"Okay, you said it, Hiroshi." Harumiko nodded, smiling, after hearing Hiroshi's promise.
Hiroshi nodded, smiling. "Yes, I did. Don't worry, you'll have a whole litter of rabbits someday!"
Harumiko was overjoyed. Even though they were in a competition, his words made her incredibly happy.
"This is strange. The competition should be almost over. Why haven't we encountered Itachi Uchiha's team yet?" Hiroshi wondered, frowning.
"Maybe this forest is just too big. It's hard to find each other quickly," Rai suggested, smiling.
Hiroshi nodded, but a sense of unease lingered.
This quiet is unsettling. How much time is left until I can use X-ray vision again? Hiroshi thought.
"Ding! Cache complete. Ready to activate."
Hiroshi was delighted. He could finally use X-ray vision to check his surroundings. Itachi might be hiding nearby, planning an ambush.
Good. Let's see if Itachi is around, Hiroshi thought, smiling.
"Everyone, let's stop here for a moment. I'll check the surroundings, then we'll continue," Hiroshi said, smiling.
Harumiko and the others nodded and sat down.
Hiroshi climbed a tall tree, activated his Golden Eyes, and engaged X-ray vision.
Let's see where Itachi's team is hiding. Without this, it would be nearly impossible to find them, Hiroshi thought, surveying the area.
The forest was vast. Hiroshi's Golden Eyes, enhanced with X-ray vision, could see through everything and detect chakra.
"This is odd. I can't see their chakra anywhere. Are they not nearby?" Hiroshi whispered, seeing no sign of Itachi's team.
"If they're not far away, that means they must be close by!"
Hiroshi focused his attention on the area within twenty meters of Harumiko and the others. He noticed something unusual.
"So you were hiding here. I overestimated you. Trying to ambush us, huh?" Hiroshi smiled, looking at the three figures about thirty meters away.
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