Sealing Space.
Kurama was just as bewildered.
This Jinchuriki was a little lunatic all day, every day!
He was already used to Naruto muttering to himself and occasionally acting crazy.
Whatever.
Human brats all seemed to go through a phase like this, lost in their own little worlds.
[Ding!] [Epic Prize Pool upgrade complete] [Now includes a variety of explosively powerful prizes, such as Sage Mode from Shikkotsu Forest and the Six Paths Tools] [One draw from the Goodwill Prize Pool costs 100 Goodwill Points; one draw from the Punishment Prize Pool costs 1,000 Punishment Points] [The Host is about to persuade Tsunade to return and take up the mantle of Fifth Hokage, stabilizing the hearts of the people of Konoha. This is truly a boundless merit] [The Turn Back to the Shore System has opened a new mission for the Host] [The Host must successfully initiate the Battle of the Sannin and ensure that Konoha has a new Hokage] [Mission complete: receive 200 Goodwill Points] [Mission failed: receive 2,000 Punishment Points]
"You've been dead for ages, and this is the best you could come up with?"
Naruto glanced at the Epic Prize Pool under Goodwill Points.
"Hey! System!"
"Why'd you put some B-rank Fire Release jutsu in my prize pool?"
"System, you're really hopeless!"
Naruto wanted nothing more than to uninstall the Turn Back to the Shore System.
He would've unpacked all the prize pool resources and used them directly, but unfortunately, he couldn't find the relevant settings.
"All three Sannin together? Not happening!"
"If Konoha needs a new Hokage, I'll be the one!"
Naruto simply went into seclusion to train.
He planned to take Orochimaru and Kabuto down in one fell swoop.
For seven days straight.
He did just two things.
First, whenever he was gathering Senjutsu Chakra, he trained in Lightning Release Chakra Mode to strengthen his body. He also accumulated and converted Kurama's chakra for his own use, then stored it in the seal.
Second, once he had accumulated enough Senjutsu Chakra, he activated Sage Mode Double to temper his body.
Back and forth.
In the blink of an eye, seven days had passed.
"Kurama, are you sure you don't want some grilled meat?"
Naruto greeted Kurama in the Sealing Space.
"Tailed Beasts don't need to eat, idiot!"
Kurama was exasperated with Naruto.
For seven days, he'd watched Naruto's physique grow stronger and stronger.
The key was that as Naruto's body grew stronger, his meridians and blood vessels strengthened too, which in turn sped up the recovery and circulation of his chakra.
It really seemed like Naruto had developed a way to keep growing stronger through training.
"You sure like chatting more and more, Kurama."
Naruto waved and left the Sealing Space.
Naruto opened his eyes in the forest and quickly headed to the inn to meet up with Jiraiya.
"Damn it! I was talking to myself! Who said I wanted to chat with you?"
Kurama sulked in the corner.
He grumbled, "Why does he like using Senjutsu Chakra so much? What's so great about it?"
Hmph!
The ninja run was so useful!
Naruto sprinted all the way, and two kids tried to follow his example. Both ended up flat on their faces.
"This is bad!"
Shizune hurriedly found Jiraiya.
"Lady Tsunade is in danger!"
Jiraiya didn't even need a moment to react.
As soon as he saw Naruto arrive, he turned and ran.
The three of them raced off in the same direction, perfectly in sync.
Hilly Wilderness.
Tsunade's fighting spirit was so low that she couldn't bring her full strength to bear.
Her fear of blood made the weakness of a former Sannin all too apparent.
"Is that Jiraiya of the Sannin?"
Kabuto was afraid that Jiraiya and Tsunade would team up.
But before he knew it, a hand had already clamped around his wrist.
Fast!
So fast that no one had time to form a seal.
The speed of Lightning Release Chakra Mode, combined with the Taijutsu: Monster Strength Tsunade had developed.
With that speed and strength, Naruto seized Kabuto's hand and held on tight.
"Naruto Uzumaki!"
Kabuto frowned.
He'd already suffered a setback because of Naruto at the Chunin Ninja Exams.
He never thought they'd cross paths again.
"You won't be so lucky this time! I'll kill you!"
Kabuto wanted to prove his strength to Orochimaru.
Becoming Orochimaru's tool would've been a dream come true for him.
"Don't talk big. You're nowhere near good enough!"
Naruto gripped Kabuto's hand. No matter how much he struggled, he couldn't break free.
"So it's you."
Orochimaru flicked out his tongue.
He approached Naruto, his arms hanging uselessly at his sides.
