Naruto: As a genin, I just want to live a normal life.

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It means becoming a simple pig, a simple deer, a simple butterfly—for example, positions such as: the Root Department, the Dark Department, the Barrier Department, the Torture Department, the Intelligence Department, and the village office area.

Only when the three of them work together with one heart can they be the true Pig-Deer-Butterfly trio.

"Don't be nervous," Bai Xing said confidently. "I've set up quite a few traps in this area; they'll definitely..."

Shiranui Kumo pointed to Nara Yu, who was crouching down and using his fingers to decipher the pit trap: "Are you talking about the one you guaranteed no one would find?"

Shirahoshi: "......"

"I clearly reinforced and renovated it using Earth Release..." Shirahoshi looked dejected, but inwardly she remained calm: As expected of the Ino-Shika-Cho trio.

At this moment, looking at the trap with a pit about three meters deep inside, Nara Yu, who had squatted down, frowned: "This trap was made using Earth Release."

"It perfectly achieves a state that is difficult to detect with the naked eye."

"But there's one thing he forgot."

Taichi Yamanaka, who was standing to the side, couldn't understand at all and asked in a low voice, "What is it?"

“It’s too perfect. It feels a little out of place with its surroundings, as if this place hasn’t been through much wind and rain, forming a stark contrast with its surroundings.” Nara Yu raised his eyes and continued forward, “In such an open area where everything is clear at a glance, it’s very difficult to set a trap.”

"Come out!"

"There's no need to hide anymore. You can't escape a place like this."

"Clap clap-"

Behind the towering rock, the sound of applause followed as a cool, aloof figure emerged. "As expected of the Nara clan, their intelligence is truly remarkable."

"Where are the other two?" Nara Yu didn't see Shirahoshi's companions. Yamanaka Taiji and Akimichi Yumi immediately stood close to Nara Yu's back on both sides, forming a triangle tactic: they could cooperate with each other to achieve a 360-degree vigilance.

"Well..." Shirahoshi clapped her hands and placed them in her pockets, immediately catching Nara Yu's attention:

Kunai? Shuriken?! Or a smoke bomb...?

The other two were also watching out of the corner of their eyes.

Suddenly, Bai Xing's calm expression turned somewhat languid: "They've already escaped."

At that moment, the three members of the Tactical Triangle instantly transformed into anime characters, collapsing on the spot, then getting up and regaining their footing. Yamanaka Taichi gritted his teeth and said, "Stop talking nonsense! Your relationship isn't that bad. Besides, without you, they wouldn't have been able to pass the second Chunin Exam!"

“You seem to know quite a bit, young man.” Bai Xing’s eyes darkened. “But the reason they were able to escape with peace of mind is because leaving me alone is enough to deal with you.”

At this moment, even Nara Yu of the Nara clan, known for his composure, couldn't help but frown: "How arrogant. Let's see if you really have the ability."

"Use Tactic A."

"Yes!" x2

The three charged straight at him. Seeing this, Shirahoshi quickly drew his right hand, reached for the ninja tool pouch at his waist, and threw three shuriken forward.

Soon, the black-haired Nara boy calmly observed the trajectory of the shuriken as they landed, gripped his kunai, and raised his hand to knock them away one by one.

laugh!laugh!laugh!

"Stop trying to fool us with this. You're someone Shinnosuke-sensei considers a rival; you must have more than just this much ability," Nara Yu said. "But if that's all you're capable of, then just accept your elimination!"

Reaching a suitable distance, Nara Hato put away his kunai, formed hand seals, and then the black shadow beneath his feet flew towards Shirahoshi's location.

"Shadow Imitation Technique?" Shirahoshi immediately jumped above the rock to try and dodge, but unexpectedly, Nara Yu used the rock's shadow to chase after her again.

“It seems you have a fairly good understanding of the Nara clan’s secret techniques.” Nara Yu stood still, forming hand seals, while his shadow relentlessly pursued the evading Shirahoshi. “But you may have forgotten that the Ino-Shika-Cho trio consists of three people.”

At this moment, Shirahoshi dodged Naraha's shadow attack and was in mid-air.

"There's me too!"

In mid-air, Shirahoshi heard Akimichi Yumi's voice from the side. Turning her head, she immediately saw the red-haired girl raising a huge fist to strike.

"Partial Multiplication Technique!"

"Pretty capable, using shadow attacks to distract me from my surroundings and setting up an ambush from the side early on," Bai Xing commented objectively, his fist about to touch her face.

"But you may have misjudged the information."

"For example."

Bang!

A small rock above the main rock transformed into the shape of Shirahoshi, and Akimichi Yumi, who was raising her fist to attack the 'Shirahoshi clone,' turned her head to look at it with a surprised expression.

"Why I'm avoiding this rock."

Bai Xing stood expressionless atop the rock, her hands rapidly forming hand seals:

"that is because."

"Basic clone techniques cannot transmit sound."

Bang!Bang!

Yuhi Ryuun and Shiranui Kumo, who had transformed into stones, reverted to their original forms: Yuhi Ryuun immediately jumped out and blocked Yamanaka Taichi's Mind Transfer Jutsu, which was intended to stop Shirahoshi's attack.

