"Something's not right."
"Look over here quickly!"
Deputy proctors Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane discovered several slain Grass Hidden ninjas near the Forest of Death. The faces of these Grass Hidden ninjas had been completely melted by a forbidden jutsu.
When the chief proctor, Anko Mitarashi, arrived upon hearing the news, she immediately determined it was Orochimaru's technique.
She immediately ordered Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane to quickly notify the Anbu, while she went alone to search for Orochimaru!
"I hope it's not too late,"
Anko said with a grave expression, then acted quickly.
During the process, she used her chakra to stimulate the Curse Mark on her body.
As Orochimaru's former disciple, Anko was abandoned by him due to her personality, and many memories related to Orochimaru were erased.
However, the curse mark on her body was perfectly preserved, but it had been sealed by the Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi with a sealing jutsu, so she had been safe until now.
Anko was the first successful survivor to possess the Heaven Curse Mark, but because the curse mark was not mature at the time, she couldn't transform. She could only sense Orochimaru's location through constant pain.
Even Anko herself never imagined that she would actively do this one day.
Through the curse mark's perception, Anko sped up all the way and finally found Orochimaru, who had just torn off his human skin mask!
Seeing that there were already two Konoha examinees lying on the ground, their lives uncertain, and the third examinee also in danger, she immediately rushed out and quickly unleashed her ninjutsu.
Shadow Snake Hands!
This ninjutsu, learned from Orochimaru, was used by Anko on her former teacher for the first time.
Facing her former disciple and the ferocious poisonous snakes biting at him, Orochimaru smiled happily and responded with a Shadow Snake Hands jutsu.
Then, dozens of poisonous snakes intertwined and bit at each other.
After landing, Anko immediately shielded the injured and unsteady Sasuke behind her. "Can you still move? Hurry and escape, in the direction I came from."
Sasuke could actually escape, but he felt that in his current state, he couldn't escape very far.
If the proctor in front of him was defeated, he would still be caught and killed.
Moreover, Naruto and Sakura were still here. Even if he wanted to escape, he had to take these two with him.
So he simply remained silent, pretending not to hear.
Anko didn't pay attention to Sasuke anymore when she heard no movement from the brat behind her.
Because the 'teacher' in front of her still brought her immense pressure.
Especially when those snake-like eyes fixed on her, she felt like she would be killed by him the next second.
Anko knew she couldn't possibly be his opponent, but she still came. One reason was that as the chief proctor of this survival trial, she had the obligation and responsibility to protect the examinees' lives when such an unexpected situation occurred.
As for the other reason...
She faced Orochimaru with the determination to die!
Because she had no fear of death, she could move freely under Orochimaru's killing intent and pressure.
"Fire Style: Dragon Fire Jutsu!"
The same ninjutsu, but Anko's execution of it was more powerful than Sasuke's earlier. After all, the current Sasuke was still too young.
Orochimaru didn't want to be a roasted snake, so he quickly dodged.
As a result, the previous Fire Style jutsu was just a feint, intended to force him down from the tree.
And taking advantage of the smoke obscuring his vision, Anko quickly closed the distance.
"Shadow Multiple Snake Hands!"
Orochimaru did not hide his malicious intent and chose to use the same ninjutsu.
A large number of poisonous snakes intertwined again.
Orochimaru couldn't help but say, "What's wrong? After so many years, I didn't expect you to be so indifferent. You're using the ninjutsu I taught you to fight me, yet you won't even call me 'teacher'?"
"I don't have a teacher like you who does whatever he pleases!"
Anko retorted unceremoniously and then chose to engage in close-quarters combat.
Orochimaru dodged frequently, as if playing for time, or perhaps unaccustomed to this body.
Anko immediately seized the opportunity, using a kunai to pin her left hand and Orochimaru's right hand, then grabbed Orochimaru's left hand with her right hand and began to form hand seals!
Twin Snakes Mutual Destruction!
This was a forbidden jutsu that Anko had learned from Orochimaru. From the beginning, Anko's goal was clear: to die with Orochimaru.
However, just as the hand seals were about to be completed, a voice sounded from not far behind Anko.
"Even if you are my disciple, you cannot casually use the forbidden jutsu I taught you to deal with me, your teacher. Also, here's one last lesson: next time you want to use this move, remember to control your expression. Don't start with a tragic look of 'I'm going to die with you.'"
Anko was shocked and only then noticed that the Orochimaru in front of her was already starting to melt.
"A clone? When?"
Anko was toyed with by her teacher, almost dying together with a clone.
Anko immediately let go and turned to try the same trick again, but was directly choked by the white snake Orochimaru summoned and lifted into the air.
The intense suffocation made her gradually lose her ability to resist.
"There won't be a next time. If you dare to disturb my interest again, I will destroy this village."
Orochimaru walked over, pinched Anko's face, and said in a very teasing tone.
But it seemed he didn't intend to kill his former disciple just yet; he was prepared to let Anko go for the second time.
Did Orochimaru's heart soften?
Or was it the deep master-disciple bond?
Neither.
The real reason was probably the Heaven Curse Mark on Anko's body.
Even up to now, there were not many experimental subjects who had successfully planted the Heaven Curse Mark without dying.
And these people, including Anko, would all become Orochimaru's vessels for reincarnation in the future.
Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, Orochimaru would never choose to destroy these 'vessels.'
This was also the true reason Anko had managed to survive.
Plop!
Anko, who had already fainted from strangulation, fell to the ground.
Sasuke witnessed the entire process, his heart sinking to the bottom of the sea.
Even the chief proctor of this exam was no match for the opponent and was easily defeated.
Moreover, from their conversation, they were master and disciple?!
This was too outrageous!
Someone like this infiltrating must have a grand conspiracy.
Sasuke felt a bitter smile in his heart, unable to understand why he was so unlucky, first encountering people like Lee Rock, and then encountering such a situation.
Now, let alone winning first place in the Chūnin Exam, he probably wouldn't even be able to save his own life later.
The person in front of him was clearly a ruthless killer who would never let them go.
But at this moment, another voice sounded leisurely, "It's you again, you old poisonous snake. We haven't settled our score from the Land of Water last time."
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