Orochimaru

This abrupt, contextless statement left Naruto and Sasuke stunned.

"Yo, what's wrong? Who's coming?" Naruto followed his gaze but saw nothing.

Sasuke immediately activated his Sharingan, focusing his senses to perceive.

Yet aside from the trees, he detected no obvious individual.

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"Did you sense it?"

Yo looked at Karin.

"I... I..."

Karin's whole body trembled violently, her small face turning deathly pale.

Behind her thick lenses, her eyes were wide with terror.

She uncontrollably took a small step back, staring in that direction as if she'd seen a demon.

"Hey! What's wrong with you?"

Naruto quickly asked.

Sasuke also swiftly shifted his gaze from the forest back to Karin, his expression more serious and puzzled.

What on earth could make this woman so terrified?

Karin's voice quivered: "There... over there... such terrifying... Chakra..."

Hearing this, Sasuke and Naruto immediately heightened their alertness, pulling out Kunai and staring warily in that direction.

They didn't know how Karin could sense Chakra.

But the Forest of Death was full of dangers—any threat had to be taken seriously.

"Hehehe..."

A hoarse, cold, eerie laugh, carrying a spine-chilling echo, drifted over faintly.

Just the laughter itself seemed to carry a tangible chill, dropping the surrounding temperature by a few degrees.

Under their watchful eyes.

A figure wearing a wide bamboo hat stepped out from the shadows.

She wore a headband from Otogakure, a loose robe, and her face was hidden in the hat's shadow.

All they could see was a long tongue, like a snake's forked tongue, constantly licking her lips.

That tongue was bright red, carrying a greedy, prey-inspecting quality.

The bamboo hat lifted slightly, revealing a golden, slit-pupil eye that swept over the trembling Karin, a playful tone in her voice:

"Red hair? You're a brat from the Uzumaki Clan?"

Then, her gaze shifted to Naruto, and finally landed on Yo and Sasuke.

Especially when she saw the tomoe in Sasuke's eyes, her golden pupils lit up.

"Interesting... very interesting... The Jinchuriki of the Nine-Tails, two surviving orphans of the Uchiha!"

"And now adding a descendant of the Uzumaki... hehehe!"

Orochimaru's laughter suddenly rose, carrying a fanatical cruelty like discovering rare experimental specimens:

"This Chūnin Exam is truly fascinating! You've given me such a big surprise!"

Orochimaru was laughing.

But Sasuke and Naruto's faces changed drastically, their eyes filled with terror.

Killing intent!

Killing intent almost solidified into substance, like an invisible heavy hammer, pressing down fiercely on their spirits.

They felt their bodies disobey them, even breathing becoming difficult.

Their legs felt like they were filled with lead, rooted to the spot, unable to move.

Karin had already collapsed, trembling all over on the ground.

Among the four, only Yo still stood straight, his expression calm.

He looked at the approaching figure, completely unaffected:

"Orochimaru, you're at least one of the legendary Legendary Sannin."

"Bullying poor youngsters—that's not something we should do!"

"Otherwise, when they come for revenge later, you'll say we're picking on the elderly!"

Orochimaru was only arrogant now; once Naruto and Sasuke grew strong, either of them could thrash him easily.

"Hm?"

Orochimaru paused noticeably, his long tongue stopping its licking.

A pair of golden snake eyes, tinged with a hint of surprise, fell upon Yo:

"Oh? Seems my reputation still carries some weight."

"For a brat like you from Konoha to know me?"

"But I'm curious... how did you recognize me?"

"I don't exactly look like my wanted poster right now, do I?"

"Easy!"

Yo's tone remained light, even carrying a hint of disdain:

"Across the entire shinobi world, who else is disgusting enough to be you, Orochimaru?"

The reasoning was blunt, crude, even a little insulting—but surprisingly... impossible to refute.

Orochimaru paused, as if he hadn't expected such a near-"appearance-based attack" of an answer.

Then, he let out an even lower, raspier laugh:

"Interesting brat... Since you know it's me, aren't you afraid?"

Orochimaru's voice was like a venomous snake flicking its tongue, his killing intent condensing further, like a cold tide.

Being personally attacked by a brat—Orochimaru was quite angry.

"Afraid? Of course I am!"

A smirk curled at the corner of Yo's mouth: "But more than being afraid of you, Orochimaru... I want to... take you down!"

"Oh?"

Orochimaru's snake eyes narrowed:

"Then let me see what gives a brat like you the nerve to have such arrogant thoughts!"

The moment the words fell.

Orochimaru's figure vanished without warning!

The next instant.

He appeared behind Yo like a ghost, and from his wide sleeve, a vicious giant snake shot out like lightning.

In a flash, it coiled tightly around Yo's entire body, constricting with a sickening creak.

Orochimaru extended his long tongue, his icy voice whispering in Yo's ear: "Too slow, brat!"

"Yeah?"

Yo smiled.

Chidori Flow!

Zzzzaaaap!!!!

Blinding, dazzling azure lightning, like an erupting volcano, burst forth from Yo's entire body.

The brown giant snake coiled around him took the brunt of it, convulsing violently, blackening, carbonizing, and turning to ash in an instant.

Orochimaru, standing right next to him, was struck hard by the lightning.

"Ugh!"

Orochimaru let out a grunt, his body trembling violently in the electric current.

His skin blackened and cracked, his hair stood on end, and his entire form quickly became a charred corpse.

Thud!

The blackened "Orochimaru" fell backward, hitting the ground.

It dissolved into a murky puddle of water, quickly seeping into the earth.

"Is... is he dead?" Naruto stared at the water stain on the ground, a mix of shock and joy in his trembling voice.

"No!"

Yo dispersed the lightning around him, his gaze calmly sweeping the area:

"If the legendary Orochimaru could be taken down that easily, he wouldn't deserve the name Orochimaru!"

Because of the version update, Orochimaru, this early-stage boss, had little presence later on.

But when it came to survival skills, few in the entire shinobi world could compare to Snake-sama!

Sure enough!

Sssss!!!

A hair-raising hiss of snakes suddenly erupted.

The next moment.

Under the horrified gazes of Sasuke, Naruto, and Karin, the ground diagonally in front of them violently exploded.

Dirt and debris flew through the air.

A giant python, thicker than a water vat and covered in dark brown scales, burst violently from beneath the ground.

Its body reared high, cold serpent eyes looking down on everyone from above, a blood-red forked tongue flickering in and out.

The giant snake then opened its massive mouth, saliva stretching into strings, and a wet figure slowly crawled out.

It was Orochimaru!

His body seemed boneless, sliding out of the snake's mouth in a posture that defied common sense, landing steadily on the ground.

His golden vertical pupils locked onto Yo again, his long tongue licking the corner of his mouth, his voice carrying undisguised praise:

"Not bad lightning release... Is that Kakashi's Chidori?"

"No!"

"It's not pure Chidori! It's a shape transformation of Chidori!"

"To think you could counterattack instantly like that. Little brat, you're making me more and more interested."

"Ugh... So disgusting! How is this guy still alive?!"

Naruto and Sasuke watched Orochimaru, their stomachs churning.

At the same time, they felt a chill run down their spines at his nearly immortal, eerie ability—too sinister!

Yo had expected this: "Thank you for the compliment, Lord Orochimaru!"

"Hehehe..."

Orochimaru laughed lowly, his long tongue slowly licking his lips again:

"Then... let me see if you can bring me even more... surprises?"

Before the words faded.

Orochimaru lunged forward, flattening himself against the ground, opening his mouth: "Ninjutsu: Myriad Serpent Formation!"