Poor life of the wave

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"Insect Haze Illusion. " as soon as the buzzing noise touch their ears everyone excluding Shino started feeling dizzy and their body has already begun to feel heavy from inhaling the mist released by the insects even if they don't want to inhale it, looks like it's already too late.

"How am I affected by the poison even though I am yet to breathe after you released your bugs? " asks Hashimoto with a serious face as he is also affected by the poison and surely avoided even getting touched by the insects.

"Do you think poison can only affect you when you are breathing or eating, if so you are mistaken my friends. " announced Shino with a smirk before fixing his sunglasses and explaining "Don't forget some poison can also affect you even when you are not in direct contact with the poison. "

"Does that mean the whole forest is covered by the poison from your bugs and anything and everything will be affected. " asks Naruto with distress understanding the dangers 'Good thing Shino is not our enemy. '

"Although it's not far from the truth but calling it a poison it too much of a dangerous but for now let's just call it drowsy breath but you need to avoid that fast. " says Shino with a smirk pointing at the top where they discovered countless bugs twice the size of themselves.

"You must be joking. " asks Hashimoto twitching his lips as he is already clear of his current situation.

"Everyone's breathing and their Chakra flow are normal, does that mean it's not an illusion if so this must be summoned. " says Hinata in disbelief.

"Shino this is not funny can you stop those bugs, please? " says Sakura in horror just from the appearance of the bugs no need for them to attack.

"It's already too late. " announced Shino with a distorted tone before his limbs slowly get broken and before long he transformed into a huge bug that is even larger than the tallest tree in the forest.

Aaaaa~

"I think this was more than enough. " while everyone is getting terrified by the appearance of the huge bug Hashimoto says with a low sigh before landing a karate chop on the back of Shino's neck and making him lose his consciousness before he undid the clone that is trapped into Shino's illusion to get the details and free everyone else from the illusion before taking a deep breath "Man that was dangerous, I wonder what will be the reaction of the Hyuga Clan once they learn about the illusion through sound instead of vision. "

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Next morning…

"You always this lazy, where are that blond kid and the one with attitude? " asks Tazuna looking at Sakura who is taking a long breath feeling tired from watching the bridge-building works.

"They are training, climbing trees. "  informs Sakura with a calm face.

"Too tough for you. " asks Tazuna grinning as he walks past her.

"Nah~ I have already completed the training so Sensei sent me as a guard. " says Sakura with a proud face.

"With him around what use do you have. " asks Tazuna in confusion pointing at Hashimoto who is cutting woods with his clones to help with the bridge making.

"What kind of help can a prodigal rude guy like him provide for you guys? " asks Sakura in disdain as she looks at him in anger just to find him ignoring her like air.

"Are you sure you are not talking about him but for yourself? " asks Tazuna in wonder as he looks at her wondering 'Hashimoto-san must be very humble, if not how can someone like her dare to judge or curse him with how powerful he is. '

"That's it old man. " cried out Sakura in anger when she is getting scolded and started walking towards Tazuna to scare the old man when Hashimoto says with a cold face from afar "Since you are sent to help then stop bothering the client and just stay at the position, don't tarnish the village name like the fool you are. "

"Hashimoto. " as if cold water falling on hot iron the cold tone of Hashimoto made Sakura return to her seat and she can only look at him with a sad and angry sigh and wonder why is so different from how she remembers him from the academy, was he always this cold but if he was why did she never find it before when they were at the Academy but he clearly smiles, laugh and has fun with everyone but Sasuke and herself, after the incident from yesterday she started thinking they are not the same person.

When Sakura went back to look at the development of the bridge one of the bridge builders came to Tazuna and asks him if they should really continue with the current development and had an argument with Tazuna before quilting the work and walking away from the bridge.

"That Geaitchi how can he just abandon this great project, don't he understand the significance of this bridge. " says Tazuna in anger as he continued his part of the work.

"That was the 3rd man walking out from your project, are you sure it's going to be done if this continues old man? " asks Hashimoto with a serious face as he approached the frustrated Tazuna.

"What else can we do except for continuing this project when it's the only way for our village to have a way out from the hand of that Gato bastard.  " cried out Tazuna in anger and frustration before announcing "I know it's not something an old man like myself should say but believe me, kid, I will complete this bridge even if that's the last thing I have to do and I am the only warking to finish it. "

"Although you are an old man but I like that spirit of yours. " says Hashimoto with a smile as they resumed the work.

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Afternoon.

"The condition of this village is really not good" says Hashimoto with a sign as they walk through the marketplace of the village.

"I hope it will change once the bridge is completed and there are more visitors in the village. " says Tazuna with hope for the future.

"Anyway, where are we going? " asks Sakura in confusion as she follows them.

"You need to dinner, don't you so we are going to get the ingredients. " says Tazuna with a smile while leading the way when Sakura suddenly cried out in anger "You pervert where do you think you are touching. "

Boom

"I didn't mean to do that..." before the bald man can explain himself Sakura kicks him flying far away without allowing him to explain.

"You got some good luck there, no girls around here can do that. " praised Tazuna with an impressed face when Sakura kicks the badly away.

"Well that guy deserves to be kicked for touching a Kunoichi and he is lucky that Sakura kicked him or I was preparing brake that hand of his for that action. " said Hashimoto with a serious face.

"I guess he is really lucky then. " Tazuna said with a sigh as he can feel what this kid says is not a jock while Sakura is happy that Hashimoto is not always angry and cold towards her but also cares about her if she is in danger.

After that incident, the 3 of them continued walking without any conversation when Sakura again felt someone touching her from the back and cried out in anger "Why you are back again? "