Naruto: Nawaki was already dead, how could you bring him back to life?

With a flushed face, Uzuki Yuhi tiptoed and whispered in Chiba's ear, "You saved me. From now on, my heart will only beat for you."

Chiba's hair stood on end. Looking at Uzuki Yuhi's infatuated expression, he wondered if he had encountered a yandere.

"Let's go, Senior Kosuke!"

Chiba didn't want to get entangled with Uzuki Yuhi any longer, so he called Kosuke and left in a hurry.

……

There are less than four days left until the end of the assessment.

Chiba and Kosuke also began their journey deeper into the Forest of Death.

Whether it was an illusion or not, the deeper the two went into the forest, the stronger the deathly silence became. Along the way, they could no longer hear the chirping of insects or birds.

"Chiba, did that girl just now take a liking to you?" Kosuke teased in a low voice as they traveled.

Although he could tell that Tsunade liked Chiba, Chiba's status was a bit too low, so he was climbing the social ladder and the two might not end up together.

On the contrary, the girl from that small family is more suitable for Chiba.

"Look at what you're saying, Senior Kosuke."

Chiba rolled her eyes at Kosuke: "There are plenty of girls who like me, it's perfectly normal for her to be interested in me too."

Having the same handsome looks as you, dear reader, it's only natural that he's pursued by girls; there's nothing to be proud of.

Kosuke: "..."

He felt that Chiba's current level of infuriation was almost on par with Nawaki's.

The two remained silent again, keeping a distance of about ten meters to each other as they made their way through the woods, trying not to make any noise.

But just as they were passing through a dense forest of dawn redwoods, Chiba's expression suddenly changed, and he shouted sharply.

"Be careful, senior! There's an ambush!"

In Chiba's perception, an extremely astonishing earth-attribute chakra was being transmitted from not far away at a terrifying speed, arriving almost instantly!

Boom, boom, boom!

Even though Chiba and Kosuke were more than ten meters apart, the ground beneath their feet trembled simultaneously, as if the earth were turning over, trying to shake off everything on their bodies.

"It's the Earth Split Palm of the Iwa ninja! There must be at least four of them using Earth Release techniques of this scale!"

Thanks to Chiba's reminder, Kosuke regained his balance immediately and made a quick judgment based on his experience.

Click.

The two intended to meet at one place, but in the next instant, the ground between them suddenly cracked open, forming a ravine two or three meters wide in the blink of an eye, and it was still widening!

At the same time, rows of tall metasequoia trees collapsed with a crash, continuously smashing down on Chiba and his companion on the ground. Broken branches and leaves poured in like dark green seawater, threatening to completely engulf them.

Chapter 46 1v2, Chiba is mocked

"Damn it!"

Given the situation, Chiba had no time to think. He cursed angrily, twisted his waist, and stopped with one foot just at the very edge of the ravine.

Swish!

Chiba temporarily abandoned the idea of ​​reuniting with Kosuke. He lightly touched the ground with his toes, turned his body, and dodged the expanding ravine and the thick branches that kept falling in the opposite direction.

On the other side, Kosuke was doing the same thing, weaving like a monkey among the leaning and fallen metasequoia trees, constantly trying to get closer to Chiba.

"Earth Release·Rock Stealing Stick!"

Just then, four Iwagakure ninja emerged from the ground not far away and stood between Kosuke and Chiba. One of them even used Earth Release on Kosuke.

call out!call out!call out!

Sharp, long clubs made of rocks pierced towards Kosuke with tremendous force. Kosuke dared not take the blow head-on and was forced to turn around, which made him further and further away from Chiba.

Seeing this, the four Iwagakure ninja split into two groups: two went after Kosuke, and two went after Chiba.

"Chiba, be careful! They're trying to split us up and defeat us!"

Kosuke's voice came from afar. Chiba's expression was solemn, and he did not reply. He naturally understood the enemy's thoughts.

Chiba could sense that the two Iwagakure ninjas behind him were very strong, and he needed to concentrate on dealing with them!

"How about trying to use the Swamp of the Underworld to restrict them... Hmm, no, these are two Iwagakure ninjas, I'll use poison instead!" Chiba thought to himself.

"Fire Release·Fire Bullet!"

The two Iwagakure ninjas behind him were getting closer and closer. Chiba suddenly stomped on the ground, his body briefly suspended in the air. He turned around, threw out a poison sac, and then spat out a mouthful of flames at the poison sac.

boom!

The poison sac exploded, and the flame, which was originally only half a meter wide, suddenly expanded in size. The scorching air wave, carrying purple poisonous mist, surged towards the two Iwagakure ninja behind them.

"Wind Escape·Big Breakthrough!"

