As far as she knew, there was no connection between Sasuke and Orochimaru.

"Of course it is for the power of the Uchiha clan and to give Sasuke new strength that I came here specifically."

After saying that, Orochimaru lost interest in Sakura, and his eyes fell on Sasuke again.

Sasuke was lying on the ground at this moment, curled up, the expression on his face was distorted, and he seemed to be fighting with some kind of will in his body. The strange purple chakra continued to flow out of his body, like a purple flame.

It was burning, making Sasuke's current state look very strange.

"I look forward to the day when you come to find me, Sasuke-kun, believe me, only coming to me is your final destination."

Orochimaru laughed softly, and his voice reached Sasuke's ears clearly.

But Sasuke was currently fighting against the power within his body that refused to obey him, and he had no time to pay attention to what Orochimaru was saying to himself.

"After all, the existence of Konoha is too hypocritical for you. Whether it is the Sandaime, your brother Uchiha Itachi, or the village itself, after you learn the truth about the genocide..."

"Stop talking nonsense to me!"

An angry shout interrupted Orochimaru's next words.

"Naruto!"

Sakura cried out in surprise when she saw Naruto suddenly appearing in mid-air.

Naruto's body was covered in foul-smelling mucus, but it did not change his furious mood at the moment.

Whether it was the matter of hurting his companions or the matter of slandering Konoha, Naruto's inner anger towards Orochimaru reached the extreme.

Naruto tightened his fists, and the beard on his face began to grow thicker. The teeth on his lips accidentally exposed looked like the teeth of some kind of beast, and his pupils turned into a flame-like color.

"Go to hell!"

Falling behind Orochimaru, Naruto quickly punched Orochimaru in the back.

boom!

The ground beneath Orochimaru's feet exploded.

The impact caused by the fist spreads around like ripples.

Orochimaru's body only shook a little, but his steps did not move, and he still stood in the same place.

Naruto's eyes widened and he looked in shock at Naruto who slowly turned his head and showed a smile that he thought was very friendly.

"That's a pretty good attack, Naruto-kun. As a Jinchuuriki, you are quite interesting. But unfortunately, it's not my turn to catch you myself. Now, please be honest with me."

Naruto defeated the big snake in single combat, just as Orochimaru expected.

But now it's a done deal, even if Naruto wants to stop it, it's too late.

Orochimaru raised his foot and kicked Naruto hard in the chest.

boom!

Naruto's body was launched like a cannonball, knocking down a high wall of ruins, and he fell into the rubble and did not get up for a long time.

"Naruto!"

Seeing Naruto being kicked away by Orochimaru, Sakura took out a kunai and glared at Orochimaru, and the fear in her heart suddenly dissipated.

Sasuke and Naruto were both knocked down, and now he was the only one who could fight.

Even though she knew that there was a world of difference between herself and Orochimaru, Sakura didn't want to give up at this moment.

Just when Sakura was about to rush forward with a kunai, Orochimaru turned his head and glared lightly.

An invisible pressure pressed on Sakura's body, as if her limbs and body were tightly bound by ropes. She could only watch her body stiffen in place, unable to even move her fingers.

"Well, goodbye, Sasuke-kun. It won't be long before we meet again."

Orochimaru smiled hoarsely, formed seals with his hands, and then his whole body sank into the ground and disappeared.

A gust of cool wind blew by, and Sakura's body softened and she fell directly to the ground. She gasped for air and stared blankly at the position where Orochimaru left. She didn't react for a long time.

"Pooh!"

Naruto pushed away the stone that was pressing on him, and a cut was made on his forehead by the stone, which was bleeding continuously.

Several ribs on the chest were also broken due to the huge rocks just now.

But Naruto didn't pay attention. He spat, which was mixed with blood.

"Damn it, that bastard..."

Naruto clenched his fists and, like Sakura, stared at the place where Orochimaru stood before leaving, his face and eyes full of unwillingness.

Suddenly, a painful cry attracted the attention of Naruto and Sakura.

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!"

I saw Sasuke screaming in pain while struggling crazily on the ground, twisting his body, and the veins on his face began to be exposed.

Although the eerie purple chakra on his body has become much weaker than before, it still shows no signs of disappearing.

"Sasuke!"

Only then did Sakura notice that Sasuke's condition seemed a little bad at the moment, and she quickly ran over.

"Hey, Sasuke, are you okay?"

Naruto also ran over and was surprised to see Sasuke in such a mess.

Sasuke just roared in pain, unable to answer Naruto's question.

"How did it become like this?"

"I don't know, after Orochimaru bit Sasuke's neck, he became like this. Naruto, help me hold Sasuke down first, and I will do the healing work!"

Sakura skillfully took out a small medical kit from her ninja bag and said to Naruto.

"good."

Without saying a word, Naruto approached Sasuke and pressed Sasuke's body hard, asking him to lie there and not move.

Sakura took out the syringe from the medical kit and looked at the three magatama black curse marks that appeared on Sasuke's neck. It looked like the magatama of the Sharingan, but it gave Sakura the feeling that this type of magatama and the magatama of the Sharingan should be

It's something completely different.

In view of this, Sakura had no choice but to pick up a syringe and inject a sedative into Sasuke's body to relieve Sasuke's manic state.

The effect of the sedative quickly took effect. Sasuke's originally restless body gradually fell into calm, and his screams became smaller and smaller until they turned into silent gasps and finally calmed down completely.

It's just that in order to fight against the alien chakra in his body, Sasuke spent a lot of energy. After injecting sedatives, his consciousness began to become blurred.

"Naruto...Sakura..."

After murmuring the names of Naruto and Sakura, Sasuke quietly closed his eyes and fell asleep.

The purple chakra on his body slowly melted into the air and disappeared from sight.

When Naruto and Sakura saw Sasuke falling asleep, they wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sakura, what should we do next?"

Naruto asked with a confused look on his face.

Because Sasuke has always been the one giving orders in the team.

Before the Chunin Exams, they had already discussed that Sasuke would lead the team and assume the position of captain.

Although he was a little dissatisfied with this result, Naruto also knew that he did not have the talent to lead a team. Rather than leading the team like a headless fly, it was more reasonable to let Sasuke, an elite who had been a genius since childhood, lead the team.

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Sasuke also said that if an unexpected situation occurs during the exam and he cannot command the team, then Sakura will command the team.

Now this unexpected situation happened.

"A battle broke out here. We can't stay here for long. We must find a safe place and stabilize Sasuke's injuries first."

Sakura analyzed calmly.

"Speaking of which, when I was dragged underground by that big snake, there seemed to be a very huge underground palace below."

Naruto said as he remembered something.

"Underground palace?"

Sakura was stunned for a moment, and then realized that there were some ancient ruins and buildings in the Demon Desert. The underground palace that Naruto saw was probably one of the ruins of the Demon Desert.

"Naruto, you lead the way, let's hide in that underground palace!"

"good!"

Naruto did not hesitate, carried Sasuke on his back, and led the way.

She wanted to let herself carry Sasuke, but seeing Naruto like this, Sakura stopped talking and had no choice but to follow Naruto and head to the underground palace together.

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"That direction..."

In the night sky with bright moon and few stars, the moonlight looks particularly soft.
To be continued...