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This greatly displeased Bitz, as these were angels in short skirts, hailed as the most perfect beings in the known universe.

He also wanted to see what they looked like and whether they were acquaintances of his.

Damn it, that woman Liang Bing still needs to be taught a lesson. Bitz cursed under his breath, clearly annoyed.

Temari and Yekura left after nightfall. Given their status, their continued presence in Kumogakure would surely arouse suspicion in Konoha.

Therefore, even though Temari, who had just been opened up to a new world, was extremely reluctant, she could only be dragged away by Hakura.

Fortunately, Bits promised her that he would take her back to live in Kumogakure after the Chunin Exams were over.

Temari and Haku, whose minds were completely consumed by Beetz and who had unknowingly become utterly corrupted, agreed without a second thought.

Thus, Yugito, all alone, could only endure all of Bitz's firepower with a bittersweet mix of pain and pleasure.

Even with her current physical condition, and despite Yugito being the Two-Tails Jinchuriki with amazing regenerative abilities and being enhanced by the Devil Factor, Bitz still collapsed from the strain.

Bitz was quite helpless about this and could only reluctantly close his eyes and fall asleep while holding the beauty.

The next morning, Bitz and Yukito got up one after the other.

They waited until they finished washing up and eating breakfast, but Liang Bing still hadn't appeared.

"Wow, that girl is getting bolder and bolder."

Bitz put down the rice bucket unhappily and began to complain.

Wearing a bright yellow, loose-fitting yukata, Yugito didn't dare to reply. She simply reached out and carefully removed the rice grains stuck to his lips, squinting her eyes as she happily popped them into her mouth.

He pulled her close and took a bite of her delicate, crescent-shaped collarbone.

Bitz patted Yukito's plump buttocks, stood up and instructed:

"I'm going outside for a walk. If you're interested, you can give those three kids some pointers. If not, you can go back to your room and rest."

"Then I'll go back to my room to rest. I'll come back to serve you when I'm better."

Nodding, Bitts ignored her sudden disappearance.

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Chapter 137 The Three Golden Flowers of Konoha, Ino: I really like this person!

"Sigh, I still didn't make it to the third exam."

I thought I had become stronger and that Ino was no match for me, but I didn't expect her to have become so much stronger as well.

Sure enough, everyone is making progress.

Sakura, frustrated after failing the Chunin Exams, kicked a pebble on the ground and walked alone through the streets of Konoha with her hands behind her back.

"What should we do? Sasuke has been taken away by Kakashi-sensei, and Naruto has a new teacher to guide him. If this continues, the gap between the three of us will only widen."

Despite the increase in all aspects of her abilities, Sakura still said = Yi Qi E (3) Zero Private Device 3 罒 that poor commoner ninja.

Aside from the Three Body Techniques he learned at the Ninja Academy, he only possessed the D-rank genjutsu—the Illusionary Naraku Technique—taught by Kakashi later, and the C-rank Water Release: Water Wave Technique.

She has no idea which direction to strive for and feels lost about which path to take in the future.

Just as she continued her aimless wandering with a furrowed brow, a surprised voice suddenly came from beside her.

"Isn't this Sakura? What brings you here?"

Sakura stopped in her tracks and looked in the direction of the sound, somewhat surprised to see Ino wearing a light pink apron and holding a small water bottle.

"Ino, what are you doing here?"

"Huh? What nonsense are you talking about?" Ino put down the kettle, came to the door, pointed to the sign above her head, and complained:

"This is my family's shop, of course I'll stay here."

Upon hearing this, Sakura looked up and saw the words "Mountain Flower Shop" on the signboard. She belatedly realized that she had unintentionally wandered into this place.

Suddenly, Ino leaned closer, almost face to face, staring into her former best friend's eyes, and frowned, saying:

"Sakura, you look troubled. What's wrong? Are you upset that I lost the Chunin Exams to you?"

22 "Who lost to you? We were clearly even."

Hearing her say such shameless things, Sakura immediately raised her voice, but it quickly weakened again. After a weak sigh, she said with distress:

"I can only be at your level now. If this continues, I'll be left far behind by Naruto and Sasuke sooner or later."

"Hey, what do you mean by 'only at my level'? I don't like hearing that!"

Ino huffed and puffed, hands on her hips, but seeing Sakura's dejected expression, she softened and wanted to help her former best friend.

"Since you look down on me so much, let's have another written test, so we can settle things once and for all!"

"Hey, at this hour? Is this your flower shop?"

"Alright, go, go, stop nagging like a menopausal auntie."

Ino took off her apron, casually tossed it onto the shelf, and pushed Sakura toward the third training ground where they usually practiced.

Sakura opened her mouth, and the clever girl understood that this was her best friend accompanying her during training in another way.

A warm feeling washed over her, and instinctively she said gratefully:

"Thank you, Ino, thank you for still being willing to stay with me."

Ino froze, even stopping her pushing of Sakura for a moment.

In that instant, she recalled the happy times when she and her best friend played and laughed together when they were children.

Is it possible for us to go back to the way things were?

Suppressing a sliver of expectation in her heart, Ino pretended to be nonchalant and said:

"Don't try that on me. Don't think that just because you say some nice things to me, I'll give up on fighting you for Sasuke."

