"We've had bad luck these past few days; we've only run into a few small teams, and they're all carrying the same scroll."
Sasuke, looking helpless, broke the seal and took out several identical Heaven Scrolls.
I don't know what's going on, but whether they came to me on their own or took the initiative, it was all the Heaven Scrolls.
This made Sasuke wonder if he hadn't properly paid respects to his Uchiha ancestors before setting off.
When Sasuke pulled out several Heaven Scrolls, Shikamaru, Choji, and Ino were all completely dumbfounded.
"What a... coincidence."
Ino's lips twitched, her face full of speechlessness.
"Huh? Could it be that Shikamaru and you guys are too?"
Naruto's face was full of surprise when he heard this.
They came here hoping to see if Shikamaru and his crew had any extra Earth Scrolls.
Even Sasuke's expression froze a bit; what if both of their teams were Heaven Scrolls?
He really needs to ask the examiner of this exam if everyone received the same information.
"No, almost all of them we obtained were Earth Scrolls."
Shikamaru took out the scroll from his ninja tool bag with a look of helplessness, and all the characters on it were written on it, causing everyone present to fall into silence.
So, all the teams they encountered were pre-arranged?
"Huh?! So you can collect them all now, right? Why are you making that face?"
Naruto scratched his head, completely baffled as to why Sasuke and Shikamaru looked like they'd been tricked.
Sasuke hearing this, Sasuke twitched the corner of his mouth. Naruto's words made a lot of sense.
However, being able to be this naive sometimes is a good thing.
"Never mind, Naruto's right." Shikamaru shook his head; this was probably just their 'luck'.
Sasuke nodded and handed a Heaven Scroll to Shikamaru.
It doesn't matter what, as long as they can collect them all, they can head directly to the Central Tower now.
"Let's work together from now on."
After Sasuke resealed the scroll, he spoke.
Just as Shikamaru was about to nod, a wind blade came hurtling towards him.
Bang--
Naruto covered his hands with Yang Release Armament and stood in front of Shikamaru.
"Who!"
As Naruto raised his eyes, Naruto anger erupted uncontrollably.
Although that wind blade wasn't particularly powerful, it was still enough to injure someone.
There was no response; a brief silence followed.
Naruto's expression changed drastically, and without turning around, he shouted, "Retreat!"
The next instant, a whistling sound of extreme compression came first, followed by countless wind blades and a violent storm sweeping in.
Boom--!
Countless giant trees collapsed along the way, raising clouds of dust.
Sasuke and the others raised their hands to block in front of them, the storm carrying a palpable killing intent that rendered them unable to move.
"Ahead... there's a massive Chakra reaction! I've never seen such a chilling and enormous Chakra before!"
Hinata her Byakugan, and her pupils widened slightly upon seeing the figure at the end of the jutsu.
This Chakra reaction is something they've only ever seen in some powerful Jonin so far.
"That cowardly fellow!"
Naruto gritted his teeth, staring at the spot ahead. This guy's Wind Release was arguably the strongest he had ever seen besides his teacher.
"Naruto-kun! I'll do it!"
Without saying a word, Hinata stepped forward with her Eight Trigrams Steps and came to the group. She exhaled deeply and drew a circle in front of her chest with both hands.
Chakra surged throughout his body, gradually gathering in his palms, and veins bulged around his eyes.
The flow of Chakra within the storm was clearly visible; I saw... that weakest point.
"Drink it!"
Hinata let out a sharp cry and stretched out her right palm, striking out with a powerful blow towards that spot.
A highly compressed, pale blue Chakra shockwave, like a transparent blade, slashed out from her palm.
"Inch Force - Vacuum Palm!"
The shockwave, sharp as a blade, precisely sliced into the weak point seen by Byakugan.
Sizzle--
A piercing tearing sound rang out, and Hinata's palm strike split the raging storm in two, with the remaining gusts of wind howling past Hinata's sides.
As her long hair danced wildly... the wind stopped.
Sasuke had been keeping his Sharingan, couldn't help but look at Hinata's retreating figure. This move...
It actually cut off the flow of Chakra precisely and directly?
The most terrifying thing is that it's not like Lightning Release Chakra, but it can still achieve a slight break in the mask.
Naruto looked at Hinata beside him and exclaimed in delight, "Hinata! You're amazing!"
Hinata exhaled, not responding to Naruto's praise, her voice slightly incredulous as she said:
"That person... is here."
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately assumed a defensive posture and looked in the direction of the spell.
Snap--
A figure slowly emerged from the smoke and dust.
He was sticking out his long tongue, licking the corner of his mouth, his golden vertical pupils revealing an expression of great interest.
"Oh? That's really... a pleasant surprise."
Their gazes swept over Sasuke and the others, and the moment Naruto and the others met their eyes, it was as if they were being stared at by a venomous snake.
"This is troublesome..."
Shikamaru frowned, coming to a conclusion. "This guy in front of me... is from a different dimension than them."
Running away will only hasten their demise.
"Everyone, use every means possible."
Without hesitation, Shikamaru spoke directly to his companion.
Um?
Naruto and Sasuke frowned; it was the first time they had heard Shikamaru say such a thing.
Using any means necessary meant that Shikamaru had assessed that they had no chance of escaping from the person in front of them.
It would be better to fight to the death by any means necessary.
"Knew."
Naruto's lips curled into a smile, and he was the first to take a step.
Sasuke was thinking about something, didn't hesitate and followed.
"Everyone, the two of us will go first."
Sasuke spoke softly, "There's no need for any subtle arrangements in front of this guy."
No need.
"Ah, Hinata, Choji, let's form a swastika formation and protect Ino."
Shikamaru took the lead and stood in front of Ino, Hinata and Choji without hesitation to either side of Ino.
Orochimaru, wearing the Kusagakure Forehead Protector, didn't interrupt; his eyes grew increasingly excited.
Instead of thinking about escaping, they immediately assigned each other their goals.
"Heh... interesting little devils."
His hoarse voice was devoid of warmth, and his tongue stretched out like a whip, aiming straight for Sasuke.
Sasuke's Sharingan spun wildly, and with a flick of his wrist, several Shuriken shot out before he leaped backward.
Naruto covered his hands with Yang Release Armament, crouched down, and charged forward, shouting, "Disgusting guy!"
Rasengan!
A deep blue spherical cone appeared in his hand, Naruto moved swiftly to Orochimaru's side, raising his hand and pressing down directly.