Chapter Nine: Sasuke, Compared to Your Brother, You're Truly Too Weak![Ninth Update-Please Collect] (cont.)

He was still wearing Kusagakure's forehead protector.

At that moment.

That strange person was looking them over with a smile, clearly very interested.

More precisely.

She was looking at Sasuke.

"This farce should be over now, right~"

Karin finished speaking.

She appeared behind the fake Naruto.

Then she struck swiftly, knocking the fake Naruto unconscious with a chop.

"Poof~"

Amid a cloud of smoke.

The fake Naruto finally revealed his true appearance—a shinobi from Amegakure wearing a gas mask.

However.

No one was paying attention to those details now.

The two people in the field were both staring at Karin.

"So fast!"

Cold sweat poured down Sasuke's face.

He felt his heart pounding violently.

Who exactly is she?

She's so strong!

"Who is she?"

Sakura was extremely tense as well.

She swallowed lightly.

She watched Karin warily.

She felt that the pressure Karin gave her now was far stronger than what Zabuza had once brought!

"She looks about my age.

How can she be so strong!?"

"Who are you?"

Sasuke gripped his kunai tightly and asked cautiously, "And who is this Holy Lord you mentioned?"

"Me?"

Karin shook her head.

Then, the next moment, her figure vanished!

"So fast!

Where is she!?"

Sasuke and Sakura were startled and hurriedly searched everywhere for Karin.

But they found nothing at all.

Just as they were growing tense and frightened.

They suddenly heard Naruto's voice from nearby.

"Um~ um~

Why aren't you saying anything?

Also, why aren't you taking the scroll?

Aren't we in the middle of the Chunin Ninja Exams..."

As Naruto's voice drew closer.

Karin appeared in Sasuke and Sakura's view once again.

She strode over to Sasuke.

Then she gave Sasuke a cool glance.

"You weakling, follow me. The Holy Lord told me to keep you from being bitten by a snake."

With that, she coolly closed her eyes.

She let Naruto chatter and question her endlessly beside her.

"Weakling?"

The corner of Sasuke's mouth twitched violently.

Although he really wanted to refute her.

He felt that he and Karin truly were not on the same level.

There seemed to be some truth to her calling him that.

"Also, what do the Holy Lord and the snake have to do with this?

Even if I'm weaker than you, I won't get bitten by a snake, will I?"

"This snake isn't an ordinary snake, of course~"

Karin shook her head with a smile.

"This snake is actually Orochimaru, one of the Three Legendary Ninja of Konoha~"

"Orochimaru!?"

"One of the Three Legendary Ninja!?"

Sasuke and the others froze simultaneously.

"Who's that!?"

For these legendary Three Ninja, they actually knew nothing about them.

"A disgusting guy with a very unpleasant Chakra."

Karin made no attempt to hide her disgust toward Orochimaru.

First impressions mattered.

In the original story.

Orochimaru had saved Karin.

Therefore, Karin had possessed some goodwill and loyalty toward him.

But now.

Bai Hao was the one who had saved Karin.

Orochimaru was merely a disgusting enemy who liked sticking out his tongue.

Therefore, Karin hated Orochimaru.

"However, he's very strong.

He's someone even more powerful than your Third Hokage~"

"Gulp..."

The three of them swallowed simultaneously.

"Besides, he was the one who founded Otogakure."

"Gulp..."

The three of them swallowed again.

"Why... why would he set his sights on me?"

Sasuke asked the question he cared about most.

"Because he took a fancy to your body~

When the time comes, he'll kill your soul outright.

Then his soul will take over your body~"

Karin frowned.

"That Orochimaru loves stealing other people's bodies.

He once took a fancy to Itachi's body too.

Unfortunately, he couldn't beat Itachi~

So.

He came after you, his little brother~"

"Itachi!?"

Sasuke's pupils contracted, and his entire aura turned cold.

"Huh?

The scent of your Chakra changed a tiny bit~"

Karin twitched her little nose. "Looks like you still hate your brother very deeply.

What a pity~

Sasuke.

Compared with your brother, you're truly far too weak!"

"Boom!"

After hearing those words.

Sasuke's Chakra exploded violently.

At the same time, his Sharingan opened instantly.

Then he charged toward Karin.

However, Karin merely gave Sasuke a cold look.

She formed hand seals swiftly.

A wooden branch extended from the nearby tree.

It quickly wrapped around Sasuke!

"Calm down, weakling~

You're no match for me."

Karin pushed up her glasses and said coolly, "If you want to fight me.

You'll need the Mangekyō Sharingan!

Otherwise, you won't even be able to touch me~"

"Wood Release!?"

"Sasuke!"

Naruto and Sakura hurried to Sasuke's side when they saw this. One of them tried to cut through the wood and free him.

The other stood guard nervously.

They stayed on constant alert for Karin to attack them.

Wood Release really had frightened them a little.