Knowing Sakura as Ino does, if she had said that normally, Sakura would have jumped up and argued with her about who Sasuke belonged to.

This time, however, Sakura was unusual. She didn't make a scene; instead, she remained silent with her head down, as if she had something on her mind that she was too embarrassed to say.

"Hey, Sakura, why aren't you arguing with me? This isn't like you."

Ino was puzzled; this shouldn't be happening at all.

But Sakura only lowered her head even further upon hearing this, her chin almost touching her chest.

After hesitating for a long time, Sakura finally spoke hesitantly under Ino's puzzled gaze.

"Ino, you might not believe it, but I... I think I've fallen for someone else."

"Wha, what!!!"

Ino excitedly ran a few steps to block Sakura's path, grabbing her shoulders tightly with both hands and gritting her teeth as she said:

"You idiot, how could you fall in love with someone else so easily!"

Then what about all the competition we've had over the years?!

"Ino?" Sakura looked at Ino, who had suddenly become furious, with a puzzled expression.

She gave up on Sasuke, shouldn't Ino be happy? After all, without her, Ino has one less rival in love.

Sakura had no idea that Ino's obsession with Sasuke over the years stemmed partly from her attraction to his good looks.

But the main reason is that Sakura actually abandoned their friendship for Sasuke.

This is what Ino is most unhappy about, and that's why she competes with Sakura for Sasuke. In essence, it's just to deliberately annoy Sakura.

But now that Sakura has fallen for someone else, Ino feels a sense of loss, as if she's lost her fun, and longs for the possibility that the two girls might reconcile.

"You're so fickle, always thinking one thing and never taking things seriously. In that case, I don't need Sasuke anymore."

"Huh? Ino, you??"

Before the bewildered Sakura could react, Ino suddenly sped up and rushed towards the training ground.

Seeing Ino leap ahead of her by dozens of meters in just a few bounds, Sakura suppressed her doubts and quickly chased after her.

The two women chased each other and soon arrived at the third training ground.

Just as Sakura was about to call out to Ino and ask her why she had also given up on Sasuke, the sound of something hitting a wooden stake reached the ears of the two girls.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The two looked in the direction of the sound and immediately saw a familiar figure from behind.

After exchanging a glance with Sakura, Ino immediately grinned mischievously and carefully touched her.

After quietly approaching the person from behind, Ino suddenly shouted:

"Hinata!"

"what--!!"

The girl in the hospital gown was startled and quickly covered her chest before turning away.

Before she could even get a good look at the person, Ino had already casually put his arm around her shoulder and was lecturing her with a serious expression:

"Hinata, why did you come out wearing a hospital gown? You probably haven't recovered yet. You're secretly training. Be careful that it doesn't leave any health problems."

"Yes, it's Ino and Sakura! They scared me to death."

After recognizing the two of them, Hinata first patted her large chest in relief, then blushed and tried to distance herself from Ino. Afraid of being misunderstood, she whispered a reminder:

"Ino, that... it's too close."

"Huh?" Ino released her hand in confusion.

"We're both girls, what's there to be shy about? Besides, you haven't answered my question yet."

"No, I'm just a little unaccustomed to it," Hinata replied shyly, her head bowed and her fingertips pointing to the ground.

"It's okay, my body is basically fine now, and I can come out and do some simple training."

"Is that so?" Ino looked the somewhat timid young lady of the Hyuga family up and down with suspicion.

Sakura then stepped forward and asked with concern: Even so, you still need to be careful. You've just recovered, so don't overdo it with exercise.

"Yes, I will. Thank you for your concern."

Hinata politely bowed to the two to thank them, but Ino silently stopped her with her hand.

"What's going on? We're all classmates from the same year, there's no need to be so polite."

"Feel sorry."

Seeing Hinata's complete lack of openness, the two women were speechless and could only try to talk to her about something lighter.

"Hinata, Kiba, and Shino? Were they also dragged into special training?"

"Yes, Shino passed the second exam, so he was taken away by Red-sensei, and Kiba volunteered to be Shino's sparring partner."

They're all working so hard, so I can't just lie in my hospital bed and slack off anymore; I have to work hard alongside them.

Sakura nodded in agreement upon hearing this.

"Yes, they are all making progress. If I don't work hard, I will fall behind and won't even be able to see their backs."

"No way, Sakura, you've always been first in our class in theory, you can definitely do it."

"That's right, you need to have more confidence in yourself."

For some reason, the three of them inexplicably went from Sakura and Ino comforting Hinata to Hinata and Ino comforting Sakura.

With their encouragement, Sakura's resolve strengthened considerably, so she took the opportunity to extend an invitation to Hinata as well:

"In that case, Hinata, you can train with us too."

"Perfect, with us supervising, we won't worry about you overtraining."

Ino nodded in agreement and joined in extending an invitation to Hinata.

Hinata was delighted to have a friend to train and immediately nodded in agreement.

Thus, the three-person temporary training team was formed by chance. Just as Ino was about to invite Sakura to have a sparring match to warm up, an uninvited guest suddenly arrived at the third training ground.

"Isn't this Sakura? What a coincidence, you're here too."

Bits walked towards the three girls with a smile on his face and waved to Sakura.