Anko Mitarashi: "..."
It's fine; anyway, Black-framed Naruto-kun said that being like that... was a rather special kind of seduction.
Hmm... it's a compliment!
['Yes, be angrier~']
['Just looking at it, I know... how wonderful it will be once this body becomes a vessel.']
[Orochimaru retracted his long tongue, "Come, Sasuke, let me measure your capacity!"]
[With that, Orochimaru took out the earth scroll from the Heaven and Earth Scrolls from his robes.]
["Win, and this earth scroll is yours."]
["Then you won't need to go through the trouble of finding another earth scroll."]
[Then, Orochimaru naturally held up the earth scroll.]
[Under the confused gazes of the three members of Team 7.]
[He slowly raised it above his head, and then... opened his mouth.]
[In front of the three of them, he extended his long tongue, wrapped it around the earth scroll, and slowly swallowed it.]
[Team 7: "..."]
Everyone: "..."
Such a perverted feeling... no wonder Orochimaru sounds so strange when he speaks.
When did he become like this?
No one knew, and not many wanted to know.
Most people had only one thought at this moment.
Find some water to wash their eyes quickly.
It was truly... an eyesore.
Their stomachs churned.
An earth scroll like that... putting themselves in their shoes, if they were one of Team 7, they definitely wouldn't want it.
Of course, if someone else was willing to hold it, then it wouldn't be a problem.
In many people's eyes, even if that earth scroll were covered in blood, it wouldn't feel this way.
But... after Orochimaru's display... even through the black-framed large screen, everyone instinctively wrinkled their noses as if they could smell a stench... ["Sasuke, I'll leave Orochimaru to you... and the earth scroll." Sakura instinctively took a few steps back.]
["You!" Sasuke suddenly turned his head, his eyes wide with anger.]
[Clearly, let alone taking it, Sasuke was completely repulsed.]
[Sakura glanced at him, "Didn't you say to leave it to you?"]
["I..."]
["'I' what?"]
["Damn it!" Sasuke glared fiercely at Sakura, then turned back to look at Orochimaru.]
[Orochimaru's expression darkened slightly.]
[He couldn't possibly miss the disgust written all over Sakura and Sasuke's faces.]
["Hehe..."]
[With a strange laugh, an instinctively annoyed Orochimaru was about to stick out his long tongue to lick his lips again.]
[But just then.]
[He noticed several looks of disgust.]
[Orochimaru: "..."]
[Words were useless.]
["I'm being looked down upon... Hmph!"]
[He gave a cold snort.]
[Then, Orochimaru's snake-like pupils narrowed slightly.]
[A terrifying killing intent erupted.]
[In an instant.]
[Sasuke's whole body shuddered as Orochimaru's terrifying killing intent washed over him.]
[The pressure was off the charts!]
[He was completely different from any opponent before.]
[This time, he was facing one of the legendary Sannin, Orochimaru.]
[He wasn't at the level of someone like Demon: Momochi Zabuza.]
[But... at least Kage-level combat power.]
[Huu—]
[Sasuke took deep breaths, constantly adjusting his state.]
[The Three-Tomoe Sharingan spun uncontrollably.]
[After a moment, Sasuke adapted to the discomfort caused by Orochimaru's killing intent.]
[Seeing this, Orochimaru was slightly surprised.]
[The era has changed.]
[Shinobi no longer need to cash in their talent early at the cost of their physical health and lifespan.]
[A Genin like Sasuke, who grew up in an almost peaceful environment.]
[Naturally, in the short term, he couldn't compare to Genin who grew up during non-peaceful times.]
[This was a fact.]
[Therefore, Orochimaru was still very surprised that Sasuke broke free from the suppression of his killing intent in such a short time.]
[Of course, he was also even more satisfied.]
[Looking at Sasuke was like looking at a perfect work of art.]
[This is the terror of obsession.]
["Your filthy eyes have exposed your purpose."]
["You want me that badly?"]
["Hmph! Come on!"]
[Whoosh—]
[As the words fell, Sasuke disappeared from the spot.]
[Orochimaru's shoulders trembled slightly.]
["Wonderful~"]
["Everything has exceeded my expectations."]
[Although there was still a huge gap compared to that man who defeated him with a single glance.]
[Orochimaru still felt his blood pumping.]
["Sasuke-kun... even if you won't follow me now... you will definitely come looking for me in the future, I'm sure of it."]
["Because... only by following me can you get everything you want."]
["Power."]
[Watching Orochimaru's burning gaze from the shadows.]
[Sasuke felt a sudden tightening in his rear for some reason.]
[He decided to go all the way...]
[Buzz—]
[Sasuke suddenly appeared behind Orochimaru.]
[He thrust the Kunai in his hand without hesitation.]
[Bang—]
[After delivering a Kunai Thousand Years of Death.]
[Orochimaru immediately 'exploded'.]
[Shadow Clone.]
[Sasuke turned and threw the Kunai without hesitation.]
[Clearly, he had anticipated it.]
[In the distance.]
[Orochimaru had a relatively soft smile on his face.]
[He didn't mind Sasuke's extremely humiliating strike just now.]
[He raised his hand and bit his thumb.]
[Whoosh—]
[Just in time, he dodged the Kunai Sasuke had fired.]
[Whoosh whoosh whoosh—]
[Then, Orochimaru quickly formed hand seals.]
[After finishing the seals, a wild wind surged around Orochimaru.]
[Sasuke narrowed his eyes slightly.]
[What looked like wind to the naked eye was actually a massive amount of Chakra erupting from within Orochimaru.]
["Those seals..."]
[Crack—]
[Sasuke suddenly gritted his teeth.]
[His teeth collided, sounding as if he were biting down on metal.]
[Boom—!!!]
[In the next instant, a stream of fire burst from Sasuke's mouth.]
[Like a straight fire snake, it lunged toward Orochimaru.]
[Hum—]
[At this moment, Orochimaru noticed thin steel wires reflecting the firelight beside him.]
['Oh?!']
['It was the Kunai from just now... interesting, I haven't experienced a battle like this in a long time.']
['Only an Uchiha can play with these things so skillfully.']
[Before Orochimaru's thought could finish.]
[The fire snake shot past like a cannonball.]
[Igniting everything around Orochimaru.]
[The Chakra Orochimaru had released from his hand seals was even ignited, becoming an excellent accelerant.]
[Boom—]
[In an instant, Orochimaru was ignited into a giant fireball as the fire snake shot past.]
[Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique!]
[Naruto nodded; indeed, with the combination of Ninja Tools and Fire Release, the Uchiha were truly in a league of their own.]
[Sasuke usually didn't think much about how to make these two work together.]
[But once in battle, he immediately had ideas and could use them with the Sharingan right away.]
[From the current perspective, it was undoubtedly very successful.]
[Full of details.]
["Hmph!" Sasuke sneered, "This is one of the legendary Sannin?"]
[The sky cleared and the rain stopped!]
[Unfortunately, his opponent was not a Genin.]
[But one of the legendary Sannin, the Cold Lord Orochimaru.]
[In the sea of fire, Orochimaru's voice drifted out unhurriedly.]
["Summoning Jutsu."]