Somewhere else, Hinata knew Shino Aburame was already out of the game. Did that mean she should sing a sad song first, then obediently take a bath and lie down—cough, cough—she meant prepare to accept Kurenai Yuhi's finishing blow.
But when you did not want to cause trouble, someone made it impossible for you not to. The system said, "Mission triggered. Host, successfully seize the bells. Requirement: Do not let the opponent see your true strength. Mission reward: 1,000 Reward Points. Mission failure: Two ninjutsu already learned by the host will be randomly confiscated."
Hinata... System, you were incredible. She would not even help an old lady cross the street, but she had to admire it.
Hinata gritted her teeth. Fine, she would go for it. Having made up her mind, she immediately headed back the way she had come. At the same time, she felt somewhat fortunate. Luckily, she had been assigned to Kurenai Yuhi's class. If it had been Kakashi's class or Asuma's class, she might truly have had no chance at all and could only rely on raw strength.
But with Kurenai Yuhi, she could cheat just a little. On the other side, Kurenai Yuhi seemed to be walking leisurely, as though she was not in any hurry to find Hinata.
Then several sharp whistling sounds cut through the air. Kurenai Yuhi immediately dodged the incoming Kunai and Shuriken with several backflips.
She stopped and looked around. "What? You know that if you keep running alone, you'll definitely lose, so you've decided to take a chance?"
The surroundings were silent. If not for the Shuriken and Kunai from earlier, anyone might have thought Kurenai Yuhi was talking to thin air.
Hinata was perched in a large tree thick with leaves, saying nothing. Because of that damned system,