Here Is a Purgatory

The Third Squad members were all taken aback. Was this the quality of the Kusagakure Anbu?

But what were these "human-shaped pills" they were talking about? The name alone sounded deeply unsettling.

Neji and Lee exchanged glances, seeing the seriousness in each other's eyes.

Tenten, however, had heard about it from Karin. When she heard the mention, her heart skipped a beat, and she quickly tagged Karin in the Chat Group.

[Tenten: @Karin Uzumaki, is the commotion over there related to you? Did Mo Chen come?]

[Ino Yamanaka: ???]

[Hinata Hyuga: Mo Chen-kun has already taken action?]

[Karin Uzumaki: You noticed after all?]

[Tenten: With such a big commotion, how could we not notice! Didn't we agree that you'd tell us if anything happened on your end?]

[Ino Yamanaka: Yeah, why did you start acting without a word? We didn't have any psychological preparation for this!]

[Hinata Hyuga: Karin probably didn't want us to worry. Even if she told us, we couldn't help anyway.]

[Karin Uzumaki: Mm, I didn't want to drag you down. Tenten, you're here on a mission, so please don't get involved in my affairs. And Mo Chen, if there's danger, I'd rather die myself than drag him down.]

As she spoke, Karin opened the video livestream and adjusted the angle.

On the screen, Mo Chen was wearing a Kusagakure Anbu mask, carrying Karin's mother on his back, holding Karin with one arm, and a short sword in the other.

Dozens of Kusagakure Ninja surrounded him, and more were still rushing towards them from further away.

Kusagakure was in chaos. Even so, Mo Chen's current situation made it difficult to break through the encirclement.

While Tenten was focused on the Chat Group, the Kusagakure leader reprimanded the Anbu who had delivered the message. He then put on a relaxed expression and apologized to Might Guy.

"My apologies, my subordinate was reckless and made you witness such a scene."

The Kusagakure leader waved his hand, dismissing his subordinate, and then said, "It's settled regarding the Chunin Exam. Kusagakure will definitely send participants to Konoha to take the exam."

"As for the details, it's getting late now. You can rest in the village for the night, and we can discuss further tomorrow."

"Since you've made the trip to Kusagakure, there's no need to rush back. I'll have people host you properly. However, it's a sensitive time recently, so it's best not to go out unnecessarily. If you need anything, you can tell my people."

After speaking, the Kusagakure leader called for someone to escort Might Guy's team to their accommodations.

Might Guy and the others were confused.

It wasn't even eleven in the morning yet, so why was it getting late?

And if they were here as honored guests, why weren't they allowed to go out?

Did "hosting them properly" mean locking them in their rooms?

Of course, Might Guy and the others knew that something must have gone wrong in Kusagakure, possibly involving some village secrets. They naturally didn't pry and silently accepted Kusagakure's arrangements.

Only Tenten could clearly see what was happening through Karin's video livestream.

Seeing Mo Chen and the others surrounded by multiple layers of enemies, Tenten felt anxious.

However, given her status and strength, she truly couldn't participate.

"What a coincidence. If it were any other time, I might have been able to do something!" Tenten sighed inwardly in frustration.

She had no suitable excuse to go out right now, and any action she took could easily arouse suspicion from Kusagakure.

There was nothing she could do but pray silently in her heart, hoping Mo Chen and the others would be safe.

On the other side, Mo Chen's path was eventually blocked.

There were too many Ninja near the Kusagakure Hospital. He had only been delayed for a moment before he was completely surrounded.

"Things really can't be resolved so easily!" Mo Chen sighed inwardly.

In the future video he had fabricated, he had rushed out directly after saving the person.

But reality was reality. Even in a small village, one couldn't just come and go as they pleased.

"If it really doesn't work out, just abandon me!" Karin said, her face still showing tension and fear, but her eyes were firm.

She and Mo Chen were strangers, having never even met before.

Through the content of the Future videos, Karin learned that Mo Chen was only here to gather intelligence.

He happened to learn about her and her mother's predicament and, driven by justice and compassion, came to rescue her.

However, for a stranger, he had already done more than enough. There was no need to risk his life.

"Not work out? A man never says 'not work out'!" Mo Chen put Karin down and sneered, "I just didn't want to cause too much of a scene. Since it's unavoidable now, let's fight!"

Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!

Mo Chen formed a hand seal, and more than a dozen shadow clones instantly appeared.

One clone helped him carry Karin's mother, and another was responsible for protecting Karin.

"Alright, let's make some noise now!" Mo Chen's main body, along with the remaining shadow clones, immediately launched an assault on the surrounding Kusagakure Ninja.

Mo Chen and his clones paired up, unleashing combined Ninjutsu formed from Water Style and Earth Style in an instant.

With his Chakra reserves, if he were to get serious, he could single-handedly suppress an entire village.

No matter what type of Ninja the opponent was, they couldn't get close to Mo Chen's composite Ninjutsu, and were instantly wiped out in large numbers.

The two Shadow Clones responsible for rescuing people, taking advantage of the obscured vision, immediately broke out of the encirclement and fled rapidly towards the outskirts of the village.

"Stop them!"

"Go! Go! Go!"

"Even if we die, we can't let the human-shaped pills escape, even if we have to kill her!"

The Grass Ninjas, after the initial chaos, quickly reorganized their offensive.

Not strong enough? Then just bombard them with explosive tags!

Unfortunately, in the face of absolute strength, numbers sometimes become a burden.

Mo Chen didn't want to get entangled with them in the first place, and now that he was even using Shadow Clones, he naturally intended to finish this quickly.

"Water Style: Hidden Mist Jutsu!"

"Earth Style: Dust Cloud!"

Mist and flying dust filled the entire field of vision.

The hot-bloodedness that the Grass Ninjas had just mustered instantly turned cold. The steps they had just taken to attack turned into caution and defense.

The next moment, Mo Chen and his Shadow Clones, each activating their Sharingan, weaved through the dust and mist, easily reaping one life after another.

He wasn't a bloodthirsty person; if he could avoid killing, he wouldn't want to create too much slaughter.

But these people, from their attitude, he could tell they had a pathological obsession with the so-called human-shaped pills.

This was something Mo Chen could not tolerate.

Even if he let them go now, these people wouldn't give up and would definitely find ways to relentlessly pursue Karin.

Rather than that, it was better to resolve them once and for all!

With this thought, Mo Chen's reaping speed increased a few notches.

In the end, he simply used Wood Style, absorbing their Chakra before twisting their bodies, dismembering them, and crushing them.

Thus, when the Grass leader arrived on the scene and used his own Wind Style Ninjutsu to blow away the dust and mist in the area, what he saw was a scene of hell!

"Ugh!"

The Grass leader and the Grass Ninjas who followed behind him all vomited.