"This..."
"I just did what the book said...", Yakumo looked a little innocent.
She had just tried, inside the world of genjutsu, something she read from a book on this female ninja.
It's just that the form she used was of Aoba.
That scene, don't even mention how cruel and violent it was.
Originally, she thought Kin would end up hating Aoba to death. That way, there'd be no possibility between the two of them, 'But this woman actually...'
'Could it be...'
'A miscalculation?'
'This girl seems like a pervert.'
Yakumo saw through the truth.
"Are you sure the book you read was serious?", Aoba's face was full of black lines. He also understood now.
This Yakumo had been dirty since she was little, and now she was definitely even less decent.
Yakumo's eyes dodged and she didn't dare to answer.
Aoba was considering whether or not to pin down this Yakumo, whose head was full of yellow trash, and give her a good spanking.
Hinata tugged at his sleeve, "Aoba, since we've already got the intel, what should we do with her now?"
Aoba also glanced at Kin who was still twitching on the ground, feeling that if they just left her here, Yakumo's genjutsu might become reality before long.
"Let's get her out of the testing ground first, and submit the intel on the way. As for what to do after that, we'll leave it to the teachers."
Killing someone is one thing, but seeing Yakumo mess her up this badly, Aoba even felt a bit guilty about laying another hand on her.
'It's just... who should take her out now?'
Aoba fell silent again.
With the way she was now, it wasn't realistic for her to walk on her own.
That waist and those legs seemed too weak to even stand up straight.
Her whole body was so dirty, and there was a weird smell too, really hard to deal with.
Although Uzuki Yugao and the others sometimes end up like this, they're his girlfriends, good older sisters, of course he wouldn't mind them.
But a stranger? That's a different story.
Thinking about it, Aoba looked toward Yakumo, the culprit behind it all.
"I'm not doing it!", Yakumo immediately made an X with her arms in front of her chest.
After thinking it through, Aoba walked over to Kin. A chain appeared behind his back.
Hearing the rustling footsteps coming from beside her ears, Kin, lying on the ground, turned her head to look, at the approaching Aoba.
Her eyes became panicked, and her body started trembling again uncontrollably.
It felt like there was even more liquid on the ground.
"I... I can't take it anymore..."
Aoba's mouth twitched and he directly used Adamantine Sealing Chain to tie her up entirely.
He also gagged her.
———
[Hokage Office]
After a busy day, Tsunade decided to slack off a bit. Her delicate jade feet were propped up on the desk.
Then she reached up to rub her temples.
This period could be said to be the busiest she'd ever been in all her years as Hokage.
Hardly any chance to slack off.
The relationships among the five great ninja villages were far from harmonious.
Now, with all the ninja from each village gathered together, friction was inevitable.
As the host of the Chunin Joint Exams, Konoha naturally had the responsibility to maintain inter-village relations.
The workload had suddenly increased drastically.
Knock! Knock! Knock!
A knocking sound rang out.
"Come in."
Tsunade quickly put her feet down and returned to a serious posture.
"Lady Tsunade."
Shizune pushed open the door and said directly, "We just received intel from the Forest of Death, Orochimaru appeared inside. Anko has already gone to investigate."
'Orochimaru?'
Tsunade was a bit surprised. That was a name she hadn't heard in a long time.
Since Orochimaru defected, the village had received very little intel on him.
The last time she'd heard that name was five years ago at Hiruzen's funeral.
Jiraiya had seen him then.
Thinking of this, Tsunade couldn't help but get a headache again.
Even though Konoha had strengthened its barriers a bit, it was a special time. If he snuck in, there was nothing they could do.
"Sigh~"
Tsunade sighed softly and asked, "Did we find out what his objective is?"
"Based on the intel submitted by Aoba, Orochimaru's target is very likely Uchiha Sasuke."
Shizune answered with a serious expression and added, "Orochimaru seems to have taken a liking to Sasuke's talent."
"The intel came from that brat? He clashed with Orochimaru?", Tsunade instinctively straightened up, worry showing on her face.
Although she knew Aoba was very strong, Orochimaru was just too sinister.
One must always be on guard.
"It was Orochimaru who proactively sought out Team 7. After a battle, Aoba forced him to retreat," Shizune explained, her face carrying a bit of pride as she spoke.
Her own little boyfriend was so amazing, she couldn't help but feel proud.
"He's not injured, right?"
"No, and Aoba even captured a prisoner, Orochimaru's subordinate. He's already been sent to the interrogation department."
"That's good."
Tsunade finally nodded in relief.
"Go find Jiraiya and tell him all this intel in detail. I'll go see that prisoner now," Tsunade instructed Shizune.
"Yes," Shizune turned and left.
Tsunade also stood and stretched, letting out another sigh.
'Konoha really has declined, everyone is eyeing it.'
Even someone like Orochimaru, who had long hidden in the shadows, was starting to show up.
She planned to check out the prisoner Aoba captured and see if they could figure out Orochimaru's real plan.
But when Tsunade met the captive and returned...
———
Her face was already full of black lines.
"That damn brat, just what method did he use to interrogate for intel?"
She wasn't against torture to extract information, that was normal in the ninja world, but using this kind of method was just too shameful.
That sound ninja... could now only go "Aba aba," couldn't even speak coherently anymore.
When Aoba came out of the Forest of Death, she would definitely give him a proper lecture.
She mustn't let that brat go down a crooked path.
Or else what would become of Konoha in the future?
———
Clatter!
The sound of chains clashing rang out.
As they swung through the air, they gave off a terrifying whooshing sound.
At this moment, three grass ninja from Kusagakure were already scared out of their minds, fleeing through the forest.
Karin followed leisurely behind them, not in a hurry to deal with them.
Just step by step applying pressure.
Making them feel the most hopeless way to die.
"Karin seems really scary right now," Sakura, following behind, couldn't help but shiver.
Tenten also nodded in agreement.
This kind of Karin was completely different from the obedient Karin they knew, like night and day.
"It must be related to her childhood. Let's make sure we don't mention it in front of her later."
"Mhm! Mhm!"
The two of them reached consensus on this topic, then naturally changed the subject.
"But Aoba is really something. He said he'd come find us as soon as we got into the Forest of Death, yet now, we haven't even seen his shadow."
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