Reborn into Naruto World with Tenseigan

[Translator’s Note: I had mistaken the Kusagakure ninja whose identity Orochimaru assumed during the Chūnin Promotion Exam in the Canon to be a woman, it turns out that that ninja (Shiore) was actually not a woman, but a man. Well, the mistake has been made, let’s keep it that way… anyway, it’s Orochimaru, the concept of biological gender is irrelevant to him.]

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Since the assembly was organized only to announce rules and regulations to be followed during the Chūnin Promotion Exam, so after Uchiha Itachi explained everything, the assembly was disbanded and everyone started to disperse.

While leaving the field, Raijin was still thinking about the Kusagakure Kunoichi with a depressed expression, ‘Why is it that I always end up meeting him whenever I want to do something secretly?’

History is proof that whenever Kuroto tries doing something secretly, he ends up encountering Orochimaru one way or the other. That was the case when Kuroto used the Tsukihi Clone to infiltrate Akatsuki in order to observe Hiruko’s Kekkei Genkai Absorption Ritual, the same happened when Kuroto used the Fujin Clone to meet Shimura Danzō, the same happened when he was using the Suijin Clone while he was completing missions from the Black Market, and now the current situation.

Although Orochimaru has never been able to figure out his real identity, it’s a bit annoying to stumble upon him time and time again. Moreover, he isn’t sure of Orochimaru’s purpose this time. In the canon, he used the body of a Kusagakure Kunoichi to participate in the Chūnin Promotion Exam in order to observe Uchiha Sasuke’s performance and implant the Cursed Seal of Heaven on his body.

What surprised Raijin is that Orochimaru is currently using the body of the same Kunoichi, but the question is, why?

‘Is he after Sasuke’s body? No, that shouldn’t be the case… after all…’ After all, Orochimaru is already aware of the weakness of Living Corpse Reincarnation, therefore, Raijin didn’t he would try to take over Sasuke’s body using that technique. So, Raijin doesn’t think that Orochimaru is participating in the Chūnin Promotion Exam to implant the Cursed Seal of Heaven on Uchiha Sasuke’s body either, but if not for that, then for what?

‘Then is it Sasuke’s Sharingan?’ Although there are several Uchiha Clansmen with Sharingan, they are not necessarily as talented as Sasuke. Talking about talent, Orochimaru would definitely prefer the likes of Itachi or Shisui, but, the problem is that both of them have already awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and possess the kind of strength he cannot do anything against, however, Sasuke is different from Itachi and Shisui, he has already awakened the Sharingan showcasing his superior talent, despite that the current Sasuke doesn’t possess the kind of strength Orochimaru is completely helpless against, so he is a good target.

If Orochimaru is indeed targeting Sasuke, that would also explain why the Otogakure Genins were looking at him with killing intent hidden in their eyes.

The actions of Otogakure shinobi are deliberately arranged by Orochimaru.

By making his best shinobi target Sasuke’s life and observing the boy’s response to the ninjas targeting his life is Orochimaru’s method of testing out that boy’s worth.

‘Sigh, the situation of the Chūnin Promotion Exam was already chaotic enough, and now Orochimaru-sama is also planning to interfere… it’s really troublesome…’ thought Raijin while shaking his head.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

As Raijin was thinking about the Orochimaru problem, suddenly, an Anbu squad surrounded the three of them and spoke, “This is for a temporary inspection… please remove your masks and come with us…”

“Huh?” The sudden arrival of Anbu ninjas broke Raijin out of his train of thought, and he looked at the Anbu squad with a frown, ‘These Anbus work under Kakashi, did he send them?’

Noticing that the most conspicuous Amegakure squad was surrounded by an Anbu squad from Konoha, the ninjas of other villages turned around and curiously looked at the trio of Raijin, Samsara, and Tengu. They were curious how the three masked Amegakure ninjas would respond to the Konoha Anbu’s order, and they also wanted to try and gather intelligence of their ninjutsu. Everyone here is a ninja, and the information gathering on enemy ninjas is like an instinct to these ninjas.

Moreover, if they were to consider the possibility of having to face these Amegakure ninjas at some point during the Chūnin Promotion Exam, they felt all the more need to gather some intelligence in advance as it can prove to be useful in battle.

Even if Raijin knew the thoughts of others, he didn’t care all that much. Rather, he looked at the Anbus surrounding him, and chuckled coldly, “Temporary Inspection? Why weren’t we informed about it earlier? The main proctor earlier did not mention any about it either…”

“A fugitive ninja has managed to escape with a dangerous Jutsu, he can threaten the safety of everyone here… therefore, this temporary inspection is being carried out… please cooperate,” answered the captain of the Anbu squad.

