Snake Capture (9) Siege

A giant golden palm stretched out from the golden flames, bypassing the red-clad woman in front of the wooden coffin, transforming into a sky-obscuring hand that lunged towards Orochimaru in the tree!

Bang!

The entire large tree where Orochimaru was located was smashed into debris by the giant claw of golden chakra. However, Orochimaru, having undergone Soft Body Modification Technique, twisted his body at an incredible angle like a slippery, long snake, evading the attack. Yawan8.

"Looking at you... you've actually recognized Kushina Uzumaki... as your mother?" Orochimaru's eyes gleamed with even greater excitement. The Jinchuriki, who had shown excellent performance in the Ninja Academy since the age of six, according to Kabuto's intel, was truly very interesting!

Something seemed to have changed about him...

"Don't you dare mention my mom's name again! You bastard!" Naruto was engulfed in blazing golden flames. He opened his demonic, fox-like vertical pupils and roared.

Naruto's mom... Hinata exclaimed from behind, looking at the person who had emerged from the wooden coffin with a mixture of surprise, worry, and curiosity. She noticed that the person's face, which had been stiff, lifeless, and covered in strange cracks, was gradually regaining its vitality.

Eyes also appeared in her sockets.

Naruto's aura... it's even stronger than last time! Sasuke clenched his fist secretly. Is this the height you "will" reach? You've actually become this strong...

Looking at Orochimaru's detestable face, Naruto instantly gathered a ball of chakra in his right hand. He stomped his foot, intending to instantly appear beside Orochimaru and give him a good beating, but at that moment—

Swish, swish...

Dense chains flew from behind Naruto to his front, snap, binding him tightly!

[Those are Kushina's chains! Naruto, she's suppressing my chakra!] the Nine-Tails said within Naruto.

Naruto's body trembled, but he didn't dare to look back. Tears welled up in his eyes, and he gritted his teeth, saying, "Mom, can you let me go? I'll go beat up this guy who's bothering you... Mom..."

Creak, creak...

There was no response, only the chains tightening their grip. Yawan8.

"Rasengan, huh? Heh, I'm not that surprised anymore..." Orochimaru licked his lips.

[Naruto, counterattack quickly! Kushina's suppression ability is too strong! And she's in an Impure World Reincarnation body, so she doesn't even need to consider the burden on her own body! She can suppress me more powerfully than when she was alive!] the Nine-Tails roared within Naruto.

"Shut up! Kurama!" Naruto roared, trembling. "How could I possibly attack my own mother!"

[Are you crazy! It's just Impure World Reincarnation!]

"Shut up! Shut up!" Naruto gnashed his teeth so hard his molars threatened to shatter. His fingernails dug into his flesh, but he was oblivious to the pain.

Talking to... the fox inside him? Orochimaru watched Naruto's muttering, thinking that this Jinchuriki... had seemingly achieved what even Mito Uzumaki, the wife of the First Hokage, had never accomplished.

The chains continued to tighten.

A woman's voice sounded from behind Naruto: "Is... is that Naruto?"

Kushina's consciousness had not been erased by Orochimaru. She looked at the person bound in front of her by her secret technique, Adamantine Sealing Chains. His golden hair, his back, his chakra...

"Are you my child... Naruto?" Kushina's consciousness gradually cleared, and she asked with a trembling voice.

But to her horror, although she had regained consciousness, she couldn't control her body... she was actually hurting her own child?!

"Hehehe... what an interesting mother-son reunion scene..." Orochimaru chuckled sinisterly from not far away, leisurely watching the mother and son engulfed in pain.

Kushina's eyes sharpened. She looked at Orochimaru and coldly questioned, "Is this your doing, Orochimaru? This is the Second Hokage's Impure World Reincarnation, isn't it? You scoundrel, to research such a forbidden jutsu!" Her anger was undeniable in her tone. Yawan8.

Orochimaru smiled indifferently. "Kushina, isn't it thanks to me that you and your son have the good fortune to meet like this?" He continued, "I also backed up Minato's blood sample back then, but unfortunately, I can't summon his spirit from the underworld... It's quite interesting... What exactly happened when Minato sealed the Nine-Tails?"

"You are so despicable it makes me sick, Orochimaru."

Kushina's voice was icy. She knew very well that the Reaper Death Seal was the forbidden jutsu among forbidden jutsus of the Uzumaki clan, not just because the user would die, but more importantly, because the user's soul would be forever trapped within that mask, unable to live or find release.

"Hmph..." Just then, Sasuke darted out from behind Naruto, attacking Orochimaru!

"Sasuke!" Hinata cried out.

Although she wasn't entirely clear about Naruto's current situation, she knew that this person named Orochimaru was behind all of this. If the caster was dealt with, the jutsu would naturally be broken.

