Naruto: Inheriting the Legacy of a Person Who Traveled Through Time

The following day, outside the Leaf Village's Forest of Death.

Tetsuya's gaze swept over the three grass ninja, his brows furrowing almost imperceptibly.

Orochimaru didn't come?

Under Kagura's keen observation, it became clear that the three grass ninjas participating in the Chunin Exams were not Orochimaru in disguise, which puzzled Tetsuya.

Could it be that Orochimaru, after their brief encounter, decided on Sasuke and didn't want to cause any further trouble by prematurely planting the cursed seal on Sasuke, or that Orochimaru had other plans?

"What's wrong?"

Sasuke noticed the change in Tetsuya's expression and asked a question with a puzzled look in his eyes.

"I just found out that the Forest of Death isn't the first time it's been used as a venue for the Chunin Exams, and I already have a basic understanding of the rules..."

Since Orochimaru wasn't there, Tetsuya naturally had fewer concerns and planned to finish the battle quickly and reach the central tower in the forest as soon as possible.

"Break the Death Forest clear record?"

Sasuke slightly raised his chin, his eyes revealing a fighting spirit.

This is a good suggestion, enough to make the Uchiha clan the talk of the town in Konoha once again.

Soon, Mitarashi Anko arrived at the scene, introduced the rules and distributed the Heaven and Earth Scrolls, and then each team went to a different entrance.

"It's a scroll with the character '天' (tian).

Sasuke waved the scroll in front of Tetsuya and Naruto, then casually put it in his pocket.

"Rush!"

As the gate on the railing of the entrance opened, Team 7 simultaneously unleashed chakra from beneath their feet and vanished into the dense forest in a few flashes.

"Over here!"

Within the range of Kagura's Mind's Eye perception, the entire situation of the Death Forest was laid out before her.

After advancing for nearly a kilometer, Tetsuya, who was in the lead, suddenly changed direction and moved towards the nearest non-Konoha team.

It's actually the Sound Ninja, what a coincidence.

"Have you found Sasuke Uchiha's location?"

Hidden carefully in a patch of grass, three Sound Ninja communicated in extremely low voices.

"I really don't understand what that person's purpose is, that they insist we steal the scroll from Uchiha Sasuke."

A Sound Ninja with exaggeratedly long white hair on her back looked puzzled and muttered to herself.

Click!

Before their companions could answer, the sound of a tree branch snapping rang out, startling the three Sound Ninja. When they looked up, they saw Naruto standing not far away, his face filled with alarm.

They wanted to sneak up and launch a surprise attack, but carelessness gave them away.

The thought flashed through the minds of the three Sound Ninja simultaneously, and they immediately sensed that something was wrong.

Where is his teammate, Sasuke Uchiha?

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

Just as the Sound Ninja were becoming wary, a huge fireball shot out from the left, the dazzling flames turning the faces of the three Sound Ninja into a bright red.

"Very good, it's Uchiha Sasuke."

Facing the surging fireball, Sasuke stepped forward, raised his arms and aimed them at the fireball, revealing the Wind Hole in his palms. Two invisible waves of air carrying ultrasonic waves burst forth, not only tearing the fireball in front of him to shreds, but also blowing the aftershocks toward Sasuke.

Hmph, Uchiha Sasuke, nothing special!

Seeing Sasuke leap up and dodge the ultrasonic attack, Zaku was about to press his advantage when he suddenly heard a whooshing sound behind him.

Was there a ninja tool ambush?

Sakden was startled and barely dodged with a leap, only to be horrified to find that his opponent seemed to have foreseen everything. At the same time, another shuriken was thrown and pierced through Sakden's neck with a soft thud.

Pfft!

The three Sound Ninja collapsed to the ground simultaneously, their wide eyes filled with resentment.

