Chapter Eighty-Seven: The Interruption of the Exam, The Start of the Plan

  "Boom......" Only a loud noise was heard, and the venue was already shrouded in a huge smoke.

  "Alas, it seems that Naruto's training is still far from enough. He only managed to stir up some dust, and just now, it seemed like the Rasengan didn't hit Neji at all when it exploded in mid-air... it looked like it only hit the ground beside him. Hmm? But it doesn't seem that way......" Mei Terumi gazed at the situation on the field with her spiritual sense, already knowing who the goddess of victory was smiling upon.

  At this time, in the battlefield, Ningci struggled to get up. Although Rasengan did not hit his own body, the aftermath of that powerful force still affected him.

  Ning slowly walked up to Naruto, who was already lying on the ground, and said coldly: "Although this move of yours is very powerful, you still can't control its power well. You're a drag on your teammates, no matter how strong you are... that's just the fact..."

  "Bang……” But just as Ningci's words were halfway spoken, Naruto suddenly and unexpectedly delivered an "Uzumaki Uppercut" from underground to Ningci, who instantly fell to the ground unable to get up. Although his consciousness was still clear, his body could no longer continue fighting.

  Then, the scene where Minato lectured Nii occurred. In the end, Minato also won the first match amidst the cheers of the audience.

  But at this time, Xiao Ying on the podium was very puzzled and began to ask Meng Ling sitting next to her in a conditioned reflex.

  "Hey, Merein, when did Naru hide underground? I didn't notice at all!" Sakura asked.

  "Just as Naruto's Rasengan broke through Neji's Revolving Heaven, a large amount of smoke rose up, which couldn't be seen with the naked eye. However, Neji's Byakugan was affected by the residual impact of the Rasengan at that time, so he unconsciously closed his eyes at that moment. That's when Naruto used the Shadow Clone Technique to hide underground." Mei Terumi said calmly.

  "But Naruto is not simple, I think the previous spiral sphere was also intentionally hit by Naruto, he should know how powerful the spiral sphere is." Meng Ling's surface was very calm, but in her heart, she was a little surprised.

  "I really don't know why Naruto's brain is sometimes so useful, and sometimes as stupid as a wooden head." Meng Ling was also very puzzled. However, at this time, the scene had already changed to another two players competing against each other. Due to Sasuke's tardiness and Kaneto's forfeit, it led to - Nara Shikamaru VS Temari. This match started ahead of schedule.

  Two people took out their respective abilities from the start, although Shikamaru's attacking moves were too single-minded compared to Temari's. However, Shikamaru relied on his IQ of over 200 to dodge Temari's attacks, using various unusual tactics such as creating shadows with the sun and using balloons. In the end, he successfully bound Temari, but forfeited the match. After that, just like in the original story, Sasuke and Kakashi made a dazzling appearance at the last minute, leaving Naruto dissatisfied.

  "It seems that Sasuke's strength has also increased a lot this time, but Naruto is very strong now, it's just that he lacks some battle experience. Now I can only wait for Orochimaru to make his move. Mugen carefully watched the fight between Sasuke and Gaara, because Mugen was thinking about something, wondering if she should use her elemental fruit ability to mimic the effect of Raigeki later on. Because in the subsequent battles, Mugen wanted to try using this trick to get the blood that controls the sand from Gaara's body."

  "It seems that I'm being quite evil now, but it's unavoidable. For the sake of what's to come later, having a bit more power will give me an edge." Mengleng said calmly, recalling the shocking truth she had learned from Sarie and Carmel on a previous night - her arrival in this world of ninja was not a coincidence, but rather part of a plan by the Dragon God. She had to collect special blood to create a Blood Infant, which would have the same power as the original body, even though it was just a replica. Her mission, as told by Sarie and Carmel, was simply to gather genes with special powers. Now, Mengleng was on high alert for those in the ninja world who possessed Bloodline Limits and secret techniques. Of course, she didn't want to harm good people, so when facing bad guys, she would kill them and take their blood. But if it were someone like Iruka, she would only take some of his blood, even if he might get hurt - just like last time when she collected Uchiha's blood, she would collect the remaining blood on the ground.

  "This time, if it's still like the original and Naruto and Gaara are fighting, then I can focus on my own things." Mei Terumi thought to herself, but her expression didn't relax at all. She was still carefully observing the movements of the "enemy" she knew.

