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"Um?!"

Orochimaru lowered his head and found that Karin had turned into another girl.

The real Karin was pulled to the top of a distant tree by a red rope.

"Ah, it's you——"

The person I met at the beginning of the second exam.

That female kunoichi from the Hyuga family.

The moment he saw her, Orochimaru knew that this girl was definitely not a Genin.

No, if she had seen through him from the beginning, she might have been a Jonin, or at least a Special Jonin.

Although he didn't mind continuing the previous fight, the guys from Konoha were troublesome and his goal had not been achieved yet.

Although Orochimaru also wanted to leave a little "gift" for Naruto, it might not be possible with Kushina around.

"Looks like that's the end of the sideshow."

Orochimaru's body gradually turned into black mud, and then sank bit by bit.

"Are you going to run away?!"

Kushina pumped her fist.

"You can also try to catch up. Maybe I'll be so happy that I'll give you a little gift... hehe..."

"It looks like this Chunin Exam is going to be really exciting."

Hanabi carried Karin back to the ground and turned her head.

Hanabi seemed "unable to see", but the mask's eyes looked towards Kushina.

Kushina instantly broke out in a cold sweat.

This person is Naruto's teammate.

"Naruto…why are you feeling so strange?"

Hanabi tilted her head.

"Ah? Ahem...is there?"

Kushina's voice is different from Naruto's, and the embarrassing thing is that Naruto doesn't seem to be awake yet.

【Luckily my wife can’t see it】

Why do I feel like I'm teasing Ming Ma?

Hanabi said her perception was external chakra feedback, similar to the ultrasonic waves of bats. Ming's mother now looks like she's full of energy. To Hanabi, she looks like a ball of fire?

"Your voice is weird too..."

"Ah...you're using too much force...Naruto, wake up!"

Ming's mom: I'm sweating profusely, everyone.

[This is so funny, I feel more and more like Hanabi is teasing her]

[Fireworks, you can actually see it, right?]

I used to doubt it, but after watching the OVA, I strongly suspect that Hanabi's eyes may have grown back.

The audience's speculation is far from the truth, but it is somewhat close to the "facts" fabricated by Hanabi.

"Naruto, you just fought that guy, did something go wrong?"

Hanabi said as she stretched out her hand towards Naruto's face.

Just for a moment, it seemed very slow.

In the video, this scene, which lasted less than a second, was accompanied by the sound of a heartbeat, and the time was stretched out, even causing sweat to flow on Kushina's face.

However, the next moment, when Hanabi's hands touched that place, Kushina had already hidden her figure and chakra and turned back into Naruto.

Naruto seemed to be still in a trance, and then Hanabi pinched his cheek.

"Um... Um, Hanabi?"

Naruto finally came to his senses a little after seeing Hanabi.

Instantly, Naruto thought of Hanabi and Sasuke covered in blood in the illusion.

"Ah, that guy, he actually dared to use illusion on me!"

Naruto looked around furiously, but saw nothing.

Orochimaru had already slipped away, leaving behind only a mess.

"It seems you are quite energetic."

Hanabi tilted her head and picked up Karin again.

"What what? What are we going to do?"

Because of the "offline" just now, Naruto is now completely out of the situation.

"Go find Sasuke, then go to the tower."

After Hanabi finished speaking, she took out the Book of Heaven and Earth and showed it off.

The "plot" actually includes the subsequent confrontation with the three Sound Ninjas and the joint fight with Kabuto Yakushi.

But Hanabi judged that Team 7 no longer needed such a battle.

It’s better to go into the tower first.

Moreover, the audience does not like the setting of suppressing the protagonist's combat power. The public opinion there seems to be a popular preference for a stronger protagonist.

As the first of the protagonists to break through the level, this is also where you can win popularity and fans.

What? The original winner, Gaara?

Oh, he's still sleeping.

At least 8 hours.

"Oh...ohhh."

Naruto nodded in confusion.

