Ninja Pot Shadow

A silver streak of water swept across a distance of tens of meters, swiftly passing over the giant bear's neck.

Chapter 127 Karin

The giant bear, which had been charging like a small mountain, suddenly stopped, a large amount of blood gushing from its neck, and finally its huge head crashed to the ground.

Seeing the giant bear die, Karin was stunned, her mind went blank, and she completely lost the ability to think.

Ino walked over from the side, first glancing at her headband as usual, then asking with a hint of resentment, "A ninja from Kusagakure? Where's your scroll? Hand it over now."

Karin dared not move, much less pick up her glasses. Her vision was blurry, and she subconsciously shook her head: "The scroll? Ah... right, the scroll, the scroll isn't on me, it's with my companions... I got separated from them."

Ino didn't believe it at all: "You, stand up."

Xianglin stood up shakily like a quail.

Ino first looked her over. The girl was a bit dirty and thin, but she had a good foundation.

Seeing the other person's red hair, she asked.

"Are you Karin from Kusagakure?"

"...Do you know me?"

"I don't know you. Stand up straight, don't tremble."

The more she said that, the more Karin trembled.

Ino touched her all over. In her hair? No. In her clothes? No. In her pants? It didn't seem like there was anything there either.

Karin was initially experiencing a feverish heat following her panic, a physical issue caused by her excessively strong life force. However, as Ino searched her, she noticed a chilling sensation that counteracted the fever, and she calmed down.

With her eyes closed, she felt as if the girl's hand possessed a magical power, stroking her face. It felt so cool and so comfortable...

She couldn't help but open her eyes. At such close range, even someone with nearsightedness could see clearly. She noticed that Ino's five fingers were long and slender, without any flaws. Her white jade-like fingers looked like some kind of work of art.

The other person's skin was incredibly fair, and her face, chin, collarbone, and arms were exquisitely beautiful. Every smile and frown exuded power, making her feel ashamed and disgusted. She couldn't help but lower her head again.

Ino searched Karin thoroughly, and the female ninja was not lying; there really was no scroll.

She sighed softly, "I guess I'm just unlucky. I'm not an unreasonable person. You can go now."

Karin picked up her glasses and ran away in a panic.

In just over ten seconds, Choji and Shikamaru caught up.

The three began to study the bear.

"I've heard that bear paws are a rare delicacy. Do you know how to make them, Choji?" Ino asked.

Choji came to participate in the Chunin Exams, not the Intermediate Chef Qualification Exam, so naturally he wouldn't know how to cook bear paws. Even if he did, the size of this giant bear would be far too exaggerated.

Its head, severed by the water's waves, was taller than three people, and its bear paws were far larger than those of a typical bear paw. This thing, even when placed on the ground, was the size of a small house.

A decent person's cooking skills are completely useless here.

Shikamaru suggested, "Let's grill it. It'll probably taste a little worse, but it'll be enough to fill our stomachs."

Ino had no objections, and the three of them ate roasted bear paws in the woods.

Karin ran several hundred meters away, and then, for reasons unknown, went to the river to wash her face and comb her messy hair. Then, with a mix of trepidation and anticipation, she circled around and came back.

Ino glanced at her curiously and, noticing that she was just standing far away, waved to her, inviting her to come and eat with them.

Such a big bear, it might take the three of them a month to finish eating it, so whether there's one more mouth or one less mouth doesn't matter at all.

"No need...no need..." Karin hid behind and kept waving her hands.

"You know her?" Shikamaru asked.

Ino shook her head: "I don't know her, we don't need to worry about her."

The three of them ate their roasted bear paws without paying any more attention to Karin.

Halfway through the meal, Sasuke, who had come out to fetch water, discovered the Ino-Shika-Cho trio.

"What kind of scrolls are you carrying?"

"What kind of scrolls are you carrying?"

Both sides asked the question at the same time.

Shikamaru took out six Earth Scrolls and lined them up in a row, while Sasuke's expression was very strange.

"You also have the Earth Scroll?" Shikamaru asked in a questioning tone, and Sasuke nodded slightly.

All four of them looked very frustrated. What kind of luck was this? This was no longer a matter of luck; they just didn't want these elites to face each other in the second exam. No one would believe there wasn't some behind-the-scenes manipulation.

Both sides are Earth Scrolls, so there is absolutely no need for them to fight.

Sasuke declined Shikamaru's offer to eat roasted bear paws with him, went to fetch water from a nearby stream, and then left alone.

Class 10 continued eating their roasted bear paws. Seeing that Karin showed no hostility, Ino called her over to eat with them again. Perhaps she was really starving, after hesitating for a moment, Karin quickly grabbed a piece of meat, then sat on the ground three meters away from them and began to wolf it down.

While we were eating, a sudden, large tremor came from the ground, and a lot of dust rose from the distant woods. In the distance, we could also vaguely hear the sound of trees crashing to the ground.

This is clearly a ninjutsu with immense power and scale.

Shikamaru stood on high ground, looking into the distance.

He consulted with Yamanaka Ino, a famous ninja expert, an unknown scout, and an unknown medical ninja in the team.

"Something seems to have happened over there. Was that a Wind Release ninjutsu?"

Ino carefully examined it. She also knew Wind Release, but her Wind Release level was relatively low. She had only recently reached level 2. Even if she used chakra to build up the power, she couldn't achieve this effect: "It should be. Judging from the scale, it's at least a B-rank ninjutsu. Moreover, this Wind Release level is much higher than mine. I think it was used by a Jonin."

Shikamaru pondered for a moment and said, "So much stronger than you? Could he be from Sunagakure? Is he that guy with the gourd on his back?"

Ino answered cautiously, "I don't think so. Although Sunagakure is in the Land of Wind, there aren't many ninjas there who use Wind Release. Only that 'plain-looking' blonde woman uses Wind Release, so she must be another ninja..."

