No one had expected their Mizukage to be so utterly helpless.
She had been captured by the enemy in the blink of an eye.
However, they did not know that.
It was not that Mei Terumi was too weak, but that Izumi Uchiha was too strong.
Izumi Uchiha's Mangekyo had two abilities.
Her left eye could mark all ninja tools and control them at will after they had been marked.
Her right eye possessed an ability called "Precognition."
It could see what her opponent would do within the next second.
It could be said that this ability was the ultimate limit of the Sharingan's observational function.
Just now, she had used this ability to predict Mei Terumi's prediction.
Combined with the element of surprise, and the fact that she was already stronger than Mei Terumi,
she had been able to kill her opponent with a single strike.
"Uchiha...
You're from the Uchiha clan!"
Mei Terumi was firmly restrained by Susanoo's massive hand.
Unable to use ninjutsu, she could only shout.
"Who exactly are you?
There's only one child left in the Uchiha clan.
Where did you come from!?"
"Where is the Thunder Sword—Kiba?"
Izumi ignored Mei Terumi and instead turned to look at the other ninjas gathering around them.
It had to be said.
The current Kirigakure was suffering from a severe lack of talent.
They could not even assemble the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.
The strongest person in the entire village was Mei Terumi, the Mizukage.
Yet even this strongest person had been subdued by a single move from Izumi.
Thus.
The surrounding ninjas had no idea what to do for a moment.
Mei Terumi did not order them to continue attacking Izumi either.
Because she knew.
Even if all of them attacked together, it would probably be futile.
Moreover.
If they angered Izumi...
Kirigakure would probably be finished for good.
Just as the surrounding ninjas were at a loss,
a one-eyed man suddenly came over, supporting an old man.
Izumi recognized the one-eyed man.
That was Ao, the white-eyed jounin.
"I am Genji..."
the old man said tremulously. "In the village, my status is equal to that of the Mizukage.
We'll give you the Thunder Sword—Kiba.
The terminal illness afflicting Ringo Ameyuri was also cured by you, wasn't it?
Since that is the case,
let Ringo Ameyuri leave with you as well."
The old man was very clever, immediately lowering himself to the lowest possible position.
He had offered the sword and the person right away.
He did not mention any demands at all.
His only goal was to make Izumi kill fewer people.
Unfortunately.
His little scheme was destined to fail.
Because Izumi did not kill people at all.
"Fine."
Izumi nodded.
Then she quietly waited.
Soon, a shy little boy wearing glasses came running over with the sword.
Seeing this, Izumi immediately knocked Mei Terumi unconscious.
Then she traded the woman for the sword.
"Your sword~"
Izumi turned to look at Ringo Ameyuri.
At that moment, she wore a smile.
Her large eyes curved into crescent moons.
She was incredibly beautiful and gentle.
"She... She really is a gentle person~"
Looking at Izumi, Ringo Ameyuri could not help thinking this.
Because she had discovered that, throughout the entire journey,
Izumi had not killed a single person.
"Let's go~"
Izumi said this and strode toward the village exit.
Ringo Ameyuri hurried after her.
The many people of Kirigakure could only watch helplessly as the two of them slowly left.
Not one of them dared to say anything more.
"Who exactly is she?
What does she want with Ringo Ameyuri?"
These two questions appeared in everyone's minds at the same time.
But no matter how hard they racked their brains, they could not figure out the answer.
After Izumi and Karin completed their mission,
Bai Hao immediately received the news, along with the 100,000 Plot Points awarded by the system.
Looking at his pitiful number of Plot Points,
he could only sigh helplessly.
"Of course~
After all, this isn't Mizukage Ninja.
It's Naruto!"
After sighing inwardly, Bai Hao continued with his lottery draws.
Ringo Ameyuri was coming back.
He needed to prepare a Diamond Card for her.
Unfortunately, he did not draw a Diamond Card.
Instead, he drew two single-use Buddha's Palms.
"As expected, I still need to cause trouble in Konoha~"
Bai Hao issued orders to the two women.
He told them not to return for the time being.
Once Karin's Resurrection Skill had cooled down, they were to conveniently revive Pakura—the former hero of Sunagakure, who had died horribly beneath kunai and shuriken—and bring her back.
After finishing these matters,
Bai Hao returned to his leisurely life.
Time slowly passed.
In the blink of an eye, the day of the final match of the Chunin Ninja Exams arrived.
Long before this, Naruto had constantly begged him by his side.
He wanted Bai Hao to go watch the matches.
Hinata had also spent a long time speaking to him, blushing and stammering.
Although she had not said so directly,
he knew that Hinata also hoped he would go watch the matches.
Bai Hao thought of how Orochimaru was still unwilling to give up.
He would definitely come out and cause trouble during the Chunin Ninja Exams.
And when Konoha came under attack, the ninjas would gather the ordinary citizens in a safe place and protect them.
Bai Hao found that troublesome.
Besides, he did not want to accept such protection.
Thus.
He decided to go to the arena and watch the show.
"I wonder whether the Third Hokage has made adequate preparations against snakes?"
Early on the day of the match, Bai Hao locked the bookstore door and headed toward the arena.
Because the Chunin Ninja Exams were a major event,
the day was truly bustling.
Bai Hao saw people from various countries along the way.
He even saw the Daimyo riding in an ox cart.
"I probably wouldn't get many Plot Points for killing a Daimyo, would I?"
Looking at those Daimyo, Bai Hao thought silently.
He walked along while letting his mind wander.
Before long, he arrived at the spectator stands of the arena.
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