Karin

Qinglong was surprised; he had truly underestimated his Teacher. The Transformation Technique was just too useful for infiltration! He decided to stop hiding and walked in boldly, knocking out any medical staff he encountered.

Before long, medical personnel lay sprawled all over the ground, making Tsunade's brow twitch in speechless exasperation.

He searched room after room, finally finding the red-haired girl in a medical bay.

"Who are you!?"

The few ninja guarding the girl immediately stood up and pulled out their kunai. Qinglong flickered and vanished before their eyes, only for them to feel a heavy blow to their heads and collapse to the ground.

The red-haired girl looked at the newcomer in shock. Dressed in a black ninja outfit, was this an enemy ninja come to capture her?!

Qinglong removed his mask.

"Don't scream! We mean you no harm!"

"Who are you?"

Karin asked nervously.

"Don't worry, we're not here to capture you. You're Karin, right? A descendant of the Uzumaki Clan."

"How do you know me?"

Karin didn't let her guard down at all, looking even more nervously at Qinglong and Tsunade.

Tsunade maintained her medical staff disguise, watching Qinglong's performance with amusement, curious how he would abduct a minor.

Qinglong didn't answer her, but continued speaking.

"I know two other descendants with Uzumaki blood, and I've heard about your situation, so I came to see."

At this moment, shouts began to erupt from within the Kusagakure Hospital, followed by loud cries.

Karin also became nervous upon hearing the commotion.

"I can take you away from here!"

Qinglong said.

"Leave? Where will you take me?"

This was something Karin had always wanted, but lacked the strength to do.

"Then I'll become a rogue ninja of Kusagakure, and what will I do then?"

Karin was still a little worried. Qinglong chuckled, seeing the narrow-minded world view of the Hokage World.

"It's easy to not become a rogue ninja of Kusagakure. When you have the strength, you can just destroy Kusagakure!"

"Or, be gentler, and take control of Kusagakure by replacing its higher-ups."

Karin stared in shock at the young man who looked about her age, yet spoke such words. Was he really that arrogant?!

Qinglong smiled. Obito was already close to destroying Kirigakure. If he hadn't just wanted to play revenge, he could have destroyed Kirigakure by himself!

And then there was Orochimaru, who dared to attempt the Konoha Crush Plan alone.

The commotion outside was getting closer. Qinglong didn't care, and calmly asked, "So, are you willing to leave with us, or stay?"

Karin hadn't fully decided on leaving with Qinglong, but his later words, "willing to stay," broke through her psychological defenses. It reminded her of her tragic past, of her mother who was bitten to death.

Although she didn't know what fate awaited her if she left, she knew that if she stayed, she would suffer the same fate as her mother!

She had to take the chance!

A determined glint flashed in Karin's eyes beneath her glasses. She gritted her teeth, "I'll go with you!"

The fierce shouts from outside were already close, and footsteps could be heard in the corridor just outside the door.

"Then let's go!"

Qinglong smiled, a handsome smile revealing his white teeth.

This smile gave Karin a sliver of peace. Qinglong put her on his back, kicked the door open, and faced several Kusagakure ninja holding kunai. Seeing that someone was indeed stealing their "blood bags," they ferociously charged forward.

Karin clung nervously to Qinglong's back. These fierce Kusagakure ninja had left her with too many scars, especially the one leading the charge. He was the one who had always "escorted" her from her little hut to the ninja hospital to be used as a medical pack. She was still a little scared.

But then, Qinglong began to act. In a mere instant, all the Kusagakure ninja were defeated.

Karin's eyes widened. These ferocious ninja had been so easily defeated by this young man. She clenched her fists tightly.

She vowed to become that strong one day! To never be bullied again!

The Kusagakure ninja downstairs were still rushing upstairs. Qinglong stepped onto the corridor railing and leaped! He soared into the distance like a great bird, and Tsunade leaped after him.

Tsunade landed, but Qinglong was still in the air. Tsunade leaped again. Qinglong was still in the air. She gritted her teeth and leaped once more.

Fortunately, Qinglong landed this time, but the distance of the jump was too far!

"Qinglong, how did you do that?"

Tsunade asked incredulously. How could he jump so far, almost out of the village in one leap!

"Hehe!"

Qinglong smiled, revealing a mouthful of white teeth. Then he floated, as if walking on air.

Tsunade gritted her teeth, "You can really fly!"

Qinglong chuckled, tapped his toes, and leaped up, flying out of Kusagakure. Tsunade gritted her teeth and used all her might to jump and follow.

Outside Kusagakure, Qinglong waited quietly for Tsunade to catch up. Tsunade soon followed, her leaps and bounds making her chest heave like two full moons in the sky.