World: Naruto (aliases: Legend of Eyes or Five Village Melee)
The five strongest Shinobi Villages: Konoha—Land of Fire, Water Hidden Village—Land of Water, Cloud Hidden Village—Land of Lightning, Sand Village—Land of Wind, Stone Hidden Village—Land of Earth.
All other countries struggled to survive between the great nations.
Current Timeline: One month before the First Chunin Exam.
The main characters of this arc were Orochimaru, Konoha's Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Sand Village.
In truth, there were only three factions: Orochimaru, Konoha, and Sand Village.
At this point in time, Orochimaru should still have been in the Sound Village he had founded, or perhaps heading to the Land of Wind to form an alliance with the Kazekage.
After confirming the world and his location, Chen Yi finally dared to fly around freely.
Charizard carried Chen Yi directly from the Land of Grass, crossing the Land of Waterfalls and the Land of Frost before arriving at the Land of Rice.
"What a twisted sense of humor."
The moment he arrived in the Land of Rice, Chen Yi spotted snakes hiding in the grass.
This was a lingering effect from fighting Orochimaru. He never let his guard down around the ground.
Orochimaru was highly skilled at controlling snakes. Even snakes with little intelligence could be used by him to attack or deliver information and items.
It might have been hard to say elsewhere, but in the Land of Rice, finding a snake absolutely meant that Orochimaru had noticed you.
"Orochimaru, I've come to fulfill my promise."
The surroundings remained quiet. Only Chen Yi's voice echoed through the area, as though no one else existed.
But Chen Yi knew that Orochimaru would receive his message soon enough.
Before long, Kabuto arrived with several Ninja wearing Sound Village forehead protectors.
Kabuto still looked rather young at