Anko, who appeared, asked Naruto, "What happened here?"
Naruto said, "You can see, lady. That guy is in critical condition, that girl is fine, and I am also in good condition."
Anko, with a little anger, said, "I know that... I asked why this situation happened. Who did you fight with?"
Naruto said, "Actually, Sasuke fought with a girl called Orochimaru..."
Cutting Naruto's sentence, Anko interrupted, "What did you say the name is...?"
Naruto said, "Orochimaru. That's what she called herself, and she wanted to fight Sasuke only, so I haven't intervened between them."
Anko said, "How can you do that... leaving your comrade to fight a monster like that?"
Naruto, with no expression, said, "That... that girl asked for our Heaven Scroll. I threw it to her, sensing her immense chakra, which is on par with Kakashi or Hokage. But Sasuke jumped and caught it and stubbornly did not give up. That's why he is in that state now. It's really funny."
The three members thought, What's funny? Does he not care about his teammate?
Naruto continued, "I don't know if she is the real Orochimaru or not. Her skin got peeled off slightly in my last punch, and beneath it, there is pure white skin like a snake."
Naruto then pointed at Anko and said, "And you also smell like snakes... just like Orochimaru."
Anko suddenly gasped. A glint of interest flashed in her eyes as she thought, He has a strong sense of smell, and his actions are based on judgment, not like a teen but like a veteran.
Anko then looked at her two members who came along with her and nodded. This meant that Orochimaru had indeed come. They all knew that Orochimaru had knowledge of forbidden jutsu, and this skin peeling must be one of them. She also knew her curse mark could sense Orochimaru's presence, which is why she was here.
One of the men who came with Anko went to check on Sasuke. Seeing his condition, he said, "He is in very bad condition. His bones are broken... we need to bring him for medical treatment."
Naruto then said, "What about the test?"
Anko, with a slightly sad face, said, "Since your teammate has been eliminated... you have to take the test next year."
Naruto walked toward Anko and said, "Lady, you seem to be mistaken. What we faced was not a genin or chunin level opponent but a jonin or Hokage-level strength. How can you expect us to fight him? Actually, it's your responsibility to not let a rogue ninja like him enter the village, let alone the exam."
Naruto's voice echoed.
Naruto continued, "I know... being a ninja is not fair, and hard times always come. Thinking rationally and prioritizing our lives should be our main priority. That's what I did... but Sasuke was stubborn, and now he is like this. We will continue... even if he is critical or dead. And I will pass by bringing two scrolls. What do you say about that, lady?"
Anko frowned. What Naruto said was indeed right. It was her responsibility as an invigilator to oversee the test, and she had sensed some cursed energy from her mark earlier. She thought Orochimaru was near but never expected that he would infiltrate the Chunin Exam.
She also felt annoyed as Naruto kept referring to her as "lady."
Anko said, "Okay, fine, you guys can continue. And yes, we were wrong here. Even though..." She paused for a moment and then, with a little anger, said, "What is with your attitude, referring to me as 'lady'? I am your invigilator."
Naruto, with a face showing that he didn't care, said, "Whatever. If you take Sasuke with you, we will continue our game. What do you think, lady..." With a little shake of his head, he added, "...sorry, ma'am."
One of Anko's men had already picked up Sasuke. With a snort, Anko moved along with them towards the exit of the trail. Seeing her leave, Naruto moved towards Sakura.
Outside, Kakashi, who was reading a book, suddenly stopped when he saw Sasuke being carried by Anko's followers. Sasuke looked like he had taken a bloodbath; his whole dress was drenched in blood.
Kakashi appeared before Anko's team and said, "What happened to him?"
Anko said, "Kakashi... lower your voice."
Seeing her taking the conversation seriously, Kakashi momentarily thought, Things are not going in a good direction.
They both went inside a tent, and Anko spoke first.
With a frown, Anko said, "Orochimaru appeared. And he did this to your student."
She continued, "I don't know why he appeared, but I think it's not for anything good. What should we do now?"
Kakashi thought, Why is he after Sasuke? Does he want Sasuke's eyes?
Kakashi also recalled why Jiraiya had appeared again recently. Now it made sense.
Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin.
After Naruto first released the Nine-Tails' demonic chakra, Kakashi had hurried to the Hokage's office. But on his way, he was stopped by Jiraiya.
Since Jiraiya was the most knowledgeable about seals and fuinjutsu, Kakashi approached him and asked about Naruto—his chakra leakages—and inquired whether the seal inside Naruto was weakening.
To that question, Jiraiya, who had full confidence in the Uzumaki clan's seals and his disciple's knowledge of them, responded. Jiraiya knew that Naruto, who was already being discarded by most people, would face even more rejection if rumors of such incidents spread. If this continued, Naruto might become a rogue ninja or develop ill intent toward the village.
Fearing this, Jiraiya had said, "I will deal with Naruto, and you will deal with the Sharingan boy."
After the Wave mission, Jiraiya had again appeared in the village. When Kakashi met him, Jiraiya spoke about the Akatsuki and Orochimaru, revealing that Orochimaru had left the Akatsuki.
Now, after hearing Anko mention Orochimaru, Kakashi realized Jiraiya had likely known Orochimaru was moving towards the village. He needed to inform Jiraiya about this.
After a momentary pause, Kakashi spoke. "What about that kid, Sasuke?"
Anko said, "He got beaten to death. He is at death's doorstep. From what Naruto said, Orochimaru wanted the scroll. Naruto gave it, but Sasuke stubbornly kept it. Then he wanted to fight Sasuke only, so Naruto didn't interfere. Naruto also said Sasuke spoke some strong words about Orochimaru's parents... That's why he ended up like this. I already sent him to the hospital."
After saying that, Anko moved toward the door and turned.
Looking at Kakashi, she said, "And Orochimaru placed a curse seal on Sasuke. I hope you deal with it as fast as possible."
After saying that, she went to the test monitoring station and sat down.
Anko thought, Naruto... haaa... interesting.
Kakashi frowned, thinking, Scroll... fight Sasuke only... like he is testing an object... Naruto didn't interfere...
Huuuuh... things are going in the worst possible way.
With that thought, Kakashi headed towards the hospital.
Naruto walked towards Sakura, took out his leather bottle, and poured water on her.
Sakura woke up with irritation as the water splashed on her.
Seeing Naruto, her irritation somewhat subsided.
Sakura said, "Master."
Naruto said, "Come on, we have a task to collect scrolls."
(....to be continued.)
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