Candied hawthorns in the tree? No, the weapon that crushed it

The rustling sound broke the silence.

No sooner had Wu Chiwu finished speaking than there was a rustling sound in the tree.

Two figures seemed to have been squeezed out of thin air.

It's Hozuki Kagetsu and Haku, those two guys who disappeared for quite a while.

Hozuki Kagetsu, hanging head to toe from the branch, Teuchi greeting.

Bai didn't say anything, but simply revealed his figure and stood there quietly.

This is quite a sight; the originally spacious tree branches are now incredibly crowded.

Four people, lined up in a row, hung upside down under the branches like bats.

Naruto glanced at the group of people and suddenly blurted out something.

So that's what the bandage guy meant, like hanging candied hawthorns.

Sakura's lips twitched, and she quickly grabbed Naruto, forcibly cutting off his next words.

Please, even if you think that way, you should at least look around at who's standing there.

Is this the time to speak recklessly?

She could almost effortlessly depict the scene in Naruto's mind.

Because what she thought wasn't too far off.

Naruto, you idiot.

Isn't the most urgent task to assess their capabilities?

They showed up without making a sound.

None of these three people are easy to deal with.

Kankuro and Temari, who was standing next to him, had the same thought on their minds.

That's quite something.

To be able to conceal one's aura to this extent is truly remarkable.

His every move exuded an effortless ease.

The strange pattern formed by the three circles on their forehead Forehead Protector silenced Kankuro and Temari.

It looks unfamiliar.

I've never seen a village use this kind of sign before.

To which faction do they belong?

Up in the tree, Sasuke's forehead veins seemed to bulge, and his face instantly darkened.

Whether his sitting posture was a matter of luck is hard to say.

Unexpectedly, these two were also there.

Each one is stronger than the last.

They don't look that old, how come they're all so strong?

After going around in circles, I'm still the same.

What a fucking piece of trash.

No wonder nobody believes him.

Weak, in this state, incredibly weak.

Gaara had no interest in playing along with their lame jokes.

His eyes were like knives, fixed on the two people who had just appeared.

Here we go again.

Just like that guy covered in bandages, they all acted as if they didn't exist, making them completely unnoticed.

I didn't notice a single sign just now.

That's interesting.

I didn't lose out by Chunin Ninja Exams.

Perfect, he crushed them all into dust one by one.

The cracking sound of breaking things crept in, brushing past the tail end of my thoughts.

That's all there is to it.

Didn't I just say it? It's too crowded.

Wu Chiwu blinked and immediately realized what had gone wrong.

He felt light as he bounced off the tree trunk and landed on the ground, his white hair fluttering in the wind.

The trunk of the tree crashed to the ground right behind his heels.

Rotten leaves mixed with dust exploded into a clump.

The few remaining people in the tree frantically searched for places to stand.

The tree-dwelling team disbanded on the spot.

Hozuki Kagetsu and Haku were fine, but as soon as Wu Chiwu a sound, they sensed something was wrong and dodged quickly.

Gaara and Sasuke, whose minds were not on the ground at all, were noticeably scrambling and stumbling.

Naruto pointed at the two people and laughed so hard he couldn't stand up straight at Sakura next to him.

Sakura, look at them, they're just too ridiculous.

Are they all done?

Sakura wished she could blend herself into the background right now.

What terrible things did she do in her past life to have a teammate like that?

That's so unreliable.

Naruto's loud voice drew the attention of Temari and Kankuro.

The two men stared at Naruto, their lips twitching into perfunctory smiles.

His eyes were filled with disdain.

Laughing like that, even being naive should have its limits.

How can such a single-celled organism exist?

Wu Chiwu his hands together, the sound of his palms ringing out crisply, and a gloating laugh was unceremoniously unleashed.

Ha ha ha ha.

Look at the state of you all, could you be any more shameful?

That's utterly awful.

Sakura, Kankuro, and Temari Wu Chiwu in mystery just moments before.

It took me a while to catch up.

It turns out, there's more than one mentally ill person.

Master Wu, is what you're doing appropriate?

Hozuki Kagetsu stared at Wu Chiwu and squeezed out this muttered phrase through gritted teeth.

She now strongly suspects that the tree's collapse was suspicious and that the man in front of her was involved.

What a coincidence!

Wu Chiwu shook his bandaged hand, his tone light yet sincere.

This time it really wasn't me; you guys just took too much of a burden.

Hozuki Kagetsu added quietly.

Just kidding, how heavy could a girl like me weigh?

That's white.

Without hesitation, Wu Chiwu flicked his finger and tossed the pot away.

Hozuki Kagetsu followed the finger and looked at Shiro.

Bai calmly accepted their scrutiny.

There wasn't the slightest change in his expression.

Hozuki Kagetsu swallowed hard, her gaze sliding downwards, lingering for a few seconds on her waist, which was even narrower than herself, before she fell completely speechless.

Finally, their gazes cleanly skipped over Sasuke and landed on Gaara.

Seeing the large, bulging gourd, they felt as if they had found all the evidence.

Wu Chiwu stroked his chin, nodded solemnly, and shouted at Gaara.

It turns out you were the one who broke the kang (heated brick bed).

Gaara, standing opposite him, ignored this low-level teasing, only furrowing his brows and shooting cold, beast-like eyes at him.

A murderous intent, sharp as a knife, followed that gaze, as if it could pierce right through a person.

Wu Chiwu remained nonchalantly standing in place, his head of white hair gleaming in the light, seemingly oblivious to Gaara's deadly aura approaching.

Kankuro and Temari felt a chill run down their spines.

This guy must have grown hair on his head; he didn't budge an inch despite Gaara of the Sand Waterfall.

That's really something.

But he chose the wrong target to provoke.

It's never a good thing for Gaara to have his eye on something.

If you want to face a ferocious beast head-on, you'll need some real skills to back you up.

If things go wrong, you might get burned and end up with nothing but bones.

In terms of stealth skills alone, he is truly unparalleled.

But this time, he encountered none other than Gaara, who was carrying One-Tail in his belly and whose rope could snap at any moment.

There was one person left at the scene who hadn't noticed the strange smell at all.

That's Naruto was some distance away.

His bright blue eyes suddenly lit up, as if a new channel had been opened, and he turned around and shouted at Wu Chiwu.

Ah, the bandaged uncle.

You're not saying that the guy carrying the gourd was so heavy that he split the whole tree under his weight, are you?