The world I hear is completely different from yours.

After Orochimaru's massive attack, the loud noise attracted Rock Lee and his group to investigate. However, upon spotting Orochimaru, they immediately hid and concealed their presence. After all, the reputation of the legendary Sannin, coupled with Orochimaru's just-displayed strength, was enough to extinguish any fighting spirit in Rock Lee's group.

"Uchiha Sasuke? It seems the Uchiha clan is doomed to extinction today!" Hyuga Neji's veins bulged as he scanned the battlefield with his Byakugan. "While that Chidori attack was indeed powerful, proving your strength and talent, it's still no match for the legendary Sannin!"

Meanwhile, after a moment of inner turmoil, Lee Rock silently began to prepare to untie the weights binding his legs.

"Huh? Are you really going?" Tenten tried her best to dissuade him, "Orochimaru is an enemy that even Guy-sensei has to take seriously. Lee, are you really going to face such a powerful enemy for Sakura's sake?!"

"I certainly can't defeat such a powerful enemy! But I'm confident I can use my speed advantage to escape with Sakura and the others!" Rock Lee said firmly, having already decided to run at full speed and escape the battlefield with Sakura!

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Facing Orochimaru, Sakura had no intention of abandoning Sasuke and Naruto and running away. Instead, she silently drew her kunai and aimed it at the enemy before her. Even though her body was still trembling, even though the enemy before her was someone she could never defeat, she was determined to give it her all, even at the cost of her own life!

Sakura was initially completely immobilized by Orochimaru's murderous aura, let alone having the will to fight. But at this moment, Sakura finally broke free from the shackles of the murderous aura, driven by her determination to protect her teammates, and truly raised her weapon.

In that instant, the timid girl finally transformed into a true ninja!

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes and slowly extended his hand: "It seems you are also one of Sasuke-kun's bonds! So, if I were to destroy this bond now, I wonder what Sasuke-kun would think?"

For Orochimaru, who was determined to obtain the bodies of the Uchiha clan, a Sasuke who was free of all attachments and only wanted revenge was what he truly needed. Therefore, Orochimaru would not hesitate to eliminate all those whom Sasuke cared about! So, if it weren't for the Nine-Tails inside Naruto, Orochimaru probably would have already killed Naruto!

However, Orochimaru had no scruples when it came to Sakura Haruno, a commoner ninja with no background! So Orochimaru slowly stretched out his hand, preparing to crush the stubborn female ninja in front of him to death.

At this critical moment, Tianqing's voice rang out across the battlefield, followed by a fist faster than light: "Long time no see, Orochimaru!!!"

boom!!

The giant warrior's light-speed left hook slammed into the giant python's head, sending Orochimaru, who was standing on the snake's head, flying away like a cannonball. He crashed straight through countless trees, like a human road clearing machine, using his own flesh and blood to carve a wide passage through the forest!

Sakura stared blankly at the giant snake body in front of her, whose head had been suddenly severed and which was convulsing. The snake blood gushing from the severed mouth immediately caused a blood rain to fall from the sky. In that instant, Sakura even saw several bloody teeth floating in mid-air, which seemed to have flown out of Orochimaru's mouth.

"Are you alright? Don't stand there in a daze. Take Sasuke and Naruto and get out of here now!" Tianqing, dressed in ANBU uniform and wearing a mask, appeared in front of Sakura and said. Then, she leaped up and chased after Orochimaru.

At the same time, Ino, Shikamaru, Neji, and the others stared wide-eyed in disbelief, unable to believe what they were seeing. The legendary Sannin Orochimaru had been so easily defeated by an Anbu member! How could this be? When did such a powerful Anbu appear in Konoha?!

Click!Click!

On a huge rock wall, Orochimaru was embedded in the stone, and the surrounding rock wall was full of cracks, with countless small stones constantly peeling off.

Suddenly, Orochimaru opened his mouth wide, and a completely new Orochimaru emerged from it, just as a snake had shed its skin, appearing before everyone in a completely uninjured state!

