Undercurrents Stirring

"Earth Scroll." Sasuke Uchiha held the item Orochimaru had left behind before departing.

It seemed the other man had deliberately left it behind. Although Orochimaru was no match for Sasuke and Naruto, that did not mean the two of them could utterly crush him.

The fact that he had managed to retreat right under their noses already said a great deal.

He was not all that afraid of them.

"Let's go."

Naruto did not care about the Earth Scroll. If they wanted one, they could snatch it at any time.

He leaped straight up into the trees and sped through the forest.

Sasuke quickly caught up with Naruto Uzumaki, his eyes full of contemplation.

"Orochimaru means to keep us from making a move against the others, doesn't he?"

Otherwise, there was no explaining why he had left the Earth Scroll behind.

"Whatever. Let's finish the Chunin Exams first." Naruto frowned. Right now, he desperately wanted to peek into the memories of himself in this world.

Because of what Sakura had said, he had realized something was off.

At that moment, Sakura stood on a branch ahead of them, swallowing hard as she watched the two.

Even now, she could not understand why those two were so powerful.

That scale of battle was absolutely not something Naruto and Sasuke should have been capable of.

At that moment, Sakura began to doubt their identities.

"Let's go."

Naruto and Sasuke had noticed Sakura's odd behavior immediately, but neither of them cared in the slightest.

"Let's go," Naruto said coldly, taking off first.

Sasuke merely glanced at Sakura before chasing after Naruto ahead.

Teacher Kakashi, this is bad. Sakura's heart tightened.

Who on earth fought Orochimaru with that kind of power?

After Naruto's team left, Anko Mitarashi also arrived at the battlefield where they