"Your older brother Tian Yu's strength… is far above Kakashi-sensei's!" Sasuke's voice was low and dark.
"Naruto, calm down. Think carefully.
From what I saw with my Sharingan, Tian Yu's power matches that snake-user's. If we summon Kakashi now, it could interfere with your big brother's fight."
Sasuke paused, eyes steady.
"And remember—Tian Yu is the examiner. His presence alerts the Leaf support staff. Reinforcements will arrive soon."
Naruto blinked, surprised.
Sasuke's logic rang true.
"Well, then… what do we do now?"
Sasuke thought for a moment.
"Your sister Tiantian is in this exam too, right?"
Naruto nodded.
"Let's find their squad and warn them."
"What for?"
"Idiot! Big things happened here—better they know."
"If something happens to Tiantian… your big brother would be livid, right?"
Naruto sheepishly admitted Sasuke was right.
"Let's go. We need to warn her and the others in Konoha's teams!"
With that, the three disappeared into the trees, heading toward the distant forest.
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Back to the battlefield
Tian Yu watched the snake tide surging toward him with grim determination.
Though Orochimaru's legacy often led fans to underestimate him—thanks to Itachi's Genjutsu—he was still one of the strongest early‑series foes.
Young Orochimaru had been called a rare genius of a generation by the Hokage lineage. A master of ninjutsu, taijutsu, illusion—all backed by deep research. His legacy includes killing the Fourth Kazekage and Third Hokage.
A sudden flicker in Tian Yu's hand produced a cold, silver blade.
"Iceward Sword Technique"
A serene phrase echoed.
Within a moment, icy ridges formed, blizzarded out of the serpentine wave.
Thousands of snakes froze mid‑air, shattered into fragments, or vaporized on impact.
Orochimaru's serpents spat blades—each turned to glacial statues.
"My body…" Orochimaru muttered, wide-eyed, "modified. Nothing can kill me."
His arrogance revealed decades of forbidden experiments—self-reconstruction, flexible limbs, eruptive regeneration. No ordinary physical attack would work.
Tian Yu smiled faintly.
"Those who claim immortality… are usually the first to fall."
A dangerous glint surfaced in Orochimaru's eye.
"Let me show you the gap between Shadow-nin and Shadow-nin!"
He unhinged his jaw in humanly impossible fashion.
From him erupted the Array of Ten Thousand Snakes—
Thousands of vipers charged the battlefield, each spitting jade‑bright swords.
Sasuke, Sakura, and Naruto—just reunited nearby—turned wide-eyed, frozen in shock.
This was madness—even for a Chunin Exam.
Naruto gripped the Heaven Scroll and began to unfurl it.
"Big Brother Tian Yu's fighting alone. We can't just watch. If I trigger the seal… Kakashi-sensei will come—Konoha reinforcements too."
Sakura gasped: "Naruto, someone opening a scroll is elimination!"
He replied determinedly:
"If that's what saves Tian Yu… it's worth failing!"
He rolled it further. Sasuke grabbed it.
"I didn't try to stop you. But… if Kakashi arrives, can he really save Tian Yu in time?"
Naruto froze, uncertainty flickering in his eyes.
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Scene: Tian Yu vs Orochimaru
Tian Yu stood atop the frozen serpents, sword before him. Ice mist drifted in the sudden chill.
Orochimaru, mid-flight, tensed—his body twisting unnaturally like a whip.
In response, Tian Yu called forth:
"Ice Dragon Whirling Tail! Juekong!"
A massive, hundred‑meter-long ice dragon surged from the ground and slammed into Orochimaru.
The force erupted without chakra seals—pure taijutsu plus tool usage.
Blood spurted from his mouth. Orochimaru hurtled back across the forest, coughing, twisted.
Tian Yu didn't pause.
"Vacuum Ice Array!"
The air dropped to sub-zero instantly. Moisture condensed into snowflakes and icicles—all slicing downward.
Thousands of razor ice fragments crashed on Orochimaru's fleeing form.
He evaded many, writhing mid-air, but dozens of stabs pierced deep wounds—especially a gaping hole in his abdomen.
Snakes emerged, forming a new Orochimaru vessel beside his wounded form.
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This terrifying display shattered all expectations.
Some be fan-made jutsu like Iceward Sword, but Orochimaru's immortality and weapon lore are canonically rooted.
End of Chapter.
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