Naruto: First Love

Chapter 109 She is Special
Huo Wu didn't run into the Death Forest without thinking, but she suddenly felt that since she had been targeted by Orochimaru, there was no safety here now, and the Central Tower was safer.

Besides, she was not unprepared.

Although her chakra had just been exhausted, her chakra recovery speed was unexpectedly fast, and now 10% of her chakra has been recovered.

She had already decided to go find Sasuke first, and then go to the Central Tower, right?
but……

As soon as she entered, she regretted it and backed out.

The Chunins guarding outside were not surprised to see her retreat, and even asked her, "You little girl, that's the Death Forest, how can you just barge in?"

"You don't know your place. You're not a ninja, yet you want to go to the Forest of Death. Do you think the rules of Konoha are vegetarian?" Another ninja snorted coldly, not happy with the way Huo Wu didn't care about them.

In his opinion, Huo Wu was probably just an ordinary ninja who wanted to take part in the Chunin Exam, or there were two other possibilities: she was eliminated in the first exam, or she was a villager in Konoha who was not a ninja.

Because these two types of people are the most likely, they don't know how terrifying the Anbu is, so they dare to speak like that in front of Anbu members.

Huo Wu just glanced at them indifferently and didn't care what they said. Anyway, these people's duty was only to patrol, not to invigilate.

She had already told them where Hongdou was going, so what these people chose was none of her business.

"Fire dance?"

Just as I was about to walk back, a familiar voice rang out.

Huo Wu stopped and looked at the person who came. "Teacher Ebisu..."

The person who came was Ebisu, Konohamaru's tutor and the senior ninja who was tricked into having a barbecue by Huo Mai, Shikamaru and others.

Konohamaru said that Ebisu was very busy, so after the school was on vacation, Ebisu did not take him with him, so he let Huo Wu take care of Konohamaru temporarily a few days ago.

But why did Ebisu suddenly appear now?

Compared to Huo Wu, more ninjas know Ebisu as a jonin. When Ebisu called out Huo Wu's name, they knew that he must be a villager of Konoha, or a student of the school? No, if he is a student of the school... He doesn't look like a student of the school. He looks 15/16 years old, but his cheeks are more delicate.

"You're going to the Forest of Death?"

Although she had not been there for long, Ebisu saw that Huo Wu came out of the Forest of Death. He more or less guessed something and asked her curiously.

"Didn't Grandpa Sandaan tell you?" Huo Wu was even more confused. She thought Ebisu knew that Orochimaru had come to the Forest of Death and was coming to support him.

Although in her impression, Ebisu was not good at fighting, and seemed... a little bad, after all, he was a special jonin.

"What?" Ebisu asked reflexively, then he remembered that it was probably something confidential, so he changed the subject, "The second Chunin Exam is in five days, I can rest, I came to see Konohamaru."

"Konohamaru? Haven't they gone back yet?" Huo Wu was surprised. The second show had already begun, which meant that their interview should have been completed long ago.

After finishing the interview, shouldn't I go back to school and edit a magazine?

Ebisu pushed his small black glasses helplessly, "It's a pity that they haven't returned to school yet. There are not many teachers at school, so I came here to look for them myself."

"In that case, then go and find him. I have something I must talk to the Third Generation Grandpa about. He should still be in the Hokage Building." Huo Wu said, turned around politely and left.

After Huo Wu left, the Chunins looked at Ebisu curiously: "Ebisu Jonin, she is..."

Ebisu glanced at them and saw that they were all familiar Chunin, so he spoke proudly: "She was originally a Genin of Konoha, but some time ago, for some reason, the Sandaime Hokage thought she was not suitable to be a ninja, so he cancelled her ninja qualifications, and now she is no longer a ninja."

"What? You're not a ninja anymore, but you still dare to be so arrogant..." The Chunin who had confronted Huo Wu before couldn't help but speak with disdain.

Ebisu looked at him strangely: "What happened?"

"..."Several Chunins quickly told Ebisu what had just happened, and Ebisu's face immediately darkened.

These people don't know, but he is very clear that Huo Wu's importance to the Sandaime is actually more important than that of these Chunins combined, and can even be compared to Konohamaru.

Konohamaru is the grandson of the Sandaime and the orphan of Shinnosuke, so it is understandable that the Sandaime dotes on him. But Huo Wu is different. Huo Wu is just an orphan brought back by a woman named Sarutobi and has no blood relationship with the Sarutobi clan.

Although Huo Wu's ninja qualification was revoked, Kakashi, as Huo Wu's instructor, did not object at all. Even Asuma and Gai agreed with it.

Obviously, there are only two possibilities, either Huo Wu is really not suitable to be a ninja, which makes these senior ninjas dissatisfied. But it is obvious that these senior ninjas' attitude towards Huo Wu does not seem to be dissatisfied at all.

Another possibility is that there is another hidden secret, and only these senior ninjas and the Sandaime know the secret.

Considering that Huo Wu was recently asked by the Sandaime to take Konohamaru with him, Ebisu began to suspect that it was the second possibility.

After all, Konohamaru wants to become a ninja. Konohamaru is the embodiment of the wishes of the Third Hokage and shoulders the future. Even if it's just for a few days, he should not let someone who is not suitable to be a ninja lead him.

At the beginning, Konohamaru took the initiative to approach Uzumaki Naruto, thinking that Uzumaki Naruto was a talent worthy of his learning. Ebisu disagreed and tried every means to stop him, but the Sandaime did not express any opinion and completely agreed with Konohamaru's approach.

Ebisu wouldn't believe that the Sandaime had given up on Konohamaru.

"Ebisu Jounin..."

Seeing him lost in thought, a Chunin couldn't help but call out to him.

Ebisu came back to his senses, forced a smile and nodded: "Ah, her name is Huo Wu, probably... very special!"

Very special?
Several people looked at each other, not understanding what this explanation was.

"Okay, come to think of it, didn't you say that several people died? Aren't you going to deal with it?" Ebisu interrupted a few people and reminded them.

……

By the way, Huo Wu had clearly entered the Forest of Death, so why did she come back?

In fact, it was very simple, because she had no preparation at all. What would she eat and use after entering? What if she encountered a wild beast? The Death Forest was not small. The Genin was given five days to collect two scrolls of heaven and earth and walk to the central tower. Although she thought she had some strength compared to the Chunin, she was better off being safe than sorry.

Besides, the main reason she went to the Forest of Death was Orochimaru and Sasuke. If Kakashi couldn't stop Orochimaru from placing the curse seal on Sasuke, it wouldn't make any difference if she went.

And if it is blocked...

It seems like it’s useless to go there?

So why did she go to the Forest of Death?

In fact, it was just for peace of mind. Even though it was only for a few days, she still felt uneasy.

(End of this chapter)