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Chapter 120 Exhausting Teammates, Likable Opponents (Twelfth Update! Please Subscribe!)

Deep in the Death Forest.

Gaara, Kankuro, and Temari from Sunagakure moved very fast, and ordinary ninjas were no match for them. In addition, Gaara did not want to encounter Uehara Naraku.

Temari had a vague feeling that Gaara might be afraid of that guy named Uehara Naraku, but she didn't dare to ask him any further, for fear of provoking Gaara's anger.

While searching through the Forest of Death, they encountered a group of Waterfall ninja. Gaara immediately unleashed a massacre: "Sand Waterfall Funeral!"

Clumps of yellow sand mixed with blood rain flew up!

Once enveloped by Gaara's yellow sand, there would be absolutely no chance of counterattack, and this team of Takigakure ninja would perish.

clap clap clap...

A burst of applause echoed through the forest.

Uehara Naraku appeared in Gaara's and the others' sight, clapping his hands, and said with a light smile, "Ha, still so weak, Gaara..."

"What are you doing here!"

Gaara's expression grew even colder. He manipulated the yellow sand to appear beneath his feet and said coldly, "Do you intend to seize the scroll from us?"

Gaara knew very well that his chances of defeating Uehara Naraku were extremely low. Even if he summoned the One-Tailed Beast, the possibility of defeating Uehara Naraku was still very slim!

Some enemies cannot be dealt with simply by being bloodthirsty and violent.

Gaara can be very rational at times. He knows clearly who he can mess with and who he can't. Uehara is a ruthless man who killed the Fourth Kazekage!

"I've collected all the reels."

Uehara Naraku shook his head, his gaze slowly shifting as he looked at Kankuro, then at Temari: "I'm just very interested in your brother and sister... How about I give you a chance? I'll attack in ten seconds and see who you can protect?"

"Hmph, do whatever you want with them!"

Gaara snorted coldly and said nonchalantly, "Since you've already killed Rasa, it doesn't matter if you want to kill them too."

"What did you say?"

Temari stared at her younger brother in disbelief, then pointed at Uehara Naraku: "Gaara, is this the murderer who killed Father?"

"Hmph, yeah!"

Gaara glanced at Temari with displeasure and said, "Baki kept telling me not to tell you, and now you've seen it for yourselves. If you want revenge, go kill that man! I have absolutely no interest in helping Rasa get revenge!"

"How cold-blooded and ruthless!"

Uehara Naraku sighed, then suddenly stretched out his hand towards Temari and Kankuro: "Come out, Sand Soldiers!"

A sand soldier suddenly appeared behind Temari!

Just as the sand soldier extended his spear, Temari suddenly removed the three-star fan from her back, blocking the sand soldier's attack and smashing the sand soldier to pieces with another blow!

Unfortunately, Kankuro wasn't so lucky. A sand soldier's spear pierced his crow puppet from behind, injuring his abdomen.

Uehara Naraku's figure appeared behind Kankuro in an instant, kicking him aside with a whip kick. These genin were pitifully slow!

Kankuro did almost nothing before he fainted.

"Kankuro!"

Temari's face immediately filled with anxiety, and she suddenly unfurled her enormous three-star fan: "Wind Release: Kamaitachi!"

"Too slow, too weak."

Uehara Naraku leaped into the air to dodge the wind-style ninjutsu. He looked down at Temari, who lay on the ground with a tense expression, and suddenly stretched out his palm: "Secret Technique! Twilight Blade!"

A purple chakra broadsword appeared in Uehara Naraku's hand!

Temari didn't care how strong Uehara Naraku was at all. She just looked up at Uehara Naraku in the air, a hint of madness flashing in her eyes, and raised the three-star fan in her hand again!

boom!

Uehara Naraku's speed is clearly faster!

Uehara used the momentum of his fall to slash at Temari's three-star fan with his purple broadsword, sending the fifteen-year-old Sand Ninja flying.

Just as Uehara Naraku was walking towards Temari, a cloud of yellow sand suddenly wrapped around his ankle!

"That's about enough!"

Gaara coldly stared at Uehara Naraku, stopping him from continuing his attack on Temari: "You can go kill Kankuro, but Temari still has value as a woman!"

