All-Encompassing Purgatory!

"Bang, bang, bang..."

In the forest, the two figures kept flashing and shifting. The man deliberately left an opening!

Sasuke instantly seized the opportunity, kicking him in the stomach and sending him flying!

"Not bad!"

"Very good!"

"But now, I'm going to get serious!"

"You'd better be careful!"

"Snake Shadow Hidden Hands!"

Several massive snakes suddenly shot from the man's sleeves toward Sasuke!

"Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu!"

"Boom!"

The fireball crashed into the swarm of snakes, but it did not destroy them all. Four or five still lunged at Sasuke!

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."

Holding a kunai, Sasuke slashed several times, severing the remaining snakes' heads!

He stared coldly at his opponent!

"Wind Style: Great Breakthrough!"

"Thud, thud, thud..."

The moment Sasuke had just finished forming hand seals, the man unleashed Wind Style: Great Breakthrough at him.

Sasuke had no time to respond. He repeatedly flickered backward, escaping the range of the enemy's jutsu!

"Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique!"

Sasuke had barely stopped when the enemy's attack arrived again. Looking at the dense swarm of incoming shuriken—

For a moment, Sasuke found it difficult to fend them off. He had no way to respond as the shuriken were about to strike him!

"Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!"

"Naruto Multi-Linked Rasengan!"

Naruto suddenly appeared. He first used the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, then every Shadow Clone simultaneously formed a Rasengan!

They blasted toward the dense swarm of shuriken!

"Sasuke!"

"What are you thinking about?"

"Boom!"

A loud crash rang out as Sakura smashed the giant snake's head with one punch!

After taking several breaths, she flickered over to Naruto and Sasuke. The three stood side by side, glaring at the enemy!

"I'll take the lead. You two look for an opening!"

Naruto once again drew upon that chakra inside him. Two tails grew from behind him again as he charged at the enemy in an instant!

Sakura and Sasuke followed closely behind, searching for an opportunity!

"Bang!"

Before Naruto could even get close, he was kicked away. Climbing back up, he used the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique again!

"Annoying little brat!"

"Wind Style: Wind Cutter!"

"Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang..."

The enemy spat a sword from his mouth. The moment his jutsu knocked back the clones, he lunged at Naruto!

Meanwhile, at the outskirts of the Forest of Death, Anko, the chief examiner for the second round, received a report and discovered a candidate's corpse!

As Anko examined it, she caught a familiar scent from the body!

"Orochimaru!"

"It's definitely him!"

Anko was shocked. She had no idea why Orochimaru had infiltrated Konoha!

"Go report the situation here to the Third Hokage. Tell him Orochimaru has infiltrated the village and is among the examinees!"

"O-Orochimaru!"

"What about you?"

The ninja was stunned. He had heard Orochimaru's name and knew he was an extremely dangerous person!

"We must figure out his purpose as soon as possible!"

"Move quickly and get back here to support me!"

"Yes!"

After the ninja left, Anko sped toward the center of the Forest of Death!

Inside the Forest of Death, the battle continued!

With two bangs, Sakura and Naruto were sent flying once again!

"Lightning Cutter!"

Taking advantage of the opening, Sasuke finally used Lightning Cutter!

"Triple Rashomon!"

"Boom, boom, boom!"

Three gates erupted from the ground, standing between Sasuke and the enemy!

Boom!

Lightning Cutter shattered one gate, then lost all momentum!

"Hidden Shadow Snake Hands!"

The effeminate man—Orochimaru—caught Sasuke off guard as a snake from his sleeve wrapped around him!

"You really are impressive!"

"You even learned Lightning Cutter!"

"Seeing how well you've performed!"

"I've decided!"

"To give you a gift!"

As Orochimaru spoke, his neck instantly stretched out as he bit toward Sasuke.

"Sasuke!"

Naruto and Sakura panicked!

"Damn it, we're too late!"

Just as they could do nothing but watch Sasuke about to die in the jaws of the snake—

"Whoosh!"

A sharp sword flew through the air. With a wet stab, it pierced Orochimaru's extending neck and nailed it to a tree.

"Sensei!"

Seeing the sword, Naruto and Sakura were instantly thrilled!

After so long, the three of them had become extremely familiar with Tian Ge's sword!

Tian Ge appeared before Sasuke. He sliced his palm sideways, and a flash of green light passed through the air. The snake binding Sasuke was instantly cut apart.

"Sensei!"

Sasuke bowed as he called out!

"Step back!"

With his back to Sasuke, Tian Ge stared at Orochimaru!

Sasuke rapidly moved back to Naruto and Sakura's side. None of the three were in particularly good condition right now!

This was the perfect chance to recover. With their teacher here, that enemy was no longer a problem!

"Oh?"

"What you used just now was Chakra Scalpel, wasn't it?"

"What is Tsunade to you?"

Orochimaru had just crawled from the snake's mouth, covered in viscous fluid, as he looked at Tian Ge and asked!

"That is none of your business!"

"However..."

"You attacked my disciples in Konoha!"

"Orochimaru!"

"Are you... looking to die?"

Tian Ge spoke in an icy voice, enunciating every word.

Honestly, if possible, he did not want to kill Orochimaru!

He was still waiting for this fellow to help him deal with that rotten old man, the Third Hokage!

But...

If Orochimaru wanted to die, Tian Ge would not mind killing him right here!

"You know me..."

"And you still dare to be so arrogant!"

"You... are the first!"

"Then let me see what gives you the right to be so arrogant?"

"Mandara of Myriad Snakes!"

Watching the countless snakes pouring from Orochimaru's mouth, Tian Ge remained completely unmoved!

"Pressure!"

His Byakugan opened instantly, and the countless snakes exploded into fragments!

"What?"

"Byakugan?"

Since when had the Byakugan possessed such an ability?

Orochimaru stared at Tian Ge's eyes, uncertainty filling his heart!

It was not as though he did not know about the Byakugan. He had even researched it before, but he had never known it possessed such an ability!

"You want to die..."

"I can grant your wish!"

Tian Ge glared at Orochimaru with his Byakugan, and Orochimaru's body instantly stiffened!

He began trembling without stop!

All-Encompassing Purgatory!

This was Tian Ge's exclusive ocular technique, developed after awakening the genjutsu ability of his Byakugan!

It was a genjutsu!

It could make someone suffer endless torment in Purgatory. So far, no one had ever endured even a full round!

Seeing Orochimaru's condition, Tian Ge suddenly closed his Byakugan!

"Huff... huff... huff..."

Orochimaru collapsed limply to the ground, gasping without stop!

Genjutsu was his greatest weakness. Because of Living Corpse Reincarnation, his soul had suffered severe damage!

His resistance to genjutsu had greatly declined. Back then, Itachi Uchiha had subdued him with a single glance!

Now, Tian Ge had similarly subdued him with a glare. If Tian Ge had not held back, Orochimaru felt his soul would have been directly ground away in that Purgatory!

"W-why?"

"Your plan!"

"I need you to continue it!"

"You... won't stop me?"

"Don't touch the people around me, or else..."

"Die!"

"As the price for the one time I held back when I acted!"

"Hand over Ryūchi Cave's summoning contract!"

Tian Ge's icy words were full of unquestionable authority!