“Oh, is that so…?” mumbled Raijin as if understanding the Anbu’s reasons, then said, “If that’s the case, then certainly this sudden inspection makes sense…”

The Anbu was happy that the Amegakure understood the seriousness of the matter as well as his position and was willing to cooperate, “Well, then please remove your masks, and follow us…”

“Yes, certainly…” nodded Raijin with a smile.

Other ninjas also looked closely. In fact, some of them were a little disappointed, ‘It seems we were thinking too much… they aren’t as dangerous as we thought…’ They would have preferred to see some conflict between the Amegakure ninjas and Konoha Anbu.

Samsara and Tengu looked doubtfully at their captain, should they really remove their masks and follow after Konohagakure Anbu? But before they could ask this question from Raijin, the situation changed, suddenly, Raijin disappeared from his position and appeared behind one of the Anbu at a speed faster than the Anbu could react.

Standing behind the Anbu, Raijin spoke lightly, “Of course, there is no problem in removing the mask and following you… you can even check whatever you want…” Then he put his right hand on the shoulder of the Anbu and added, “But the premise is that you have to make me remove the mask and make me come with you… if you can’t do that, then I won’t follow your bunch of wannabe ninjas…”

Zzzzz… Plop!

The moment Raijin finished his words, the Anbu lost consciousness and collapsed on the ground.

Looking at the unconscious Anbu, Raijin said in a worried tone, “Ooops… looks like he isn’t feeling very well…” he crouched down beside the Anbu and after checking the Anbu’s pulse, he sighed in relief, “It seems he is still alive, but I would suggest taking him to the hospital, who knows what happened to him all of a sudden… do people suddenly fall unconscious in Konoha? This is the first time I have seen something like this…”

“You!” the other Anbu looked at Raijin with a frown. They didn’t expect Amegakure’s Raijin to be so arrogant. Although they didn’t understand what method he used to make the Anbu unconscious, they knew that it was him.

“What are you waiting for? Taking him to the hospital!” said Raijin upon noticing that the Anbu did not move from their position. “Don’t worry, while you people send him to the hospital, we will wait here patiently… Once you people come back, we will cooperate with you to remove our masks and come with you for ‘temporary inspection,’ added Raijin with a chuckle.

Looking at the scene from a distance, Kurotsuchi of Iwagakure couldn’t help but mutter, “Are Amegakure Genins so crazy?”

By attacking Konoha’s Anbu in broad daylight in front of hundreds of people (although they aren’t sure how he attacked the Anbu) Raijin is openly picking a fight with the entire Konoha! Noting this scene, everyone couldn’t help but commend Raijin for his courage, or perhaps mock him for his foolishness.

Whatever the case, after that act of putting the Anbu unconscious Raijin immediately entered everyone’s vision.

Whether it’s the lazy Darui or the frivolous Deidara who does not care about anything apart from art, the reckless Karatachi Tamako, or Temari who was already a bit interested in the Amegakure squad because of Kazekage’s words, all of them focused their eyes on him. Even Sasuke and Kimimaro who were staring daggers at each other, or Orochimaru who was observing both of them with interest also turned his gaze toward Raijin with an intrigued gaze.

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“Huh…? What did he do to make that Anbu unconscious? Was it a Genjutsu?” asked Guy with a frown as he noticed one of the Anbu fall unconscious.

Kurenai immediately shook her head, “No, it wasn’t a Genjutsu… I am sensitive to Genjutsu, I would have noticed if it was a Genjutsu…” Then she turned to Kakashi and said, “Hey, Kakashi, this might not be a very good idea…” Initially, she was worried that sending an Anbu squad to test out the waters might be too much, but now she is worried for the Anbu squad.

Kakashi remained silent as he looked at Raijin with a frown. Unlike others, he is extremely sensitive to the Lightning Chakra, therefore, unlike others, he could tell that Raijin had probably used a Lightning Jutsu to make the Anbu unconscious without killing him. But to do something of that level, the control over Lightning Chakra Nature has to be very delicate… for a Genin to have such mastery over Lightning Chakra Nature… Kakashi’s worries deepened, ‘As I thought, this guy is definitely dangerous…!’

Asuma asked, “Should I interfere and let the Anbu retreat?”

Kakashi pondered for a moment, then shook his head, “No, let them continue to test…”

Shizune asked in worry, “But what if one side ends up killing or seriously injuring the other side?”

“I have already marked their clothes with the Flying Raijin, if the matter escalates, I will use that Jutsu to send away the Anbu…” answered Kakashi, then said, “For now, let’s see how things proceed… if we can gauge out something about the Amegakure squad, then that would be worth it!”

Normally, he is not the nosy kind of guy, but this matter is about the safety of Naruto as well as Fū and by extension the entire Shinobi World. Therefore, even if he ends up offending the entire Amegakure, he must do so in order to figure out if the Amegakure squad has some connection with the Akatsuki.