"Damn it, are you plotting something with Orochimaru?" Anko Mitarashi glared unwillingly at the spot where Orochimaru had vanished, then turned to question Neji Hyuga.
The moment she heard Orochimaru say he was looking forward to Neji Hyuga, Anko had felt a premonition.
This man, who had once been her teacher and brought her endless pain, must have had some purpose for appearing during the second stage of the Chunin Exams she oversaw.
"This was my first meeting with him," Neji Hyuga said calmly. "There's no need to suspect that Orochimaru and I are up to something. For now, I have no interest in doing anything with him.
"So whatever Orochimaru intends to do has nothing to do with me."
Anko's face was dark with suspicion. She did not quite believe him, but considering that she had seen Neji Hyuga fighting Orochimaru without falling behind when she arrived, as well as Orochimaru's final words, she was more inclined to believe that Orochimaru had taken an interest in Neji Hyuga.
At that thought, Anko lightly touched the cursed seal on the back of her neck and warned him vigilantly, "Orochimaru is an S-rank missing-nin listed by Konoha. He is cold-blooded and ruthless, a self-centered ambitious man—cruel, sinister, and guilty of countless evil deeds. Don't listen to anything he says."
Anko offered the warning.
She did not know what Orochimaru and Neji Hyuga had discussed before she arrived. Yet when Orochimaru left, he had even said, "I'll be looking forward to you, Neji-kun."
But she knew that anyone who got involved with Orochimaru would come to no good end.
"I'll be careful," Neji Hyuga replied with a polite smile.
Knowing Neji Hyuga would not listen to her, Anko could only snort heavily through her nose with a dark expression. She then turned