Chinatsu had actually realized long ago that this person was an assassin. She was capable of using Sage Mode, after all. Even without activating it, her senses were already sharper than most people's, and she could pick up on even the faintest hostility.
She just couldn't understand why someone would try to assassinate her. They probably weren't from the other four villages, and there was even less chance that Konoha had sent them. Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't possibly be that stupid.
Could it be... a Black Market assassin?
There was an Underground Bounty Organization operating outside the five villages. The last time Chinatsu had visited the underground Black Market to look for Hidan and Kakuzu, she remembered her bounty being around five million.
That's not much. Asuma Sarutobi's bounty is thirty-five million. I wonder if mine's gone up a little by now~
Chinatsu munched on her snacks as she mused to herself, completely unconcerned about whether they were poisoned. First, if they had been poisoned, the assassin wouldn't have tried to stab her with a kunai just now. Second, she didn't think the poison could kill her anyway.
She turned her attention back to the Chunin Ninja Exams arena, only to find Sasuke looking over at her. Hardly anyone around Chinatsu had noticed the assassination attempt, yet Sasuke had spotted it?!
Sasuke: Someone just... tried to hurt my sister!!!
Sasuke's mind raced, and he completely ignored his opponent from Kumogakure.
The Kumogakure ninja looked at Sasuke, who was treating him as if he didn't exist, and his temper flared at once.
"Even if I don't think I can beat you, this is taking things way too far!!!"
He drew a deep breath, raised both hands, and began forming hand seals, preparing to teach Sasuke a lesson with his strongest ninjutsu.
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