Starting as a working person from Naruto

Chapter 493 This world truly is hell…

The Forest of Death.

Naruto Uzumaki and Sakura Haruno remained hidden until Sasuke Uchiha arrived with Kabuto Yakushi, at which point they dared to show themselves.

Because they had met Kabuto Yakushi before the opening exam, and both of them had a good impression of him, the kids didn't think there would be any problem with Kabuto Yakushi acting with Team 7.

"We should now head to the tower in the center of the Death Forest."

"This forest is full of genin. Even if there are some outstanding ones, they are definitely no match for Sasuke-kun. I can't even handle them."

Seeing that Team 7 had already collected all the scrolls, Kabuto Yakushi felt they shouldn't waste any more time there, but he also offered a suggestion: "Of course, if Sasuke-kun wants his comrades Naruto-kun and Sakura to train a bit, that's fine too..."

Kabuto adjusted his glasses, looking at the three-person Team 7 group in front of him, as if he were a strategist, offering advice to Sasuke Uchiha and Team 7.

Kabuto Yakushi only saw the Chunin Exams as an opportunity to observe the new generation of ninjas. He didn't care about the success or failure of the exams at all. He just wanted to return to the orphanage, and incidentally, to build a good relationship with Sasuke Uchiha and explore the inner world of Sasuke Uchiha.

Skillful.

Uchiha Sasuke had similar thoughts.

In the real world, Kabuto Yakushi has long since withdrawn from worldly affairs.

However, in this world, Uchiha Sasuke also hopes to recruit Yakushi Kabuto. Yakushi Kabuto's scientific talent goes without saying, and his wisdom can also help fill in gaps in his knowledge.

Aside from not being among the world's top tier in terms of strength, Kabuto Yakushi was a perfect ninja in every respect.

Kabuto Yakushi excels at intelligence gathering and can also work as a combat-oriented ninja or a strategic support ninja. He is also an excellent medical ninja and is skilled in researching ninjutsu, forbidden techniques, and sage techniques, making him a true all-rounder.

"No rush."

Sasuke Uchiha raised his head and looked into the depths of the forest, a deep and complex emotion flashing in his eyes. He still harbored an obsession with Karin.

Phosphorus.

This was once an opponent we had to look up to.

perhaps…

I still feel somewhat resentful.

Because after the final battle in the real world, Karin chose to follow Akihara Kagura and leave the ninja world, abandoning the position of Root leader as if it were worthless, which made Uchiha Sasuke always feel that everything he had was due to Karin's arrogant charity.

In the real world, Karin graduated early from the Ninja Academy with excellent grades. After the Root era, Karin became Sasuke Uchiha's biggest rival.

In the real world, Karin is Kagura Akihara's absolute confidante, the little princess whom the surviving Uchiha of Root watched grow up; Uchiha Sasuke is Kagura Akihara's promising junior, the new clan leader whom the surviving Uchiha of Root are proud of.

If the truth about Itachi Uchiha's massacre of his clan hadn't been revealed, and if Kagura Akihara hadn't been exposed as the mastermind, perhaps Sasuke Uchiha would still be in Root, vying with Karin for the position of Root's future leader...

perhaps…

They can also become friends.

Sasuke Uchiha actually wanted to become friends with Karin.

Just as that idiot Naruto Uzumaki always wanted to be friends with him, Sasuke Uchiha always wanted to be friends with Karin, believing that the two of them shouldn't just be enemies.

The red-haired girl who was both a friend and foe on his path of growth was like Sasuke Uchiha's obsession. He wanted to see what kind of life that red-haired girl was living in this world, and whether she would still look down on him with arrogance as she did in the real world.

"I want to observe someone..."

Sasuke Uchiha turned to look at Kabuto Yakushi and calmly said, "A female ninja from Kusagakure... she might be hiding a secret..."

"A Grass Village ninja, huh?"

The pharmacist adjusted his glasses.

Grass Hidden Village.

A small ninja village struggling between the ninja villages of major powers.

Ninjas from any major ninja village often look down on smaller ninja villages, because these smaller ninja villages are often opportunists during the Ninja World War.

same.

The nobles and daimyo of the ninja world also looked down on these small ninja villages.

These people prefer to hire ninjas from the five major ninja villages that they can trust, and they don't like to waste money on ninjas from these smaller ninja villages, especially since these smaller ninja villages are weak and often cause important missions to fail.

In order to survive, the small ninja village tries every means to seize the money of noble daimyo, and at the same time frequently engages in wars with neighboring small countries to demonstrate its strength.

of course.

