Naruto Dream Fulfillment Master

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He leaned against the tree trunk, panting heavily, sweat trickling down his forehead.

At this moment, his face was pale and his breathing was disordered, clearly indicating that his chakra was nearly exhausted.

Not far in front of Kakashi, on an open ground, lay a pale human skin.

The human skin was faded and dried, lying loosely among the fallen leaves like a cicada's molted shell, with a charred hole clearly visible in the chest area.

Kakashi, panting heavily, stared intently at the human skin, his eyes filled with complex emotions and resentment.

He clearly pierced Orochimaru's chest with the Lightning Blade just now.

Who knew that Orochimaru's mouth opened wide, and another perfectly intact "Orochimaru" emerged from his throat!

Immediately afterwards, Orochimaru's body suddenly transformed into countless slender snakes, making a rustling sound, and they darted into the surrounding dense forest and grass, scattering and escaping.

"hateful!"

From not far away came Hongdou's angry shout.

Carrying a kunai, she chased after the small snakes slithering on the ground, hacking at them like a madwoman.

Several members of the Root's dark forces were also lurking nearby, trying to finish off the enemy.

However, the ground was covered with small snakes, which were extremely slippery and quickly disappeared into the deeper grass.

Kakashi slowly stood up, knowing that pursuing them was futile.

He watched the snakes disappear into the shadows and sighed softly, "He still got away..."

Kakashi felt a tightness in his chest.

He clearly recognized that his chakra reserves were a fatal weakness when facing a powerhouse like Orochimaru.

Kakashi vaguely felt that his eye power was very strong, but he just couldn't keep up with the chakra.

If it weren't for Anko and several ANBU members nearby, Orochimaru might not have chosen to escape, and he would likely be the one who died here.

Before long, several members of the Anbu and Anko returned to Kakashi's side.

Hongdou's face turned ashen, and she slammed her fist hard against the tree trunk next to her.

With a muffled thud, countless withered yellow leaves were shaken down.

Hongdou's shoulders trembled slightly with anger as she gritted her teeth and said, "Damn it! He still managed to get away!"

Kakashi braced himself on one knee, trying to calm his erratic breathing.

He looked up at Hongdou and said heavily, "Were we unprepared... or did we underestimate Orochimaru?"

"The peeled-off faces found in the examination hall earlier were probably Orochimaru's. He peeled off his face to disguise himself as a genin and infiltrated the Forest of Death."

Red Bean was taken aback by his words, then frowned and shouted, "What do you mean? Didn't you come here to hunt down Orochimaru?"

She initially thought that the Anbu's sudden intrusion into the examination venue was because the intelligence department had detected something in advance, which was why they had specially led a team to surround and kill Orochimaru.

Kakashi shook his head with a wry smile: "Of course not. We were just ordered to monitor the squad that Kabuto Yakushi was in."

"Yakushi Kabuto?" Anko was taken aback.

An ANBU member wearing a cat-face mask explained, "None of us are Jonin. We're more than capable of secretly keeping an eye on a few examinees, but we never expected this..."

"You were able to sense Orochimaru's location and just brought us right under his nose."

The members of the secret service exchanged glances, their eyes filled with bitter smiles and lingering fear.

With their strength, monitoring a few genin examinees would have been no problem at all.

They couldn't intervene at all in the fight against Orochimaru.

"After all, this is just the Chunin Exams..." Kakashi shook his head with a sigh, his eyes filled with both helplessness and anger.

"The participants are just genin from various villages, most of them just graduated from the ninja academy. They're only twelve or thirteen years old... I never expected Orochimaru, who became famous in the ninja world more than a decade ago, to be so unethical, disguising himself as a genin to sneak into the exam hall and bully the younger ones..."

"That's absolutely shameless!"

Kakashi frowned deeply: "Orochimaru risked everything to sneak into the exam hall; he probably has his eye on one of the candidates in this exam."

Upon hearing this, Hongdou's eyes widened: "What? These examinees are just genin, who could he possibly fancy?"

Kakashi raised his head, a hint of worry flashing in his single eye: "Among this batch of examinees, there are two Jinchuriki."

He lowered his voice and said slowly, "If Orochimaru triggers the Tailed Beasts to go berserk... Konoha right now cannot withstand two Tailed Beasts attacking at the same time."

……

"Hehe, let me introduce myself!" Naruto scratched his head and laughed, "My name is Naruto, Uzumaki Naruto!"

Karin's petite body jolted, her eyes widening in shock: "What did you say your last name was?"

"Whirlpool... Whirlpool?!" She stared wide-eyed at the blond boy in front of her, her heart pounding uncontrollably.

“That’s right, my surname is Uzumaki,” Naruto replied with a smile.

