Anko VS Orochimaru, Enraged Sasuke-kun

Beneath the twisting, winding shade of the trees, a graceful yet agile figure darted swiftly through the crisscrossing branches...

[I can feel it—that evil Chakra...

It's nearby!!

Damn it, why would someone that dangerous appear during the Chunin Exams...]

Anko rapidly scanned her surroundings, her expression grave as she felt the burning heat of her Cursed Seal.

Just moments ago, they had discovered the corpse of a Rain Village ninja whose face had been stolen by the Face Erasure Technique...

As Orochimaru's former beloved student, Anko naturally thought of that terrifying teacher immediately!

Konoha's S-rank rogue ninja, one of the Three Sannin—Orochimaru...

"Anko, it's been a long time..."

Abruptly, a magnetic, hoarse voice sounded behind Anko.

Anko, who was racing at high speed, tensed up at once. She immediately performed a graceful midair flip, adjusting her stance as she looked behind her.

"So it really is you...

Orochimaru!!"

Seeing that familiar figure, Anko quietly drew in a breath, her gaze complicated.

Thinking about him and actually seeing him were two completely different feelings...

At that moment, the Bonds and hatred Orochimaru had once given her surged into Anko's heart at the same time.

"Why?

Why would you, Konoha's S-rank wanted criminal, appear here??

I don't believe you came back out of boredom to reminisce about the past..."

Though her heart was a mess of emotions, Anko, as a Konoha Special Jonin, still questioned him in an attempt to gather information.

She had to know why Orochimaru had returned!

"Anko, you're still so reckless and naive...

Do you think asking like this will get you the information you want?

Or will it get you misleading information instead??"

A trace of disappointment flashed through Orochimaru's eyes as he sighed. This was also one of the reasons he had abandoned Anko in the first place.

With a personality like hers, she simply was not suited for the cruel Ninja World outside, filled with schemes and dangers at every turn...

"You don't get to lecture me...

If that's the case, then I'll risk my life to defeat you and get the information!

Isn't that what you taught me before...

Teacher Orochimaru!!"

Anko snorted and shouted. With a flick of her left hand, several long snakes shot explosively from her sleeve...

"Shadow Snake Hand??

Anko, it seems I was right to abandon you...

After all these years, you still haven't improved. You actually want to use my ninjutsu to defeat me..."

Orochimaru smiled calmly, showing no intention of making a move...

Without any surprise, the venomous snakes tore into Orochimaru and slammed him into a tree trunk...

"I won't let you escape..."

Anko showed neither surprise nor delight at the sight. She immediately closed in and grabbed Orochimaru's right hand with her left.

In an instant, she drew a kunai and decisively nailed both her hand and Orochimaru's to the tree!!

"Now you can't run...

Orochimaru, lend me your hand..."

Looking at Orochimaru before her, Anko curled her lips into a smile, fragrant sweat beading across her forehead...

Her talk of capturing Orochimaru and interrogating him for information had all been a smokescreen. With her strength, how could that possibly happen...

Her true goal had only ever been to perish together with Orochimaru!

Ninja Art: Twin Snake Possession...

Without hesitation, Anko clutched Orochimaru's hand and began forming Hand Seals.

"Kehehehe...

Anko, you're still too naive!"

Just as Anko was about to activate the technique, Orochimaru suddenly gave a sinister laugh, and his body turned into earth that fell to the ground.

[Earth Replacement!!]

Anko's pupils shrank at the sight. She could hardly believe her eyes.

When had Orochimaru formed Hand Seals??

"Your talent is truly far inferior to that boy's...

He wants to perform techniques with one hand. He doesn't need anyone else's cooperation."

Orochimaru's real body slowly emerged behind Anko, once again cutting her to the heart with a mocking expression.

"A boy??

So you really do have some ulterior motive..."

Anko's pretty face changed at once. She immediately turned around and seized the chance to question him.

"That's right...

That boy—no, those two boys.

I gave them the same thing I gave you..."

Orochimaru licked his lips meaningfully, leaving Anko utterly shocked!

"You bastard...

You actually gave them something that dangerous..."

Thinking of the Curse Mark of Heaven, Anko's beautiful eyes widened. She shouted angrily and was about to attack again.

But at that very instant, Orochimaru gave a chilling smile and formed Hand Seals with one hand.

The next moment—

Anko, whose Chakra was flaring, let out a muffled groan and dropped to one knee. The Curse Mark of Heaven on the back of her neck bloomed crimson...

"D-damn it..."

Feeling her weakened body, Anko clutched her neck and gave an unwilling groan...

Her hurried, heavy breathing made her full figure rise and fall violently, trembling like a flower in the wind...

Unfortunately, that beautiful sight was hidden beneath her coat, with no one there to appreciate it...

"So...

Are they your targets for returning?"

Seeing that she could not attack, Anko immediately changed tactics. Gritting her teeth, she looked at Orochimaru and probed for information.

"Perhaps...

Are you jealous, Anko...?"

Orochimaru was completely unmoved. Instead, he took the opportunity to tease his former beloved student again.

Anko's body trembled, but she could not think of any useful information...

"Anko, I hope you don't interfere with these Chunin Exams!

If you spoil my fun...

Then the consequence will be that I destroy all of Konoha..."

Seeing Anko's pale face, Orochimaru smiled and warned her in a low voice.

Then, he activated a movement technique and vanished in an instant...

"That bastard..."

Anko's face turned pale again. She gave an unwilling snort, venting her fury.

Meanwhile—

Just like in the original plot, Sakura encountered the Sound Ninja Trio.

At the same time, Rock Lee and the Ino-Shika-Cho team appeared to rescue her...

However, unlike the original plot, Shikamaru and the others, who had gotten along well with Sakura through several group meals, did not hesitate in the slightest this time.

They stepped forward and stood by Sakura's side...

But the gap in strength was still considerable, and they were defeated by the Sound Ninja Trio.

Fortunately, with the help of Ino-Shika-Cho and Rock Lee, Sakura was not left as embarrassed as she had been in the original plot.

She even seized the chance to unleash Water Release: Water Tear to assist in the attack...

Unfortunately, because her Chakra had not recovered, she was ultimately captured by Sound Ninja Kin.

"Damn it...

Miss Sakura, I actually...

Teacher Kai, I'm sorry!

Today is the day my Nindō blooms..."

Rock Lee, who had been defeated by Sound Ninja Dosu, saw Sakura's hair being grabbed. Tears filled his eyes, and his gaze turned resolute.

As a man, he would never allow the woman he liked to be humiliated like this...

"Pfft..."

Just as Rock Lee was preparing to unleash the Eight Inner Gates and Sakura was about to cut her hair, Sasuke, unconscious beneath the tree hollow, suddenly erupted with visible purple Chakra all over his body...

"That is..."

"What's going on??"

"He's finally awake! With Sasuke here, everything will be fine!"

Rock Lee, Shikamaru, and Ino cried out at the same time when they saw this.

The three Sound Ninja were already terrified beyond measure...

This Chakra was so similar to Orochimaru's power.

"Bang..."

In the instant everyone stood frozen in shock, Sound Ninja Kin's eyes bulged.

The arm she was using to grab Sakura's hair was broken, and she was blasted away by an enormous force...

"Sakura, sorry...

But from now on, I won't let you get hurt again!"

Sasuke's figure flashed into view. His scarlet eyes locked onto Sound Ninja Dosu and Zaku, his fury surging to the heavens.

Being bullied by Orochimaru was one thing, but were these three little trash trying to serve themselves up too??

If Sakura had been forced to cut her hair again, would he, a transmigrator, have any face left?