After seeing Kisame Hoshigaki leave, Yuki Minazuki also departed without hesitation. She did not even spare the already-dead Kaito Ito a glance before pursuing Kisame Hoshigaki in the direction he had left.
Seeing Yuki Minazuki retreat, Nanki Hyuga, Shikatsu Aburame, and Shun Inuzuka made no move to stop her. Instead, they watched her leave.
As far as they were concerned, Yuki Minazuki's decisiveness was a favorable outcome. Although they were confident they could defeat her three against one,
their goal in these Chunin Ninja Exams was to become Chunins, not to kill people.
If they were worn down too much by fighting Yuki Minazuki, the next few days would likely be difficult for them.
After Kisame Hoshigaki and Yuki Minazuki left, Veigar put away the Book of Heaven and Book of Earth, then turned and walked toward the three people from his village.
"I'm Veigar. Thanks for your help just now!"
After putting away his Ninja Sword, Veigar immediately expressed his thanks to them.
Seeing that Veigar showed no trace of hostility, the three of them relaxed their guard slightly. Shun Inuzuka said,
"It's nothing. No need to thank us. We're all from the same village."
"By the way, my name is Shun, Shun Inuzuka. This is my partner. His name is Genmaru."
As he spoke, Genmaru, a half-grown red ninja dog crouching on all fours beside Shun Inuzuka, barked as if introducing himself.
"Woof."
"Whine, whine..."
At Genmaru's whining, Shun Inuzuka looked down at him in surprise.
Indeed, Shun Inuzuka had not been wrong. At a time like this, people from the same village had no reason to fight among themselves. They needed to stand together against outsiders.
Veigar nodded at Shun Inuzuka and Genmaru, which counted as a response.
At that moment, Shikatsu Aburame also said calmly to