"My current strength is far from what I expected!"
"So we still need to continue practicing."
Naruto's tone is natural.
Jiraiya was silent for a moment and finally did not ask any further questions.
During the time he spent with Naruto, he probably figured out Naruto's character.
Naruto will naturally speak when he wants to say it, and no one can pry his mouth open when he doesn't want to say it.
However, the stronger Naruto is, the safer it is, and I can continue to look for Child of the Prophecy with confidence.
Thinking of this, Jiraiya leaned on the stone table and said with a trace of memories, "Speaking of which, when your parents lived here, Minato was practicing Shuriken in the yard. Later, the ground was scratched full of holes, and your mother grabbed her ears and scolded her for a whole week."
"Another time Kushina wanted to make persimmon cakes on a whim, and marinated a jar of unknown stuff. The smell was so bad that even the neighbors came to complain..."
Naruto sat on the stone bench, listening quietly, with a smile on his lips.
other side
Ino brought Sakura into the room and put him on the bed, then stretched out his hand to release the illusion cast by Sasuke.
Sakura's eyelids trembled, then slowly opened his eyes, then jumped up from the bed, shouting, "Sasuke-kun is leaving!"
Ino pressed Sakura's shoulders and repeated what Naruto said about Sasuke's special mission.
Sakura After listening, the struggling movements slowly stopped.
"So that's it..."
"Sasuke-kun is going on a mission..."
"Naruto has become so strong, it's all Jōnin."
"It's just me, still standing still."
Sakura sat on the edge of the bed, looking down at his open palms.
She remembered the look in Sasuke's eyes when he said sorry to her, the scene when Naruto was surrounded by everyone in the barbecue restaurant tonight, and the fact that she had done nothing meaningful tonight except picking up food for Sasuke.
Sakura looked at Ino:
"Ino, am I weak?"
Ino sighed, sat down next to Sakura, and put his arms around her shoulders.
Ino did not say that you are not weak, but shook her shoulders hard. "If you are weak, practice it. Naruto used to be at the bottom of the class, but now he is not Jōnin."
"If you want to chase me, just go after me."
"Whether it's Sasuke or Naruto, no matter who you chase, make yourself stronger first."
Sakura was shaken so dizzy, Ino's words were more effective than comforting words.
She sniffed hard to hold back the moisture in the corners of her eyes, then raised her head and looked at Ino, her eyes filled with light again.
"Ino, I want to become stronger."
"I want to catch up with Sasuke-kun and Naruto."
Ino slapped Sakura hard on the back. "That's right."
The next day
Otogakure
After traveling all night, Sound Four arrived at the destination with the sealed container.
The container was opened, and Sasuke rolled out of it. When he landed, he propped himself on the ground with one hand and raised his head.
Sasuke moved his body and felt the new power injected into his body.
The improvement brought by that pill was more obvious than he expected. The reaction speed of the muscles and the flow efficiency of Chakra were all improved to a higher level in a short period of time.
As soon as I arrived at Otogakure, my strength improved.
Sasuke clenched his fists and slightly curved his mouth.
I came to find Orochimaru, and it seems I found the right one.
"Welcome Sasuke-kun to Otogakure."
Orochimaru stood at the entrance of Otogakure, with his hands hanging by his sides and a smile on his pale face.
Kabuto stood behind Orochimaru, with the same vague arc at the corner of his mouth.
Sasuke looked at the Orochimaru in front of him who had killed Third Hokage, and clenched his right hand unconsciously.
Then I remembered Naruto's instructions and quietly injected Chakra into the five-pointed star mark hidden in the skin on my arm.
For a moment, marks appeared vaguely.
Orochimaru's pupils shrank.
He recognized the mark.
Forest of Death, Naruto Uzumaki used this Kunai engraved with the same mark to appear behind him instantly, and a Rasengan blasted his entire lower body to pieces.
"Whoa!"
Sure enough, a golden light flashed from Sasuke's side, followed by Naruto's figure stepping out.
"Long time no see, Orochimaru, and Kabuto-senpai."
After Naruto appeared, he greeted Orochimaru and Kabuto with a casual tone.
"Enemy attack!"
Tayuya was the first to react, bringing the flute in his hand to his mouth.
Sakon and Ukon separated at the same time, Kidomaru pulled out a spider web from the palm of his hand, Jirobo roared and took the starting position of Human Bullet Tank.
The four people surrounded Naruto in less than a second, blocking all his escape routes in front, back, left and right.
"Hahaha... I didn't expect that Otogakure would be so lively today. Not only did Uchiha Clan's orphans come to visit, but Nine-Tails Jinchuriki from Konoha also came to visit in person."
Orochimaru's eyes signaled Sound Four to step back.
Tayuya glared at Naruto unwillingly, but put away the flute and stepped back.
The other three people also stopped their moves and stood back behind Orochimaru, their eyes locked on Naruto.
Naruto ignored the looks of the four people.
From the moment he appeared, he spread out Mind's Eye of the Kagura and Good and Evil Perception at the same time, locking them on the Orochimaru in front of him.
Confirm whether he is the original body.
"Naruto-kun didn't hesitate to come all the way from Konoha. Is there something wrong?"
"Or is it that Naruto-kun also has the same thirst for power as Sasuke?"
Orochimaru licked his lips.
After confirming that the Orochimaru in front of him was the main body, Naruto turned his head and glanced at Sasuke.
"Sasuke, Orochimaru and I have something to talk about!"
Hearing this, Orochimaru thought for a moment and gave instructions to Kabuto and Sound Four beside him.
"Kabuto, take Sasuke-kun to rest first, and the four of you should go down first!"
"Yes, Lord Orochimaru!"
The four people responded and quickly disappeared.
"Okay, Lord Orochimaru!"
Kabuto nodded, and then extended an invitation to Sasuke: "Sasuke-kun, please come with me!"
Sasuke glanced at Naruto, then at Orochimaru, and then followed Kabuto into the cave without looking back.
After the two left, Naruto turned to Orochimaru again in the echo of the cave.
"Orochimaru, no more nonsense."
"Are you interested in immortality?"
Orochimaru's pupils shrank sharply when he heard this.
He thought of something, then slowly opened his mouth, and his eyes changed when he looked at Naruto.
"That's it... it turns out that Naruto-kun is actually the same type of person as me."
"I feel very honored to have found like-minded colleagues here."
"So Naruto-kun, what kind of immortality do you mean by immortality?"
"Want to know?"
"Look at me, Orochimaru."
Without too much nonsense, make sure the Orochimaru in front of you is the main body, Naruto can directly use Kotoamatsukami!
Hearing this, Orochimaru subconsciously looked at Naruto.
Then he saw Naruto's left eye turn scarlet in an instant, and three black Tomoe emerged from the iris, rotating Fusion at an extremely fast speed, turning into a four-cornered windmill pattern.
Orochimaru's pupils dilated for an instant, and only one thought flashed through his mind.
Mangekyō Sharingan.
He wanted to close his eyes, but it was too late.
An irresistible will poured into the depths of his consciousness like a flood that burst a dam, and began to systematically rewrite his memory and will structure.
Orochimaru There is no room for struggle, because in front of this will, even the idea of struggle itself is melted on the spot.
After a few seconds, Kotoamatsukami is completed.