The Dead Grass Ninja

Abandoning the idea of pursuit, Yemo flipped his hand to dispel the lightning sword in his hand, turned around and walked to the side of Hizashi lying on the ground.

Seeing Yemo approach, Hizashi said apologetically, "I'm so sorry, Yemo, I've dragged you down. I'm afraid my injuries aren't enough to handle what's to come."

The current Hizashi can be described as the last gasp of his strength. His right leg had already been slashed by Kari, rendering him unable to move nimbly. Then, due to carelessness, he was hit by Kari 'Explosion Release, suffering considerable injuries.

Hizashi seemed to still be able to speak and wasn't on the verge of death, but in his current condition, it was absolutely impossible for Hizashi to continue participating in the second exam. After all, he couldn't even stand up and could only detonate a smoke bomb to notify the ninjas outside the barrier.

He felt extremely sorry for Yemo. Yemo had a chance to participate in the third exam and compete for the final championship, but because of him, Ye Mo couldn't even pass the second exam, and wouldn't even pass the Chunin Ninja Exams.

"Don't be discouraged so quickly, we haven't reached that point yet," Yemo smiled, not taking what Hizashi said to heart at all.

Seeing Yemo's confidence, Hizashi was puzzled and asked, "What do you mean by this, Yemo?"

Just then, Hiashi walked over and overheard their conversation, interjecting, "Yemo, are you saying you have a way to heal Hizashi's injuries?"

Clearly, Hiashi had regained his composure, was thinking much more deeply than Hizashi. Upon hearing Yemo's words, he immediately understood the implied meaning behind them.

"Kindness!"

Nodding, Yemo placed his right hand on Hizashi's injured right leg. The wound was just above the knee, a huge wound more than ten centimeters long and extremely deep, with blood gushing out uncontrollably.

"Yemo, I didn't expect you to know Medical Ninjutsu. Are you a medical-nin?" Hizashi asked in surprise. Becoming medical-nin is more difficult than becoming Chunin. Just take the most basic Chakra control, even Chunin can't do that.

"I'm not medical-nin, I just know some Ninjutsu related to medicine," Yemo said with a smile.

After speaking, Yemo began to move. Under the shocked gazes of Hizashi and Hiashi, Yemo formed a hand Hand Seals and pressed his palm on Hizashi's wound. Green Chakra emerged and surged into Hizashi's body. This Chakra full of vitality.

"Ninja Art: Revival Technique!"

Beneath the skin, green Chakra greatly stimulates the cell activity of the Hizashi, causing the cells around the Hizashi to divide rapidly, thereby enabling cell reconstruction and regeneration of the Hizashi's vital tissues.

At first, Hizashi felt that his wound was no longer painful, but instead had a tingling sensation. Then, he saw that his wound had stopped bleeding, and the huge wound was rapidly healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"This guy can not only use it on himself, but also to heal others. What kind of insane Ninjutsu is this?!"

Even though Hiashi was already shocked when he saw Yemo recover, seeing it with his Hiashi eyes again now would only amplify his shock.

Under the astonished gazes of the two, in less than a minute, Hizashi's wounds were completely healed. After all, he was treating someone else, not himself, so the process was a bit slower. If it weren't for the fact that the new skin was still white and different from the surrounding skin, probably no one would believe that Hizashi had just had a wound more than ten centimeters long on his thigh.

With his leg injury healed, Hizashi leaped up from the ground with a somersault, stomped his foot hard, and took a couple of steps without feeling any discomfort.

"This is amazing, Yemo! What kind of Medical Ninjutsu is this? The recovery ability is so abnormal!" Hizashi asked with a curious expression.

Yemo smiled slightly and said, "Heavenly secrets cannot be revealed. While treating your wounds, I also took the opportunity to nourish your internal organs. Now, there are probably no major problems with your body, but some minor issues still exist. It will probably take some time to fully recover. Of course, these minor issues will not affect your combat ability at all."

Clearly, Yemo didn't want to answer the question, Hizashi consciously refrained from asking further.

At this moment, Hiashi voiced the question that had been nagging at him, "Yemo, how did you find us? According to our plan, shouldn't you be waiting for us at the giant tree in the southwest corner?"

