Traveling through Naruto with Heroes of Might and Magic.

"Whoosh!"

It wasn't a ninja's Body Flicker Technique, but rather like a wild beast's pounce!

Her body landed on all fours, like a giant humanoid snake, and she pounced on Yun Rendun in an instant.

"What--"

Yun Rendun sensed unease and hastily went to defend himself.

"boom!"

Yun Rendun, who had his arms crossed, only paused slightly before being sent flying.

"It's no use...it's no use!"

Red Bean roared, its ominous chakra expanding further. Its pineapple-shaped hair, which was usually tied up, was now disheveled and seemed to be growing longer.

"It's a cursed seal!!" Qingwu blurted out upon seeing this.

Unexpectedly, at this point in time, the red bean had already been imprinted with a curse mark.

and……

Feeling the burning pain coming from the back of his neck, Qingwu knew that he had also been affected!

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Fists, claws, elbows, knees—Red Bean's attacks were completely haphazard, purely the attack methods of a wild beast.

But each strike carries terrifying destructive power, and the attack speed is several times faster than before.

"I admit it—!"

When the Lightning Barrier was easily shattered, Yun Rendun wanted to shout that he had to admit defeat.

"Pfft!!"

Blood splattered as two giant snakes, which had somehow "grown" from Hongdou's arm, easily pierced Yun Rendun's abdomen.

Yun Rendun stared wide-eyed in disbelief at the "non-human" arm piercing through his abdomen.

"The winner is Mitarashi Anko!"

As the examiners hurriedly announced the news, the medical team rushed onto the field.

"hateful!"

Darui and hope, concerned for their teammate, jumped down from the stands.

The medical team carried away Dun, who was covered in blood.

Darui, a Cloud Ninja, glared angrily at Anko opposite him. He was usually quite lazy, but he was still furious when faced with the uncertainty of his comrade's life or death.

Red Bean stands in a pool of blood.

The ominous chakra was slowly fading, the madness in her eyes disappeared, replaced by confusion, and then... fear.

She looked at her blood-stained hands and the horrified gazes of the surrounding audience.

"me……"

She trembled, wanting to say something, but in the end said nothing, looking pleadingly at the stands.

The Third Generation was too busy with other matters to attend to today's preliminary rounds.

However, due to the lack of similarity, the exam was temporarily suspended.

On one hand, we confirmed Yun Rendun's condition; on the other hand, Anko's unusual behavior easily reminded people of... Orochimaru.

Qingwu endured the pain and landed beside Hongdou.

Ignoring Hongdou's surprised gaze, he swept up her long hair and found a black curse mark on the back of her neck.

"The Curse of Heaven... When did Orochimaru implant it in you?" Qingwu asked.

"I...I don't know!" Hongdou felt a little relieved when she saw Qingwu come down, but her eyes were still completely blank.

"Is this the first outbreak?" Qingwu asked again.

"I...I don't know!" Hongdou stammered, "I...I couldn't control myself just now."

"It's alright!" Qingwu reached out and gently touched the curse mark on the back of Hongdou's neck, feeling the burning sensation on the back of his neck subside.

"It shouldn't be that serious," Qingwu reassured her.

"You only unintentionally activated the cursed seal state in a moment of crisis, and it subsided so quickly, so the impact should be minimal."

"How...how did you know? The cursed seal?" Red Bean asked, voicing her doubts.

“Because…” Qingwu simply turned around, exposing the back of her neck to Hongdou, “I have it too.”

The Heavenly Curse Mark on Hongdou's body just erupted for the first time. He felt a burning pain, which should be from the resonance of power. He didn't expect that the wound, which seemed to have healed, still left a hidden danger.

“You…” Hongdou covered her mouth in surprise when she saw the black curse mark that appeared on the back of Qingwu’s neck.

Qingwu turned around and nodded, saying, "Yes, the same goes for your neck."

