Uzumaki Karin was startled by Hyuga Hanabi's sudden change in expression and her stance of activating the Byakugan.
A trace of panic flashed in her eyes; she didn't understand why this little girl had suddenly become so angry.
She subconsciously nodded and answered in a low voice, "Y-yes... the right hand..."
She raised her own right hand to indicate it.
"What's wrong?" She didn't understand what the problem was.
"The right hand... is that so..." Hyuga Hanabi's voice lowered. That pair of pure white eyes, activated with the Byakugan and appearing exceptionally eerie, locked firmly onto Uzumaki Karin's right hand.
In her mind, countless images flashed by: Big Brother Naruto holding her hand, patting her head, and smiling at her. She then compared this to the scene before her of this red-haired sister "sleeping while holding hands" with Naruto...
I had finally managed to accept Ino Yamanaka, so why has another one appeared now?
It should be enough with just Big Sister and me; why do you all have to keep jumping out one by one to steal Big Brother Naruto!
Furthermore, this Uzumaki Karin sister seems to look like she is enjoying it and is very dependent on him.
Unforgivable!
"Hanabi Style..."
Hyuga Hanabi slowly put down the bedsheet in her hand, her small body sinking slightly as she struck an extremely standard Hyuga Clan Gentle Fist starting stance.
Although she was young, her posture was already quite professional, and Chakra began to faintly circulate around her body.
Her Byakugan, with veins bulging, locked tightly onto Uzumaki Karin's right hand. Enunciating every word, she shouted in a childish yet "Killing Intent"-filled voice, "Trigram Palm!"
Before the words had even faded, her small figure had already rushed out like an arrow from a bowstring.
Her target was Uzumaki Karin's right hand.
Judging by her stance, she really intended to use the Hyuga Clan's Gentle Fist to teach this Uzumaki Karin sister, who "dared" to sleep holding hands with Big Brother Naruto, a lesson.
"Eh? Wait, wait! Little sister Hyuga Hanabi! What are you doing?"
Uzumaki Karin was completely bewildered and retreated in fear. She had no idea what was going on; how did cleaning up suddenly turn into a fight?
Kusagakure would not train Uzumaki Karin, because what they needed was a blood bag that could not resist, not a Shinobi with the ability to resist.
Uzumaki Karin, whose Shinobi skills were not up to par, was naturally no match for Hyuga Hanabi and barely managed to parry two blows.
Uzumaki Karin let out a muffled groan, feeling as if the Chakra throughout her entire body had been instantly cut off and solidified. A wave of intense powerlessness and numbness spread through her limbs, and she completely lost the ability to resist, leaving her only able to slump weakly against the side of the sofa, unable to move.
Hyuga Hanabi did not continue the attack.
Her small hand stopped steadily just a few centimeters from Uzumaki Karin's nose.
That pair of Byakugan eyes, pure and flawless, as if they could see through everything, gazed down like a look from the Pure Land. They held not a trace of their previous innocence, only a calm that bordered on cold scrutiny, locking firmly onto Uzumaki Karin's terrified face.
This gaze made Uzumaki Karin feel a bone-chilling coldness and a sense of dread.
She had never seen such an oppressive and penetrating look in the eyes of any child.
"My apologies, sister Uzumaki Karin. I was too agitated just now."
Hyuga Hanabi's voice rang out.
She tilted her head slightly, her pure white eyes still fixed on Uzumaki Karin, and asked a seemingly irrelevant question: "Have you learned the Transformation Jutsu before?"
Uzumaki Karin was stunned by this sudden question.
She looked at the small palm right in front of her that seemed ready to strike at any moment, and that pair of Byakugan that seemed to see through her Soul; her heart was filled with both fear and confusion.
She didn't understand why Hyuga Hanabi was asking this, but in a situation where she was completely suppressed and her life and death might be in the other party's hands, she dared not hide anything, nor did she dare not answer.
She nodded. Because her acupuncture points had been struck, her voice was weak and trembling: "I... I have learned a little..."
"That is truly wonderful." The corners of Hyuga Hanabi's mouth curled up.
———————————— "Not good! Are these Konoha guys crazy?!"
Several Hidden Sand Village Genin were currently plunged into unprecedented panic and disarray.
There had originally been nine of them, and relying on the Hidden Sand Shinobi's unique Wind Style Ninjutsu and a certain degree of coordination, they had managed to hold their ground in the forest.
However, just a short while ago, they had unfortunately run into the Konoha 12 who were sweeping through the Forest of Death.
At first, they had wanted to maneuver around and even attempted a counterattack.
But when they saw the team composition of those who arrived, they almost cried in fear.
Almost all of Konoha's clans had come.
"Retreat! Retreat quickly! Scatter and run!" the Sunagakure captain roared at the top of his lungs.
However, it was already too late.
Once Konoha's hunting machine was activated, was it really so easy to escape?
Nara Shikamaru's Shadow Imitation Technique and Shino Aburame's insect swarm were the first to block their retreat and disrupt their formation.
Immediately after, everyone except Naruto pounced like sharks that had smelled blood!
Sunagakure was completely scattered, and only six people remained, relying on the instinct to survive, fleeing frantically toward the deeper parts of the forest, in a direction they believed to be safe.
And behind them, three figures pursued relentlessly like maggots on bones! It was Inuzuka Kiba, Shino Aburame, and Akimichi Choji.
The three formed a pursuit spearhead, with Inuzuka Kiba and Akamaru using their extraordinary sense of smell and speed to lock tightly onto the trail of the fleeing enemies.
Shino Aburame's insects constantly harassed them from the flanks, delaying the Sunagakure Shinobi's movements.
Akimichi Choji was like a rampaging tank, brutally smashing through obstacles along the way, making it impossible for the Sunagakure Shinobi to shake them off.
This was simply a one-sided cat-and-mouse game! And the Sunagakure Shinobi were the mice fleeing in panic.
Konoha's hunt was not a swarm. Instead, during the pursuit, they used their advantages in numbers, coordination, and terrain to peel away and eliminate the fleeing Sunagakure Shinobi, layer by layer, one by one, like peeling an onion.
The first of the remaining few to be left behind was when they were attempting to use dense shrubbery to set up a Puppet trap to stall for time, only for Uchiha Sasuke to suddenly appear from the shadows and pierce their throat with a Kunai; they fell to the ground without even letting out a scream.
The second victim was when they were fleeing in a panic and attempting to climb a large tree to escape from above; they were struck by a set of swift and fierce Gentle Fist acupuncture points from Hyuga Neji, who had been waiting in the shadows of the canopy, sealing their entire body's Chakra and ability to move. They were then thrown down from the tree by Neji like a sandbag, falling to the ground unable to move, and were immediately finished off by those who caught up.
With the Byakugan, Konoha was like using a wallhack.
The Sunagakure Shinobi who were still running were intentionally left behind to be used as bait; besides Konoha, the Sunagakure Shinobi were the most numerous among the Genin participating this time.
The remaining Sunagakure Shinobi, facing the pursuit of the twelve people behind them, fled frantically.
They had just seen the mark left by Kankuro, which meant that Kankuro's team was ahead.
If they could lead these Konoha people to that monster Gaara, they might just have a chance to be saved.
After all, Lady Temari and Lord Kankuro were also over there.
"Faster! Faster!" "It's just ahead! Lord Gaara!"
This was the first time the lead Sunagakure Shinobi had called out this title from the bottom of his heart.
Almost, it's almost safe now!