In Konoha, you call this a ninja tool?

Even if you fail to reach the central tower in the middle of the Death Forest on time because of this, I will still ensure you pass this second test.

"You can do that?!"

Kiba Inuzuka stared wide-eyed in surprise.

Is this water being released?

Is it releasing water? Is it releasing water? Is it really releasing water?

As an examiner, is it permissible to use one's authority to engage in such underhanded tactics?

"of course can!"

Mitarashi Anko said with a self-righteous expression,

"Anyway, if anything goes wrong... cough cough, Tianyu will cover for you guys!"

"Yay! That's great!"

Kiba Inuzuka shouted excitedly and smiled brightly.

"Woof woof!!"

The red doll atop Kiba's head sensed the joy in its master's heart.

They also cheered happily.

Now, Kiba Inuzuka and Shino Aburame no longer harbored any resentment towards each other.

Following Mitarashi Anko and her group, they quickly headed towards the direction of Amagi.

"We're very close now."

Maintaining the Byakugan for an extended period of time also significantly depletes Hinata's chakra.

At this moment, her delicate face had become somewhat pale, and a fine layer of sweat had already gathered on the tip of her delicate nose.

However, she paid no attention to any of this and continued to investigate the surrounding situation at full speed before reporting the information to Mitarashi Anko.

"Two very powerful individuals are currently fighting!"

I'm very familiar with one of their chakra traits; it's Tenyu-nii.

Another person... I've never seen his chakra before; it's dark and terrifying..."

Simply sensing the other party's chakra state,

Hinata couldn't help but shiver.

Detecting the chakra of someone so much stronger than herself is still too much of a challenge for Hinata Hyuga right now.

"Alright, that's enough for now, Hinata. You've done a great job."

Mitarashi Anko patted Hinata on the shoulder.

She thought to herself, "The gentle yet resolute qualities this little girl displays are truly remarkable!"

"I...I can still..."

Hinata shook her head, wanting to continue.

"Need not."

Mitarashi Anko interrupted Hinata.

Then she pointed to the forest in front of them and said,

“We’ve already located the battlefield where they’re fighting, look…”

Hinata was taken aback upon hearing this.

Then he stopped rolling his eyes.

At that moment, the world in her eyes returned to its original state.

The moment Hinata saw the scene before her, a look of utter astonishment and disbelief appeared on her face.

This……

This is absolutely shocking!

No wonder Lady Red Bean said she no longer needed to keep track of where Brother Tenyu was fighting.

The forest in front of us had been ravaged by the battle between the two people in the distance, leaving it in a rather tragic state.

More than ten large trees were snapped in half, and the trunks and leaves were damaged.

There were still traces of white ice and snow, covered with a layer of biting frost.

As they continued to move forward, the temperature around them dropped lower and lower, even making them feel a biting cold in the middle of summer.

"Ah!"

Kiba Inuzuka sneezed.

After rubbing his nose, he exclaimed as if he had seen a ghost,

"Luckily, we ran into Naruto and his gang just now. They told us we had to get away from this area, otherwise... let alone pass the Chunin Exams, we would probably freeze to death here."

As they went deeper, they indeed found several corpses on the ground.

Some were frozen into ice sculptures, while others suffocated to death after being strangled by pythons.

Others died from snake bites.

Seeing this scene,

Mitarashi Anko's eyes darkened.

As a spirit beast that is also a snake, she is extremely familiar with these traces left behind.

What Tenyu said earlier was right; it really was Orochimaru who returned to Konoha...

"Reporting to Mitarashi-sama, it was ninjas from Takigakure and Sunagakure who died. None of them were from Konoha," one of the ANBU ninjas reported to Mitarashi Anko.

"Leave one person to clean up the scene and take the body back."

The rest of you, follow me!

Mitarashi Anko decisively issued the order.

Then, leading his men, they continued to advance at full speed towards the center of the battlefield.

"Damn it... Orochimaru..."

Mitarashi Anko's eyes held a very complex emotion.

Suddenly, she felt the curse mark on her neck become intensely hot...

Chapter 139 Let's Be Together

"Huh? Is the red bean almost here?"

It's been so many years since I've seen that little girl.

A smile appeared on Orochimaru's pale face as he looked in a distant direction.

"You've finally met your little apprentice, aren't you planning to stay and catch up with her?" Tianyu raised an eyebrow and asked with great interest.

"Heh heh... If those people from Konoha saw us having such a peaceful chat, I'm afraid that old bastard Hiruzen Sarutobi would start to have doubts about you, right?"

Orochimaru stared at Tenyu with his snake-like eyes and chuckled wickedly.

"It doesn't matter." Tianyu didn't care about it.

"Even so, I'm unwilling to let my ally reveal his identity so early," Orochimaru continued with a smile.

"I left before those Konoha ninja arrived."

I hope that...we can have a pleasant collaboration in the future, Tenyu-kun.

After saying this, Orochimaru took two steps back.

Then his body gradually merged with a large tree, and using a unique transformation technique, he left the battlefield.

"Lord Tianyu!"

At this moment, the members of Konoha's Anbu,

He finally arrived at the battlefield and appeared beside Tianyu.

"Phew, thank goodness you're still alive. Are you injured? Let me see you." Mitarashi Anko was the first to come up with concern, looking Tenyu up and down.

"Do you think I'll get hurt?" Tian Yu asked with a smile, a slight smirk playing on his lips.

"That's hard to say, after all, the other party is..." At this point, Mitarashi Anko suddenly looked up and began to look around, "Where is Orochimaru?"

"They escaped," Tianyu said calmly.

"!!!"

Mitarashi Anko's eyes widened instantly, and she exclaimed in disbelief,

"Could it be you...?"

"Yes."

Tianyu nodded and said casually,

“We fought, and he realized he was no match for him, so he ran away.”

!!!

Mitarashi Anko's face was filled with surprise.

She sensed her surroundings again and indeed found traces of Orochimaru.

The remnants of this battlefield are enough to prove that Tenyu and Orochimaru had just exchanged blows.

Meanwhile, the burning sensation from the cursed seal on Mitarashi Anko's neck had gradually dissipated, indicating that Orochimaru had left the area.

All signs indicate that

Everything Tianyu just said is true!

"No wonder..."