In the darkness, shadows float.
The root ninjas on duty at the outermost perimeter of the Root Base didn't realize that behind them, the darkness became thicker and thicker, and they didn't know that their shadow was slowly turning into a person's body.
As for the root ninja, although he was still vigilant, he was already preoccupied with other things in the face of this kind of night duty where no accidents would happen at all.
Or even if there are intruders, only those guys from Anbu will come to Danzo with the order of the Third Hokage.
So when the cyan light appeared in Naruto's Shadow Clone's hand, he didn't notice anything.
Zing!
"arh..."
The ninja suddenly felt a pain in his chest, as if his body had been cut in by a sharp blade. When he was about to make a move, a hand immediately covered his mouth and pinched him.
In just a few seconds, the Elite Chunin of the root twitched a few times before dying silently.
The Shadow Clone withdrew his hand.
And the cyan light dissipated.
He didn't use the Raikiri that would make a sizzling sound this time. After all, the Raikiri is too bright and the sound is loud, especially in the middle of the night. With just one shot, the vigilant roots can immediately detect the movement.
What he uses is actually the ninjutsu of Kabuto—
Chakra Scalpel.
Although it is an A-level medical ninjutsu, it is good at cutting any part of the body for further medical treatment, and it can also transplant any organ.
But also because of the extremely sharp characteristics of this ninjutsu, when Chakra is concentrated in the hand, it can be used to interrupt the opponent's muscles and meridians in battle, and it can even be used as a weapon to cut the opponent, which is very powerful.
Therefore, compared to Raikiri and Rasengan, which are more dynamic ninjutsu, Chakra Scalpel, which has no sound fluctuations, and the cyan light is Naruto's best choice for sneak attack at this time!
"First."
"Huh? What is that sound?"
The root ninja who was several meters away seemed to hear a slight sound. He turned his head and looked at the position of his companion, but he didn't find anything, thinking it was his own illusion.
But when he turned his head, his gaze inadvertently met a touch of scarlet.
Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan— Kyōka Suigetsu.
A black vortex emerged quietly, pulling the ninja, who had been hypnosis and trapped in illusion, to the dark space silently. [Tl/n: Dark Space is the second ability of mc Mangekyō Sharingan.]
"Second."
In one night, Naruto's Shadow Clone invaded from the outermost perimeter, and did not stop attacking until the 100-meter position within the range of the root base.
And they either kill or use illusions to deal with the ninjas on duty, first enter the Dark Space, complete the transformation, and then reappear at the original position to continue the night watch.
As for the innermost ninjas, they didn't touch them. Those are Jōnin-level masters. If they make mistakes, Naruto's operation will end in failure.
Moreover, Naruto's purpose of replacing these ninjas is more to seal off the forest during the daytime, preventing Anbu or other ninjas from entering by mistake and discovering clues.
And, when the general attack starts, they can also complete the anti-encirclement of the ninjas inside and quickly wipe them out.
Anyway, Naruto doesn't need to go through the root entrance to get in.
Not to mention, the undercover agents he sent secretly painted a lot of Flying Thunder God marks on the base early in the morning.
Naruto believe that when the time comes, his Shadow Clones will be able to bring Danzo the biggest surprise~
Hokage Building.
At this time, a group of Elite Jōnin, including Kakashi, Asuma, Kurenai, and Guy, have gathered here.
"Did you find it?"
The Third Hokage looked out the window and asked slowly.
His wrinkled face was reflected on the glass in front of him.
Swish!
"We haven't found him."
An Anbu appeared then knelt on one knee and said respectfully.
"Where's Anko? How's it going?"
"She has been discharged from the hospital, and she is fine for the time being."
"I see, continue to keep looking for his trace."
"Yes!" The Anbu replied and disappeared immediately.
"You heard it too. What do you think?"
The Third Hokage turned around, exhaled a long smoke ring, and asked Kakashi and the others as if sighing.
"We should suspend the exam, Third Hokage-sama!"
Guy said. He cared more about his students than the Chūnin exam.
"Are you sure it's Orochimaru?"
Asuma asked, he didn't question his father, but he couldn't believe it.
Because that's Orochimaru!
One of the Sannin, one of his father's three disciples!
He couldn't help being shocked, especially when such a dangerous S-rank traitor returned to his village, he must have come with a certain purpose, in case his goal was…
Asuma looked at his father worriedly.
"Anko fought against him personally, and she was defeated in an instant. Moreover, the curse mark that Orochimaru left on Anko's body broke out again, and she was almost in danger. If Orochimaru hadn't kept his hands..."
"...What is his purpose? Has Anko found out?"
Kakashi asked.
"His purpose seems to be to take a candidate in this exam. According to Anko, he is choosing an heir, and intends to engrave a new seal for that candidate, but it seems to be interrupted by something, so he temporarily aborted his plan."
The Third Hokage slowly talked about the information they searched before.
"But what is certain is...his target is those of our Konoha new class who took the exam."
"Naruto?" Kakashi's face became serious.
Among the new candidates, apart from Naruto, who is the most special, there is no other, maybe Sasuke is also one, after all, he is the last remaining descendant of Uchiha.
"That's were not sure yet."
The Third Hokage was also worried about this, Orochimaru dared to take advantage of the Chūnin exam to sneak in, and even planned to abduct a certain candidate. That means he doesn't care if something happens to Nine Tails Jinchūriki.
On the contrary, if something happened, and it made a big fuss, it would probably satisfy him even more.
At this moment, the Third Hokage is thinking, after discovering that Orochimaru violated the village regulations and conducted cruel scientific experiments, should he not care about the relationship between mentor and apprentice and let him go?
Anyway, he feels a little regretful now.
It took a lot of effort to successfully cultivate Naruto and plant the will of fire. If something goes wrong at this time, the Third Hokage doesn't know if it will have another ten years.
Heh, if Orochimaru heard this sentence, he would probably die laughing.
You call this 'success'?!
It is indeed successful in training, at least the ability of acting is still similar to what the Third Hokage learned, and even better than his.
What Orochimaru is looking forward to most at this moment is not his surprise when he appears beside the Third Hokage, but his panic and bewilderment after seeing Naruto reveal his strength.
Orochimaru is looking forward to what kind of expression his 'beloved' teacher will show.
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