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章節 581: Team 7's Teamwork

Earth land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, the Village Hidden in the Leaves. 

 

May 27, x788. 

 

Early in the morning, before the Genin still qualified to participate in the Chunin Exam had left their lodgings, Alfonzo, Laki, Wendy, Carla, Saeko, and Miyuki had gathered in the living room of their temporary residence. 

 

"So, is everyone ready?" Alfonzo asked in a solemn tone. 

 

In response, Laki and Saeko nodded their heads in confirmation. Meanwhile, Wendy wore a regretful expression, as she could not help with this operation, and Carla looked concerned. Miyuki, on the other hand, wore her usual expression. Though, if one were to look deep into her eyes, they would see that she was also worried. 

 

"Okay, good." Alfonzo continued with a nod of his own. "Laki, you're gonna have to use your [Wood-Make Magic to create some clones of you and Saeko so that it looks like you haven't left the house. Can you do it?" 

 

"I can." Laki replied. "But if anyone gets too close, they'll be able to tell the difference between the clones and the real thing. Then, they'll instantly know we're out of the house without our usual hidden escort." 

 

"Besides, you only mentioned that Laki needs to make clones for her and I." Saeko added. "What about you?" 

 

"Oh, I can take care of that myself." Alfonzo said with a grin. 

 

*Poof!* 

 

In the next instant, Alfonzo was covered in a cloud of smoke. Then, when the cloud dissipated, he was standing there in the same position as if nothing happened. Naturally, this caused everyone to be dumbfounded, as it seemed like Alfonzo had not done anything but caused a cloud of smoke to appear and dissipate. However, they eventually picked up an identical magic power signature to the Alfonzo in front of them. And it was standing directly between Laki and Saeko. 

 

Turning their heads to the place where they picked up the magic power signature, Laki, Wendy, and Saeko were unable to see anything with their eyes. However, their [Magic Power Detection] was telling them that Alfonzo was definitely standing there. 

 

A moment later, both Carla and Miyuki also looked in the direction where everyone else was looking. And they were just in time to see Saeko reach out and touch something. 

 

"What did you do, Alfonzo?" Saeko asked as she wrapped her hands around Alfonzo's right hand. "I know you can turn invisible, but how are there two of you." 

 

In the next instant, Alfonzo stopped bending the light around him with his [Electromagnetism Magic], reappearing between Laki and Saeko. Meanwhile, the [Shadow Clone] he created smiled at everyone smugly. 

 

"I used one of the techniques I learned from that one guy, Danzo's records." Alfonzo replied with a smile. "It's called the [Shadow Clone Jutsu]. Lici can use it, too." 

 

"But how?" Laki asked while patting both Alfonzo's with her hands repeatedly. "I've seen the shinobi use [Ninjutsu]. And they always have to make those hands signs." 

 

"My magic power control is too good for that to matter." Alfonzo said with a shrug. "The hand signs are only there to direct the magic power in a shinobi's body in a certain way. But since I have such good control of my magic power, I only needed to memorize how each hand sign makes my magic power move. Then, I could do it on my own without them." 

 

As the people in the room were some of the more intelligent members of the guild, they all immediately understood Alfonzo's explanation. Then, they found themselves curious to know what kind of things they would be able to do with the Jutsu taught in the Hidden Villages. 

 

Understanding what the ladies were thinking, Alfonzo smiled. 

 

"Don't worry, I made a deal with Hiruzen, remember?" Alfonzo asked. "I'll be able to teach you how to use [Ninjutsu] and Genjutsu] after the Chunin Exams end and the people from the other villages leave." 

 

"Oh, you did say that before, didn't you?" Saeko said with a smile. "Well then, I'm looking forward to it." 

 

"Actually, I'll probably end up teaching you about it early, though." Alfonzo said with a contemplative expression on his face as he turned towards Laki. "From what I've read, [Wood-Style] is the best there is when it comes to suppressing a Tailed Beast. And unfortunately, there's an unstable Jinchuriki in the village right now. And he's participating in the Chunin Exam." 

