"Hey, Star Lord, you're not from the Uchiha clan, so how do you have Sharingan eyes? And you can even give me your Sharingan with just a kiss."
As they walked along the road, Li Xing displayed his Sharingan to Karin. Normally, its abilities didn't need to be activated, and anyone who saw it would just see ordinary eyes.
The result was that Karin kept pestering Li Xing with questions, but this method seemed difficult to teach and explain.
"Karin, just think of me as a god in this world. I can do anything here." kuAiδugg
But Karin wasn't satisfied after hearing this: "Star Lord, I suspect you're not capable, so you're not omnipotent at all, unless you prove it to me."
One should never tell any man they are incapable, and this applied to Li Xing as well. After Karin finished speaking, Li Xing suddenly stopped, and Li Yun's mocking laughter echoed in his mind.
"Karin, since you think I'm incapable, I'll go find someone to prove it to you right now. Don't you dare blink!"
Upon hearing this, Karin immediately panicked. What did he mean by finding someone to prove it? Wasn't there someone right here? No, she absolutely couldn't let anyone else get ahead of her.
"Star Lord... why would you look for someone else? I... I can satisfy you too. Are you disgusted with me...?"
As she spoke, Karin burst into tears on the spot, terrified that Li Xing would one day go to another woman and abandon her.
Seeing Karin cry, Li Xing quickly hugged her and gently patted her back.
"There, there, it's just because you haven't grown up yet. Don't worry about it. I've been wandering with you for two and a half years, how could I be disgusted with you?"
Hearing Li Xing's words, Karin immediately smiled and then kissed him on the cheek.
"I like Star Lord the most!"
However, Li Xing hadn't told Karin something very important: he was already married and had two wives. It just wasn't a good time to bring it up, so he decided to tell her later.
Perhaps thinking of someone from his past life, Li Xing's heart suddenly ached, but he couldn't quite pinpoint why.
Before they could linger much longer, a massive sandstorm suddenly appeared ahead, even more fierce than the previous one.
Li Xing initially intended to avoid it temporarily, but through his senses, he realized that many examinees were inside, including two individuals with astonishing chakra levels. Therefore, Li Xing decided to go and join the fun.
"Karin, put up a barrier around yourself. We're going to play in the sandstorm."
As soon as Li Xing finished speaking, Karin put up a barrier around herself to prevent sand from touching her body. But thinking that if she got dirty, she could go to a hot spring, and perhaps even share a bath with Star Lord, Karin secretly opened a hole in the barrier.
Li Xing's attention was fully on the sandstorm ahead and he didn't notice Karin's small action. Seeing that Karin was ready, Li Xing immediately hugged her and flew directly into the sandstorm.
...
Meanwhile, in the intelligence department of Sunagakure.
Beneath a giant sand globe, an intelligence department sensory ninja suddenly started.
"Lady Temari, a sandstorm has appeared in the second exam area. There are still many examinees inside, along with two intruders, a man and a woman, both around sixteen years old. The man has white hair and blue clothes, and the woman has red hair and red clothes."
Temari and Kankuro were also shocked to find intruders at this time.
"What are you doing? How did you only just discover the sandstorm and the intruders? Has someone interfered with the remote sensing in advance?"
"Kankuro, there's no time to dwell on that now. Immediately notify all departments and Gaara, and also inform our ally Konoha. We'll enter the exam area together."
Temari made a decisive move, shouldered her large fan, and quickly left the intelligence department. Kankuro followed closely behind.
...
"Yahoo, so ninja running really exists! I'm guessing they attach chakra to the soles of their feet and lean forward to avoid falling. And these shoes don't have exposed toes; they're completely combat boots! It's different from what I understood!"
Li Xing saw many examinees in the sandstorm from the air. Previously, Li Xing had only seen them individually, making it difficult to count. This comparison showed some differences from the anime.
"Star Lord, aren't all ninjas like this? What are you talking about? I don't understand." Karin was a native of this world, and what Li Xing said were common knowledge that even civilians would understand. So she was puzzled by Li Xing's words.
"Don't worry about it. I'm a ronin. I've been traveling with you for the past two years and haven't seen many ninjas. Get ready, we're about to land!"
Li Xing chose a spot and then, holding Karin, plummeted straight down from a hundred-meter height. Upon landing, the sand around them was repelled several meters before returning to its original state.
Afterwards, within the sandstorm, Li Xing precisely located each group of examinees. If there was a woman, he would help. If it was all men, he would ignore them. This included the ninjas from Karin's former village, Kusagakure. Li Xing casually helped them escape the sandstorm, as it was no effort for him; it was just a matter of raising his hand and slicing.
"Star Lord, what did you just swing your sword at?" Karin couldn't help but be curious about Li Xing suddenly drawing his sword and slashing at the air. From her senses, there seemed to be no one else.
"It's nothing, it's nothing. Just a monster, a big scorpion. For the sake of these examinees, I played the good guy!"
The two of them walked out of the sandstorm without realizing it. Even with the barrier, it would feel uncomfortable inside this sandstorm, let alone with Karin having opened a hole. Karin then stretched lazily and took deep breaths of fresh air.
"Star Lord, I have sand on me. I want to go to a hot spring. If possible, it would be great if Star Lord could help me scrub my back, just like before."
Li Xing's attention was not on Karin, but on a bald mage at a higher position ahead. He casually agreed to Karin's request, reasoning that he wouldn't lose anything.
"Mana, Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
The bald mage strummed his shamisen, and the shadows of three Sand Village examinees in front of him suddenly turned into solid forms, firmly trapping the three.
"That tune isn't pleasant. I'll play a song too. Since I have this skill in the dataized Heavenly Dao, it would be a shame not to learn it."
"Star Lord, what did you say?"
But Li Xing didn't reply. He suddenly produced a shamisen, found a place to sit, and began to play.
Karin's eyes filled with hearts. "So cool! Star Lord can also play the shamisen? I've never seen him play before. Is he playing this just for me?"
Karin had clearly fallen into a romantic fantasy. Li Xing wasn't playing randomly; with each strum, invisible musical notes appeared in the space, and those around them would fall into an illusion. This was a Blood Demon Art, the same one Kurenai used to advance to Oiran in Yoshiwara Flower District.
...
Gaara, hearing the calls of the Sand Village examinees, immediately flew back on sand and created three sand clones to rescue the three examinees.
However, with Li Xing's interference, both sides entered an illusionary world. Li Xing clearly saw Gaara entering his attack range and also saw Gaara's illusion. It was nothing more than a happy childhood, playing with Naruto every day, liking Naruto even more than his siblings, Temari and Kankuro.
After the song ended, Li Xing stopped. The people present woke up at that moment, all secretly shocked in their hearts by the terrifying illusion. It was clear that both sides believed the other had used the illusion.
Karin also woke up at this time. Or rather, she was displeased because the song had ended. She hadn't heard enough. Karin hadn't fallen into the illusion; she simply wanted to listen to Li Xing play and was completely engrossed.