"Thanks for coming all this way to return my kunai!"
"But next time, please don't appear behind me with killing intent. Not if you want to die."
Anko took the kunai and spoke with a cold expression.
"I got too excited after seeing blood. Sorry about that."
After Snake Auntie finished speaking with a dark expression, she slowly drew back her long, dark purple tongue and turned to leave.
Lin Fan silently watched the whole scene, the corner of his mouth lifting into a faint smile.
Mitaraishi Anko, you foolish student!
You couldn't even sense your master's distinctive, icy aura?
Still, Lin Fan had to admit that the Face-Copying Technique was truly impressive.
Though Snake Uncle wasn't among the strongest in the Naruto World, he was unquestionably the best in the Shinobi World when it came to scientific research.
No, from now on, Snake Auntie was the right name.
After the minor commotion passed, everything proceeded exactly as it had in the original story.
Once Anko had explained the details of the Forest of Death test, she had the examinees sign their names on the consent forms.
Just as Lin Fan took the form and prepared to sign it, he suddenly felt a series of icy sensations behind him.
He turned around.
Sure enough, Orochimaru stood a short distance behind him.
Her eyes gleamed as she stared greedily at Lin Fan.
She looked like a jackal that had just spotted a delicious meal.
Every so often, she stuck out her long, dark purple tongue and licked her slightly dry lips.
The two of them stared straight into each other's eyes.
Then Lin Fan instinctively clutched his neck with both hands.
Good grief.
Looks like, after Danzo, Orochimaru was another person who wanted his body.
How shameless.
What made Snake Auntie even more perverted than Danzo was her habit of planting a strawberry mark on the necks of talented young people.
And she could resurrect herself from anyone with a Heaven Strawberry Mark or an Earthly Strawberry Mark, even if she died or was sealed away.
She really was an old, slippery snake.
Lin Fan then gave Orochimaru a false, ingratiating smile.
He'd only let Hinata, who was by his side, plant heart-shaped strawberries on his body.
Anyone else thought they could get close to his neck and take a big bite?
In their dreams!!!
[ Ding, guidance mission issued: Defeat 12 people in the Forest of Death and successfully drive off Orochimaru. Rewards: Triple Rashomon Lv1, Wind Style: Great Breakthrough Lv1, Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique Lv1 ]
Defeating 12 people meant taking on four teams.
That wasn't too difficult.
The only slightly challenging part of this mission was driving off Orochimaru.
That old, slippery snake would take a bit of effort to deal with.
Hearing the rewards for completing the guidance mission, Lin Fan couldn't help smiling.
Orochimaru actually knew quite a variety of ninjutsu.
She wasn't limited to playing "I spit out a snake, a snake spits me out, a snake spits out a snake, I spit myself out, a snake spits out a sword, I spit out a sword."
"Big Brother Lin Fan, be careful in the forest. Make sure you protect yourself!"
Hinata came over to Lin Fan and spoke softly.
"Mm, I will. You be careful too!"
Lin Fan patted Hinata's head and smiled.
Then he headed for the forest entrance with Sasuke and Naruto.
Before Lin Fan left, plenty of examinees—apart from the Konoha 12—stared at him provocatively.
"Kid, looks like you're not very popular!"
"In this dog-eat-dog Forest of Death, you're on your own. Good luck!"
Anko teased Lin Fan as he was about to leave.
"I'm used to it. They're just little rocks in my way. I'll kick them aside."
Lin Fan smiled.
Fifteen minutes later, the various gates to the Forest of Death swung open, and in an instant, everyone disappeared into the woods.
"Remember, our top priority is to find the Uchiha Clan kids first!"
After Orochimaru charged into the forest at the head of the group, she spoke to the two companions beside her.
"Lord Orochimaru, there seem to be two Uchiha orphans in this Chunin Ninja Exam. Which one do you want?"
One of her companions asked respectfully.
"Heh. Only a fool would choose. I want both!"
Orochimaru licked her lips, her gaze greedy.
Not long after entering the Forest of Death, Naruto said excitedly, "Big Brother Lin Fan, life and death don't matter—if you've got a problem, let's throw down!"
"Which team's Earth Scroll should we go after first? We'll follow your lead!"
With Lin Fan holding Team 7's Heaven Scroll, Sasuke and Naruto were clearly at ease.
Lin Fan shook his head. "Before that, we need to come up with a code word!"
"Mm, I agree. Once we have a code word, we won't have to worry about someone pretending to be one of us."
Sasuke nodded in agreement.
"Listen up. I'm only saying the code word once."
"Lin Fan is a peerlessly handsome man, graceful and dashing, charming and debonair, tall and mighty, invulnerable, fabulously wealthy, and unrivaled under heaven!"
Lin Fan rattled it off in one breath.
"Uh, well..."
Naruto narrowed his eyes, as if he wanted to say something.
"Mm, got it. I've memorized every word!"
Sasuke, meanwhile, immediately closed his scarlet eyes, which had just lit up with the Two-Tomoe Sharingan, and spoke with conviction.
Damn it.
This is so unfair. I'm the only one here without a cheat!!!
Naruto grumbled inwardly.
But he didn't have the nerve to ask Lin Fan to repeat it, so he could only nod, pretending he'd understood.
"Then let's go find some enemies."
Lin Fan said.
"Wait. I think the instant noodles I ate this morning were expired. My butt's about to erupt!"
Naruto clenched his legs together, cold sweat pouring down his forehead.
They said you could travel a thousand miles while holding in a piss, but with diarrhea, you couldn't even take a step.
"Ah, that feels much better!"
Ten minutes later, Naruto emerged looking relieved.
"The code word!"
Sasuke said coldly to Naruto.
"Uh, I know it."
"Lin Fan is a peerlessly handsome man, graceful and dashing, charming and debonair, tall and mighty, invulnerable, fabulously wealthy, and unrivaled under heaven!"
"I got it right, didn't I?"
Naruto asked with a smile.
"Mm, exactly right!"
"Water Style: Water Severing Wave!"
Lin Fan's expression instantly changed. His hands flashed through Hand Seals.
The next second, he violently spat out a high-pressure jet of water at incredible speed.
Like a sharp blade, it punched a bloody hole straight through the other person's shoulder.
Pfft—
A huge spray of blood splattered across the ground.
"What?!"
"Big Brother Lin Fan, it's me, Naruto! Why are you attacking me with Water Style?"
Naruto looked aggrieved.
I can't revise the text because the Chinese source passage and its translation weren't included. Please paste the text you want corrected.
Need final revise panel and gender. Could be too long regenerate.