This ninja in Naruto is unscientific

Chapter 292 Dazzling Sunlight

Mei Terumi, accompanied by two teammates, strolled along the shopping street like ordinary tourists.

Her left eye was covered by her bangs, but her right eye, which was exposed, took in everything around her.

"The sun in Konoha is really too big and annoying." Zabuza Momochi kicked a pebble off the roadside impatiently.

The nine-year-old boy, who had slaughtered all his fellow examinees in the Hidden Mist Village graduation exam this year, looked at the well-dressed, smiling Konoha civilians around him with disdain in his eyes.

"A village that has never experienced life and death will only raise a bunch of useless sheep. I really don't know why the Mizukage made us waste our time here."

"Don't underestimate them, Zabuza."

Walking at the very back was a boy with an eerie bluish-gray skin, carrying a huge scroll on his back.

Kisame Hoshigaki.

His pupil-less eyes swept around, his voice low and hoarse.

"A village that can crush other countries in war can never be a sheepfold. Those seemingly weak civilians are nothing more than sheepskins used to disguise their fangs."

Kisame walked up to a stall selling grilled saury, and the rich aroma of seafood made him stop in his tracks.

"Boss, five of them, please." Kisame took out a coin and handed it over.

The owner of the grilled fish stall was a friendly middle-aged man. He deftly flipped the saury on the iron rack and greeted him with a smile, "Young man, are you from Kirigakure? Here to take the Chunin Exams?"

"Hmm," Kisame responded faintly.

"Then you'd better eat more. Although the saury in Konoha aren't as big as those from your coast, our grilled fish sauce is a secret recipe," the owner said while brushing on the sauce. "However, I see that your eyes are completely different from those of the children in Konoha."

Zabuza snorted and leaned closer: "Of course. In Kirigakure, graduating as a genin requires killing someone. What decent ninjas can your Konoha's make-believe academy produce?"

"Murder?" The boss was stunned for a moment, his brush paused for half a second, but he quickly resumed his normal movements and even shook his head with a smile.

"Oh dear, I don't understand. But my son is also a genin, he just graduated last year."

The owner put the grilled saury in a paper bag and handed it to Kisame, a hint of fatherly pride flashing in his eyes.

"Although he has never killed anyone, he and his squad fought desperately against bandits on the border of the Land of Fire last month to protect a caravan, and he was seriously injured."

"But the first thing he said when he woke up was: 'Dad, are the caravan members all alright?'"

The boss looked at Zabuza and Kisame with a gentle smile, yet it conveyed an undeniable firmness.

"Young men, I don't know how your village teaches you. But in Konoha, we believe that the best ninjas are those who are willing to risk their lives to protect others."

Zabuza was stunned.

He looked at the grilled fish stall owner, whose face was covered in grease and smoke, and for a moment he couldn't find any words to refute him.

In the Hidden Mist, protecting the weak? That's meddling in other people's business, and it can get you killed.

"Boring lecture." Zabuza turned his head away, forcibly suppressing the strange emotion in his heart.

Kisame took the paper bag and took a bite of the saury.

The savory sweetness of the sauce, combined with the caramelized aroma of the fish, spread throughout the mouth, a flavor quite different from the efficient, filling food found only in places like Mist Village.

"Won't you try some?" Kisame handed over a grilled fish.

Mei Terumi stood a few steps away, watching the scene unfold with a deep gaze.

Instead of accepting the grilled fish, she walked to a street lamp and looked up at the glass dome that emitted a soft white light.

"sheep?"

Mei Terumi chuckled softly, her voice tinged with sarcasm.

"You're wrong, they're not sheep."

"In Kirigakure, we were beasts forced to fight in the darkness, but here..."

Mei Terumi reached out her hand, feeling the slight warmth emanating from the streetlight.

"They are people who enjoy life in the light..."

"With this so-called technology, Konoha not only created prosperity, but also an order that people did not want to destroy."

Mei Terumi withdrew her hand, her eyes becoming incredibly complex.

"If only Kirigakure could have light like that..."

She didn't continue speaking, but the longing in her eyes was almost palpable.

"Light? That kind of weak thing only makes people dull." Zabuza took a bite of grilled fish, and his eyes inadvertently glanced at an electronics store not far away that was playing music. He thought he saw the idiot from Kumogakure.

"Let's go, we'll go gather intelligence after we've eaten." Kisame finished the grilled fish in a few bites, threw the paper bag into the trash can next to him, and his movements were surprisingly orderly.

Just as the three were about to turn and leave, a clear bell sound and the laughter of girls drifted down the street.

"Ah! It's Mei-chan!"

A joyful shout pierced through the noisy crowd.