Shikamaru's expression turned solemn: "That direction... seems to be the direction Sasuke just left?"

Although he is usually careless, deep down Shikamaru values ​​his village comrades very much. When Ino from the original timeline went to rescue Sakura, he practically dragged his friend up by holding onto Choji's scarf.

Not to mention the battle to retrieve Sasuke, Shikamaru exhausted all his efforts and pushed his abilities to the limit.

In terms of the Will of Fire, the Yamanaka family has always been inferior to the Nara family, and after Akimichi Torifu died, the Akimichi family's Will of Fire was also rendered useless.

Shikamaru's feelings for his comrades and the village surpass those for Ino and Choji.

Ino used her sensory abilities to detect it, but since her perception wasn't based on the Byakugan, she couldn't discern the specific chakra intensity and could only make a rough estimate.

Three kilometers southeast of them, she found the chakra reactions of the three members of Team 7, along with a slightly strange chakra.

Is it Orochimaru?

Chapter 128 Rescue Team Seven

Ino was about 70-80% sure that the guy with Team 7 was Orochimaru. Before the Chunin Exams, she had a feeling that she would meet Orochimaru, but she didn't expect it to happen so soon.

"Team 7 might have encountered a formidable enemy. We should go and check it out." Shikamaru connected many things to the powerful Wind Release ninjutsu, and without exception, these things were all detrimental to the Konoha ninja.

Among the current genin, Ino is actually the best at using wind release in Konoha. Now she says that she is not as good as the mysterious man's wind release, so what about Team 7?

Ino pondered for a few seconds. She couldn't leave her companions with the impression that she disregarded the ninjas of her village. In the present day, even in the era when Kakashi and Naruto were Hokage, the Will of Fire was something that had to be promoted. She could slack off in the actual actions, but she had to take it seriously in words.

She nodded to Shikamaru: "Let's set off now. I'm also a little worried about Sakura's wide forehead."

They called Choji along, and although he was a little reluctant to part with the roasted bear paws, Choji had no objection to their decision and happily followed along.

Seeing that Karin was about to follow, Ino said, "Don't follow us. It might be dangerous later. You're such a weakling, you should stay away."

……

Three kilometers is not far. When Team 10 arrived, they saw Naruto unconscious and hanging from a tree with kunai, while Sasuke used Chidori Charge with all his might, only to have his wrist easily grabbed by the enemy and thrown backward.

"What are you doing here? Run! Hurry up, take those two idiots over there and run!" Sasuke, who was in mid-air, saw Team 10 and roared loudly, his expression fierce.

Orochimaru, disguised as a member of the Hidden Grass Village, glanced at them from afar without saying a word, seemingly having no interest in Team 10 whatsoever.

Shikamaru stopped in his tracks, which made Sasuke of Team 7 consider running away. Just how strong must this enemy be?

He wouldn't forgive himself if he had to risk his life to save Class 7 and then get involved with Class 10. He was weighing the risks involved.

Their slightest hesitation led to the annihilation of Class 7.

Sasuke, who was in mid-air, was targeted by Orochimaru.

Orochimaru's neck suddenly stretched out, flying more than ten meters, his sharp teeth gleaming coldly, and he bit down on Sasuke's neck.

Ino couldn't sit still any longer. Sasuke was involved in the issue of Indra's chakra, and at this stage, she didn't want any changes to happen to Sasuke, neither good nor bad, because she was worried that these changes would affect her.

Even if you can't go, you have to go.

She leaped out, her hands rapidly forming hand seals: "Water Release: Water Severing Wave!"

A silver streak of water swept past quickly. Orochimaru's neck possessed a strange resilience, slippery and rubbery, unyielding to any force. Water Wave felt a considerable delay, but still severed his neck, and a severed head flew into the sky with half a neck attached.

The severed neck transformed into numerous white snakes, which joined together, tightly intertwined, and with a couple of twists, the severed neck was restored to its original state.

Orochimaru's golden pupils looked at Ino, and he even stuck out his tongue to lick his lips, his eyes radiating a chilling killing intent.

Ino felt slightly uncomfortable about this, but she was used to the underworld and had strong spiritual energy, far from the level of Naruto and Sasuke who needed to harm themselves to get rid of spiritual pressure.

"Hurry, retreat! This guy is too strong!" She gestured for Shikamaru and Choji to lead Team 7 away first.

Sasuke had no intention of fighting to the death. Sakura helped him up, and the two of them retreated first. Naruto was unconscious, so Choji carried him on his back and ran away.

Ino glanced at him discreetly. She had anticipated Naruto's predicament, but she didn't have time to worry about it now.

She quickly formed hand seals.

Let's make a splash first, then the village won't just sit idly by, right?

She inhaled sharply, exhaling water-style chakra at Orochimaru, who wore a mocking smile.

"Water Release: Great Explosive Water Wave!" In the forest, a large amount of water was created out of thin air. The surging water pushed down the surrounding trees, churned up the soil, and caused many insects to flee for their lives. For a time, the flood raged, just like a natural disaster.

Orochimaru hadn't expected Ino to use such a fierce method right from the start. He wasn't particularly skilled at using a lot of chakra; in fact, he had the least amount of chakra among the Sannin. Plus, he didn't want to reveal his identity before the main meal, so he couldn't use many ninjutsu, which caught him off guard.

The surging water changed the terrain. Shikamaru took the injured and exhausted Sasuke from Sakura's hands, Choji carried Naruto on his back, and Karin, who had been following from a distance, looked left and right. In order to show that she was also useful, she lifted Sakura up and followed the group.

Sakura was completely confused. "Who are you?"

"You little brats, don't even think about running away!" Orochimaru was a little annoyed.