Time Flies / Ninja Academy Graduation

Becoming a jinchūriki brought Sasuke nothing but benefits.

In this society, in this environment, a tailed beast would sooner or later be made into a jinchūriki anyway.

Rather than let someone else do it, I might as well do it myself.

Sasuke felt perfectly justified.

Elsewhere, in the Hidden Cloud Village.

Cloud-Lightning Gorge.

The Fourth Raikage stood atop Cloud-Lightning Gorge with a dark expression, saying nothing.

Seeing the furious Raikage, the surrounding ANBU did not dare say a word.

Killer B seemed to have just been beaten up. He squatted on the ground like a quail, silently keeping his head down.

Under his breath, he was still cursing the Fourth Raikage.

Until the Fourth Raikage could no longer endure it. He grabbed Killer B by the collar and roared in interrogation!

"Killer B! You're fucking telling me that two people broke into Cloud-Lightning Gorge without you noticing at all, and they kidnapped Yugito in a very short time!?"

Killer B nodded. "That's right, yeah!

Stupid big bro, bastard big bro..."

The Fourth Raikage: "..."

The Fourth Raikage then punched Killer B away and said to those around him, "Investigate thoroughly! Find out who kidnapped Yugito!

The Hidden Cloud Village cannot lose a tailed beast for no reason!!"

Meanwhile, elsewhere.

In the forests of Konoha, Sasuke was practicing Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu.

Sasuke tried coating his shuriken with Fire Release or Lightning Release chakra before throwing them!

He even coated them with Amaterasu. That way, he would consume much less ocular power, and without having to focus his vision, it would not hurt his eyes as much.

Three shuriken appeared in Sasuke's hand, and black-blue flames coated them before he hurled them out in an instant.

The next moment, a large tree was burned to ashes.

Sasuke felt that this move was fairly powerful.

When coated with Amaterasu, it was even more powerful.

In the shadows, a figure stared maliciously at Sasuke's body. As he watched Sasuke's agile physique, drool ran from his mouth, while his gaze burned darkly with desire.

"What a perfect, vibrant body!"

This was Orochimaru after defecting from Akatsuki. After failing to seize Shisui's body, Orochimaru had fled Akatsuki.

He had been barely surviving in the Hidden Sound Village. Now, the body Orochimaru inhabited was about to collapse, so he had set his sights on Sasuke!

The Uchiha clan possessed the Sharingan, an innate and nearly perfect bloodline limit. Orochimaru was intensely envious of it!

He dreamed of obtaining a fresh Uchiha body!

However, there were only a few Uchiha who caught Orochimaru's eye.

Fugaku and Itachi were opponents Orochimaru believed he could not defeat.

Although Sasuke was powerful, he was young. Orochimaru believed he still had a chance.

Perhaps Orochimaru had inadvertently released a fluctuation of chakra while indulging in his fantasies.

Sasuke keenly detected Orochimaru!

Sasuke instantly threw out two Blue Flame Shuriken, and the black-blue flames immediately burned the bushes around Orochimaru to ashes!

Then, Orochimaru slowly walked out from the black-blue flames.

The surrounding flames could not harm Orochimaru in the slightest!

Orochimaru was bewitchingly handsome, with extremely pale skin and purple eyeshadow at the corners of his eyes.

Orochimaru lavishly praised him, saying, "What a genius little fellow!"

The moment Sasuke saw Orochimaru, the hairs on his back stood on end!

This was Sasuke's first time seeing Orochimaru!

However, Sasuke could sense that Orochimaru was extremely dangerous!

Seeing Sasuke's reaction, Orochimaru smiled and said, "Hehehe, Sasuke-kun, don't be afraid. I mean you no harm. I merely wish to take you as my disciple!"

Sasuke looked at Orochimaru with full vigilance.

He had not expected Orochimaru to contact him at this time!

Orochimaru was dangerous, but getting close to Orochimaru could also get Sasuke what he wanted!

Sasuke said to Orochimaru, "Why should I become your disciple!?"

Orochimaru smiled at Sasuke. "Hehehe, there is no need to rush to reject me. I will come find you again!"

With that, Orochimaru turned into a puddle of water and vanished before Sasuke!

Sasuke was somewhat puzzled. With his entire family still alive, Orochimaru actually dared to come bother him?

Still, Sasuke really did want to visit Ryūchi Cave.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, Sasuke turned nine.

This was the year Sasuke would graduate from the Ninja Academy and officially become a ninja!

Sasuke looked at his status panel.

[Host: Uchiha Sasuke.]

[Age: 9.]

[Special Physique: Chakra Affinity, Indra Reincarnation, Perfect Two-Tails Jinchūriki.]

[Bloodline Limit: Sharingan (Mangekyō).]

[Ocular Techniques: Amaterasu, Kagutsuchi.]

[Chakra Attributes: Lightning, Fire.]

Over the years, Sasuke had become the perfect Two-Tails jinchūriki. The Two-Tails, Matatabi, had completely acknowledged Sasuke.

It was willing to pour all of its chakra into Sasuke without reservation to help him. That was what it meant to be a perfect jinchūriki.

Only Sasuke, Fugaku, Itachi, and Obito knew that Sasuke had become a jinchūriki. No fifth person knew.

During this time, Orochimaru had come to bother Sasuke twice, but Sasuke had refused to acknowledge Orochimaru as his master both times.

As Orochimaru watched Sasuke's body mature day by day, his desire only grew stronger!

For Orochimaru, obtaining Sasuke's genes was the highest priority. That way, he could develop a ninjutsu that would let him possess Sasuke's body perfectly, one hundred percent!

Orochimaru could obtain eternal life through [Living Corpse Reincarnation], and Sasuke's body would surely be the most brilliant vessel on his path to immortality!

The graduation assessment was the day after tomorrow. Ninja Academy students only needed to learn the Three Body Techniques to successfully graduate and become genin.

The so-called Three Body Techniques were the Substitution Technique, Clone Technique, and Transformation Technique!

The advanced Three Body Techniques were the Immobilization Technique, Body Flicker Technique, and Invisibility Technique.

The Three Body Techniques were simply too easy for Sasuke.

Sasuke also felt that assessing a ninja's ability based on the Three Body Techniques was somewhat hasty, but Sasuke was not a Kage, so he had no way to change the rules.

And tonight, Orochimaru came to find Sasuke once again!

A small white snake arrived at the Uchiha compound beneath the moonlight.

It often came to the Uchiha compound, so it already knew the place like the back of its hand.

When it reached Sasuke, the little white snake's head twisted and transformed into Orochimaru's face.

Orochimaru said to Sasuke, "Hehehe, Sasuke-kun, we meet again. Do you know? Today, Jiraiya's disciple, your good friend Uzumaki Naruto, signed a contract with the summoning beasts of Mount Myōboku!

If you become my disciple, then I will give you my Manda!"

Orochimaru had lowered his stance so much that it seemed less like he was taking on a disciple and more like he was looking for another father for himself.

Sensing that the time was right, Sasuke asked Orochimaru, "I heard you know a great deal about cursed seals?

If you can undo the cursed seal I mention, then I will become your disciple!"