I just returned to Konoha and found that my entire clan was gone.

So fast, but barely visible. Sasuke kept blocking Orochimaru's attacks, but Orochimaru's attacks became faster and faster, like a cat toying with a mouse, and Sasuke gradually couldn't keep up with his pace.

"Sasuke, when you encounter someone much stronger than yourself and find that your eyes can't keep up with their movements, don't rely too much on your Sharingan. Think more about where the enemy will attack you from. Although the human body has many weaknesses, when an enemy attacks with a speed that exceeds your dynamic vision, there will inevitably be a slight movement of air. Just defend in that direction." These were the words Ye Lan said to Sasuke during his training. Sasuke had also received similar training at the time, but not extensively. This was too difficult for a genin like him. His main goal at the time was to defeat Ye Lan, who was at the chunin level.

Recalling Ye Lan's words, Sasuke gave up using his Sharingan to observe, slowly closed his eyes, carefully sensed the flow of air, and gradually blocked Orochimaru's attack.

Hmm? Interesting. Being from the Uchiha clan, you don't rely solely on the Sharingan? Sasuke, you truly impress me. Orochimaru noticed Sasuke's actions but didn't disrupt his offensive rhythm; he wanted to see what other surprises Sasuke could bring.

I sensed it; the direction of the enemy's attack. Legs, arms, chest, back of the head, and then directly in front!

Just then, Sasuke opened his eyes and stared directly at Orochimaru, activating the genjutsu he had recently learned, the "Not Here Technique."

"What? This brat can use genjutsu?" Orochimaru didn't expect Kakashi to teach a genin such a high-level genjutsu. Looking at the Sharingan in front of him reminded him of a shameful memory.

Orochimaru paused noticeably, and in that less than half a second, Sasuke seized the opportunity without using ninjutsu, gripping his kunai and thrusting it directly at Orochimaru's chest.

Just as the kunai touched Orochimaru's skin and penetrated less than two millimeters, Orochimaru suddenly reacted and kicked Sasuke away.

puff-

This kick was much heavier than Orochimaru's previous attacks, causing Sasuke to cough up blood and lie on the ground for a long time without getting up.

"Hmph, the Uchiha clan only knows how to play these low-class tricks." Orochimaru walked up to Sasuke and said, he was really angry just now.

At that moment, the sound of a fuse being detonated rang out, and an explosive tag was attached to Orochimaru's back.

"That brat... he was the one who stabbed me with a kunai just now." Orochimaru realized there was something wrong with Sasuke's stabbing motion.

"The reputation of the Uchiha clan is not for you to judge!" Sasuke forced himself to stand up.

Shuriken technique

Sasuke threw out shuriken wrapped with steel wire, which wrapped Orochimaru one, two, three times around the branches of a large tree.

Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique

A fiery dragon slid down the steel wire and struck Orochimaru directly, causing him to let out a bloodcurdling scream. Sasuke could see Orochimaru's skin melting and charring after being hit by the fire dragon, and his suspenseful heart finally began to relax. "Finally, we've won," he thought.

"Sasuke, great! We won!" Sakura cheered immediately upon seeing this.

Sasuke was about to smile at Sakura when he noticed the charred corpse from the Dragon Fire Technique begin to speak.

The voice was no longer the androgynous one, but a hoarse and aged male voice.

"As expected of a descendant of the Uchiha clan, you look just like your brother, Sasuke!" There was another person inside the charred corpse. Peeling back the charred skin revealed his original appearance.

"Who are you?! How do you know my name and Itachi?!" Sasuke had always had this question in his mind, and finally had the chance to ask it.

"My name is Orochimaru, and I also know that you want to kill Itachi. But with your current strength, you simply cannot do it. Sasuke, are you willing to follow me? I will give you the power to kill Itachi." Orochimaru's voice seemed to possess a certain magic, tempting people to the deepest desires in their hearts.

"What a joke! How could I follow someone like you!" No matter what, Sasuke was not fooled by words.

"I knew you'd say that, so today I'll give you a gift first, so you can experience what it feels like to have power." As he spoke, Orochimaru formed hand seals, and his neck instantly extended, opening his blood-red maw to bite Sasuke.

Uchiha style, my style, Wind Scar.

Three massive, air-splitting slashes tore through a large patch of trees, heading straight for Orochimaru's neck. Orochimaru, abandoning Sasuke, spat out a sword, barely managing to block the attacks, and his neck retracted back into his body.

Orochimaru stared at the damaged trees with a grim expression, and then he saw a figure appear.

"I didn't expect the examiners to react so quickly. It seems that some decent ninjas have emerged since I left Konoha." Orochimaru said with a calm smile. In his opinion, apart from his disciple Anko, the examiners were just some special Jonin who weren't particularly strong.

"What right do you, a filthy bug hiding in a corner, have to say such things?"