Sasuke's eyes were filled with shock. He had thought that a satisfying battle would be needed to defeat the target, but Tetsuya had actually taken down three Sound Ninjas with just his shuriken attacks. This ability to predict the enemy's evasive trajectories was extremely similar to the level of shuriken skills that he had seen the Jonin of the Uchiha clan practice when he was young.

"Very good, it really is the Earth Scroll."

Sasuke was stunned for a full two seconds before he remembered the mission objective. He took a scroll from Tosukin's pocket, checked it briefly, and then placed it together with the team's Heavenly Scroll.

"Walk!"

Although the battle was extremely brief, the chakra fluctuations generated when Sasuke unleashed the Great Fireball Technique attracted the nearby genin teams. Although Tetsuya was not afraid, he did not want to waste time on them.

With Kagura's all-encompassing field of vision, Tetsuya easily slipped silently through the gap between the two teams and headed towards the tower in the center of the Death Forest.

The Forest of Death is filled with ferocious beasts, poisonous insects, and various traps, which pose a certain danger to most Chunin. However, under Tetsuya's leadership, Team 7 moved with ease and soon saw the central tower.

"Three Konoha ninjas have passed the second exam!"

Just ninety-three minutes later, Team 7 stepped into the tower hall, leaving the Chunin Examiner stunned for several seconds before he could react and announce the confirmation result.

This is understandable, as the fastest clear time in the Forest of Death is four hours. Even for these Chunin Exam Proctors, they couldn't achieve that even if they were taking the exam themselves.

To the surprise of the two Chunin Examiners, just as they were taking notes, footsteps sounded again at the entrance of the tower hall, and Gaara's team came into view.

What kind of monsters are these genin who are participating in this Chunin Exams? Their strength has far exceeded the level of genin, hasn't it?

"Uchiha Sasuke, you certainly didn't disappoint me."

Seeing that Uchiha Sasuke was completely unspotted, Gaara's eyes flashed with a gleam, filled with fighting spirit.

"Hmph, this time, I won."

Sasuke Uchiha clearly enjoyed being stared at by this loser's gaze. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and after glancing at Gaara, he ignored him completely.

"Gaara, not now."

Seeing countless yellow sands rising from beneath Gaara's feet, Temari's expression changed, and she hissed.

"Let's go."

After completing the registration, Cheye went to the third floor of the tower, where there were rooms prepared for the examinees to rest.

The second exam wouldn't be over for at least two or three days, so Che Ke had no interest in waiting in the hall.

Most importantly, today is the time to summon the Mystic Puppet, and Tetsuya needs to conserve his energy and prepare for tonight's operation.

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Under the cover of night, in a seemingly ordinary house that was actually protected by barriers everywhere, Orochimaru stood by the window, gazing in the direction of the Hokage Building.

That miracle worker who can see into the future must have already arrived at the Hokage Building, right?

That wretched old man! He actually had the Anbu completely guarding the area, and even used the Byakugan of the Hyuga clan.

Orochimaru gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with resentment as he recalled the mysterious man with the clown mask.

I really want to know in advance what kind of expression Itachi will have when he sees that he has taken over Sasuke's body.

Will my future self achieve immortality?

"Lord Orochimaru, the Third Hokage has made contact with them multiple times. Could they already know about our plan?"

Suddenly, the medicine doctor Kabuto spoke up, his words filled with worry.

"Kabuto, you know me. I find anything that doesn't move incredibly repulsive. Only things that move can interest me. After all, a windmill that doesn't turn is utterly worthless..."

When Orochimaru turned around to look at Kabuto Yakushi, his pupils suddenly contracted as he discovered that there was another figure in the room at some point.

A figure wearing a clown mask sat quietly in a chair in front of the table.

"Orochimaru, are you interested in making a deal?"

Orochimaru, being Orochimaru, almost instantly concealed his loss of composure.

"Oh, what would you like me to do?"

Tetsuya looked at Orochimaru in front of him and spoke slowly and deliberately.

"Resurrect Hashirama Senju using the Impure World Reincarnation technique!"