Shirahoshi completed her hand seals and looked into the panicked eyes of Akimichi Yumi:

"Magic Binding Technique!"

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"Magic Binding Technique!"

Akimichi Yumi, who was staring intently at Shirahoshi Jun's face, was so frightened that she deactivated her 'Partial Multiplication' ability, put her hands in front of her body, and carefully observed the changes happening around her.

"Yumi! That's an illusion! Disrupt your body's chakra!" Nara Yu shouted.

Akimichi Yumi nodded, and in Nara Yu's sight, she formed a hand seal: "Release!"

Naraha: "..."

Are you really under a spell?

Similarly, Shiranui Kumoma, who rushed towards Yamanaka Taichi's body, forcing him to dispel the Mind Transfer Jutsu, and then retreated to Yuhi Ryuun's side, remained silent: "..."

Are you kidding me?!

"Has the Akimichi clan been dealt with?" Before the spell was cast, Shirahoshi clearly heard the name of the illusion technique called out by Yuhi Ryuun. At this moment, she covered her head, trying to relieve some of the discomfort after the spell was cast.

At this moment, cold sweat poured down Bai Xing's forehead. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a bird carrying a monitoring camera land on a rocky area and perfectly capture the scene: it had been there for a long time, but it was hiding in the sky and no one except Bai Xing had noticed it.

Orochimaru carefully recalled Shirahoshi's hand seals and realized that there seemed to be no mistake in them, but he just couldn't understand why they had failed. "Is there a problem with his talent...?"

When Sarutobi Shinnosuke saw Shirahoshi appear confidently, and how the three members of his team had perfectly countered the Ino-Shika-Cho combo and almost caused one of his own teammates to lose, his heart rate soared to 200.

Subsequently,

He smiled.

"I told you long ago, Shirahoshi is no good. I don't know why he's so obsessed with taking the Chunin Exams."

"In hindsight, it was better to cancel his eligibility to take the exam as soon as possible to avoid wasting exam resources."

Hearing Sarutobi Shinnosuke's sarcasm, Yuhi Shinku immediately said in a dissatisfied tone, "Enough! Shirahoshi's plan is fine, she just underperformed due to nervousness."

"But in doing so, all the advantage we had just gained has been lost. What a pity~" Orochimaru chuckled and continued to observe the assessment in front of him.

......

"Ah."

"my question."

As Shirahoshi finished speaking, she jumped off the rock, seemingly preparing to attack Akimichi Yumi, but the next second she rushed towards the position of Yamanaka Taiji, who was the easiest to deal with.

"Take care of one of them first, stop them."

"Yeah!" x2

Realizing she hadn't been affected by the illusion, Akimichi Yumi snapped out of her daze and quickly formed hand seals:

"Ninja Art: Expansion Technique!"

In an instant, the slightly chubby girl transformed into Snorlax.

Immediately afterwards, Akimichi Yumi's body shrank, her limbs and head disappearing into her clothes, transforming into a real 'ball of flesh'—"Konoha Style: Human Bomber Tank!"

"Oops!"

Shiranui Kumogami spat out the senbon needles, which were then deflected by Akimichi Yumi, who had transformed into a green spinning top at high speed. Dodging the attack, Shiranui Kumogami turned to Shirahoshi behind him and said:

"Shirahoshi, I can't stop this kind of attack!"

Taichi Yamanaka sneered, "No one can stop Yumi's attack."

Click, click!

Even the rocks couldn't withstand the impact of the green spinning top, and they emitted a series of cracking sounds.

"What a troublesome move." Seeing this, Shirahoshi could only dodge Akimichi Yumi's attack by turning to the side, allowing Akimichi Yumi to reach Yamanaka Taichi. Then the red-haired girl canceled the effect of the Expansion Jutsu.

"Hmph. Don't underestimate our team!"

The girl looked up, smiling smugly, but suddenly realized that Bai Xing was looking at the two of them calmly.

"Fools, you've fallen for their trap."

At this moment, only a black-haired Nara boy stood alone in the open space. After saying these words to Shirahoshi, Shiranui Unmai grabbed a kunai and, together with Yuhi Ryuun, surrounded Nara Yu.

"It's really troublesome."

"I give up, okay?"

Nara Yu raised his hands, revealing an innocent-looking expression.

Sunset Clouds: "Hand over your scrolls, and we'll consider letting you go."

“Alright.” Nara Yu took out a scroll with the character ‘Heaven’ engraved on it from his pocket, which made the two people with the scroll with the character ‘Earth’ light up. After observing their expressions, Nara Yu threw the scroll into the air with one hand.

The two looked up into the air, preparing to jump up and catch it, but the next second they found themselves unable to move.

"Shadow Imitation Technique, successful."

"You—" A look of anger flashed across the face of the girl with black curly hair and red eyes, "You dare to play us!"

“Same to you.” Nara Yu had already used up a lot of chakra to defeat a small team, and then used chakra to travel and extend the shadow attack on Shirahoshi. At this moment, his chakra could not perform many actions, so he could only bind the two of them and buy time.

"Plan B."