"So Jiraiya has been training you all along. No wonder your strength has improved so rapidly."
Orochimaru wished he could turn into a snake and bite Naruto to death.
"Ninja Art: Needle Jizo!"
How could Jiraiya allow his student to get hurt?
His steel-like hair blocked Orochimaru's attack.
That left Naruto free to deal with Kabuto alone.
He could've taken on Orochimaru too, but the Sannin were like NPCs who always teamed up.
Whenever one showed up, the others came running.
"The Sannin are all together!"
Shizune staggered back half a step, stunned by a sight she hadn't seen in over a decade.
"Kid! Don't you dare look away!"
Kabuto gripped a Kunai in his left hand, coated it in chakra, and thrust it toward Naruto's throat.
"Ninja Art: Iron Teeth Copper Fangs!"
Bang!
Taking Needle Jizo as his model,
Naruto had developed a whole new technique by strengthening his teeth and bones.
He made them as hard as steel.
The Kunai shattered between Naruto's teeth.
Kabuto's eyes filled with shock!
What a lunatic!
What normal person would develop a technique like that?
"Chakra Scalpel!"
Kabuto tried to wrench his right hand free again.
But Naruto's strength was terrifying.
He was beating Kabuto like a dog.
Even with the bones in his wrist crushed, Kabuto couldn't break free.
So he had no choice but to attack with his left hand again.
The Chakra Scalpel was far sharper than a Kunai!
Although it was a medical ninjutsu used in combat, it was practically the ultimate hand blade.
The kind that could cut off a head!
"Go on, try biting this one in half!"
Kabuto didn't believe that this technique couldn't slice Naruto's head off!
"You said it!"
Naruto opened his mouth, and a layer of Chakra Golden Robe immediately covered his whole body.
His Iron Teeth Copper Fangs were already in place, and now he had the power of Nine-Tails Chakra Mode behind them.
He bit down!
Blood sprayed several meters!
"Ah!"
Kabuto's left hand was drenched in blood too.
What kind of Chakra Scalpel could be bitten in half—and leave its user completely unharmed?
"Now it's my turn!"
"Painful Sky Leg!"
Naruto kicked.
How could Kabuto escape with Naruto holding on to him?
One kick sent Kabuto flying more than a hundred meters.
"Yin Healing Wound Destruction!"
Kabuto had healed his abdomen with chakra in advance, hoping to save his life, but he still coughed up blood nonstop.
"Mystical Palm Technique!"
Half-dead, Kabuto still tried to heal himself.
"Quit wasting your time. If I want you dead, even ten lives won't be enough."
Naruto lifted Kabuto with one hand.
"We're all here to train under the Sannin. How come you're this weak?"
"Give me every map and every piece of research data from your village, and maybe I'll open an orphanage for you."
A fierce heat burned in Naruto's eyes, like a black flame.
"How do you know about our experiments?"
Kabuto had always regarded Orochimaru, who was trying to unlock the secrets of life, as his entire world.
That research data was precious beyond measure.
"Danzo must've told you. I heard Lord Orochimaru mention him—a despicable, underhanded scoundrel."
"You drove Lord Orochimaru out of Konoha, but left that bastard behind. Why? So you could put on a show and find a scapegoat!"
"Doesn't Konoha hate human experimentation? So why are you here asking us for the results of our research experiments?"
Kabuto laughed until he was hoarse.
Even if he died now, at least he'd die beside Orochimaru. He only regretted that he could no longer heal Orochimaru's arms.
"What does Danzo matter?"
"What I'm doing is opening a New World!"
"Do what you want. Why fear a tarnished reputation? That's not my Invincible Ninja Way!"
Kabuto had never seen anyone with eyes like Naruto's.
Did immortality count as invincibility?
No.
Did invincibility include immortality?
Of course.
If you couldn't even defeat old age, how could you call yourself invincible?
Naruto was a lunatic.
Kabuto realized that Naruto was chasing after something that encompassed everything.
Something so vast that it included everything he and Orochimaru had.
"I'll give it to you! But you have to help me—help Lord Orochimaru heal his hands!"
Kabuto wanted to negotiate. He considered himself a clever man.
"Negotiate with me? Do you have what it takes?"
Naruto kicked Kabuto flying.
The unconscious Kabuto rolled right to Shizune's side.
"Keep an eye on him! I'm taking him back so Mori Ibiki can interrogate his soul!"
Naruto clenched his fists and headed for the Sannin's battlefield.
"Orochimaru, it's time to take care of you!"