There was a lot of discussion in the stands, with everyone talking about the battle that had just taken place.

Iruka cautiously peered out, but was unable to come down because the scene was temporarily under control.

“Konoha’s female ninja,” Darui of the Cloud Ninja suddenly said angrily, “I’ll remember you. I hope I’ll run into you again.”

"They really aren't afraid of death," Qingwu thought, turning his head to look.

At the Genin and Chunin levels, the boost that Cursed Seals provide to combat power is simply insane.

"Whizzing!"

Two members of the Dark Guard wearing animal masks appeared. "Red Bean, come with us!"

“Qingwu.” Hongdou nervously grabbed Qingwu’s hand.

She didn't know what would happen, but at this moment, only her "kindred spirit" Qingwu gave her a sense of security.

"Don't worry!" Qingwu gently patted the back of her hand, and blue-green light emanated from her other hand.

Water-based magic [Healing]!

The small wounds on Hongdou's body visibly healed under the effect of [Healing].

The two secret agents exchanged a glance and remained silent for the time being.

Qingwu moved her hand up and placed it on Hongdou's neck.

Hongdou's little face flushed red, feeling a tingling, itchy sensation. It was the first time that a boy her age had touched her sensitive areas.

Qingwu was certainly not trying to "take advantage".

He tried to suppress the power of the cursed seal with natural energy.

During his battle with Orochimaru a few days ago, Orochimaru was unable to control him with the cursed seal, which gave him some confidence in his natural energy.

However, the effect of the magic [Healing] only made the curse mark on Red Bean fade faster.

Her hair returned to its original length and color.

But the black curse mark remains.

Qingwu took a deep breath and said to the Dark Division, "I'll go with you."

……

Konoha Hospital

The medical team had just finished examining Hongdou when the Third Generation rushed over.

Qingwu immediately revealed his cursed seal, "It was Orochimaru who did it."

The third generation's cloudy eyes narrowed, and he walked into the ward with a serious expression.

He then inquired in detail about the sensations experienced when the Red Bean Curse Seal erupted, and the Third Hokage reached out to use a sealing technique.

The sealing seal technique forms a circle of runes wrapped around the three black magatama-shaped seals.

"All right."

The Third Hokage breathed slightly, "That way, the chakra shouldn't get out of control."

After saying that, he turned to Qingwu and said, "Turn around, you need it too!"

Chapter 57 A Unique Taste

Qingwu did not refuse.

Although the activation of the cursed seal can temporarily enhance one's strength.

But he dared not use what Orochimaru left behind.

The process of sealing the curse mark on Qingwu was incredibly easy.

The Third Hokage frowned and pondered, "Your cursed seal is different from Anko's; it must be incomplete."

Qingwu suddenly realized, "It must be suppressed by natural energy."

"Possibly." Having completed the sealing seal, the Third Hokage withdrew his hand.

"Qingwu, it seems your curse seal is unable to unleash its power to enhance you, but to be on the safe side, let's seal it."

Qingwu pulled up his collar and nodded: "Thank you, Lord Hokage."

The third generation waved his hand, comforted the dejected Anko for a while, and then got up to leave.

"The Hokage is right." Qingwu comforted Hongdou, who still had a dazed look in her eyes, "This is not your fault."

"I...I don't remember anything." Hongdou shook her head gently, looking blank.

The Third Hokage just asked her when the cursed mark was placed on her, but Anko couldn't answer.

“Your memories… have probably been partially erased,” Qingwu said.

There aren't many ninjutsu techniques that can affect the soul, but someone like Orochimaru should have some.

Moreover, the curse mark on Red Bean's body is most likely an incomplete version.

In the original story, after Anko was sealed with the cursed seal by the Third Hokage, the cursed seal never activated. It wasn't until the Fourth Shinobi World War that Sasuke used the Evil-Removing Seal to extract the chakra from the cursed seal and thus revive Orochimaru.