Meanwhile, the three of them were facing each other.

"That guy who can manipulate sand, Hinata, can you handle him?"

[Shino released the parasitic insects while asking Hinata a question.]

"His sand can't touch me."