Ninja Pot Shadow

“Shuriken are mostly used for probing. If you don’t know anything about the enemy, you throw a shuriken to test them.” Ino picked up a shuriken, didn’t even look at it, and threw it behind her: “Like this!”

With a crisp clang, her shuriken was blocked by a blonde woman using a huge ninja fan.

The blonde woman said irritably, "Is this how you treat guests in Konoha Village?"

Ino glanced at the other person's headband and retorted without backing down, "Do the people of Sunagakure just like to hide in the shadows and eavesdrop?"

“I didn’t eavesdrop! Is it even worth eavesdropping on these things?” The blonde woman put away her ninja fan and said, “I’ve heard of you in Sunagakure. You’re supposed to be a genius of the Yamanaka clan. But now it seems you’re not what you’re made of. You’re just a mediocre person who plays ninja games with kids.”

"Huh? You're the Fourth Kazekage's eldest daughter, right? Are you 18 or 28 this year? At such an old age, you're still participating in the Chunin Exams. Tsk tsk, how pathetic. Your ninjutsu skills must be extremely poor, so poor that they've brought shame to your clan, and you've been too ashamed to show them to the public, haven't you?"

When it comes to roasting people, Ino has never been afraid of anyone.

Princess Temari of Sunagakure on the opposite side was so angry that she was furious.

What the hell do you mean 18 or 28? She's only 15 this year!

She raised her fan, intending to continue her attack.

This time, it was her younger brother Kankuro who pulled her back and gestured for her to look in the other direction: "Why are you so impatient? Calm down!"

The two of them turned their heads at the same time.

Gaara, with short red hair and the character for "love" on his forehead, is standing on a treetop carrying a large gourd, staring expressionlessly at the group.

"Gaara..." Temari called softly, as if afraid that raising her voice would wake some monster.

Ino stretched out her left arm to protect Konohamaru and the other two, gesturing for them to step back, while she looked at Gaara in the tree.

One-tailed Shukaku's jinchūriki, the future Five Generations Kazekage...

Having beaten up the Seventh Hokage and the Sixth Mizukage, Ino now feels a genuine sense of joy at bullying the Kage who hasn't fully matured. She can't figure out where this feeling comes from, only that it's a rebound of emotions that have been suppressed for a long time.

She stared intently at Gaara, a hint of fighting spirit flashing in her eyes. Gaara seemed surprised: "You're not afraid of me? Do you want to die?"

"I heard your sand defense is unmatched? How about taking my move? Water Release: Water Ball Technique!" Ino formed hand seals, and more than ten semi-transparent water bubbles appeared out of thin air. These seemingly childlike water bubbles floated in the air and, under her guidance, drifted towards Gaara.

Although it's described as drifting, it's actually quite fast.

The Water Release: Water Ball Technique that Ino deduced from the Steaming Danger Explosion was not much different from the original.

Gaara glanced at the incoming bubble and thought, "That's all? It looks pretty ordinary."

A spherical bubble flew towards Gaara, and sunlight shone on it, creating a dazzling array of colors.

Gaara looked down on it, but he didn't say he wouldn't defend himself. As soon as he had a thought, a layer of sand formed a shield that had no blind spots in front of him, blocking the water bubbles.

"what?"

Bubbles kept hitting the sand shield, and he immediately realized something was wrong.

The sand that had been soaked in water was almost out of control; no matter how he tried to move it, it couldn't return to the shield.

He examined it carefully and quickly discovered the clue: the bubbles were more like oil than water, and his sand shield was being soaked and disintegrated by the oil.

Chapter 122 The Battle Was Halted

The oil-based chakra had eroded a lot of the sand, but Gaara's gaze towards Ino remained sharp and fixed, as if he were looking at a dead person.

"You think that's all? I hope your defenses are strong enough." Ino sealed the "not yet" seal.

"Crack!"

The bubble burst instantly!

