Chapter 51 : Karin 4

Karin had no idea what to say. Though she was not a medical-nin, she realized the extent of the damage to her leg. The level of pain she had felt was far beyond anything she was accustomed to.

She was used to pain—her life had been filled with it—but this pain was different. It was a new, intense kind of agony, highlighting the seriousness of her wound. Seeing it heal instantly was astonishing.

She could only sit there, staring at the deer that had healed her as if by magic, and then at the boy who was watching her intently.

"So... did it work?" I asked, even though I knew the deer could heal nearly anything. My concern was more about the broken bone fragments in her leg.

Karin looked startled by my question and seemed to snap back to reality.

"Ah, yes... It... it worked. I can't feel any pain anymore," Karin replied, still in a daze. Even she and her mother couldn't heal such severe wounds with their blood.

It made sense; even someone like Tsunade would struggle with a wound of this magnitude. She needed extensive research and an entire operation to fully heal Lee.

Round Deer made it look easy. The Reverse Curse Technique was incredibly powerful—almost as much of a cheat as Hashirama's Cells if used correctly.

"That's good. But now that you've seen what my summon is capable of, you should understand what I mean, right?" I asked again.

"Yes, I won't tell anyone about this, I swear on my life," Karin immediately replied.

I looked into her eyes, unsure if she was telling the truth. I could only trust her based on her past and take her word for it.

"Okay, I believe you for now. I'm Shika Nara, by the way." I relaxed a bit and smiled.

Seeing me smile, Karin also relaxed a little.

"I'm Uzumaki Karin from Kusagakure," she said, thanking me again.

"Don't worry about it. As I mentioned, the Uzumaki clan had a good relationship with Konoha. Even though the land of Uzushiogakure no longer exists, I won't let an Uzumaki survivor die in front of me." I replied, though I realized I probably shouldn't have mentioned Uzu.

"If Konoha really feels that way, why didn't you help us when we needed it?" Karin muttered slowly.

She couldn't have been there when it happened—she wasn't born then—so she must have learned about it from her mother.

"I'm not sure what happened, but we indeed failed to save the Uzumaki clan back then. I can't change the past, but I can protect you as long as I can. Since both of your teammates are dead, you're technically out of the exam. If you wish, I can guide you to the central tower. I'm heading there anyway. What do you say?" I replied, knowing she held some resentment towards Konoha. This resentment was likely inherited from her mother and probably wasn't very strong.

I didn't want to discuss Konoha too much with her, especially given her negative view. However, I would at least guide her back to the tower.

"Okay... thank you," Karin said with a nod.

"You want to fly again?" I asked, smiling. She seemed to have a bit of expectation building up. Being able to fly was quite a novelty for a ninja.

"Yes," she replied.

"Okay, then let's go," I said, making a hand sign to summon Nue.

I had planned to look around the forest a bit more, but there was nothing else for me to do here. Heading to the tower and resting was the best option.

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Meanwhile, team 7 had been attacked by Orochimaru, and the events unfolded similarly to the anime. Orochimaru gave Sasuke the curse seal, and the fight between Sasuke and the Sound Village occurred as well.

However, there were some changes. Teams 9 and 10 were not involved this time, and the Sound team arrived later than expected, giving Naruto and Sasuke enough time to wake up and fight back.

The result was that the Sound team was beaten badly.

Later, Kabuto met with team 7 and, on paper, helped them pass the test.

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