Someone Wants to Snatch the Human-Shaped Pills

"So that's how it is!"

Mo Chen couldn't help but sigh inwardly, gaining a deeper understanding of the impact fabricating the future could have on reality.

If he had gone to Karin first, Karin's mother might truly have been beyond saving.

But as he was about to look for Karin, he suddenly spotted Kusagakure Hospital and changed his objective.

He found Karin's mother at Kusagakure Hospital, and during his examination, he transferred a trace of life force to her, just enough to preserve the last ember of her life.

This ember would allow her to hold on for a while longer, until Mo Chen could take Karin and her mother away from Kusagakure.

After all, at this time, Karin and her mother were not in the same place.

No matter who Mo Chen saved first, it would alert the enemy, making it difficult to save the second person.

Tap, tap, tap!

At this moment, a sound of footsteps approached from a distance. Mo Chen soon saw a burly man wearing a Kusagakure forehead protector, dragging Karin by her hair towards him.

This was the scene from the beginning of the plot!

Mo Chen frowned and glanced at the Chat Group again.

Tenten's live broadcast was still ongoing. The Third Squad, led by Might Guy, had encountered the leader of Kusagakure and were discussing the chunin exams.

Through the live broadcast, the girls in the group learned about the chunin exams, and Tenten took the opportunity to explain it to them.

However, Karin's name was nowhere to be seen in the chat logs. She hadn't asked Tenten and the others for help.

Mo Chen could roughly guess Karin's thoughts: one, she didn't want to trouble Tenten; two, she wanted to personally verify the authenticity of the Future videos.

Since the Future videos showed Mo Chen rescuing both her and her mother, if the video content was true, there was no need to create unnecessary complications.

Understanding this, Mo Chen quietly retreated into the darkness of the room.

"Mom!!"

Karin, who was being dragged, saw the 'corpse' covered by a cloth inside the room. A few strands of red hair peeked through the gap. She immediately broke free from the Kusagakure ninja's grasp and ran over.

In Kusagakure, only she and her mother had red hair.

But before Karin could get close, a fair, slender arm dangled from beneath the cloth, covered in ugly bite marks.

"Blech!"

Karin took one look and immediately felt nauseous, involuntarily turning to the side and gagging.

Her eyes welled up with tears. What kind of suffering had her mother endured? It was simply unimaginable!

The Kusagakure ninja walked over, unceremoniously grabbed Karin by the back of her collar, and dragged her outside.

"Let me go, Mom, Mom!!" Karin struggled and cried loudly.

"To protect the village, this is the only way," the Kusagakure ninja said coldly. "It's a pity we lost your mother, but there are many wounded waiting for treatment."

He dragged Karin into the ward ahead, which was filled with severely injured patients, their cries of pain echoing everywhere.

The Kusagakure ninja threw Karin to the ground and went to speak with the attending physician.

Karin hesitated for a moment, then immediately turned to run.

Unfortunately, the other party didn't ignore her and pulled Karin back.

"No! Let me go, no!" Karin cried helplessly.

Whether Mo Chen would come to save her, Karin couldn't be entirely sure yet.

Even if she knew Mo Chen would come, facing this situation, she would still be terrified.

The Kusagakure ninja said coldly, "We took in a homeless you, so you have to earn your own food!"

However, at this moment, an even colder voice, filled with chilling killing intent, suddenly rang out--

"Then, if you are no longer capable of taking her in, what then?"

Who is it?

The Kusagakure ninja's hair stood on end, and he froze on the spot.

He dared not move. That chilling killing intent was locked onto him completely.

The Kusagakure ninja was certain that if he made the slightest move, his head would be separated from his body instantly.

At this moment, the temperature in the entire ward suddenly dropped by several degrees. This sudden change silenced the ward, making it so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.

Clink! Clink!

Clear footsteps echoed, each step sounding like the tolling of death's bells, causing everyone's hearts to pound fiercely. They were so tense they forgot to breathe.

What kind of oppressive feeling was this?

Only Karin among them didn't feel it, but she followed everyone's gaze to the ward entrance.

There, a figure, not particularly tall but exuding immense pressure, strode in with heavy steps.

He wore a white Anbu mask with patterns on his face and was covered in a black robe, completely obscuring his true form and appearance.

"Is this... Mo Chen?"

A sense of happiness welled up in Karin's heart. She felt an inexplicable sense of closeness to the person before her and couldn't help but take a step forward.

This scene was actually a little different from the future videos.

In the videos, to build tension, Mo Chen only appeared when someone was about to bite Karin.

But reality is reality, and the predetermined future can be changed by the butterfly effect.

Since Mo Chen was already prepared, he naturally wouldn't deliberately delay, waiting until the perfect moment to show off before appearing.

"Stop right there!"

The attending doctor suddenly shouted, reaching out to grab Karin's hand.

Karin was a strategic asset of Kusagakure, the key to their victory in war. How could they let her leave?

This is bad!

However, the Kusagakure ninja who brought Karin over felt his heart skip a beat, inwardly crying out that things were not good.

Because from the very first sentence the newcomer spoke, he could tell that the person was here for Karin.

Ching!

As expected, before the attending doctor could even touch Karin, a figure flashed past.

Blood splattered, and the attending doctor's entire arm was sent flying through the air.

Mo Chen, who appeared as a Kusagakure Anbu, had, at some point, shielded Karin behind him.

He held a short sword in his hand, a drop of blood falling from its tip to the ground.

The killing intent emanating from him was still focused on the previous Kusagakure ninja.

The Kusagakure ninja had intended to use Mo Chen's move as an opportunity to create distance and prepare for battle. Unfortunately, Mo Chen was too fast, and now he was trapped, too afraid to move.

"Ah!!"

Only then did the attending doctor let out a pig-like scream, his piercing wails almost echoing throughout the entire hospital.

Thus, while the people in the hospital room remained in silent panic, the outside was thrown into chaos by the scream.

"So warm! This is... Mo Chen!"

Karin, protected by Mo Chen, looked at his retreating back, her gaze dazed.

At this moment, she no longer cared about anything around her.

This back was the dawn of hope for her, and the dream and pursuit of her entire life!

"I'll take you out of here!" Mo Chen's gentle voice sounded in Karin's ear.

Karin nodded without hesitation, softly replying, "Mhm!"

"Wait!" Soon, she remembered something and pleaded, "My mother is in the next room, can you take her too?"

"Alright!" Mo Chen nodded.

Thump, thump, thump, thump...

A flurry of hurried footsteps approached from a distance, and soon a large group of people rushed over.

This was, after all, Kusagakure territory, and they were everywhere. Their response speed was quite fast.

"What happened?"

"Someone's trying to steal our human-shaped pills, kill him!"

"This person is definitely not an Anbu from our village."

More than a dozen Kusagakure ninja surrounded the hospital room. Through their rapid-fire questions, they quickly understood the situation, and each of them glared at Mo Chen with hostility.

The Kusagakure ninja who had brought Karin earlier finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Enveloped by that killing intent, his entire back was soaked with sweat.