These small ninja villages would never dare to go to war with a major power.

There was once a small village called Amegakure that brazenly went to war with a great nation. Not only were the village's elite troops almost entirely wiped out, but the entire country was also turned into a battlefield in the Ninja World War.

Regarding how to compete with the powerful ninja villages for missions, the smaller ninja villages finally discovered a safe method: participating in the Chunin Exams held by the powerful ninja villages, since a grand Chunin Exam often attracts many nobles and daimyo to watch.

If a ninja from this country can win the Chunin Exams or perform exceptionally well in a grand event, thus gaining exposure to the noble daimyo, they can potentially receive many requests from them in the future.

therefore…

The Chunin Exams are also extremely important for smaller ninja villages.

Grass Village is no exception.

In order to stand out in this Chunin Exams, Kusagakure not only sent two senior genin, but also their village's secret weapon, Karin, hoping to gain an advantage with Karin's abilities.

However, Karin's abilities are not strong, and she is not very good at fighting. The Hidden Grass Village has never thought of training her. They have always just directly sucked her blood. This time, they only let two fellow Grass Ninja who participated in the Chunin Exams drink her blood to restore their chakra and heal their injuries.

"We're not strong enough..."

"Then we must find a way to make each squad battle a protracted war."

Hidden behind a large tree, a grass-covered ninja coldly outlined their battle plan, his gaze occasionally glancing at the timid red-haired girl beside him: "As long as we deplete each other's chakra, and then absorb your blood, we can recover from our injuries and regain our chakra. They definitely won't expect this kind of fighting..."

"yes…"

The red-haired girl nervously tried to back away, and the movement revealed the skin on her arm, which had several tooth-shaped scars.

This is…

Scars accumulated over the years.

Karin is only twelve years old now, but she was used as a medical tool by Kusagakure at a young age. Even with her amazing healing abilities as a descendant of the Uzumaki clan, she could never heal those countless bites...

"Hey, don't return it!"

"If we retreat any further, we'll be discovered!"

Another Kusagakure ninja grabbed the red-haired girl's arm, his face contorted with rage as he roared, "If we don't bring back the Chunin Exam results, I'll kill you first, you little brat..."

"Don't act impulsively..."

His companion frowned and advised, "This little thing's mother was bitten to death by the villagers long ago. We only have this one vortex descendant left..."

"The villagers wouldn't care about that much..."

The grass-hidden ninja, completely unconcerned about the red-haired girl's life or death, grinned maliciously: "Even if the two of us had to eat her alive in the Forest of Death to recover our chakra, we still have to advance to the third round of the Chunin Exams!"

"what!"

The red-haired girl was startled.

The red-haired girl was timid to begin with. When she heard that her mother had been bitten to death by the grass ninja, tears welled up in her eyes. But before she could even grieve, she heard something that terrified her!

and…

The words spoken by those two grass ninjas were not a threat!

If it really comes to that, those two grass ninjas will definitely bite her to death and devour her flesh in order to recover their chakra and heal their injuries!

"Let's get started!"

The two Kusagakure ninjas didn't care about Karin's thoughts.

The Kusagakure ninjas have always had a free rein over Karin, holding the power of life and death over her and not believing that this red-haired girl would dare to resist.

These two grass ninja only hoped that before the red-haired girl was drained of her blood, they could successfully pass the second round of the Chunin Exams...

have to say.

Kusanagi Shinobu has mastered the use of Karin to the extreme.

The two grass ninjas quickly chose an equally matched Amegakure squad, and the two sides immediately engaged in battle using explosive tags and shuriken, preparing to use Karin's blood abilities to wage a war of attrition against their enemy.

In front of a huge rock.

A young grass ninja stood in front, fighting the enemy, and threw shuriken and explosive tags at the enemy in the distance!

Another older grass ninja stood behind a rock to provide support, while keeping an eye on Karin to prevent the timid Karin from being scared away by the fierce battle.

Boom!

A huge explosion was heard!

The first young grass ninja retreated behind the rocks, covered in blood!

"quick!"

"Bite this little girl's arm!"

"Hurry up and heal your wounds, don't let them stop!"

The second, older grass ninja gave instructions to the other while rushing to the front of the rocks to continue fighting their enemies, preventing them from getting a break!

That's their tactic!

They can use Karin's blood to recover quickly on the battlefield, while the enemy has no way to recover from injuries and chakra. This way, they will defeat the enemy sooner or later!

"Let me take a bite!"

The first young grass ninja rushed to Karin's side, ignoring Karin's trembling and fearful expression, and directly pulled Karin's arm away!

far away.

