[Naruto] The Disaster of the Red Sand Scorpion

When Sasuke woke up again, he was back to normal. He turned away awkwardly, not daring to face his two teammates, after all, they saw what he looked like.

Sakura and Naruto didn't care about his attitude.

Now that they had obtained all the scrolls and Sakura's puppet had been repaired, the three of them headed to the central tower without stopping.

Nine groups, a total of 21 people, passed the exam. Because of the large number of people, a qualifying round for the third exam is required.

The first test was with Sasuke.

Sakura looked at the mark on Sasuke's neck with some concern. He seemed to be in pain and kept covering his neck.

Fortunately, Kakashi noticed the situation here. After Sasuke won, he took Sasuke away and cheered Sakura and Naruto before leaving.

The next exam was either with someone unfamiliar to Sakura, or it was a one-sided situation until Gaara's appearance.

Thinking of what Ino said, Sakura paid special attention to Gaara. The other party is also a red-haired boy, but the color is brighter than that of Scorpion Lord, and his expression is much colder than that of Scorpion Lord.

Sakura compared it. Compared with Gaara, Scorpion-kun has become gentler.

When he stood on the field, Sakura realized that he was carrying a gourd on his back, which looked a bit cute.

——I just don’t know why Mr. Scorpion provokes him several times.

Sakura didn't take Scorpion's targeting of Gaara to heart at first. After all, Scorpion always had an attitude of either ignoring or being venomous towards everyone, which was very good at attracting hatred. After such a long exchange, she was used to it.

Until she saw Gaara and Rock Lee fighting.

Use sand as a weapon for absolute defense.

cherry:"……"

Honestly, it's a miracle she's still alive.

Her contemporaries obviously thought so too, and they all looked at her with complicated eyes. In the Forest of Death, they had reservations because they didn't know much about the strength of the rain ninjas.

But Rock Lee, his strength is obvious to all, so when he fought hard, they knew how strong Gaara was and how desperate Sakura was.

After discovering that Sakura was herself, Ino couldn't help but pity and said to her: "Do you think if you two had a chance to confront each other, would he kill you on the spot?"

cherry:"……"

No need to wait for the match, now he looks like he wants to kill everyone.

However, compared to Gaara's murderous intention, Sakura actually cared more about Gaara's sand. She seemed to have seen this fighting method somewhere, but she couldn't remember it anyway.

The contest ended with Gaara's victory, but even though he had advanced, he still used sand to attack the incapacitated Lee.

Sakura tightened her grip on the railing.

Fortunately, Li's teacher Kai appeared, blocked Gaara's attack, and took the injured Li away.

"I don't like the ninjas in Sunagakure Village." Sakura turned to Naruto, who was also angry and said, "They are too arbitrary."

Naruto felt the same way, "I don't want to face them at all."

Then Sakura's name appeared on the big screen, and her opponent was Kankuro of Sunagakure Village.

The moment they saw the battle list, everyone present looked at Sakura. Especially the people of Sunagakure Village, they clearly remembered Sakura's provocation to Gaara, so they said to Kankuro without hesitation: "Teach her a lesson!"

The ninjas from other villages on the field also noticed Sakura - the Konoha ninja who came to scold someone before. At this moment, their inner thoughts coincided with the Suna ninja: to severely dampen her arrogance.

Naruto didn't notice the weird atmosphere. He cheered for Sakura loudly: "Sakura-chan, defeat that guy in one go!"

Naruto's voice broke the silence, even echoing in the venue, and everyone's eyes were focused on him openly.

"Keep your voice down." Sakura covered Naruto's mouth. She didn't want to be the center of attention in this situation. Really, was Naruto trying to bring hatred to her?

After warning Naruto, Sakura jumped down from the auditorium and came face to face with Kankuro, who had been prepared for a long time.

Recalling all the things Sakura said to Gaara, Kankuro showed a fierce look in his eyes, and coupled with the paint on his face, he looked extremely untouchable.

He said to Sakura: "You are very eloquent."

Sakura: No, what I can say is Scorpion-kun, she is also a victim.

When Sakura appeared on the field, the eyes of the Suna ninja's leading Jonin fluctuated a little, and he frowned slightly. For some reason, this Konoha kunoichi gave him a very familiar feeling.

The examiner was Gekko Hayate, a special jounin who was coughing all the time and looked like he might die at any moment. He took a special look at Sakura and announced: "The battle begins."

As soon as Moonlight Hayate finished speaking, Sakura took the lead.

Since she didn't know what Kankuro's abilities were, Sakura could only test them with taijutsu first.

The other party seemed to think so too.

The two of them just punched and kicked each other, occasionally using kunai as a secondary attack.

Sakura thought she would not be able to defeat Kankuro because her taijutsu was not very good. But what she didn't expect was that the opponent's physical skills were worse than hers, and she could easily choke him.

"Are you going to admit defeat?" Sakura pointed her kunai at his neck.

"Can you take a closer look at where I am?"

Kankuro's voice came from in front of her. Sakura looked down and saw that the person she captured had changed. While she was in a daze, Sakura was wrapped in an unknown object and couldn't move. She would be completely out of the game with just one move.

Seeing this scene, Temari was disappointed, "I thought she was very capable, but it turned out to be this level." How dare that guy challenge Gaara.

"Sakura-chan!" Naruto put his hand in front of his mouth like a trumpet, "Use that move quickly!"

That trick?

People present were thinking, which move is this?

Sakura looked down at the thing entangled with her and the chakra threads stuck to it. She looked at Kankuro and said in a positive tone: "You are the puppet master."

Naruto tilted his head, "Puppet Master, what is it?"

"They are ninjas who use chakra lines to control puppets to fight." Kakashi, who had returned, quietly landed next to Naruto and answered his questions, "You should know."

Naruto: "Huh?" What should he know?

Kakashi didn't point out, he focused on Sakura in the field.

"It seems you know." Kankuro was surprised and confident, "Then you should also know that you have no chance of winning."

"Not always."

Sakura's voice came from behind Kankuro, and he froze. Then he turned around suddenly and saw the living Sakura.

He turned back to look at his puppet. The crow-wrapped "person" had broken free and retracted the blade protruding from its skin.

"Forgot to tell you."

Chakra lines emitted dots of blue light on Sakura's fingers, and a confident smile filled her face.

"I'm also a puppeteer."