LRAB Chapter 86 Class 7 VS Orochimaru
Chapter 86 Class 7 VS Orochimaru
Chapter 86 Team 7 VS Orochimaru
The outskirts of the Death Forest.
"Damn it! Is this what Konoha's genin are like? They're just a bunch of little brats!"
With a roar of defiance, a Rain Ninja wearing a respirator slowly collapsed.
It looks like those Rain Ninjas who had the argument with Class 7 in the exam room earlier.
Naruto excitedly pumped his fist.
"That's it? You dare come looking for trouble! Sasuke, how's it going on your end?"
Not far away, Sasuke had already finished the battle and was squatting on the ground searching for something.
"You're too slow, I would have finished a long time ago."
Naruto was startled by the sound and quickly turned his head to look. He saw Sasuke squatting down next to the Rain Ninja, turning the man's ninja tool bag upside down.
Naruto's face stiffened, and he gritted his teeth inwardly.
Damn it, Sasuke beat me to it again!
He rushed to the Rain Ninja he had just knocked down and began groping him.
Sasuke stood up, shook his head, and said, "This guy doesn't have any scrolls on him."
"How about your end? Have you found the reel yet?"
"no."
Naruto searched everywhere but couldn't find it, and looked disappointed.
"Where's the other person?"
Sakura cautiously scanned her surroundings.
During the Rain Ninja's sneak attack, three people appeared and attacked.
There must be one fish that slipped through the net!
"What a waste of time!"
Naruto looked around the lush, dark forest with a sense of resentment, but there was no sign of the enemy.
Sasuke dusted off his sleeves.
"Let's go, let's not waste any more time."
After saying that, he took the first step.
Sakura and Naruto had no choice but to compose themselves and regroup to move forward.
Suddenly, Sasuke, who was walking at the front, frowned and stopped abruptly.
Naruto and Sakura immediately stopped and looked around warily.
"What's wrong, Sasuke?"
Sasuke raised his left hand in a gesture of greeting, his sharp gaze fixed on a dense thicket of bushes in the distance.
Just a moment ago, he keenly sensed an unusual aura.
The feeling was like a cold wind brushing against your back, sending chills down your spine for no reason.
The next second, a strange figure appeared silently in a clearing in the woods not far ahead.
The man wore a straw hat, had a slender figure, and the low brim of the hat covered most of his face, revealing only a strand of waist-length black hair swaying in the wind.
"Be careful!"
Sasuke reminded them in a deep voice, and the three of them immediately formed a battle triangle formation, facing the newcomers warily.
Naruto instinctively assumed a fighting stance. "A new enemy?!"
Beneath the bamboo hat, the mysterious man slowly raised his head.
They are ninjas from Kusagakure!
Through the dappled shadows, one could vaguely see that his face was as pale as paper, his features were thin, and his exposed skin was devoid of any color.
As he moved, a pair of pale gold vertical pupils were vaguely revealed under the brim of his hat, cold and eerie.
"The genin of Konoha are truly remarkable," the newcomer said in a sinister tone. "What kind of scrolls do you use?"
Upon hearing this, Naruto and the other two felt a chill run down their spines.
Naruto's face immediately darkened, and he retorted without hesitation, "Hmph, how could we possibly tell such important information to some unknown guy like you!"
"Naruto, calm down!"
Sasuke stepped forward and said in a deep voice to the Grass Ninja, "Hey, I have a question for you. Isn't there a red-haired girl among the Grass Village examinees? Do you know where she is now?"
"If you tell us her whereabouts, in exchange, we can help you snag the reel you need! You've already seen our capabilities; getting another reel won't be difficult."
Sakura and Naruto were both taken aback by these words.
Naruto instinctively gaped open: "Sa...Sasuke?!"
Although Naruto was carefree, he wasn't stupid, and he immediately understood the meaning behind Sasuke's words.
Red-haired girl?
Sasuke said that because of him!
Naruto felt a surge of emotion and an indescribable awkwardness welling up in his chest.
He scratched his head, turned his face away, and pouted, "Hmph, Sasuke, you're trying to look cool again!"
On the other side, the grass ninja wearing a straw hat paused noticeably after hearing Sasuke's suggestion, as if he had been taken aback.
After a long pause, he let out a low, strange laugh: "Heh heh—interesting, you actually offered to make a deal with me?"
He slowly raised his head, revealing a pair of cold, snake-like eyes beneath his straw hat, a mocking expression on his face. "Are you looking for the red-haired girl from Kusagakure—?"
His long, dark tongue suddenly darted out of his mouth, licking his chapped lips in a strange and unsettling motion. "Sounds like a good deal. But if you want information from me, let's see if you're capable enough!"
Before the words were even finished, a chilling aura suddenly erupted from the center of the grass ninja!
The newcomer slightly spread his arms, his chakra suddenly surged, and a fierce killing intent swept towards the three members of Team 7 like a whirlwind.
Like a sudden blizzard.
"Whoosh—"
The birds perched on the treetops seemed to sense the overwhelming murderous aura, flapping their wings and scattering in alarm, their flapping wings creating a cacophony of sounds.
The three little ones, who were the first to be affected, immediately felt as if they had fallen into an ice cave!
That chilling, bone-chilling killing intent seemed to materialize as a sharp blade pressed against my neck, making even breathing difficult.
The three children's pupils shrank simultaneously, cold sweat instantly soaked their backs, and a feeling of terror rushed to their heads.
