"Orochimaru-sama!"
Kabuto Yakushi respectfully walked up behind Orochimaru.
"I sense something ominous."
Orochimaru licked his lips, then swept a cold gaze over Sasuke.
His eyes held both complexity and fear.
The source of this fear was that man...
Uchiha... Itachi!
"What is it, Orochimaru-sama?"
Kabuto Yakushi followed Orochimaru's gaze, and soon seemed to realize something.
"Orochimaru-sama, I tried probing Sasuke and Naruto as you instructed. They... seem somewhat different from how they were back at the Ninja Academy."
"If they had merely completed a few missions, I don't think they would have changed this much."
Orochimaru nodded.
"Kabuto, I want you to, from the moment the exam begins..."
Kabuto Yakushi nodded, a trace of gloom and wariness flashing through his heart.
Even Orochimaru-sama was this cautious...
I hope the Konoha Crush Plan doesn't encounter any major problems this time...
"In this exam, injuries are inevitable. Even deaths won't be anything unusual!"
Anko Mitarashi swept her gaze over the faces of the group, as if she wanted to remember what they looked like one last time.
"Excuse me... can we withdraw halfway through?"
Someone raised a question.
Anko Mitarashi smiled.
Finally, someone's afraid...
"Of course... not!"
"From the moment you enter the exam, you'll be completely locked inside. You'll have to spend at least five days in there."
"Next, I'll tell you the elimination rules."
"You should know that simply obtaining the Scroll of Heaven and Earth Scroll doesn't mean you can pass."
"First, all three members of the same team must carry both scrolls and reach the tower in the middle of the forest together."
"Second, any team in which someone dies or loses the ability to fight!"
"Finally, you are forbidden from looking at the contents of the scrolls before reaching the tower!"
Anko Mitarashi's words left Naruto full