And just at this moment.
Two figures appeared out of nowhere.
It was Minato and Tsunade, who had rushed over after noticing the disturbance here.
Such an abnormal disturbance had appeared inside the Forest of Death.
Naturally, the people in the monitoring room inside the central tower of the Forest of Death could not pretend that nothing had happened.
This kind of disturbance had already gone beyond the scope of the Chunin Exam.
Even Jōnin might not necessarily be able to create a commotion like this!
On top of that, the surveillance footage from this location had been damaged, making it impossible to see the exact cause.
Without question.
Something unexpected had definitely happened!
So.
Minato, who possessed the Flying Thunder God Technique, was naturally sent over to investigate.
And Tsunade, who was worried about Seiryū and felt that this disturbance was probably related to him, had come along as well.
"They came pretty fast."
Dozens of meters away, Orochimaru narrowed his eyes when he saw the two appear so suddenly.
He subconsciously licked his lips and smiled darkly. "Looks like I won't have a chance to take this brat's flesh and tissue today."
"But Tsunade really does treat this brat a little differently, beyond the concern of a teacher for a disciple."
"In the future, even if I want to take this brat's flesh and tissue, I absolutely can't let Tsunade find out. Otherwise, even I would probably have to bear her wrath."
He had seen it earlier.
Tsunade's concern for Seiryū had already gone far beyond the relationship between teacher and disciple.
It was more like family.
At present, the only ones who could stay long-term at Tsunade's house were Shizune and Seiryū.
When it came to family, Tsunade, who had lost loved ones before, would value them beyond measure.
She would not want to see her family suffer even the slightest harm.
If Tsunade found out that he wanted Seiryū's flesh and tissue for research.
Orochimaru felt that Tsunade's iron fist would definitely fall on him.
"Forget it. I can only look for another chance later."
Orochimaru gave Seiryū one last look and smiled faintly.
He did not stay any longer.
With a hand seal, his body sank into the ground and vanished.
He headed off in pursuit of the three from the Kiri squad.
"So it really was this brat?"
The moment Tsunade appeared, her gaze swept across the surroundings. Looking at the destruction over there, the corner of her mouth twitched.
That kind of destruction.
It was undoubtedly caused by the Rasenshuriken Seiryū had developed!
But among the examinees in this Chunin Exam.
Was there really someone who needed Seiryū to use Rasenshuriken?
Thinking this.
Tsunade then looked toward Seiryū, and only after seeing that he was alright did she let out a sigh of relief.
Then, somewhat helplessly, she asked, "What happened here? How is it that every time, you're the one causing some kind of trouble?"
Sure enough, the disturbance here had something to do with Seiryū.
This brat really could always stir up some big mess that gave her a headache.
He really was something else!
[Ding, mission complete, reward being issued.]
With the appearance of Minato and Tsunade, and Orochimaru's departure.
The system prompt immediately rang out in Seiryū's mind.
The principles and usage of Bakudō #63. Sajō Sabaku surfaced in his mind, making the corner of Seiryū's mouth rise.
This mission really had not been difficult.
It could practically be considered a free reward!
He did not continue thinking about the reward.
Instead.
"A very strong guy showed up, probably not weaker than Kakuzu we ran into before."
In response to Tsunade's question, Seiryū gave a brief explanation. "Even my Rasenshuriken couldn't kill him. If a shinobi of that level mixed into the Chunin Exam, then he definitely had some purpose."
"What!?"
Hearing that, Tsunade was shocked.
A shinobi around Kakuzu's level?
Tsunade's expression turned serious, and she asked in a deep voice, "What exactly happened?"
Minato also became more serious and guessed, "Is it a plot by another village? Are they trying to use this to deepen the rift between the major villages?"
A shinobi stronger than a Jōnin sneaking into the Chunin Exam.
That was no small matter.
It was something that absolutely needed to be taken seriously.
The situation in the shinobi world was unstable right now. Some small stirrings could very well set off another great ninja war.
This had to not be some scheme from certain villages!
"I'm not too sure about that."
Seiryū shrugged. "In any case, a Takigakure Genin suddenly appeared out of nowhere. He was probably disguised and hiding his real identity."
"But he was very strong. If Uncle Duy hadn't opened the Seventh Gate of the Eight Gates, we probably would have been in danger."
He did not mention that it was Orochimaru.
First, there was no evidence.
Second, it might cause some unnecessary trouble.
For now, it was better to act as if he did not know.
At this time.
Duy and Kakashi also came over.
Kakashi gave a slight bow to Minato and Tsunade. "Sensei, Tsunade-sama!"
Duy's tone, however, was somewhat grave. "Tsunade-sama, Jōnin Minato, I think this exam should be stopped. That man just now was very dangerous, and he needs to be found as soon as possible!"
Minato looked in surprise at Duy, who still had the Seventh Gate of Shock open, and inwardly praised him.
Konoha truly was full of talent.
He had not expected a taijutsu expert like Duy to be hidden away in Konoha!
Minato looked toward Tsunade and said, "Tsunade-sama, I also agree with Duy-san. This matter needs to be taken seriously to avoid an even worse situation."
Tsunade nodded. "I'll go explain the situation to the old man!"
With an incident like this having appeared.
This exam really should be stopped.
At the same time.
She was also surprised by Duy's current state. To have this kind of strength, yet still only be a Genin all this time.
Mm, that really was a bit inappropriate.
Seiryū started scratching his head.
He had not expected things to develop into this situation.
Could it be that this Chunin Exam would be canceled entirely?
Come on, don't.
He still wanted to see whether he could refresh the mission and get another reward.
If nothing else.
He felt that if he ran into Uchiha Ryōsuke, he should be able to trigger a new mission.
Mm, it probably won't go that far. This Chunin Exam is being jointly held by shinobi villages large and small across the shinobi world. There are also many distinguished figures from the shinobi world coming to observe, and it seems even the daimyō will appear. Its significance is different.
Seiryū made a few guesses inwardly.
This Chunin Exam had a different meaning, so even if some unexpected incident had happened, it probably would not be canceled.
At most, this particular stage would be canceled and replaced with another method.
If that happened.
He would still have a chance to refresh the mission!
Tsunade continued, "Come with us first. This place is no longer safe, and you also need to report the exact details to the old man."
She turned her head to look at Minato. "Minato!"
"I understand, Tsunade-sama."
Minato immediately understood, and with one use of the Flying Thunder God Technique, he took them all away from there.
They arrived at the place where the Third Hokage was.
After hearing the situation, Hiruzen immediately frowned and let out a cloud of smoke. "So something like this happened?"
After thinking for a moment, he slowly said, "Then let's suspend this stage of the exam for now."
"Notify all examinees in the Forest of Death of this news, and invite the representatives of each village to the Hokage's office. I need to discuss this matter with them in detail."
And just like that.
Under Hiruzen's orders, this Chunin Exam was temporarily halted.
(To be continued.)
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