My body—I can't move!
In that instant, all three of them froze, as if they were rooted to the spot, and dared not move at all, for fear that the slightest movement would cause them to be cut into pieces by that terrifying killing intent!
Sakura's face turned deathly pale, her knees buckled, and she collapsed to the ground!
"W-What do we do?! This is terrifying!"
Sakura was on the verge of a mental breakdown. All she wanted to do was turn around and run away, but her limbs wouldn't obey her commands.
Sasuke, standing to the side, clenched his teeth, his face contorted from the extreme force.
He tried to raise his arms into a fighting stance, but his muscles were stiff and unresponsive as if they had been frozen in place, and even his fingers trembled incessantly in the face of this terrifying aura.
Sasuke was horrified. The killing intent of the person in front of him was several times stronger than the pressure that Zabuza had brought him before!
Sasuke's chest heaved violently, and cold sweat trickled down his forehead.
"Can you really achieve this level of feigned strength alone?!"
"brush!!"
Two sharp, piercing sounds rang out.
Two shuriken, accompanied by a whistling sound, suddenly flew out from Sasuke's side, heading straight for the Grass Ninja's face!
The moment the sword flew out, an orange figure followed closely behind.
"Aaaaaah, Shadow Clone Technique!"
With a loud shout, Naruto had already broken free from that indescribable, terrifying pressure.
He quickly formed hand seals.
"Boom!!!"
As three puffs of white smoke exploded, three identical Naruto clones pounced on the straw hat-wearing ninja, launching a reckless and powerful attack.
Sasuke snapped out of his daze at that moment, took a deep breath, and forced himself to calm down: "Naruto—"
It's unbelievable that he could break free from such a murderous aura and launch an attack!
But now is not the time to stand still!
Sasuke's Sharingan eyes spun rapidly, the crimson pupils reflecting the image of Naruto's shadow clone. "Hmph, since that's how it is—"
He gritted his teeth, fully mobilizing the power of his Sharingan, his chakra surging wildly into his eyes—
The straw hat-wearing ninja saw Naruto's shadow clone attacking, but neither dodged nor avoided it.
He simply raised his arm slightly, as if swatting a fly.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Three muffled thuds rang out in succession, and Naruto's three shadow clones were all easily defeated by him!
As white smoke rose, the clones disappeared into the air one by one.
And just then...
"The Magical Technique of Gahang!"
Sasuke met the other person's gaze directly.
At that moment, a strange genjutsu wave surged out, causing the grass ninja's eyes to falter slightly, and his aura to seem to ease a little.
Sasuke was overjoyed to see that it was working.
He had initially thought that pulling this strange and powerful enemy into his illusionary space would be extremely difficult.
The process went much more smoothly than I had imagined!
However, the overwhelming burden quickly overwhelmed his entire body. Sasuke felt a stinging pain in his eyes, and his chakra was rapidly depleted like a burst dam.
Less than two seconds later, Sasuke's vision suddenly shook.
The illusion space he constructed began to crumble inch by inch!
The grass ninja suddenly opened his eyes, stared at Sasuke with a mocking expression, and gave a chilling smile: "Oh? Genjutsu? Too bad—"
He slowly raised his hand, his voice full of contempt, "You're still too green! If it were someone else..."
Before Kusanagi could finish speaking...
"Rasengan!"
A loud shout came from the side, interrupting the grass ninja's words.
Strawberry Shinobu was slightly taken aback. He only had time to turn his head when a rapidly spinning, azure chakra sphere appeared before him with a piercing shriek, slamming into his face.
"Bomb One"
With a loud bang, the blue sphere suddenly exploded, unleashing a torrent of violent chakra energy.
Caught off guard, the grass ninja was hit head-on, taking a solid blow to the face. He flew backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing into a thick tree branch behind him before falling into the grass, kicking up dust and leaves.
"Did it...did it work?!" Sakura leaned against a tree trunk and struggled to her feet, staring at the smoke and dust from the distant explosion with a mixture of surprise and joy.
Sasuke knelt on the ground, panting heavily, cold sweat beading on his forehead.
His pupil technique was forcibly broken, and at this moment he felt dizzy and disoriented.
Naruto climbed out of the crater he had created, panting heavily. His right hand was still in the extended position, with faint blue chakra lingering in his palm.
He grinned and wiped the mud splattered on his face: "Phew, that was close!"
Naruto patted his chest, muttering with lingering fear, "If that guy hadn't talked so much nonsense and given me that opportunity..."
"I almost missed!"
Seeing that her companion was safe and sound, Sakura finally breathed a long sigh of relief, and her tense nerves relaxed slightly.
She hurried forward, cautiously glancing around as she helped the exhausted Sasuke to his feet: "Sasuke,"
Are you alright?!
"Phew—no, it's nothing."
Sasuke shook his head slightly, barely managing to steady himself with Sakura's support.
He took a few deep breaths, suppressing the intense dizziness, and turned to look at the landing spot of the person who had been blasted away not far away. "Did it work?"
A hoarse, sinister laugh echoed through the silent forest: "Heh heh heh, quite interesting. To be able to use the Sharingan to this extent at such a young age, impressive indeed—"
"What?!"
Naruto and Sakura's expressions both changed.
Not far away, behind a pile of broken branches and leaves, a thin figure slowly supported himself and stood up.
The man's straw hat was nowhere to be found, and the skin that had covered his face was now torn and tattered, hanging on his face like a mask.