It Was Nothing Much, Just Radiation

Orochimaru froze, then immediately let out a cold snort.

"Don't think I don't know what you're doing. This is just a fake surrender!"

"I can research technology and all that on my own. I don't need to work with you!"

Orochimaru was quite defiant. He was curious, and he wanted Uchiha Sora's technology, too.

But he knew that was impossible.

Nearby, Uchiha Sora smiled. The Gatling Gun was already aimed at the giant serpent below.

"Is that so? Then don't blame me!"

As he spoke, the Gatling Gun began to spin slowly, unleashing a dense hail of bullets.

They hurtled toward Orochimaru without restraint.

Fortunately, Orochimaru reacted quickly and hurriedly maneuvered the giant serpent beneath him through several consecutive evasive turns.

After dodging several times, he finally managed to escape far away.

Seeing this, Deidara's expression changed. He suddenly said, "Master, how about I make some more Clay? We can use explosions to speed up, and we'll still be able to catch up in the end!"

Uchiha Sora shook his head.

"No need to chase him! I've decided to let him off for now. He's a promising talent."

Deidara was clearly taken aback.

"Master, do you mean Orochimaru can believe in art, too?"

Uchiha Sora shook his head.

"Not art. He appreciates science, too. Now that he's witnessed the power of weapons, he'll want to get his hands on technology as well."

"He'll come looking for me eventually!"

As he spoke, Uchiha Sora put away the Gatling Gun.

Deidara could only marvel at how inscrutable his master was.

But in truth, Uchiha Sora was suppressing a laugh.

In the original story, Orochimaru had used the Cursed Seal and the power it offered to draw Sasuke in.

But now, he was drawing Orochimaru in with technology.

It was the complete opposite.

And what was even more absurd was that Orochimaru would have to come willingly.

Just then, Uchiha Sora turned his attention to Tsunade and approached her.

The moment Tsunade saw Uchiha Sora, her expression softened.

"Doctor Uchiha Sora, it's been a long time since I've enjoyed one of your massages."

Uchiha Sora smiled, and electricity crackled between his fingers.

"Conveniently, my electricity can also heal injuries. Why not give it a try, Lady Tsunade?"

Kakashi watched the scene with envy.

"You brat! How could you be so shameless? You even opened a massage parlor and only let female ninja in!"

Jiraiya was also full of indignation.

"I'd forgotten about that! Uchiha Sora's quite the guy. He opened a place all by himself, specifically to give female ninja massages!"

"Good grief, he's gotten his hands on every woman in the whole village!"

Uchiha Sora put on a solemn expression.

"What do you two mean by that?"

"I've never thought anything like that! This is all just your own filthy-minded interpretation!"

"I've always been perfectly innocent. All I wanted was to help the ninja in the village relieve their fatigue!"

Uchiha Sora spoke without a hint of shame as he placed both hands on Tsunade's back.

Electricity surged alongside the flow of chakra, gradually easing Tsunade's exhaustion.

"Honestly, Jiraiya, you're the ones with filthy minds! Uchiha Sora's still so young, and you're thinking things like that about him. That's simply unreasonable!"

"He's still a child!"

Kakashi and Jiraiya's eyelids twitched.

Looking at Uchiha Sora's blissful expression, there was no way he looked like an innocent child!

"Damn it! Ah, forget it. Speaking of which, why did Orochimaru target you?"

Jiraiya stepped forward, looking puzzled.

Clearly, he couldn't understand how Tsunade had gotten mixed up with Orochimaru.

At the mention of it, Shizune's expression darkened, and she couldn't hold back.

"Orochimaru suffered some kind of injury that he couldn't heal for a long time. It was bizarre. Even I had to admit, after seeing it, that it was a serious wound!"

"But apparently Uchiha Sora caused it!"

As Shizune spoke, she turned her gaze toward Uchiha Sora.

Uchiha Sora looked innocent and quickly shook his head.

"Don't look at me! I didn't do it. And Orochimaru didn't go after you because of me!"

Tsunade couldn't help shaking her head.

"I'm not blaming you. I'm just curious what you used to injure Orochimaru so badly."

"What was that bizarre injury?"

Tsunade, Shizune, Jiraiya, and the others all turned to look at him.

They were curious, too.

After all, as the Sannin of Konoha, they knew very well how freakish Orochimaru was.

He was like a cockroach that just wouldn't die.

And now he'd been injured like this by Uchiha Sora's bizarre weapon.

How could they not be curious?

Seeing that he couldn't keep it from them, Uchiha Sora coughed and thought it over before answering.

"It's nothing much. Just a side effect of the attack I used earlier. Nothing special; it just lasts a really long time... probably several hundred thousand years."

As soon as he said that, everyone present froze.

"What could possibly last a hundred thousand years? Even a curse or a seal couldn't do that!"

Jiraiya's mouth hung open. He looked bewildered and disbelieving.

Kakashi's breathing grew hurried, and he couldn't help staring fixedly at Uchiha Sora.

"A hundred thousand years? What exactly did you do? As far as I know, even some unbelievably powerful forbidden techniques couldn't leave behind a side effect like that!"

Tsunade was even more astonished.

"Is it a poison? No, I've never heard of a poison that could last that long. Could it be the Sharingan? What did you do, kid?"

Seeing how curious everyone was, Uchiha Sora could only cough and think it over before explaining.

"It's nothing much. Aside from lasting a hundred thousand years, it can only damage the genes in a person's body. Of course, you wouldn't understand what that means. Genes are the foundation of a person—the very source of life, you could say."

"And this stuff is called Nuclear Radiation. It can penetrate any material. Only a few specific things can block it."

"Otherwise, any place I've attacked would be uninhabitable for at least hundreds of years, with not a blade of grass growing there."

The moment he said this, the entire area fell silent. Everyone swallowed nervously and stared at Uchiha Sora in shock.

What kind of thing could leave a place barren for a hundred years with just one attack? This was even more powerful and terrifying than a forbidden technique!

They were even afraid that if Uchiha Sora attacked a few more times, there might not be a single piece of intact ground left in the entire world.

Tsunade looked at him with admiration. She felt that this young man might be more talented than all the prodigies of the past.

He was even close to surpassing Madara Uchiha, which made Tsunade praise him.

"Uchiha Sora, you're so outstanding at such a young age. Perhaps you'll be the village's next Hokage someday."

Uchiha Sora hurriedly waved his hands, wearing a humble expression.

"No, no. If you ask me, Lady Tsunade, you're the next Hokage."

Tsunade froze.

"Why do you say that?"

Uchiha Sora's expression changed. This is bad, he thought.