For Orochimaru, who had mastered the Immortal Reincarnation Technique, the punch that Tensei had just delivered—capable of instantly killing a Kage-level expert—had absolutely no effect; it only caused Orochimaru to shed a layer of skin.

Chapter Sixty: Sunny's Fist and Genetic Modification Surgery

"That was a satisfying punch! It always reminds me of someone from the past!" Orochimaru watched Tensei approach with great interest, his eyes filled with curiosity: "Judging from your clothes and mask, you just joined the Anbu, right? Are all the Anbu in Konoha this strong now?"

"The fist of an old acquaintance?" Tianqing walked over, rubbing his hands together, and casually lifted a bit of his Grim Reaper mask to reveal part of his face. "Which time in the past are you referring to when you got beaten up? Was it the time you pretended to be a thug to attack Tsunade so that Jiraiya could play the hero and Tsunade would break your ribs? Or was it the time I punched you in the face when you defected?"

"It's you, Tianqing?!" Orochimaru's curiosity intensified, his long tongue licking his lips, perfectly illustrating the meaning of drooling. At the same time, swarms of snakes surged from his sleeves. "I never imagined that after more than a decade, you would appear before me looking exactly the same! To be honest, I'm really curious now, curious about everything about you!!"

“Perfect timing, I also have a lot of questions I want to ask you!” Tian Qing replied coldly, the massive body of the Titan appeared behind her, its fist raised high, ready to strike!

boom!!

The battle resumed in the next instant!!

For ninjas of Orochimaru's caliber, their convictions are as firm as iron, built step by step through countless battles and bloody clashes. These convictions cannot be swayed by mere words. Therefore, to subdue such a powerful figure, one must first engage in a fierce battle, defeating them and forcing them to submit, before attempting to reason with them.

Even Naruto, the chosen one with the power of persuasion, had to show off his strength and defeat Pain before he could convince Nagato! Therefore, when Tianqing met Orochimaru, she had no intention of reminiscing and immediately chose to attack!

"If you can solve it with your hands, don't bother with your words!" — So said Bai Qi, the famous domineering CEO-type gigolo and superpowered individual.

In that instant, Orochimaru launched the first attack. The large swarm of snakes that had emerged from his sleeves allowed him to summon snake-like creatures directly using the Summoning Jutsu without needing to form hand seals.

Summoning Jutsu: Manda!

Without using any unnecessary ninjutsu to test each other, or the usual throwing of projectiles, Orochimaru immediately revealed his strongest summoning beast at the start of the battle! Orochimaru knew very well that in a battle of this caliber, any attempt to conceal one's strength was tantamount to suicide; only by going all out from the beginning could one have any hope of victory! Especially against an opponent like Tensei, who had already killed several Kage-level shinobi, he couldn't hold back even the slightest bit!

boom!!

When the massive body of the Man-Snake appeared on the ground, the entire earth trembled from its heavy weight. Along with the Man-Snake appeared tens of thousands of snakes of various kinds under its command, which, like a surging tide, instantly submerged the surrounding forest!

Amidst the sea of ​​snakes teeming with tens of thousands of venomous snakes, Tian Qing revealed a cold smile: "Orochimaru, suddenly providing so many wild ingredients, are you going to make me snake soup?"

In an instant, the giant's thick arm disappeared!

Then, Orochimaru, standing atop Manda's head, saw light for the first time! No, it was a fist several times faster than light!! And it wasn't just aimed at Orochimaru and Manda, but at countless fists unleashed by the Giant God Warrior in all directions!!

Boom boom boom boom boom!!

A deafening roar!! A deafening explosion!! One punch shatters all laws!!!

Like ice blocks scorched by the blazing sun, the once overwhelming sea of ​​snakes instantly melted away, leaving only flying limbs and snake flesh! Under the bombardment of the colossus's incredibly fast fists, the surrounding sea of ​​snakes, forest, and everything on the ground vanished without a trace, creating a barren, empty area within a radius of several hundred meters!

