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Orochimaru looked at Chiaki seriously and said, "This ninja world is a place where the strong prey on the weak; nothing here is truly cruel."

"Although I don't yet know what your formidable enemy is, I do know that if you're not ruthless to others, your end will be very difficult."

"I would rather someone else get hurt than you feel bad."

"Sasuke-kun's battle with Gaara is the best test, and a great opportunity to verify whether the Heaven's Curse Seal can work."

"And don't forget, after this, we have the plan to destroy Konoha..."

"Shh-"

Chiaki quickly covered Orochimaru's mouth, looked around, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

"Anyway, I understand, Aunt Snake, I'm fine."

Chiaki smiled at Orochimaru, who helplessly ruffled Chiaki's hair. "You..."

"Let's see how things develop from here. I've prepared everything else."

Chapter 627 Enhancement

"pain……"

"It hurts..."

"Huh, it doesn't hurt anymore?"

Sasuke woke up in a daze and subconsciously covered his neck, only to find that the Heavenly Curse Mark on his neck felt different from before.

"what happened?"

"Did Kakashi successfully seal it for me?"

Before losing consciousness, Sasuke still had some recollection of what had happened.

For example, Kakashi's caring attention to him, Kakashi's attempt to seal him away, and the sudden appearance of a woman...

Ok?

woman?

Sasuke stood there, stunned, and stroked his chin in thought.

What's the deal with that woman? Why is there a woman in the secret room?

Wait, that woman looks familiar...

Could it be——

A chill ran down Sasuke's spine, and he immediately looked around at everything.

The location where he was standing was still the familiar secret room, unchanged. As for Kakashi...

"Hey!"

"Kakashi!"

Sasuke's gaze swept over Kakashi, and he was horrified to find that Kakashi was lying unconscious on the ground, just like him.

At the same time, his face was ashen, and there was a strand of translucent viscous fluid on his face, making him look somewhat...

Uh.

18+ only.

Sasuke looked at Kakashi with a strange expression. After spending some effort to overcome his inner resistance, he sighed, squatted down, and began to shake Kakashi.

There was no other way; if Sasuke didn't have no idea where this secret room was or how to get out, he definitely wouldn't have cared about Kakashi.

"Kakashi!"

"Kakashi! Wake up!"

Sasuke resisted the urge to slap Kakashi twice, mainly because the translucent slime on his face looked a bit off.

Could it be that this guy was... by that woman?

After Sasuke had tried for a long time, and even in despair, considered whether to give Kakashi a Fireball Jutsu to wake him up, Kakashi finally snapped out of it.

"Uh...Sasuke?"

Kakashi rubbed his head and got up, stretching his body under Sasuke's disdainful gaze.

Even though he only fought Orochimaru briefly and was instantly defeated without expending much effort, Kakashi felt strangely drained.

"what's wrong with you?"

"What happened when they sealed the Heavenly Curse Seal on me?"

Sasuke pointed at Kakashi's face, and Kakashi reached out and touched it, almost scrambling to pull the mask off in disgust.

After Kakashi finished wiping, he solemnly pulled Sasuke over, who looked utterly disgusted.

"Sasuke, let me see your Heaven's Curse Seal!"

Sasuke raised an eyebrow, realizing the meaning behind Kakashi's words.

damn it!

He didn't seal it for himself!

That woman was definitely a menace!

"That woman is Orochimaru?!"

Sasuke realized what was happening and asked Kakashi with a livid face.

Kakashi nodded solemnly and pulled Sasuke by the neck to examine him.

But the more he looked, the more serious his expression became, and doubts began to creep into his mind.

"The design of the curse mark has changed, and an additional seal has been added to the outer ring..."

"Good heavens... is this really a buff?"

The outer seal of the Heavenly Curse Seal is quite simple; at least Kakashi, with his rudimentary level of understanding, could comprehend it.

After all, the seal was the same as what Qianqiu had told him before, only slightly enhanced.

When Sasuke is particularly agitated, the seal will break, automatically releasing the power of the Heavenly Curse Seal.

In other words, Orochimaru actually gave Sasuke a power-up switch that would activate his "divine descent" ability when he was extremely angry.

At once……

outrageous.

Although he couldn't understand what exactly the Heavenly Curse Seal had changed, the fact that Sasuke and he were both standing there unharmed meant that Orochimaru had no hostility towards them.

"Could it be because of Sister Qianqiu?"

Kakashi frowned in thought, recalling what Orochimaru had said to him at the beginning, and his attitude that he didn't want to hurt him.

"I need to find an opportunity to ask..."

Having made up his mind, Kakashi let go of the distressed Sasuke and explained the current situation of the Heavenly Curse Seal to him.

"What do you mean?"

Sasuke was stunned. "You mean, Orochimaru gave me a power boost?"

He sensed it and found that the chakra within his body was indeed much stronger than before.

As Sasuke was simulating the stirring of his emotions, he noticed his neck starting to feel slightly hot and his chakra beginning to heat up. He immediately understood how the Heavenly Curse Seal was operating.

This thing...

It's like I can just explode whenever I want!

Sasuke was excited. With the blessing of the Heavenly Curse Seal, his original genin strength could be directly raised to chunin level or higher, and even his various ninjutsu would be enhanced, gaining greater power and destructive force!

This is practically a cheat code tailor-made for me!

For a moment, Sasuke couldn't help but recall what Orochimaru had told him.

He glanced silently at Kakashi, who was deep in thought, and silently made a decision in his heart as well.

Kakashi, even at the Kage level, is still too weak. He really needs to find an opportunity to follow Orochimaru.

With Orochimaru's help, I should be able to become stronger!

Those guys like Neji, Naruto, and Gaara will all be defeated by me!

Sasuke thought for a moment and concluded that, in terms of looks, Orochimaru, who had become a great beauty, was clearly far superior to Kakashi.

In terms of strength, Kakashi, who was instantly defeated, doesn't need to say anything.

In terms of the boost to their own strength, look at Orochimaru, how much stronger he became with just the Heavenly Curse Seal. What about Kakashi?

I spent ages teaching Chidori myself!

understood.

Once the Chunin Exams are over, Sasuke will immediately go find Orochimaru!

"Alright, Sasuke, I'll talk to Chiaki-neechan about the rest. Let's get back to the finals now."

After pondering for a while, Kakashi sighed slightly and pulled up Sasuke, who was also deep in thought.

"I know, let's go."

Sasuke snapped out of his daze and gave Kakashi a confident look. "I'm going to take the Chunin Exams finals!"

With the Heavenly Curse Seal, that's how confident I am!

……

"Shino Aburame wins the second round of the Chunin Exams because Kankuro forfeits!"

"Next up is the third round of the Chunin Exams!"

"Sunagakure, Temari!"

"Konoha, Nara Shikamaru!"

"Please come on stage!"