From the night of genocide, marching towards the strongest.

Seeing that his attack had been broken, Orochimaru's expression remained unchanged. Instead, he turned his attention to Sasuke and Sakura, who were standing still. His purpose in coming here was only to test Sasuke's strength; everything else was secondary.

However, to Orochimaru's surprise, Sasuke still did not make a move, but remained expressionless. Instead, Sakura threw the giant shuriken.

"what?"

Orochimaru let out a soft exclamation, somewhat surprised by the accuracy of Sakura's throwing technique.

He didn't know that Sakura was a student of Kosuke Maruboshi, who, in addition to his Water Release techniques, was also a top-notch thrower among Konoha's Jonin.

It seems that besides Sasuke, the other two will also bring me a big surprise.

Orochimaru thought to himself.

"Sakura, I can handle this guy myself, you don't need to help."

Naruto pouted and said with some dissatisfaction.

"You idiot!"

Sakura's forehead veins bulged as she roared, "Charging recklessly into an unknown enemy like this? Have you wasted your time learning the ninja code?"

Ok?

What are the Ninja Rules?

Naruto didn't remember ever learning anything like that, but that didn't stop him from hearing the anger in Sakura's tone, and he couldn't help but shiver.

"Ahahaha, well, let's take care of this guy first, Sakura."

Naruto chuckled and quickly changed the subject, but Sakura snorted and let Naruto off the hook.

Naruto is right, taking down this enemy is the most important thing right now.

"A murderous aura as deep as an abyss, a cold and insane presence, the powerful ninja wielding a snake."

Sakura's emerald green eyes were fixed on Orochimaru, and she asked in a deep voice, "You are Orochimaru, one of the legendary Sannin, right?"

"Oh?" Orochimaru looked surprised and looked at Sakura with amusement.

"Not bad analytical skills."

So far, Orochimaru has only used two moves, both of which are related to snakes. However, the fact that this little girl was able to perceive his identity so quickly has impressed Orochimaru.

"What is your purpose in disguising yourself as a candidate from Kusagakure and infiltrating the Chunin Exams? Is it to harm Konoha?"

After Orochimaru admitted his identity, Sakura's vigilance reached its peak, and she asked through gritted teeth.

"Heh heh heh, you have time to care about Konoha..."

Orochimaru licked his lips, his golden pupils radiating a chilling killing intent.

"You'd be better off worrying about your own situation first!"

After saying that, Orochimaru used his unique Snake Body Flicker Technique, twisting his body like a snake as he charged towards Sasuke and Sakura.

"I told you, don't ignore me, you bastard!"

Naruto roared, transforming into a hurricane, coiling like an angry dragon, emitting a howling wind, and blasting a punch towards Orochimaru with lightning speed!

Naruto didn't take the legendary Sannin to heart at all.

All I know is that this bastard has ignored me time and time again.

This guy's speed has increased quite a bit.

Orochimaru's eyes flashed with a hint of surprise. He twisted his body in mid-air, facing Naruto's taijutsu attack head-on without dodging or yielding.

boom!

Fists collided with a loud crash, and Naruto's sudden burst of immense power sent Orochimaru flying!

However, Orochimaru, who was flying backwards in mid-air, showed no sign of panic. Instead, he revealed an amused expression.

boom!

Naruto took a step forward and chased after him. He clenched his right hand tightly and grabbed Orochimaru's ankle as he flew backward. Then he slammed Orochimaru into the ground, which exploded like a bomb, creating a huge crater.

"Did you kill them?"

Naruto stared intently at Orochimaru, who lay motionless on the ground. Suddenly, in the next moment, Orochimaru turned into a lump of mud.

With a whoosh, a deafening sound rang out.

A longsword gleaming with a cold light and exuding an aura of death attacked Naruto from behind. Naruto's expression changed slightly, and he hurriedly jumped to dodge.

The longsword, so close yet so far, slashed past Naruto again and again; the situation was extremely perilous.

It turns out it was Chen Baojun's martial arts!

Orochimaru, wielding the Kusanagi sword, recognized Naruto's taijutsu as he kept dodging.

"Your physical skills are quite good, but unfortunately, physical skills ultimately have their limitations."

In the midst of the close combat, Orochimaru's cold voice drifted over, carrying a hint of regret.

Naruto Uzumaki inherited both his father's space-time techniques and his mother's sealing techniques.

Orochimaru would think highly of him and develop a fondness for his talent.

