Gathering Clouds

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"Yue, are you alright?"

At this moment, Hatake Kakashi, seeing Uchiha Yue's swaying figure, was quite worried and went straight forward to support Uchiha Yue.

However, just as Uchiha Yue was being helped up by Hatake Kakashi, he gently shook his head and said, "Kakashi, don't worry about me. Go check which village those two guys I just killed were from. Don't worry, I'm fine; I just need some treatment!"

"Um!"

Upon hearing Uchiha Yue's words, Hatake Kakashi nodded in response and then went to the two Chunin.

However, after Hatake Kakashi finished examining the uniforms of the two Chunin, even he frowned slightly. Returning to Hatake Kakashi Uchiha Yue, he said, "The ninjas who attacked us had no identifying features whatsoever, so they shouldn't be from Konoha. But something's strange: the guys who attacked us seem to know each other. Yue, it seems we need to be even more careful in the Doomsday Forest!"

"Yes, I know."

Just as Hatake Kakashi finished speaking, Uchiha Yue finished treating the injury to his right arm. However, the Falling Moon Style: Penetrating Force put too much strain on the body, and because Uchiha Yue had used it many times, the injury to his right arm was somewhat serious. It might take some time for him to fully recover his right arm's usability.

However, immediately after hearing Uchiha Yue Hatake Kakashi's words, Uchiha Yue's brows furrowed slightly. He discovered that the hands of the two Chunin he had just touched were coated with some poison. Without hesitation, he began using Medical Ninjutsu Uchiha Yue detoxify himself. Then, Uchiha Yue examined Uchiha Yue's Hatake Kakashi and, sure enough, found Hatake Kakashi similarly covered in potent poison!

"They've come with ill intentions!"

Without a doubt, the deadly poison inflicted on Uchiha Yue and Hatake Kakashi was the same poison Chunin the two Chunin from before. This also proves that the two Chunin who attacked Uchiha Yue and Hatake Kakashi were suicide Chunin with no intention of surviving; their only goal was to kill Uchiha Yue and Hatake Kakashi.

Otherwise, those two Chunin would have had no reason to apply poison to their bodies, as such a potent poison could very well cause them harm.

Then, after Uchiha Yue cleansed the toxins from Hatake Kakashi's body, he looked at Hatake Kakashi and said, "Kakashi, things aren't as simple as we thought. The two guys who attacked us just now were coated with deadly poison; they clearly intended to kill us! Therefore, I suspect that someone has already infiltrated the Doomsday Forest to kill us. For now, we can only take it one step at a time, since the enemy is in the shadows while we are in the open!"

Uchiha Yue paused slightly, then shifted his gaze back to the dead Konoha Genin, continuing, "Kakashi, to prevent you from being ambushed again, from now on, I'll handle all the examining of enemy ninja corpses. No matter what kind of poison they're coated with, it won't harm me. However, you and Danzo need to be a little careful, as I can't keep an eye on you all the time. If you notice anything unusual about yourselves, notify me immediately, understand?"

"Good!"

Upon hearing Hatake Kakashi's reply, Uchiha Yue went to the corpses Genin the Konoha and began searching for the quest items they had. However, the quest item Uchiha Yue obtained from that Konoha Genin team was also Yin Scroll. This result inevitably disappointed Uchiha Yue, as the Doomsday Forest was no longer safe. Uchiha Yue also hoped to obtain the Yang Scroll as soon as possible to reach the Central Tower of the Doomsday Forest and complete the second round of the Chunin Ninja Exams.

Immediately afterwards...

After letting out a deep sigh, Uchiha Yue returned to Hatake Kakashi and Sarutobi Danzō, saying, "Kakashi, Danzo, it's a real pity. What I just obtained from them was the Yin Scroll. So, now we can only continue searching for other teams to complete our second exam."

"It's alright, we're going hunting anyway."

As soon as Uchiha Yue finished speaking, Hatake Kakashi shrugged indifferently and said, "Yue, I'm no longer thinking about advancing in rank. I just want to hunt down those Genin teams as soon as possible. Didn't you just say there was another Genin team preparing to ambush us? Perfect, let's make them our targets! Even if we get a few more Yin Scroll, I don't care!"

"Kakashi, you're relaxing a bit!"

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Yue looked at Hatake Kakashi with a grave expression and said seriously, "Kakashi, since someone has infiltrated the Doomsday Forest, it means someone is deliberately targeting us! Therefore, the Doomsday Forest is no longer safe. Just like those two guys who attacked us just now, they were Chunin- level ninjas! What if they send Jonin -level ninjas? With our team's strength, can we handle them?"

Looking at the silent Hatake Kakashi, Uchiha Yue shook his head helplessly and continued, "Now, we need to collect the Yang Scroll as soon as possible and head directly to the Central Tower of the Doomsday Forest. Only at the Central Tower are we safe! Therefore, I hereby declare our hunting objective canceled and we must focus all our efforts on completing the second part of the Chunin Ninja Exams!"

"Okay, fine!"

Since Uchiha Yue had already said this, Hatake Kakashi naturally couldn't refute his opinion, and could only nod slightly.

But...

Even though Hatake Kakashi and Sarutobi Danzō had no objections, Uchiha Yue was still very depressed.

Seeing the dark clouds gathering in the sky, Uchiha Yue was especially worried that something unexpected might happen Chunin Ninja Exams. After all, Konoha's security was extremely tight at the moment, and the Chunin Ninja Exams were being held in Konoha. How could the Konoha ninjas just stand by and watch ninjas from other villages sneak into the Chunin Ninja Exams venue?

Therefore, Uchiha Yue concluded that someone was deliberately trying to do something sensational in the Shinobi World during the Chunin Ninja Exams.

However, Uchiha Yue currently lacks sufficient information, leaving Uchiha Yue.

"Hope..."

"It's not what I imagined, is it going to happen!"