The speed of the Flying Sword is determined by the Chakra input of the user.
At its fastest, the Flying Sword can travel at a speed of one thousand kilometers per hour, which is slightly faster than a typical jet plane on Earth.
Of course, if he flew at this speed, Sasuke might not last even an hour before his Chakra ran out.
Therefore, under normal circumstances, Sasuke controls the Flying Sword's speed to around three hundred and sixty kilometers per hour, which is about one hundred meters per second.
The consumption at this speed is within Sasuke's reasonable limit, and this speed does not subject Sakura, who is behind him, to excessively strong airflow.
"Why did you come here?"
After a short while, the Team 7 trio stopped in front of Ge Liang.
Hearing Ge Liang's question, Naruto replied, "That's what we should be asking you. Uncle, why are you at our exam location?"
Ge Liang shrugged and said, "I just got a little bored, so I came over to watch. Don't mind me, just carry on as normal. Pretend I don't exist."
"I see, then we understand."
Ge Liang clearly came to watch the excitement, so there was no need for the three of them to stay here and obstruct him.
"Wait a moment."
Just as Sasuke and Naruto were controlling the Flying Sword and preparing to leave, Ge Liang suddenly spoke up and stopped them.
"Is there anything else?"
"Hmm... if you encounter a red-haired girl during the exam, remember to bring her to me."
Hearing that Ge Liang wanted them to bring someone again, the trio immediately became interested and asked for information about the girl.
"This girl's name is Uzumaki Karin. By the way, she and Naruto are both members of the Uzumaki Clan."
"She isn't very strong, but she possesses a massive amount of Chakra and excellent sensory abilities. Moreover, injured people can restore their Chakra and wounds simply by biting her skin."
"Because of this trait, her life in the Grass Ninja Village has been miserable. Whenever someone is injured, they bite her, which is a heavy burden for her at such a young age."
"Oh, and her mother was 'bitten to death' by these people who disregarded the consequences."
"Therefore, don't worry that you'll be acting like bandits kidnapping someone; this action is for the sake of saving a young girl's future."
After hearing Ge Liang talk about Karin's situation, Sasuke wasn't particularly moved. He had witnessed many tragic events and had personally experienced the Night of the Clan Downfall, so he didn't feel much sympathy for Karin's plight.
Naruto, however, seemed very agitated. Whether it was because of her terrible situation or the fact that they were both from the Uzumaki Clan, he was determined to save her.
"There's no time to lose, we'll be heading off now."
"Alright, you may go."
After leaving Ge Liang, Naruto discussed it with Sasuke, suggesting that they should head to the Central Tower first while he searched the Forest of Death to see if he could find Karin.
"Searching alone isn't as efficient as searching together. Let's look for her as a team."
"What about the Central Tower?"
"It's fine, it's still early. No team should be able to reach it this quickly."
"Alright, thank you very much."
"Don't worry about it, we are teammates."
Since Sasuke and Naruto had already agreed, Sakura, who served as support, naturally had no objections.
Just like that, the two began searching for Karin separately, agreeing that they would both head to the Central Tower after one hour, regardless of whether they found her or not.
Sasuke could activate his Sharingan and use its powerful insight to search the forest below.
Naruto didn't have the Sharingan, but he had Kurama.
"Kurama, you have to help me this time."
"Tell me, boy, how do you want me to help?"
Ever since Ge Liang talked to Kurama, Kurama has been full of anticipation for freedom in ten years, and he no longer feels any resistance toward Naruto, his Jinchuriki.
Furthermore, during the time spent interacting with Naruto, Kurama discovered that this young man seemed quite decent. He didn't treat Kurama as a tool for power, but rather as a friend.
Since Naruto considered him a friend, even if Kurama, the tsundere, wouldn't admit it, it didn't stop him from using some of his abilities to help Naruto.
"Kurama, use your immensely powerful sensory ability to help me search for an Uzumaki Clan member."
"An Uzumaki Clan member? I understand."
Kurama is certainly no stranger to the Uzumaki Clan.
His first Jinchuriki was Uzumaki Mito, and his second Jinchuriki was Naruto's mother, Uzumaki Kushina.
Therefore, even though the Chakra of every Uzumaki Clan member might vary, it was not difficult for him... Just as the Team 7 trio was searching for Karin.
Orochimaru, who had infiltrated the Forest of Death, felt quite frustrated.
Last night, he used his Clone to attend the appointment with 'Danzo,' but as soon as he arrived at the designated location, he was subjected to a powerful assault by Root members.
Fortunately, he had used a Clone; otherwise, facing Root's powerful encirclement and annihilation, it would have been difficult for him to escape.
This depressed him a bit. He had originally intended to test who was impersonating Danzo, but he didn't even get to see Danzo before his Clone was destroyed.
It didn't matter if he failed to probe the situation; his primary objective now was Sasuke, not that old fool 'Danzo'.
However, he had been in the Forest of Death for half an hour and hadn't found a single trace of Sasuke. Wasn't this ridiculous?
To think that he, Orochimaru, the Cold Monarch, one of the Three Sannin, would find it so difficult to locate someone in the Forest of Death?
Did they really think the small snakes he summoned were just mud eels that only knew how to burrow?
This was also because Orochimaru didn't know much about Internet Cafes. If he had played *legend of sword and fairy 1*, he would understand that Sasuke could even step on a sword and fly into the sky.
"Huh~ I didn't expect to find something unexpected."
Just as Orochimaru was feeling frustrated, a small snake relayed information that greatly interested him.
Upon receiving the information, Orochimaru temporarily gave up on searching for Sasuke and turned to rush in a different direction... In a certain part of the Forest of Death, a Grass Ninja squad had just wiped out a fodder squad.
Aside from Karin, who stayed in the back and was unharmed, the two Grass Ninja in her squad had sustained injuries to varying degrees.
"Can't you see I'm injured? Hurry up and come here, let me bite you."
"Hurry up, you useless trash, this is the only purpose you serve."
Facing her two menacing teammates, Karin had no choice but to grit her teeth, step forward, and extend her arm.
"Mmm..."
Each of the two bit into one of Karin's arms roughly.
The loss of Chakra combined with the pain in her arms made Karin let out a muffled groan.
"Go check what kind of scroll is on the ground."
Afraid that the enemy might have poisoned the scroll, the two, whose injuries had recovered, ordered Karin to go examine it.
Karin had no ability to resist her two teammates and could only cautiously pick up the scroll from the ground.