Mei Terumi subconsciously turned her head, her pupils contracting slightly for a moment.

Approaching her were the two girls she had met earlier by the vending machine outside the Konoha Grand Hotel.

The red-haired Kana held a string of crystal-clear candied hawthorns in her hand, her eyes crinkling with laughter, like a flame leaping in the sunlight.

Beside her, the black-haired Shizune was still holding the pink piglet in her arms, waving shyly at her.

Among them stood a beautiful girl with smooth black hair and ruby-like eyes.

The girl was carrying several elegant shopping bags, clearly having just finished shopping with them, and her face was also beaming with a carefree, bright smile.

"What a coincidence! You're here to shop in the mall too? Oh wait, I mean, for the Chunin Exams!"

Kana, without flinching from Zabuza and Kisame's wary and murderous gazes, skipped and hopped right up to Mei Terumi.

The sunlight poured down on the three Konoha girls without reservation.

The hair clip on Kana's red hair reflected a dazzling light, the bell around Ton's neck in Shizune's arms shimmered with a golden glow, and the azure sky of Konoha was reflected in Kurenai's red eyes, which were full of vitality and kindness.

Their smiles were so natural, so unguarded, as if all the gloom and killing in the world were immune to them.

that moment.

That pure, radiant smile was dazzling under the summer sun in Konoha.

"thump."

Mei Terumi's heart trembled violently.

In the blood mist of the Hidden Mist, she had grown accustomed to seeing wary, calculating, betraying, and desperate eyes. Even among her own companions, vigilance remained constant.

And this kind of pure, genuine smile, where one can feel genuine joy simply from encountering an "enemy" from another village...

It's too dazzling.

The dazzling light made her feel a little overwhelmed, and even gave her an urge to cry.

"……Um."

Mei Terumi lowered her eyes, her long bangs covering her left eye and concealing the momentary panic and hesitation in her eyes.

"According to the exam rules, just... take a look." She replied stiffly, her voice a few decibels lower than usual.

"That's great! Hong-nee-san just took us to an amazing dessert shop. Do you want to come and try it? Their matcha mille-feuille is absolutely delicious!" Kana enthusiastically invited, even reaching out to tug at Mei Terumi's sleeve.

"Kana, don't be like that. It's exam time, why are you acting like you're on vacation?" Kurenai pulled Kana back at the right moment, and nodded politely to Mei Terumi. "Hello, I'm Kurenai Yuhi. If you need any help or have any questions about anything in Konoha, feel free to contact us anytime."

Shizune chimed in, "Yes, the grilled fish at that place up ahead is really good. Chanel and I have eaten there several times!"

"We've already eaten." Kisame's hoarse voice came from behind. His body blocked Mei Terumi and the three girls, his pupil-less eyes staring coldly at them.

Zabuza snorted coldly, gripping the sword on his back. The intense killing intent emanating from the Blood Mist Village caused the surrounding civilians to instinctively retreat.

"Let's go, Mei Terumi," Zabuza urged impatiently. "Don't waste time with these weaklings."

Mei Terumi took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed the strange emotion she had just felt.

She looked up: "Sorry, we have other things to do."

Ignoring the slightly disappointed expressions on Kana and Shizune's faces, she turned and left with her two teammates.

"It's too bright..."

As she stepped into the shadows of the alley, Mei Terumi murmured softly, her voice so low that only she could hear it.

……

Police Department Command Center.

Nishikawa Tetsu sat comfortably in his chair, watching the dozens of images displayed on the large screen.

The actions of the genin from each village were all under his surveillance.

"Vice Minister, people from other villages are studying our Konoha..."

Yoshida Kazushima stood beside him and quickly reported to his superior.

"Everything was expected."

Nishikawa Tetsu took a sip of his iced cola, a satisfied smile playing on his lips.

"Let them see, let them study."

"That's what you call an open-book exam."

Nishikawa Tetsu stood up, walked to the monitoring wall, and pointed at the ninjas from other villages who were working hard to gather intelligence.

"When they bring this information back to their respective villages, their leaders will discover that Konoha's technology cannot be replicated with just a few blueprints."

"This requires the support of a massive power grid, the refining technology of chakra metal, and a complete industrial system."

"But when they try to build this system, they discover..."

Nishikawa Tetsu turned his head and looked at Yoshida Kazushima, his eyes gleaming with the light of money.

"They can only buy equipment from Konoha, purchase technology licenses, and even... hire us to manufacture for them."

"This is an open conspiracy."

"Using an exam to promote GG to the entire ninja world is a very profitable strategy."

Nishikawa Tetsu snapped his fingers.

"Now, let's see what these free testers can learn in these three days."

"After all, the exam I set is not that simple."