Konoha: Starting with a sign-in for Hashirama cells

"Oh, okay then." Naruto nodded.

Sakura looked at the large sphere of earth in front of her: "Is this the effect of your technique?"

"Okay." Naruto.

"What's the use of this? Is it for hitting people? It's so heavy!" Sakura tried to push it, but couldn't budge it. She then tapped it with her hand to confirm that it was solid.

“It can be used to hit people, but of course, its main purpose is to trap them,” Naruto said.

"When you encounter a powerful enemy that you can't kill or defeat, you can use it to trap them."

"After that, whether to retreat, attack, or capture alive, we can adapt to the situation and greatly increase our tolerance for error."

"Oh, I see." Sakura said in realization.

"Can your Flying Thunder God Technique carry people now?" Naruto asked.

"It can't be that fast. I've only been learning for a short time," Sakura said with amusement.

"From what you've said, I've been practicing whenever I have a spare moment these past few days, and I've become much more proficient, but I'm still a bit short of being able to lead others."

Naruto thought to himself, "What a pity."

His only concern now is the accuracy rate.

No matter how skilled you are, it's all for nothing if you can't hit the target.

If Sakura's Flying Thunder God Technique were available to assist, the success rate would be much higher. But now, I have no choice but to do it myself.

The next day.

Outside the Forest of Death.

While listening absentmindedly to Anko's detailed explanation of the rules, Naruto casually glanced at the other examinees.

They quickly discovered Orochimaru, who was disguised as a low-key and unremarkable female ninja from Kusagakure.

Suddenly, Naruto unconsciously turned his head to the side.

Before he could even react to what was happening, a kunai flew past his face with a whooshing sound and embedded itself in the tree trunk in front of him.

"Huh?" Hongdou was surprised. How did this child detect her attack from a blind spot?

Despite her doubts, Anko was already standing behind Naruto, completely oblivious to the fact that she was a woman, and leaned close to him, smiling sweetly.

"Everyone else is listening attentively as I explain the rules, but you're just looking around, seemingly indifferent."

"Is it that they didn't take the assessment seriously, or that they didn't care about the other candidates...?"

She paused, then glanced sideways and said, "Don't stand behind me like that. I won't be responsible if anything happens."

"I'm just helping you retrieve your kunai." He peeled off the face of the former female ninja from Kusagakure, disguised himself as Orochimaru, and said softly.

Naruto marveled at the power of the plot; it was truly amazing. He hadn't even tried to provoke Anko with a flippant attitude, yet a scene similar to the one in the story still unfolded.

Additionally, through contact between the back and the front of the red bean.

She's inside.

It seems not…

After the minor incident, according to the rules, we went into the small dark room to sign, received a scroll, and then dispersed to various entrances and exits to wait for the opening time.

"What kind of scroll is it?" Sakura asked when there were no other examinees around.

“Heavens,” Naruto said.

“This is a great training ground. When we encounter people, don’t move. Let me handle everything,” Sasuke said.

The scheduled time has arrived.

Looking at his watch, the Chunin immediately opened the door: "Good luck to you."

Sasuke charged ahead, taking the lead.

Sakura followed closely behind.

In the end, Naruto formed hand seals and created a shadow clone.

His speed did not decrease; his shadow clone landed on the ground and gently pressed the ground with the index and middle fingers of his right hand.

About ten seconds later, I actively released myself and transmitted the results I had perceived to my main body.

"Such speed! He can lock onto us... no! He can lock onto Sasuke's location?" Naruto thought to himself.

In this forest of death, among the many living beings, Orochimaru, who charges at supersonic speed, stands out with his exceptional life force and chakra reflexes, which cannot be ignored.

"There's someone coming this way," Naruto warned.

"Alone? Perfect. Which direction is he going?" Sasuke asked.

Having learned the location of the visitors from Naruto, Sasuke didn't just stand there waiting; instead, he took the initiative to go and meet them.

They're both genin (lower-ranking ninja), so who's afraid of whom?

When it comes to fighting alone, he fears no one.

Naruto followed silently.

Hoping that Sasuke can attract Orochimaru's attention, giving him a sure chance to strike Orochimaru with Earth Release: Rasenshuriken.