Temari groggily raised her head, suppressing the urge to vomit blood from her severe injuries, and looked at her younger brother with a complex expression: "Gaara..."

While I felt somewhat relieved to see Gaara willing to protect her in a life-or-death situation, it was still unacceptable for him to support the enemy in killing his brother Kankuro...

Isn't that a bit too much?

"Can I take that as you trying to stop me?"

Uehara Naraku smiled and narrowed his eyes. The next second, his figure vanished from his spot, using Shadow Binding to rush in front of Gaara and send him flying with a single punch: "Who gave you the courage, or who do you think you are?"

"…cough!"

Gaara's sand armor shattered instantly, and he forced out a mouthful of blood. A thought popped into his mind: Uehara Naraku's power is stronger than before!

Gaara has no memory and doesn't know that Uehara's charge attack could directly defeat Shukaku!

After defeating Gaara, Uehara Naraku grabbed Temari by the collar, knocked her unconscious with a single punch, and then slowly turned and left the scene.

Gaara watched his retreating figure, gritted his teeth, and manipulated the yellow sand to move himself to Temari's side to check on her injuries.

Gaara breathed a sigh of relief upon discovering that his sister was not in any particular danger. After a while, he pulled Kankuro to his side and cleaned out the yellow sand that had remained in Kankuro's body after he was pierced by the sand soldiers.

Fortunately, none of their squad members died.

Gaara was a little confused about what Uehara Naraku was trying to do. Was he just here to beat them up and show off his power?

Unfortunately, Gaara would never have guessed this answer.

Now, Uehara Naraku is checking his harvest.

Side Quest: Defeat Temari (1/1). Quest complete. Reward: Hurricane Howl.

Hurricane Howl: Unleashes a hurricane by accumulating chakra energy, destroying everything in its path. The skill consumes a minimum of 60 chakra points and has a 6-second cooldown.

Side Quest: Defeat Kankuro (1/1). Quest complete. Reward: 100 Gold Coins.

Uehara Naraku frowned immediately. He had previously defeated Gaara and was rewarded with the appearance of the Sand Soldiers, which was a very useful area-of-effect skill. He had just defeated Temari and was rewarded with Hurricane Howl. Why was Kankuro rewarded with 100 gold coins?

These three siblings are so different!

"That seems normal, considering Kankuro's strength is too weak."

Uehara Naraku clicked his tongue in amazement, activated his newly acquired Hunting Rhythm, and vanished from his spot: "This next team is also very weak. They probably won't only give us a hundred gold coins as a reward, right?"

In the bushes of the Death Forest.

Nara Shikamaru, Yamanaka Ino, and Akimichi Choji are hiding here.

Based on their attitude and way of thinking, all three of them believed that they should hide in advance and wait until the dangerous people left before they planned to find a weaker group.

After a while, Nara Shikamaru, having confirmed that it was safe outside, turned to look at the expectant Akimichi Choji, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and nodded at him.

Choji Akimichi was immediately relieved and happily picked up his potato chips, starting to eat them with a satisfied heart; he was hungry.

A young ninja suddenly appeared out of thin air, stood next to Choji Akimichi, and asked softly, "Are your potato chips tasty?"

"Mmm... Click click..."

Choji Akimichi nodded as he stuffed potato chips into his mouth, then suddenly realized that the voice sounded unfamiliar!

"Shikamaru, there's an enemy!"

"Hey, hey, hey, I know, just shut up!"

Nara Shikamaru grabbed Akimichi Choji to prevent them from losing a fighter before the battle even officially started, and patted the frightened Yamanaka Ino to bring her back to her senses.

Honestly, with teammates like these, Nara Shikamaru is a bit exhausted.

Unfortunately, the Ino-Shika-Cho trio has always been inseparable, a tradition passed down from the Warring States period to the present day. Their secret techniques work together perfectly, and it is something he cannot easily change.

Otherwise, Shikamaru Nara was thinking of having their good friend Naruto Uzumaki take the pig's place, since Ino is a troublesome woman.

"Compared to the other genin I've encountered, your behavior was very rational."

The young ninja extended his hand to Nara Shikamaru with polite manners, looking at him with admiration: "Let me introduce myself, my name is Uehara Naraku, and I will be your next opponent."

Uehara Naraku really liked rivals like the Ino-Shika-Cho trio.

(End of this chapter)