Are You Teaching Me How to Do Things?

The Sand Ninja team could no longer hold on. They immediately dropped to their knees and begged Zhi Ge for mercy, handing over the two scrolls marked with the character "Heaven."

Only then did they realize just how powerful the guy before them was!

"You know what's good for you!"

Seeing this, Zhi Ge nodded in satisfaction and put away the scrolls in his hand.

"What a shame! They're both Heaven Scrolls. I still need to find an Earth Scroll to make a pair!"

As soon as that thought crossed his mind, Zhi Ge vanished from everyone's sight.

"Boss, what do we do?"

After Zhi Ge left, the other Sand Ninja all turned to their leader.

"What else can we do? Run, obviously! Do you people have a death wish?!"

The Sand Ninja leader roared furiously.

"You people think you deserve to live?! Sand Binding Coffin!!!"

As the Sand Ninja leader berated his men, everyone's bodies were suddenly tightly restrained by sand!

They looked up in horror and saw Gaara's team!

"G-Gaara?! We're all from the same village! What are you doing?!"

"Lord Gaara! Let us go! What are you doing?!"

Upon seeing Gaara, one Sand Ninja hurriedly cried out.

"Yeah! We're all fellow villagers! Please let us go! We're all subordinates of your father!"

Several other Sand Ninja also begged for mercy.

Seeing Gaara attack both him and his team, the Sand Ninja leader's face turned utterly grim.

"Hmph, you lost just now, didn't you? So many of you got beaten by some no-name brat?!"

Gaara snorted, his tone full of contempt.

"You're right! But Lord Gaara, you can't just slaughter innocent people!"

The Sand Ninja leader gritted his teeth.

"Slaughter innocents? Hahaha, the Sand Village has no need for trash! Desert Funeral!!!"

Gaara could not be bothered to waste words on this bunch of trash. He directly used Desert Funeral, turning those bound by sand into pools of blood in an instant.

"G-Gaara? Isn't this a little too much? No matter what, those guys could have been some fighting strength in the future..."

Seeing Gaara attack his own comrades without the slightest guilt, Kankuro could not help but grow nervous.

"What use is trash like that? Do you expect them to defeat Konoha Village's ninja?"

Gaara turned and glared at Kankuro, frightening him so badly that his blood seemed to freeze.

"S-Sorry!"

Kankuro lowered his head, looking as though he was admitting his mistake.

"Enough, enough! Don't waste your concern on those people! Gaara, we've already gathered the Heaven and Earth Scrolls. Isn't it time to set off?"

Seeing how tense the atmosphere between them had become, Temari quickly stepped in to smooth things over.

Gaara looked at Temari and suddenly gave a cold laugh.

"No rush. There's something more interesting I haven't done yet!"

"Something more interesting?"

Temari asked doubtfully.

"That brat who fought those pieces of trash just now! Come on, let's catch up with him!"

Gaara waved a hand, pointing in the direction Zhi Ge had left.

"Gaara! We've already collected the scrolls! There's no need to go looking for extra trouble, is there?"

Hearing Gaara's words, Temari said worriedly.

"Are you teaching me how to do things?"

Gaara frowned slightly, seemingly displeased by Temari's words.

Temari quickly shook her head and explained.

"Gaara, that's not what I meant... I meant..."

"Enough! Stop meddling! Let's go!"

Gaara snorted and turned, racing off into the distance.

Temari sighed inwardly at the sight of Gaara, then followed after him.

Zhi Ge had defeated the Sand Ninja squad, yet only obtained two identical scrolls. He could not help feeling frustrated.

"Hey! System! Didn't you say I'd get a reward for passing the first stage of the Chunin Exams?! Where's my reward?!"

"Don't tell me you've been peeking at my Silver Vase Plum?! Get out here already, stop playing dead!"

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for passing the first stage of the Chunin Exams!]

[Reward obtained: Premium Ration Pills x2!]

"Premium Ration Pills? What are those for? Don't tell me they're some crappy thing that keeps you from getting hungry for three days and three nights?"

Hearing the system prompt, Zhi Ge rolled his eyes.

[Premium Ration Pills effect: Restores half of the user's injuries!]

"Fuck! It only restores half my injuries! So damn premium!"

Though Zhi Ge was extremely displeased, there was nothing he could do.

This was a reward given to him by the system. No matter how unhappy he was, he could only put up with it.

[Ding! Current host progress detected. Mission updated!]

[Latest mission: Pass the third stage of the Chunin Exams!]

"Heh, this is way too easy! There's no challenge at all!"

"What are you saying is too easy? You're really fired up, aren't you, kid?"

Zhi Ge had just closed the system when he heard a familiar voice behind him.

When he turned around, he saw Kiba, Shino, and Hinata's three-person team, fellow ninja from Konoha Village.

Why were they here?!

"We heard you were fighting the Sand Ninja squad alone, so we came specifically to help you!"

Hinata lowered her head and spoke shyly to Zhi Ge.

"Haha! I can handle small fry like that myself. You don't need to worry!"

Seeing Hinata's shy expression, Zhi Ge burst out laughing and patted her shoulder.

Hearing that, Hinata lowered her head, looking as if she wanted to say something but held back.

"Akamaru, what's wrong?! Why do you suddenly look so scared? Zhi Ge is our companion from Konoha Village. You don't need to be afraid!"

As they chatted, Kiba suddenly noticed that Akamaru, the ninja dog perched atop his head, had been trembling uncontrollably.

"Not good! An enemy is coming!"

At almost the same moment, Shino sensed a signal of danger.

"Really? Is it a powerful enemy?"

Zhi Ge did not sense the approaching danger at all. After all, he had yet to learn Observation Haki.

"That's right! Very powerful! And we're absolutely no match for him! I suggest the four of us hide first!"

Through the scout insects he had sent out, Shino had roughly gauged the other party's strength.

"Hehe! You three hide first. Even if I run into an opponent stronger than me, I'll never run away!"

Zhi Ge said with a smile.

"Zhi Ge! Don't be reckless! The enemy is about to arrive. You should hide quickly too! Otherwise, things will get troublesome!"

Hinata urged anxiously.

"Yeah, Zhi Ge! This opponent is so strong that even all of us together wouldn't stand a chance. Don't force yourself!"

Shino also hurriedly nodded in agreement.