I'm Not So Foolish as to Need Your Reminder

Water Style: Great Waterfall Technique!

Mo Chen, too lazy to listen to their nonsense, quickly formed a few hand seals. Instantly, a large water curtain rose around him, filling the hospital room.

The water's impact was immense, and the distance was short. Even though some reacted quickly, they couldn't maneuver in the confined space.

"Damn it, dodge!"

"How can he use such powerful Water Style in a place with no water? Who is this guy?"

"No, his target is the human-shaped pills! We can't let him succeed!"

Screams erupted, and the hospital room descended into chaos.

Seizing the opportunity, Mo Chen scooped up Karin and quickly moved towards Karin's mother, stepping on the water waves.

BOOM!

Mo Chen raised his fist, encased in rock, and punched a large hole in the outer wall.

He slung Karin's mother over his back, picked up Karin, and flashed outside.

However, even with his speed, this was still enemy territory.

Due to the massive commotion and the calls from the Kusagakure Ninja within the hospital, many Kusagakure Ninja near the hospital arrived almost immediately.

Karin and her mother's striking red hair made them easy targets.

As soon as Mo Chen brought them out of the hospital, numerous Kusagakure Ninja gave chase.

"Bastard, who are you?"

"Trying to steal our human-shaped pills? Are you looking for death?"

"He must be a spy from a neighboring country, kill him!"

The human-shaped pills held significant strategic importance for Kusagakure, so they naturally wouldn't stand by and watch Karin be taken away.

The pursuing Kusagakure Ninja, confirming Mo Chen wasn't one of their own, immediately launched an assault.

"Quite fast!" Mo Chen scanned his surroundings, his expression slightly grim.

Carrying Karin and her mother, he couldn't free his hands to form hand seals.

Techniques like ninjutsu without hand seals, single-handed seals, or "whatever I say, it appears" were beyond his current abilities.

Unable to use ninjutsu and surrounded by enemies, the situation was indeed perilous.

"Am I slowing you down?" Karin also noticed Mo Chen's predicament. Her joy at being rescued had turned to panic.

Would Mo Chen abandon her? Or her mother?

After all, in this situation, they were truly just burdens.

"Don't worry, I won't leave you!" Mo Chen seemed to sense Karin's worry and reassured her, a slight smirk playing on his lips. "These rabble aren't enough to stump me."

He merely felt that using ninjutsu with hand seals would make leaving easier, but it didn't mean he had no other options.

"Then let us show you the might of this rabble! Lightning Style: Lightning Blade!"

A Kusagakure Ninja flashed in front of Mo Chen. Having overheard his words, he immediately swung his long sword, crackling with lightning, towards Mo Chen's chest.

They could never agree to someone taking their human-shaped pills.

"Earth Style: Hardening!"

Mo Chen uttered a few words calmly. His Chakra flowed, and Earth Style nature transformation enveloped him, forming a layer of rock armor.

"Idiot, lightning overcomes earth, don't you know that? If you're looking for death, don't blame me!" The Kusagakure Ninja let out a cold laugh, his sword's speed increasing.

Unfortunately, before his blade could strike Mo Chen, Mo Chen had already flashed behind him and slit his throat.

"You..." The Kusagakure Ninja clutched his throat with his left hand, blood gushing through his fingers, impossible to stop.

"I'm not so foolish as to need your reminder. Earth Style was just to distract you, idiot!" Mo Chen explained calmly, then continued to rush forward without looking back.

CRASH!

The Kusagakure Ninja stood still for two seconds before his body collapsed to the ground, his face filled with unwillingness.

"Fire Style: Ghost Lantern!"

Further ahead, Mo Chen hadn't taken many steps before he was blocked again.

Two Kusagakure Anbu, seeing Mo Chen's clean and swift swordplay, assumed he excelled at close combat and resorted to ranged attacks.

This Ghost Lantern technique conjured several fiery orbs resembling ghostly faces, controlled by the caster's will, striking wherever directed.

While their power might not be immense, they were perfect for hindering or disrupting enemies.

Moreover, once hit by one orb, it was difficult to evade the subsequent attacks.

Unfortunately, such attacks were still insufficient against Mo Chen.

Mo Chen's Water Style Chakra surged, enveloping himself, Karin, and her mother. Without even looking at the Ghost Lanterns, he charged straight through them.

This Fire Style, with individual power less than even a small fireball jutsu, was a joke before his Chakra.

After shattering three Ghost Lanterns consecutively, the two Kusagakure Anbu exchanged glances, realizing their technique was ineffective against Mo Chen, and switched to different moves.

"Fire Style: Exploding Flame!"

The two of them unleashed it together, spewing flames with explosive power from their mouths, which merged into a sea of fire.

"You... be careful!"

Karin had no combat ability and could only be a dead weight, clinging to Mo Chen. She didn't dare to make any extra movements, afraid of affecting Mo Chen's performance.

"Heh, piece of cake!" Mo Chen said nonchalantly, his Chakra surging within him, transforming into water-attribute Chakra and converging towards the short sword in his hand.

Water Style: Hard Whirlpool Water Blade!

The water-attribute Chakra, using the short sword as its core, compressed into a water spear like a drilling dragon, rapidly rotating in layers at random directions.

As the flames approached, they were influenced by the water's rotation, actively drawn towards it, and then extinguished by the water.

The sea of fire was torn open by this method, and Mo Chen charged through the opening, leaping high into the air before forcefully thrusting the Hard Whirlpool Water Blade forward.

Pfft!

The Hard Whirlpool Water Blade pierced one of the Kusagakure Anbu who reacted too slowly, creating a large hole in his chest.

With one caster eliminated, their Chakra coordination faltered, and the combined Ninjutsu was naturally broken.

The other Kusagakure Anbu was startled and retreated a distance. However, Mo Chen didn't even glance at him, simply charging through the encirclement.

"Surround him, don't let him escape!"

"Everyone attack together, we absolutely cannot let him take the human-shaped pills!"

Numerous Kusagakure Ninja shouted and yelled, constantly surrounding and intercepting him.

But Mo Chen's speed was too fast, and his strength was too great.

Every time someone blocked his path and attacked, they were basically defeated in one move, or even killed.

If Mo Chen didn't have two burdens on him, and could truly free his hands, he could probably have easily slaughtered them all even while surrounded.

It was precisely because of this that they wanted to strike first while Mo Chen couldn't free his hands.

Kusagakure wasn't large, and the commotion here was quickly sensed by Might Guy's squad.

They had just submitted the invitation for the Chunin Exam and confirmed the intentions of the Kusagakure village leader.

Suddenly hearing the sound of Ninjutsu explosions and the chaotic shouts of the crowd, they were completely bewildered.

They already knew Kusagakure was at war with its neighboring country, and at this moment, they thought the enemy had invaded.

"This is bad, this is bad, Leader!"

A Kusagakure Anbu rushed over, shouting anxiously, "Someone wants to steal our human-shaped pills! The opponent is very strong, we might not be able to stop them!"

"..." The Kusagakure village leader's face instantly darkened.