Naruto Uzumaki: Rise To Greatness
..."I will assign an ANBU squad to watchover him. In the meantime, Team Obito. I have a new mission for you. In two weeks time, you will infiltrate the chunin exams. There is a chance you will encounter Orochimaru of the sannin or even another jinchuuriki. You are the only ones I can entrust such a task to. The other genin already know you so you have the perfect cover. Train as hard as you can. We're going to need you at full strength."
AN: I'm going to get straight to the point. The written test has very little change & I don't need it to further the plot so I wont bother wasting your time.
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Chapter 26: The Forest Of Death
Team Obito leapt from tree to tree as they advanced through the forest of death. There were two chakra signatures worth noting. Two people that were above even jounin level. The undercover ANBU members were given both scrolls from the start. They would not need to participate, only keep tabs on those two. "Kurenai's team is hiding in the bushes over there. We should only move in to assist if this 'Gaara' kid attempts to attack them. The hidden rain village's shinobi are none of our concern. Not worth blowing our cover." Kiba could potentially recognize them with his strong sense of smell. It was a bit harsh, but Naruto was right. They had an important mission which took priority.
The sand jinchuuriki killed the rain-nin and was persuaded to move on. They were headed toward the tower and required no more observation. There were other pressing matters. Such as the second high level chakra signature. "They're suppressing their power greatly so I can't be certain of their strength level. It's hard to say what we're up against. It could very well be Orochimaru himself."
Anko saw red. She hated the man with a burning passion. He took her out of the village and left her for dead once she wouldn't go along with his evil plans. "Naruto, he or she appears to be going after Sasuke's team. Shall we pursue?" With Obito out of the picture, Naruto was in charge. As much as Anko wanted to rush in, the training they had all received gave them the ability to put emotions aside whenever the situation called for it. "Yes. Let's give them aid. ANBU masks on."
Sakura was knocked out by the time they got there. Sai was on his last legs. Danzo's training had served him well. It kept him alive but that was about it. There was not much he could do to such an opponent. Sasuke was trying to bargain for his team's safety. Not much luck there. Naruto figured it was time for a gamble. Find out who they were dealing with. The person had the appearance of a woman but looks could be deceiving. If it was the sannin member, he would likely reveal himself. The man had enough faith in his ability to kill any witnesses that he would feel no need to keep up the lie.
"Orochimaru of the Sannin. Leave this place at once or we will be forced to eliminate you. Genin, leave this area at once and continue your exam!" The woman laughed creepily. "So you've figured it out, have you? I suppose there's no need for this any longer." The face peeled off, showing the person's true identity. "My, my. The ANBU black ops themselves have come to deal with me. The leaf's elite. I'm afraid now I'll have to kill you. I can't have you calling for help, now can I? Besides, once I've finished here, I can give chase. I have to say, I'm fond of such games. I am a predator, after all. Wind style: great breakthrough!" A blast of wind was launched at the ANBU members.
Yukimi and Anko prepared the first line of defense. "Earth style: mud wall!" Two barriers rose out of the ground side by side. The three were not arrogant enough to believe it would be enough so Naruto decided to increase the defensive power. "Water style: water encampment wall!" Pillars of water came out of the ground, swirling around the trio. The wind blast struck the mud wall and broke it up into chunks which were sent flying in all directions. The water wall only enhanced the speed of the ricocheting earth.
The rocks stabbed through the snake man who melted into mud. "Anko. It's been quite some time," Orochimaru said as he came out from among the trees. "I recognize your scent. To think you could have joined the ANBU at your age. It's impressive, really. I knew there was reason to let you live. You're rather entertaining. Now. The great breakthrough is only a C rank technique. The mud wall and water encampment wall are B ranks. I even held much back in that attack. Do you see how outclassed you are? Feel despair as I crush you like the insects you are! Hidden shadow snakes!"
Orochimaru managed to catch them all in his jutsu. He was a sadistic man and got much enjoyment from torturing his enemies. Psychological warfare was a personal favorite of his. He would kill them, just not so soon. "Wind style: air cutter!" Naruto had freed himself. Yukimi turned to smoke to escape her snake bind and Naruto was there in an instant. "Seal!" The young Uzumaki sucked the Iburi girl into a piece of paper. Anko just laid on the floor, immobile. Her past history had her traumatized. This man had done unspeakable things in front of her. Memories were resurfacing and she was going into shock. "Seal!"
"You're a fool, you know that? It took the three of you combined to hold back even my weakest of attacks. Do you have a death wish," the sannin asked in amusement. Naruto shook his head. "I'm the strongest of the three of us. I don't intend to risk their lives in this fight. They would only get caught in the crossfire. I will be your opponent."
"How noble," Orochimaru said sarcastically. "I suppose after I kill you I can conduct experiments on that smoke girl. You've made things very convenient for me. I never planned on killing my dear Anko. I suppose I should be thanking you for giving them to me on a silver platter. Summoning jutsu!" Once the smoke cleared, the greatest traitor the leaf village had ever known could be seen sitting on top of a giant snake.
AN: What did you think? :)
I'm going to try for a steady two chapters a week. I haven't decided what days to do so suggestions are welcome.