harleyscars Chapter 400 It seems you know nothing.
Chapter 400 It seems you know nothing.
Chapter 400 It seems you know nothing.
On the eastern side of the Death Forest, the tree canopy blocks out the sun.
Three figures darted swiftly among the branches, rustling the falling leaves.
Sasuke charged ahead, his short black hair flying backward as he sped along, his crimson Sharingan pupils gleaming faintly in the dim forest.
He was incredibly fast, almost sprinting at full speed, not at all like someone undertaking a long survival challenge that would last five days, but more like someone chasing after something.
"Sasuke!"
Sai quickly caught up from behind and kept pace with Sasuke.
His face still wore that cold smile, but his voice held a hint of doubt: "It seems we've deviated from the shortest route to the central tower. What happened?"
Sasuke didn't turn his head, his gaze fixed straight ahead, and simply replied, "Find a team as soon as possible, get the scroll, and pass the test. Isn't that our goal?"
His tone was cold, even somewhat harsh, clearly indicating he didn't want to say more.
Shigaraki Tanuki silently followed behind Sasuke on his left, her eyes narrowed beneath her short black hair as she carefully examined Sasuke's profile and Sharingan.
As a ninja trained by Root, Shigaraki Tanuki's training made him exceptionally sensitive to micro-expressions and body language.
However, Xinleli did not ask any further questions. She simply hummed softly, suppressing her doubts for the time being.
The task given to him by Lord Danzo was very clear: to monitor Uchiha Sasuke together with Sai, especially to observe his possible contact with the Star Country ninjas, and at the same time to protect this precious "Sharingan seed" from accidentally withering during the exam.
As for why Lord Danzo valued Sasuke so much, Shinra Tanuki could probably guess. After the Uchiha clan defected from Konoha, the only remaining pure-blooded Uchiha in Konoha possessed Sharingan eyes that were a true treasure.
The three continued speeding.
The forest grew denser, the light grew dimmer, and the damp smell in the air, mixed with a certain fishy odor, made one's nose itch.
Sudden--
call out!call out!call out!
Several kunai shot out from the shadows of the tree canopy diagonally in front, their angles cunning, aiming at the throats, hearts, and abdomens of the three men respectively.
"Enemy attack!"
Sai was the first to warn him. He suddenly rolled to the right, and the kunai flew past his shoulder and embedded itself deeply into the tree trunk behind him.
Sasuke reacted almost simultaneously. His Sharingan had already caught the trajectory of the kunai flying towards him. He simply turned slightly to the side, and the kunai brushed past his clothes, the resulting wind pressure causing his clothes to flutter slightly.
Shigaraki Tanuki was even more direct. With a flick of his wrist, a shuriken slid out of his sleeve and struck the kunai aimed at him with a precise "clang," sending sparks flying.
The three landed almost simultaneously, back to back in a triangular formation, cautiously looking around.
"Come out," Sasuke said coldly, his Sharingan slowly rotating, scanning every shadow.
silence.
The only sounds were the rustling of the wind through the treetops and the faint chirping of birds in the distance.
But the next second, something unexpected happened.
On the surface of the tree trunk next to Sai, the texture of the bark suddenly twisted and bulged, vaguely revealing the outline of a human figure.
The outline quickly solidified, transforming into a ninja wearing a straw hat and a gray Sound Ninja combat suit. He raised his right arm, and a dark hole in the center of his palm was aimed directly at the back of Sai's head!
"Watch out!" Sasuke's Sharingan was the first to detect the abnormality, and he shouted.
Sai reacted extremely quickly. Almost at the same time as Sasuke spoke, he had already thrown forward, rolling awkwardly but effectively to create distance.
"Tch." The straw-hatted ninja spat, her voice hoarse. "Troublesome brat, wouldn't it be better to just die?"
Before he could finish speaking, Sasuke had already made his move.
He reached for his waist with both hands, and three shuriken shot towards the Sound Ninja in a triangular formation with a sharp whistling sound.
The Sharingan's dynamic vision allows him to accurately predict his opponent's evasion route. These three shuriken block the top, left, and right directions, forcing the opponent to either take the hit head-on or retreat.