A group of people are watching all of this from here.

Naruto Uzumaki and Sakura Haruno didn't quite understand the recklessness of the Kusagakure ninja.

After all, when the Grass Village ninjas encounter the enemy, they don't act like ninjas at all. They don't care about those messy tactics and just fight head-on.

Kabuto Yakushi realized, based on Sasuke Uchiha's attitude towards Karin, that the key to victory between the Kusagakure team and the Amegakure team lay with Karin.

"If it's this kind of direct combat tactic..."

As a ninja with many years of experience, Kabuto Yakushi pushed up his glasses, staring intently at the red-haired girl in tattered clothes, trembling behind the battlefield, and spoke of his judgment on the outcome of the battle: "It should be because the Kusagakure squad has an excellent medical ninja, excellent enough to allow the Kusagakure squad to recover quickly..."

"Um."

Uchiha Sasuke nodded casually.

If we're being serious, Karin is truly the most outstanding medical ninja in the ninja world, and in fact, Karin in the real world is even better than Tsunade, the Fifth Hokage of Konoha.

Just as they were chatting here, the young grass ninja who was the first to retreat from the front line suddenly walked up to Karin and yanked open Karin's sleeve!

"Um?"

Kabuto Yakushi couldn't quite understand the other's actions, so he looked at Sasuke Uchiha curiously, hoping to get some answers from Sasuke.

however…

Kabuto, however, saw a shadow of gloom on Sasuke Uchiha's face.

The black-haired boy's face suddenly turned gloomy and watery, and a scarlet hue appeared in his eyes without him realizing it, his eyes filled with surging killing intent!

These people can't see clearly...

Sasuke Uchiha, however, had already seen the subtle details with his Sharingan vision. He saw that Karin had tooth-shaped scars on her arm!

These scars…

Sasuke Uchiha knew very well what this meant...

The ninjas of Kusagakure clearly treated Karin as a medicinal human for healing and recovery. They simply sucked her blood, and even bit her blood so many times that scars appeared on her body!

The Uzumaki clan...

Scars have appeared on my body!

How many times did those Hidden Grass Ninjas bite her?!

"Those... bastards..."

Sasuke Uchiha's fingers trembled almost involuntarily.

What do these bastards think Karin is?!

Even in the real world, within the Root organization, which is known for its cold-bloodedness and ruthlessness, everyone knows that Karin's blood has super healing abilities and terrifying chakra regeneration capabilities, yet no one has ever thought of biting her!

No matter how badly the Root ninjas were injured while on missions, even Sasuke Uchiha was no exception. Everyone obediently lay in bed waiting for medical treatment, and no one ever thought of relying on Karin's blood for treatment...

Real-world phosphine...

There has never been any wound.

Sasuke Uchiha recalled that when he was in the real world, he and Karin were the two youngest ninjas in Root, but also the two most beloved.

Whether it was Akihara Kagura or the surviving members of Root, before Akihara Kagura revealed his true colors, everyone doted on them, especially during the time when Uchiha Sasuke was learning the Flying Thunder God Technique…

Those days...

Actually, I'm quite happy...

Because during that time, Sasuke Uchiha felt a sense of belonging for the first time.

Sasuke Uchiha's heart skipped a beat, and his heart suddenly felt as if a cold wind had blown in. Those warm moments only existed in the real world.

This world…

That root is impossible to find.

There would be no Akihara Kagura in this world, no surviving clansmen, no Karin who grew up happily, and no Uchiha Sasuke who could find a new purpose in life. That warmth could never appear in this world.

Karin became a medicine man in Kusagakure Village.

Kabuto Yakushi lost his most respected and beloved adoptive mother, Nono Yakushi. Their last meeting was one of mutual slaughter, and Nono Yakushi didn't even recognize him before she died...

All the surviving members of his race whom he had been searching for in the real world had died...

Even Kakashi Hatake and Naruto Uzumaki, two teachers and friends with an extremely close relationship, both lived exceptionally difficult and bitter lives without Kagura Akihara…

This world…

This cold and heartless world!

Sasuke Uchiha reflected on the people he was relatively close to in the real world, and it seemed that they were all experiencing tragic and cruel fates in this world, with no one being an exception...

"here…"

Sasuke Uchiha watched Karin in the distance, her face filled with terror as she awaited being bitten and drained of blood. The three tomoe in his Sharingan slowly rotated, forming a bizarre shape: "So…it's hell, isn't it?"

Kaleidoscope Sharingan!

next moment!

Uchiha Sasuke's figure suddenly disappeared from the spot!

