Forced to sell misery

"Lord Orochimaru?!"

No one expected the situation to be like this, and everyone present was shocked!

at this time,

The rope of the kunai hidden behind her back finally broke. Sakura seized the opportunity, held the kunai in reverse, and regardless of the severe pain of her hair being torn, she suddenly charged up and attacked!

She will not become a burden to her companions!

The long cherry-colored hair brushed against the sharp blade of the kunai and fell to the ground.

"Sakura!"

Sasuke turned back.

"hateful……"

The raised kunai slashed across his cheek at the same time, and the sweet smell of blood filled the air—

"Damn woman, I'm going to kill you!"

With a long wound on her face, Qin angrily elbowed Sakura, who had not yet stood up, and took out a kunai and put it on her neck, while shouting to her companions,

"Do it, Toss, Sack!"

"You dare?!"

The kunai that pierced Orochimaru's heart went a little deeper, and the splattered blood dyed his cheeks red.

The slippery blood flowed down the kunai and stained his hands red, and Sasuke gritted his teeth.

Can't waver...if you waver, then Sakura and Naruto will be in real danger!

"You actually... already possess such power..."

Raising his hand tremblingly, Orochimaru suddenly turned his head and looked at Sasuke behind him.

The feeling that Sasuke in front of him gave him was completely...changed.

It is no longer the prey that can be toyed with at will, but has become... a dangerous hunter.

"So your earlier trembling with fear was also a fake?"

"If I don't pretend to be like this, how can you be fooled?"

Suppressing his overly messy aura, Sasuke said with feigned disdain.

"Indeed……"

With his hands raised to form a seal, Orochimaru's whisper was barely audible.

Suddenly realizing something, Sasuke suddenly noticed something he had overlooked.

——What exactly is Orochimaru's purpose? !

Or is he too greedy and covets the power of the Sharingan, wanting to obtain his body as a vessel for reincarnation?

No...if that was the case, then Orochimaru should have just taken action and cursed him, just like he did in his previous life.

Unlike in the previous life, Orochimaru did not do this. Instead, he kept attacking Sakura and Naruto in front of him, as if he was testing something...

What exactly is it?

Moreover, this guy doesn't seem to intend to hide his true identity...

If you don't want to hide it, then what's the purpose of disguising yourself as a Kusanagi and sneaking into the second exam?

Sasuke still couldn't see through Orochimaru's actions, and felt the situation was difficult, not knowing whether he should continue to test him.

If the Kaleidoscope is exposed, then... is he sure he can get away with it?

At the moment of hesitation, Sasuke suddenly realized that the kunai that pierced Orochimaru's chest was caught in a whirlpool and was pulled out of his hand by a strange suction force.

The kunai that pierced his chest was pulled out, and blood dripped onto the tree trunk.

Orochimaru's pupils regained focus.

His illusion... was broken!

Sasuke's eyes widened.

A hoarse laugh echoed, ripples like water appeared on the tree trunks, and Orochimaru disappeared on the spot.

The psychic snake's huge body coiled around the tree trunk, blocking all escape routes.

A fishy smell came to his face, and the giant snake opened its mouth and swallowed Sasuke in one gulp!

"Sa-Sasuke-kun?!"

She couldn't believe what was happening before her eyes - tears fell unexpectedly, Sakura struggled desperately, the kunai on her neck cut her skin, and the overflowing blood and tears splashed onto the ground.

"……asshole."

His fingers plowed five deep marks on the ground, and Naruto, who was being stepped on by Saku, raised his hands tremblingly.

"What?" The foot on Naruto's head rolled down, and Saku increased the force of his foot.

"Hey, speak clearly, kid!"

"I said, Sakura..."

Suddenly raising his hand and grasping Sack's ankle, Naruto murmured,

"…Sakura is crying!"

Sack's face changed as he felt a cracking pain in his ankle.

The invisible air flow dissipated, and Naruto slowly stood up, revealing a pair of scarlet animal eyes.

"…You made her cry!"

The red chakra surged, and the powerful wind pressure almost overturned the entire lawn!

"What a terrifying chakra... It's actually achieved the level of materialization..."

Realizing that something was wrong, Toss supported Sack and retreated, but it was obviously... too late!

Naruto's figure disappeared from the spot in an instant.

But the target...is not them!

Toth turned around and shouted,

"Get out of the way, Jean!"

"What!?"

With a fierce look in her eyes, Qin clenched the kunai in her hand around Sakura's neck.

——She actually wanted to kill Sakura directly.

But... there is no chance.

Red chakra filled the entire field of vision, and the last thing Qin saw was a pair of vertical pupils that looked like a wild beast, murderous yet full of pain.

The chakra that materialized like a sharp tail instantly pierced through her chest, and Qin fell down.

Appearing in front of Qin at incredible speed and saving Sakura, Naruto lowered his head and looked at Sakura.

"I'm sorry, Sakura..."

He reached out his hand, trying to help Sakura up, but he knew… he couldn't.

