Naruto: I, Shikotsumyaku, Byakugan Princess

Chapter 101 Top of the Food Chain

Konoha Zero Training Ground.

A gentle breeze rustled the treetops, and the sunlight appeared slightly dim in the dense forest.

rustle!

The sound of something rubbing against something could be heard continuously from the grass that was half a meter high on the ground.

The trio who bullied Naruto lay prone on the ground.

The tall boy in the lead held a kunai in his hand, his eyes fixed on the bushes in front of him that were making constant noises.

rustle!
The strange friction sound grew closer and closer.

Gulu!

The smaller one in the trio, his Adam's apple bobbing nervously, made a loud spitting sound.

sand!
The strange object in the grass suddenly stopped moving.

The tall boy, clutching a kunai, glared fiercely at his follower beside him.

Then, he had no choice but to switch from a forehand to a backhand.

Aiming at the direction where the foreign object had stopped, he raised his thick arm high.

The tall boy gritted his teeth, swung his arm, and the kunai shot out towards the bushes in an instant!

Plop!
A startled gray rabbit darted out from inside, its fur noticeably shorter than usual. It kicked its legs wildly and ran off in a flash!
The tall boy quickly got up, only to see it disappear rapidly into the jungle, winding its way through the undergrowth.

Look again.

His kunai lay bare in the soil, with only a wisp of gray hair drifting away in the breeze.

"Boss, it's...it's gone!" The skinny boy, swallowing hard, watched the rabbit disappear into the distance and said disappointedly.

The tall boy was furious when he heard this.

The rabbit had finally found its prey, but this fool had to make a fuss and scared it away!
Snapped!
Yuta slapped his follower on the back of the head.

"Are you that greedy? You can't even wait a little while!"

"No, boss, that rabbit meat really smells delicious! My mouth waters just thinking about it."

Tai Er covered the back of his head, his freckled face full of grievance.

Another sidekick, Ryūya, still had bruises on his face from being punched by Naruto a few days ago. Seeing that the team seemed to be in trouble, he quickly stepped forward to mediate.

"Children, please don't fight!"

Before Ryūya could intervene, a gentle male voice came from above.

The three of them, including Yuta, were taken aback and looked up together.

I saw.

On a thick tree branch, a tall ninja with blue and white hair smiled as he looked down.

"Teacher Shuimu!!!"

The three were terrified.

"Reveal your class and name, hand over your food and water, and then continue the exercise."

Of course, you can also choose not to pay.

Mizuki tilted his head and looked down, his left hand gripping his wrist, his fist shaking incessantly.

"Run!"

Xiong Tai roared, and his two henchmen scattered in unison.

The three people ran in different directions.

Mizuki's narrow eyes narrowed slightly.

After a while.

The three men, each with a red envelope on their forehead, knelt on the ground in order of their height, heads bowed, respectfully waiting for Shui Mu to record their class and names.

Record the names of the three people in order.

Ignoring the resentful looks from the trio, Mizuki quickly jumped away with their supplies on his back.

Swipe!

Walking on the treetops and branches.

Shuimu's boring inspection.

Students in peacetime are hardly worthy of being described as hothouse flowers. Organizing drills for older students is one thing, but it's unclear what the point is of having first-year students participate.

These students' poor concealment skills were like torches in the dark, impossible to hide from.

He had already been lenient enough, yet many ninja academy students were still arrested as soon as they entered the training ground.

In just one day.

Many lower-grade students have already been arrested twice and are on the verge of being eliminated.

The reason was that after being captured the first time, they ran out of food and water, so they started a fire after catching their prey.

They didn't even bother to dig a smokeless stove.

The billowing smoke was practically an insult to his intelligence.

call!
Shuimu hadn't even taken two steps.

Smoke rose again from the chimneys ahead.

Don't think about it.

This is definitely another year of freshmen who don't know how to survive.

With so much smoke, what are these guys grilling?
With a frown, Shui Mu carried the supplies in his backpack and ran towards the direction from which the thick smoke was rising.

The closer you get, the thicker the smoke and dust become.

Thick, black smoke billowed upwards, as if it would set the forest ablaze in one go.

These kids might accidentally set the forest on fire!

Thinking of this possibility, Shui Mu quickened his pace and was already close in a few leaps.

"Hahaha! This wild boar smells so good!" (Before even getting close.)