Just as the young grass ninja grabbed Karin's arm and opened his mouth to bite a wound on it, a black-haired boy suddenly appeared beside Karin, with a pair of strangely shaped red eyes in his eyes!

"!!!"

Kusanagi looked at the black-haired boy who had suddenly appeared with some fear.

The grass ninja didn't even see how the other party appeared; it was as if the other party teleported directly to his side!

"The Way of Humanity!"

Sasuke Uchiha instantly raised his hand and placed it on the head of the grass ninja. One of his eyes transformed into the Rinne Sharingan, and he instantly used the Human Path's power to absorb all the memories in the grass ninja's brain!

next moment!

The soul and memories of this grass ninja were extracted by Sasuke Uchiha, and his body fell weakly to the ground, no longer moving!

In the blink of an eye...

Sasuke Uchiha killed a grass ninja.

However, Sasuke's mood did not improve; in fact, it worsened. A hint of pain and unspeakable anger appeared in his eyes as he saw Karin's past in the memories of this grass ninja!

What a tragic past that was…

Sasuke Uchiha believed he had endured a great deal of suffering, but he never imagined that Karin had suffered even more. He witnessed Karin's mother being bitten to death alive in the memories of that Grass Ninja…

then…

It's styrax.

This girl is always being used as a drug user…

"..."

Karin was so frightened by the black-haired boy's gaze that she immediately squatted down.

"Seriously... so much chakra has been absorbed that you can't even sense it anymore?"

Sasuke Uchiha stretched out his palm and gently stroked Karin's messy red hair. His gaze fell on Karin's exposed arm, where the tooth-like scars made Sasuke's eyes flash with a variety of complex emotions.

Because in the memories of the Grass Ninja…

Uchiha Sasuke learned the origin of these tooth-shaped scars.

Pain? Regret? Pity? Heartache?

No, it's anger!

That red-haired girl who lived a carefree and unrestrained life in Root, a girl who was tough on the outside but soft on the inside towards everyone in Root, a girl who liked to give her own blood as a life-saving medicine to her companions, yet she lived a hellish life in this world...

I really don't know...

If Akihara Kagura were here…

What will happen in this world...?

After all, Akihara Kagura has always been the one who dotes on Karin the most.

"If that guy were here..."

Sasuke Uchiha reached out and pressed down on Karin's head, not wanting her to see his expression: "He'll probably kill everyone right now..."

"..."

The red-haired girl's body trembled.

Sasuke Uchiha sensed the red-haired girl's fear. His chest was filled with raging anger, but he was worried that the red-haired girl was afraid, so he forced himself to remain calm in front of Karin. The boy's pleasant voice became more and more gentle and slow.

"If that guy isn't here..."

"Let me do this for him..."

"Coincidentally, seeing you like this actually made me a little annoyed too..."

"possible…"

"And it's more than just a little..."

Just as Uchiha Sasuke was rambling on and on, another grass ninja realized the enemy was coming from behind. He quickly broke away from the battlefield and shouted loudly at Uchiha Sasuke!

"You bastard! You attacked me from behind!"

"..."

Uchiha Sasuke ignored his shouts and casually raised his head. Suddenly, layers of illusory skeletons appeared around him and Karin, and a half-body Susanoo instantly emerged from his body!

This half-body Susanoo directly raised its hand and grabbed the last grass ninja, its huge palm tightly gripping the grass ninja's body!

"This is...this is..."

The grass ninja stared in terror at the Susanoo, which was over ten meters tall, and then at Karin and Sasuke Uchiha inside it: "What...what...what the hell is this thing?!"

"What is that?!"

Naruto Uzumaki's eyes widened in surprise: "What's that thing coming out of Sasuke?!"

"Sasuke-kun..."

Sakura Haruno also looked nervously into the distance. She was also shocked by Sasuke Uchiha's power, and her gaze involuntarily fell on the hand that Sasuke Uchiha was stroking Karin.

"That is..."

A glint flashed in Kabuto's glasses, and his heart began to race!

Compared to the Susanoo that the two brats were focused on, Kabuto Yakushi was more concerned about something else: the speed at which Sasuke Uchiha suddenly teleported to the Grass Ninja's location. He didn't know how Sasuke Uchiha had managed to teleport to the Grass Ninja's location in an instant!

How is that possible...

It's even faster than the Flying Thunder God Technique!

Even Kabuto Yakushi couldn't detect the slightest fluctuation!

"Who...who exactly are you?!"

The grass ninja struggled desperately, his face filled with fear as he tried to break free from Susanoo's grasp, but he was powerless against Susanoo's terrifying power.