Hiashi asked about this, Yemo explained, "Actually, I arrived there quite early, but after waiting for over an hour and no one came, I figured something must have happened. So I used my family's secret technique, Mind's Eye of the Kagura, to locate the two of you and rushed over immediately."

Well, Yemo didn't finish telling the whole story. He kept the attack and the forced assault on Mei Terumi a secret. There was no need to tell them about the earlier parts, and as for the forced Mei Terumi, it would make him seem incredibly despicable no matter how you looked at it. Ye Yemo wouldn't do something so self-degrading.

Upon hearing this, Hizashi quickly asked, "So, how are the other teams? Are they alright?"

Shaking his head, Yemo spread his hands, looking like he didn't know either, and said, "Mind's Eye of the Kagura can only detect known specific Chakra. I don't have the Chakra of others, so I don't know their exact location, and I don't know what happened to them either."

"I think we should go back there again. Maybe someone arrived after you left, Yemo," Hiashi said thoughtfully, stroking his chin.

"That's what I was thinking too!" Hiashi's thoughts coincided with Yemo's.

Having made their decision, Yemo and Hizashi and Hiashi did not linger, disappearing into the dense forest to the southwest, leaving behind a scene of devastation after the battle.

On the other side, the four escaped hunters from Iwa Ninja were hiding under the rotting roots of a giant tree, concealed by Earth Release, making them difficult to spot.

Kari sat on a piece of rotten wood, his forehead covered in sweat from the pain. Beside him, an Iwa Ninja was treating Kari's injured arm; clearly, this Iwa Ninja was a medical-nin.

Taking the pills carefully handed to him by the medical-nin, Gari didn't hesitate to put them in his mouth and swallow them directly.

Staring straight ahead, as if Yemo were standing right in front of him, Shou said viciously, "Just you wait, Yemo Uzumaki, I will definitely avenge what happened today."

While the second exam was underway, a team of Anbu Ninja appeared in a remote hilly area hundreds of kilometers away from Konoha.

The Anbu recently received news that a ninja battle had taken place here. For safety reasons, they dispatched a team of Anbu Ninja to investigate. Three Anbu Ninja arrived at the scene of the incident.

Seeing the devastation before them, the leading Anbu Ninja whispered, "It seems the intelligence was correct; a fierce ninja battle did indeed take place here."

After saying that, the leading Anbu Ninja instructed the ninja to his right, "So, look for any traces you can find."

The Anbu nodded, and many flying insects, which were completely different from flies, immediately flew out of his outstretched hand. These flying insects were very fast and numerous, and in the blink of an eye, they covered all the places.

Without keeping anyone waiting long, the Anbu Ninja who used insects soon noticed something was wrong and pointed to a spot about ten meters away, saying, "There are some corpses buried there."

The leader of the Anbu was slightly startled. He had only intended to be cautious, but he hadn't expected to find a corpse here. He turned his head and gave a wink to the Anbu on his right.

The Anbu immediately understood, nodded, and leaped out to the location indicated by the Anbu. His hands moved swiftly, forming hand Hand Seals, and he slammed his hand on the ground, Earth Release: Earth Shovel Technique."

As soon as he finished speaking, the ground in front of Anbu slowly caved in, and soon a large pit several meters in diameter appeared in front of him.

The Anbu stood up, and two other Anbu walked over. The three of them came to the edge of the pit and looked down into it. They saw some corpses lying haphazardly in the pit. Most of these corpses were children around ten years old, and there was only one middle-aged man among them. They were all wearing Forehead Protector, so they were obviously ninjas.

These were just some corpses. A battle had taken place here, so it wasn't strange to find corpses. However, when the three Anbu saw the Forehead Protector on the corpses, their expressions changed drastically.

"These are all ninjas from Kusagakure. Judging from their ages, they are clearly a Kusagakure team heading to Konoha to participate in the Chunin Ninja Exams. If these deceased ninjas are the true Kusagakure, then what about the Kusagakure team currently in the village taking the exams?"

"Oh no! We must go back and warn the village immediately!"

The three Anbu didn't even bother to cover the hole; they sped off towards the village. An unknown force had killed the Kusagakure, taken their place in the village, and even participated in the Chunin Ninja Exams. Anyone with half a brain would know how terrifying this was. A group of unknown ninjas had infiltrated Konoha; what would they do, and what kind of destruction would they cause?