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"Checkmate, huh? Kukuku, that is quite the bold statement.

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nOrochimaru's eyes wandered over the two newcomers and got stuck on Anko.

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"To think my old student would visit me, how moving.

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"Hehe, naturally. I need to pay you back for your kind teachings, after all. How about a nice sharp kunai straight into the heart. Doesn't that sound nice?

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nAnko met eyes with Yuna and Naruto and gave them both a nod.

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"You two support me. I will take him on.

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"YES!

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nYuna and Naruto stepped back a little and took out some throwing weapons to support Anko.

nIf Kakashi were here, he would probably be laughing out loud at how obvious a trap the trio was preparing, Orochimaru, however, didn't know enough about the twins' personalities so he didn't know that they wouldn't be satisfied with a support role.

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"Aren't you underestimating me a bit too much, Anko-chan?

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"We will see about that.

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nAs soon as she finished speaking, she took out a kunai and charged at Orochimaru with the speed she could reach, while she still had the seal on her.

nA smirk appeared on Orochimaru's face as he formed a seal with his hands.

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"Haven't you forgotten something imp... IMPOSSIBLE!

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nOrochimaru's eyes widened in surprise when he realized that he couldn't activate Anko's seal.

nAnko used the short moment when he lost focus to accelerate to her maximum speed, arrive in front of him, and stab her Kunai towards his heart.

nAlthough Orochimaru was surprised by Anko's sudden increase in speed he didn't hold the title of Sannin for nothing.

nHe jumped backward to get out of Anko's attack range and was just about to counterattack when he felt a massive chakra fluctuation above him. He raised both his arms and crossed them over his head.

nMoments later Naruto's leg coated in red chakra crashed down onto his arms, causing the ground under him to crack.

nOrochimaru was just about to deflect the remaining force to the side, when Yuna appeared next to him and smashed her chakra-coated fist into Orochimaru's side, sending him flying.

nOrochimaru skillfully controlled his center of gravity and righted himself in midair. He landed on his two feet and slid back a few more meters.

nAs soon as he came to a stop, a thin blade covered in water chakra pierced his back, into his heart, and came out in the front.

nDespite the blade clearly being coated in chakra, nothing of it was leaking, making it impossible to sense, demonstrating how absurd the sword owners, Hinata's, chakra control was.

nShe arrived pretty much at the same time as Yuna and Anko, but instead of revealing herself, she covered her whole body in chakra to erase her presence and waited for the perfect moment to strike.

nHinata quickly pulled her sword out and retreated back to the rest of the group in case Orochimaru retaliated.

nOrochimaru spat out some blood and then turned towards the group. He looked at Hinata with an incredulous look. His senses were incredibly sharp, honed even further through all kinds of experiments, and operations he put himself through. Despite all of that, he didn't notice that sneak attack at all, and even now, when Hinata was standing in front of him with chakra coating her whole body, he couldn't feel her presence or her chakra.

n'What kind of absurd chakra control does she have? How can I not feel any of her chakra despite her coating her whole body with it?'

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"Kukuku, impressive, truly impressive. For a normal shinobi this wound would be deadly, but not for me.

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nAfter saying that, Orochimaru opened his mouth and moments later a second Orochimaru crawled out of it, while the first one fell to the ground like a snake's freshly shed skin.

nThe group looked dumbfounded when they saw what Orochimaru just did. The first one to break the silence was Yuna.

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"Holy **! Did he just birth himself out of his own mouth? That's seriously f*ed up!

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nNaruto and Hinata, meanwhile, looked slightly sick from seeing this spectacle, while Anko's eyebrows were constantly twitching.

n'Orochimaru, while you were my sensei you were still human. A very creepy human, yes, but human nonetheless. Now, however...'

nAnko could only shake her head to get rid of her thoughts. This wasn't the time to ponder about stuff like that.

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"That was quite the impressive combination. How about you show me some more tricks?

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nWhen Orochimaru said that, Yuna immediately felt like something was off.

n'Why is he suddenly acting like he no longer has any time pressure? Did something change? He lost quite a bit of chakra while performing that jutsu, but, that is normal, right? I mean, something this f*ed up should need quite a lot of chakra, right... I honestly have no clue. 13 years isn't enough to understand what needs a lot of chakra and what doesn't.'

nYuna was just about to start the next attack, when Orochimaru bit his finger, went through a few hand seals, and then put his hand on the ground.

