Kazama knew it wouldn't be long before Orochimaru led his forces to attack Konoha. So, he decided to beat Orochimaru half to death first. That way, Orochimaru wouldn't be able to defeat the Third Hokage, and Kazama could seize the chance to absorb his ninjutsu.
Sure, Kazama was already plenty strong, but of the twenty-two Strange Flames, he'd only acquired three. To get more, he needed to keep absorbing ninjutsu.
"Mokuton: Multi-Clone Technique!"
Three hundred Mokuton clones instantly appeared around Kazama.
"Kazama, didn't you used to summon thousands of Mokuton clones at once? Why only a few hundred now?" Naruto asked.
Kazama gave a cryptic smile. "Because the jutsu I'm about to use doesn't work well with too many clones."
"Why's that?"
"Because I don't want the Forest of Death to be flattened!"
"Katon: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!"
"Suiton: Heavenly Weeping!"
"Futon: Great Sickle Weasel!"
"Satetsu: Sand Waterfall Funeral!"
"Raiton: Kirin!"
The three hundred Mokuton clones unleashed a barrage of A- and S-rank ninjutsu. What kind of scene was this? Words couldn't do it justice. Naruto's shocked "Holy crap!" was the only way to sum it up.
"What's going on? Is this an enemy invasion?!"
Outside the forest, the proctor Mitarashi Anko was knocked flat on her face by the sheer force of the chaos within. Other examiners rushed over, equally stunned.
"With this kind of insane power, won't every candidate in the forest be obliterated?"
"Quick, inform Lord Third Hokage!"
"No need. Lord Hokage is already aware," came a voice.
Several Anbu ninja arrived on the scene.
"Lord Hokage's orders are to continue the exam. No need to panic."
"But this situation—it's clearly not something a genin could pull off!" Anko protested, baffled by the Third's command.
"It is a genin. His name is Sanada Kazama."
The Third Hokage knew Kazama's strength well, so the madness in the Forest of Death didn't faze him.
"Sanada Kazama?! The same Sanada Kazama who took out three Root ninja?!" Anko gasped, her voice rising in disbelief.
"Good grief! A monster like that should just be promoted to Jonin already. Why's he even in the genin exams? It's like a max-level character stomping a newbie village!"
Kazama's goal with this display was singular: track down Orochimaru.
"Did I take a wrong turn? Is this really the Chunin Exam?!"
Orochimaru, who'd been hunting for Sasuke, was caught off guard and battered by Kazama's relentless onslaught.
"Found you!"
One of Kazama's Mokuton clones appeared right in front of Orochimaru.
"You little brat! Was all that chaos your doing?" Orochimaru hissed, his blood-red tongue flicking out, a clear sign he was ready to kill.
"That's right. I unleashed that jutsu to find you, Orochimaru!"
"You know my name, kid? Fine, what do you want with me?" Orochimaru sneered, ripping off his human disguise.
"I want to beat you within an inch of your life so you can't destroy Konoha."
"Bold words, kid. You know a lot, but you've picked the wrong fight!"
"Hidden Shadow Snake Hands!"
As Orochimaru launched his signature technique, Kazama didn't dodge. Instead, he stepped forward.
Because Kazama was ready to stylishly crush Orochimaru.