The killing intent had actually encompassed Naruto too, but with the Nine-Tails inside him, his response was: What killing intent? What even is killing intent?
Orochimaru lived up to his name as one of the Konoha Sannin. Even as he hastily turned, he managed to raise an arm in front of his face. The next second, Naruto's foot arrived, slamming heavily into his forearm.
This time, Orochimaru was not sent flying, but the force pushed him back several meters, his feet carving two furrows into the ground.
Naruto pressed his advantage, closing in again and locking Orochimaru in close combat.
Both moved so fast that they left afterimages. The longer Orochimaru fought, the more alarmed he became. What kind of monster is this? Is he really a Genin?! This is the supposedly legendary dead last?! Did whoever gathered the intelligence misunderstand what "dead last" means?!
Sakura stared blankly at the two figures whose limbs kept colliding. Although she could no longer make out their movements, she was utterly stunned!
Meanwhile, Sasuke had activated his Sharingan. His scarlet eyes followed Orochimaru and Naruto, but he could only make out the rough outlines of their movements! In other words, both that strange man and Naruto were fighting at speeds beyond the limits of his Sharingan!
Even seeing them clearly was this difficult, never mind making his body keep up. That meant that if he faced either of them, he might not even last ten seconds!
For Sasuke, who had always been called a genius, this was an enormous blow.
But however shocked Sasuke was, he could not compare to Orochimaru. Who was he? He was one of the Konoha Sannin! Yet a Genin had actually matched him in Taijutsu?! Although Taijutsu was not his greatest strength, he still found it unbelievable!
Still,