A Combo More Disgusting Than Garen's

The Sannin were all exceptionally dedicated teachers.

In the original work, none of the disciples they trained were simple characters; even the weakest, Yugao Uzuki, was a Special Jonin.

Teacher Orochimaru didn't take Gojo Yoru on D-Rank missions.

Instead, he guided his training alongside Uzumaki Kushina in an abandoned training ground.

Deep in the forest, Gojo Yoru and Uzumaki Kushina were conducting a survival exercise, evading Teacher Orochimaru's pursuit.

To confuse Orochimaru, Gojo Yoru and Uzumaki Kushina not only set up numerous traps around the area but also had Kushina create Shadow Clones disguised as Gojo Yoru to lure him out.

Their real bodies hid using the Invisibility Technique.

But all these tricks were seen through by Orochimaru.

Then the battle erupted in the forest.

Unfortunately, they exhausted every means at their disposal and couldn't harm Orochimaru in the slightest. The latter didn't even use any B-Rank or higher ninjutsu the entire time, easily subduing Gojo Yoru and Uzumaki Kushina.

Gojo Yoru fared slightly better; his powerful Body Flicker Technique allowed him to struggle against Orochimaru for a while.

Uzumaki Kushina, on the other hand, felt stifled. She had an enormous amount of Chakra, enough to give each Shadow Clone a Rasengan, yet Orochimaru took her out with a single Earth Style: Headhunter Jutsu. It was like having strength with nowhere to use it.

"Your Shadow Clone tactics earlier were quite good. A ninja's battle is a battle of information."

"But you must remember one thing: what you know, the enemy also knows."

"The Shadow Clone Jutsu, though invented by the Second Hokage, has long since spread to ninja groups in every nation due to its excellent intelligence-gathering capabilities. It's not something only we Konoha ninja can use."

"Before you're certain whether the enemy is the real body, never expose your own. Without the certainty of a one-hit kill, don't waste unnecessary Chakra on high-level ninjutsu, or you might fall into the enemy's trap."

"A ninja is a tool for assassination. Assassination is always the first choice!"

"Also, your coordination at the start was good, but once one of you fell into a disadvantage, you panicked. That's a major taboo on the battlefield."

"At that point, you should cover your teammate's retreat, not come over and make things worse."

"..."

After the battle, during the debrief, Orochimaru pointed out the shortcomings of Gojo Yoru and Uzumaki Kushina.

The one who got called out the most was Uzumaki Kushina.

Unlike the one-on-one session yesterday, today's survival exercise let Orochimaru show Gojo Yoru and Uzumaki Kushina the gap between themselves and a Jonin.

It wasn't a gap in Chakra or combat power!

In terms of Chakra, even without counting the Nine-Tails inside her, Uzumaki Kushina's own Chakra was many times greater than Orochimaru's.

In terms of combat power, Gojo Yoru's Phantom Body Flicker Technique and Rasengan were already powerful enough.

Yet Orochimaru, simply by using the forest terrain, restricted Gojo Yoru's Body Flicker Technique, and by secretly observing their reliance on and concern for each other, easily subdued them.

He didn't use a single large-scale high-level ninjutsu the entire time. Yesterday, when sparring with Gojo Yoru, he had at least used Earth Style: Mud River.

So Gojo Yoru humbly asked, "Teacher Orochimaru, what aspect do you think we should focus on next?"

No matter how much a transmigrator knew, it was just theory on paper.

Unless one's strength was overwhelming, facing an enemy more powerful than oneself would expose every flaw.

Orochimaru's goal today was to teach him a lesson, to keep him from getting arrogant.

Uzumaki Kushina, her eyes sparkling, was also staring at Orochimaru.

Just one survival exercise, and she was already convinced by Orochimaru's strength. No wonder he was Gojo Yoru's teacher.

"It's still the same: assassination is always the first choice."

"To assassinate an enemy, you first need to find their real body, then silently sneak up on them."

"Next, you two can focus on improving your sensing and stealth."

Looking at Uzumaki Kushina's hair color, Orochimaru smiled. "The Uzumaki Clan's Mind's Eye of the Kagura is a sensing technique at the pinnacle of the ninja world. If you can awaken this unique ability, even my concealment skills would be completely exposed before you."

"I've heard the clan leaders talk about that too." Uzumaki Kushina said with a troubled expression. "But this ability, even in Hidden Whirlpool Village, only a few people could awaken it."

"My sensing right now isn't even as good as Yoru's. I feel like I don't have the potential to awaken it."

Orochimaru chuckled lightly. "Mind's Eye of the Kagura isn't something you can draw out by learning ordinary sensing techniques. It requires rigorous training."

Uzumaki Kushina's eyes went wide, and she looked at Orochimaru with excitement. "Teacher Orochimaru, do you have a way to help me awaken the Mind's Eye of the Kagura?"

"It's worth a try. At the very least, we can find out if you have the potential."

If anyone else had said that, Gojo Yoru wouldn't have believed it.

But if it was Orochimaru, Gojo Yoru only felt the man was being too modest.

In the original work, Karin only had Physical Healing during the Chunin Exam.

But after joining Orochimaru, in just a few years, she awakened both Mind's Eye of the Kagura and Adamantine Sealing Chains through training.

To say Orochimaru had no hand in that was impossible.

"Teacher Orochimaru, I'm in your care!" Uzumaki Kushina quickly stood up and bowed deeply to Orochimaru.

"Sit down first."

Orochimaru raised his hand to signal, then looked at Gojo Yoru with a smile. "You have Earth affinity too. Next, learn Earth Style from me to improve your stealth abilities."

"Yes, Teacher Orochimaru." Gojo Yoru nodded.

At this point, Orochimaru had not yet developed his own Orochimaru Style.

Aiming to become Hokage as the Third Hokage's disciple, his greatest strength now lay in the Five Element Ninjutsu.

Among them, his Earth Style techniques were used with such mastery they bordered on the miraculous.

What he had used to toy with Gojo Yoru and Uzumaki Kushina throughout was Earth Substitution and Earth Body Flicker, with Earth Invisibility as his concealment.

His fundamentals were absurdly strong!

The Gojo Family's inheritance did not include these basic Earth Style Extension Techniques, so Gojo Yoru was quite interested in such foundational Earth Style.

Especially Earth Body Flicker, which allowed movement underground—it was a perfect match for Gojo Yoru's Space-Time Phasing.

Although Gojo Yoru no longer needed to maintain hand seals continuously to keep his body in a phased state, he still had to divert focus to circulate Space-Time Chakra within his body to sustain Phasing.

If he were to burrow underground, Gojo Yoru would still need to maintain a hand seal posture; otherwise, a single mistake could leave him stuck in the earth.

If he could learn Earth Body Flicker, he would not only be able to burrow underground but also have two different options depending on the situation.

First, if the enemy was numerous or possessed extremely strong strength and perception, Gojo Yoru could use Space-Time Phasing to assist Earth Body Flicker, perfectly concealing both his presence and chakra.

Second, if the enemy's strength and perception were weak, Gojo Yoru could stealthily approach and then unleash Space-Time Slash, killing the enemy in one blow.

That scene would be even more disgusting than a Garen popping out of the bushes!