"But before that—don't move."

Hanabi let the rope wrap around Naruto's hands.

"Wow, it's so itchy..."

Naruto felt a little uncomfortable, but then he felt his injuries and strength quickly recover, "Huh?!"

"Well, there's this side as well."

Both Karin and Naruto were healed by Hanabi. Karin mainly suffered mental trauma and was now unconscious. Hanabi handed Karin to Naruto and asked him to carry her on his back.

Hanabi already knew where Sasuke was. He was slumped in the middle of the woods, camouflaged with leaves.

"Naruto…are you okay…"

After seeing that Naruto was fine, Sasuke also breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that "Uchiha Madara" did not find Naruto.

"You can't rest yet, Sasuke."

Hanabi helped Sasuke regain his strength again.

"Ok?"

Both the injuries and physical strength have recovered.

"Ah, this is an emergency, so I used some emergency measures. We can't stay in the Death Forest for long, so let's go to the Central Tower first."

Hanabi shook her scroll.

"Hmm? Who is she?"

Sasuke saw Karin being carried by Naruto.

Chapter 132: Confusing cause and effect will cause chaos and confusion among the people.

Although I have experienced so many things, the time that has passed from the exam to now is actually not very long.

Apart from the fact that the battle between Naruto and Orochimaru took a long time, it actually didn't take that much time.

Although Team 7 arrived at Hanabi's base right after they came in, they actually only stayed in the base for more than ten minutes.

In the next three battles, Hanabi's side ended earlier, while Sasuke and Naruto's were actually carried out simultaneously, but Naruto's fight lasted a little longer, about ten minutes.

If you include the fight with the Kusanagi and the verbal attacks, it was only over half an hour.

"I now……"

Sasuke wanted to say something more, but Hanabi stopped him, "Let's talk about it when we get to the tower. It's not safe for us to say anything here. We might even leak information."

"Ah."

Thinking of the possible existence of Uchiha, Sasuke didn't want to let others know this news.

Hanabi said on the surface that she would tell him after she got to the tower, but in reality, she probably wanted him to keep the news secret until the exam was over.

The unconscious woman didn't know what was going on.

And behind Konoha, there might be some mastermind behind the scenes...

Hanabi tilted her head.

Although I don't know what Sasuke is thinking with a serious expression, the most urgent thing now is to rush into the tower.

"It's 3:30 in the afternoon, and it's been an hour since the exam started."

Hanabi said, "We are now eight kilometers away from the Central Tower. Let's go."

[Eight kilometers in half an hour is nothing for a ninja]

I thought I had to play for five days, and then I could get in on the last day, last hour, and last second.

[Don’t use the same old tricks from twenty years ago]

[Let’s forget about the routine that everyone can guess.]

[Don't underestimate the eight kilometers. The team that was killed instantly by poisonous insects and beasts before definitely has something to say about it.]

[And Team 7 also carried someone on their back]

[This is hilarious! This is Hanabi's backyard. She practices here everyday. It's a problem if she can't get there in half an hour.]

A half-hour forced march is really nothing.

The scroll obtained from Gaara meant that Hanabi and the others no longer had to fight for other scrolls.

"By the way, the stage. Did that count as a highlight for Naruto?"

On the way, Hanabi also took the opportunity to ask about the stage.

[Count, but not all]

"Ala?"

Hanabi just asked with a try-it-out attitude, because it was Kushina who was fighting with Orochimaru, not Naruto himself.

But I didn’t expect that it could actually be considered a highlight.

[The highlight performance did not meet Party A's requirements, but achieved the expected results]

Hanabi was also speculating in her mind.

——In other words, although the process was a bit strange, the final "outcome" seemed to have achieved the "effect".

And then the set was also messed up?

[Party A requests increased efforts]

[Additional rewards will be calculated after the Chunin Exams]

"Sure enough, the scheduled script can still be used."

Soon, Team 7 arrived at the Central Tower without encountering even a single obstacle.