Recruiting a Lackey, Orochimaru

Orochimaru's plan could not be carried out.

At that moment, he began to consider retreating!

"Boss, I'll be going first! Call me if you need anything!"

"Wait, Orochimaru!"

Shao Nan walked over to Orochimaru!

He was not worried in the slightest that Orochimaru would make a move against him!

He murmured into his ear:

"Go to the outskirts of Konoha, to the Uzumaki Clan Shrine, and find a mask.

That mask can release the souls inside the Dead Demon Consuming Seal!"

Orochimaru's eyes widened. How did he know about that mask?!

He had only discovered it after consulting all sorts of records!

He had not even had the chance to test it yet!

If the souls inside the Dead Demon Consuming Seal could be released,

then, combined with Impure World Reincarnation, he could obtain even more and even stronger reincarnated bodies!

On the path toward immortality!

He could clear away every obstacle in his way!

Shao Nan continued:

"I also want the genetic material from the bodies of the many powerful figures who once existed in the Ninja World. I'll have use for it in the future!"

Orochimaru glanced at the current situation!

It seemed unrealistic for him to escape now.

Still, being this man's lackey seemed rather interesting!

Orochimaru nodded. "Alright. Once everything is prepared, I'll come back to find you, Boss!"

After saying that, Orochimaru turned and left!

Hiruzen Sarutobi stepped forward to block Orochimaru's path and prevent him from leaving!

"Orochimaru! You see your teacher and immediately want to run away. Did you do something you shouldn't have?"

"Heh! Teacher? Perhaps! But if I want to leave, it seems you can't stop me!"

Shao Nan stomped his right foot onto the ground. (It was perfectly normal to gather chakra in his foot, stomp the ground, and release Wood Release, right? evil grin)

Countless wooden branches instantly bound and entangled every Anbu present, along with Kakashi!

Kakashi said calmly, "Shao Nan! What exactly is your goal?!"

"Orochimaru, go! Hurry and complete what I told you to do!"

Whoosh!!!

Orochimaru used the Body Flicker Technique and vanished at once!

Hiruzen Sarutobi moved his old legs and chased after him!

"Water Release: Water Formation Wall."

A solid wall of water blocked Hiruzen Sarutobi's path!

Maruboshi Kosuke appeared, carrying an iron pot on his back.

"Kosuke, why are you stopping me?!"

"Hiruzen, you're old. It's time for you to retire!!!"

"You're actually disobeying my orders now!"

"Hiruzen, what happened in the past is in the past!

From now on, you will no longer be the Hokage in my heart!

The Hokage in my heart is now him—Shao Nan Senju!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi was dumbfounded. Why was everyone siding with that Shao Nan Senju?!

Danzo was like this, and so was Hyuga Hiashi!

Now, not only Orochimaru, but even Konoha's old veteran, the eternal genin Maruboshi Kosuke, was like this.

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Shao Nan's three-tomoe Sharingan.

How could he possess the Sharingan?!?

"Kosuke, were you controlled by the Sharingan?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi then formed a hand seal.

"Release!"

Kosuke shook his head. "Lord Shao Nan wouldn't stoop to using genjutsu on an old man like me. I'm following him of my own free will!"

Kakashi's eyes widened. Ever since Shao Nan had appeared, everything had become so unbelievable!

"You can all leave! The Chunin Exams are still underway! Whatever business you have can wait until afterward," Shao Nan said calmly.

Shao Nan did not want the Chunin Exams to be interrupted. After all, the system mission had not yet been completed!

"Can the Chunin Exams still continue?" Hiruzen Sarutobi said angrily.

"Well, Lord Hokage, it's nothing serious! I think the Chunin Exams can continue!"

Kakashi looked calmly at Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Seeing that Orochimaru had already left, Shao Nan released the wooden branches binding them!

Hiruzen Sarutobi said to Shao Nan with great disdain.

"Hmph! Letting you participate in these Chunin Exams was my greatest mistake."

After saying that, Hiruzen Sarutobi was just about to turn and leave.

But Shao Nan called out to stop him!

"Wait. Didn't Tsunade go looking for you? Why didn't she come with you?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi paused and looked back at Shao Nan.

"Tsunade went to Shikkotsu Forest. As for what she went there for, I don't know!

She asked me to tell you that she would definitely return on the day of the finals!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi withdrew from the area with the group of Anbu.

Kakashi looked at Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura!

"Good luck!"

As Kakashi left, he gave Shao Nan a seemingly casual glance!

Meanwhile, Shao Nan was thinking.

Why would Tsunade go to Shikkotsu Forest at a time like this?

Why hadn't Tsunade told him when they left this morning?

"Sasuke, Naruto, I'll wait for you at the Central Tower! Don't embarrass me, you two! I won't allow either of you to get eliminated!"

Naruto said, "Big Brother, you don't even need to ask who I am. How could I possibly get eliminated!"

Sasuke said, "Boss, don't mind this idiot! We'll reach the Central Tower soon too!"

Shao Nan nodded, took Karin Uzumaki's delicate hand, and said to Kosuke.

"Power forward, let's go."

After Shao Nan left, Naruto said confidently.

"From now on, leave every enemy we encounter to me!"

"Idiot!"

Sasuke walked ahead. Naruto caught up and threw an arm around Sasuke.

"Sasuke! From now on, I'll have your back!"

"Idiot, only Boss can call me Sasuke! You can't, you big idiot."

"Don't be so stingy!"

Throughout the entire incident, Sakura had merely been a spectator.

She had been completely useless.

"They're both getting stronger and stronger! What should I do?!"

After traveling for a while, Karin's stamina began to drop!

Her breathing grew increasingly rapid.

Shao Nan stopped and roughly hoisted Karin onto his back.

"Karin, I'll carry you! Rest well on my back."

Shao Nan's rough action made Karin's face flush bright red!

It was her first time being so close to a man!

She buried her head against Shao Nan's back.

She muttered to herself,

"His broad shoulders and strong muscles make me feel so safe!"

As Shao Nan carried Karin, he noticed her slender legs beneath her fishnet stockings.

Without thinking, he gave Karin a little bounce on his back!

"Carrying my wife!"

Karin wrapped her little arms around Shao Nan's neck and shyly whispered by his ear.

"I-I'm not Big Brother Shao Nan's wife."

"A double negative means a positive. Let's go, wife!"

Shao Nan carried Karin and raced toward the Central Tower.

"Ah!!!"

The speed was too fast, and Karin screamed!

A figure was charging toward them from ahead.

It was wildly roaring.

"Hahaha, I'll kill all of you!"

From Shao Nan's back, Karin saw the figure ahead and cried out in fear.

"Ah! Big Brother Shao Nan, stop! There's a monster ahead!"

Shao Nan looked up.

Well, would you look at that—it was Gaara.

He was in a partial Tailed Beast Transformation.

His limbs were made of sand!

Shao Nan had been worrying about how he could not run into anyone to teach a lesson to for the system mission!

Now Gaara had delivered himself right to his doorstep!

He would make an example out of him.

"Karin, Big Brother Shao Nan will take you for a ride in a Gundam!"

Carrying Karin on his back, Shao Nan shouted loudly!

"Wood Release: Wood Human Technique!"

Then he stomped hard on the ground with his right foot.

"Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique."

A fifty-meter-tall wooden giant appeared once more.

A colossal dragon nearly a hundred meters long coiled around it.