All-Encompassing Purgatory!

"Bang, bang, bang..."

In the forest, the two figures flashed and shifted continuously. The man deliberately left an opening!

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

"Not bad!"

"Really not bad!"

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

"You'd better be careful!"

"Snake Shadow Hidden Hands!"

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

"Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu!"

"Boom!"

The fireball crashed into the snakes, but it did not wipe them all out. Four or five still came at Sasuke!

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."

Kunai in hand, Sasuke swiftly sliced off the remaining snakes' heads!

He stared coldly at his opponent!

"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"

"Thud, thud, thud..."

The instant Sasuke had just finished forming his hand seals, the man unleashed Wind Release: Great Breakthrough at him.

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

"Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique!"

Sasuke had barely stopped when the enemy's attack arrived. Countless shuriken came hurtling toward him!

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-Link Rasengan!"

Naruto suddenly appeared. He first used the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, then every shadow clone formed a Rasengan at the same time!

They blasted toward the dense swarm of shuriken!

"Sasuke!"

"What are you thinking about?"

"Boom!"

A thunderous crash rang out as Sakura smashed a giant snake's head apart with one punch!

After taking several breaths, she flashed over to Naruto and Sasuke. The three stood side by side, staring at their enemy!

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

Naruto once again drew upon that chakra within him. Two tails sprouted behind him as he instantly charged at the enemy!

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

"Bang!"

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

"Annoying brat!"

"Wind Style: Wind Cutter!"

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

The enemy spat a sword from his mouth. The instant his jutsu repelled the clones, he attacked Naruto!

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

When Anko went to inspect it, she caught a familiar scent from the body!

"Orochimaru!"

"It's definitely him!"

Anko was greatly shocked. She had no idea what Orochimaru's purpose was in infiltrating 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!

"I need to figure out his purpose as soon as possible!"

"Move quickly and hurry over to support me!"

"Yes!"

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

Within the Forest of Death, the battle continued!

With two bangs, Sakura and Naruto were kicked away once again!

"Lightning Cutter!"

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

"Triple Rashomon!"

"Boom, boom, boom!"

Three gates rose from the ground, blocking the space between Sasuke and the enemy!

Boom!

Lightning Cutter shattered one gate, but it no longer had the strength to continue!

"Hidden Shadow Snake Hands!"

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

"You really are quite impressive!"

"You even learned Lightning Cutter!"

"Since you've performed so well!"

"I've decided!"

"To give you a gift!"

As Orochimaru spoke, his neck suddenly stretched out and bit toward Sasuke.

"Sasuke!"

Naruto and Sakura were frantic!

"Damn it, we're too late!"

Just as they could do nothing but watch Sasuke about to perish in the snake's jaws!

"Whoosh!"

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

"Sensei!"

The moment Naruto and Sakura saw that sword, they were instantly overjoyed!

After all this time, the three of them were intimately familiar with Tenka's sword!

Tenka appeared before Sasuke. His palm slashed sideways, and a flash of green light swept out, instantly severing the snake binding Sasuke.

"Sensei!"

Sasuke bowed as he called out!

"Step back a little!"

With his back to Sasuke, Tenka stared at Orochimaru!

Sasuke moved swiftly and appeared beside Naruto and Sakura. None of the three were in very good condition now!

This was a 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 out of the snake's mouth, his body covered in viscous fluid as he looked at Tenka and asked!

"That has nothing to do with you!"

"But..."

"You attacked my disciples in Konoha!"

"Orochimaru!"

"Are you... looking to die?"

Tenka spoke in a cold voice, each word deliberate.

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

He still wanted this guy to help him deal with that rotten old man, the Third Hokage!

But...

If Orochimaru was looking for death, Tenka would not mind killing him here!

"You know me..."

"And you still dare act so arrogantly!"

"You... are the first!"

"Then let me see what gives you the right to be so presumptuous!"

"Mandara of Myriad Snakes!"

As countless snakes poured from Orochimaru's mouth, Tenka remained completely unmoved!

"Pressure!"

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

"What?"

"The Byakugan?"

Since when did the Byakugan have such an ability?

Orochimaru stared at Tenka's eyes, his heart filled with uncertainty!

It was not as if he knew nothing about the Byakugan. He had even studied it, yet he had never known it possessed such an ability!

"If you want to die..."

"I can grant your wish!"

Tenka glared at Orochimaru with his Byakugan, and Orochimaru's body instantly went rigid!

He trembled without stopping!

All-Encompassing Purgatory!

This was Tenka's exclusive ocular technique, one he had developed himself after awakening the Byakugan's genjutsu ability!

It was a genjutsu!

It could make someone suffer endless torment in Purgatory. To this day, no one had ever fully endured even one round!

Seeing Orochimaru's condition, Tenka suddenly closed his Byakugan!

"Pant... pant... pant..."

Orochimaru collapsed limply to the ground, gasping without pause!

Genjutsu was his nemesis. Because of Living Corpse Reincarnation, his soul had suffered tremendous damage!

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

Now, Tenka had similarly only glared at him. If Tenka had not held back, Orochimaru felt that his soul would have been ground to nothing 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 and only time I spared someone after making a move!"

"Hand over the summoning contract for Ryūchi Cave!"

Tenka's cold words revealed unquestionable authority in every phrase!