“Whirlpool…” Karin murmured blankly.

Sakura excitedly ran up to Karin and looked her over, saying with delight, "You're from the Uzumaki clan too, right? You're from the same clan!"

"Huh? But...but..." Karin was a little dizzy and murmured, "But his hair..."

She pointed to Naruto's short blond hair, puzzled.

The Uzumaki clan is mostly known for its red hair, but this blond boy claims to be of the same clan as him.

"My hair is the same color as my dad's, so it's blonde!" Naruto scratched his head and chuckled a little sheepishly. "But my mom's hair is the same color as yours, a beautiful red!"

"Beautiful?" Karin was stunned.

It was the first time someone had complimented her on her beautiful hair, and she couldn't help but feel her cheeks burning.

Just then, Naruto seemed to notice something, his gaze falling on Karin's exposed forearm, and his smile suddenly froze.

He frowned, slowly reached out and grasped Karin's left wrist, lifting her arm up, and asked in a deep voice, "What happened to your left hand? Hmm? Your right hand... too!"

Karin was startled, and before she could react, Naruto had already gently lifted her sleeve.

The next moment, Naruto gasped.

All that could be seen were the deep and shallow teeth marks and scars covering Karin's thin arms!

The horrific bite marks were crisscrossed and layered, with old and new bites mixed together on the skin, a truly shocking sight.

At first glance, there is almost no intact skin!

"W-What happened?!" Sakura was stunned when she saw the scar on Karin's arm and covered her mouth in disbelief.

Sasuke's brows furrowed tightly, a flash of anger crossing his eyes: "Who did this?"

Karin lowered her head and slowly withdrew her arms.

She paused for a moment, then gave a smile that looked more like a grimace: "This is... a wound from before."

As she spoke, she took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down.

"A few years ago, the Land of Whirlpools was besieged and destroyed, and most of the clansmen died that night. My mother and I were lucky enough to escape and eventually ended up in Kusagakure."

She paused, raised her reddened eyes and looked around, then lowered her head with a self-deprecating smile: "The reason Kusagakure is willing to take us in is simply because they covet the unique abilities of our Uzumaki clan..."

As she spoke, she slowly raised her scarred arm and said in a hoarse voice, "Bite us and our wounds will heal. That's why we were taken in."

Upon hearing this, Naruto clenched his fists tightly: "Is that so?!"

Karin gave a wry smile: "Not every small village has the resources to train medical ninjas. 'Medical tools' like us, who can directly heal injuries, naturally become their treasures, and they want to squeeze every last drop of value out of us."

Karin's voice choked with emotion: "Later... my mother... also died from her injuries after being bitten by them time and time again to treat her wounds."

She used almost all her strength to say the last few words.

After listening quietly to Karin's narration, the surroundings were deathly silent.

A gentle breeze rustled through the trees, bringing the sound of falling leaves, but it couldn't dispel the lingering atmosphere.

Sakura stared wide-eyed, speechless for a long time.

I couldn't feel it when I was watching dreams before.

Now, try to put yourself in the girl's shoes and consider her situation a little.

Born in the peaceful and stable Konoha Village, Sakura could not imagine the tragic life that this girl of the same age had gone through.

The cruelty and cold-bloodedness of the ninjas in Kusagakure sent chills down her spine.

Sasuke stood silently to the side, his dark eyes blazing with fury.

He asked in a deep voice, "So, your two teammates handed you the scroll and left you to wander around the forest alone, actually using you as bait to lure other teams into a trap?"

Karin bit her lip and nodded, tears glistening in the corners of her eyes.

Naruto said angrily, "No wonder those two bastards were hiding in the tree watching the show when that bear attacked you!"

At this point, the anger in his chest suddenly flared up!

Naruto suddenly turned around, walked to the grass ninja lying on the ground groaning, and kicked him in the stomach without any hesitation!

"Ow—!"

The grass ninja screamed and was kicked away, rolling more than ten meters on the ground before crashing into a tree trunk and losing consciousness.

"These bastards!" Naruto cursed, his face turning ashen with rage.

His chest heaved rapidly, and after a long while, he slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, calming himself down.

Naruto then walked back to Karin's side, solemnly extending his hand to her, his blue eyes filled with a reassuring and unwavering light: "Karin, from this day forward, I will never let you go back to that hell again! I promise you!"

Karin looked up in a daze and met Naruto's sincere and determined gaze.

At that moment, she seemed to see a glimmer of hope.

My nerves, which had been taut for so long, finally relaxed at this moment.

Karin felt a lump in her throat, and hot tears welled up in her eyes.

She gazed at the tall, blond-haired boy before her, and in her blurred vision, she seemed to see a ray of light...

Chapter 90 Mysterious Bandaged Man

My encounter with Karin.