The Sound Ninja chose to take the hit head-on as expected.
He raised his left arm to block in front of him, and three crisp "clangs" were heard as the sword in his hand struck his arm, producing a metallic clanging sound!
The sleeve was pierced, revealing the silver-gray metal arm guard underneath.
"What is this?" Sasuke's pupils contracted slightly. It wasn't a simple metal arm guard; it looked more like some kind of ninja tool!
The Sound Ninja grinned maliciously, raising his right palm again, the black hole aimed at Sasuke: "Sonic Cannon!"
Buzz—
An invisible shockwave erupted from the hole, visibly distorting and compressing the air to form a transparent shock beam that instantly blasted towards Sasuke!
too fast!
Sasuke only had time to cross his arms in front of his chest, his chakra instinctively gathering in his arms to form a defense.
boom!
He was sent flying backward by the force of the impact, his back slamming hard against the trunk of a large tree, causing leaves to fall in a rustling sound.
A sweet taste rose in his throat, followed by the metallic taste of blood, which he forced down.
"Sasuke!" Sai got up from the ground and quickly pulled out a scroll and paintbrush from behind his back.
But another Sound Ninja had already attacked from his flank.
This Sound Ninja also wore a straw hat, but was thinner and smaller. He was equipped with similar metal arm guards on both arms, and there were black holes in the palms of both hands.
Without wasting words, he unleashed both palms, sending two beams of sound energy towards Sai and Shigaraki Tanuki from the left and right!
"Scatter!" Shigaraki Tanuki growled, rolling to the right.
Sai then wielded his brush with incredible speed and agility, quickly sketching an ink lion that leaped from the paper and stood in front of him.
The sonic beam struck the ink lion, shattering it into countless ink dots. However, this bought Sai a fraction of a second, allowing him to leap backward. The sonic wave blasted a shallow crater into the ground where he had been standing.
"Their attack method—" Sasuke wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his Sharingan fixed on the arm guards of the two Sound Ninja: "They are special ninja tools that convert chakra into sonic attacks."
This attack was invisible and intangible, making it difficult to block in conventional ways. Moreover, it was extremely fast. If the Sharingan hadn't been able to barely detect the trajectory of the distorted air, that attack would probably have resulted in more than just a minor injury.
"Sai! Cover me!" Sasuke suddenly shouted, his hands quickly forming hand seals.
"Understood." Sai nodded, his paintbrush dancing rapidly across the scroll: "Super Beast Imitation Painting - Complete Collection!"
Several ink lions and ink tigers surged out of the scroll, roaring as they pounced on the two Sound Ninja.
They are enormous and move with incredible speed. Although they are made of ink, their biting and pouncing power should not be underestimated.
The two Sound Ninjas were forced to retreat, swinging their arm guards to unleash sonic attacks, blasting the ink beasts apart.
"Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Technique!"
Sasuke seized the opportunity, completed the hand seals, took a deep breath, and exhaled sharply.
Dozens of fist-sized fireballs spewed from his mouth, like blooming balsam flowers, their trajectories unpredictable, covering all possible evasive routes for the two Sound Ninja.
"Damn it!" the skinny guy cursed. The two had to retreat again. The sound beam dispersed a few fireballs, but more fireballs were already approaching.
At the same time, the last ink tiger drawn by Sai pounced forward, opening its huge mouth to bite the taller Sound Ninja.
"Get out of my way!" the Sound Ninja roared, aiming her right palm at the tiger's head: "Sonic Cannon!"
Buzz—
The close-range sonic impact shattered the tiger's skull, splattering ink everywhere.
But the tiger's body still slammed into him due to inertia, knocking him hard to the ground.
"Now!" Shigaraki Tanuki moved.
He had been lurking on the flank, and now he pounced out like a cheetah, his kunai flashing coldly as it aimed straight for the skinny sound ninja's back.
The slender Yin Shinobu sensed danger, barely managed to turn to the side, and a kunai pierced his shoulder, causing blood to spurt out.
He groaned in pain and slapped Xinleli with his backhand.
Xinle Tanuki was prepared; she ducked to avoid the attack and then kicked the opponent in the back of the knee.
Click.
