"Alright, in exchange, I'll leave Chunin Ninja Exams."
Naruto, upon hearing this, became displeased. "If you leave, who will launch the Konoha Crush Plan?"
"No, who said this was the price? Chunin Ninja Exams, you should be doing what you're supposed to be doing. This isn't what I want."
"Oh? What do you want then?"
Orochimaru was confused. Shouldn't they be protecting Konoha?
I want you.
Orochimaru's snake body trembled upon hearing Naruto's words. Although he was disguised as a woman this time, he really wasn't.
Seeing Orochimaru's strange behavior, Naruto knew he was definitely overthinking things and quickly spoke up to explain.
"Don't overthink it, I want you as a person..."
Just as Orochimaru continued to let his thoughts wander, Naruto added:
"I need you to assist me in completing some interesting experiments."
Orochimaru was initially unwilling when he heard Naruto mention assisting him, after all, a true man should not remain subservient to others for long.
"An interesting experiment! "Orochimaru's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he looked at Naruto with eager anticipation, waiting for what he would say next.
"You'll definitely be interested in the experiments I'm talking about. For example, cloning your own body, and then adding some Uchiha DNA—wouldn't that allow for the mass production of Sharingan?"
Orochimaru still voiced his concerns.
"But what about the Uchiha..."
"Leave it to me. It's just taking some blood samples. I feel that even the Mangekyō Sharingan of the Uchiha Clan isn't out of the question."
Naruto's words made Orochimaru's breathing quicken. If it were really possible, then in the future... he dared not even think about it. Just thinking about it felt like a dream. Orochimaru immediately decided to take Naruto's advice, after all, he still needed him to provide some research materials.
"But then again, I am but a commoner, having spent half my life wandering, only regretting that I have not met a wise ruler. If you do not abandon me..."
Orochimaru's words were quite clear at this point, and Naruto also acknowledged Orochimaru's quick change of expression.
The two then engaged in a heated discussion about the future. After their exchange, Orochimaru realized how terrifying Naruto was—his unconventional thinking seemed to belong to a completely different world. He also felt a slight unease about the enemies that would appear in the future.
Fortunately, they still have plenty of time.
That's right. Naruto briefly explained some of the things he knew to Orochimaru, so that Orochimaru wouldn't have to go looking for Sasuke to cultivate another vessel. Wouldn't it be better to use his own?
"Alright, Orochimaru, it's good that you know."
Seeing Orochimaru's excited expression, Naruto knew that his words had successfully captured Orochimaru's attention, and he felt relieved; this move had been executed well.
"Snake... Uncle? That's a very strange title."
Orochimaru now only wants to get back to prepare for the next experiment and has no desire to carry out the original plan anymore.
" Naruto-kun, should I call Kabuto back?"
Seemingly remembering something, Orochimaru asked Naruto, his words carrying a hint of... goodwill?
Whether it was Naruto's imagination or not, he actually sensed goodwill from Orochimaru, which was quite interesting.
"No need. I trust my partner; he's quite capable."
Naruto was quite confident, especially about Sasuke and Hinata, whom he had personally trained... ahem, he was quite confident in their abilities. Sasuke and Hinata were definitely skilled enough, and besides, there were those underhanded Ninjutsu he had taught them. Didn't they understand the value of information asymmetry?
Just as the two were talking, a loud explosion came from afar, attracting their attention.
Orochimaru was somewhat curious. The place where the explosion had just occurred was the very spot where Kabuto Yakushi chased after them. With a Summoning Technique python and Kabuto Yakushi, how could they possibly fail to take Genin two mere genin?
Naruto understood immediately upon hearing the explosion; it seemed the two of them were about to unleash their ultimate attacks.
Seeing that Naruto didn't seem worried about his teammates at all, Orochimaru was a little curious. Why was he so confident? After all, none of them were as powerful as Naruto.
The two decided to go and check on the situation there.
Unbeknownst to them, Sasuke and Hinata were already Kabuto Yakushi on the other side.
Sasuke's battle awareness is always ridiculously strong. After realizing that the giant python and Kabuto Yakushi were about to catch up, he indeed launched a counterattack, raising his hand to unleash a powerful attack. The Railgun was charged in his hand and fired directly at Kabuto Yakushi and the giant python.
Kabuto Yakushi reacted quickly and dodged in time, but the giant python beneath him was not so lucky. It was too big and too cumbersome, and it had no way to dodge Sasuke's Railgun's pinpoint attack.
He was blown in the head and died instantly, without even making it back to Ryūchi Cave.
Kabuto Yakushi was also shocked by the attack; he was lucky he had dodged it, otherwise he would have been the one to be blasted to pieces.
Before he could think any further, Sasuke's second Railgun came hurtling towards him, followed by Hinata's Railgun. After seeing Sasuke's attack, she decisively chose to follow up. As Naruto had instructed, if you don't know what to do in battle, then learn from your teammates.
Whatever my teammates do, I do too.
Naruto's instruction on how to effectively use a group is quite thorough.
This put Kabuto Yakushi in a difficult position. Faced with the two's dangerous Ninjutsu, he dared not approach at all and could only watch from a distance while constantly dodging their attacks.
Sasuke has really mastered the Railgun, unleashing Eight Gates of attacks: some have delayed explosions, some scatter and splash in the air, and some bounce back and forth after hitting obstacles, but none of them are weak.
Kabuto Yakushi could only dodge in a panic, looking extremely disheveled. Even so, he was still in a terrible state, as some attacks were simply impossible to dodge.
"What a terrifying Ninjutsu! Naruto-kun, is this your doing?"
At this moment, on a large tree, Naruto and Orochimaru were watching the battle between the three below—no, to be precise, it was a one-sided and complete rout.
Logically speaking, such a powerful Ninjutsu attack should consume a lot of energy, especially for two lowly Genin. How could they possibly keep releasing such a powerful Ninjutsu? There must be something strange about this.
Actually, it's not Orochimaru's fault. Naruto had thought of this problem long ago. Chakra is like the blue sky. If you don't have enough chakra when you release a skill, you'll be at a disadvantage.
Therefore, Naruto strengthened the two's precise control over Chakra, requiring them to release Ninjutsu without wasting a single bit of Chakra. Only then would they be considered qualified. In addition, through Naruto's long-term pressure, the quality of their Chakra was very high.
Take Sasuke as an example. If you make Sasuke keep releasing the Railgun all day until he is drained of his last drop of Chakra, his body will be extremely tired. But this is also a process of adaptation. If you repeat the operation the next day, you will find that you can release the Railgun more times than yesterday.
Over time, his Chakra will increase, and his proficiency in releasing the Railgun will also increase, making it as easy as drinking water to release such a powerful Ninjutsu.