Land of Rice Fields territory, underground of a barren mountain.
A stronghold of Orochimaru is hidden here.
There is a huge training ground at the deepest point of the stronghold, built on all sides by thick rocks, with rows of oil lamps hanging above the head, illuminating the entire site very brightly.
At this time, the training ground was already surrounded by ninjas.
They are all people selected by Orochimaru from various strongholds, and many of them have followed Orochimaru for many years.
And among these people, there was only a black-haired boy standing.
Sasuke is wearing white clothes with a thick purple knot tied around his waist. Kusanagi Sword is hanging on the left side.
He held the handle of the knife with one hand, and the scarlet Sharingan swept around.
"Start!"
As soon as Kabuto finished speaking, the nearest ninjas rushed out at the same time.
Kunai stabbed Sasuke from the left and right sides, and two other people went around behind, preparing to block his retreat.
Sasuke stood there, until a few people approached, and then a layer of blue-white lightning suddenly lit up on his body.
"Chidori Stream!"
Stab!
Thunder and lightning exploded in all directions instantly.
As soon as the first few ninjas who rushed in touched the lightning, their bodies began to tremble violently, and their muscles all lost control in an instant.
Several people fell to the ground one after another.
The ninja behind saw this scene and hurriedly stopped.
Just as they were retreating, Sasuke had already moved.
His figure flashed past the lightning, the hem of his white clothes was blown up by the air current, and the Kusanagi Sword in his hand was unsheathed.
Dang!
The Kunai in the hand of a ninja was cut off by a long knife.
Sasuke turned his wrist and hit his shoulder with the back of the knife.
Bang!
The man tilted his body and knocked down his companion next to him.
Sasuke's feet did not stop.
He passed by the two of them and leaned back slightly to avoid the long knife that was coming towards him. Then he raised the Kusanagi Sword in his hand and directly knocked the opponent's weapon away.
The long knife turned several times in the air and landed in the distance with a clang.
Just as the man was about to retreat, Sasuke was already in front of him.
Kick it out!
Bang!
The man's entire face was deformed, and he flew backwards, smashing into the crowd behind him.
"Don't come near him!"
Someone shouted in the distance.
The remaining ninjas immediately changed their tactics.
More than a dozen Shuriken flew out from different directions, drawing streaks of cold light in mid-air, sealing all the places where Sasuke could dodge.
Several others Hand Seals at the same time.
"Fire Release, Dragon Flame Jutsu!"
"Wind Release, Great Breakthrough!"
The strong wind carried the flames and rushed from the front.
The fire surged with the help of Wind Release, and soon spread over a large area, swallowing up the location of Sasuke together with those Shuriken.
Boom!
The flames hit the stone wall behind.
The entire underground training ground trembled, and rubble fell from the walls.
"Did it hit?"
Several people stared at the still rolling flames.
The next moment, a blue-white lightning burst out of the fire.
Sasuke held Kusanagi Sword, and the blade was wrapped with dense thunder and lightning. He rushed out almost close to the ground, so fast that only an afterimage remained.
The pupils of the ninjas in front shrank.
Before they could re-Hand Seals, Sasuke had already passed through the middle of several people.
Stab!
The lightning wrapped around Kusanagi Sword suddenly exploded.
Several people froze, and then they all fell to their knees.
Sasuke stopped more than ten meters away.
The Kusanagi Sword in his hand was swung to the side, and the blue-white lightning instantly dispersed.
A figure suddenly emerged from the ground.
The man grabbed Sasuke's ankle with both hands and pulled it down violently.
Sasuke's body was instantly pulled underground, leaving only his head exposed.
"Got him!"
Several ninjas not far away rushed over immediately.
But as soon as they got closer, the Sasuke on the ground turned into white smoke with a bang.
Shadow Clone!
The face of the ninja who caught Sasuke changed greatly, and he hurriedly wanted to get back underground.
A hand was already on his shoulder.
Blue and white lightning surged out along Sasuke's arm and instantly penetrated the man's body.
The man trembled all over and fell straight down.
When the other ninjas saw this, they all stopped in place.
They didn't see clearly when Sasuke used Shadow Clone.
I don't even know when his body moved to the back.
Sasuke stood in the middle of the crowd, and the three Tomoes in Sharingan rotated rapidly.
As soon as the few people made Hand Seals movements, he had already seen in advance what ninjutsu they were going to use.
Sasuke raised his right hand.
Stab!
A large number of Lightning Release Chakra poured into the palm.
The lightning continued to extend, and soon turned into a slender lightning spear.
"Chidori Sharp Spear!"
Sasuke waves his arms.
The blue-white thunder gun swept out violently.
Dang Dang Dang!
The weapons in the hands of the surrounding ninjas were disconnected one after another, and the fragments were flying everywhere in the air.
The thunder gun grazed several people's bodies, leaving neat cuts on their clothes.
As long as Sasuke's hand was a little further away, these people would have been cut off at the waist.
Several ninjas stood there, with cold sweat breaking out on their foreheads.
Sasuke did not give them any chance to breathe.
He took back Chidori Sharp Spear and rushed into the crowd.
White figures kept flashing among the crowd.
Bang!
Bang bang!
Every time there was a pause, a ninja would fall.
Some people wanted to fight back, but Sharingan saw through all their movements in advance. Before the weapon even touched Sasuke, his wrist was caught, and then the whole person was thrown away.
It only lasts a few dozen seconds.
No one in the training ground can continue to stand.
Sasuke fell to the center of the field.
The white clothes on his body were clean, not even stained with dust. His breathing did not change much, as if he had just moved his body briefly.
