Third Hokage, Naruto Stopped All the Examinees and Said He Wanted to Be Friends with Them

With that in mind,

Orochimaru quietly left the outskirts of the Forest of Death and returned to the hotel where he was staying. He did not know that, to Sasuke, his movements were practically nonexistent.

As long as Sasuke wanted to, he could appear before Orochimaru at any moment and scare him to death!

If he brought Naruto along too, Orochimaru would probably be even more frightened!

Sasuke watched Orochimaru's departing figure, his eyes flickering as he wondered about something.

Meanwhile, Naruto was chatting intently with his friends. He was also very concerned about how they had performed in the Forest of Death.

Watching the rookies nearby, Anko Mitarashi could not help but think, "Seventy-eight people entered the second Chunin Exams, and eighteen ultimately passed. If Naruto's three-person team, who were promoted by special exception, is included, then twenty-one passed."

"I said I wanted to eliminate half of them, but what I really had in mind was cutting them down to single digits."

"This batch of rookies is very strong. Even Asuma's team and Kurenai's team made it through." Anko Mitarashi looked toward the members of Asuma's team and Kurenai's team.

"Hinata, Shikamaru... congratulations on passing the second exam. Keep it up." Naruto encouraged his friends one by one, not leaving out a single person.

After encouraging them, Naruto looked at Anko Mitarashi beside him and asked, "Sister Anko, is there still a third exam?"

Naturally, Anko Mitarashi answered Naruto's question readily. This was not leaking exam questions. "Yes, but what exactly it will test still has to be decided by the Third Hokage. Go rest for now. The third exam will begin soon. I'll go report to the Third Hokage first."

"See you, Naruto. Come find your sister if you need anything."

With that, Anko Mitarashi left.

After Anko