Boom! After a puff of smoke, Manda, riddled with holes like a tattered sack from the Colossus's punches, returned to the Dragon Cave. Just moments before, thanks to its astonishing intuition, Manda had managed to save its life by using its skin-shedding ability. However, it was still immediately and severely injured by the Colossus's incredibly fast punches, and dragged its weakened body away in a sorry state.

After the smoke cleared, not only Orochimaru's figure appeared, but also the figures of many ninjas covered in cracks—the figures of the dead who had just been resurrected by the Impure World Reincarnation! These ninjas were the spoils of Orochimaru's years of leading his men to dig up graves and raid tombs, and they all had one thing in common: they all possessed powerful summoning beasts!

"Impure World Reincarnation? Because the quality of the sacrifices was substandard, the resurrected dead were severely weakened. Therefore, they specifically chose those dead who possessed powerful summoning beasts, so they could use their powerful summoning beasts to fight!" Tianqing exposed Orochimaru's plan in one sentence: "Remember, I taught you this method before? Now you're using it against me?!"

"These dead men aren't afraid of your fists! No matter how badly they're beaten by the Giant Warrior, their bodies will quickly regenerate!" Orochimaru replied coldly. As an experienced Kage-level shinobi, he had clearly thought of a way to deal with Ame-no-Kage's super-fast attacks in an instant: "That way, your Light Speed ​​Fist will be useless!"

Impure World Reincarnation*Summoning Jutsu!!

With a thought from Orochimaru, the controlled dead instantly formed the hand seals they had performed countless times in their lives, and in an instant, a large number of summoned beasts appeared on the battlefield! A rhinoceros the size of a small mountain, a giant rooster with three heads and six legs, a giant cockroach with hundreds of legs, a huge fleshy worm covered in twitching eyes, and a super hedgehog with hundreds of sharp spines—all sorts of bizarre summoned beasts appeared before Tianqing. Tianqing even saw a super ferocious panda with muscles all over its body, holding a bamboo stick as a toothpick! It suddenly gave Tianqing the feeling of watching mutated animals in a circus.

"Speaking of which, why do these summoning beasts look so bizarre? Orochimaru, you didn't do some kind of genetic modification surgery on these summoning beasts, did you?" Tianqing asked quietly.

I have some things to do today, so the update will be tonight.

I have some things to take care of today, so I won't be free during the day. I'll update in the evening.

Let me tell you something that makes me a little sentimental. Once upon a time, there were two people...

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And now, that person might not be around anymore.

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Of course, I didn't mean anything by it. Actually, I had accounts on both websites, and I was one of the early users of both. I even did some minor work on the code for both. It's just that after so many years, I never expected that one of them would suddenly disappear.

Chapter 61 The wood used in Wood Release is not ordinary wood.

Impure World Reincarnation, a resurrection technique that awakens the dead, not only grants them endless chakra but also an immortal body that can continuously regenerate even when damaged, making them veritable superheroes with immortality and unlimited chakra.

However, since the strength of these dead is determined by the quality of the sacrifices, the dead summoned by Orochimaru generally only have 20-30% of their strength in life. Their speed and strength are greatly weakened, as if they have just been disconnected from the underworld and are returning to the city weakly. Most of them cannot even defeat Chunin and Special Jonin! Otherwise, Orochimaru would have already built an army of the dead, become the new Lich King, and unified the ninja world with his army of the dead.

Therefore, when Orochimaru faced Tensei's light-speed fist, which was impossible to defend against, he chose to summon these unkillable dead people, hoping to use their immortality to defend against Tensei's attack, while using the summoning beasts of these dead people to attack Tensei.

Looking at the strange and unusual summoned beasts opposite him, Tianqing revealed a smug smile: "If it were before, Orochimaru, you might have been able to struggle against me for a while with this move, but now I possess the power to subdue the dead!"

With a thought from Tian Qing, the divine runes swiftly activated, imbuing Tian Qing with the Wood Release ability that had just been deduced and analyzed! This was the degraded Wood Release ability that Tian Qing had previously obtained from Yamato, but after the divine runes' analysis, Tian Qing's Wood Release could unleash at least 60% of the power of the First Hokage's Wood Release!

