Naruto: I am so annoyed, how come you are all reborn? Chapter 048

After Sasuke walked out of the examination room, a large number of candidates who had narrowly escaped death had already gathered outside the door.

At this moment, these candidates all looked dazed, clearly having suffered an unprecedented shock.

Some masked Anbu were maintaining order at the scene, and the examiner Anko Mitarashi touched the Earth Seal on her neck, her expression hesitant.

She had originally wanted to settle things with Orochimaru, but the arriving Anbu prevented her from entering.

The defection of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki was still under wraps, and only Anbu ninja and those of Jonin rank or higher knew about it.

When Yakushi Kabuto revealed the Nine-Tails’ transaction with Orochimaru, the entire examination room was sealed by Anbu, prohibiting anyone from entering, and any candidates who escaped were also put under surveillance.

When Anko saw Sasuke, her pupils constricted, and she instantly appeared before him.

“What happened to her?”

Sasuke gave her a strange look.

“Exhaustion, excessive chakra usage.”

Anko nodded, then asked nonchalantly, “Did you encounter anyone strange, like someone who looks like a disgusting, scaly snake?”

Sasuke twitched his lips. “No.”

Anko let out a disappointed “Oh,” then turned and walked away, looking dejected.

Sasuke watched Anko’s retreating figure, feeling a strange sense of resentment, like a deep-seated grievance from a secluded woman, emanating from her back.

She claimed to hate Orochimaru’s defection and wanted to “clean house,” but judging from her conversations with Orochimaru in the anime, it seemed more like she resented him for not taking her with him when he defected, eventually turning love into hate.

What made Sasuke unable to hold back his laughter was that Orochimaru was even thoughtfully advising her to use fewer of the forbidden jutsu he taught her.

Sasuke seriously suspected that the reason Anko was stuck as a Special Jonin was because she refused to learn ordinary ninjutsu.

Orochimaru was a renegade ninja personally designated by the Third Hokage. Yet, she spent her days studying the forbidden jutsu he taught and openly used them on missions. This was a classic case of using a sword from a previous dynasty to attack an official of the current one. If they didn’t make things difficult for her, who would they make things difficult for?

Perhaps Orochimaru also saw that his prized disciple was only a Special Jonin, which was why he kindly reminded her.

Unfortunately, Anko’s words and actions were all about resenting Orochimaru for abandoning her when he defected.

Sasuke clicked his tongue. As expected of the Ninja World’s number one human trafficker. Anyone he got his hands on was utterly devoted. Yakushi Kabuto even went so far as to turn himself into Orochimaru after his “death” to realize his life’s value.

In contrast, in his two lives, only Karin and Sakura were devoted to him, and both were lured by his good looks. What kind of bizarre Fujimaru Ritsuka setup was this?

“Sasuke!”

Suddenly, a slightly anxious voice called out. Hinata, along with Kiba Inuzuka and Shino Aburame, came forward.

The three of them had been woken up by Hiruzen Sarutobi after Sasuke left and then handed over to the arriving Anbu to be brought back to the gathering point.

Hinata was the most seriously injured of the three, but with medical ninjutsu, even a broken rib injury like hers was healed without needing to go to the hospital.

“Is Sakura alright?” The three hadn’t seen Sasuke’s display of power. Their last memory was of her hiding in a hole to distract Gaara.

“Don’t worry, she’s just a bit exhausted.”

Karin had originally planned to let Sakura bite her to recover from her injuries, but Sasuke refused.

Ever since he rescued Karin, he hadn’t intended for her to use that talent, or rather, he wanted to find a way to develop a specialized medical ninjutsu for her to use that ability.

It was just about absorbing chakra; there was no need to bite someone.

However, even though Karin’s help wasn’t needed, Sasuke still used the Cursed Seal to merge some Sage Mode chakra to help Sakura recover from her physical injuries after her stamina had recovered slightly.

Now, Sakura’s body had no visible injuries, but because of excessive chakra extraction, she had fallen into a coma.

Extracting chakra consumed not only cellular energy but also mental energy, or spiritual power.

Subsequently, a medical ninja came to examine her, confirming Sasuke’s statement, which relieved Hinata and the others who had been worried about Sakura.

“You didn’t see it, but I hit that insomniac kid with an invincible Fang Over Fang, knocking him flat on his face. It’s a shame he had backup and a monster inside him, otherwise, I, the great Kiba, could have beaten him to a pulp myself.” Kiba Inuzuka immediately became boastful again after hearing the medical ninja’s diagnosis. Being naturally lively, he started bragging to Sasuke.

It was as if, before Sakura arrived, he had single-handedly held out until reinforcements came, while Hinata and Shino Aburame had become burdens to the team.

“But what happened after that? Where did you see Sakura? Did the Hokage-sama save her?” He heard the Anbu say that the Hokage-sama had infiltrated the Forest of Death to capture the invaders.

He believed that with the Hokage-sama’s strength, he could round up all those troublemakers.

Karin, unable to listen any longer, huffed and stood up for Sasuke. “What are you talking about? Sasuke-kun was the one who saved her, and Sasuke-kun was the one who defeated that monster.”

Kiba Inuzuka gave Karin a sneering look.

“Don’t joke around. I admit Sasuke is a little stronger than me, but with his strength, he couldn’t threaten that insomniac kid. And I remember you’re from the Grass Village, aren’t you? Why are you in our Leaf Village’s camp?”

Karin’s face flushed, and she said firmly, “I’ve decided to follow Sasuke-sama!”

Kiba Inuzuka chuckled and said to Hinata, “You have another love rival.”

Hinata’s face turned bright red, and she shyly lowered her head, fiddling with her fingers. Her personality was to be shy, and she didn’t know how to respond to such teasing.

Sasuke impatiently waved his hand.

“Go away, go away, I think you weren’t hit hard enough. Why are you talking so much nonsense?”

He was annoyed, still unable to figure out the current situation.

But one thing was probably certain: Orochimaru had probably messed up. The feeling that the Edo Tensei Tobirama gave him was clearly far greater than the shoddy products summoned by the Sound Ninja Three as sacrifices in the anime. It was very likely that he had lost control, even more severely than the Third Kazekage.

Now that the assassination mission had failed, these cowardly ninja clans would most likely choose to submit to Hiruzen Sarutobi’s rule. The Konoha Crush Plan was very likely their last struggle against the Third Hokage.

If it succeeded, it would naturally change the world.

If it failed, they would just dump the blame on Orochimaru and then eagerly go lick the Third Hokage’s ass.

As long as the Third Hokage was alive, those unaccomplished ninja clans would never be able to unite.

And with Tobirama Senju present, his chances of becoming Hokage were almost zero.

That old bastard had been fond of racial discrimination since he was young, and he had slandered the “evil Uchiha” to death.

Just as Sasuke was agonizing over how to deal with Konoha next,

A ninja hawk let out a loud cry in the sky, and all the Jonin of Konoha looked up.

An Anbu suddenly shunshined in front of Sasuke and said coldly:

“Uchiha Sasuke, the Hokage-sama has summoned you to the Hokage’s office for a Jonin meeting.”

Kiba Inuzuka and the others beside him suddenly widened their eyes.