 

"You don't mean Naruto, do you?" Wendy asked in a concerned tone. 

 

"No, of course not." Alfonzo said while waving dismissively. "He's a kid from the Village Hidden in the Sand in Desierto. And an unstable Jinchuriki increases the chance of the Tailed Beast seizing control. So, I want you to be able to stop him should that happen." 

 

"I understand." Laki replied with a nod. "I wonder how it will feel to make something as big as a Tailed Beast suffer." 

 

Hearing Laki's last sentence, everyone could only smile wryly. Not long after that, Alfonzo made himself invisible again. Then, when Wendy and Carla left for the hospital, he silently followed them out of the house, leaving his clone there to throw off any suspicions, before making his way to the Forest of Death. 

 

From there time flashed forward by about an hour. Currently, all the teams of Genin had been split up and taken to different entrances to the Forest of Death. Meanwhile, Alfonzo was floating in the air, watching Orochimaru, who had killed the female Genin from a team of shinobi from the Village Hidden in the Grass, and took her place in her team without alerting the other members. 

 

"*Sigh* I'm kinda worried about Anko's intelligence." Alfonzo murmured quietly while he continued to watch Orochimaru. "I mean, seriously? Is there anyone else who uses their tongue like that? And even if there is, shouldn't you always assume it's that creepy son of a bitch first?" 

 

Meanwhile, Orochimaru, who was still in disguise, suddenly started looking around warily. He could feel that someone was staring at him. Unfortunately, he was unable to tell where this stare was coming from. 

 

Naturally, Orochimaru's strange behavior, of looking around cautiously, caught the attention of the two Grass Genin accompanying him. 

 

"Hey, is something wrong?"" one of the Genin, a young man, asked in a wary tone. 

 

"No, I'm fine." Orochimaru, using the voice of the young woman he killed, replied in an irritated tone. "Didn't I already tell you, don't talk to me if you don't wanna end up dead? Or… does that mean you're looking to have me kill you?" 

 

Hearing their team mate's cold tone, the two young man who were on her team shuddered violently. For some reason, ever since this morning, their team mate had been in a horrible mood. And although they were used to her threatening to kill them for annoying her, there was never this much killing intent when she did so in the past. 

 

Before the conversation between the Grass shinobi could continue, a smoke signal rose from the center of the Forest. And as soon as it did, the Leaf Chunin responsible for this team of Genin opened the gate leading to the Forest of Death. 

 

Immediately after the gate was opened, Orochimaru and the two Grass Genin dashed into the forest. Naturally, Alfonzo followed them, as well. However, not even thirty seconds after they entered the forest, Orochimaru stopped and turned around to face the two Grass Genin with murder blazing in his eyes. 

 

"What are you thinking?" One of the Genin asked in a scared tone as he took a step back. 

 

"It's unfortunate, but this is where the Chunin exam ends for the two of you." Orochimaru said without dropping his disguise. 

 

Before he could take action, however, Orochimaru came to a stop. Then, he looked around, getting the feeling that he was being watched again. Then, he turned back towards the two Grass Genin and snorted. 

 

"You two should consider yourselves lucky." Orochimaru said as he turned around. "You'll get to live another day. But if I run into you again while we're in this forest, I'm definitely going to kill you." 

After speaking his piece, Orochimaru dashed away into the forest at a speed much faster than any Genin could achieve, leaving the two Grass shinobi standing there dumbfounded and afraid. 

 

'I got that same feeling again.' Orochimaru thought to himself as he raced through the forest. 'But there's no way anyone should know who I am. So, there's no need to watch an unimportant Genin girl from the Village Hidden in the Grass. I even used a [Secret Art] to change the feeling of my magic power to that of this girl.' 

 

Unfortunately, the [Secret Art] Orochimaru was referring to only masked the feeling of one's magic power outwardly. But [Magic Power Detection] reads the flow of magic power inside a person or object. So, changing the way it is felt outwardly has no effect. And that's how Alfonzo was able to pick him out so easily. 