Sasuke ran, pulling out a shuriken.

Orochimaru looked at Sasuke and licked his tongue.

"Come back, Sasuke! Be careful!" Naruto was fully aware of Orochimaru's intention to plant a Curse Mark on Sasuke. Sasuke approaching Orochimaru now was no different from walking into a trap.

He had already revealed his strength, and Orochimaru would undoubtedly want to plant the Curse Mark on Sasuke as soon as possible before proceeding at his own pace, whether to stay or leave.

A golden chakra arm extended from Naruto's shoulder, grabbing Sasuke.

Sasuke was immediately covered in red Nine-Tails chakra. He was confused by being stopped. "What are you doing, Naruto?" Naruto pulled him behind him and, without a word, took out five shuriken from his ninja pouch.

With a flick of his wrist, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, five shuriken shot towards Orochimaru.

Thud, thud, three missed and were easily dodged by Orochimaru. The other two, one on the left and one on the right, embedded themselves in a tree not far behind Orochimaru.

"Seeing your mother, is your hand trembling, Naruto Uzumaki?" Orochimaru mocked, while secretly pondering the intention behind those two deliberately missed shuriken...

Orochimaru had no choice but to regard this Nine-Tails brat as an equal opponent.

Although Orochimaru appeared relaxed, he was already feeling the pressure.

Naruto's chakra claw attacks, delivered in his golden state, would cause injury with even the slightest graze.

Ch, ch.

Naruto was tightly bound by the chains. He strained to move forward, his feet scraping against the ground. Kushina watched from behind as her son struggled under the effect of her own jutsu, filled with guilt but powerless. The only thing she could do now... was to continuously strengthen the chains' binding force.

Kushina's heart seethed with anger.

Being brought back as an Impure World Reincarnation was one thing, but to be used against her own child… she would rather self-destruct right then and there than harm her child even a little.

The two of them already owed their child so much before they died, and now they were causing him trouble even after death…

"Naruto…" Kushina called out, tears welling up. She was relieved that her child seemed to have mastered the Nine-Tails' power. She didn't know how much suffering he had endured for it, how many bitter tears he had swallowed over the years, but… damn it… damn Orochimaru…

Now, she couldn't even reach out to embrace her child and comfort him.

Perhaps it was the bond between mother and son, but Naruto seemed to sense Kushina's pain behind him, just as he could feel the struggle from the chains on his body…

He slowly raised his hands. "Mom… don't worry…" Looking at Orochimaru, Naruto said coldly, "I'll take care of this guy soon…"

He formed hand seals.

Some of the scattered Shadow Clones were dispelled, and in the next instant, his remaining Shadow Clones immediately activated the Flying Thunder God Technique…

A familiar yet strange voice echoed from behind Orochimaru. This voice had once commanded his respect, but now it was so aged it disgusted him:

"Impure World Reincarnation… Orochimaru, you really used that blasphemous jutsu on the dead!"

Orochimaru's heart sank in an instant.

He didn't have the Sharingan, nor that terrifying dynamic vision. Moreover, even with Sharingan, it would have been difficult to detect under normal circumstances… the Flying Thunder God Technique markings on those shuriken.

Only this jutsu, if it weren't for the Flying Thunder God Technique… he wouldn't have allowed these people to get so close behind him without him noticing!

Orochimaru's expression turned grim. He hadn't expected this brat… to have mastered such a troublesome jutsu.

"You can't even defeat a mere brat anymore, how pathetic. Isn't that right… Orochimaru?"

Tsunade is back?

Orochimaru's face contorted with rage as he whipped his head around, looking at the Third Hokage, clad in battle armor and holding his Ruyi Staff, standing on one of the trees, and Tsunade, who had just made the sarcastic remark with a mocking expression still on her face.

Beside them, each was accompanied by three Konoha Anbu masked ninja and two of Naruto's Shadow Clones.

Orochimaru then looked back towards Naruto. On a tree not far behind him and the Sasuke-Hinata duo, Kakashi, with his Sharingan revealed, stood on one side, and Jiraiya, with two toads perched on his shoulders, stood on the other.

Jiraiya's left hand was bandaged, and his facial features had changed. Orochimaru knew that Jiraiya had entered Sage Mode.

Beside them, they were also accompanied by three Anbu and two of Naruto's Shadow Clones.

The trees over there were marked with the Flying Thunder God Technique long ago… Did this Nine-Tails brat realize I was following them and deliberately lead me to this area where he left his markings?

Orochimaru didn't need to look any further. He now realized one thing with absolute clarity… he had been ambushed by these Konoha shinobi! He, Orochimaru, had fallen into this trap from the very beginning!

And the most crucial player in this trap… was actually that Nine-Tails Jinchuriki who had learned the Flying Thunder God Technique at some unknown point!