Naruto: The Wind Calamity

Chapter 628: A New Home

Chapter 628: A New Home

Among the Genin squads Kusagakure sent to participate in the Chunin Exam, only two managed to qualify for the second round. Unfortunately for Kusagakure, one of them was the disguised Orochimaru's squad and the second squad was being watched like a hawk by Fujin's clone!

The second squad was planning what to do to get the other scroll. After planning for a bit, the two boys decided that they would go together to find other squads. They bit Karin's forearm to recover their chakra and left her alone in the deadly forest.

Fujin's clone watched the scene and analyzed, 'Hmm, from what I remember, she was attacked by a bear before being saved by Sasuke. However, Sasuke is injured right now. Those events probably happened on the third or the fourth day. It looks like these two leave her like this daily. So, I suppose that no one will attack her today. Hmm...'

He activated his Space Time Sensing Technique. As he guessed, there wasn't anyone nearby to threaten her. He muttered to himself, 'Oh well, I'll have to wait for a 'natural' event.'

Alone in the deadly forest, Karin couldn't help but feel fear. She thought, 'What should I do if someone finds and attacks me? What if I get attacked by dangerous wild animals? Or what if those awful chakras reappear? I need to hide!'

Karin quickly began to look for a place to hide in. After searching for a bit, she found a large tree with a hole in its trunk at the base. She quickly entered inside and hid in it, making her feel safer. She closed her eyes and waited patiently for her teammates to return.

It had only been around half an hour when she suddenly sensed some tremors. She opened her eyes and activated her chakra field while wondering, 'Who is it?'

As she sensed, her eyes widened. She quickly jumped out of the tree. Half a second later, a large paw hit the tree and destroyed it! Karin looked at the figure in fear and muttered, "A lion? How did it find me?"

In front of her was a 5-meter-tall lion. It stared at her ferociously, fully displaying its hunger. Karin immediately threw a few shurikens at it, but her shurikens couldn't pierce through its thick hide and only left a few scratches. Even though the lion wasn't injured, the scratches annoyed it and it rushed towards Karin.

While Karin was being attacked by the lion, Yamanaka Fumito passed very close to that place. He was on patrol and had his chakra field active in order to sense any suspicious activities. While he wasn't the best sensor by any means, he was a very good one.

Yet, despite being only 50 meters away from Karin and the lion, Fumito couldn't sense either of them! In fact, even Karin failed to sense him. It was as if she was in an alternate dimension where no one could detect her! If either of them knew that they were just 50 meters from each other, they would be shocked.

As for the reason why they couldn't sense each other? It was quite simple. In order to not be disturbed, Fujin's clone had used the Stealth Battlefield that he had developed a few months ago. Unless a Fuinjutsu Grandmaster were to arrive, no one would be able to sense its existence!

As the lion charged at Karin, she threw a few more kunai and shuriken while attempting to run. Unfortunately, her weapons barely affected the wild beast. And her speed was much slower than it. As his paw came crashing down on her, she jumped out of its way, barely dodging it.

However, there was no relief on her face as another paw slapped her like a fly and sent her crashing into a tree. The impact injured her back and arms, making her unable to move for some time. She opened her eyes and saw the ferocious beast running towards her. A few tear drops ran down her cheeks as she thought, 'Am I going to die here?'

The memories of her dead mother appeared in her mind as she tried her best to get up. She barely managed to stand up by the time the lion reached her. However, she knew that it was too late. She resigned to her fate when she suddenly heard a crackling sound.

Seeing her silent, Fujin's clone asked, "Does it have anything to do with the bite marks on your arm?"

Sadness could be heard in Fujin's voice as he spoke. It lowered Karin's guard considerably. Her eyes became wet as she answered, "My mother had the ability to heal others if they bit her. I have the same ability to. My village is at war. They bit my mother too many times and she passed away..."

As she spoke, she couldn't control her tears and a few drops rolled down her cheeks. She quickly wiped them and controlled herself as much as she could.

Fujin's clone stayed silent for a few seconds before releasing a long sigh. He muttered in a sorrowful tone, "A Shinobi without a homeland is quite tragic. What happened to your mother is an unfortunate tragedy. If you continue living there, then you might share the same fate..."

Hearing his words, Karin shivered. What he said was her worst nightmare. She lost control of her tears once again. Fujin's clone placed his hand on her head and ruffled her hair gently to calm her down.

He said, "You have a choice to make. Do you want to continue living in a place that killed your mother and is mistreating you? Or do you want to move to a place where people will value you for who you are? A place where you can change your destiny. A place where you can ensure that no one else suffers the tragedy that you and your mother did?"

His words surprised her. She wondered, 'Does such a place truly exist? Or...'

Sadness appeared in her mind once again as she asked, "Does such a place truly exist? Or do you want me just for my ability?"

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