 

About an hour and a half later, Orochimaru landed on the limb of a tree overlooking a team of Genin who just defeated an enemy team. And one of those Genin was his target. So, he used his abnormally long tongue to lick his lips in anticipation. 

 

"You'll be the perfect new vessel for me, Sasuke Uchiha." Orochimaru basically purred as he watched Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura search through the belongings of the Rain Genin they just defeated. 

 

Going back about ten minutes, Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke were running through the Forest of Death, searching for opponents so they could get the scroll they needed. And while they were running, Naruto's eyebrows twitched minutely. 

 

"Hey, guys, can we stop for a minute?" Naruto asked in an embarrassed tone. "I was so excited for the test today that I forgot to go to the bathroom this morning. I wouldn't wanna have an accident while we were fighting an enemy shinobi, you know?" 

 

Hearing what Naruto just said, both Sasuke and Sakura put on disgusted expressions. Still, they stopped so that Naruto could do his business. 

 

In reality, however, thanks to their time spent with Alfonzo and the others from magnolia, the team of Genin had a much better relationship at this point than they did in the Canon version of this event. So, although they wore disgusted expressions, they were actually paying more attention to something else Naruto said. Namely, "fighting an enemy shinobi." 

 

'So, there's one enemy following us, huh?' Sakura and Sasuke thought simultaneously as the group of three came to a stop. 

 

"God, do you have to be so gross, Naruto?" Sakura asked in a disdainful tone. "Whatever, as long as you're gone, that just means I get a little more time alone with my Sasuke." 

 

"Hmph!" Sasuke grunted unconcernedly. "Just hurry up, Loser. We still need to get that other scroll." 

 

"Yeah, yeah, I'm going." Naruto replied uncaringly as he walked away from the other two, disappearing behind a nearby tree. 

 

At the same time, just as Naruto could no longer be seen by Sakura and Sasuke, a young male shinobi wearing a pair of goggles, a gas mask, and a forehead protector that signified that he was from the Village Hidden in the Rain carefully and silently snuck towards Naruto from high up in the trees. Then, when he arrived above Naruto and saw him peeing on the trunk of a large tree, he wore a sinister smile under his gas mask as he slowly lowered himself with a wire. 

 

A few moments later, just as Naruto zipped up his pants, the Rain Genin was suspended behind Naruto with a senbon in his hand. Then, with a vicious expression on his face, the Rain Genin stabbed the senbon into the side of Naruto's neck, aiming to kill him in one hit. 

 

*Poof!* 

 

However, as soon as the killing blow was landed, Naruto popped into a cloud of smoke, greatly surprising the Rain Genin. In the next instant, before the Rain Genin could react, he felt a huge impact in the middle of his back. 

 

*Boom!* 

 

"[Rasengan]!" Naruto shouted as he slammed the violently spinning ball of Chakra he held in his hand into the Rain Genin's back. 

 

In the next instant, the wire holding up the Rain Genin snapped and he slammed face first into the tree that Naruto's [Shadow Clone] was just peeing on. And with several broken bones, including his spinal column, the Rain Genin lost consciousness. 

 

"Seriously, how rude do you have to be to ambush a guy while he's taking a pee?" Naruto asked as he stepped forward and grabbed the badly injured Rain Genin. "Well, I'll take this guy to Sasuke, he should be able to find out where this guy's buddies are with some [Genjutsu]." 

 

Not long after that, Naruto, while dragging the Rain Genin, returned to Sakura and Sasuke. Then, he dropped the injured shinobi in front of them like a sack of garbage. 

 

"This guy actually tried to ambush me while I was peeing." Naruto said indignantly. "but I made sure not to kill him. So, Sasuke, why don't you use your Sharingan to find out where his buddies are hiding?" 

 

At first, Sasuke was suspicious about Naruto actually being the one who was beaten and captured while the enemy shinobi used the [Transformation Jutsu] to swap their appearances. But when Naruto mentioned his Sharingan, he dropped those suspicions immediately. No one from outside the village should know that he was the Sharingan, after all. Especially since no one has spoken his name since the exam began. 

