Undercurrent of Konoha

"What happened to me..."

After the curse seal disappeared, Uchiha Sasuke gradually calmed down. The weird feeling that his whole body was full of evil power and his thoughts were out of control made him scared.

"Thank you... Heiji-kun..."

Looking at Heiji beside him, Sasuke once again said words of thanks.

With a faint smile, Heiji knelt down and touched Uzumaki Naruto's forehead.

There was no fever and no obvious injuries on his body. It seemed that Naruto just fainted and there was nothing to worry about.

Rock Lee, who fell aside, was injured but not seriously. Heiji hesitated and did not use his chakra to treat him.

At this time, Hinata Hinata walked out of the woods nearby and said softly: "Heiji-kun... Brother Neji will be here soon... We should go..."

Without any hesitation, Heiji slightly bent his legs and carried Hinata on his back, and the two of them disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.

Leaning on Heiji's back, watching the tree shadows on both sides flying backwards, Hinata Hinata stretched out her white and delicate hands and grasped his thin shoulders tightly, with two light pink blushes rising on her face. .

……

"Sakura? What's wrong with your hair..."

Uzumaki Naruto turned around and looked at Haruno Sakura's cut hair curiously.

"It's just a change of appearance...nothing..."

There was a smile on her face that looked indifferent, but Haruno Sakura's heart was as painful as a knife.

"Hey - the guy with thick eyebrows! Why are you here? Who beat you like this?"

Uzumaki Naruto saw Rock Lee and asked curiously.

"Boom--!"

He received a heavy punch on his head, and a huge swelling instantly appeared. Uzumaki Naruto was so beaten that he grinned and almost shed tears.

"You are not allowed to say that to Mr. Li! If it weren't for him... we would have been in danger just now!"

Haruno Sakura touched her fist. She was so angry that she had struck too hard, and her fist was burning with pain.

"Sakura-chan... the lotus flowers of Konoha will bloom again..."

Locke Li was supported by Tiantian and gave Haruno Sakura a stubborn smile.

"I promise you, next time we meet... you will definitely see a stronger me!"

Haruno Sakura was slightly startled, then smiled sweetly and said, "Okay! It's a deal!"

At this time, Yamanaka Ino ran out of the woods and waved to Haruno Sakura: "Sakura, come here - let me help you comb your hair!"

Feeling warm in her heart, Haruno Sakura walked towards Ino, her once best friend, who was now a love rival.

"Damn bald forehead, I didn't expect you to be so mean... you actually took advantage of the chaos and hugged Sasuke-kun——"

"Hehe, this is called 'strike first', damn Ino! Sasuke is mine - Ouch! My hair..."

A boy with a stern face and white eyes was standing high on the top of a big tree at some point, looking thoughtfully at the boy in blue, Uchiha Sasuke, below.

"That Heiji...and this Uchiha Sasuke...there are really a lot of strong enemies this year..."

……

Deep in the forest.

Mitarai Anko, who had purple hair and was wearing a beige windbreaker, was squatting on the ground with a painful expression on her face, pressing her neck hard with her hands.

On her slender, swan-like neck, there were three black tadpole curse marks, which were exactly the same as the curse marks on Uchiha Sasuke's neck.

"Anko...are you feeling better...Orochimaru is gone!"

Several ANBU ninjas wearing various animal masks appeared next to Anko and asked with concern.

"Your face looks very bad. Should I send you to the Hokage-sama..."

Anko waved her hand and refused: "No need... I have to rush to the central tower immediately... There is a group of ninjas who have passed the second selection..."

The ANBU ninjas present were all shocked, because the five-day selection period had just passed one day, how could someone pass the selection so quickly?

Mitarashi Anko snorted and said: "In fact, just 97 minutes after the second selection, this group of ninjas from the Kingdom of Sand appeared in the tower. They did not choose to complete the selection directly, but Guard the only way to the tower and hunt ninjas from other countries..."

"This group of Sunagakure Village ninjas is led by the youngest son of the Fourth Kazekage, Gaara!"

……

Heiji watched as the three ninjas of Otogakure Village were surrounded by Gaara's sand, and finally turned into a pile of flesh, blood and bone residue.

Naturally, the "Book of Heaven" was also found, but Gaara did not take this precious scroll into his arms, but threw it into the bonfire, and in the blink of an eye it was burned to pieces by the blazing flames. Pile of ashes.

There is also a scroll of the "Book of Heaven" hidden on his body, and five scrolls of the "Book of Earth" are neatly placed on the ground in front of him.

In this day and night, the number of ninjas who died in Gaara's hands has reached 10 groups. The "Book of Earth" he snatched was placed in front of him. If he grabbed the "Book of Heaven" , simply threw it into the bonfire and burned it.

Heiji saw all this clearly in the dark, clenching his fists and gritting his teeth, but there was nothing he could do.

With his current speed, strength and destructive power, he is at most as strong as Locke Lee who has practiced eight gates of Dungeon and opened four gates, and does not have the capital to fight Gaara.

What's more, by Gaara's side, there are two powerful assistants, Temari and Kankuro.

On the other hand, Hyuga Hinata's role in the battle is minimal, and only the Byakugan's detection ability is more useful.

As for Inuzuka Kiba... he was Temari's defeated opponent in the first place, unable to survive even one round.

At this moment, Mitarashi Anko suddenly appeared next to Gaara like justice from heaven.

"As the examiner of the second trial, I announce that your group has passed the assessment and will leave the 44th training ground immediately!"

Gaara glanced at Mitarashi Anko coldly, stood up slowly, and walked slowly towards the central tower.

Behind him, Kankuro and Temari also let out a long sigh.

Finally, I no longer have to deal with my murderous brother day and night...

Seeing Gaara walking into the central tower, Heiji finally breathed a sigh of relief, called Hinata Hinata and Inuzuka Kiba, and walked towards Mitarashi Anko.

"This is a set of 'Book of Heaven' and 'Book of Earth' that we have collected. Can we complete the second selection?"

After glancing at Heiji and the others, Mitarashi Anko showed a meaningful expression on her face.

"Congratulations, you have completed the second selection test! After you go out, take a good rest. The next test will not be like the previous two, where you can get through..."

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