Orochimaru's base.
Inside the spiritual dimension of Orochimaru, once one of the Legendary Sannin.
"The reason you ended up like this today is because you underestimated the power of the Sharingan too much, Orochimaru." Sasuke opened his Sharingan, and a monster shrouded in black smoke appeared behind him.
Before him was Orochimaru's face, trying to draw closer to him.
Whoosh, whoosh!
Then the monster behind him surged toward Orochimaru and devoured him.
"I am the immortal Orochimaru, Sasuke. I will return."
A crazed expression appeared on Orochimaru's face.
Then, as he was swallowed by the monster, his eyes changed where Sasuke could not see.
The battlefield of Amegakure long ago.
"Orochimaru, the Great Toad Sage prophesied that the future Shinobi World would face an unprecedented challenge.
If we ninja failed, the Shinobi World would fall into energy depletion. We had to become stronger,
strengthen our power, and promote peace in the world in order to face the future crisis."
The young Jiraiya spoke heavily.
"Hehe, prophecies only appear in fairy tales.
Besides, world peace isn't something we can achieve.
All we can do is struggle to survive
in this cruel war.
And why are you only telling me this?"
The young Orochimaru asked doubtfully.
He did not know why Jiraiya was emphasizing this prophecy.
"You know Tsunade's temper. Telling her this would be useless," Jiraiya said.
Whoosh, whoosh!
Bang, bang, bang!
Hiss, hiss!
"Orochimaru, you've changed. You'll stop at nothing to achieve your goals, even using people from the village as test subjects?" The young Jiraiya trapped him with Fire Release and roared.
"War made me understand that the human body is fragile.
A moment of carelessness can lead to death. Having seen through all this, I only want to live.
I am not wrong. This world is