"Don't want to say? It's okay, I still know some information about you."
After all, Orochimaru knew that Naruto was the Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki.
What's more, Yakushi Kabuto had specially made information cards for the Genin examinees.
"It's truly surprising. Twelve years have passed, and I didn't expect you, the Nine-Tailed brat, not only didn't die, but instead went from being a former dead last to the Ninja Academy's top student. Now you seem to have become much stronger. I smell a secret!"
"I wonder how your growth has affected the seal."
Orochimaru's lips curled slightly, and he stuck out his tongue, looking exactly like a human-faced snake.
"So disgusting!"
Ino Yamanaka hugged her arms, shivering.
"Naruto, do you want me to deal with this weirdo?"
Ino Yamanaka asked in a low voice.
She was ready to use Mind Body Switch Technique at any moment.
Naruto shook his head.
Although Ino Yamanaka, after his special training, was no longer afraid of the monstrous pressure from the Nine-Tailed or similar creatures, Orochimaru was a freak who mastered various forbidden jutsu like Impure World Reincarnation. Who knew if he had researched methods to counter the Yamanaka clan's secret techniques?
It was better not to take risks.
Furthermore, the person in front of them was one of the legendary Sannin, Konoha Village's S-rank rogue ninja, a true Kage-level powerhouse, someone Ino Yamanaka and Hyuga Hinata couldn't deal with at present.
"Naruto-kun, he doesn't seem to be the main body."
With a formidable enemy at hand, Hyuga Hinata temporarily stopped searching for Karin's whereabouts and quietly said to Naruto.
"Oh?"
"So it's not the main body. It seems the main body still went to find Sasuke."
"Orochimaru's obsession with the Sharingan is deep enough. Is it because he lost to Itachi Uchiha, or was it Shisui Uchiha's eyes from back then?"
"However, since it's not the main body, there's no need to waste any more time."
Naruto's thoughts shifted, and the lazy gaze in his originally azure blue eyes was instantly replaced by sharpness.
"You—"
Orochimaru keenly sensed something was wrong and raised his hand to use Hidden Shadow Snake Hands, but Naruto instantly teleported behind his shadow and delivered a Rasengan to the back of his head.
Instantly, there was no blood, no yellow or white matter, but rather mud splattering everywhere.
After Orochimaru's head exploded, his original body immediately lost its other colors and turned brown, melting on the spot like a clay sculpture drenched in rain, turning into a puddle of slippery mud.
A very clever Earth Clone.
Unfortunately, against Naruto, it was still not enough; it was only destined to be instantly destroyed.
"Hinata, tell me the exact location of Uchiha Sasuke."
Naruto asked without turning his head after dealing with Orochimaru's Earth Clone.
Hinata's Byakugan was still active, so he didn't need to use Mind's Eye of the Kagura again.
"Not far, at the sixteen o'clock direction, about seven or eight hundred meters," Hinata immediately said.
"Okay, you and Ino be careful. I'll go ahead."
Before Naruto finished speaking, he directly unfolded the Shadow Instant Kill Array and teleported over.
On the other side.
Uchiha Sasuke, Sakura Haruno, and Inuzuka Kiba trembled in fear as they saw Orochimaru blocking their way.
Just a momentary gaze, a release of pure killing intent, instantly made images of themselves being beheaded, impaled by kunai, and torn to pieces appear in the minds of Uchiha Sasuke and the other two.
They died more than once!
In an instant.
The three knelt on the ground, vomiting from fear.
"Was—was that a genjutsu just now?"
"No—that was just ordinary killing intent—"
"Why is this happening? Just by making eye contact, I saw all sorts of terrifying ways to die."
Uchiha Sasuke sat limply on the ground, his face still showing traces of fear.
Orochimaru smiled and took out the Scroll of the Earth, saying, "The scroll you have is the Scroll of the Heavens, and my scroll is the Scroll of the Earth."
He tilted his head back, opened his mouth, and with one hand lifted the Scroll of the Earth, stuffing it into his mouth for all to see. Then he pressed his palm, pushing it in little by little, easily swallowing it.
After eating the Scroll of the Earth, Orochimaru stuck out his tongue and licked his mouth, saying with an unfulfilled expression, "Now, if you want to get the Scroll of the Earth, you can only kill me and then dig open my body~"
"Ugh—!!"
A terrified Sakura Haruno, stimulated by Orochimaru, knelt beside him and vomited profusely.
Akamaru whimpered in fear but bravely protected his master, guarding Inuzuka Kiba and baring his teeth at Orochimaru.
"Sa—Sakura—"
Sasuke twisted his head with difficulty and saw Sakura Haruno, trembling all over and incontinent with tears, suddenly startled.
"Terrible, terrible!"
"This enemy is too terrifying. We only have the option to run, otherwise, it's a dead end."
"Even a slight movement would be good!"
"Hurry! Hurry!"
Sasuke trembled as he gripped his kunai, wanting to stab his thigh to stimulate his nerves with pain and break free from Orochimaru's killing intent.
"Hehehehe—can't move, can you?"
Orochimaru's lips curled into a playful smile, like a venomous snake toying with a field mouse.
"Move quickly!"
In an instant.
Sasuke's eyes instantly turned blood red, and two tomoe spun wildly around his black pupils.
Orochimaru's face was cold as he casually waved his hand, and several kunai shot through the air towards Sasuke.
Sasuke, who had activated his two-tomoe Sharingan, immediately picked up the limp and immobile Sakura and dodged the kunai attacks, casually throwing a few smoke bombs behind him.
"Poof, poof, poof"
As white smoke filled the air, obscuring Orochimaru's vision.
Sasuke successfully held Sakura and hid behind a sturdy giant tree, leaning against its trunk, panting heavily. Both of them were still enveloped in the shadow of Orochimaru's killing intent.
"Sasuke, you—"
Sakura, who was about to speak, immediately had her mouth covered by Sasuke's hand.
"How can we escape safely!"
"That—that guy, he can't possibly be a Genin participating in the Chunin Exams. He's dangerous, extremely dangerous!"
"We have to find a way to notify the proctors outside!"
With his survival instinct activated, Sasuke covered Sakura's mouth with one hand while leaning against the tree trunk, twisting his head to look behind him, cautiously checking.
"Hiss—"
Suddenly, a variegated python, thicker than a bucket, descended from the branches above, opening its gaping maw.
"Sasuke, snake!"
At Sakura's shrill warning, the two suddenly came to their senses and quickly retreated, each using Instantaneous Body Technique to the left and right to dodge.
With a "thump," the giant python violently closed its mouth but bit nothing, persistently chasing Sasuke.
"Don't come over!"
Sasuke seemed to see Orochimaru, shouting loudly, half in fear and half in anger, as he swept out a large number of shuriken.
"Swish, swish, swish"
The shuriken rained down like a storm, all impaling the python's head, killing it.
But before Sasuke could catch his breath, the thick snake corpse split open, and a blood-stained and slimy Orochimaru emerged from within. "Sasuke-kun, as my prey, you won't escape my grasp~"
Orochimaru lowered the tip of his tongue, saying in a sinister tone.