 

"Alright, Sasuke replied as he knelt in front of the Rain Genin with his irises turning red and three tomoe spinning in each. "Then, he took off the Rain Genin's goggles, opened his eyelids, and looked directly into the unconscious shinobi's eyes. "Where are your comrades waiting for you?" 

 

Though he was unconscious, the Rain Genin answered Sasuke's question in a tone that sounded as if he was speaking in his sleep thanks to the [Genjutsu] he cast through his eyes. Then, after getting the information he wanted, Sasuke deactivated his Sharingan and stood up. 

 

"Alright, let's go." Sasuke said as he turned in the direction the Rain Genin pointed out. "One of the other two is holding the scroll. So we don't need this guy for anything else." 

 

With that, Sasuke dashed forward. And when Naruto was about to follow him, he stopped and looked at Sakura who was kneeling down next to the Rain Genin. 

 

"Sakura, what are you doing?" Naruto asked in a confused tone. 

 

At that moment, a thin needle of magic power extended from Sakura's right index finger. Then, she jabbed it into several acupoints on the Rain Shinobi's torso. After that, she retracted her magic power and stood up. 

 

"Just making sure he won't wake up for a while." Sakura replied. "he should sleep all the way through the rest of this stage of the exam, now. It will be up to luck if he'll be eaten by a wild animal or not." 

 

Hearing that, Naruto could only shiver while thinking that Sakura was scary. Still, he delayed no longer in following after Sasuke with Sakura following him closely. Eventually, both Naruto and Sakura caught up with Sasuke, who was standing on a tree branch overlooking a pair of Rain shinobi. 

 

"That should be them." Sasuke said once Naruto and Sakura arrived. 

 

"How should we handle this, then?" Sakura asked while looking down at the Shinobi. 

 

A moment later, Sasuke's Sharingan activated again. Then, he turned his head towards Sakura. 

 

"Can you jump down between them and create a smoke screen that will not only block their visions but disorient them, too?" Sasuke asked. 

 

"No problem." Sakura replied as she reached into her weapon pouch and put on a pair of gloves. 

 

Then, as soon as both gloves were on properly, Sakura jumped from atop the tree branch, falling towards the place between the two Rain Genin. 

 

"Cha!" Sakura shouted when she was less than half a foot above the two Rain Genin. 

 

"Huh?" The two Genin exclaimed in confusion as they looked up. 

 

*Boom~~~~!* 

 

However, by the time they looked up, Sakura had fallen to the ground between them while using the [Magic Power Strengthening Technique] as she heavily smashed her right fist into the ground. As a result of the impact, the ground was cracked, causing the two Rain Genin to lose their footing. On top of that, a large cloud of dust and debris was shot up, obscuring their fields of vision. 

 

Then, as soon as the dust cloud was kicked up, two dozen shuriken flew into the cloud of dust. Then, after the sound of metals colliding, the wires connected to the shuriken were all pulled taught. And if one were to follow the wires to their source, they would see them all wrapped around Sasuke's fingers from the tree branch above. 

 

"Now, Sakura, move!" Sasuke shouted as he went through a series of hand signs. "[Fire-Style: Fire Dragon Jutsu]." 

 

As soon as she heard Sasuke's shout, Sakura immediately fled from the dust cloud. Then, Sasuke spit a torrent of flames onto the wires connected to his shuriken. When the flames came in contact with the wires, they quickly traveled down them towards the shuriken. As a result, they ended up burning the Rain Genin, who were wrapped by the wires, severely. 

 

A moment later, the flames produced by Sasuke's [Ninjutsu] died out and the dust cloud settled. Now, the only thing left were the burnt corpses of a pair of unlucky Rain shinobi. 

 

"I really hope you didn't burn up the scroll too, Sasuke." Naruto said as he and Sasuke landed next to the corpses. "Otherwise, we're definitely gonna have to look for another team." 

 

"Hmph!" Sasuke snorted. "We might have to look for another team anyway if they have the same scroll as we do." 

