For Orochimaru, as long as he can save his life, everything else is external. With his ability, it doesn't matter even if he loses everything, he will be able to find them back sooner or later.

But for everyone in Konoha, there are too many things to protect, and Orochimaru takes advantage of this to make his opponents feel cautious and unable to use all their strength to deal with him.

And just as Orochimaru expected, despite being deliberately targeted, even though his combat power was at a disadvantage, he did not put himself in a desperate situation. The next step was to find a good opportunity to break through the encirclement in one fell swoop and leave safely.

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The complete form of the One-Tail that is wreaking havoc has appeared. Even though Gaara has not used the sleeping technique yet, the advantage of its huge size and the crushing power it brings are simply not a level that a few Genin can resist.

Mizuki saw from afar Uchiha Sasuke and Haruno Sakura hiding nearby, looking at the One-Tailed Shukaku in the distance with shocked expressions.

"What's going on? Didn't Gaara restrain Haruno Sakura to threaten Naruto? Although the general direction is correct, the details have changed a lot. "

Mizuki, who was muttering to himself, didn't know that the situation at the Chunin Exam venue had already changed beyond recognition, and the development of the situation had completely deviated from the established track.

"Sakura, Sasuke, how are you guys?" Mizuki asked, "I was delayed a little bit just now, so I didn't catch up here."

In fact, even if he caught up, it would probably not have much effect. With this level of power, it is not his forte to confront it head-on.

However, even so, Uzumaki Naruto is still getting more and more angry with Gaara. It seems that saving Haruno Sakura in the original work was just an opportunity. Fundamentally speaking, they are both Jinchūriki, with similar experiences but different philosophies, which is the root cause of their incompatibility. With the sense of justice deeply rooted in Uzumaki Naruto, the reincarnation of Ashura, it would be strange if he did not compete with Gaara.

Not long after, there was a burst of chakra, and Gamabunta appeared with scars all over his body.

"Is this Naruto?" Uchiha Sasuke murmured in disbelief as he looked at Uzumaki Naruto standing on top of the huge toad.

"Teacher Mizuki, is this the power beyond Naruto's standards that you mentioned?" asked Haruno Sakura.

Shuimu nodded and replied: "I guess so, but this is not all, just a part."

"Is this only part of it?" Sasuke asked in surprise.

"It depends on how you understand it. All I can say is that the potential is huge, but it's hard to say whether it can be brought into play. Just like your Sharingan, do you really know its potential?" To be honest, Mizuki didn't really want to deal with Uchiha Sasuke. This was a person who would not be grateful for anything you gave to him. Although it was snobbish to repay a favor, it was not a good idea to communicate with such a person who would do anything for revenge.

"Does Mizuki-sensei know a lot about the Sharingan?" Sasuke asked. For Sasuke, who had no family to rely on, there was no one who could teach him how to use the Sharingan except Hatake Kakashi. Sasuke was unwilling to give up any opportunity to give him guidance.

Mizuki shook his head and said, "The Uchiha family is too exclusive. It's impossible for others to know much about the Sharingan. You should ask Kakashi more."

Sasuke lowered his head in disappointment.

"Teacher Mizuki, should we go and help?" Haruno Sakura suggested.

"Don't go, Sasuke is injured and can't move. He needs you to take care of him. I'll just go and see what happens."

"Gaara didn't use the sand to restrain Haruno Sakura, so he missed an opportunity to collect chakra. There was another chance, and that was when Gamabunta cut off the right arm of the one-tailed beast Shukaku with one sword. The worst chance was to wait until Gaara lost his mobility, and then forcibly stimulate and seal the tailed beast to extract its chakra, but this risk was too great."

Mizuki approached the battlefield between the two cautiously, trying to stay on the same line between them and Haruno Sakura. Naruto knew that Sasuke and Sakura were here, and would definitely try their best to avoid attacks from this direction.

However, the power of the One-Tailed Shukaku is so great that even if you watch from a distance, the huge wind tornado it stirs up can blow trees off the ground. If you are not careful, you will definitely die or be injured.

"Such a large summoning beast would consume more chakra than even Uzumaki Naruto's own chakra. Must it be summoned at the same level as the Nine-Tails' leaked chakra? The amount of chakra required for the Sage Mode is simply unimaginable. Jiraiya, Minato Namikaze, and Naruto Uzumaki were able to learn it, which can be said to be the world's blessing. But what about Kabuto Yakushi? Although that weird-looking snake senjutsu is obviously a defective product and was not practiced well at all, at least it succeeded. How did he do it? Don't talk about the ridiculous words like Orochimaru's cells. Orochimaru himself couldn't practice it, so could his cells be the medium for practicing the snake senjutsu? This is really unreliable. I really don't know how Kabuto Yakushi did it."

It seems that in addition to those who are favored by fate, there are also true geniuses in this world. Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi, especially Kabuto Yakushi, were able to have a place when their combat power soared in the later period. Their talent is absolutely unquestionable.

"I really want to find a few geniuses like this to study together."

Mizuki felt a headache when he thought of the only person who might be able to help, Haruno Sakura. Although he had taught her some basics, especially the way of thinking in the previous life, she was the kind of person who could make achievements in her own power system. Mizuki had thought about teaching her some real core knowledge, but her girlish heart was already on Uchiha Sasuke, and she always felt that it was a bit unreliable. From the perspective of her previous life's values, she didn't really care about things like master-disciple inheritance and family secrets, but she couldn't guarantee what the natives of this world would think. Mizuki wanted one or more collaborators, not apprentices or disciples, so-called talents who could only follow the rules within their own framework, but potential "accomplices" like Kabuto Yakushi, Haruno Sakura, and even Orochimaru.

"Are we going to look for Shimura Danzo?"

Mizuki couldn't help but wipe out this ridiculous idea. With his own strength and status, if he delivered himself to the enemy now, he would only be eaten up completely, leaving nothing behind. And the mysterious "Kotoamatsukami", although Danzo would probably not use such a strategic weapon on himself, the various curses of the "Root" would be enough to make him suffer. After the Third Hokage died, no one would protect someone like him who was not a confidant. It would not be a good thing to reveal too much potential for use. At least wait for Tsunade to come back and then stand on the side. It would be better than showing off too much now.