  On the scene, Sasuke and Iruka's fight has also reached a white-hot stage. Iruka and Sasuke both used their finishing moves. Just as Sasuke's Chidori hit Iruka's body, Momo had already left her seat.

  "Boom......" Just after Meng Ling left, a loud noise came from the outskirts of Konoha Village.

  "It's time to fight!" As soon as they heard this voice, all the ninjas from Sand Village knew that their plan had begun. This time, however, they were going up against their own allied nation, but what they didn't know was that this operation had already been leaked to Konoha by Mei Terumi, and at the moment the Chunin Exams began, Konoha had already entered its first level of battle alert.

  "Kamaitachi, Kurenai, take Iruka and get out of here immediately! Iruka is our trump card!" At that moment, the Jonin of Sunagakure, Maki, shouted loudly.

  "Got it." Shikamaru and Chouji acknowledged and took a wounded Iruka away from the scene. Meanwhile, Sasuke also chased after Iruka under the orders of Kakashi. After that, Naruto, Sakura, and Shikamaru followed Pakkun, one of Kakashi's eight ninken, to chase after Sasuke. At the same time, Tsunade had arrived at the center of the arena and picked up the blood that Iruka had just spilled on the ground.

  "Alright, the blood collection is complete. Now we can go and get rid of that three-headed giant snake." Menglai smiled as she put away the small bottle containing Iruka's blood, then flew directly towards the location of the three-headed giant snake above Konohagakure.

  "The bitter seeds sown earlier should now be in full bloom. Divine Technique - Soul Severing Formation." Dreamy Lian shouted, and instantly, tiny lights flashed out from the forest surrounding Konoha Village, while the three giant snakes that were still destroying the village disappeared into a cloud of smoke as soon as those lights flickered on.

  "The Spirit Severing Array can indeed cut off the connection of the Spirit Technique, but the curse I set up is not just that simple. Next, I'll give you a little gift - drink." Meng Ling's hands formed the 'zi' seal, and after a soft cry, the originally glowing light points immediately began to flash non-stop. In the end, a series of chain explosions sounded from the outskirts of Konohagakure...

  "Oh dear, it seems I've overdone it a bit. I wonder if there's such a thing as an 'Environmental Protection Law' in this world." Meng Ling looked at the consequences of her actions and couldn't help but feel that she had gone too far. The outskirts of Konohagakure were now completely devoid of any forest scenery, with several kilometers of nothing but withered branches and charred wood remaining.

  "Well, if I find it first, I can have a good play then. Let's go take a look at the Third Hokage and Orochimaru's fight first." With that thought, Mu Lin's figure suddenly shot towards the rooftop where the Third Hokage and others were.

  "Ah, it's the Guardian Angel-sama. What should we do now? The Fire Shadow-sama seems to be trapped in this barrier." Just as Mugen arrived at the rooftop, a member of the Dark Division wearing a gray-white cloak rushed up and asked anxiously. (He must be a captain-level person from the Dark Division, his skills are quite strong.)

  "This is the 'Four Purple Flame Array'? It's nothing special." Meng Ling wrapped her entire body with the Chaotic Divine Power and passed through the 'Four Purple Flame Array' in an instant, standing together with the Third Hokage. On the other hand, Orochimaru's side was extremely shocked. Although he knew that the little girl in front of him was absolutely not a simple person, but now this little girl actually walked into the Four Purple Flame Array without even forming a seal, as if this barrier was just an illusion.

  "Yo, Third Hokage Grandpa, I'm here to help you." Meng Ling casually greeted him, as if it wasn't a battle at all right now.

  "Hmm, be careful, Mei Terumi, this man is very dangerous." The Third Hokage said seriously.

  "It's nothing, his strength is not that great." Meng Ling said lightly.

  "It seems like this time I have to use that move from the very beginning." said Daijamaru in a low voice.

  "Yes, Orochimaru, you'd better use 'Tenseigan' quickly, or else you won't have the chance to." said Mu Lin faintly.

  "How did you know? Can you see through my thoughts?" Da She Wan asked in terror.

  "Heh heh, what do you think?" Meng Ling didn't answer Da She Wan's question, but instead said indifferently.

  "So, since it's like that, I'll...". Orochimaru saw the situation and his hands immediately began to weave hand seals at incredible speed...