 

"Yeah, I guess." Naruto said as he knelt down to rummage through the Rain Genin's belongings. 

 

At that moment, not only did Sakura gather with the rest of her team after jumping away from the dust cloud, but Orochimaru also appeared on a tree branch overlooking the trio. On top of that, all four of them were unaware that Alfonzo was floating nearby, as well.


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章節 582: Team 7 Vs. Orochimaru

Earth land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, the Village Hidden in the Leaves.

 

May 27, x788.

 

In the Hidden Leaf Village's Forty-Fourth Training Ground, the Forest of Death, Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke were searching through the remains of the Rain Shinobi they just defeated for the scroll they needed to pass this exam.

 

"These guys must be pretty tough." Naruto said as he emptied out one of the Rain Genin's Ninja Backpacks. "Even after getting burned up so badly, they're still alive."

 

"Yeah, but just barely." Sakura replied as she checked the Rain Genin's conditions. "What do you think we should do with them? Should I stabilize their injuries?"

 

"No, leave them be." Sasuke replied coldly. "If it was us in this situation, they wouldn't try to help us and keep us alive, would they?"

 

"Probably not… But still.".." Sakura said, sounding as if she wanted to help the injured people in front of her.

 

"All though I don't like the idea of leaving them to die, either." Naruto said as he rummaged through all the scrolls the Rain Genin was carrying. "If we help them, they'll probably come back for revenge. Or at the very least to take their scroll back… and ours while they're at it."

 

Sakura knew that what Naruto said was right. however, because she had been learning [Medical Ninjutsu] from the overly kind-hearted Wendy, she had adopted some of her attitude towards saving lives. That said, she would not do anything to jeopardize her team's chances of passing to the next round of the Chunin Exam.

 

"This guy doesn't have it." Sasuke said while shaking his head as he turned to look at Naruto. "That means the one you're looking at should have it."

 

"He does!" Naruto exclaimed excitedly only a moment later. "It's this one. See, it says Earth on it. And it's just what we're---"

 

Before Naruto could finish his excited exclamation, a long, thin, pink ribbon like object shot down from above before wrapping around the scroll in Naruto's hand. Then, with a firm tug, it was pulled up into the sky.

 

At first, Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke were startled by what just happened. However, it only took a moment for them to go on high alert. Then, as they took their battle formation, they looked up to where the scroll was pulled to.

 

"Hey, she's a kunoichi from the Grass, right?" Sakura asked quietly. "I remember seeing her in the room where the first test was held."

 

"Yeah…" Sasuke replied without taking his activated Sharingan off the kunoichi standing on a tree branch above them.

 

"Hey, guys… We need to be careful with this one." Naruto whispered. "I'm getting a bad feeling about this.'

 

Thanks to the fact that he has been getting along with the Nine-Tailed Fox, Kurama, Naruto has gained the ability to sense the emotions of those around him. On top of that, he has been getting more proficient in sensing the difference between himself and his enemies' relative power levels.

 

Hearing the uneasy tone from Naruto, Sakura and Sasuke raised their guard even higher. Despite that, they were not experienced enough to feel the difference between themselves and Orochimaru. So, they were not planning to run away.

 

"don't worry, Naruto." Sasuke said in a determined tone. "there's only one of her and there are three of us. So, we should be able to take her no matter how good she is. Remember, she's only a Genin like us."

 

"Well… Well… Well… I've finally found you." Orochimaru said as he jumped down from the branch he had been observing Team 7 from. "Unfortunately, I don't need this scroll. But I'd rather not let anyone from the Leaf have it, either."

 

Despite the fact that he was speaking rather clearly, Orochimaru was still holding the scroll with his tongue, the ribbon-like object that snatched it from Naruto. Then, after finishing what he had to say, Orochimaru tilted his head back before pulling his tongue, with the scroll still grasped by it, into his mouth and swallowing the scroll.

 

"What the…?" Naruto exclaimed in confusion. "she just swallowed it."

