dmims Chapter 214 Orochimaru's Attack
Chapter 214 Orochimaru's Attack
"What... what kind of ninjutsu is this?!"
The Hidden Mist ninja, pinned to the ground, struggled to turn his head, his face filled with horror and disbelief. Instant teleportation? He had never seen or even heard of such a bizarre technique!
"Answer my question," Naruto pressed the kunai against the other man's neck even closer, "Is your team's scroll on you?"
"..."
Seeing the other person's face turn deathly pale and covered in cold sweat, Naruto understood—this guy didn't carry any scrolls at all; he was just a pawn sent out to test the waters.
At this moment, the fear of death had completely gripped him, rendering him unable to utter a single complete sentence.
Hoping his comrades would come to his rescue? The Hidden Mist Village hasn't completely shaken off the remnants of the "Village of the Bloody Mist" policy. Although Obito is gone, how easy is it to eliminate that cruel tradition of killing each other? In an environment where even graduation exams require killing one's comrades, how can one expect teammates to risk their lives to rescue him?
Just then, Zuo Yue slowly walked forward, her face terribly grim. She had already raised her kunai, her eyes blazing with icy killing intent—this reckless fool dared to ambush Naruto, even nearly injuring him! Based on that alone, in Zuo Yue's mind, he was already a dead man.
However, just as Satsuki's kunai was about to fall, Naruto reached out and stopped her.
"Naruto...?"
Satsuki looked at him, puzzled, her eyes questioning. Naruto didn't explain, but simply lowered his voice and spoke quickly.
"Satsuki, Sakura, be on alert immediately, someone's coming!"
"Humans? Are they enemies?" Sakura looked around nervously.
"Yes," Naruto replied briefly, his tone serious, "Take care of yourself."
His words had barely faded—
"boom--!!!"
A deafening explosion erupted! A violent gust of air, carrying dust and fallen leaves, swept in like a storm, causing Sakura and Satsuki's expressions to change drastically. Sakura inwardly groaned in despair.
How could our team be so unlucky?! We were attacked twice in a row as soon as we entered the exam room? And the commotion from this attack... was just too much!
Naruto instantly realized that the violent airflow was a powerful Wind Release ninjutsu! Its impact even left clear grooves in the ground.
Naruto immediately threw the subdued Mist Ninja aside, and at the same time took out a Flying Thunder God kunai from his ninja tool bag and threw it aside. He then quickly placed his hands on Satsuki and Sakura's shoulders.
"Whoosh!"
The Flying Thunder God Technique was activated again, and the three figures disappeared instantly as if erased by an eraser. The next moment, they appeared behind a hidden bush in the distance, and the mist ninja was thrown over as well.
Satsuki was utterly shocked by the near-space-jumping experience. What kind of ninjutsu is this? It can teleport multiple people instantly! It's incredible!
"Since you don't have any scrolls on you, leave here immediately," Naruto said to the still-shaken Mist Ninja. "You probably don't want to get involved in the upcoming battle, do you?"
"You...you're not going to kill me?" The Mist Ninja looked up in disbelief.
"Hmm," Naruto replied calmly, "but if your initial goal wasn't to take someone hostage, but to kill them outright, the outcome might have been completely different."
His reason for letting the opponent go was simple: the Mist Ninja had clearly held back during the sneak attack, aiming only to subdue rather than kill. Naruto wasn't a bloodthirsty person; this was just a Chunin Exam. If he were to eliminate all competitors, what difference would there be between Konoha and the bloody "Village of the Mist"?
The ninja from the Mist fell silent, giving Naruto a deep look—in a way, this Konoha boy had even saved his life just now. He said nothing more, quickly turning and disappearing into the depths of the dense forest.
"Ugh... I'm going to vomit..."
Just after the Mist Ninja fled, a suppressed retching sound suddenly came from behind. Naruto turned around abruptly and saw Sakura's face was ashen, her whole body slumped on the ground, trembling uncontrollably.
What is this...? Seeing her exhibiting symptoms similar to severe motion sickness, Naruto was initially taken aback. Could it be a side effect of the spatial teleportation caused by the Flying Thunder God Technique?
But he immediately dismissed the idea. No, while such side effects might occur if performed by a novice who had just mastered space-time ninjutsu, it wouldn't cause such severe physical discomfort if performed by someone like himself who had fully mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique.
At the same time, Zuo Yue, who was standing to the side, also began to break out in a cold sweat. Her body went slightly weak and she knelt on one knee. She gritted her teeth and tried to stand up, but her limbs felt incredibly heavy.
Naruto was unaware that just moments before, Satsuki and Sakura had been unwittingly forced to experience an extremely realistic "death illusion"—not a physical attack, but a mental pressure caused purely by immense killing intent, which made them subconsciously "experience" the terrifying feeling of being brutally killed.
All of this was created by the opponent's condensed, almost tangible killing intent.
"Heh... what a peculiar brat." A hoarse voice with a playful tone came from above. "Could it be... you've already grown accustomed to fighting?"
Naruto looked up and saw the culprit had appeared—Orochimaru, disguised, stood atop a giant python, looking down at the three of them. A hint of surprise flashed in his snake-like eyes; he clearly hadn't expected this blond genin to be completely immune to his killing intent.
"As prey, shouldn't one show the appropriate panic and fear when facing a predator?"
Orochimaru's hoarse, magnetic voice echoed through the forest, carrying a palpable sense of mental pressure. However, the response wasn't trembling or retreat, but rather the crisp, swift sound of hand seals forming!
"Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!"
Naruto completed the hand seals instantly.
"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The continuous bursts of white smoke sounded like a sudden rainstorm! In the next moment, the surrounding forest, clearings, and even tree branches were instantly filled with hundreds of Naruto shadow clones, and the dense golden figures surrounded Orochimaru.
That wasn't all! All the shadow clones moved in perfect unison, forming hand seals simultaneously once more, their chakra surging violently like the eve of a tsunami!
"A Hundred Shadows Dance - Sea Dragon's Raging Waves and Heavenly Weeping Water Annihilation Array!"
With a shout from Naruto's main body, each shadow clone unleashed Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique! In an instant, hundreds of ferocious water dragons roared and coalesced from all directions, tearing through the air and whipping up a sky full of water vapor. The sheer volume of water nearly dried up the surrounding environment! Countless water dragons intertwined and swirled, forming a deadly net that covered the sky and offered no escape!
Seeing the combined Water Release technique that blotted out the sky and contained astonishing chakra and destructive power, Orochimaru's playful expression froze instantly.
...Wait a minute, something's not right. Aren't I fighting a genin?
Just as the water dragon was about to engulf him, a voice pierced through the deafening roar of the water and entered his ears.
"You seem to have misunderstood something. You're the challenger!"