Wood Release: World of Trees Advent!

boom!!!

As the sky cleared, the earth trembled violently, and countless trees burst forth from the ground, transforming the previously cleared land back into a dense forest. At the same time, they encased all the dead and spirit beasts reborn from the dead within various tree cages!

This tree, formed from Wood Release, is no ordinary wood. It is a special type of wood with unique properties. Not only can it not be burned by fire or penetrated by water, but it can also be used for sealing and suppression. The cage it forms can firmly seal away the dead and summoned beasts, preventing them from ever escaping!

This is the main reason why Yamato, who possesses Wood Release, became Naruto's new teacher in the original work. Wood Release excels at sealing and suppressing, making it the perfect choice to deal with rampaging tailed beasts!

It was precisely because of this special property of Wood Release that the First Hokage's Wood Release defensive shield, though full of gaps, was able to completely block the Tailed Beasts' Tailed Beast Cannons. After that, the First Hokage, with the perfect sealing ability of Wood Release over the various Tailed Beasts, successfully captured most of the Tailed Beasts and distributed them to other countries.

Sealing and imprisonment—that's the method Tensei used to deal with the Impure World Reincarnation technique! They're just a bunch of weak, indestructible warriors, right? Just seal them all away!

In just a moment, Orochimaru's army of the dead was submerged in the clear sky's Wood Release forest, unable to move at all!

Tap! Tap!

Tianqing nimbly leaped onto a large tree and walked towards Orochimaru, who was firmly imprisoned in a Wood Release cage: "So, can you speak properly now, Orochimaru?!"

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In the bushes far from the edge of the battlefield, Hyuga Neji stared blankly at the forest that had suddenly disappeared and then reappeared, his heart filled with shock and his mouth extremely bitter, barely able to speak. After witnessing the battle between the strongest ninjas in the world, the pride of his genius had vanished completely!

Meanwhile, Rock Lee and Tenten stared intently at the distant forest. As ninjas who grew up in Konoha and heard the legends of Wood Release, how could they not understand what the suddenly appearing trees represented? The miraculous Wood Release that the First Hokage used to quell the chaos of the world had reappeared before them after many years!

Meanwhile, in the bushes on the other side, Nara Shikamaru, the strategist of the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, saw something much more.

"So this is the Wood Release of the First Hokage? It seems the situation in the village is about to change!" Nara Shikamaru muttered to himself. As the son of the Nara clan chief, he had been exposed to politics since childhood, and therefore understood the great significance of Wood Release to Konoha! Simply put, those who possess Wood Release are as if they are born with the aura of Konoha's prestige, and can have many supporters in Konoha without doing many missions!

If Yamato, who possessed Wood Release in the original story, awakened it through his own abilities rather than through Orochimaru's experiments, then the position of Sixth Hokage might not necessarily belong to Kakashi Hatake! Because no one can be certain whether someone who awakened Wood Release on their own could grow to the level of the First Hokage in the future!

"Shikamaru, what are you standing there for! Hurry up and go help! Sakura and Sasuke are both injured!" Ino Yamanaka's shout interrupted Shikamaru's daze.

Compared to Shikamaru's profound contemplation, Ino was much simpler. After seeing the enemy disappear, she grabbed Shikamaru and Choji's hands and hurriedly ran towards Sakura, eager to check on her best friend and rival.

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As the battle between Tian Qing and Orochimaru ended, on the other side of the Forest of Death, the battle between Yekura and Gaara was also nearing its end.

boom!!!

A massive sand dune collapsed with a deafening roar, turning the surrounding forest into a sea of ​​sand. In this sea of ​​sand, Gaara stood swaying, his sand armor shattered into pieces, even his iconic gourd was reduced to half. Gaara's left hand lay crookedly beside him, clearly its bones twisted into a pretzel.