Sakura, who was overtaken by Naruto, was not in a hurry. She picked up stones that were scattered on the ground and leaped between trees while placing her hands on them.

About half a minute later, the Flying Thunder God mark was completed and then casually placed on a tree.

Based on the Fourth Hokage's experience, you may not need the Flying Thunder God Mark, but you can't be without it.

The more the better.

Chapter 57 Encounter with Orochimaru

Orochimaru, who had been tracking Sasuke using his ability to sense heat, was surprised to find Sasuke and his two companions moving closer to him.

"Judging from this, he is a ninja with sensory abilities."

Is it sensing life? Or sensing chakra? Or perhaps sensing the soul?

Being so far away, it couldn't be a smell; it could also be a thermal sensation similar to his.

A flurry of thoughts arose within him, which he then suppressed. Orochimaru chuckled and said, "More interesting than I imagined."

If it's life, soul, or heat energy, then that's fine.

If it's a matter of sensing chakra, and the distance is so great, knowing that the quality of the newcomer's chakra far exceeds that of a Jonin, why would they still dare to approach them?

It must be said, that was incredibly brave.

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes slightly.

Determine the attack range.

He bit his thumb and used his blood as a medium to summon two large snakes from the Dragon Cave.

"Let me test your skills. If you fail and disappoint me, you'll die, Sasuke-kun."

As he muttered to himself, Orochimaru clasped his hands together, forming only one hand seal.

"Wind Release, Great Breakthrough".

This is only a C-rank ninjutsu, but in Orochimaru's hands it becomes terrifyingly powerful.

Its power is almost S-class.

A terrible storm raged.

Destroy and blast away all obstacles in front of you.

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"What happened..." Sasuke crawled out of the ruins and looked at the large open space that had been cleared in front of him, feeling bewildered.

Naruto, who also crawled out of the ruins, was mentally prepared and not too surprised.

"Huh? Where's Sakura?" Naruto couldn't find Sakura anywhere, and was about to use his sensory jutsu to look for her.

Out of nowhere, a flash of pink light appeared, and Sakura regained her footing. She looked around, shocked and puzzled, and said, "How did such a terrifying storm suddenly appear!"

Before she could finish speaking, the ground beneath her suddenly collapsed, and a gaping maw burst forth, swallowing Sakura whole as she jumped off the ground, sensing something was wrong.

"Sakura!" Naruto exclaimed in surprise, rushing towards her without thinking.

The pink light flashed again, and Sakura appeared out of thin air, this time landing on Naruto.

"That scared me to death! Luckily, I've practiced the Flying Thunder God Technique so many times that it's become second nature to me, otherwise..." Sakura said, still shaken.

"What does it matter? This kind of snake isn't poisonous. It won't kill you anytime soon if you swallow it." Naruto breathed a sigh of relief and said casually when he saw that Sakura was safe and sound.

"Who's talking about death? I just find it disgusting to be swallowed alive, and then enveloped in snake saliva and stomach acid, ugh!" Sakura got goosebumps.

"..." Naruto.

"Can you get off my back first?" Naruto asked.

"Oh, oh!" Sakura quickly separated from Naruto.

Without Sakura as a burden, Naruto was able to unleash his full potential and leap high into the air.

He condensed a Rasengan in his right hand, incorporating the nature transformation of lightning, and slammed it firmly onto the head of the giant snake, which had turned around to continue its attack.

One strike, and it loses its life.

It pounced on the still convulsing snake, whose body was occasionally crackling with electric arcs.

Naruto swiftly ended the battle, then pressed his index and middle fingers together on the ground to sense Orochimaru's location.

"In the mouth of another large snake!"

Not far away, out of the corner of his eye, he saw that Naruto had already finished off the giant snake, and Sasuke was not to be outdone.

Lightning Release chakra stimulates cells, resulting in a leap in speed.

Using shuriken and steel wire, they bound the giant snake and secured it to a fallen tree that was still relatively intact.

He formed hand seals and unleashed the Dragon Fire Technique, burning the giant serpent alive.

"Is it a creature that inhabits this forest?" Sasuke wondered to himself, his face remaining calm and collected.