"What's wrong with me?" Hina patted her face gently, muttering to herself, "Hina, you need to calm down."
While Hina was feeling amorous, Kurenai Yuhi glanced at the bushes nearby.
"Alright, that kid named Shin, no need to hide anymore, come out!" she said.
After a moment, Shin sighed and walked out of the bushes, arriving beside Kaoru and Hina.
All three members of Team 8 looked very disheveled because they had all been scolded by Kurenai Yuhi.
Except for Kaoru, who had a chance to touch the bells, the other two had no chance of succeeding.
"Did you really think you could snatch the bells with your own strength alone?" Kurenai Yuhi frowned and scolded, "Shin and Hina are reckless and only know how to fight alone, losing their qualifications as genin!"
She turned to look at Kaoru: "Although you know how to value your teammates and are the most powerful, you still didn't snatch the bells, also losing your qualifications as genin!"
"Therefore, I announce that all three members of Team 8 have lost their qualifications as genin. You should go back to the ninja academy and train for a few more years!"
Kurenai Yuhi said sternly, her eyes filled with disappointment.
"Kurenai-sensei, please give us another chance," Shin said weakly with a bitter face.
"Chance? Life and death are only a moment away. Who will give you a chance on the battlefield!" Kurenai Yuhi said coldly, directly rejecting Shin's words.
"Then Kurenai-sensei, let Kaoru pass. He failed the test because of me. You said he originally had a chance..." Hina said weakly to defend Kaoru.
Kaoru raised his eyebrows, not expecting this girl to say good things about him to Kurenai Yuhi.
"Losing is losing, what's the use of begging!" Kurenai Yuhi said mercilessly, "One wrong step, and the whole game is lost!"
Shin and Hina were both speechless. Kurenai-sensei was right. According to the rules, they did lose.
It's just that Kurenai-sensei was too strong in ninjutsu. Snatching the bells from her was an impossible task.
"But Kurenai-sensei, your strength far exceeds ours. We really don't have the ability to snatch the bells," Shin complained.
"It's not that you don't have the ability." Kurenai Yuhi shook her head.
"It's just that you didn't find the right method. Working alone will naturally not accomplish this."
"Alright, it's just a waste of breath to say so much to you."
Kurenai Yuhi turned around and said, "Think carefully about the reasons for this failure."
With that, Kurenai Yuhi didn't stop. Her figure flashed, using the Body Flicker Technique, and disappeared from the spot.
The remaining three little guys looked at each other, and the atmosphere instantly became oppressive.
"I'm sorry, Kaoru, I caused you to lose your qualification."
Hina spoke first, saying apologetically to Kaoru, "If it weren't for me..."
"It's okay." Kaoru waved his hand, smiling and saying, "If I encountered that kind of situation, you would definitely help me, right?"
"Not necessarily..." Hina twisted her small hands, saying embarrassedly.
Kaoru was speechless. Was it necessary to be so honest?
"What do we do now? Are we really going back to the ninja academy?" Shin said with a bitter face.
"Going back? Not a chance!" Kaoru thought to himself. That woman Kurenai Yuhi must still be hiding somewhere, observing their reactions.
Since she said that fighting alone and working separately wouldn't work, and that they should reflect on it, didn't that clearly mean she wanted them to realize the importance of teamwork?
"Since Kurenai-sensei wants us to reflect, then let's reflect," Kaoru said, pretending to be dejected.
"Actually... I just figured out Kurenai-sensei's good intentions. We really do have a way to get the bells," he continued.
"What way?" Hina and Shin asked in unison.
"Work together with one heart and mind, and unite in cooperation." Kaoru looked at Shin and then at Hina, saying loudly.
"Work together with one heart and mind?" Hina and Shin were both stunned.
"That's right. Before, we were all doing our own thing, and as a result, Kurenai-sensei defeated us one by one. If we unite together, maybe we really can accomplish this!"
Kaoru continued to say loudly. He was saying this not only to his two little partners but also to Kurenai Yuhi, who was hiding in the shadows.
Hearing Kaoru's words, Hina and Shin were silent for a moment before nodding one after another.
"Indeed." The first to speak was Shin, "I relied on my secret technique and overestimated my strength, thinking I could do it alone. I never thought about cooperating."
"Secret technique, is he referring to Super Beast Imitation Drawing?" Kaoru thought to himself, still remaining calm on the surface.
"Me too. I only knew how to be afraid and hide. Only when I had no choice did I force myself to act. I never thought about uniting, after all, there are only two bells," Hina said softly.
After saying this, everyone felt relieved. Before, they all regarded the other two partners as competitors.
Where would they think of cooperating? And this, on the contrary, was the purpose of Kurenai Yuhi's test.
It must be said that Kurenai Yuhi did give them a very good lesson, but the price was a bit heavy.
At this time, the top of the forest where they were gently moved. Kurenai Yuhi stood at the highest point of this forest, looking at the three children below, and finally a smile appeared on her face.
"Although I didn't become a genin this time, Kurenai-sensei did teach me an important lesson that I will never forget."
Kaoru raised his head, smiling and saying, incidentally flattering Kurenai Yuhi.
"Kurenai Yuhi, you must hear this sentence!" Kaoru, who was smiling on the surface, was shouting in his heart.
"Me too. After this test, I also understand that some things can't be done by myself," Shin nodded, agreeing with Kaoru's words.
"Mm." Hina said softly, then clenched her fists. "We didn't lose unjustly this time. Then let's continue to work hard together at the ninja academy!"
The three people's confidence was restored again, and at this time, that gentle voice sounded again.
"Little brats, you don't need to go to the ninja academy!"
Kurenai Yuhi's figure jumped down from above, landing in the center of the three people, instantly stirring up a lot of dust.
"Cough cough!" All three of them were coughing from the dust.
"As expected, she's still here eavesdropping. This show of mine wasn't for nothing," Kaoru thought, covering his mouth.
"But did she have to make such an entrance, making everything dusty?"
"Kurenai-sensei, you're still here?"
After complaining in his heart, Kaoru looked at Kurenai Yuhi with a surprised expression.
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