Fledgling

The Grass Ninja—no, Orochimaru—looked at Sasuke with great interest. "Since you knew that kid would forget, why didn't you choose a shorter password?"

"Because I knew you were lurking underground and eavesdropping on our conversation, so I deliberately used such a long password."

Orochimaru removed his conical hat and tossed it aside, his gaze dark and gloomy. "I see. You neither tire nor let your guard down. You're a little more interesting than I imagined."

With that, Orochimaru stuck out his long tongue and licked his face.

Sakura had never seen anyone so disgusting before, but the most important question now was: where had Naruto gone?

At the end of a long ravine, Naruto was stuck upside down against a large tree. Luckily for that tree, otherwise he had no idea how far he would have been blown away.

"Ow!" Naruto slowly straightened himself, rubbing his aching butt as his head spun. He felt that today had been incredibly unlucky.

Before the exam had even begun, he had mimicked Chief Examiner Anko's way of speaking, even exaggeratedly putting his hands on his hips and wiggling his butt. Naturally, Anko had given him a good beating.

Then, once the exam started, he got tied up tight while taking a leak. Luckily Sasuke—no, if Lord Naruto hadn't saved him, he definitely would have been taken out by that Rain Ninja. Thanks to yours truly, that Rain Ninja had been driven away, even though I only threw one kunai.

Heroes always appeared at critical moments. Naruto consoled himself inwardly, then looked around. "Huh? Where did Sasuke and Sakura go?"

As soon as he spoke, the sky suddenly darkened. A massive gray snake quietly poked out its head, its long forked tongue flicking constantly.

Naruto looked up and gaped. "S-So big... It's my first