The sound of bones breaking was clearly audible.
The skinny sound ninja screamed and fell to his knees, while Sasuke had already rushed to the other tall ninja.
The Sharingan rotates.
As the tall sound ninja got up from the ground, he saw a pair of scarlet eyes, with black tomoe slowly rotating in the pupils.
In that instant, he felt his movements slow down and his thoughts sluggish.
It was this one moment of weakness that caused the opening.
Sasuke's right leg lashed out like a whip, slamming into the tall Sound Ninja's abdomen.
"Ugh—" The tall sound ninja's eyes bulged out, and gastric juice mixed with blood gushed from his mouth. His body arched like a shrimp and flew backward, crashing into the thin sound ninja. The two rolled around in a ball.
The battle lasted less than two minutes from start to finish.
Two Sound Ninjas lay in pools of blood, one with a pierced shoulder and shattered knee; the other with a severe blow to the abdomen and internal organ damage, both groaning in pain.
Shigaraki Tanuki stepped forward and raised her kunai expressionlessly.
"Wait!" The tall sound ninja struggled to raise his head, his face full of fear: "The reel—the reel is for you—don't pfft."
The bitter pill pierced his throat.
The sound stopped abruptly.
Shigaraki Tanuki pulled out a kunai and stabbed the skinny Sound Ninja in the neck.
The movements were clean and swift, without the slightest hesitation.
Sasuke stood to the side, watching the blood gushing from their throats stain the ground red, his expression unchanged.
That night, he had long been accustomed to death, having personally ended many lives during his missions in the Dark Division.
This level of killing no longer causes him much emotional fluctuation.
But—he frowned slightly.
The Sharingan swept over the two corpses, then looked around.
"Where are their scrolls?" Sasuke asked.
Xinle Tanuki had already quickly searched the corpse once, then shook her head: "It's not on him."
"What about the third person?" Sasuke looked into the depths of the forest. "The exam was supposed to be in groups of three, but only these two have appeared from beginning to end."
Shigaraki Tanuki wiped the blood off the kunai and said in a deep voice, "Perhaps they split up, for example—setting traps elsewhere."
"It's best to be careful." Sai put away the scroll and paintbrush and walked over.
He still had a smile on his face, but his eyes were thoughtful: "The Chunin Exams are conducted in teams, and if one person is missing, you can't register. There must be a third person. If they split up, it means they are too confident in their abilities."
Sai paused, then added, "Furthermore, these two's ninjutsu is very special. I've seen similar descriptions of their sonic attack tools in some intelligence reports."
"The ninja forces of the Land of Stars are equipped with a scientific ninja tool that can seal ninjutsu into a scroll and then activate it through a special device. However, their attack method is somewhat different, more like directly converting chakra into sound waves. The technology is more primitive, but the power is considerable."
"The Land of Stars?" Sasuke frowned even more deeply.
He recalled the genin from the Land of Stars he had seen in the examination hall, the two teams of Gaara, Temari, Kankuro, and Kaori.
However, they did not seem to be carrying any special ninja tools.
"We can't stay here any longer, no matter what." Sasuke glanced at the corpse on the ground. "The smell of blood will soon attract other things."
"Agreed." Shinohara stood up and stretched her ankle, which she had slightly twisted while dodging the sonic attack.
The three prepared to set off again.
However, just as Sasuke turned around...
The ground beneath my feet, a patch of mud covered with fallen leaves, suddenly rose up and rolled without warning!
No, it's not soil!
It's sand!
Golden sand, like a living tide, gushed forth from the ground, transforming into several sand tentacles that flashed and wrapped around Sasuke's legs!
"What?!" Sasuke's pupils contracted sharply. His Sharingan clearly saw the trajectory of the sand, but his body didn't have time to fully react. It was too close, too fast!
He could only jump backward as far as he could, but more sand tentacles were already surrounding him from all sides.
"Earth Release·Earth Style Wall!"
Shigaraki Tanuki reacted extremely quickly. He slapped the ground with both hands, and an earthen wall rose up in front of Sasuke, blocking most of the sand tentacles.
But this only delayed things by a second.
