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

Half a day later, when Tetsuya returned to the hall, the last match had just ended.

As expected, Naruto defeated Kiba Inuzuka by accidentally farting, Neji Hyuga also had a battle between Hinata from the branch family and the main family and won, and Sasuke, without the cursed seal, even defeated a grass ninja. The lineup for the third exam was basically the same as the original timeline.

In fact, the distribution of those who advanced reflects the strength of each ninja village. Of the eight spots in the third exam, Konoha had five, Sunagakure had three, and all the other smaller ninja villages were wiped out.

Orochimaru had carefully selected the Sound Village, which was originally supposed to take one spot. Unfortunately, the Sound Village trio perished in the Forest of Death before they could, which resulted in the Great Ninja Village taking all the spots.

"Next, I will explain the details of the third match..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi was clearly quite satisfied with the performance of the Konoha genin this time. After adjusting his Hokage hat, he spoke while chewing on his pipe.

"The official matches will showcase everyone's battles to the audience, including those of daimyo and nobles. As representatives of your respective countries, we hope you will give your all and leave no regrets. Therefore, the official matches will begin in one month!"

After a long speech by Hiruzen Sarutobi, amidst the complaints of many genin, Hiruzen finally got to the point.

"Draw a lot from the box of red beans to determine your opponent in the third match!"

Tetsuya reached into the box and pulled out a card, which he unfolded to find was number 4.

Soon, after everyone announced their numbers one by one, the order of the matches for the third exam was determined.

Is it Gaara, the Jinchuriki of the One-Tailed Beast?

Feeling a gaze filled with suppressed killing intent fall upon him, Che did not turn his head to meet it.

This is indeed a golden opportunity.

There's no better option than showing off Wood Release in front of Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast.

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"Ah~"

In the desert of the Land of Wind, where sandstorms raged, a scream suddenly rang out from a canyon, filled with despair and disbelief.

Orochimaru held a sword in one hand, and the Kusanagi sword, which emitted a ghostly light after being activated by chakra, pierced through the back of the Fourth Kazekage, but not a drop of blood was seen.

As the Kusanagi sword was pulled from the Fourth Kazekage's body, Rasa collapsed to the ground, revealing two figures standing side by side.

Yakushi Kabuto and Kimimaro.

"The Kazekage of Sunagakure is no match for us."

As Kabuto watched Orochimaru bend down to collect Rasa's flesh and blood while it was still warm, a glint of fanaticism flashed in his eyes behind his glasses, and he spoke triumphantly.

"Of course."

Orochimaru slightly raised his head and sealed the long snake that had bitten off a large chunk of flesh into the scroll.

"Judging by the time, the Chunin Exams in Konoha have already ended. If the Kazekage doesn't show up for a long time, won't it arouse suspicion from Sunagakure?"

Seeing Orochimaru's incredibly skilled movements, Kabuto Yakushi raised the question that had been bothering him.

Kabuto Yakushi, acting as a double agent, obtained the Kazekage's spy list from Sasori of the Red Sand, thus gaining a general understanding of the Kazekage's movements. According to the original plan, Orochimaru was supposed to ambush and kill the Kazekage half a month later when he went to Konoha, but for some reason, Orochimaru chose to act against the Kazekage ahead of schedule.

"Because of the appearance of that miracle worker, Rasa, who was a proponent of war, actually wavered and wanted to abandon the Konoha Crush plan. There was nothing I could do but send him on his way ahead of schedule."

Orochimaru reached out and used the Face-Changing Technique to completely peel off Rasa's face. Then, he wiped his face with his hand, making it difficult for even those familiar with the Kazekage to detect Orochimaru's disguise.

"You disguise yourselves as the Kazekage's guards and go check out the Sand Village. We should get some good loot."

When Orochimaru spoke again, his voice had become exactly the same as Rasa's, and even his chakra fluctuations were identical.

"Cough cough..."

Just then, Kimimaro suddenly clutched his chest and collapsed to the ground in pain. The Shikotsumyaku ninja, who had just been evenly matched with Rasa, now didn't even have the strength to stand up.

It seems that Kimimaro's bloodline disease is nearing its limit.

Even Kabuto was helpless against his bloodline disease, which is a real shame. Otherwise, Kimimaro would have been the perfect vessel for reincarnation...

Orochimaru, his face full of regret, gestured to Kabuto to take Kimimaro with him, and left the canyon without even covering the corpse.

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The following day, Tetsuya walked out of Konoha's gates alone, carrying his bundle.

Just like in the original timeline, after the two Chunin Exams, everyone cherished the next month of training. Jiraiya appeared and took Naruto away, while Kakashi planned to pass on his best ninjutsu to Sasuke.

Tetsuya rejected Kakashi's suggestion to find other Jonin to guide his training, choosing instead to leave Konoha alone and find a place to properly practice Wood Release.

After merging with the bloodline of the Senju clan, Tetsuya has already been able to produce wooden strips that are as hard as ninja tools for attack and defense. However, he still needs to train and verify before he can integrate Wood Release into his own combat.

Since it involves the Wood Release technique of the First Hokage, it's impossible to try it in Konoha where there are many people and eyes. Therefore, Tetsuya plans to find a secluded place in the Land of Fire.

Not long after leaving Konoha, Tetsuya frowned. Within the detection range of Kagura's Mind's Eye, four ninjas were following him. Judging from the chakra fluctuations, they were actually two Jonin and two Chunin.

Is it the dark area?

Tetsuya extended his index finger and pressed it against his brow, instantly seeing the appearance and clothing of the four people. They were dressed uniformly and wore animal masks to cover their faces.

With a leap, Che also veered off the main road and disappeared into the forest, trying to shake off his pursuers.

However, the ninja squad clearly also included sensory ninjas, who quickly changed direction and caught up.

"Teruya, come with us. A very important person wants to see you."

Seeing the ninja squad, whose murderous aura was almost tangible, blocking his way, and whose words were extremely stiff and cold, Tetsuya immediately guessed their identities.

I've actually been targeted by Guo Ying?

"The important figure you're talking about, you wouldn't happen to be Shimura Danzo, would you?"

Upon hearing this, the killing intent surrounding Tetsuya intensified dramatically.

"How dare he address Lord Danzo by his given name? Leopard, break his legs and take him back!"

Although they didn't know why Lord Danzo was interested in a mere genin, Root, as a tool, didn't need to know the answer; it was enough to simply carry out Lord Danzo's will.

As soon as he finished speaking, a Root member standing to Tetsuya's left drew his sword without hesitation and slashed at Tetsuya's legs with the back of the blade, the blade glowing with chakra.

However, when the long sword was only an inch away from Tetsuya's legs, Leopard felt a blur before his eyes, and the world around him had turned into a blood-red world.

Four huge metal spikes were firmly embedded in the leopard's limbs, rendering him unable to move.

Illusion?

The battle-hardened leopard instantly realized what was happening and hurriedly bit its own tongue, only to find, despite the excruciating pain, that the illusion had not been broken.

A pair of scarlet Sharingan eyes appeared in front of the leopard, gradually blurring his will.

Illusion Technique: The Art of Shackles.