The Base

Orochimaru revealed a dangerous smile, like a serpent eyeing its prey, and said, "Once I obtain Sasuke, I will go and deal with this rotten Konoha."

Suddenly, Orochimaru began to tremble violently, cold sweat pouring from his forehead, and his already pale face turned even paler.

"Lord Orochimaru, are you alright?" Yakushi asked worriedly upon seeing Orochimaru.

Orochimaru had recovered and said in a gloomy tone, "It's nothing. My body has been collapsing even faster since the last battle with Uzumaki Hane. Once I take over Sasuke's body, I'll definitely make him my test subject, hehehe..." As he spoke, Orochimaru chuckled sinisterly.

After a long pause, Orochimaru continued, "Kabuto, the plan can now begin. I need to seize Sasuke's body as soon as possible. This first step cannot afford any failure, so I'm entrusting it to you."

"Yes, Lord Orochimaru," Kabuto Yakushi replied respectfully.

At that moment, a figure appeared silently at the entrance of the base. The person was wearing a cat-face mask and was an Anbu from Konoha.

The Anbu cautiously approached the base, thinking to themselves, "This is one of Orochimaru's bases. I wonder if Orochimaru is inside?" Then, they slowly crept inside.

Inside was a long passageway, Anbu were even more cautious, after all, this was Orochimaru's base, which was extremely dangerous. As they walked, the passageway continued endlessly, but the Anbu did not encounter a single person. Even the Anbu began to wonder if this was an abandoned base.

Suddenly, a figure appeared in front of them. The Anbu and quickly hid, secretly watching the figure. When they saw who it Anbu, their eyes narrowed. It was Sasuke.

The Anbu's expressions grew even more grave. If Sasuke was here, it meant Orochimaru was also here, making the base even more dangerous. However, in order to investigate the base, the Anbu still cautiously followed behind Sasuke.

Sasuke, seemingly unaware that he was being followed, arrived at a stone chamber, pushed open the stone door, and went inside. The Anbu cautiously approached and peered into the chamber, only to discover that Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi were inside.

At that moment, Orochimaru looked towards the doorway, a murderous aura emanating from his eyes. Kabuto Yakushi seemed to have noticed as well; his figure flashed and disappeared from the spot, reappearing in front of the Anbu in the next instant.

The Anbu door saw Kabuto Yakushi suddenly disappear and Anbu cursed, taking a step back as if to flee. Unexpectedly, Kabuto Yakushi was so fast that he was already in front of them. A Kunai appeared in his hand, and he thrust it towards Kabuto Yakushi.

Kabuto Yakushi Chakra smirked as he easily dodged the Anbu's attack. His right hand, covered in chakra, slashed towards the Anbu's head.

The Anbu leaned back, dodging Kabuto Yakushi's attack, and then somersaulted several times to get out of Kabuto Yakushi's attack range before quickly leaving. Kabuto Yakushi adjusted his glasses, glanced at the fleeing ANBU Anbu, and then gave chase in a flash.

Throughout the entire process, Sasuke simply stood there watching, without any intention of intervening.

Orochimaru smiled and said, "Sasuke, that guy was following you, wasn't he? Why didn't you catch him?"

Sasuke looked at Orochimaru, said nothing, and turned to leave.

Orochimaru watched Sasuke leave, and sneered, "Heh heh, Sasuke, you're mine, and no one can take you away." Then he closed his eyes, and the entire stone chamber fell silent once more.

Meanwhile, Kabuto Yakushi, like a cat playing with Nezumi, followed closely behind the Anbu until they reached the base entrance before intercepting them.

The Anbu's eyes narrowed, and his hands quickly Hand Seals Earth Release: Rock Pillar Spear! " Suddenly, more than a dozen sharp earthen spears emerged from beneath Kabuto Yakushi. Kabuto Yakushi had already sensed this, and the moment the earthen spears burst from the ground, he leaped up and appeared in front of the Anbu, his right hand slashing towards the Anbu's neck.

The Anbu was startled and quickly dodged, but still suffered a cut on his stomach, from which blood slowly seeped out. The Anbu member quickly Hand Seals, "Earth Release: Earth Mausoleum Dumpling," and pressed Anbu hands on the ground, grabbed a huge rock, and slammed it towards Kabuto Yakushi in front of him.

Kabuto Yakushi was fully aware of the Anbu's movements. He dodged the rock with a swift movement, and with a boom, the rock crashed to the ground, shattering into pieces. Kabuto Yakushi slashed out with his right hand, leaving a long gash on the Anbu's right foot. Blood splattered out, and the Anbu lost his balance, nearly falling to the ground.

Kabuto Yakushi slashed at the neck of the Anbu with his right hand.

The Anbu pulled a rock from the ground and placed it in front of him. However, Yakushi completely ignored the rock, leaped over it, and landed next to the Anbu. His hands were covered in Chakra, and he became a series of afterimages as he slashed through the Anbu's body. Blood splattered all over the Anbu's body, and he fell to the ground. Although he was not dead, he was unable to move.

Kabuto Yakushi grabbed the Anbu by the foot, dragged him into the passage, and disappeared into the darkness.

In Konoha, at the training grounds, Kakashi and Yamato were helping Naruto train. Naruto created countless Shadow Clones, forming groups of three to train together.

Just then, a figure appeared on a tree trunk nearby. The group immediately sensed it and realized that the newcomer was none other than Jiraiya.

Naruto immediately shouted excitedly, "Pervy Sage, you're back!" Keep in mind that Naruto had created countless Shadow Clones at this moment, and when they all suddenly shouted "Pervy Sage," even Jiraiya, who was Jiraiya very thick-skinned, was speechless.

But Naruto ignored them and shouted triumphantly, "Pervy Sage, I've developed a new Ninjutsu, now I'll show you!"

Jiraiya hearing this, Jiraiya immediately became interested. He leaped down from the tree trunk and landed in front of Naruto, saying, "Oh, you've already developed it. Then let me witness the power of this Genin."

Naruto immediately said, "Watch this! Wind Release: Rasenshuriken!" The three Naruto huddled together and began to form Rasengan, adding wind-attribute transformations to Rasengan, quickly creating a giant wind-attribute Shuriken.

"Ah..." Naruto shouted and rushed towards a huge rock, hurling his Wind Release: Rasenshuriken. However, the Wind Release: Rasenshuriken kept getting smaller and smaller Wind Release: Rasenshuriken. By the time it reached the rock, Wind Release: Rasenshuriken had vanished, leaving the rock completely intact.

Naruto was dumbfounded; he hadn't expected to fail after all his enthusiasm. Jiraiya was also speechless, and the whole scene immediately became awkward. After a while, Jiraiya comforted Naruto, saying, "It's okay, Naruto. You haven't mastered the Chakra nature transformations yet. Once you are, you'll be able to use them."