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Chapter 123 What are you doing? I want to learn! (Fifteenth update! Bonus chapter for first-time subscribers! Please subscribe!)

Uehara Naraku has a good relationship with Class 7.

Because Uehara saved them from Orochimaru's clutches and also helped treat Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki, Team 7 felt that Uehara Naraku was a very kind person, even though he seemed arrogant before.

Indeed, sometimes you have to look beyond the surface to see the essence!

"I never knew you knew medical ninjutsu..."

Watching Uehara Naraku treat Uzumaki Naruto, Sasuke Uchiha couldn't help but ask, "I remember medical ninjas are always protected by combat ninjas, right? Where are your two companions? Why aren't they with you?"

As he said these words, Sasuke suddenly became wary again. What if Uehara Naraku and his teammates attacked Team 7?

"Don't worry, I've arranged for them to go elsewhere."

Uehara Naraku waved his hand, patted his ninja tool bag, and said softly, "Besides, I have already collected all the Tenchi Scrolls. I have no ulterior motives towards you. I only helped you because you are Kakashi's students."

"Oh, do you have any scrolls on you?"

Having just been healed, Sasuke Uchiha's fighting spirit was instantly rekindled: "How about we add another clause to our agreement? If I defeat you, besides the information on Itachi, you also have to give us the scroll you have!"

Sakura Haruno looked up, puzzled. "Sasuke-kun..."

Even though Sakura Haruno, a genin, is weak, she can still sense from previous events that Naraku Uehara is extremely strong! How could Sasuke possibly be a match for a ninja that even Orochimaru had to avoid?

"good."

Uehara Naraku squinted and smiled, "I have high hopes for you. Even if you know you are no match for them, you must have a never-give-up attitude. I believe you will defeat Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Obito sooner or later."

Upon hearing Uehara's praise, Sasuke Uchiha spoke with a touch of pride, "Hmph, I know my strength isn't enough, but now I want you to tell me how much of a gap there is between me and Itachi Uchiha!"

"Um…"

After treating Naruto Uzumaki, Uehara Naraku held up two fingers and said, "Although we haven't fought yet, the difference between you two is at least seven or eight Kakashis, right?"

"???"

Uchiha Sasuke was completely bewildered.

Where did this unit of measurement come from?!

"Okay, it's too late today."

Uehara Naraku glanced at the sky and said softly, "You guys rest here! I'll go catch some fish to prepare dinner."

"Oh, you must be working too hard?"

Sakura Haruno looked up at Naraku Uehara in surprise and said, "How about I go catch some fish? After all, I haven't been able to do anything particularly special, and you've already helped us so much, even healing Sasuke and Naruto..."

"..."

Sasuke Uchiha's eyes flickered. He did not volunteer to take on the task of catching fish, since Naruto Uzumaki and Sakura Haruno were currently unable to fight, and he needed to stay behind to protect his teammates.

Actually, the best person to go fishing right now is Naruto Uzumaki!

"No need."

Uehara Naraku waved his hand and chuckled, "I'll be back soon. I'll also check if there are any enemies around. If Orochimaru is still nearby, you'll be in danger if you encounter him."

Without waiting for Sakura Haruno to refuse, he left.

After Uehara Naraku left, Uchiha Sasuke slowly breathed a sigh of relief and said in a deep voice, "I originally thought that guy came to steal our scrolls or had some kind of conspiracy, but now it seems that he really wants to help us?"

"Perhaps it's because of Kakashi-sensei?"

Sakura Haruno thought for a moment, then said softly, "My intuition tells me that Kakashi-sensei and he have a good relationship. Maybe he helped us because of Kakashi-sensei?"

"That's a possibility."

Sasuke Uchiha nodded and continued, "But we must never let our guard down. In this forest, everyone is our enemy."

Class 7 was relatively rational.

They weren't unaware that Uehara Naraku was putting on a crazy performance for them, but some of his goodwill could easily erode their attitude.

Who would refuse someone's kindness?

Even Sasuke Uchiha felt awkward refusing.