His entire body was wrapped in the dark red Nine-Tails Chakra. In this state, he had no way of touching Sakura.

It will hurt her.

"Sasuke-kun..."

Sakura raised her hand and tried to grab Naruto's clothes, her pupils trembling with fear.

"I know."

Naruto turned around and looked at Tos and the other man who were trying to escape, his pair of scarlet eyes narrowed slightly.

"hateful!"

When he looked up and saw the pair of scarlet eyes that were about to bring death, Tos' pupils suddenly shrank.

However, before he could react, he was blasted away by Naruto who suddenly appeared.

Together with Sack, they crashed into the tree trunk and rolled to the ground. Toss was shocked to find that in a hurry, he blocked the attack with his arm guard that launched the sonic attack... It was broken? !

Leaning against the tree trunk, Toss managed to stand up and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.

——He has accepted the fact that he will be killed here by Naruto's sudden outburst, because he knows clearly that he cannot escape.

only……

"Are you going to kill us to avenge your companions? It's a pity..."

Looking up at Naruto who was approaching step by step, Toss's eyes showed a malicious and pleased look.

"That Sasuke has been killed by Lord Orochimaru,"

"Sasuke... was killed?"

Raising his hand, he grabbed Toss's collar and pulled him up. Anger surged in Naruto's scarlet eyes.

"Are you kidding..."

Having closed his eyes and prepared to die, Toss was shocked to find that Naruto's hands were shaking.

"That guy...that guy won't be killed so easily!"

"Naruto……"

Sakura, who was staggering after them, stopped the moment she heard these words.

"Give Sasuke back...!"

The swung fist broke the tree trunk, and amid the flying wood chips, Naruto's scarlet eyes seemed to be burning.

As if to confirm this statement, the piercing sound of thunder accompanied by dazzling lightning suddenly appeared!

"Chidori!"

The body of the psychic snake suddenly exploded, dazzling lightning burst out, accompanied by splashing blood, and a familiar figure appeared in front of everyone.

"Sasuke...kun..."

The rolling tears blurred her vision, but the familiar figure seemed to be imprinted in her eyes.

It was as if all the strength in her body was drained away in an instant. Sakura staggered a bit, but ran towards Sasuke regardless of her own safety.

Sasuke was caught off guard by the hug. He was stunned for a moment, then he carefully caught Sakura.

"Feel sorry……"

"I was saying, that guy...how could he be killed so easily!"

The sharp fingertips of his beastly form pierced into the tree trunk, and Naruto cracked his lips into a determined smile.

As if he was shocked that Naruto didn't kill him directly, Tos's pupils trembled and his eyes suddenly shifted for a moment.

And where his shifted gaze fell, ripples like water waves suddenly appeared on the tree trunk.

That is--

Almost at the same time, Sasuke noticed something unusual, pushed Sakura aside, and ran towards Naruto.

"Naruto!!!"

"how……"

Naruto turned his head. In his slightly dilated pupils, he reflected the strange snake-like man, half of his body sticking out from the tree trunk.

With his five fingers igniting an illusory flame, Orochimaru raised his hand and was about to press on the seal on Naruto's abdomen.

"hateful!"

The three rotating magatama in the pupil blurred for a moment and transformed into the shape of a hexagram.

Purple chakra flames ignited, and the shadow of a giant appeared.

——The incomplete Susanoo skeleton protected Naruto.

With tears and blood flowing from his eyes, Sasuke staggered to his knees as if exhausted.

Fortunately... I caught up.

At this moment, a sudden change occurred!

Orochimaru, who had half of his body sticking out of the tree trunk, opened his mouth and revealed a weird smile.

His body turned into countless surging small snakes that fell to the ground and scattered, and Orochimaru disappeared again.

"Disappeared?"

Before he could react, he was surrounded by a swarm of snakes that had appeared all over the ground.

Sasuke turned his head in astonishment, and his suddenly contracted pupils reflected Orochimaru's golden snake pupils, as well as the pale fingers that were gradually enlarging and reaching out to his eyes.

It was his preconceived misjudgment...

——This guy’s purpose was not to curse him, but... his eyes!

That's why he didn't hesitate to expose his identity and kill!

Even when he attacked Naruto Koyomi, it was probably just to force him to use the power of the Mangekyō Sharingan!

Unfortunately, he understood a little too late.

The screams of Sakura and Naruto seemed far away. The cool wind brushed across his eyes, and suddenly his wide-open pupils clearly reflected Orochimaru's finger reaching out to his eyes, as well as... his distorted and smug expression, as if frozen in time.

"I'll take these eyes."

Susanoo was used to protect Naruto, and there was no time to take it back... Orochimaru calculated this exactly!

It seems that everything is a foregone conclusion, and his Sharingan is already in Orochimaru's pocket!

However, at this moment, an arm reached out and clamped Orochimaru's hand that was reaching towards Sasuke's eyes.

"You've gone too far, Orochimaru."