One of the Iwa ninjas paused, his cheeks puffed out, and he exhaled a howling gust of wind, blocking the incoming flames and poisons outside the invisible "wind wall".

However, once the flames and poisonous mist dissipated, the distance between the two and Chiba had increased considerably.

Seeing this, one of the Iwa ninja shouted, "Kujiri, use that move! Don't let that idiot get away!"

"Then get out of the way! Earth Release: Earth Flow!"

The Iwagakure ninja named Kurotsuchi formed hand seals, ordered his companions to move aside, and then slammed his fist into the ground.

Wow!

The once-hard ground instantly shattered into countless fine sands, which, under the control of the red earth chakra, surged up like golden waves, transforming into a giant hand that grabbed Chiba forward.

"Tu Dun·Tu Liubi!"

Without even turning his head, Chiba formed a hand seal as the giant hand of yellow sand was about to grab him. He stomped his foot hard on the ground, and a wall of earth rose up with a roar, blocking his way.

Bang!

The massive sandstorm slammed solidly against the earthen wall, then shattered back into fine sand, scattering sparsely across the ground.

"What the hell?! Tessai, that kid actually used his foot to release earth magic while he was running?!"

Kurotsuchi stared in astonishment. If he hadn't read Chiba's information, he would have doubted whether this kid was a ninja from their Iwagakure village.

How much control must one have over earth-style chakra to release earth-style chakra so smoothly!

"This kid definitely underreported the bounty. Be careful later, or you'll get caught off guard," warned the Iwa ninja named Tessai.

"Let's attack together then. Don't worry about chakra consumption. Let's capture him first," Hongtu said in a low voice.

Earth Release: Earth Pillar Explosion!

Faced with the slippery Chiba, Kurotsuchi and Kurotsuchi simultaneously formed hand seals and released Earth Release.

The next instant, a crack in the ground spread out from beneath their feet, as if it had a mind of its own, and nimbly chased after Chiba ahead.

"Holy crap, it even tracks you? How disgusting!"

Sensing something amiss behind him, Chiba used Shadow Dance Steps to change his position several times, but the ground fissure behind him could react quickly and change direction with him... This is just ridiculous!

boom!

When it was only ten steps away from Chiba, the ground fissure suddenly accelerated, catching up with Chiba in the blink of an eye, and then exploded instantly!

Bang!

The earth cracked open, and a terrifying impact crashed in. Even though Chiba had anticipated this and dodged, he was still caught in the aftershocks and temporarily lost his balance.

As he regained his footing, the two Iwa ninja behind him caught up and charged at him from the left and right.

"Unfortunately, it seems we have no choice but to confront them head-on!"

Chiba had intended to try to shake off the two Iwa ninja and meet up with Kosuke first, but it now seems that won't work.

"Turong Tulong Spear!"

"Earth Release·Rock Pillar Spear!"

At the same time, Kurotsuchi and Tessai unleashed their ninjutsu, with long spears made of rocks thrusting out from under Chiba's feet and behind him, blocking any possible escape routes.

"Shadow Dance Steps!"

Having long been prepared for battle, Chiba dodged the thrusting rock spears and then faced the oncoming Kurotsuchi and Tessai.

Earth Release: Earth Stone Dragon!

Tessai formed hand seals, and a giant dragon formed from earth and stone roared up, fiercely biting at Chiba who was coming towards him.

"Tu Dun·Tu Liubi!"

Chiba used the same trick again, stepping on a thick earthen wall to block the incoming earth dragon.

Just as the earthen dragon and the earthen wall vanished simultaneously, a figure pierced through the swirling yellow sand and appeared beside Chiba with lightning speed.

"Earth Release·Rock Fist Technique!"

With a low shout, Hongtu's right arm was somehow covered by hard rock, and he slammed a punch into Chiba's ribs.

"So fast!"

Chiba broke out in a cold sweat. He tried to dodge to the side while quickly bending his elbows and lowering his shoulders to protect his vulnerable ribs.

Bang!

With a muffled thud, Chiba felt as if he had been hit by a carriage. A terrifying force pierced through his arm and went straight through his lungs.

"puff!"

Chiba felt a sweet taste in his throat and spat out a mouthful of blood. Using the force, he activated Shadow Dance Step and quickly retreated, dodging Tessai's sneak attack from the other side.

"Konoha Style: Oborozukiyo!"

Chiba's arm went numb from the shock. As he retreated, he drew his katana with his other hand and slashed fiercely at Tessai, who was passing by him.

Earth Release: Hardening Technique!

Tessai neither dodged nor evaded; he even extended his arms to strike the katana, attempting to control Chiba's body.

stab~

The katana slashed across Tessai's arms, making a scraping sound against the rock. The blade only left two white marks on Tessai's arms, without even cutting through his skin.