Kabuto stood at a high place and looked at the people on the ground. The smile on his face froze for a while before reappearing.
He jumped down from the high platform and walked to Sasuke.
"Congratulations, Sasuke-kun."
"Chidori Stream and Chidori Sharp Spear, you have completely mastered them."
Kabuto pushed up his glasses and looked around again.
"With your current strength, it is difficult for ordinary Jonin to pose a threat to you."
Orochimaru also walked down from above.
His eyes always fell on Sasuke, with a very satisfied smile on his face.
"Faster than I expected."
"It only took one year for you to master the changes in the properties of lightning to this extent."
"Very good, Sasuke-kun."
After hearing the words of the two people, the corners of Sasuke's mouth curved slightly.
But just as the smile appeared on Sasuke's face, a picture suddenly flashed in his mind.
Konoha Trial Grounds.
Chiya was put on trial, and then a black and red Chakra skeleton sprouted from his body and broke through the roof, grabbing Danzo with his huge palm.
There are so many Konoha Ninjas around, but no one can stop Chiya.
That power...
He looked down at his right hand.
Blue-white thunder and lightning surged out of his palm again.
The Chidori Sharp Spear in Sasuke's hand thrust forward suddenly.
Ugh!
The blue-white thunder gun instantly penetrated the stone wall on the opposite side.
The rubble exploded, and a deep hole the size of a fist soon appeared in the wall.
After the thunder light dissipated, Sasuke looked at the hole, his face completely cold.
It just pierced a wall.
Compared with the power Chiya showed at that time, I am still far behind now.
Sasuke turned around and looked at Orochimaru coldly.
"Is this the only level of power you're talking about?"
Orochimaru was stunned for a moment.
Kabuto looked at him in surprise.
Before the two of them could speak, the Cursed Seal on Sasuke's neck had already lit up.
Black lines quickly climbed up his cheeks and then spread all over his body.
Cursed Seal Level 1!
Immediately afterwards, Sasuke's skin color began to change.
A pair of huge hand wings were suddenly torn open from behind, and the black hair grew longer.
Cursed Seal Level 2!
Boom!
The entire training ground shook violently.
Even though the ninjas who were closer had fallen to the ground, their bodies were still thrown away by the Chakra.
Sasuke feels the power constantly pouring out of his body.
After a moment, he uttered something coldly.
"Too weak."
Orochimaru looked at Sasuke standing in front of him and finally reacted.
He was not angry, but laughed darkly twice.
"Hehehe..."
"As expected of you, Sasuke-kun."
Sasuke lifted Cursed Seal, the hand wings on his back gradually retracted, and the black lines on his body began to fade.
Orochimaru continued.
"Of course my power is more than that."
"Actually, I know a place."
"There, you can get more power than Cursed Seal."
Sasuke looked at him coldly and said nothing.
Orochimaru stuck out his tongue and licked his lips.
"Ryūchi Cave."
Kabuto was stunned when he heard the name.
"Lord Orochimaru!"
"For ordinary people, what's the difference between that place and dying?"
Orochimaru laughed twice more.
"Not bad."
"Ryūchi Cave is indeed very dangerous, and most people will never return."
He looked at Sasuke, with excitement in his golden vertical pupils.
"But..."
"As long as you can come out alive, hum."
Sasuke didn't even wait for him to finish.
He turned around and walked directly towards the exit of the training ground.
When passing by Orochimaru, only two words were left.
"Lead the way."
Orochimaru looked at the back of Sasuke.
It wasn't until Sasuke walked into the passage outside that he turned to look at Kabuto.
"Kabuto, take him there."
Kabuto was stunned for a moment.
"Me?"
"I will tell you the location of Ryūchi Cave."
Orochimaru turned around and walked outside the training ground.
Kabuto quickly followed.
"Lord Orochimaru, Sasuke-kun are getting harder and harder to control now. Let him learn Ryūchi Cave's Senjutsu, and wait until he comes out..."
Orochimaru suddenly laughed.
"Hmph..."
"Are you worried that he will run away?"
Kabuto said nothing.
Sasuke no longer takes the ninjas in the base seriously. After Ryūchi Cave completes his training, his strength will definitely improve a lot.
When the time comes, I won't be able to stop him on my own.
"Don't worry."
Orochimaru looked down at his hands hanging by his side.
"By the time he comes out of Ryūchi Cave, I should have regained my power."
Kabuto stopped, a look of surprise on his face.
"Lord Orochimaru, do you already know how to get your hands back?"
"There's some definite news."
Orochimaru grinned and his eyes became excited.
"I will take back the things Teacher Sarutobi took away personally."
Kabuto pushed up his glasses.
If Orochimaru can recover his hands and use ninjutsu again, then even if Sasuke learns Senjutsu, he may not be able to escape his control.
"So you just have to keep an eye on Sasuke-kun."
Orochimaru keep walking forward.
"Record all the changes he made while practicing Senjutsu, and send the news back through the psychic snake at regular intervals."
"If he completes his training ahead of schedule, notify me immediately."
"Understood."
Entrance to the stronghold.
Sasuke folded his arms and leaned against a rock.
He had been waiting for a while, and his face gradually became impatient.
Finally, footsteps were heard from behind.
Kabuto walked out of the cave, carrying a bulging package on his back and several scrolls hanging around his waist.
Sasuke glanced at him.
"Can you go?"
Kabuto nodded.
"Lord Orochimaru asked me to lead the way."
Sasuke did not continue to ask, turned around and walked down the mountain.
Kabuto quickly followed.
The two of them walked in tandem and quickly walked into the forest.
Not long after, the stronghold behind him was covered by the mountains and could no longer be seen.