"Going too deep will only result in being torn to pieces and becoming their experimental subject."
"What else"
" Sasuke said you mean nothing to him, while Sakura said you treat Sasuke like a brother."
But he said no.
"Why are you so persistent for someone like that? Why are you willing to fight Orochimaru?"
"Even if it costs you your life, you must bring him back. Why? Because no one ordered you to."
"I used to hate Sasuke the most. He was the top genius ninja in his grade, and I was the eternal loser."
"But the time we spent together was truly very happy."
Watching Naruto describe Sasuke's happiness, Li Yu felt a unique sensation.
"He is the person who recognizes me most in this world."
" Sasuke is my friend, a precious bond that was hard-won and difficult to build."
Sai seemed to be affected, which also resonated with Li Yu, who recalled the image of Namikaze Minato in his mind.
Is this what the protagonist's speech is like? The power of Naruto's talk-no-jutsu! He was talking to Sai, but I got splashed with the spray.
"Even so, going to fight Orochimaru is too much."
"It doesn't matter who the opponent is; if my arm is broken, I'll just kick him to death."
"If his legs are broken, bite him to death with your teeth; if his neck is snapped, stare him to death with your eyes; if he has no eyes left, curse him to death."
Naruto uttered the most vicious words while wearing a smile, captivating the audience.
Is this Naruto's obsession? Sasuke is the greatest motivation for Naruto.
"Even if I'm torn to pieces, I'll take Sasuke back from Orochimaru."
Naruto's underlying message is: Sasuke is mine, everything is mine.
Li Yu waited for a long time but did not see the attack as in the original plot. Kabuto discovered that Sai was missing and chased after the group from the tunnel, trying to take Sai away.
Li Yu sensed Chakra approaching, then retreating, showing no intention of launching a sneak attack.
It's highly likely that Li Yu scared Dou with his punch at the Heaven and Earth Bridge, and Dou knew he would be captured if he came up there.
"A bond, huh? I want to see it for myself."
" Sai, what are you thinking?"
"Why are you so fixated on your bond with Sasuke? What exactly is this bond? I want to understand."
"In your eyes, it seems I can't sever the bond between myself and my brother either."
"If that's truly something precious to me, then witnessing the bond between you and Sasuke might make me understand."
That's what I think.
Naruto asked Sai what he was thinking, which reassured Li Yu, the captain, and he lamented how difficult this generation was to lead.
The four formed a team again and entered Orochimaru's base.
" Orochimaru still likes to create so many rooms; his schemes are so elaborate."
"Captain Nawaki, have you seen any of Orochimaru's other bases before?"
"Of course, I was Orochimaru's top disciple back in the day."
"What?"
"No wonder you call Orochimaru- sensei."
"Sigh, my dream was to become Hokage, but because of Orochimaru's defection, I chose to step back and stay behind the scenes." Li Yu immediately shifted the blame for Hokage to Orochimaru, since he hadn't originally planned to become Hokage.
"Oh, what a pity," Naruto sighed.
Li Yu had to admire himself; shifting the blame for not becoming Hokage onto Orochimaru was a wise move.
"Don't search blindly, follow me."
Orochimaru's base was like a maze, with many twists and turns, branching paths, and rooms everywhere.
Li Yu wouldn't follow the passageways and corridors; he would rely on his senses to follow any path he could find, and if there was no path, he would use his Wood Release to carve out a way through the wall.
" Orochimaru's base is huge! Even this route is so difficult to navigate."
Naruto and Sakura were at their wits' end, while Sai sat down to draw, finishing the last part of the drawing.
"The painting I want to show my brother is about our shared dream."
Sai looked at the completed drawing and a sincere smile appeared on his face. Naruto and Sakura saw this and it gave them even more hope.
A figure blocked the way in the passage; a pale face appeared eerily sinister in the candlelight.
It's Orochimaru.
Naruto Sakura immediately assumed fighting stances, ready to engage in combat at any moment.
Li Yu suddenly thought of something and said to Sai behind him.
" Sai, go find Sasuke first. I'll hold Orochimaru off here."
"Yes," Sai without hesitation, turning and leaving.
" Orochimaru- sensei, we meet again."
" Nawaki, you really know how to find unconventional methods, such violent destruction of my base."
" Orochimaru- sensei, I'm not going to wander around like a headless fly in the corridor you've arranged."
"Hahaha, he really can't be my disciple. He forges his own path through mountains, never taking the usual route."
Li Yu pulled out Specialized Kunai with one hand, and placed the other hand behind his back, forming a hand Hand Seals, ready to strike.
Orochimaru seemed to sense something, and gave a wicked smile.
"There are too many of you, so I'm not playing with you."
"You guys need to take out as many Akatsuki members as possible!"
After Orochimaru finished speaking, he disappeared from the spot, leaving the group looking at each other.
Orochimaru, are you leaving already?
Li Yu put away the Kunai and his hand behind his back.
"Come with me, Sasuke is not far away."
The three hadn't run far when a sudden, violent tremor shook the ground.
"Boom!"
Sasuke non-violent non-cooperation; his morning grumpiness was so strong that he ripped a section of the base's roof off in one go.
It's over there.
Naruto and Sakura seemed to sense something, shook off Li Yu, and ran towards the explosion site.
"Found it"
Sakura
Bright sunlight shone at the end of the passage, Sakura ran there impatiently, forgetting even the basic rules of a ninja.
Sakura rushed out of the passage, grabbed Sai by the collar, and became somewhat out of control.
"What exactly is your purpose? How many times do you intend to betray us before you stop?"
Sakura only calmed down when Sasuke's familiar voice appeared.
Naruto then lost his composure and, like Naruto, broke away from Li Yu and sprinted towards the tunnel exit.
Running too fast, he didn't notice a slight bump under his feet, stumbled and fell to the ground, causing Li Yu behind him to cover his face in embarrassment.
The power and force of the Sasuke are so great that even a hurdle only a few centimeters high can trip someone up. As a ninja, I'm speechless.
Naruto, having gotten back up, mustered all his strength and sprinted forward, instantly arriving beside Sai and Sakura, looking up at the ground.
" Sasuke!" Three years of longing had been for this moment of reunion.
The three of them seemed to be under Genjutsu, remaining motionless and staring blankly at the ground.
Li Yu, unhurried, walked slowly out of the passageway with one hand in his pocket and the other shielding his eyes from the glaring light.
After her eyes adjusted to the sunlight, she looked at Sasuke on the ground.
Many of them have rounder faces, have grown taller, and dress more revealingly, with their chests exposed, dressed like a wandering samurai.