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"Did you hear anything strange?! It feels like... there's some fighting sound nearby. Did I... mishear?" A Chunin rogue ninja from Kusagakure had a look of uncertainty on his face. He seemed to have vaguely heard some strange sounds, sounding like a battle. But he wasn't quite sure. After all, there shouldn't be any enemies here. The only Genin in this village from the Land of Water had already been killed by them. Logically, no one should pose any threat to them. Moreover, their lineup consisted of only three Chunin and one Genin. Generally, as long as it wasn't a Jonin, nothing significant should happen. Did I mishear?!
A nearby rogue ninja companion's expression also gradually turned serious: "I thought I was the only one who misheard. I think I heard something too, but it seemed far away, so I couldn't hear it clearly." The two looked at each other, both realizing something was amiss. Suddenly, a commotion came from not far away, causing both their pupils to constrict. They quickly looked in that direction with vigilance. Then they slightly relaxed... because they found that the person who burst in was not the enemy they imagined; it was their own companion, the sole Genin among the four Kusagakure rogue ninjas.
The Genin, with a fawning expression, hastily called out, "Two Chunin Lords, Lord Karime said not to delay here any longer, or the Land of Water ninjas might be coming." Oh, it's our own people... almost scared me. Could it be because I'm overly stressed? But if I were overly stressed, shouldn't both of us be hallucinating?! But at the moment, there seemed to be no enemies. Both of us hallucinating... can such a coincidence happen? Well, such things have happened in the history of the ninja world, but the probability is extremely small, so small that it can almost be ignored.
Just as a Chunin rogue ninja was about to say something, his pupils suddenly constricted. He instantly shouted, "Damn it... behind you!! Look out, duck!!" The Genin had a slightly astonished expression. Why is the Chunin Lord telling me to duck? The moment this thought arose, a sharp pain shot through his back. A keen kunai had pierced his chest. The kunai was like a rapidly fired sniper bullet. It entered his back, easily piercing through his chest, taking with it a spray of vibrant blood, which stained the Kusagakure Genin rogue ninja's chest completely red, sending shivers down one's spine.
Hinata's delicate little face showed no sign of intolerance, nor any other emotion. It was as if she regarded life as nothing. Looking at the ninja sprawled on the ground, her gaze fell on the two Chunin in front, and she spoke in a calm tone: "Kusagakure rogue ninja 'Kasahoko,' Kusagakure rogue ninja 'Utsuboku,' two Chunin." At first, when she killed "Karime," she thought she might feel sick. But when the kunai pierced the top of his head... to Hinata's surprise... she didn't feel the slightest bit of nausea. It was as if she hadn't killed a person. But this was good; in that case, in the upcoming battle, she wouldn't need to hold back at all and could fight completely unrestrained.
The last two rogue ninjas from Kusagakure, seeing the Genin killed, both immediately looked grim. Their intensely vigilant gazes were fixed on Hinata. When they saw Hinata's Byakugan, they couldn't help but freeze.
"That's... the Byakugan?!"
"Bya- Byakugan?!" Both exclaimed in surprise almost simultaneously. They were well aware of the famous Byakugan, but how could there be someone with the Byakugan in the Land of Water? This meant the opponent was 100%... from Konoha Village, the Hyuga clan?! It was Konoha Village ninjas who had come to kill them... Damn it! Wait... where was Karime? Could it be... that he was killed by this person from Konoha Village?! That shouldn't be possible! Karime was a very powerful Chunin, especially skilled in long-range ninjutsu and large-scale attack ninjutsu. His strength was definitely considerable; how could he have died without a sound?! No... that faint commotion I heard earlier, could that have been the sound of battle? But that was less than 30 seconds! Killing a Chunin in 30 seconds... could this person be a Jonin?!
Looking at Hinata's innocent, impossibly innocent, pretty face in front of them, the two rogue ninjas from Kusagakure twitched at the corners of their mouths. This didn't look like a Jonin at all. In their eyes... Hinata was just a child. Although this world never lacked geniuses, they had also seen very monstrous geniuses. But no matter how talented a person was, at this age... they couldn't be a Jonin, at most a Chunin. So how was Karime killed so easily? Or did that guy... betray them and defect to Konoha Village?! Impossible... how could Konoha Village take in rogue ninjas from other countries?!
Just as the two were extremely vigilant and their minds were racing, Hinata had no intention of wasting words with them. She instantly moved... A shallow pit suddenly appeared on the ground beneath her feet, and she burst forward with incredible speed. Her speed was so fast that it almost left them unable to react.
The first rogue ninja from Kusagakure's pupils constricted. He quickly formed hand seals: "So fast... Snake-Ram-Monkey-Boar-Horse-Tiger! Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu!!" The Chunin beside him also quickly acted: "Wind Style: Great Breakthrough!!"
The Great Fireball Jutsu, swept by the fierce winds of the Great Breakthrough, instantly turned the area ahead into a sea of fire. Its coverage was extremely wide. Seeing the practiced combination of these two... it was clear that they were at least partners, and had been partners for many, many years.