"...Alright, that's our strategy."
Half an hour later, Izayoi looked at Hinata and Shino Aburame in front of him, smiling, "I'm counting on you two tomorrow, Hinata, Shino."
"Yes, I'll do my best." Hinata nodded vigorously.
"Don't worry."
Shino Aburame also nodded slightly, but his heart was not as calm as it appeared, instead, it was stirred up.
Inside his body, which had been modified into an Insect Hive, some insects were giving him feedback.
Izayoi's Chakra is very amazing.
Among his peers, only Naruto Uzumaki can compare.
No wonder he knows so many Ninjutsu and has even developed powerful Ninjutsu himself.
This guy without a surname, his ancestors might not all be commoner Shinobi.
Perhaps in some era, there was an extraordinary existence.
Otherwise, his Chakra reserves couldn't be so exaggerated.
"In that case, let's head back."
Seeing that Hinata and Shino Aburame both agreed with his strategy and accepted his arrangements, Izayoi couldn't help but nod in satisfaction, and then prepared to disband on the spot.
"Izayoi, aren't we setting up traps?" Shino Aburame asked, after regaining his senses.
"There's no need."
Izayoi shook his head and said, "Ordinary traps are ineffective against Jonin. Powerful traps require the use of highly destructive and expensive tools, and they may not be effective against Jonin, and may even harm our own people."
"If my analysis is correct, then this strategy is enough for us to pass the test."
Hinata and Shino Aburame were slightly enlightened, feeling that Izayoi was right.
"Since there's no need to set up traps, I'll go back first."
Shino Aburame left these words, put his hands in his pockets, and turned to leave.
Teacher Kurenai had to go through self-introductions to realize that Izayoi and Hinata's relationship was unusual.
Shino Aburame and these other classmates had known for the past few years.
Therefore, Shino Aburame certainly wouldn't go with them, to be a killjoy.
Although he was secretly eager to gossip, he didn't do so in order to maintain the Aburame Clan's prestige (personality).
Watching Shino Aburame leave, until his back was no longer visible, Izayoi then held Hinata's small hand and smiled, "Hinata, it seems like we haven't had a picnic in a long time, how about we have Grilled Fish for lunch today?"
"Yes!"
Hinata remembered the picnic with Izayoi after finishing training a few years ago, and her beautiful eyes lit up, nodding vigorously.
Since discovering her father's tacit approval and Hanabi's involvement, Izayoi and Hinata hadn't visited the abandoned Training Grounds in years.
Their training was all done in the courtyard of Izayoi's house, or in the dojo on the first floor.
Meals were either brought from Hinata's house or made fresh at Izayoi's.
The Grilled Fish and hunting barbecues of their childhood, along with the warm moments they shared, had become beautiful memories for Hinata.
Now that Izayoi had stirred up these memories, she really wanted to relive the feeling of those years.
So, hand in hand, the two headed to the familiar stream.
Izayoi and Hinata left the job of catching fish to their Shadow Clones.
The two main bodies, however, stepped on the flowing water and engaged in Taijutsu Sparring above the stream.
The Chakra collision generated airwaves, splashing up a large number of ripples and water.
The roaring sound also startled the beasts and birds in the forest on both sides of the stream, causing them to flee in panic.
When everything returned to calm, white smoke rose, and a fragrance filled the air.
Izayoi and Hinata spent the entire noon outdoors, reliving their childhood.
...
The next day, 8:30 in the morning.
Izayoi and Hinata arrived at the Training Grounds.
Next to a tree stump, Shino Aburame was already standing there, seemingly having waited for a long time.
"Good morning, Shino," Izayoi raised his hand to greet Shino Aburame.
"Morning."
Shino Aburame nodded in response.
The atmosphere fell silent instantly.
Having read the original story, Izayoi knew that Shino Aburame actually had a hidden, sultry side.
However, Izayoi still couldn't find a topic to chat with him about.
After all, Shino Aburame's presence was too low, he had never had friends in the class, and his interest was in finding insects, so they had absolutely no common ground.
So after saying hello, Izayoi didn't know what else to say.
Moreover, knowing Shino Aburame's hidden side, and not knowing if the other party had any bugs that could eavesdrop, Izayoi didn't whisper to Hinata either.
So, he leaned against a tree stump, closed his eyes, and waited for Teacher Kurenai to arrive.
Hinata also put her hands in her pockets, leaning next to Izayoi.
Time passed by.
When a 'whoosh' sound entered their ears.
Izayoi opened his eyes, and Kurenai Yuhi was already standing in front of them.
"Teacher Kurenai."
Izayoi and the others immediately greeted politely.
"Good morning, sorry to keep you waiting."
Kurenai Yuhi nodded with a smile, then took out three bells from her pocket and said, "Your next task is very simple, which is to snatch these three bells from me within an hour at all costs, even if it means killing me."
Tying the bells around her waist, Kurenai Yuhi took out a small alarm clock and set it to ring automatically after one hour.
Placing the alarm clock on a tree stump, Kurenai Yuhi turned to look at Izayoi and the others, saying, "Now... officially begin."
As soon as the words fell, the figures of Izayoi and the others disappeared into thin air.
Kurenai Yuhi could only hear the sound of the wind blowing through the leaves.
Looking around the forest, Kurenai Yuhi had a confident smile on her lips.
She didn't use the Body Flicker Technique to defeat them one by one.
Instead, she deliberately walked to an open space, waiting for Izayoi and the others to take the initiative to attack.
This wasn't arrogance, but a matter of understanding.
Kurenai Yuhi had also attended the Ninja Academy and knew what was taught there.
Even if Izayoi and the others were excellent, they only had a good foundation, mastering low-level Ninjutsu and Clan Secret Technique left by their families.
The Hyuga Clan and the Aburame Clan were both famous Shinobi clans in the Shinobi World. Not only did their own people understand what their clans were good at and their fighting styles, but even people from other villages had thoroughly studied them.
Although she specialized in Genjutsu, she was still an all-round Jonin who had mastered at least two types of nature transformation.
Not to mention Izayoi and the others, even if several more Genin teams joined forces, they couldn't possibly be her opponent.
That's what Kurenai Yuhi thought.
But the next second, she was shocked into a cold sweat.
"Trigram·Empty Wall Palm!"
Only the girl's delicate shout was heard, coming from far and near.
Then, a terrifying shock wave, like an invisible wall, crashed towards Kurenai Yuhi at an extremely fast speed.
Wherever it passed, it stirred up huge clouds of dust.
Looking at the sweeping dust, Kurenai Yuhi's pupils shrank. She didn't have time to gather Chakra in her feet to use the Body Flicker Technique, so she could only jump back subconsciously.
The shock wave flew past her, but the dust engulfed her.
Boom boom boom...
The shock wave flew into the forest, directly breaking several trees that were as thick as several people could hug, showing its power.
The scene shifted to the starting point of the shock wave. Under a large tree, stood two identical Byakugan girls, back to back, hand to hand.
It was Hinata and her Shadow Clone.
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