Just as the body of the dried persimmon ghost shark was about to lose its balance, a powerful arm stretched out from the back just right.

A warm current welled up in his heart, making his pale face a little more bloody.

He smiled and didn't look back. Because he knew that standing behind him at this moment was a man who could trust his life.

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The night was getting dark, and the forest wind was raging in the forest with the smell of blood.

Survive tonight, which is the last day of the Zhongnin exam.

Of the more than 100 ninjas who entered the rainforest to take the middle ninja exam, only a handful remained.

As long as you get out of this rainforest within the stipulated time, this time the middle ninja exam will end in a complete victory for Konoha.

Nara Shikayu finally recovered from his horror.

Although the look of disbelief on his face had not yet dissipated, the sense of crisis that hung in his heart like a sharp thorn still reminded him.

In the darkness behind everyone, Orochimaru could appear at any time. Catch them before they get out of the rainforest.

"Orochimaru!"

Uchiha Itachi exclaimed, and the angular face changed color in an instant.

"Not bad...

Nara's mood became more and more uneasy.

From the first time he and Uchiha Itachi met, Uchiha Itachi has always been a breezy appearance.

Even when he was besieged by more than a dozen ninjas, Uchiha Itachi never lost his cool.

It was the first time he had seen Uchiha Itachi look like this.

If even Uchiha Itachi can't compete with Orochimaru...

He looked back with a wry smile.

Behind him, Inuzuka Hana was still unconscious, and the oil girl with black-rimmed glasses still needed help to barely stand firm, and the dried persimmon oni shark on the Uchiha Itachi side was already equivalent to a waste man after the fierce battle of Fang Cai.

There are only five people who still have the strength to fight, and the opponent is Orochimaru, one of the "legendary three ninjas".

How can you protect the injured from escaping the rainforest?

He felt a little hopeless.

As for the ape flying Nanami, who was hiding behind Hinata Xiangtai and looking around vigilantly, he had been subconsciously excluded from the team.

"Looks like you've fought Orochimaru?"

The Uchiha Itachi frowned and looked at the embarrassed crowd.

"Yes. Hana is seriously injured, and the two ninja dogs are also dead. The mallet was also wounded to cover our evacuation and was unable to fight for a short time. ”

This time, it was Hinata Hyuga who answered.

"With Orochimaru's strength, if I want to kill you...

Uchiha Itachi shook his head in confusion,

"You can't still be standing here now. Unless... ”

"Unless anything!"

The oil girl shouted red with a mallet,

"Itachi Uchiha, I know you're strong. But please don't underestimate our strength. I fought with my life to stop Orochimaru... ”

"How long have you stopped Orochimaru?"

Uchiha Itachi asked.

"Half an hour? A quarter of an hour? Do you think that with Orochimaru's strength, it really takes so long to kill you? ”

Uchiha Itachi said unceremoniously,

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to take you lightly. Facts are facts and don't change because of what I say. ”

"Hmph...

The oil girl snorted coldly.

"Mallet, Uchiha Itachi has a point."

Hinata Xiangtai stopped the oil girl mallet who was about to go berserk, and smiled apologetically at Uchiha Itachi,

"You've only said half a sentence. Unless what? ”

"Unless Orochimaru's goal is not us at all, but wants to find someone through us. For example, Uchiha Itachi. ”

Nara Shikayu smiled wryly and spoke.

As if to confirm his suspicions, a sneer sounded in the woods.

In an instant, everyone's hearts were extremely cold at the same time.

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"The little ghosts of the Nara family are really smarter than the other, but even if you know, it's too late...

A young man wearing a sand ninja forehead slowly walked out of the forest.

With each additional step, his face and body distorted a bit, and finally he became a middle-aged man with a pale face and yellow snake eyes.

His eyes were fixed on Itachi Uchiha as if he were looking at a rare treasure, and his eyes were full of greed and desire.

"Be careful!"

The Uchiha Itachi stepped forward with an arrow step, protecting the seriously injured dried persimmon ghost shark behind him.

"Defensive formation."

Nara Shikayu reacted almost simultaneously.

But his reminder was still half a second late.

A long sword rushed out of Orochimaru's hand, stretching his arm infinitely, and in the blink of an eye, it came to Uchiha Itachi's side.

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Ape Nanami's heart was beating violently, and there was a "thump" sound in his ears.

At this moment, everyone's ideas are all on Orochimaru's body. And he himself, like a ghost that does not exist, does not attract anyone's attention at all.

The Nara Shikatomo squad has dispersed and faced Orochimaru in a multi-angle defensive formation, looking like a great enemy.

And the target of his mission, Uchiha Itachi, completely exposed his back in front of him, almost defenseless.

He involuntarily reached out and took out a handful of kunai, and a voice in his heart said to him loudly:

"Nara Shikatomo's gang is too weak to be relied on. If Uchiha Itachi dies at the hands of Orochimaru, then your desperate efforts will be all useless... ”

A vicious look appeared on his cheeks.

"It seems that I can only rely on myself...

He gritted his teeth, and under the cover of darkness, shot out like a loosened spring.

Itachi's back grew bigger and bigger in front of his eyes.

The dry ghoul shark on one side sensed the movement behind him, and it was too late to rescue him.

"The credit is mine."

Three generations of Hokage apes with satisfied and approving faces loomed in front of his eyes, and his Hokage's dream seemed to be no longer far away.

For a moment, his blood seemed to burn with excitement, which made him a little faster.

Kunai stabbed deep into Itachi's heart.

Ahead, Orochimaru's longsword pierced Uchiha Itachi almost at the same time.

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Konoha Police Force Station.

The golden fan emblem glows dazzlingly in the setting sun.

Just like the ninjas of the Uchiha clan, it has a strong taste of unruliness.

Uchiha Yashiro had a gloomy face and swaggered out of the gate of the station.

Although he was not elected as the patriarch as he wished, he was still the number two person in the Uchiha clan and the Konoha police force, and naturally had a kind of pride unique to a big man.

He calmly accepted the salute of the two garrison guards, and quickly noticed the two who were waiting at the door.

The bad mood soon ended, and his face began to darken, and the familiar smile returned to his face once more.