This Naruto is a player

The Death Forest is so vast that the aftershocks of a battle have not yet reached here, which is why it appears so harmonious.

However, the peace was broken at this moment.

Huhuhu~

A snake uncle—no, a snake aunt—emerged from behind the tree.

Panting heavily and looking utterly disheveled, Orochimaru's face was grim and his eyes fierce.

I never imagined that I would be manipulated like a toy by a 12-year-old child.

When have I ever been so disheveled?

The last time I was this embarrassed was back then.

That person's name is Uchiha Itachi.

He almost died at the time. Although the weasel did not intend to kill him, he was finally saved by Yakushi Kabuto.

Those Sharingan eyes, that gaze, that person—they are etched in my memory.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have coveted Itachi's younger brother, Sasuke, so much.

"Naruto Uzumaki!"

Orochimaru engraved this name in his heart; it seems the list will need to include one more person.

The previous one was 13-year-old Uchiha Itachi.

This is 12-year-old Naruto Uzumaki!

Compared to the two of them, I feel like I've wasted half my life.

Even with a lifetime of accumulated combat experience, ninjutsu, taijutsu, and everything else, one can only be crushed when encountering such a genius.

Genius? Bloodline?

"swirl."

Orochimaru also developed an interest in studying the bloodline of the Uzumaki clan.

The Uzumaki clan has always been known for its high HP, abundant chakra, and one or two special bloodline abilities, right?

Could it be that the Vortex Clan possesses talents that I am unaware of?

Click~

Suddenly, the sealing restriction that Naruto had previously placed was triggered, and a surge of genjutsu and sealing chakra erupted from the depths of Orochimaru's mind.

His memories from the previous few hours were completely sealed away, and a virtual memory created by illusion magic quickly filled the gaps.

He was only in a daze for a second before confidence returned to Orochimaru's face. The powerful genjutsu and sealing techniques had left him completely unaware.

"Interesting, the prey is able to struggle so much, but it still can't escape the hunter's grasp."

"Hmm?" After a slight sensory inspection, Orochimaru noticed something amiss.

Several ANBU ninjas followed after them.

Not wanting to get entangled with them in this place, Orochimaru immediately concealed himself and disappeared into the ground.

Whoosh whoosh~

Not long after Orochimaru left, four figures arrived at the scene.

"Is this the place?" Red Bean asked the sensory ninja in the team anxiously.

"I sensed it was still here just now."

"Expand the search area immediately; he shouldn't have gone far," the squad leader ordered.

Almost at the same time.

Naruto Uzumaki arrived at his faithful Central Tower.

The four of them swaggered along without incident or danger, and no one dared to cause them any trouble.

I ate three fruits and four oranges along the way, but I didn't encounter any trouble.

"Wow, that's so high."

Looking up at the building, Sakura sighed.

The Central Tower is a red building with many floors. The first floor has many doors, each with a sealed sticker on it.

The four of them walked around the area and found that only two doors had been opened.

"Only two teams have arrived here?" Naruto thought to himself as he looked at the opened door.

The chakra of the examinees inside the tower includes that of Team 8, where Hinata is.

There was another red-haired person, but he wasn't in the same squad as Gaara of the Uzumaki clan.

It seems that both teams are quite strong.

However, Hinata's Team 8 likely benefited from her sensory ninjutsu.

All three are sensory ninjas, capable of sensing insects, smells, and the Byakugan.

The difference in experience is obvious whether or not the vision cheat is enabled.

"I didn't expect that we wouldn't be number one."

Sasuke muttered to himself, not caring at all, "Shall we go in?"

At this moment, the three of them were standing in front of a door.

Karin stood separately, not on their team, as they were not allowed to enter through the same gate according to the rules.

"Let's go, Yiku!"

Naruto pushed open the door. The room was quite spacious, but empty, except for a piece of calligraphy on the wall.

There was a long, open corridor above, and a door there.

Doors, doors, doors, and more doors. Do you want me to open eight doors?

"gone!"

Upon seeing the door, Naruto jumped onto it.

Upon entering, it turned out to be a room with basic amenities such as a bed and a training room, as well as a door leading to other areas.

"The third one."

Naruto muttered something to himself and then opened it again.

A large hall appeared, and the three of them wandered around inside, where they unexpectedly encountered other people.

"Naruto!"

Turning his head, he saw Akamaru's fangs perched on his chest waving to the three of them, with Hinata standing shyly beside him.

It's Class 8.

How is it here?

"well enough."

Kiba hesitated slightly, especially when he thought of that red-haired Sand Village ninja who cleanly and efficiently wiped out three other squads, leaving no trace of their bodies. He felt very uncomfortable.

Just like Akamaru at this moment, trembling with fear.

"There's a redhead who's not someone to mess with."

Red hair?

Is it the Jinchūriki of the One-Tailed Beast?

Naruto scoffed. If the One-Tailed Beast is so formidable, what about the Nine-Tailed Beast inside me?

"besides,"

Before Ya could finish speaking, "a strange duo of reporters arrived."

"strangeness?"

Sakura asked curiously, "What's so strange about it?"

"Yes, a quirky photographer with a blank expression, and a talkative, sarcastic reporter with a cowlick."

“Look, they’re here,” Ya said, pointing to the two figures approaching from a distance.

The group was backlit, but the silhouettes of the light and shadow made the two figures clearly visible.

One was tall and the other short; one was burly and the other was thin and frail.

This combination is quite strange.

"You must be Lord Naruto Uzumaki?" The voice arrived even before the person got close.

sama?

The group looked at Naruto.

Naruto was utterly speechless.

Uchiha Rokutsubo! What are you up to now?

Meanwhile, in another corner.

Kankuro stared at the strange duo, completely ignoring them, and headed straight for the blond-haired guy's group, feeling extremely annoyed.

It wasn't like this when they first came in.

Even though they were in first place, the reporter named Daihei Doma still maintained a so-called 'neutral, objective, and third-party' attitude, and gave them a brief and indifferent interview.

Their words were anything but kind; they were all nitpicking and criticizing them so much that Gaara wanted to kill them.

Do you see any Konoha ninjas?

Class 8 seems to be normal.

But seeing Class 7 now, they were so humble and subservient.

SAMA?

Ha ha.