Walking into the Forest of Death, Shishou carefully observed the surroundings.
Since he had taken care of most of the large animals and insects in the Forest of Death, he hadn't been back here.
"I wonder if Orochimaru will still come here to stir up trouble like in the original story," Shishou thought while surveying the environment.
If Orochimaru still planned to cause chaos, Shishou wouldn't mind dealing with him too.
"Shishou, shouldn't we be moving faster?" Sakura asked curiously, seeing Shishou's leisurely pace.
"Yeah, we need to find other teams and snatch the Earth Scroll," Kiba added.
This time, their team had the Heaven Scroll, so they needed to obtain the Earth Scroll from other teams before heading to the Central Tower.
Shishou looked at Sakura and Kiba and said, "This exam lasts five days, so there's no rush. Even if we reach the Central Tower early, we'll just have to wait for a few days."
To Shishou, it made more sense to take his time and explore the Forest of Death rather than rushing to the Central Tower.
Kiba frowned and said, "I heard from my sister that if we reach the Central Tower early, we can return to the village and come back on the fifth day."
Shishou was surprised to hear that; he hadn't known about this rule.
Suddenly, Sakura sensed something and looked to the right, saying, "Someone's coming!"
As one of Kurenai's well-trained students, Sakura's chakra sensing ability was quite impressive.
Shishou wasn't surprised by Sakura's warning since he had been waiting for these people to arrive.
A short figure wearing a Kirigakure mask and accompanied by two other Kirigakure ninjas blocked their path and said excitedly, "Hey, Konoha ninjas, hand over the Heaven and Earth Scrolls, and I won't make things difficult for you, considering the alliance between Kirigakure and Konoha."
"Hmm???" Shishou was puzzled, recognizing the voice as belonging to Ringo Ameyuri, the legal loli from Kirigakure.
Noting the figure's short stature, Shishou confirmed his guess.
He felt a bit exasperated. Kirigakure had sent an elite Jonin from the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist to Konoha's Chunin Exams. How bored could they be?
However, considering that Ringo Ameyuri was the second generation of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen in the original story, she was an elite Jonin, yet not much older than Ino and her peers. Given her age and height, it made sense for her to participate in the Chunin Exams.
After all, in the original series, Naruto and Sasuke, who reached Six Paths level, were still Genin during the final battle. So, theoretically, they could have participated in the Chunin Exams at that time.
Shishou then turned his attention to the other two Kirigakure ninjas and instantly recognized them by their appearances.
It was Haku and Chojuro. Wasn't Suigetsu supposed to be here too?
Due to Shishou's help to Mei Terumi, Kirigakure now had more talent than in the original story.
Ringo Ameyuri, Haku, Mangetsu Hozuki, Suigetsu Hozuki, and Chojuro were all Mei Terumi's key trainees.
The only unfortunate one was Kimimaro, who had been taken by Orochimaru.
Hearing Ringo Ameyuri's words, Kiba and Sakura frowned and moved closer to Shishou, waiting for his instructions.
Seeing their movements, Ringo Ameyuri bared her teeth and said, "I don't have much patience. Hand them over now!"
She then drew two ordinary katana from her back, as she hadn't brought her twin swords, Kiba, for this task.
Haku and Chojuro also drew their senbon and kunai, preparing for battle.
Seeing the fiery loli, Shishou laughed, tossing the Heaven and Earth Scroll in his hand. "If you want it, come get it. Considering the alliance between Konoha and Kirigakure, I won't make it hard for you."
"Sakura, Kiba, you handle the other two. Leave the short one to me."
As soon as he finished speaking, Shishou activated the Body Flicker Technique and dashed away, ready to have some fun with the fiery loli, Ringo Ameyuri.
"You and your family are short!" Ringo Ameyuri, provoked, burst into a fit of rage, lightning sparking around her as she chased after him.
As Ringo Ameyuri pursued him, Shishou chuckled and sped up, the two quickly disappearing from the others' sight.
Seeing Ringo Ameyuri leave, Haku turned to face Sakura and Kiba, forming a hand sign.
"Thousand Flying Water Needles of Death!"
Elsewhere.
Shishou used the Body Flicker Technique to reach a deserted riverside, turning to face the approaching Ringo Ameyuri.
"Kid, your Body Flicker Technique is quite impressive. Who taught you?" Ringo Ameyuri asked, surprised.
She hadn't expected a Genin from Konoha to have such a formidable Body Flicker Technique, even faster than hers.
Hearing this, Shishou grinned and said, "Shorty, if you want to fight, let's fight. Why all the talk?"
When dealing with a fiery loli, the best strategy was to keep provoking her and then crush her with overwhelming strength.
Only then could he leave an indelible impression on her.
"Kid, you're asking for death!" Ringo Ameyuri, repeatedly provoked, couldn't hold back her anger, lightning flashing around her as she leapt into the air, crossing her katana in front of her.
"Lightning Release: Lightning Strike!"
Ringo Ameyuri separated her twin blades, aiming them at Shishou as several bolts of lightning shot towards him.
Facing the incoming lightning, countless kikaichū flew out from behind Shishou, forming a shield in front of him and blocking the attack.
In his current identity as Shishou Aburame, he couldn't just pull out techniques like Wood Release, Sharingan, or Sage Mode casually.
Even in battle, he had to stick to the Aburame clan's style.
Seeing Shishou summon more insects despite losing many to her lightning attack, Ringo Ameyuri frowned, crossing her blades again and charging at him.
Since her ninjutsu was being blocked by his insects, she decided to engage in close combat.
Seeing the fiery loli charging at him, Shishou suddenly had an interesting idea. He grabbed a kunai and rushed forward.
(Ringo Ameyuri is the second generation wielder of the Thunder Swords after Kurosuki Raiga. Her exact age is not specified, so here she is set to be two years older than Temari.)
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