Alone and Infinite

She glared helplessly at Black Charcoal, then pulled down her straw hat, trying to hide Black Charcoal's comical facial expressions.

Aowu couldn't help but burst into laughter, "Orochimaru is really interesting."

Is Orochimaru interesting? Of course he is, but only if the strength is equal and the goals are the same.

"Next, you'll go over there to sign the waiver of liability, then collect the scroll, and you can set off!"

Mitarashi Anko waved her hand, indicating that the examinees should do as they pleased.

He then pulled out three-colored meatballs from somewhere, sat on a chair, hummed a little tune, and slurped them up.

Only the candidates looked somber.

A death warrant!

In peacetime, these genin mostly perform errands and miscellaneous tasks.

It is extremely rare for a mission like the 7th Team's escort mission to turn into a battle with Zabuza.

The vast majority of genin have never even experienced any dangerous situations.

"Let's go, let's get to work."

Li Xia ruffled the black cat's head, then turned and leaped into the jungle.

The so-called "life or death contract" is mainly just for scaring people.

There are indeed death quotas, but the higher-ups want to avoid deaths altogether.

Each genin was trained with considerable effort.

What does it mean to die during an exam?

Li Xia's side even has side quests.

It's a very simple reward: you get 500 Hall Points for each Genin you save.

Something is better than nothing, but even a mosquito's leg is meat.

I was originally planning to just coast along, but now I have to make a move for those 500 Hall of Fame points.

Li Xia suspected that the Hall of Light couldn't stand seeing him idle and was deliberately creating trouble for him.

so.

"I'll lie down for a while. Call me if anything happens."

A hammock was hung high in the tree branch, and Li Xia lay down inside it.

The kitten has very sensitive ears and a better nose than me. Now that it has Sharingan, its eyesight is even better.

In a sense, charcoal is now almost a perfect creation of nature.

"Meow!"

With a powerful leap, Black Charcoal flew at such speed that only a black shadow could be seen, and after a few bounds on the branches, it leaped into the jungle.

It has always been so energetic.

Awoo watched its figure disappear and then simply hid away, being lazy.

He enthusiastically took a pen and notebook and began writing down his 'grand plan' after his resurrection next to Li Xia.

The main issue is what methods the team currently lacks and what skills it needs to develop.

Li Xia glanced at it and thought that Aowu might be overthinking it. The description it gave was something like "holding a great sword and unleashing sword energy hundreds of meters long."

He knew that Aowu must have been playing Sekiro lately.

Despite its name, the Forest of Death is a place of death, but the area near the treetops is surprisingly beautiful.

The undulating treetops swayed, and the dense leaves moved in waves, forming green ripples.

Amidst the rustling sound, Li Xia shifted her body to prevent the dappled sunlight filtering through the leaves from shining into her eyes.

Nothing happened on the first day.

The orange campfire licked the wild boar meat on the iron fork, and the dark red flesh gradually lost its color as it was roasted.

The pale yellow oil droplets sparked and crackled as they fell.

Li Xia flipped the iron skewer over, while Ao Wu carefully coated the meat with a brush full of sauce, layer by layer.

"When I live, Grandpa Long must eat 18 meals a day!"

Aowu has begun to 'swell' in power; as for whether Li Xia can kill the Third Hokage...

It never doubted, because if the leader said he would be resurrected, then he would definitely succeed.

“I’ll remember that for you. 18 meals, you have to eat one every hour.”

Li Xia kept flipping the skewers, the aroma of spices mixed with the smell of oil slowly wafting through the Death Forest.

In the shadows, pairs of eyes lit up, swallowing hard as they stared at the spot.

Yet none dared to step forward; fear and ferocity switched back and forth in their scarlet eyes.

In the end, they could only stay quietly in the back.

In the past two days, countless ferocious monsters in the Forest of Death have been swiftly killed by that two-legged creature.

The last wild boar that dared to charge has become roast meat.

Li Xia paused in flipping the grilled meat, and sighed with some regret.

"Awoo, it's all yours now."

Li Xia moved the iron skewer to Aowu's hand, stood up, and identified the direction where the black charcoal was located.

"Whoosh!"

His body broke through the obstruction of branches and leaves and disappeared from the spot in an instant.

Ino, Shikamaru, and Choji stood in front of the Sound Ninja. Behind them were Naruto and Sasuke, who were already lying on the ground, and Rock Lee, whose eardrums were almost ruptured. Despite being very strong, he was tricked and could only lie on the ground.

"Damn it. Don't these people care about their comrades at all?"