Not far behind Gaara, Temari and Kankuro collapsed to the ground, looking severely injured. Seeing Gaara at a disadvantage in the battle, they tried to launch a sneak attack, but were swiftly thwarted by Pakura.

Even though Temari and Kankuro have reached the strength of Chunin or even Jonin, they are still no match for Pakura, the former hero of Sunagakure!

Chapter Sixty-Two: The War Arrived Early Due to a Misunderstanding

Looking at the panting Gaara and the collapsed Temari and Kankuro on the ground, Pakura, dressed in Konoha genin uniform, idly fiddled with a kunai in one hand, and asked a dangerous question with ill intent: "Gaara, why don't you release Shukaku from inside you? You might be able to beat me then!"

Upon hearing this, Temari and Kankuro, who had been trying their best to conceal their true feelings, immediately changed their expressions. Kankuro, after glancing at Pakura's Konoha uniform, shouted directly at Gaara, "The plan has changed! Konoha has discovered your Jinchuriki identity, so we're switching to the backup plan now. Release Shukaku immediately!!"

In the Sand Village's original plan, they first sent Gaara, the Jinchūriki of Shukaku, to lead two teammates into Konoha to participate in the Chunin Exams. Given Gaara's strength, he was certain to advance to the final round. Then, in this grand final, watched by numerous dignitaries, civilians, and the Hokage, Gaara would unleash Shukaku, using its power to completely paralyze the heart of Konoha!

Meanwhile, with the help of Orochimaru's spies and secret intelligence planted in Konoha, the Sand Village secretly laid an ambush of a large number of Sand Ninja in the forest outside Konoha. As soon as Shukaku appeared in Konoha, this Sand Ninja army would immediately launch a surprise attack on Konoha together with a large number of Sound Ninja! At the same time, the Fourth Kazekage, who came to watch the match, would also lead a large number of elite Sand Ninja who had entered Konoha under the name of "Kazekage's Personal Guard" to launch an attack on Konoha. With these three forces attacking from both inside and outside, it can be said to be a perfect plan to destroy Konoha!

Of course, the Sand Ninja also devised a contingency plan. If Gaara's identity as a Jinchūriki was accidentally discovered by Konoha after he entered the village, then Gaara would immediately release Shukaku and launch a preemptive attack within Konoha to prevent Konoha from concentrating its forces to seal Shukaku and then using it to blackmail the Sand Ninja. In any case, from the Sand Ninja's perspective, as long as Shukaku indiscriminately wreaked havoc within Konoha, severely weakening the village's fighting force, even without the Kazekage and the Sand Ninja army's coordinated attack, it would still be a good thing for the Sand Ninja!

In the original story, because Gaara's identity as a Jinchuriki was not discovered, the Sand Ninja's plan proceeded very smoothly until Gaara was blinded by his killing intent and transformed prematurely, which was interrupted by Sasuke's Chidori. This prevented Shukaku from appearing in Konoha and wreaking havoc.

However, this time, the reborn Yekura, as a Konoha genin, revealed Gaara's jinchūriki identity in one sentence. This directly led Temari and Kankuro to mistakenly believe that Konoha had discovered the Sand Village's plan. Therefore, Temari and Kankuro decided to change their battle plan and directly start releasing the One-Tailed Shukaku in the second round of the Chunin Exams!

In fact, before Temari and Kankuro could even speak, Gaara had already viciously formed hand seals, intending to release Shukaku from within him. It wasn't because of any emergency plan; he simply wanted to use Shukaku to tear this despicable woman in front of him to shreds!

Forbidden Technique: Feigned Sleep Technique!! This unique ninjutsu from the Sand Village can force Shukaku within Gaara to appear in its complete form in this world without harming Gaara's body!

In an instant, Gaara closed his eyes and fell asleep under the influence of the Sleep Technique. But the moment Gaara lost control of his body in his dream, a sharp tanuki voice suddenly rang out in the air: "Finally!! Finally, I can come out again!!!"

boom!!

Along with this piercing sound came a massive surge of chakra, filled with an evil aura, which instantly enveloped the entire examination training ground!