If there is anything that is Sasuke's Achilles' heel, then the pain of being exterminated and the hatred for Uchiha Itachi are definitely at the top. Sasuke was furious after being stabbed in the scar, but he had no way to deal with an enemy who he didn't know where he was. He could only waste his chakra in vain and get entangled in illusions. Even though he had the Sharingan to see through illusions, the real attacks from time to time forced him to be extremely alert and not dare to be careless for a moment.
"The situation is not good." Sasuke was anxious and regretted his decision to attack alone. In front of him, there were Gaara and Rock Lee who were feared, and there was also a Hyuga Neji who was said to be more talented. This time, he was embarrassed by just meeting a random person. It seemed that he still underestimated the Chunin Exam. There were too many masters out there. "I hope Sakura and Naruto will find out what's wrong and come to support us soon. At present, we can only rely on Sakura's brain and Naruto's monster stamina to save our lives." Although it was really unwilling for the proud Sasuke to rely on two unreliable teammates for help, there was no better way at the moment.
The Mizuki Shadow clone hidden behind the scenes was also calculating the use of chakra and thinking about whether to continue to harass Uchiha Sasuke.
"The data has been tested almost completely. Sasuke, who has been taught a lesson, will not come to pursue us again. Hmm? Who's that over there?" Mizuki, who was thinking, suddenly found another intruder. "Is it those two Kusanagi? Did they notice the movement here and want to come over to reap the benefits? But it's just right. I'll leave you here so that I don't have to create another opportunity."
On the other hand, Karin is in a big crisis. As an outsider of the Kusagakure ninja, she has never received systematic ninja training. She relies on her talent to make a living, but her strength is really terrible. Facing the giant beast in the Death Forest that even ordinary ninjas have to retreat to, her small body has almost no ability to resist, and this time there is no Sasuke to save the beauty. Mizuki will naturally not miss this rare opportunity to increase her favorability. She does not ask Karin to fall in love with her at first sight, and Mizuki believes that she does not have that charm. She just needs her not to surrender to Orochimaru casually in the future, and to consider her own path more when making a choice.
So, taking advantage of the moment when Karin fell down and closed her eyes to wait for death, Mizuki appeared. Mizuki was very experienced in dealing with this kind of big fool, and it was easy for him to catch him. The binding array made him unable to move, the anesthetic potion knocked him down, and the sealing scroll put him away. As for whether to take him back as experimental material or kill him for meat, we will talk about it later.
After dealing with the giant beast, Mizuki turned around and walked towards Karin, picked up the glasses on the ground and handed them to her.
"Can you still stand up?"
"Sure." Karin stood up hurriedly, took the glasses handed to her by Mizuki, put them on, and looked at Mizuki nervously.
"Scroll of Earth? I didn't expect it to be given to you for safekeeping." Shuimu said after taking a look.
"Mr. Examiner, are we going to be kicked out? Have we lost the qualification to take the exam?"
"Hey, how do you know I'm the examiner and not the student taking the exam?" Shuimu asked in surprise.
"Your chakra is exactly the same as the examiner in the first test, the one who was the most strict invigilator sitting by the door, so I paid special attention to it. Although it is very different from what it looks like now."
"The most severe?" Mizuki asked curiously, not knowing why. It seems that Karin's natural ability is already very good, but she is not very good at fighting.
"The examiner was the only one who recorded the cheating candidates from beginning to end, and then everyone else was kicked out." Karin said cautiously.
After hearing this, Shuimu came to his senses. It was all a misunderstanding. He had unexpectedly become the bad guy.
"Then why do you think I will drive you away?" asked Shuimu, who was extremely confused about this.
"Hasn't the examiner been here a long time ago? He has been observing us the whole time. Now he is going to judge us as unqualified? But in the end, I was of no use at all." Karin said this feeling extremely disappointed.
It seemed like another misunderstanding, so Shuimu had to explain: "First of all, I'm not here to rule you out, so you don't have to worry about that."
"Really? That's great." Karin was very happy about the unexpected good news.
"Secondly, I hope you will keep the fact that you have met me a secret. My behavior this time is not allowed, so I don't want others to know about it."
"Okay, I'll keep it a secret."
"Finally, if you leave the Kusagakure Village in the future, or have nowhere to go, I hope you can come find me. I am optimistic about your talents and I really need your help." Mizuki did not hide her purpose at all. The girl with amazing chakra perception could even distinguish the truth from the falsehood of the words, so there was no need to cover up.
