The Scroll of Heaven Delivered to My Door

Forest of Death, Entrance No. 23.

The iron gate slammed shut, the sound still echoing through the air, as three Genin wearing Otogakure Headbands shot into the dense shade of the forest like arrows loosed from a bow.

The one in the lead was tall and thin, his Conical Hat pulled very low, revealing only the lower half of a slightly pale face.

It was Orochimaru, disguised as a Genin!

After speeding only a few hundred meters, he suddenly stopped and raised a hand in signal.

Behind him, the two Otogakure ninja—one wearing a gas mask, the other with a scarred face—also braked at once and warily swept their eyes over the surroundings.

"We split up here." Orochimaru's voice was hoarse and cold, without the slightest emotion.

"Proceed according to the original plan. Go test that little brat from Kirigakure named Hozuki Suigetsu."

"Kinhebi!" the Otogakure ninja in the gas mask said, obvious dissatisfaction in his tone.

"We've only just entered and you already want to split up? Lord Orochimaru's mission comes first. If something goes wrong while you're acting alone, we can't bear that responsibility!"

The other Otogakure ninja echoed in a muffled voice, "Exactly! I don't know why Lord Orochimaru values you so much, but the mission takes priority! Don't forget, besides us, Dosu Kinata's team is also carrying out the mission, and their target is Kirigakure's genius too!"

"We have to complete the mission before they do if we want to distinguish ourselves before Lord Orochimaru!"

These two were merely ordinary Genin from Otogakure. They had no idea that the "Kinhebi" before them was Orochimaru himself, the man they revered like a god.

They had only received orders that during these Chunin Exams, they were to obey "Kinhebi's" commands and focus on observing and probing Hozuki Suigetsu