"It seems that some people have forgotten my name after I've been away from the village for so long." Orochimaru had never been so disrespected before, and he had already figured out how to teach this ninja a lesson.

When Ye Lan arrived beside Sasuke, Orochimaru's eyes widened in disbelief. He couldn't believe that the ninja who had come possessed the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan, and even had three tomoe.

"Sasuke, take your teammates and leave this place first. This person in front of you is not a test taker. This is not something you can handle." Ye Lan then took out a signal flare and launched it into the air.

Sasuke was finally relieved to see Ye Lan, realizing that the matter was finally resolved. However, he still told Ye Lan, "This guy is called Orochimaru. He knew about Itachi and me, and for some reason, he attacked us directly."

Orochimaru, Ye Lan thought of this person. Actually, he didn't know much about him. When Orochimaru defected from the village, Ye Lan was only three or four years old. He only knew from the clan's records that Orochimaru was one of the Legendary Sannin. He defected not long after the Nine-Tails' Night and was also an S-rank rogue ninja of Konoha. He was very strong.

"Who exactly are you? Apart from Itachi and Sasuke, there are no other survivors in the Uchiha clan." Orochimaru couldn't believe that there were other Uchiha members still alive, and they didn't seem to be very old. Sasuke was quite familiar with him and looked only about fifteen or sixteen years old.

Ye Lan suddenly felt that something big was going to happen in this Chunin Exams. Looking at Orochimaru, he simply said, "I am just a demon from the Uchiha clan who crawled up from hell."

Chapter 11 Biotian Yuzhong

Orochimaru was not satisfied with Ye Lan's answer. Seeing Sasuke pull Sakura away, he immediately attacked Sasuke.

Hidden Shadows and Many Snake Hands.

Orochimaru extended his right hand, and several pythons emerged from his sleeve, attacking Sasuke at incredible speed.

Uchiha Style, Sun Halo Dance

Ye Lan stood in front of Sasuke, flames ignited on his ninja sword, and several shockwaves carrying flames directly intercepted Orochimaru's attack.

The python was cut into several pieces, which turned to ashes and fell to the ground.

"Don't waste time here, let's go." Ye Lan turned back to Sasuke and urged him.

Sasuke knew he couldn't help at all, so he and Sakura carried the unconscious Naruto and fled as fast as they could.

Snake cage.

Orochimaru's attack was just a feint. After using the Hidden Shadow Snake Hand, he continued to form hand seals and slapped the ground with one hand. Something was moving on the ground. As soon as Ye Lan turned around, several large snakes burst out of the ground from under his feet and tightly wrapped around his body.

Thud—

The body that had just bound Ye Lan turned into a piece of wood; it was a substitution technique.

Orochimaru was not surprised; a three-tomoe Uchiha ninja wouldn't be dealt with so quickly.

Uchiha Style, Gale Sword

Ye Lan appeared behind Orochimaru, his ninja sword not only engulfed in flames but also whistling with danger, and a powerful slash was aimed at Orochimaru's neck.

Clang—

Orochimaru reacted quickly, using his Kusanagi sword to block Yelan's ninja sword. However, the flames attached to Yelan's ninja sword were not so easily extinguished, and the weakened flames grazed Orochimaru's face.

Orochimaru felt the intense heat of the flames, and his expression turned grim. He knew about the Uchiha clan's swordsmanship; it was a very difficult ninjutsu to deal with.

Ye Lan's expression didn't change despite his missed attack. Instead of continuing his assault, he increased the distance between himself and Orochimaru. Against an opponent like Orochimaru, no amount of caution was excessive. Sasuke should already be some distance away; he only needed to hold off Orochimaru until Anko and the Anbu arrived.

Seeing Ye Lan deliberately create distance, Orochimaru wasn't in a hurry. Instead, he pondered for a moment and said, "Very beautiful Uchiha swordsmanship. The last user was a famous Uchiha master. Let me think, his name was Uchiha Shisui..."

Orochimaru observed the boy in front of him, hoping to see if his expression changed in order to obtain some useful information. To his disappointment, Ye Lan's expression remained unchanged.

It seems we'll have to find out more about him from Kabuto. Unable to extract any information, Orochimaru decided to take the initiative this time, rolling up his sleeve and using his bitten finger to draw a mark on his arm where the jutsu had already been drawn.

Summoning Jutsu, Orochi

As the smoke cleared, several large snakes appeared at his feet, and under Orochimaru's command, they all pounced on Ye Lan in front of him.

Ye Lan quickly formed hand seals, ending with a Noon Seal.

Fire Release: Great Fire Extinguisher

Flames erupted from Ye Lan's mouth, forming a firestorm in front of him. The giant snakes that were advancing were burned to death without much roaring. The remaining surviving snakes fled in all directions, their fear of death making them refuse to obey orders. The Death Forest, which was originally a place with lush trees, was transformed into a sea of ​​fire, and the temperature of the air instantly became scorching.

