Konoha: Resurrected by Orochimaru at the start

On the other side, the once dark sky gradually became clear. Karin's small body curled up against the corner of the bed, her tightly closed eyes seemingly having a nightmare, and several streaks of cold sweat uncontrollably streaming down her forehead.

"It's dawn—"

As the faint sound faded, Karin looked up and was suddenly awakened! However, in that instant, she bumped into the wall due to excessive force. With a muffled thud, Karin's glasses fell off, and she clutched the back of her head, her expression contorted in pain.

"hiss--"

When she came to her senses, Karin touched her back and found that her entire back was soaked with sweat.

As for Sakura, she was lying normally on the bed next to Karin, her closed eyelashes trembling slightly, her breathing steady as if she were having a good dream.

At this moment, apart from the slightly dilapidated bed beneath them, all that could be seen were some gray cement blocks cleared from the corners, like a half-finished construction site with walls that hadn't been plastered.

Since there are no doors or windows installed, Karin can see right through to the outside, and given their high floor, this is clearly a one-way street.

Just as Karin was lost in thought, recalling the previous night, a slight noise came from beside her, and she saw that Sakura was slowly waking up.

Sakura opened her eyes, her vision blurry, but she could vaguely see someone beside her: "Karin...?"

"Wait!!" As if she had just realized something, Sakura's green pupils contracted slightly, and there was no longer any trace of sleepiness in her eyes!

Before Sakura could even get out of bed, Karin, sensing the movement, quickly grabbed her arm and reassured her, "Sakura, it's alright, we escaped..."

"She escaped?" After calming down, Sakura looked around and then looked at Karin in front of her. She felt that something was missing from Karin, but it didn't seem like a bad thing.

"Karin, are you—alright?"

"Um?"

Karin looked puzzled, adjusted her glasses, and then, as if suddenly remembering something, stared blankly at her hands and said, "It seems... that's how it is...?"

Even the fear she felt when exploring that tower was now as if shrouded in some kind of unknown glass; she could recall it freely, but could no longer truly experience the feelings she had at the time.

After listening to Karin recount what happened while she was unconscious, Sakura lowered her head, her eyes filled with guilt, and murmured softly, "I'm sorry..." She had been too reckless...

However, before Sakura could finish speaking, Karin gently interrupted her, saying, "We're still alive, aren't we?"

Seeing Sakura standing there in a daze, Karin smiled and continued, "Look, now not only are the abnormal statuses on us gone, but we've also found a direction and a goal to move forward. Maybe we'll even meet other people here. In any case, the outcome isn't so bad, is it?"

Sakura paused for a moment, then said, "Um..."

Karin: "Let's go to school."

However, just as the two were about to get up, they suddenly heard a "gurgling" sound at the same time.

Sakura blushed: "It's okay, let's..."

Another "gurgle~" sound was heard, but this time the sound did not come from Sakura. At the same time, Karin's cheeks were also covered with a blush.

"How about we get something to eat first?"

"How about we grab something to eat first?"

The two people who were speaking at the same time were suddenly stunned.

Half a second later, the two blushing girls chuckled softly. Their laughter was clear and melodious. In this situation, the fact that they could still rely on each other suggested that things weren't so bad after all...

After a while, two black-haired girls wearing ordinary short-sleeved shirts and jeans, and berets, appeared in a corner of the street.

The newcomers were Sakura and Karin. The clothes they were wearing were actually created by them using their transformation magic after observing the clothing of passersby nearby.

As for buying clothes? Although they have money, it's completely useless here; it's just a piece of paper.

Admittedly, maintaining the transformation technique would inevitably consume a lot of chakra, but to be honest, both of them have considerable chakra reserves, especially for Karin, this amount of chakra might not even be a significant drain.

"Sakura, did you notice?"

"Um."

Karin used her senses to "look" around and nodded. This place was too "normal". Apart from some strange things, the people here were just like real "ordinary people". They couldn't sense any chakra in these people.

Having experienced what happened yesterday, the two of them naturally wouldn't naively believe that this place was 'safe'.

Of course, the two didn't forget the purpose of their trip. Getting some food on such a busy street wasn't difficult for ninjas. However, for some reason, they only stole 10 steamed buns from two breakfast shops. Well, each of them took 5 from each shop...

Although they were wary of the food here, they had no other choice at the moment. Their stomachs seemed to grow unusually fast, and under these circumstances, it was clearly unwise to endure hunger and move around on an empty stomach.

The two squatted in the corner and finished eating the two steamed buns in their hands, which filled their stomachs, before deciding to find their destination: the University of Science and Technology.

However, during their search, the two discovered the biggest problem they encountered on their journey—the language barrier!

Unlike the usual language barrier, the two could understand conversations among passersby on the street. During this time, Sakura also tried to find a lone passerby to ask and communicate with, and all of that was fine, except for one thing.

That's the text. The road conditions here are very complicated, and they can't understand the text displayed on the street signs at all. So even if they find out the direction, they will still be at a loss as to which street they are on.

Since they had no money, and no strange box to use as a substitute for cash, they found themselves in a rather awkward situation when they tried to ride in what they called a "car".

Karin: "How about we sneak out and steal some money?"

At times like this, insisting on so-called moral bottom lines seems meaningless.

Considering what happened last night, there might be consequences if I arrived late and couldn't find a room.

Just as Sakura was about to nod, the breakfast shop manager, whose steamed buns they had stolen earlier, suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

The shop manager was wearing a white apron with a few oil stains, had short hair, was slightly overweight, and strode over with a fierce pace.

Upon seeing this, alarm bells rang in both of their minds. Could there really be something wrong with those steamed buns?

Keep in mind that they have used a transformation spell again, and their appearance is completely different from when they were stealing things. Logically speaking, ordinary people should not be able to find them, let alone appear without them noticing.