Originally, only the sand in contact with the water bubble was eroded. As Ino caused the water bubble to burst from the inside, a large area of ​​sand was stained with oily chakra. Then, it slowly detached from the Sand Shield like a hard lump. The originally 360-degree defense instantly became riddled with holes.

Kankuro and Temari looked flustered, exchanging glances, unsure whether they should go up and help.

Gaara was furious; this anger came out of nowhere.

It seems that he gets angry when he sees Ino with her blonde ponytail, bangs covering half her face, and constantly yelling "ka ka ka"!

He immediately adjusted his strategy, re-erecting the Sand Shield, and used more fine sand to separate the sand that was contaminated with oily chakra. He separated and piled the contaminated sand from the Sand Shield, attempting to re-sandify it.

Ino, on the other hand, kept creating oily bubbles, then slapped them across the surface with a series of crackling sounds.

Gaara is far from being the future Fifth Kazekage, and Ino is no match for the Second Mizukage. Both of their techniques are extremely powerful, but so far, they have not been able to unleash the full potential of these techniques.

If you want to re-sand, I'll pour oil on it.

The two fought back and forth for several rounds. Ino quickly formed hand seals, and amidst the exclamations of Konohamaru and Moegi, a water dragon shot into the sky.

Gaara's face was contorted with rage as Ino eroded his sand while using Water Dragon Bullets, putting immense pressure on him and causing him to suddenly become frenzied.

He clenched his teeth, raised his right hand, and a large amount of fine sand flew into the sky, then resembled a huge sea of ​​sand, which wrapped around and crushed the water dragon, pressing down towards Ino.

"Sandstorm sends us to our graves!"

"Gaara, stop!" Kankuro was taken aback. Seeing someone carrying a load without effort, he couldn't understand why Gaara would use such a powerful technique so soon after arriving in Konoha.

He thought his shout was a step too slow; the female Konoha ninja would definitely be smashed into a pile of minced meat by the sand.

However, as the earthen wall rose up from the ground, blocking all the sand, the first wave of the sandstorm's demise was blocked by the earthen wall. Before it could accumulate energy to launch a second wave, Ino's massive burst of water arrived.

A giant wave appeared out of nowhere and met the sandstorm's funeral procession. One side was ferocious, the other magnificent. The sandstorm blocked out the sunlight, and the water flow was also overwhelming. When the two collided, the sand was completely soaked, and the clear water was full of filth. The effects of the two ninjutsu were almost completely canceled out.

Mud droplets fell from the sky with a crackling sound, instantly turning the training ground into a muddy mess. Kankuro changed his mind again; this female ninja from Konoha seemed completely unafraid of Gaara.

"I'm going to kill you!" Gaara was on the verge of losing control after only a few moves.

Ino didn't tolerate his bad habits. She quickly formed hand seals and used the Second Hokage's ninjutsu.

Chakra gathered in his chest and abdomen, then he exhaled it forcefully.

"Water Release: Water Severing Wave!"

Driven by the pressure, the silver thread flashed before their eyes with a dazzling white light. The water line instantly crossed more than ten meters and struck the Sand Shield.

The Sand Shield was sliced ​​open at a 45-degree angle, and the water line, propelled by the remaining energy, struck Gaara straight in the chest.

At the most crucial moment, Gaara took a step back, leaving behind a sand clone made entirely of sand.

The water wave pierced through the sand's fragments, finally exhausting its energy.

Gaara raised his head and looked at Ino with disdain.

Seeing this scene from afar, Ino smiled brightly. In her own village, she certainly couldn't use the Steam Explosion Technique, and the explosive power of the Water Release: Water Ball Technique was also limited. She could only use a smaller-scale ninjutsu.

Two shadow clones appeared beside him, one on the left and one on the right.

Ino's main body transforms chakra into toxins, while her two shadow clones use water release and wind release respectively.

She had never seen Jiraiya's Sage Art: Goemon, but Jiraiya had told her some tips on combination ninjutsu. Asuma had also learned this skill from his father and would tell Ino about it from time to time.

Both of them learned about combination ninjutsu from the Third Hokage.

