Naruto: I, who didn't want to be hacked to pieces, saved the ninja world.

They continued baking.

"Qingye, who were you fighting just now?"

After accepting the grilled fish from Shirokumo Aoba, Shikamaru thought for a moment and took the initiative to start a conversation.

Hearing Shikamaru's topic and seeing the girls looking over, he realized...

Bai Yunqingye raised an eyebrow and then nodded, "We've encountered a rather troublesome character."

"Even the examiner, Hongdou, has fainted. I'm afraid it's not as simple as just being troublesome, is it?"

Shikamaru pressed for an answer.

After thinking for a moment, Shirokumo Aoba said seriously, "It's Orochimaru."

Orochimaru?!

The group gasped in surprise.

They had all heard of Orochimaru's name; after all, the current Hokage, Tsunade, was one of the legendary Sannin, on par with Orochimaru.

Although Yakumo and Hinata already knew that Orochimaru had entered the Forest of Death, they never expected that Aoba would actually run into him.

"Qingye, are you hurt? Should I check you out?"

Sakura, a medical ninja, was about to come up and tear off Shirakumo Aoba's clothes.

Check if he is in good health.

Sakura: Let me see!

"Don't worry, I'm fine."

Shirokumo Aoba quickly pressed down on Sakura's hand, as there were so many people around.

"Although it was a tough fight, I was not injured."

"Really? That's good..."

Sakura withdrew her hand somewhat disappointedly.

The others also breathed a sigh of relief.

Shikamaru was very surprised. That was Orochimaru! Had Aoba become this powerful?

And aren't you all surprised?

At that moment, he felt somewhat out of place.

"Could you tell us about the battle?"

The other girls also unconsciously perked up their ears.

Shirokumo Aoba couldn't help but secretly give Shikamaru a thumbs up.

He gave Shikamaru a few more skewers of grilled fish, and then made up a story about fighting Orochimaru on the spot.

Everyone's attention was drawn to the scene, and they completely forgot the dullness that had just occurred.

Tian Tian listened attentively to the story while eating grilled fish.

Whenever the crucial parts are discussed, I can't help but feel a little worried for Baiyun Qingye.

"..."

"No~"

At this moment, a soft groan interrupted Baiyun Qingye's narration.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw Hongdou, who had just woken up.

She seemed a little sleepy, and because she had slept so soundly, she was not only groaning but also lazily stretching.

Hongdou squinted her eyes and rested for a while.

Looking around, he met the gazes of Baiyun Qingye and the others.

"..."

"?"

Red Bean blinked, pretending to sleepwalk, and slowly lay back down.

Even at night, Baiyun Qingye could clearly see that Hongdou's ears were so red they looked like they were about to bleed.

"Cough cough!"

He coughed casually, drawing everyone's attention back to him.

"Let me continue."

"Hmm... okay!"

Everyone was trying not to laugh.

They answered in somewhat muffled voices.

Baiyun Qingye continued her story.

This gave Hongdou ample time to ease the awkwardness.

But only a moment later.

Because Anko heard Orochimaru's name from Shirokumo Aoba's mouth.

Suddenly, he bounced up as if he had been given a spring.

He appeared before Baiyun Qingye.

"Aoba, how is Orochimaru? Is he dead?"

Although she witnessed Shirokumo Aoba smash Orochimaru's head.

But that's Orochimaru, the Orochimaru who has researched countless forbidden techniques. Even if he loses his head, he might not necessarily die.

As expected, Bai Yunqingye shook her head at her.

"At that time, Orochimaru used a strange ninjutsu, and another Orochimaru actually grew out of the corpse."

"really……"

Hongdou wasn't particularly surprised.

"Orochimaru may not be as good as the other two Legendary Sannin in other aspects, but he is definitely much better at escaping and surviving."

"I need to report this news to the Hokage immediately."

Her expression turned anxious again, and she turned to run towards the edge of the Death Forest.

But suddenly, Shirokumo Aoba grabbed her wrist.

"Sister Red Bean, I have reported all the information about Orochimaru to the teacher."

"You've slept for so long, you must be hungry, right?"

Baiyun Qingye handed two skewers of grilled fish to Hongdou.

Hongdou couldn't help but twitch her lips as she looked at the grilled fish in the other person's hand.

"Are you here for a vacation, or to take an exam?"

"So you can have a vacation and take the exam at the same time."

Baiyun Qingye casually stuffed the grilled fish into Hongdou's hand. "I'll grill the fish over the campfire so that other teams nearby will be attracted by the aroma."

"That way, we can quickly collect the Heaven and Earth Scrolls."

"Wouldn't doing this make your situation even more dangerous?" Red Bean asked doubtfully.

"That might be true for others, but for me..."

Before Baiyun Qingye could finish speaking, Hongdou already understood what he meant.

This guy isn't even afraid of Orochimaru, so how could he possibly be afraid of a few genin?

Do you have any sweet ones?

Chapter 250 Gaara's Abnormal Behavior

"Do you want your grilled fish to be sweet?"

Baiyun Qingye was somewhat surprised.

"You don't understand, sweet things taste better."

She simply sat down next to Baiyun Qingye.

"I'm sorry, I only brought these seasonings."

Baiyun Qingye helplessly shrugged.

Red Bean didn't say much, "Well, it's nice to try different flavors once in a while."

After saying that, he began to eat with relish.

……

"How can it smell so good?"

The three siblings from Sunagakure, who were not far away, stopped in their tracks. Temari looked around nervously and asked a question.

"We'll find out when we get there," Kankuro said nonchalantly.

With Gaara around, they really don't need to worry too much.

The two of them looked at Gaara at the same time.

They were both waiting for the other to make a decision.

As long as the other party doesn't go crazy, they will go along with them.

Gaara's eyes were also fixed on the direction from which the fragrance was coming.

He covered his eyes with his palms, and the sand around him slowly gathered.

It formed an eyeball and flew towards the direction from which the fragrance was coming.