The earthen wall was easily washed away by the sand tentacles, and the scattered soil and gravel mixed together.
At that moment, a sand tentacle bypassed the earthen wall and coiled around Shigaraki Tanuki's right ankle like a venomous snake!
"Ugh!" Shinohara groaned, feeling a tremendous force on her ankle, which dragged her forward.
The sand tentacles were incredibly powerful, dragging him deeper into the forest and carving a furrow in the ground.
"Super Beast Imitation Artwork: Snake in the Grass!"
Sai's brush left afterimages on the scroll, and several ink snakes leaped from the paper.
The largest water snake quickly coiled around the Shigaraki raccoon's waist, engaging in a struggle with the sand tentacles; the remaining water snakes split into two groups, rushing back along the path the sand tentacles had taken, and disappearing into the shadows of the forest.
The pulling force of the sand tentacles faltered slightly.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Shigaraki Tanuki pulled out a kunai and stabbed it fiercely into the sand wrapped around her ankle!
The sand seemed to contract slightly as if it felt pain, and its force weakened.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Shigaraki Tanuki rolled backward to create distance, panting heavily as she clutched her ankle.
At this moment, Sai's expression changed.
He whispered, "My water snakes were almost instantly—completely wiped out."
"The opponent is very strong."
The forest fell into a brief silence.
Only the sound of the wind rustling through the treetops and the soft rustling of sand came from the shadows ahead.
Sasuke stood still, his gaze fixed on the direction the sand tentacles had retreated.
The Sharingan glowed crimson in the dim light.
Then, he saw it.
Three figures landed on a horizontal branch of a giant tree twenty meters away.
Looking down from a high vantage point.
On the left was a blonde girl with four braids carrying a huge fan. She was laughing mockingly, "Oh, I was just looking for someone there. I didn't expect to run into you guys first. Isn't this Uchiha Sasuke? How come you're in such a sorry state after fighting a team of Sound Ninja?"
On the right is a boy with purple markings on his face, carrying a bandaged puppet on his back, his eyes wary.
The boy standing in the middle had short red hair, wore a dark red long coat, and a blue-gray vest in the style of the Star Ninja. He had a red "love" character etched on his forehead.
Those emerald green eyes were now fixed on Sasuke.
Gaara!
Sasuke's breath caught in his throat for a moment.
Because his gaze was fixed on Gaara's chest.
There, a section of silver chain peeked out from the collar, the end of which was a green crystal pendant shaped like a four-leaf clover.
The pendant gleamed softly in the dim light filtering through the gaps in the tree canopy.
"We've finally met, Uchiha Sasuke."
Gaara spoke, his voice calm yet carrying a heavy pressure, as if each word was filled with grit.
"I've been waiting for you for a long time."
Sasuke slowly clenched his fist at his side.
The nails dug into the palm, causing a sharp pain, but it was nothing compared to the burning emotion in my chest, a mixture of shock, anger, and confusion.
He raised his head, and the tomoe in his Sharingan began to spin faster.
"You—" Sasuke's voice was a little hoarse: "Where did that pendant come from?"
Gaara did not answer.
He simply raised his right hand and gently grasped the four-leaf clover pendant on his chest, his fingertips stroking the crystal surface.
Then, he looked at Sasuke, his emerald eyes filled with a complex expression that bordered on pity.
"It seems you know nothing," Gaara said softly. "How pathetic, how pathetic."
Sasuke's face gradually turned pale.
"What the hell are you talking about?!" Sasuke gritted his teeth, squeezing out the words.
I love Luo loosened the pendant.
The four-leaf clover crystal fell back to my chest and swayed gently.
He did not answer Sasuke's question, but slowly raised his right hand with his five fingers spread.
Beneath the layer of fallen leaves beneath his feet, countless grains of sand began to wriggle and converge, flowing towards his feet like a golden stream, slowly rising behind him to form a suspended wall of sand.
"If you want to know the answer."
Deep within Gaara's pupils, something violent and turbid began to surge.
"Use your own eyes to find it."
The moment the words fell.
boom!!!
The sand curtain exploded, transforming into countless sand hands that surged towards Sasuke and his companions like a raging ocean!
Battle is imminent!
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