After passing the first stage of the chuunin exam, all genin went to a place known as the forest of death.
"Listen to the rookie, my name is Anko Mitarashi and I am your second examiner. The second stage will be a real test of survival, your task is to collect two coils of heaven and earth and deliver them to the tower located in the center of the forest," explained Anko
After explaining the details, each genin received a scroll and then they went to the designated gate, at the starting signal they ran into the forest, a few hours after entering the front of the seventh team, a genin from Ame Gakure appeared.
"Please, please, we finally have the first opponent, I hope you have the right scroll," Menma said
"I'm sorry that it will disappoint you but this funny exam does not interest me, I am looking for a person who will provide me with adequate entertainment" he said, stretching his eye
Menma, Asuki and Sasuke stood still trembling with fear, sensing the unbelievably amount of deadly intentions coming from the person standing in front of them.
"It's not an ordinary genin, or it showed us our death," commented Asuki
"Not good, if we fight him, we'll die, what to do" thought Sasuke
Genin pulled Kunai's forward, throwing it towards Team Seven
"Come on, Sasuke, move on," he said mentally pulling Kunai out and thrusting him into his knee, then grabbed Menma and Asuki jumping up the tree.
"Ho, he conquered his fear with pain, you're interesting to Sasuke Uchiha"
"Damn why this asshole always has to save us, after all we trained under the watchful eye of the legendary Sannin, oh no I will not let myself be humiliated anymore" thought Menma biting his jaw
"Look, this is not an opponent with whom we have a chance to win, we have to withdraw" Sasuke announced
"You want to run away, run away, I'm gonna fight him"
"Nii-san but he's dangerous"
"Asuki we are shinobi, it is in our nature to fight dangerous shinobi"
"I know but...
"You want to run away with that asshole, run away, I'm not gonna be a coward," he said, disappearing
"Stop, Menma!" screamed Sasuke
Menma faced a genin of Ame-Gakure.
"Ho, I'm so impressed you didn't escape, so you want to fight me?"
"Yes, I'm gonna kick your ass"
"So I invite you"
Menma clenched his fists throwing a few kunai towards the opponent, the genin dodged immediately after Menma appeared in front of him trying to attack him, the man blocked his every blow without any problems and then kicked him away.
"This is all you can afford?"
"It's not over yet"
Menma began to put down seals by putting his hands to the ground.
"Raiton: Shurakirii!" lightning shot out
Moments earlier with Sasuke.
"I can't let him fight him alone, Asuki stay here I'll help that idiot"
"Fine but be careful"
Sasuke nodded, moving to the place of the fight, when he arrived he saw how the genin of Ame avoided Menma's attack, Sasuke began to seal.
"Katon: Gokakyuu no jutsu!" fired a powerful fireball
The attack was rushing towards the enemy, Menma was flying from the other side.
"Kuchyose no jutsu!"
The man summoned a huge snake, which pushed Menma away sending him to the tree and then flew towards Sasuke.
"What are you doing now Sasuke, you have no way to dodge"
"Damn"
"Take it!"
Before the snake was to attack Sasuke, Menma attacked him from above, who pushed him away with a powerful blow.
"This chakra ... it's impossible"
Menma's appearance changed slightly, her eyes became blood-red with a vertical chink, and the whiskers on her cheeks were more thick.
"Menma ..."
"It's time to pay back Teme!"
Sasuke and Menma attacked the genin with Ame Gakure, he blocked their blows without any problems, dodging the blow. Sasuke hit Menma in the stomach, throwing back a few meters, Sasuke threw a few shurikens with tied threads at him, which tied around the man, then The user of the Sharingan pulled them, throwing the opponent against a nearby tree right after that, he began to quickly seal them
"Katon: Ryuuka no jutsu!" blew fire in the shape of a dragon from his mouth
Genin was unable to do anything and was attacked, Sasuke fell to his knees, breathing hard.
"I was right about you, your eyesight is more special than your brother's, let me give you a gift."
Suddenly, the man's neck lengthened towards Sasuke, biting his neck, leaving a mark on her.
"My name is Orochimaru, soon Sasuke-kun you will come to me in search of power"
"You bastard what did you do to him!"
Menma lunged towards Orochimaru, the latter lengthening his tongue, wrapping it around the body of the Konoha genin, then lifted his tunic.
"So this is the famous Minato seal, it gets weaker every day then."
Strange marks appeared on his fingers, Orochimaru pressed them against the seal on Menma's stomach, who screamed in pain and then passed out.
"Sasuke, Menma!"
Asuki immediately ran to her companions, Orochimaru just chuckled and then disappeared
Meanwhile, in the temple, Naruto could barely stand on his feet, panting heavily.
"You almost mastered Sage Mode to perfection, unfortunately I can't say the same for my power."
"I know, but sooner or later I will get it under control"
"Well I think your training is over here"
"Finally I will be able to go back to the village"
Naruto left the temple and headed towards Konoha