As for Naruto Uzumaki, who was lying on the ground asleep, he was actually just a hot-blooded idiot. As long as someone showed him kindness, Naruto would almost certainly believe it!

After all, aside from Team 7, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Shikamaru, Choji, Hinata Hyuga, and others, Naruto Uzumaki hadn't seen many people give him a friendly look...

Dusk is approaching.

The sun gradually set.

Just as Uehara Naraku had predicted, Orochimaru was indeed still lurking near Team 7, because he had his eye on Sasuke's body.

Although Sasuke Uchiha's strength and talent were still somewhat inferior to Itachi Uchiha's, he was Orochimaru's best chance to obtain the Sharingan bloodline limit.

However, after Orochimaru saw Uehara Naraku leave, he disregarded his reputation as one of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha and tried to launch another surprise attack on Team 7. Orochimaru still wanted to plant the Curse of Heaven on Sasuke.

A long snake suddenly darted out, opening its mouth to bite Orochimaru, thus stopping Orochimaru's attempt to attack Sasuke!

"Um?"

Orochimaru's expression changed slightly. He grabbed the long snake with one hand, pulling out the person who had been controlling it to attack him. After recognizing the person, a smile appeared on his face: "Anko, are you still using the ninjutsu I taught you?"

"It really is you, Orochimaru!"

Mitarashi Anko leaped to Orochimaru's side, shoving him against a tree and tightly restraining his movements: "No matter how far away I am, I can smell your scent..."

At that moment, the smile on Hongdou's face vanished.

At this moment, the female ninja who liked to run around Konoha with a three-colored dumpling in her mouth looked at her former teacher with an extremely complicated and painful expression.

Just as Orochimaru was about to say something joking, Mitarashi Anko suddenly stabbed a kunai into both Orochimaru's and her own palms: "Orochimaru, this time you won't escape! I'll borrow your left hand!"

"Do you want to use the ninjutsu I taught you to kill us both? You're my disciple, how come you can never shake this impulsive habit?"

Orochimaru suddenly turned into a clump of dirt and disappeared.

Another Orochimaru appeared silently, looking at Mitarashi Anko with a somewhat horrified expression, and reached out his palm to stroke her cheek: "Are you sad? Are you sad that I abandoned you back then?"

"..."

Mitarashi Anko's expression was incredibly gloomy and complex.

Anko truly hated her teacher for betraying her, leaving her alone in Konoha to face the judgmental stares of others, making her life extremely painful.

"Cough cough cough..."

A young ninja stood above Orochimaru and Anko Mitarashi, looking down at Orochimaru's somewhat affectionate actions towards Anko, and couldn't help but say, "Master-disciple romance? A tragic love story between an S-rank rogue ninja and his little disciple? Teach me, I want to learn too!"

"Uehara Naraku!"

Orochimaru's expression changed. Why is this bastard so persistent?

When she saw that there were other people around, the dejection on Mitarashi Anko's face instantly disappeared. She covered the faintly aching curse mark on the back of her neck and suddenly distanced herself from Orochimaru!

She must uphold the principles of a Konoha ninja!

Moreover, she was the chief examiner for this Chunin Exam.

"Should I not be here?"

Uehara Naraku looked at Mitarashi Anko and chuckled as he continued, "So our examiner and Konoha's S-rank rogue ninja Orochimaru have this close relationship. No wonder he was able to infiltrate this exam and attack us genin!"

"Don't talk nonsense!"

Mitarashi Anko coldly raised her head and looked at Uehara Naraku, saying in a chilling voice, "Idiot, it's dangerous here. You'd better leave now, I can't protect you! Wait... you're just a genin from Amegakure, how do you know Orochimaru?"

When Mitarashi Anko remembered Orochimaru calling out Uehara's name again, she finally realized what was happening and turned to look at Orochimaru. She saw her former teacher staring at the newly emerged Amegakure genin with a sinister and wary expression on his face!

Who exactly is this hot-blooded idiot who was at the meeting point just now?!

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