Chapter 86: The Threesome of Idiots
"That's it! It's a good
plan!" Kanno Satoru stepped forward, patting Kiba's shoulder, who was
covering his forehead. "As expected, you're a genius. I'm convinced!"
"Yeah!" Aso Sasuke and
Kusunoki Katsuki echoed, nodding repeatedly as they looked at Kiba.
How did they pass the first two tests?
Kiba moved his hand from his
forehead and looked at the hand on his shoulder. Finally, the corner of his
mouth twitched uncontrollably. He sighed deeply and said, "Let me finish
talking..."
"Uh... Is there a follow-up?
I thought the previous plan was complete," Kanno said in surprise,
thinking Kiba's "delay to win" strategy was the whole plan.
Seeing the inexplicably surprised
expressions of Kanno and the others, Kiba reached a conclusion.
Act separately! We must act separately from these
idiots! We'll lose if we stick with them! And my IQ will definitely drop! I
forgot all my plans for a moment!
"Okay, listen up. What did I
say last time?" Kiba took a deep breath. He felt that explaining his plan
to these three required all his energy, with no room for carelessness.
"Uh... You said, 'Although
Orochimaru-sama said the defense team enters first and the attack team follows
ten minutes later, there's no rule on when the defense team must enter. Do you
understand? We need...' then you stopped," Kanno recounted, frowning
slightly, thinking Kiba couldn't even remember his own words, so the plan was
unreliable.
"Hmm..." Kiba nodded,
seeing Kanno's expression and narrowing his eyes.
What's with this expression? Are you doubting me?
Doubt me? Am I being doubted by this idiot-level character?
What's with this depressed and angry mood?
No, no! It's important to discuss tactics now. Kiba,
you have to calm down! You have to calm down!
Uh... shoot, what's my plan?
Kiba took another deep breath,
trying to recall, and said, "First of all, we must understand that if our
defense team doesn't enter the forest, the test cannot begin."
"So it won't begin,"
Kanno and the others suddenly realized, nodding with understanding. Kanno
added, "Yes, if that's the case, the defense team is too
advantageous."
In his heart, Kanno thought:
Really unreliable? He didn't even consider that the
test couldn't start without the defense team entering. Although he's powerful,
he's still a seven-year-old child, immature after all.
Kanno's expressions betrayed all
his thoughts. The expression "It's really unreliable, after all, a
seven-year-old child is immature" was written all over his face.
This expression completely fell
into Kiba's eyes, and a "tick" character slowly appeared on his
forehead, twitching violently.
Is this guy conscious?
Kiba took a deep breath, resisting
the urge to punch him. "It's good you understand. Next is my plan. We will
try to delay and enter the forest as late as possible. Now, we pretend to
discuss the plan to delay time."
"Why? Make a quick decision!
I think we should enter the forest first while they discuss tactics, then reach
the Tower of Death as quickly as possible," Kanno insisted, finding the
seven-year-old genius unreliable and arguing they must race against time.
Kiba felt close to collapsing.
This guy was going in circles and still wanted to carry out his plan! He didn't
understand or think about Kiba's plan at all.
But, do you really want to explain
it to him?
The deep question in Kiba's heart:
he had planned to explain it originally, but Kanno's idiocy had almost confused
him. Kiba feared his IQ would drop to the same level.
However, since they were
collaborators and their strength was indispensable, Kiba had no choice but to
explain: "First, there are two purposes to this plan. You think it's
easier to travel during the daytime. Is it still easy to move at night?"
"Of course it's daytime! The
light is good," Kanno responded without thinking.
Kiba choked.
Who... who will save me!
"Cough! In this experiment,
the attacker won't let our defender reach the Tower of Death safely. They'll
intercept us halfway. Although our 4-point map has the best route marked, the
opponent has a 6-point map with even more details. They know we'll take the
best route, so they'll find a way to guard against it. Even if they enter ten
minutes later, if they follow the same route, they still have a chance to
intercept us," Kiba explained patiently.
There were several turns in the
best route. If the attacker had the best route map, they could still intercept
difficult straight routes. If the defender took this straight line, the
distance could be shortened. There was no problem for Kiba, Hirohiko, and
Yukina, but Kiba had little confidence in the other three idiots.
The overall strength of the
offensive side was better. Originally, the best route should be advantageous
for the defensive side, but considering the level of strength, it wasn't
necessarily the case.
Besides, on the 6-point map, Kiba
couldn't guarantee there wasn't a better route.
And why drive at night? At night,
the drive would be slower due to poor visibility. Those difficult straight
roads would become dangerous. If the attacker intercepted and took shortcuts,
they had to consider it.
As for the possibility of other
routes better than the "best route" on the 6-point map, that's
another matter. Kiba had other methods.
Before reaching the Tower of
Death, the final test was a race and interception test.
"Then it's fine if we don't
take this route, right? It doesn't matter if it's on their map; we won't take
it!" Kanno said confidently, shaking his head in disagreement.
Don't take this route... If they take this route, it
saves them time, big brother!
Kiba wanted to cry but couldn't
grasp this person's logic.
"Okay! Just trust me once!
Let's delay as long as possible! I believe we'll win."
"How can this work? Your plan
is unfounded, not as good as mine. If you don't explain why, I'll speak for
myself. I won't let my teammates take risks with you. The Chunin Exam is
life-changing. I can't waste this trial on an irresponsible plan! It's not easy
to get here. Since they chose me as the captain, I must be responsible for
them," Kanno said seriously, and the two behind him nodded, feeling they
chose the right captain.
Hearing this, Kiba felt another
"tick" character on his forehead.
Can I kill him? Can I beat this guy up?
In the midst of the fire, Kiba
discovered that besides passionate idiots like Guy, there was another kind he
couldn't handle.
That's super idiots like Kanno!