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The next day.
The end of the Chunin Preliminary Exams brought a slight calm to Konohagakure. More ninjas, from both Konoha and other villages, were continuously increasing their strength.
This would allow them to unleash their full power during the Elimination Round.
This was a rare sight, happening only once every few years: the gathering of the Five Great Nations.
Therefore, Konoha attached immense importance to this Chunin Exam, preparing diligently for the Elimination Round a month later.
Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others had already started planning intensely, as there could be no mistakes when the time came.
In a certain forest in Konohagakure.
"Is this the place?" Fang Lin stopped, this was where Orochimaru had told Tianyuan to come.
Of course, the old Tianyuan might have hesitated, wondering what to do if Orochimaru suddenly attacked. But now, with the Mangekyo Sharingan, Tianyuan was not afraid of Orochimaru.
"Hiss, hiss." A snake-like hiss sounded from not far away, and then a giant snake, several meters long, slithered over, breaking all the trees in its path.
"Orochimaru's Summoning Beast, the Giant Snake?" Tianyuan's eyes flickered. As for Manda, that was impossible, as Orochimaru himself didn't have control over that particular summoning beast.
"A test for me," Tianyuan smiled faintly. "Orochimaru-sensei, you still couldn't resist making a move."
"However, since it's here, it's a good opportunity to test out this ninjutsu of mine." Watching the Giant Snake lunge forward, Tianyuan raised his hand, and powerful chakra condensed within it.
Countless hurricanes seemed to form in Tianyuan's hand, and a light-blue orb continuously expanded. It grew to about half the height of a person before slowly stopping its expansion.
Its exterior looked incredibly stable, but within this spherical energy orb lay an immensely terrifying power.
"Big Ball Rasengan," Tianyuan stated calmly.
The Big Ball Rasengan, an enhanced version of the Rasengan, possessed even greater power. Destroying this Giant Snake would be effortless.
With a push off the ground, Tianyuan shot towards the Giant Snake, reaching it in the blink of an eye.
"Hiss, hiss." The Giant Snake's tail swept directly at Tianyuan.
"Then let's go head-to-head!" Tianyuan's right hand, wielding the Big Ball Rasengan, directly impacted the Giant Snake's body. The snake's body was continuously torn apart by the intense force, and circular ripples spread across its body.
"Boom!" The Giant Snake was sent flying back, then slammed heavily onto the ground, motionless. The immense power of the Big Ball Rasengan had directly extinguished its life force.
In the distance, when Orochimaru saw Tianyuan form the light-blue orb, his pupils constricted.
"Rasengan," Orochimaru immediately recognized the origin of the ninjutsu.
Then, Orochimaru watched as Tianyuan directly destroyed the Giant Snake with the Big Ball Rasengan. "Such immense power. This power already possesses the strength of a Jonin."
Orochimaru had considered that Tianyuan might be concealing some hidden strength, but he hadn't expected Tianyuan to achieve this with such brute force.
That was already a glimpse of Jonin-level strength.
If he wanted to continue testing, then Orochimaru and Tianyuan would truly be at odds. In the current situation, Orochimaru still had an explanation he could offer.
After taking down the Giant Snake, Tianyuan chuckled softly, "Orochimaru-sensei, you're here, aren't you?"
"Clap! Clap! Clap!" Applause rang out, and Orochimaru walked out from not far away, a smile on his face. "Tianyuan, you're amazing. You actually killed the Giant Snake with a Rasengan. Your current strength is already close to that of a Jonin."
"Still quite far, Orochimaru-sensei," Tianyuan shook his head.
"Don't be modest. That was a Rasengan, right?" Orochimaru smiled faintly.
"It was indeed Rasengan. I learned it from Jonin Jiraiya," Tianyuan replied. There was nothing to hide about this; he didn't intend to keep the secret of the Rasengan forever.
"I'm afraid that wasn't your full power, was it?" Orochimaru said, narrowing his eyes.
"Orochimaru-sensei, everyone should have their own secrets, shouldn't they?" Tianyuan said calmly. "So, perhaps that strength wasn't my full power?"
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"Not even to your sensei?" Orochimaru chuckled. "You don't trust your sensei much."
"Not entirely. Orochimaru-sensei, you know my so-called sixth sense is very powerful, don't you?" Tianyuan said.
"Hmm," Orochimaru thought back to how, whether they encountered Hidden Sand Village ninjas or Hidden Cloud Village ninjas, it had always been based on Tianyuan's "feelings."
"So, my sixth sense tells me that Orochimaru-sensei also has many secrets," Tianyuan smiled. "Therefore, some things still need to be kept secret from Orochimaru-sensei."
"Hmm," Orochimaru clenched his fingers slightly, almost having the urge to attack. After all, he did have secrets at the moment; he was conducting human experiments.
For the sake of immortality, and Orochimaru was even using Konohagakure ninjas.
If the Third Hokage were to discover this, he would likely be hunted down.
"Understood, Tianyuan. It seems you don't trust Orochimaru-sensei," Orochimaru said softly. "So, you plan to train alone during this time?"
"Perhaps," Tianyuan shrugged. "Orochimaru-sensei, I'll take my leave now."
With that, Tianyuan departed.
When Orochimaru used the Giant Snake to test Tianyuan, the relationship between Tianyuan and Orochimaru had already become estranged. Nominally, they were still master and disciple.
But deep down, neither of them trusted the other.
Watching Tianyuan leave, Orochimaru's eyes flickered. Even after Tianyuan completely disappeared, Orochimaru still didn't make a move.
This location was too close to Konohagakure. Seeing Tianyuan's strength just now, Orochimaru wasn't confident he could quickly apprehend him.
Tianyuan, who had returned to Konohagakure, found a signal on his player system.
It was an ordinary video; although the clarity wasn't high, meaning the chances of it being something good were low, Tianyuan saw the signal and decided to take whatever he could get.
Perhaps this was also a kind of joy in pursuing the unknown.
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