Chapter 49: The Sand Ninjas

Chapter 49: The Sand Ninjas

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Chapter 49: The Sand Ninjas

Naruto could tell that this young man was not just arrogant, but also had the skills to back it up.

'That bundle wrapped on his back looks very suspicious... I wonder what that's for? It should be some sort of weapon.' He was curious to find out how different the techniques from foreign ninjas were.

There was also something else that caught his attention. "You mentioned something about an exam. What were you talking about?"

Both foreigners appeared to be surprised by the question.

"You don't know?..." The blonde girl glanced at her brother. "Kankuro, I don't think those genins are participants."

"Tsk... I should have guessed, they look so weak. They must be newbies then." Kankuro's expression changed to one of disappointment. "What a wast- ouch!"

A small rock hit his arm, and as a result, he let go of Konohamaru.

The little boy wasted no time getting away and took cover behind Sakura and Naruto.

"Some foreigners think they can come to our village and cause trouble?"

"Sasuke!" Sakura spotted the black-haired boy standing on top of a nearby tree branch. "So cool!"

"Damn it!, get down here you sneaky coward!" Kankuro went quickly from disappointment to anger.

"Mmm... he is not bad looking." The blonde girl muttered to herself.

"Not gonna come? Then I'll make you." Kankuro took off the bundle from his back and rested it on the ground.

The girl next to him made a panicked expression. "You want to use Karasu?! That's too much, we are going to get in trouble."

"That's enough, Kankuro."

"By the symbols on you, I can tell you come from the Sand Village. I want to know what is your purpose here."

"That's right! Even if our villages are allies, you can't just enter another's territory without permission." Sakura spoke to support Sasuke's words.

"Without permission? You guys really don't know anything?" The blonde girl asked.

"He said something about an exam before." Sakura pointed at Kankuro.

"The Chunnin exams, that is the purpose of our visit. And of course, we have the appropriate permissions." Gaara said with a calm voice.

"The Chunnin exams? Why would ninjas from another village come here for a promotion?" Naruto decided to ask since it didn't make sense to him.

"How come they didn't teach you this at the academy? The Chunnin exams always take place in a different village, and ninjas from all the nearby hidden villages will attend. The purpose of this is to improve the political relationships between the many different hidden villages." The blonde girl explained it to them with a tone of smugness and superiority.

"Political relationships? That sounds more like a show of power between hidden villages." Naruto spoke his thoughts.

"Well... there is a bit of that too." The girl admitted.

"If that is all... we must take our leave." Gaara appeared to be losing his patience, and his tone was becoming less polite and more hostile.

"Hey, before you leave, I want to know your name." Sasuke stepped closer.

"Me?..." The blonde girl smiled. "I am Tema-"

"No... him." Sasuke pointed at the one in the middle.

The boy stared back at Sasule with some mild interest."Gaara of the Desert... I am also curious about yours."

"Uchiha Sasuke."

Gaara repeated his name. His eyes stopped at Naruto for a moment while scanning over the group, but then he turned around without saying anything else to them. "Let's go." He spoke to his siblings and began to walk.

The other two followed him closely without saying a word.

'A promotion exam...I wonder if I can join already.' Naruto knew that to access this village's best secrets, he had to climb the ranks and he did not want to remain at the bottom for longer than necessary.

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