The arrogant laughter had already reached Shuimu's ears.

Which class are these students from? Are they trying to make sure no one can find them?

Shui Mu inwardly grumbled, already seeing the source of the thick smoke.

I saw.

The huge pig's head, with its eyes closed and looking quite peaceful, lay on a nearby bluestone, dripping with blood.

Its limbs and body were cut into five parts. The cleaned branches were strung together and placed between two small trees, while the branches piled up underneath were set on fire.

The flames roared and burst forth, emitting thick black smoke.

Wearing an orange-yellow sports jacket, the blond-haired boy, with his back to Shuimu, casually grabbed a handful of salt, drooling as he cooked.

This is wilderness survival, not a cooking exam!
They've even started cooking!

Shuimu almost laughed out of anger at the absurd scene before her.

Wilderness survival, as the name suggests, is about how to survive in the wild.

The reconnaissance mission included finding food and water, while ensuring that their movements were concealed and not detected by the enemy.

Hunting animals is nothing special.

In the face of ninjas with chakra, most so-called powerful predators are no different from lambs to the slaughter.

Although this wild boar was much larger than the creatures in Training Ground Zero, it wasn't too outrageous either; it was the kind of creature that any genin who knew elemental ninjutsu could easily subdue.

Its combat capabilities are decent, but its stealth is terrible; I'll give it the lowest score.

Shui Mu had already mentally rated the boy who was shouting and yelling in front of her.

I need to teach these little rascals the importance of staying hidden in the wild. I'm confiscating this huge wild boar.

pat!

Shuimu jumped down from the branch and quietly approached Huang Mao, who was splashing salt on the ground.

Their footsteps were silent.

Even when I stood behind him, the other person didn't notice me at all.

Shui Mu shook his head and sighed: "They have absolutely no sense of vigilance in the wild, deduct another point."

Suddenly I heard someone speaking behind me.

The blond-haired man, who was immersed in the aroma of barbecue, was startled and quickly turned around.

"Mr. Mizuki!"

Seeing the blond-haired man's terrified face, Shui Mu immediately recognized his identity.

That fox spirit from Irukaban!
Mizuki curled his lip, a deep disgust flashing in his eyes. Encountering the fox demon monster made his already less-than-pleasant mood even worse.

"Don't you know the rules of the exam?"

This counts as one time you've been caught. Hand over all your food. If you're caught twice more, you're eliminated...

"Hey! Shuimu..." Shuimu was interrupted by a voice before she could finish speaking.

He looked in the direction of the sound.

He saw a teacher, also wearing a vest, waving at him from a tree branch ahead, seemingly telling him to leave.

Shuimu knows the other party.

That was his colleague from the class next to his, and they usually got along quite well.

What does it mean?
Are they preventing me from making arrests?

The privileges of the fox spirit?
Shui Mu didn't understand and was about to ask.

"I won't let you take it! This is prey that Gray finally managed to hunt!" Naruto roared, spreading his arms wide to protect the wild boar behind him, his eyes gleaming.

It seems they're willing to risk their lives for this wild boar and Mizuki.

Upon hearing the name Hui Li, Shui Mu felt a surge of familiarity.

Think about it.

A sudden shock ran through me.

Isn't that the terrifying blind girl who kicked Chief Kazama so hard he was hospitalized as soon as he enrolled?

Ever since the story of the blind girl spread, she has been listed by the nosy teachers as someone who should absolutely not be messed with.

Mizuki admitted that he was definitely not as resilient as Kazama Jonin.

Could this prey be hers?

Shui Mu quickly looked up at her colleague.

"Never mind that, let's go..."

His colleague kept giving him meaningful glances and mouthing instructions.

hiss……

No wonder there's so much smoke, yet hardly anyone has come over.

What a good brother.

With his eyes gradually clearing, Mizuki glanced gratefully at his colleague in the distance, then took two steps back to distance himself from Naruto, who was guarding his food.

dong dong...

Suddenly, an unusual knocking sound came from a distance.

Shuimu took a look.

A silver-haired blind woman holding a cane is walking this way.

Without further hesitation, Shui Mu turned and fled.

Watching Mizuki's retreating figure, Naruto playfully stuck out his tongue. He gave an OK sign to the 'Ninja Academy teacher' in the distance, then continued grilling with the salt.

(End of this chapter)