Physical techniques?

forget it!

As he pondered this, Orochimaru prepared to strike.

"How dare you look down on physical skills?"

Upon hearing this, Naruto felt a surge of anger. The sharp longsword made it difficult for him to use his taijutsu in close combat, leaving him feeling restricted.

But as soon as Orochimaru spoke, Naruto was about to disregard everything and immediately unleash his ultimate technique, Konoha Dragon God.

boom!

Just as Orochimaru was about to deliver the fatal blow and Naruto was about to unleash his ultimate technique, a massive water dragon suddenly pounced towards Orochimaru.

"Huh? Is that the Second Hokage's Water Dragon Bullet?"

Sensing that this water dragon was far more powerful and faster than usual, Orochimaru showed curiosity. Just as he was about to dodge, he looked in the direction of Sakura and Sasuke.

"Well!"

As soon as Orochimaru turned his gaze, a sharp pain shot through his limbs, as if they were pierced by nails, and his dodging movements came to an abrupt halt.

This is!?

Orochimaru's eyes narrowed sharply, his heart filled with horror. He looked up and saw that Sasuke's eyes had somehow transformed into scarlet three-tomoe Sharingan!

Chapter 130 Rashomon

Magical Shackles Technique!

After being hit by Sasuke's genjutsu, Orochimaru's face instantly darkened.

Orochimaru was all too familiar with this move that brought him such profound humiliation.

He suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of this very move four years ago, and he has studied this illusion technique countless times since then.

He quickly moved his hands together, forming a hand seal, and in an instant broke free from the illusion.

"It was resolved very quickly."

Seeing that Orochimaru broke free from his genjutsu in an instant, Sasuke chuckled lightly, unconcerned.

First, he held back, only using his three-tomoe level eye power.

Secondly, his talent and strength in genjutsu were originally inferior to Uchiha Itachi's. In the original timeline, when Sasuke with the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan and Itachi, who was only in Edo Tensei form, teamed up to fight Kabuto.

In that battle, the difference in their genjutsu skills was extremely obvious. Even with his Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, Sasuke was no match for Itachi Uchiha, who was merely using Edo Tensei.

Third, even Itachi Uchiha couldn't completely suppress Orochimaru with his three-tomoe genjutsu. In fact, Orochimaru was still able to move at the time, but when he was about to dispel the genjutsu, Itachi Uchiha cut off one of his hands.

Moreover, Orochimaru is a master of ninjutsu. After suffering a great loss, he will definitely try to find a way to break the curse. Even if he cannot break the curse, the same ninjutsu may not produce the same results as before.

But that's enough!

boom!

Although Orochimaru quickly released the shackles, it still inevitably delayed things a little.

In that instant, the water dragon, carrying immense and overwhelming power, crashed straight into Orochimaru, engulfing him in the surging waters.

"As expected of Sakura, she took care of this guy so quickly."

Naruto darted to their side, gave Sakura a thumbs-up, and shouted.

"Don't be careless, this guy won't be taken down so easily."

Sakura shook her head, her gaze fixed on the splashing water in the distance, and said in a deep voice.

When her Water Dragon Bullet was in Takigakure, it couldn't even kill one of Kisame Hoshigaki's clones.

How could they possibly kill Orochimaru's true form, whose reputation and strength surpassed even the Seven Swordsmen?

Those are the legendary Sannin!

"The battle is far from over; it has only just begun!"

"Hehehe..."

Amidst the violent churning and surging waves, a hoarse, low, sinister laugh could be heard with unmistakable clarity, the sound carrying a hint of embarrassment and anger.

More often, it's the excited groans of a venomous snake as it begins to devour its prey that send shivers down one's spine upon hearing such laughter.

Then, the waves parted, and a figure slowly emerged from them!

His clothes were somewhat tattered, and he looked a little disheveled, but that was not a big deal. What was truly chilling was his face, which was mutilated and split in two at the jawline.

The lower half of his face still showed the appearance of the Kusagakure genin, but the upper half revealed his purple eyeshadow that extended to his nose and his pale skin.

"This illusion reminds me of some very bad memories."

After Orochimaru stepped out, his expression was extremely gloomy. His cold gaze fixed on Sasuke's eyes for a long while before he suddenly smiled, licked his lips, and said:

"But more than those unbearable memories, I'm pleasantly surprised that you could use this illusion technique, Sasuke-kun."

As he spoke, Orochimaru tore off his mask, revealing his true face.