If you get along with a person for long enough, sometimes you can instantly recognize the other person's identity just by looking at their back or a breath. At this moment, Third Hokage is facing exactly this situation.
Although the face in the crystal ball is unfamiliar, its unique sense of familiarity... is impossible to mistake!
What the hell is going on?!
Hiruzen Sarutobi's heart was in turmoil. He never imagined that meeting this disciple who had betrayed him and left the village for many years would be in such a situation.
Orochimaru!
Regardless of this point, apart from Orochimaru, Third Hokage can't think of anyone who can stand on top of that level of psychic snake.
A few days ago, the intelligence reported by Kakashi already warned that Sand Village disguised One-Tail Jinchuriki as Genin and infiltrated Chunin Ninja Exams. Third Hokage knew that Sunagakure might have evil intentions and intended to break the covenant.
But... starting a war? Aren't they afraid that lunatic will come to their door?
The weird Fox Mask appeared in his mind, and Third Hokage shuddered involuntarily. The fear caused by the leader of the [Jhin] organization's devastating [Great Spiraling Ring] still lingers in his mind.
What exactly is Sand Village planning? And Orochimaru... what role does he play in it?
Questions are woven like a tangle, but Third Hokage knows very well that this is no longer the time to wait and see. Now that Orochimaru has appeared, he must act immediately to try to capture his misguided disciple before he causes more damage... especially before Naruto might kill him with his own hands.
In Forest of Death, the battlefield has become a dead and scorched earth.
Taking the giant tree where Naruto and the three were standing as the boundary, everything within a hundred meters in front of them, including towering ancient trees, rugged rocks, shrubs and grass... everything disappeared, leaving only a huge, deep hole, and fine dust that filled the air and penetrated into the soil.
Sakura Haruno stared blankly at the unimaginable scene of destruction in front of her. Then, her eyes involuntarily turned to the red "monster" beside her.
"Naruto... you... you... what the hell is..."
Under the pressure of the huge, suffocating scarlet chakra, Sakura's face turned pale, and he subconsciously moved half a step back. This is the first instinctive reaction of human beings when faced with a terrifying force that far exceeds their own understanding.
However, when she saw Naruto, who was wearing Nine-Tails, turned her head - that beast's face made of pure energy, those blue eyes were completely incompatible with the crazy and violent aura around her, and still maintained an astonishing clarity and rationality.
In addition, she realized that Naruto's body was firmly in front of her and Satsuki from beginning to end, isolating all dangers.
Realizing this, the fear of the unknown began to recede slowly like a tide.
"..."
Naruto confirmed that Satsuki and Sakura behind him were safe and sound, and felt a little calmer. He turned his attention back to the razed battlefield and carefully explored it through the life perception ability enjoyed by [Golden Experience] - there was no life breath left within the range.
Then, the Tailed Beast Chakra covering his body began to converge and dissipate like an ebbing tide. The red light gradually faded, revealing the appearance and figure of Naruto. Since the adjustment of Tailed Beast Chakra this time is entirely based on the volition and cooperation of Kurama, it is not a forced extraction or controlled rampage. This preliminary Tailed Beast mode has almost zero burden on Naruto. The clothes on his body are naturally intact and have not been damaged by the violent energy.
"Satsuki, Sakura, stay vigilant and pay attention to your surroundings!" Naruto said, scanning the scorched land around him, "Protect yourself, I will confirm the situation of that guy."
Although Orochimaru senses no life breath, but he is familiar with the opponent's endless life-saving and escape methods in the original work, Naruto never thinks that this dangerous opponent will fall so easily.
He quickly walked towards the darkest area at the center of the explosion - that was where Orochimaru was standing before. All that was left was a piece of ground that was burned by high temperatures and completely turned into glass. Not even a trace of the giant psychic snake was left behind, but the Tailed Beast Ball completely vaporized under the destructive energy and disappeared into ashes.
Under such a range of destructive blows, Orochimaru's escape technique like I spit out snakes, snakes spit out me...should not be able to be used. There are no traces of escape in the air, so the only possibility is...
After a short period of reasoning, Naruto quickly Hand Seals his hands.
"Earth Release·Earth Release: Earth Flow River."
As his chakra poured into the ground beneath his feet, the charred, hard soil in front rolled and surged like water, splitting to both sides, revealing the relatively fresh and untouched soil below.
When digging through the soil, several foreign objects that did not belong to the natural environment stood out - and the most eye-catching one was a complete, pale, and peeled off giant snake slough.
Naruto looked solemn Earth Flow stepped forward and pulled out the empty snake skin from the soil. The snake skin was cold and smooth to the touch, with a strange texture, and there were still some unpleasant traces of chakra on it.
What kind of weird ninjutsu is this? It seems that Orochimaru escaped after all. Naruto looked at the snake skin in his hand, feeling a sense of absurdity in his heart.
This feeling is just like in a movie, where the protagonist goes through a hard battle and defeats a strong enemy, but after the credits are finished, the ending credits reveal that the opponent has already been Golden Cicada Sheds Its Shell, laying the groundwork for the sequel...
"Naruto!"
An anxious call came from afar. Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi was seen wearing a black combat uniform, leading dozens of Konoha Anbu members to rush to the scene quickly. Hatake Kakashi followed closely behind.
When Kakashi's eyes swept over this battlefield that had been completely reshaped and baptized by natural disasters, a thin layer of cold sweat could not help but break out on his forehead.
This kid... is too scary.
He looked at the Naruto standing in the middle of the scorched earth, holding a snake skin, and felt frightened. Now that he thought about it, when he was trying to grab the bell for the test, he was lucky enough to have specifically forbidden him from using this power...
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