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"Ninja Art: Summoning Jutsu

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nA massive smoke cloud appeared and as soon as it disappeared, a huge snake was revealed.

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"Let's see how you handle something like this.

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nSeeing the arrogant smirk on Orochimaru's face, Yuna could only shake her head and speak up.

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"I really wondered why you are acting like that. Our first exchange ended with you getting your heart pierced by a sword. How about you roll over and obediently let yourself be captured and in exchange, we won't kill you.

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"Oh? You think you have won this because you managed to catch me off guard once? You don't really think it is this easy, do you?

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nAs soon as he finished that sentence the huge snake under him started to charge at the group.

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"I'll deal with the snake you take Orochimaru.

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nThe other three nodded after hearing Yuna's command and got ready. All of them could feel Yuna gathering chakra into her mouth and had a pretty good idea what jutsu she would use.

nWhen the giant snake was just about to reach Yuna, she fired off her jutsu.

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"Water Style: Heaven and Earth Slicing High-Pressure Water Stream

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nThis time, instead of cutting horizontally, Yuna shot the jutsu vertically.

nOrochimaru's eyes widened in surprise when Yuna's jutsu cut through his snake like a hot knife cuts through butter.

nHe noticed that the water stream would reach him as well, so he quickly jumped off the snake's head towards Hinata, who he deemed to be the most troublesome.

nHe flared his killing intent and wanted to paralyze Hinata with it. Hinata, however, didn't even flinch and tried to stab Orochimaru with her sword.

nAlthough Orochimaru dodged the attack, that moment of delay was enough for Anko and Naruto to reach them and attack Orochimaru together.

nThe combined blow sent Orochimaru flying again, but just like before he managed to right himself in time to land on his feet.

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"Gotcha!

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nYuna appeared behind him and, this time, instead of stabbing his heart like Hinata did, she tried to behead him.

nA smirk appeared on Orochimaru's face as he easily dodged the attack like he knew it was coming.

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"Hehe, I won't fall for the same trick twice.

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nThe five fingers on Orochimaru's right hand lit up and smashed into Yuna's stomach.

n'Let's get rid of the Kyuubi's chakra for now. That should make it easier.'

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"Five Elements Seal

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nAs soon as Orochimaru's fingers hit Yuna's stomach, the red chakra coating her vanished and she staggered forward.

nWhile falling, Yuna's back was

"coincidently

" pointed towards Orochimaru and before he could even fully understand what was going on, three snow-white chains pierced through his body and sealed his movement.

nNot even half a second later, Anko appeared next to him and cut off his head, and then burned his body with a fire jutsu, making it impossible to revive himself again.

nThe seal Orochimaru put on Yuna's stomach dissolved within seconds, as an eerie silence descended onto the battlefield.

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"That, somehow, didn't feel right.

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nAnko nodded at Yuna's assessment.

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"I agree, that was too easy.

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nNaruto and Hinata felt the same but didn't know what to say either.

nSeeing the slightly depressed look on everyone's face, a smirk appeared on Yuna's face.

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"Well done, everyone! Everyone performed perfectly without a mistake. Although I don't think we truly killed him, we certainly drove him into a corner. I am proud of you!

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nYuna's words immediately shattered the bad atmosphere as smiles appeared on everybody's face.

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"Haha, nee-san is right. Did you see his face when Hinata stabbed through his heart? Hilarious!

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"Gahahah, true. I also liked how he looked when his snake was cut in half vertically by Yuna.

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nHinata nodded in agreement to Anko's sentence and said her own opinion.

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"I like how you predicted Yuna's feint and were instantly ready to make a lethal blow, Anko.

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"Haha, we all did a good job, but this time the MVP is definitely Naruto, who stalled Orochimaru long enough for all of us to arrive. Well done.

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nHinata and Anko nodded their heads in agreement, while Naruto blushed a little from being praised like that.

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"Alright, Naruto, as a reward the next 10 weeks will have an additional

"Ramenday

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nAt first, Naruto wanted to act humble about being the MVP, but when he heard about the reward, his eyes shone in excitement.

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"Haha, yes! I can't wait! Let's finish this quickly, so I can get my first serving of ramen as soon as possible!

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nYuna only chuckled and shook her head when she saw Naruto's seemingly unending craving for ramen. A gesture that was mimicked by Hinata and Anko.

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