The unexpected invitation shocked Karin. As an orphan taken in by the Kusanagi, although she had good bloodline, she was weak in combat and was always treated as a burden and treated roughly. Therefore, Mizuki's undisguised admiration shocked Karin.
"But, I am a ninja from Kusagakure Village, and the village has always raised me, so~" Karin hesitated and said, "And can I really help?"
"You don't have to doubt this. Since I said this, I must have investigated you." Shuimu said confidently, "And I'm not asking you to make a decision now. I just hope that one day in the future you will have the chance to consider what I said. By the way, if you decide to come to me one day, tear up this scroll and I will know." Shuimu handed over the scroll.
Karin took it and said, "I'll think about it carefully. Thank you for your help."
"Okay, I've finished what I needed to do, so I'm leaving now." Having achieved his goal, Mizuki was ready to leave. "By the way, one last reminder, this Chunin Exam is extremely special, there are too many strong people who are beyond the standard. If it were in previous years, you might still have a chance, but this year, it's best to make plans early! In addition, although in principle you can't quit midway, if you really can't do anything, you can open the scroll in your hand and quit the exam."
"I understand. Thank you, Mr. Examiner." Karin bowed with great gratitude.
"My name is not Mr. Examiner, my name is Mizuki." After saying that, the figure in front of Karin disappeared.
"You are not the strong and powerful lady you will be in three years. Now you are just a weak and weak little sister who gets bullied everywhere. What a big difference."
On another battlefield, the shadow clones not only surrounded Sasuke with ease, but also had the energy to trap the two grass ninjas in a dilemma. He did not even show up and he had already fooled the three of them.
In the illusion, Sasuke was still struggling, waiting for support that might appear at an unknown time.
"Hey, the strength of the illusion has weakened. Is it because the opponent's chakra can't support it? Or has the fluctuation of the battle attracted another strong enemy? Either way, it's a good sign." The sudden change made Sasuke alert, "Is it Naruto and Sakura? It doesn't seem like it. Naruto's fighting style is not so silent. Damn, the illusion barrier obscured my perception, and I have no idea what's going on outside."
At the same time, the two Grass Ninjas were tortured to exhaustion and fainted one after another.
"It's almost time to go. Hmm? How come someone is coming again, and so close? How is this possible? Why didn't the cordon respond?" Mizuki was surprised when suddenly countless shadow clones rushed out, throwing kunai like raindrops, clearing a large area of phantoms. The person who came was Uzumaki Naruto. Sasuke saw his teammates coming to help, and did not miss the opportunity.
"Fire escape, dragon fire technique."
Several flames shot out, clearing a passage. Sasuke hurriedly followed the trajectory of the flames and ran towards Naruto.
"Sasuke, why are you so slow? Didn't you go get some water? Why did the fight start without you even calling me?" The loud-voiced Naruto was very dissatisfied with Sasuke for ignoring his teammates and working on his own.
"Stop talking nonsense and leave now." Sasuke didn't dare to be careless until he was out of danger. "How did you get here?"
"Sakura led the way. The road was so winding and hard to find."
"Sasuke-kun, over here, over here." Sakura Haruno appeared not far away and greeted.
"Let's go together and leave here quickly." Sasuke ordered hurriedly.
"Why are you running away?" Naruto said eagerly, "I finally encountered an enemy, so I might as well grab it and see if it's the Scroll of Heaven."
"You big fool, it's really stupid to fight in a trap prepared by others. Retreat first. Besides, there is so much noise here, who knows if it will attract more enemies. It will be bad if we are surrounded."
Although he was reluctant, Naruto still left with Sasuke. Taking advantage of the opportunity of the shadow clone to resist, and with Haruno Sakura leading the way, Uchiha Sasuke and Naruto escaped from the battlefield safely.
"What an amazing talent! After only a few days, she has understood the barriers and sealing formations to such an extent, and can move freely in such a complicated situation. Should I say that I am too stupid or that the other party is too amazing?" Mizuki was really envious of Haruno Sakura's talent. "She is worthy of being the one who can inherit Tsunade's mantle. The Twelve Ninjas of Konoha are all geniuses favored by the will of the world."
Seeing that everything was settled, Shuimu was ready to leave, but just as he turned around, a figure blocked his way, accompanied by a fierce murderous intent.
"Who are you?" The man on the other side glanced at the forehead protector on Mizuki's forehead, "I don't remember there being a candidate like you among the Kusagakure Ninja taking the Chunin Exam."
"What bad luck! It's Orochimaru. It seems the commotion was so big that it attracted this dangerous guy." Mizuki sighed.
"No matter who you are, if you attack my favorite prey, you will pay the price."