 

"Now, if you want it back, you'll have to kill me and cut it out of my stomach. Cucucu."

 

'Now, let me see what you'll do, Sasuke.' Orochimaru thought to himself. 'This will be a good test to see your level of progress. I hope you don't disappoint me.'

 

"What are we gonna do?" Sakura asked. "We need that scroll. But we don't' have to have that one. We could look for someone else if we wanna get another Earth Scroll."

 

"Are you suggesting we run away?" Sasuke asked with his eyebrows furrowed.

 

"I don't' know." Sakura replied while shaking her head. "but the last time Naruto said he had a bad idea about something was when we fought Zabuza Momochi, remember? And it took all three of us helping Kakashi-Sensei to beat him back then."

 

That was enough to make Sasuke stop to think. Unfortunately, he did not get much time to do so.

 

"If you won't decide, I'll decide for you." Orochimaru said with a hideous grin on his face.

 

In the next instant, Orochimaru dashed forward. Though, since he wanted to test Sasuke, he did not use his full strength.

 

"Scatter!" Sasuke shouted as he noticed Orochimaru's approach. "It doesn't look like she's gonna give us a choice. We have to take her down."

 

With that, Naruto and Sakura leapt to either side. At the same time, Sasuke unsheathed a sword that was strapped across the small of his back. Then, he seemingly disappeared from where he stood, reappearing in front of Orochimaru an instant later as he slashed his katana downwards.

 

*Clang!*

 

"Oh~, you're faster than I expected." Orochimaru said as he used a kunai to guard against Sasuke's slash. "But if this is all you have, you'll never get the scroll back."

 

With that, Orochimaru drew a second kunai and began trading blows with Sasuke, the sound of metal meeting metal ringing out through the surroundings.

 

At the same time, Naruto had used the [Shadow Clone Jutsu] and created enough [Shadow Clones to completely surround Orochimaru and Sasuke. Then, he commanded four of them to attack Orochimaru from his front left, front right, back left, and back right simultaneously.

 

As a result of Naruto's attack, Orochimaru was forced to divert his attention from Sasuke, though it was not an issue for him, to deflect the two attacks from behind. An instant later, he swept his kunai at the throats of the two [Shadow Clones] who attack from the front.

 

Needless to say, Naruto's four clones were easily dispatched. However, just before the two attacking from the front were killed, they managed to push Sasuke away from Orochimaru.

 

*Boom!*

 

As soon as Sasuke was pushed away, Sakura fell from above, slamming her right leg down at the top of Orochimaru's head. As a result, a large dust cloud was kicked up, covering Naruto and Sasuke's view of the situation.

 

Meanwhile, Alfonzo, who had been watching the exchange, was impressed by the teamwork shown by Team 7. And the reason he had not acted so far was simple, like Orochimaru, he wanted to see their level of progress. However, as soon as Orochimaru started getting serious, he would act to make sure that Sasuke did not end up with a [Cursed Seal of Heaven] on his neck.

 

"Did we get him?" Naruto asked as he kept his eyes trained on the dust cloud.

 

'Not if you're gonna keep chanting revival spells like that.' Alfonzo thought to himself. 'Then again, that was nowhere near enough to take out Orochimaru in the first place. Still, I guess I'll have to act soon. Sakura's not in the most favorable position right now.

 

As soon as that thought finished, Sakura came flying out of the dust cloud. However, it was clear she had no control of her flight. Luckily, before she could slam head first into a tree, Sasuke used his speed to catch her.

 

"Sakura, are you okay?" Sasuke asked as he lowered Sakura to the ground.

 

"Yeah, I'm not hurt." Sakura replied. "but I don't' think my full-powered kick hurt her at all."

 

"Cucucu. You've done better than I expected." Orochimaru said as he swung his arm, dispersing the cloud of dust with his movement. "but if you can't do better, you are all going to die here."

 

At that point, all of Naruto's [Shadow Clones] were dispelled, greatly surprising Orochimaru, Sakura, and Sasuke. However, when they looked over to see what happened to Naruto, they were even more surprised.

