In a vast forest, Tatsumi, Mikoto, and Nawaki were striving for survival.
In the world of ninjas, perhaps due to the high oxygen concentration or the special power of chakra, many animals were enormous.
This was evident from the toads of Mount Myōboku, which seemed to grow uncontrollably as if they had taken growth hormones.
Therefore, this forest not only contained gigantic trees and plants but also large wild beasts and insects.
Many animals could even be trained and used as ninja beasts or even summoning beasts.
Tatsumi, Mikoto, and Nawaki stood panting in front of the defeated Scizor and Venusaur.
The kunai in Tatsumi's hand, infused with sharp wind-style chakra, was deeply embedded in the Scizor's brain.
"Alright, today's mission is complete. Let's call it a day," Nawaki said, clapping his hands and standing up.
As for the animals they had just killed, it wasn't that they had actively sought them out; rather, these creatures had come to them.
It must be said that the flora and fauna in these forests were highly aggressive, as evidenced by the fact that Tatsumi and the others had been attacked five or six times in just a few hours.
It would be truly dangerous for ordinary people here.
Although none of the three were professional reconnaissance or scouting ninjas, they could easily foresee many threats with the help of Tatsumi's big white snake.
In fact, Orochimaru had disappeared three days after instructing them.
They needed to gain a lot of experience and learn survival skills and ninjutsu through practical combat.
No matter how much theory was discussed, it was useless if it couldn't be translated into practical combat.
After Orochimaru left, Tatsumi took the lead, guiding Mikoto and Nawaki toward the mission point.
However, during their high-speed dashes, they also had to be wary of Orochimaru, who was constantly ambushing them.
Mikoto quickly started a fire. They had to eat the food as quickly as possible, of course.
Otherwise, Orochimaru might add some laxatives or something similar to it.
Although it wouldn't kill them, it would be disgusting enough.
Imagine, if your butt is numb from diarrhea, how can you have the energy to travel?
Sitting in front of the fire, Tatsumi gnawed on wild fruits he had found in the forest.
The ninja school taught the knowledge of identifying such fruits, but he had only actually seen them in the past few days.
"Hiss~," the big white snake suddenly warned.
"Ding~"
Then a bell rang, triggered by a simple trap that Nawaki had set up nearby.
When triggered, the bell would make a sound to alert them.
Was it another ambush by Orochimaru?
Tatsumi and the others exchanged glances.
Then, Tatsumi got up and cautiously went to investigate.
However, there were no human footprints on the soft soil, only a series of small animal tracks.
Have we been too nervous these past few days? We're a little neurotic.
After careful observation, Tatsumi breathed a sigh of relief.
However, behind him on the soil, a strange bulge was slowly growing larger.
If this weren't training but an assassination attempt, Tatsumi and the others would have been whipped to death by Orochimaru several times over.
But this training was to improve their survival skills, so Orochimaru would deliberately leave some obvious traces before ambushing them so they could detect them.
Just as Tatsumi was leaning over to observe the footprints left by the small animals, Orochimaru's pale hands suddenly stretched out from underground,
And then grabbed for Tatsumi's legs.
Suddenly, a huge fireball directly hit the ground.
"Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu."
An exaggerated fireball filled with chakra was launched from Mikoto toward the hand on the ground.
Tatsumi suddenly turned into a cloud of smoke.
Actually, the moment their trap was triggered, they already knew that Orochimaru was coming. Ordinary small animals couldn't trigger such concealed traps.
The reason Tatsumi leaned over to check was to give Orochimaru an opportunity to exploit.
Although it wasn't a very clever trick, it was effective enough.
Under the heat of the fireball, Orochimaru was forced to drill out of the ground.
"Bang..."
Tatsumi snapped his left finger, then clenched his right hand into a fist, and his chakra exploded instantly under his feet. In an instant, he had rushed into Orochimaru's arms, then punched.
"Super Strength Fist!"
Faced with Tatsumi's attack, Orochimaru wanted to reach out and block it.
——But his body suddenly stiffened for a second.
Genjutsu!
Although Orochimaru, as a Jonin, instantly broke the genjutsu, he was still stiff for a second.
What can be done in a second?
At least for the current Tatsumi, there wasn't much he could do.
However, he still punched Orochimaru in the chest, and under the exaggerated force of the Super Strength Fist, Orochimaru's body bent into an arch.
His body suddenly flew out like a cannonball.
"Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall."
Nawaki's Earth Style hand seals were already completed.
Then a thick earthen wall was already waiting for Orochimaru to crash into it.
Just as Orochimaru's body was about to crash into the earthen wall, several snakes suddenly grew out of his hands.
"Hidden Shadow Snake Hands."
Those snakes instantly wrapped around a large tree, instantly pulling Orochimaru's body, which was about to crash into the Earth Style wall, over.
Then, a feather landed in front of Orochimaru.
Orochimaru's eyes immediately lost focus. His entire body also went limp.
Turning from prey to hunter was very easy to do if you were willing to use your brain.
In ninja battles, although strength accounted for a large proportion, wisdom was equally important.
Now, what Tatsumi and the others had to do was this.
Therefore, they would not miss such a good opportunity.
Hurry up, let's strike while the iron is hot!
A gleam of light appeared in Tatsumi's eyes. Without thinking too much, a kunai appeared in his hand.
Under his control, the dark kunai, like an AWM bullet, shot towards Orochimaru's head!
However, if everything went smoothly, Tatsumi would have become the Hokage long ago, and then married a soft and cute girl.
Orochimaru almost completely understood what Tatsumi and the others knew. But what about them knowing Orochimaru?
Basically, they were still in the dark.
After all, Orochimaru had never really fought them seriously.
In Tatsumi's estimation, Orochimaru should have been hit by the Feather Illusion and fallen asleep.
But at the last moment, this genjutsu failed.
Orochimaru, who had clearly been hit by the genjutsu,
Still had a strange light flashing in his eyes.
Then his head suddenly dodged Tatsumi's kunai.
With Hidden Shadow Snake Hands, a large number of snakes surged towards Tatsumi, Mikoto, and Nawaki.
"Snakes have the ability to sense infrared radiation. It seems Tatsumi has forgotten the most basic things."
"Although your genjutsu is said to be unpredictable, it is, in the end, visual and auditory."
"Not all genjutsu works on me, boy."
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