Domain Expansion

Naruto watched helplessly as the First Hokage and the Second Hokage, who had been crushed into nothingness by the Imaginary Technique "Purple," miraculously regenerated, and his surprise and curiosity surged together like a tide.

This extraordinary regenerative ability filled him with unprecedented interest in and amazement at the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu.

However, just as he stood dazed, an ominous premonition suddenly swept over him like a cold wind.

Orochimaru's sinister, icy smile appeared behind him like a ghost, and a colorless, odorless toxin silently entered his body along with his breath.

"Damn it!" Naruto's heart tightened. He instantly put distance between himself and Orochimaru, then shot straight into the sky.

But the First Hokage and the Second Hokage gave him no chance to catch his breath. The First Hokage swiftly used Wood Release, lifting himself and the Second Hokage up as they pursued him relentlessly.

Naruto felt a sense of weakness gradually spread throughout his body. Orochimaru's cold laughter echoed in his ears. "Naruto-kun, confidence is a good thing, but overconfidence is the fatal weakness of geniuses like you!" Before he finished speaking, Orochimaru also rode the First Hokage's Wood Release toward Naruto. In an instant, three figures surrounded him.

Orochimaru held the Kusanagi Sword, the First Hokage swung his monstrously powerful fists, and the Second Hokage used the Flying Thunder God Technique to appear behind Naruto in an instant, pressing a Kunai hard against his back.

Although the Kunai could not penetrate the Infinity Technique, it greatly restricted Naruto's movements.

Immediately afterward, Orochimaru's Kusanagi Sword and the First Hokage's fists came one after another, unleashing a fierce assault on Naruto.

Orochimaru first thrust the Kusanagi Sword toward Naruto's chest, forming a pincer attack with the Second Hokage.

Then, the First Hokage actually coordinated with Orochimaru's Kusanagi Sword. With a fist of overwhelming power, he drove the sword into Naruto's chest. A mouthful of blood sprayed from Naruto's lips.

Orochimaru looked at Naruto, who was within arm's reach, and a greedy smile spread across his face.

He laughed viciously, as if he had already foreseen what it would be like to obtain Naruto's body.

However, at this moment of life and death, Naruto grinned and said mockingly, "Orochimaru, I've finally caught you!"

Orochimaru's heart tightened, and he quickly retreated. But how could his speed compare to the speed at which Naruto released the Imaginary Technique "Purple"?

Naruto's smile grew increasingly "brilliant." With one hand, he grabbed the Second Hokage behind him and threw him in front of himself. At the same time, his other hand activated the Forward Spell "Azure" and the Reverse Spell "Crimson," instantly firing the Imaginary Technique "Purple."

Seeing this, Orochimaru hurriedly bit into his palm and slapped it against the air. Summoning Technique: Triple Rashomon emerged in response.

Three enormous, sinister gates were summoned from the summoning array and moved to intercept the incoming Imaginary Technique "Purple."

However, the Triple Rashomon was crushed into nothingness in less than a second, as flimsy as paper.

Yet in that single second, Orochimaru's upper body managed to evade the attack of the Imaginary Technique "Purple" and fell helplessly to the ground.

Naruto stared coldly at the half of Orochimaru lying on the ground and said icily, "Stop acting. I know you won't die that easily."

As soon as he finished speaking, laughter rang out.

A brand-new Orochimaru crawled out from the mouth of the severed body, while the First Hokage and the Second Hokage, revived through Impure World Reincarnation, also recovered completely.

At this moment, the eyes beneath Naruto's sunglasses had already turned into golden toad eyes, and the distinctive eye shadow of Sage Mode had appeared around them. This was because his constant use of Senjutsu Chakra had caused his body to change.

This physical change was caused by his massive use of Senjutsu Chakra within a short period. It was also a side effect of continuously using high-output techniques in his permanent Sage Mode.

Although it was called a side effect, it merely caused his permanent Sage Mode to become normal Sage Mode,

which also meant that his Sage Mode now had a time limit.

Once Sage Mode ended, without the support of Senjutsu Chakra, his own Chakra would not be enough to sustain a battle of this level—not unless he borrowed the power of the Nine-Tails.

Therefore, Naruto knew full well that he had to end the battle quickly.

Orochimaru, fully recovered, curled his lips into a smug smile.

He stared at Naruto floating in the air, the Kusanagi Sword he had just driven into Naruto's chest still embedded there, and said boastfully, "Just look at you. Your vitality and willpower are truly astonishingly tenacious. But even so, you've been stabbed through the chest. How long can you keep going? Wouldn't it be better to join our side? Look at my Regeneration Technique. Even if I'm stabbed through the chest, I don't have to worry at all. I can recover completely in an instant."

Naruto came back to himself from his thoughts. He glanced at the wound in his chest, and a hint of amusement flashed through his eyes.

Under Orochimaru's astonished gaze, he suddenly pulled out the Kusanagi Sword.

Then Naruto's chest began to recover at an astonishing speed. The Reverse Curing activated, and the wound rapidly healed until his skin was flawless, as though he had never been injured.

He asked calmly, "You mean this sword?"