 

At the moment, Naruto was cloaked in billowing, ominous red magic power. On top of that, his eyes had turned red with slitted pupils, the whisker marks on his face had become more pronounced, and his canine teeth and fingernails had grown, making them look like fangs and claws.

 

"Is that… Naruto?" Sakura asked in a dumbfounded, frightened tone.

 

"Yeah, but I have no idea what that power is." Sasuke replied while narrowing his eyes.

 

"OH, because of your heightened emotions, it looks like some of its power has leaked through the [Seal]." Orochimaru said as he licked his lips. "Well, we can't have that. If too much leaks, it would be dangerous, even for me."

 

"No one gets away with threatening my friends!" Naruto shouted as he dropped down to all fours and started running towards Orochimaru like a feral beast.

 

Orochimaru, on the other hand, seemed completely unconcerned with Naruto's increase in strength. Despite that, he was cautious while engaging in hand-to-hand combat with the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

 

Meanwhile, Sakura and Sasuke recovered from their shock while watching the high-intensity exchange. So, they prepared to help Naruto once they noticed an opening.

 

Unfortunately, the first opening they happened to see was one left open by Naruto. One that Orochimaru did not miss. With the tips of his fingers glowing with the light of his magic power, Orochimaru jammed the fingers of his right hand onto Naruto's abdomen, around the Nine-Tailed Fox's [Seal], cutting off the flow of the Tailed Beast's magic power.

 

"Ugh!" Naruto grunted in pain as his forward momentum was stopped completely and his body bent around Orochimaru's hand.

 

"Cucucu! Without the extra boost from the beast, you're nothing but trash." Orochimaru said as he prepared to throw Naruto's body to the side. "but I won't kill you now. I don't want that thing to come out---"

 

*Poof!*

 

*Bang!*

 

*Bang!*

 

Before Orochimaru could finish what he wanted to say, the Naruto in his hand poofed out of existence, alerting Orochimaru to the fact that it was a [Shadow Clone]. However, before he could react, another Naruto, this one also cloaked in the Nine-Tailed Fox's magic power, broke through the ground under Orochimaru. Then, with great momentum, he slammed an uppercut into Orochimaru's chin, sending him rocketing up into the air.

 

"Now!" Sasuke shouted as he sheathed his katana and placed the sheath on his left hip. "[Flying Heaven's Sword-Style: Sōryūsen]."

 

In the next instant, Sasuke disappeared from where he stood in a burst of speed. Then, when he reappeared, he had already unsheathed his katana, slashing it at Orochimaru. And despite the speed of his slash, Orochimaru was able to tilt his body back to avoid the majority of the blow.

 

*Bang!*

 

However, he was still slashed across the face. On top of that, Orochimaru was not expecting the follow up strike Sasuke delivered to his torso with the sheath. As a result, his balance in mid-air was disrupted. Another thing to take note of was the fact that there was no blood leaking from the wound on Orochimaru's face. Though no one other than Alfonzo noticed it at the time.

 

Realizing that his slash was only a glancing blow, Sasuke clicked his tongue internally. Then, he dropped his sheath before he raised his katana over his head with both hands wrapped around the hilt.

 

"[Flying Heaven's Sword-Style: Ryūtsui-Shōsen]." Sasuke chanted as he swung his katana downwards.

 

In the next instant, Sasuke swung his katana with great force. Unfortunately, Orochimaru, despite his unstable posture, was able to react quickly, blocking the slash with his kunai.

 

Even so, despite his successful defense, Orochimaru was launched down towards the ground, with gravity causing Sasuke to follow him closely. However, because he was not injured by Sasuke's slash, he landed on his feet stably. Then, he hopped backwards to distance himself from Sasuke's landing point.

 

"[Rasengan]!"

 

Unfortunately, right before Orochimaru landed again, Naruto appeared behind him with a [Rasengan] rotating in his palm before slamming it into Orochimaru's back. As a result, Orochimaru was sent back towards where he first landed.

