Chapter 23: I Didn't, Don't Talk Nonsense  

"Sasuke, have you seen Orochimaru in the Forest of Death?" Kakashi asked.

They found several dead ninjas in the Forest of Death. After Anko Mitarashi confirmed it, they concluded it was probably Orochimaru.

Kakashi, who had personally experienced Orochimaru's terror, still remembered it vividly. He had a hunch that Sasuke must have some connection with Orochimaru.

Sasuke's eyes were sharp. Although he didn't know why Kakashi would suspect him, he thought about it and wondered.

In Konoha, there were not many people who could threaten him.

Considering that Kakashi was usually good to him, Sasuke decided not to harm him unless provoked.

"Who is Orochimaru? He sounds scary."

"Hahaha, Teacher Kakashi, be careful or I'll report you," Sasuke joked.

Seeing Sasuke's attitude, Kakashi confirmed his suspicions.

"Sasuke, let's talk about this after the Chunin Exam is over! Lord Hokage is busy entertaining guests right now."

Talk?

The Third Hokage can't wait until then, Sasuke thought maliciously.

"I'm leaving. I still have the job of maintaining the security of the competition."

Sasuke watched Kakashi leave silently, unsure of what he was thinking.

The third exam was divided into the preliminary round and the formal test.

According to the list, his opponent tomorrow was the winner between Rock Lee and Gaara.

Although Rock Lee could open the Eight Gates, he could only open five at the risk of his life, and he still hadn't mastered it completely.

So his opponent tomorrow was probably still that little brat Gaara.

"Gaara, no one will interfere with us this time."

"I haven't really seen a tailed beast yet."

At the competition venue, the matches were halfway through. Rock Lee, who was facing Gaara, used all his strength to open the Eight Gates and make armor.

Unfortunately, he never broke Gaara's sand blockade, and his left hand and left foot were cut off by a "sand coffin."

If Might Guy hadn't acted in time, Lee would have become a dead soul under Gaara.

Outside the field, a passionate uncle with a watermelon-like head and green tights hugged the unconscious Lee, crying.

He shouted, "Even if you can't win, you must go all out, Lee."

"Is this your ninja way?"

"Teacher Guy feels your hot youth."

Inside the field, the yellow sand armor gradually broke, revealing Gaara's nearly collapsed body.

Gaara, who defeated Lee, shuddered and said in disbelief, "Am I injured like this?"

"A lot of blood, all mine."

"Hehe."

"I will kill you."

Gaara looked at the unconscious Lee with hatred, and murderous intent gushed out. The weird state scared Kankuro, who retreated repeatedly.

Gaara had another attack, and Kankuro looked back at the calm Maki.

"Fortunately, Maki-sensei is here; otherwise, it would be dangerous."

In fact, if Kankuro looked carefully, he would have noticed that Maki's palms were also sweating.

He was afraid too because Gaara was the One-Tail Jinchūriki.

If he really got angry, even a jonin like him couldn't subdue Gaara.

Orochimaru in the stands looked on proudly and said, "Hokage-sama, it seems the younger generation of your Konoha isn't that impressive?"

"Hey," the Third Hokage said, smoking a cigarette. His eyes were always on Gaara. "It's not as good as the Sand Village, where there are many talents."

"If I'm not mistaken, this child is a Jinchūriki! Or the child of Kazekage-sama."

Facing the sarcasm of the Third Hokage, Orochimaru didn't care at all. After all, he was not the real Kazekage.

Gaara, this child, is about the same age as Naruto. What a pity.

He was full of thoughts, knowing the hidden dangers of the One-Tail Jinchūriki.

On the other hand, Naruto, under the influence of the Will of Fire, was walking on a bright path.

Thinking of this, the Third Hokage inexplicably developed a sense of accomplishment.

This is the ability of the strongest Hokage in history.

Time passed slowly. Today's preliminaries were over, and the official competition would begin tomorrow.

Naruto was rubbing his hands, frequently wondering where Sasuke was.

But it didn't matter. He had learned a very great ninjutsu from the pervy sage and would definitely scare Sasuke when the time came.

In the back mountain, the cold wind blew across the range.

In a cave, the fire was bright.

"System, are there any pets such as summoned beasts for sale?"

"Please wait two minutes. I'll go to steal... purchase goods."

Sasuke looked at the mall panel, tapping his arm lightly with his fingers as the page finally refreshed.

A new pet list was added to the mall page.

Sasuke clicked in curiously.

"Sun God Winged Dragon: 1,000,000 exchange points.

"Osiris Sky Dragon: 1,000,000 exchange points.

"World Serpent: 1,000,000 exchange points.

"Blue-Eyes White Dragon: 10,000 exchange points.

"Golden Giant: 10,000 exchange points.

"Mutated Alley Wolf: 1,000 exchange points."

It's so expensive. Even if I exchange all the money I robbed from Cardo for resource exchange points, it wouldn't even be one-tenth of it.

As if sensing Sasuke's thoughts, the system's mechanical voice sounded in his mind.

"In view of the host's slow pace of earning exchange points, this system will issue bounty tasks from time to time."

The rewards for completing the tasks are very generous.

"For example, tasks such as capturing a well-known beauty."

"It's a bit interesting." Sasuke, who wasn't interested just now, became excited. This bounty task looked quite challenging. He might as well give it a try.

"Konoha has destroyed your family. Three years and three years have passed. It's time for those who have hurt you to pay the price."

"Ding! The first task: kill the Third Hokage."

"Let him die in humiliation and become a stepping stone for the host to dominate the ninja world."

Sasuke originally planned to do this, and now he could get rewards for it. It's really convenient.

"System, you are quite good at handling things."

"It's a must."

"Well, the night is long. Would you like to go to the mall, Mr. Sasuke?"

Sasuke knew what the system was thinking. He had just cashed in some money recently and had a lot of it.

"Balance in the mall: 20,000"

With so many zeros, which system wouldn't be confused? Although Sasuke couldn't afford the most expensive items, it didn't mean he had no spending power.

Since there were huge exchange points, the system had always tried to make Sasuke buy items.

"Since you are sincere, I will go in and take a look."

After weighing the pros and cons, Sasuke bought a golden giant scroll.

Golden Giant: 108 meters long, weighing 4,000 tons, good at land combat. As long as his feet do not leave the ground, his physical strength will never run out.

Looking at the introduction, it seemed awesome. He had to find a chance to try it.

Sasuke played with the scroll that sealed the Golden Giant, thinking about what kind of pet to buy to protect Yuhi Kurenai.

He wasn't worried about the pets getting out of control.

These beings had their soul imprints planted on them the moment they were bought, and they would obey his orders unconditionally.

He wanted to pick a cute one. After all, girls definitely didn't like pets that looked ugly.