With her "Ninjutsu" skill reaching 10, Ino already has her own understanding of many ninjutsu techniques.

The main body and its two shadow clones were both forming hand seals.

Water Release turns poison into poisonous water, while Wind Release expands the attack range of the poisonous water.

Ino's eyes were incredibly focused. Just a second before she was about to finish her ninjutsu, Kakashi suddenly appeared beside her and grabbed her right hand.

"Hey, don't use such a large-scale ninjutsu in the village."

Ino smiled sheepishly and promptly withdrew her chakra.

Meanwhile, Sunagakure's Jonin, Baki, calmed Gaara down from his impending rampage. Their encounter was only halfway through when it was stopped just as both were about to unleash their ultimate attacks.

Whether Gaara was happy or not, Ino didn't know, but she was definitely very happy.

Since her transmigration, most of her opponents have been masters of taijutsu, from Sasuke at the beginning to Raiga Kurosuki and Kanjuro later on. These guys all have a warrior-like fighting style.

Only Haku could exchange a couple of blows with her using ninjutsu, but after obtaining Zabuza's katana, Haku also became hot-blooded.

Ino has always been lonely, but she was especially happy to meet Gaara today. He is also an enemy who likes to stand still and fight. Both of them stood still and threw out their ultimate moves, which is very much in line with her style. She got a little excited as the fight went on.

Both sides knew that now was not the time to fight, and neither side made any threats. Ino protected the three children and left the training ground, while Gaara and the other two also left the training ground under the urging of Jonin Baki.

He didn't even look at Ino when he left, because he was afraid he wouldn't be able to control his emotions. Women are just so annoying!

After the two groups left, Kakashi looked at the muddy scene and scratched his head, wondering how he was going to clean up this mess.

……

After the "minor" incident, Ino took the three children to eat barbecue. Konohamaru, Moegi, and Udon all had strong hearts and were not afraid of the previous ninjutsu clash. Instead, they enthusiastically started a discussion.

The barbecue was still treated by Konohamaru's poor uncle, and Shikamaru and Choji also came along to freeload.

Halfway through the meal, Asma casually pulled out three application forms and asked them to sign them.

It was just a formality, and none of the three of them took it seriously. They signed the application form while eating barbecue.

Chapter 123 Is it Senior Dou or Senior Guo?

Konohamaru and his two friends were shouting and asking questions about the exam content. They didn't understand the relationship between ninja strength and ninja ranks, and simply thought that Chunin were stronger than Genin and Jonin were stronger than Chunin.

"I believe in your abilities. The Chunin Exams won't be a problem for you, but..." Asuma still gave a few words of advice: "Ino, don't get arrogant just because you've defeated a few opponents your age. This world is vast, and there are many strong people. Shikamaru, don't be afraid of trouble. Take every opponent seriously and give it your all in battle. Choji, muster your courage. Your comrades need your protection. You are their strongest shield."

Class 10 and three other children are eating barbecue.

Meanwhile, in the Root area beneath Konoha Village, Danzo received a reply scroll from Orochimaru, which his Root ninjas had obtained.

He unrolled the scroll and looked at it carefully.

Danzo tapped his cane lightly, and his right-hand men, Yamanaka Fu and Aburame Torune, appeared before him. Behind them knelt several black-clad ninjas, all of them extremely silent, like a group of machines.

"We're leaving the village to carry out a mission."

"Yes, sir." Root ninjas don't need to ask questions; they only need to carry out orders.

Danzo did not inform his old friend, the Third Hokage, and left the vortex of Konoha Village ahead of time with his subordinates.

……

The application was submitted, and the Chunin Exams were in three days.

Ino and the others met at the school gate, looked at each other, nodded in unison, and then stepped into the campus.

Shikamaru covered his head with his hands: "Did you run into Iruka-sensei on the way too?"

Ino nodded: "We met him. Iruka-sensei is probably worried about us newly graduated genin, so he came to test us. He's such a responsible and dedicated teacher."