 

As soon as Orochimaru was back where he started, Sasuke landed on the ground and finished his combo attack, slashing his sword upwards, cutting into Orochimaru's torso and launching him back into the air.

 

This time, unlike when Sasuke cut his face, there was a splash of blood from Orochimaru's torso, though the cut was not too deep. On top of that, before Orochimaru could regain his balance, Sakura fell from the sky, once again slamming her right leg down with the [magic Power Strengthening Technique].

 

*Boom~~~!*

 

Once again, a dust cloud was kicked up by Sakura's monstrous strength. Unlike last time, however, when Sakura came flying out of the cloud, she seemed to be doing so on her own volition. A moment later, Naruto, still wrapped in the Nine-Tail Fox's magic power and Sasuke gathered with Sakura.

 

"Well, those kids really have gotten pretty good." Alfonzo said with a smile. "Unfortunately, that's still not enough to deal with that Pedo-Snake."

 

And just as Alfonzo said, the dust cloud was once again swept away by a swing of Orochimaru's arm. And when he was once again visible, the three Genin could see that he we was covered in blood, his clothes were torn, and there was a slash on his face. Though, there was no blood leaking from that gash.

 

"What the…?" Naruto exclaimed once again in confusion. "How is his face not bleeding with that big cut on it."

 

"Cucucu! Magnificent." Orochimaru said in a jubilant tone as he reached up to grab his face. "You might be even better than Itachi at this age. You'll make the perfect vessel, Sasuke."

 

*Rip!*

 

Gritting his teeth at the mention of his older brother, all the rage that was building up vanished immediately when he saw Orochimaru rip off the female Grass Genin's face, revealing a completely different face of a man with feminine, snake-like features. Not only Sasuke, but Naruto and Sakura were also completely dumbfounded.

 

Adding to the three Genin's confusion, Orochimaru tilted his head back. Then, he opened his mouth much further than should be possible for a human, his mouth looking like the unhinged jaws of a snake.

 

A moment later, a pair of pale-skinned hands popped out from Orochimaru's mouth before pulling out a completely uninjured Orochimaru and letting the old one fall to the ground like the shed skin of a snake.

 

However, before anyone from Team 7 could ask any questions, or in Naruto's case, empty the contents of his stomach in disgust, a suffocating magic power pressure mixed with a potent killing intent was unleashed, causing Sakura and Sasuke to freeze. And while Naruto did not freeze, mostly thanks to the Kurama's influence, he was hit by a powerful [Genjutsu] that made him stand still for a few moments while Kurama tried to help him dispel it.

 

On a side note, had Kurama's [Seal] been lifted, he would have been able to dispel Orochimaru's [Genjutsu] in an instant.

 

"Cucucu! I'll definitely make you mine, Sasuke." Orochimaru said as his neck elongated at high speed.

 

On top of his neck elongating, Orochimaru opened his mouth wide, revealing a pair of long, sharp fangs that were aimed at the side of Sasuke's neck.

 

"Alright, I think that's enough, little Pedo-Snake."

 

*Boom!*

 

Less than a foot away from Sasuke, a violet flash intercepted Orochimaru before slamming his head into the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust for a third time. And that was enough to snap Sakura and Sasuke out of their fear-induced frozen states. At the same time, Kurama succeeded in dispelling the [Genjutsu] placed on Naruto. So, the three jumped back away from the dust cloud.

 

"Hey, didn't the voice of the person that just saved us sound like Big Bro Alfonzo?" Naruto asked while not letting his guard down.

 

"You three don't' need to guess." Alfonzo replied from the dust cloud. "it really is me. I found out that the little Pedo-Snake had entered the village and your Hokage asked me to deal with him. You know, since I kicked his ass once before."

 

With that, Alfonzo swept his arm like Orochimaru had done, dispersing the dust cloud. And when he did, the Genin of Team 7 could see Alfonzo, with his right foot arching with violent electricity, trampling Orochimaru's head.

 

"Now, you three should just leave this guy to me." Alfonzo said with a smile. "I'll even get that scroll he swallowed back for you.'


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