"Roar!"
Beside a stream, a huge black bear demon bared its fangs and brandished its claws, letting out a deafening roar.
The reason was that, while it was sleeping, a little runt had actually dared to encroach on its water source!
Her coarse linen clothes and the Grass Ninja forehead protector mostly hidden beneath her red hair proved her identity.
Her exposed arms were covered in scars, making one wonder just what sort of battles she had endured to end up like this.
Gulp...
The "little runt" swallowed in terror, and the bamboo tube she had been filling with water fell to the ground.
A moment earlier, she would certainly have been heartbroken, but now she could hardly worry about whether she would have water to drink later. The question was whether she would live to drink another mouthful.
"Ah!"
The "little runt" forced down her fear, turned, and ran.
But at the giant bear's second roar, she tripped in her panic and fell.
In principle, although the Forest of Death was filled with all sorts of dangers, they were not entirely beyond the capabilities of these candidates who hoped to become Chunin.
This giant bear, for example, was enormous, but it also had plenty of weaknesses.
Any reasonably strong candidate would think nothing of such a brainless beast, and even more ordinary candidates could easily kill it by working together.
Yet this "little runt" only knew to run, never considering fighting back.
She had never wanted to take part in the Chunin Ninja Exams in the first place. Her "teammates" had simply dragged her to Konoha as a "walking medical kit."
However, in their last battle, they had encountered powerful enemies and become separated while fleeing in disarray.
That was how the "little runt," whose fighting ability was practically