It wasn't over yet. Ye Lan increased the release of chakra, and the flames in his mouth rapidly changed from reddish-yellow to white, a sign of a sharp increase in temperature. The dry trees, upon encountering the flames, no longer simply burned but instead emitted violent explosions. Ye Lan's purpose in doing this was to warn the examinees not to go to this place and to attract the attention of the Anbu.

Water Escape, Water Formation Wall

Orochimaru's expression darkened upon seeing such a terrifying fire jutsu. He hadn't expected that this young Uchiha would be so powerful. He hastily used a water jutsu to temporarily defend himself before softening his bones and burrowing into the mud.

Thud—

The sound of the Great Fire extinguishing could be heard throughout most of the examination hall. Sasuke, who had left, looked back in surprise. He hadn't expected that the battle between Ye Lan and Orochimaru would be even more intense than the battle he had fought against Zabuza.

At that moment, Sasuke noticed a group of people running frantically not far from them, about to meet him and Sakura. Sasuke couldn't help but feel anxious. His situation was dire; Naruto was unconscious, and Sakura... well, the situation was bad anyway, so he had no choice but to shout first.

"Who is it and where is it?" He hoped that others, having heard the explosion, would not dare to engage them rashly.

The group paused for a moment and then walked towards him. Just as Sasuke and Sakura were getting nervous, a familiar voice rang out.

"Sasuke?" Only then did he realize that it was his former classmates, Shikamaru, Ino, and Choji.

Upon seeing that they were familiar classmates, Sasuke and Sakura lowered their guard.

"How did you all get into such a mess?" Shikamaru said when he saw the state of Sasuke and his group. He couldn't help but smile bitterly as he recalled the terrifying explosion and the huge wave of flames behind them.

"You don't know anything about what happened next, do you?"

“A dangerous Jonin infiltrated the exam hall, and we almost lost our lives just now,” Sasuke explained, but he didn’t stop walking. “Let’s get as far away from that place as possible.”

Shikamaru knew this wasn't the place to talk, so he followed closely behind Sasuke.

"If even an energetic guy like Naruto was knocked unconscious, I can imagine the danger you guys were in. By the way, how did you manage to escape?"

"The examiners arrived just in time and are now fighting that dangerous guy," Sakura said, still shaken.

"Is the examiner that Red Bean?" Ino interjected at this moment.

"No, it's that male examiner. You've met Ino before, his name is Uchiha Yoran." Surprisingly, Sakura didn't argue with Ino.

"Uchiha?" Shikamaru and the others' expressions changed. Sakura didn't know much about the Uchiha clan, but they had all heard their elders talk about it.

"That person is Sasuke's cousin. Kakashi-sensei said he just returned to the village recently," Sakura explained, seeing that Sasuke's expression hadn't changed.

Shikamaru and the others all turned to look at Sasuke; they had never heard of such a thing before.

Feeling a little uncomfortable under everyone's gaze, Sasuke finally said, "What's going on over there is not something we genin can get involved in. Let's find a place to rest for now."

Flames swept across the land, turning a large area of ​​the Death Forest into a clearing. As the surface flames gradually subsided, Orochimaru emerged from the earth, wisps of white smoke rising from his body. It seemed that even underground wasn't easy for him; he hadn't been this disheveled in a long time. He once again harbored almost morbid thoughts about the Uchiha clan.

The Formation of Ten Thousand Snakes

At this moment, Orochimaru finally unleashed his killing move; he became serious. He opened his mouth, letting out a hiss, and countless enormous pythons surged forth. These pythons twisted their bodies in the air, like ten thousand sharp swords stabbing towards Ye Lan. They were incredibly fast, arriving before Ye Lan in the blink of an eye. Seeing this, Ye Lan remained expressionless, his fingers rapidly forming hand seals.

Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique

Before, there were flames filling the sky; this time, there were towering waves. Ye Lan's ninjutsu collided with Orochimaru's Ten Thousand Snakes Formation, creating huge splashes of water. The temperature in the air dropped once again, and the group of pythons with swords in their mouths were swept away without a trace. The entire giant wave continued to rush towards Orochimaru without stopping.

Spiritual communication techniques, the triple Rashomon

Three enormous Rashomon gates rose from the ground. The great waterfall was blocked after breaking through only the first Rashomon gate. Orochimaru stood on the Rashomon gate and looked sternly at Ye Lan.

Shulker

Suddenly, a Shadow Snake Hand attack came at Orochimaru; it was Anko who had just arrived. Orochimaru seemed to have anticipated it and dodged the attack. Anko didn't give up and thrust her kunai at Orochimaru. Orochimaru immediately formed a "未" (unclear) hand seal with both hands and roared.

"drink!"