Chapter 115: Orochimaru VS SasukeEven so, Naruto still sent a Shadow Clone to follow them just in case. After all, they were his women, and he had to ensure their safety.Of course, unless it was absolutely necessary, he wouldn't intervene casually; he didn't want to turn them into mere vases.Naruto's main body was currently lying on a large tree, quite comfortably enjoying a rare moment of leisure, when he suddenly sensed that familiar aura again.However, he didn't take the initiative to greet the other party. Instead, he turned his body away, clearly still angry about what had just happened.Orochimaru had put in a lot of effort searching through the forest before finally finding Naruto. He had intended to take this opportunity to report his recent research results, but he hadn't expected this kind of attitude.But Orochimaru had no other choice. He didn't know why Naruto was angry with him, so he could only cautiously try to coax him.Naruto, who had turned away, soon felt something tapping his shoulder. He knew it must be Orochimaru's doing.He felt he could just speak plainly with him instead of continuing to give him the cold shoulder. Thus, Naruto turned his head, ready to forgive him.To his surprise, when Naruto turned around, he found that Orochimaru was actually using his tongue to tap his shoulder. This disgusted him for a good while, and he quickly pulled out a handkerchief to wipe it, complaining, "Uncle Snake, can you stop using your tongue for everything? It's so unhygienic!"Orochimaru was stunned for a moment, then said curiously, "How is it unhygienic? My current state is completely different from a normal human's.How should I describe it to you? This tongue is more like an elephant's trunk, or a gecko's tail. For instance, I can stick out my tongue, and then I can even crawl out from within it..."Hearing his overly complicated explanation, Narutoimmediately felt a headache coming on. He quickly cut Orochimaru off: "Alright, alright, Uncle Snake, don't explain it to me. Just hurry up and tell me what you wanted!Then go find Sasuke quickly. Some blind small fry went after him just now, and Sasuke is starting to enjoy the slaughter again. If you don't go, he'll get arrogant once more.By the way, he has already mastered the Sage Arts of Shikkotsu Forest. Will your Cursed Seal still have any effect on him?"Orochimaru explained, "My Cursed Seal is essentially a type of Sage Art, just modified by me.The main benefit is that if someone I've marked with the Cursed Seal survives, it's equivalent to them learning the Sage Arts of Ryūchi Cave, and I can also control the amount of Sage Chakra within the seal.The downside is that unless someone helps the recipient completely remove the Cursed Seal, they will never be able to cultivate Sage Arts to full completion.But Sasuke has already learned the Sage Arts of Shikkotsu Forest, and those two Great Sages really don't get along. If the White Snake Sage senses it later, it will definitely be displeased, and I can't guarantee what accidents might happen then.Although the rule of Ryūchi Cave is that no matter who it is, as long as they pass the White Snake Sage's trial, it will inject Sage Chakra into them with its fangs. However, as a punishment, those who cannot withstand it will be eaten by it.So, if Sasuke wants to increase his strength, the safest way is to use my Cursed Seal; otherwise, there will still be a risk to his life."Naruto nodded after hearing this and said, "I've heard of the White Snake Sage's rules; it is indeed as you say.If it senses Shikkotsu Forest Chakra inside Sasukeand deliberately increases the output of Natural Energy, it would be troublesome if he couldn't handle it. In that case, let's proceed according to the original plan!To avoid any further complications, you should go find him quickly!""Alright, Naruto, I'm going now." Orochimaru was about to leave immediately, but he stopped just as he turned around because he remembered he hadn't told Naruto the main purpose of his visit yet!Seeing him stop again, Naruto asked curiously, "What's wrong? Is there something else?"Orochimaru quickly said, "Naruto, it's like this: my research has reached the most critical step and is about to be completed, but I've run into some trouble.I was thinking of getting some more of your blood, because you hadn't learned Sage Arts when you gave it to me before, so..."Naruto didn't want to listen to his long-winded explanation. Before Orochimaru could finish, Naruto immediately took out a Kunai and stabbed it into his own wrist.Seeing this, Orochimaru hurriedly took out a small bottle from his robes, but he found that before he could even fill it, Naruto's wound had already healed automatically.Left with no choice, Naruto repeated the action twice before finally obtaining the amount Orochimaru needed. It seemed that at times, having a recovery ability that was too strong wasn't necessarily a good thing.After that, the two parted ways. Naruto continued to lie there leisurely for a while before feeling a bit bored, so he decided to get up and find Gaara to catch up.Meanwhile, Orochimaru found Sasuke as planned. At this moment, Sasuke had become arrogant again after several battles, and he didn't take the Orochimaru in front of him seriously at all.Orochimaru smiled at the sight and immediately released a powerful killing intent. Only then did Sasuke's expression turn solemn.The killing intent Orochimaru released was very interesting; Naruto had even specifically studied it with him. When some low-level Ninjas were surrounded by it, they couldn't even move, which couldn't help but remind Naruto of Conqueror's Haki.In the original story, Sasuke was so terrified by Orochimaru's sharp aura that he couldn't move and had to rely on stabbing his own thigh with a Kunaito barely dodge the attack.Now that he had learned Sage Arts, he naturally wouldn't be like that, though he still felt his movements were somewhat sluggish, which made him very uncomfortable until he began to circulate his Sage Chakra, causing the feeling to slowly vanish.Sasuke's face was very grave. He hadn't expected to encounter such a character in the Chunin Exams. He couldn't help but wonder, "With this kind of strength, why is he still just a Genin?Is he an undercover agent sent by another country? Then what is his goal? No, I must contact Narutoquickly and tell him about the situation here."Thinking of this, he said to Robin behind him, "Robin, leave here first. I'll hold this guy back. Go find Naruto quickly and tell him I've discovered someone suspected of being an enemy Spy."