Seeing that the Sound Ninja were completely unconcerned about the threat they posed, Nara Shikamaru directly attacked his comrades who were being controlled by Ino's Mind Transfer Technique.

Fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. His mind was sharp, but he had never experienced anything like this before.

It even instilled a faint sense of despair in young Shikamaru.

Threatening tactics were ineffective; the opposing team had clearly been through life-or-death battles, and their murderous intent and disregard for their comrades were undeniable.

Faced with such an enemy, the gap in strength will be magnified infinitely.

How to do?

Dad, you've never told me what to do when the enemy doesn't follow the plan!

On the tree trunk high up, Black Charcoal's little ears twitched, and it turned its head and meowed softly.

Li Xia's feet landed lightly on the branches, as if they carried no weight at all.

The thin branch didn't even sway.

"Oh? Is that the scene?"

Li Xia craned his neck to look for a while, matching the scene with the anime he had watched.

It was probably when Naruto unleashed the Nine-Tails' chakra, but he was still no match for Orochimaru, and the seal was disrupted.

The chaos in his chakra also affected his mental state, causing him to fall into a coma.

As for Sasuke, he was just unlucky.

If it were just a regular Sharingan, Orochimaru wouldn't even bother to glance at it.

But he happens to be Uchiha Sasuke, Itachi's younger brother.

Orochimaru was beaten by Itachi.

Therefore, he was obsessed with Itachi's power and felt that his younger brother's body might be the best vessel.

He simply used Orochimaru's Selection: Neck Bite, leaving Sasuke with the Heavenly Curse Seal.

In fact, after witnessing Li Xia's power, he also developed a considerable interest in the Byakugan.

Unfortunately, the Hyuga clan is keeping a very close watch on them, making it difficult to get a pair of Byakugan out.

"I don't recall anyone dying here, right?"

Li Xia recalled that Sasuke would wake up soon and activate the Heavenly Curse Seal for the first time.

He put on a great show, then thoroughly humiliated three Sound Ninja.

Although he was disabled, he did not die.

"Meow!"

Black Charcoal nodded and gestured with his hand.

"Oh? I see—"

Li Xia understood. Kurotan said he overheard Orochimaru and the Sound Ninja trio talking: if they couldn't kill Sasuke and the others, then the three of them would die.

Although Orochimaru's disguise skills were extremely high, Kurozumi stayed with him for twenty days.

No matter how Orochimaru tried to hide it, Kuroki could still smell the snake's stench.

Orochimaru sensed Kurozumi's presence but didn't pay it any mind.

Three people, 1500 points, that should be fine.

Li Xia stretched his arms and legs. Since he was going to make this money, he couldn't wait until the end.

"Whoosh-"

Two more figures landed in the arena. Hyuga Neji, along with Tenten, finally arrived, following the trail left by Lee.

Neji glanced at the situation in the arena, then looked at Lee lying on the ground, and his calm white eyes gradually filled with anger.

He may seem aloof, but he is actually a very caring person.

"Blind eyes!"

Neji's blood vessels around his eyes suddenly bulged, and he immediately assumed an attack stance.

Li Xia watched with great interest; it was actually the starting stance of Baguazhang.

Neji, who was about to charge forward, suddenly changed his expression and looked back at the side with surprise and uncertainty.

In his vision, a powerful burst of chakra suddenly erupted from the motionless Sasuke.

Sasuke, who was unconscious, slowly got up from the ground, and black patterns like flames covered half of his body.

Looking at his hands with his crimson Sharingan adorned with two tomoe, he revealed a 'Sasuke' smile.

This power, this immense power, felt capable of destroying everything. Even the figure I had always hated and feared seemed utterly vulnerable under its influence.

It seems I don't need to intervene. Neji slowly withdrew his hand.

Li Xia, who was high up, patted the black-faced boy's head:

"on!"

A smile appeared on the charcoal-black face, the white beard twitched twice, and the thin branches swayed up and down with the strength of its limbs.

Li Xia's body swayed up and down with the movement of the tree branches, like a leaf on a branch.

Watching what was happening below.

Having already dodged the Sound Ninja Air Cannon, Sasuke waved his hand and sent the enemy flying.

The overwhelming and terrifying power left everyone stunned.

Just as Sasuke was about to continue his attack, a dark figure descended from the sky.

"Meow!"

Sasuke's Sharingan with two tomoe spun rapidly, and a ferocious smile appeared on his face, which was covered with black patterns.

He changed the direction of his hands and headed towards the shadowy figure.

Kuroko's Sharingan, hidden by his colored contact lenses, also spun as he ducked to dodge Sasuke's sweeping arm.

Her hind leg flew up and gently kicked Sasuke, sending him flying far away.