"I don't know what my role is in this world..."

"I don't know what I'm supposed to do in this world..."

Uchiha Sasuke ignored the words of the grass ninja. His mind was still recalling Karin's memories, as well as the real world he had experienced.

The black-haired boy spoke aimlessly to himself, as if speaking to Karin: "I thought I could leave this place at any time, and I never cared about the people here. I just treated your world as a reckless playground..."

"but…"

"I think I was wrong..."

Sasuke Uchiha slowly clenched his fist as he controlled Susanoo. He looked up at the terrified Kusagakure ninja, who was muttering strange, incomprehensible words to himself.

"This world is not an amusement park..."

"This world is a colorless hell..."

Even for me…

"I just don't understand..."

Sasuke Uchiha stared at the grass ninja, as if trying to question the beings in the sky through that ninja: "Why is the world like this when he's not here?"

"..."

Karin's body was still trembling.

Karin couldn't understand Sasuke Uchiha's words. Her sensory abilities had been unleashed in the face of life and death, and she could clearly sense how terrifying Sasuke Uchiha was behind her...

This terrifying chakra…

It's something Karin could never have imagined!

"Actually, I don't want to admit it either..."

Sasuke Uchiha lowered his eyes slightly, looking at Karin, who was still trembling beside him. His voice grew calmer, as if he had come to a realization: "That girl did the right thing. She's the one who brought change to the ninja world..."

"..."

Karin didn't understand who Uchiha Sasuke was talking about.

This poor red-haired girl still believed that her life was in the enemy's hands, because a small, delicate hand was pressing down on her head, and she witnessed that hand instantly extract the soul of a grass ninja!

That hand...

He was trying to help smooth out her messy, unruly red hair.

"Although the process he brought was quite unsightly..."

"But at least that world isn't painful."

As Sasuke Uchiha muttered to himself, he tidied Karin's hair, as if trying to express his resolve through his words to her: "Actually, I don't know what the best choice is, but I know what the path he took will ultimately lead to, so I might as well start by learning from his example and doing things my way..."

"..."

Karin nodded unconsciously.

"Do you think so too?"

Sasuke Uchiha couldn't help but chuckle softly as he looked up again at the grass ninja in the purple Susanoo's hand, his eyes filled with surging killing intent: "Heh, then let's slowly learn from him..."

"The first thing to learn..."

"It's about learning how he killed people..."

next moment…

Sasuke Uchiha's hand instantly clenched into a fist!

The purple half-body Susanoo also clenched its fist in an instant!

"ah…"

Before the grass ninja could even groan in pain, his body was already completely gripped by Susanoo's hand, and blood splattered from between Susanoo's fingers!

"Let that damned person..."

"Death is a painful and ugly experience..."

"Only by making these people die a painful and gruesome death can we awaken the living!"

Uchiha Sasuke casually loosened his fist, and his half-body Susanoo also loosened its fist. The flesh and blood of the grass ninja slowly fell to the ground from the Susanoo's palm, as if what was being discarded was not a life, but a pile of useless garbage.

perhaps…

That was trash that should have been thrown away anyway.

A group of Rain Village ninjas who were still fighting watched in horror as drops of blood dripped from Susanoo's palm. Terrified, they fled into the distance, not daring to linger there!

"Don't kill me, don't kill me..."

Karin's eyes were vacant, and she murmured impulsively.

"you!"

When Sasuke Uchiha heard this, a strange, suppressed, and painful emotion welled up in his heart.

That girl…

I've never been so embarrassed before!

She always helps others with her haughty demeanor; when has she ever begged like this in such a humble manner?

However, Sasuke Uchiha used the Human Path to extract the memories of one of the Grass Ninja. In that Grass Ninja's memories, he saw the tragic fate that Karin and her mother had experienced, but he was powerless to accuse the girl in front of him of losing her dignity...

"rest assured."

"I won't kill you."

When Uchiha Sasuke spoke, he seemed to have become an adult.

The black-haired boy suppressed his inner turmoil and slowly squatted down to help Karin by pulling at her sleeve, covering her arm with its exposed tooth-shaped scars.

real…

Sasuke was a little unaccustomed to it!

Why do she have scars on her body?

How dare those bastards from that small ninja village leave scars on her body!

"..."

Karin saw Sasuke Uchiha helping to cover up her scar.

The red-haired girl finally regained consciousness, as if she had seen the first person in the world besides her mother who was willing to pay attention to her appearance, and tears suddenly welled up in her eyes.

"Thanks…"

(End of this chapter)