Konoha: Starting with a sign-in for Hashirama cells

"Not bad, not so bad as to disappoint me." Orochimaru smiled as he slowly emerged from the mouth of the dead serpent.

She still has the appearance of a female ninja from Kusagakure.

"So what?"

hum!

The overwhelming killing intent that emerged from the mountains of corpses and seas of blood was combined with illusion as an auxiliary enhancement.

Pfft!

Pfft!

Pfft!

The sharp blade pierced between the eyebrows, through the throat, and into the heart.

"Roar!" The Nine-Tails' voice, along with its chakra, instantly broke the genjutsu.

Naruto regained consciousness and was immediately confronted by a kunai aimed at his head.

Not only him, but Sakura and Sasuke received the same treatment.

Does this mean that if one cannot pass the test, one's death is not a pity?

Sasuke, possessing the Sharingan, used the pain he inflicted on himself to follow closely behind Naruto, breaking free from the genjutsu and narrowly avoiding the deadly kunai.

Seeing this, Naruto ignored Sasuke and turned to rescue Sakura.

"Oh my!" Orochimaru was surprised. He was even faster than Sasuke, who had the Sharingan. Did he have some kind of bloodline limit?

Whether he has it or not doesn't matter; the Sharingan is his goal for this trip.

Orochimaru turned his attention back to Sasuke and pulled out a scroll: "Mine is the Earth Scroll. What kind of scrolls do you have?"

Naruto remained silent.

Sakura was still in shock from narrowly escaping death.

Sasuke stared at Orochimaru in horror.

“If it’s the Scroll of Heaven, that would be perfect, saving us a lot of trouble,” Orochimaru said.

"It's the heavens! Our scroll is the Heavenly Scroll." Sasuke exhaled and said in a deep voice, "You can have the scroll, but please spare us."

Upon hearing this, Orochimaru couldn't help but laugh.

Open your mouth.

It swallowed the Scroll of Earth completely.

"I want the scroll, and I want your lives too. If you don't want to die, then resist and struggle with all your might until I am satisfied."

Sasuke's heart sank to the bottom. He dared not take his eyes off Orochimaru and said, "Naruto, did you hear that? This is not a drill. If you're not careful, you could really lose your life."

“I know. You hold them off for now. I’ll take Sakura to a safe place and then come back to help you,” Naruto said.

"..." Sasuke.

Even in this life-or-death situation, he couldn't care less about anything else.

Startled and dumbfounded, she turned her head and watched Naruto pick up Sakura and run away as fast as he could, her mind blank.

Witnessing the entire process, and using thermal perception, I determined that Naruto hadn't actually run away, but had stopped two hundred meters away and lingered there, doing who knows what.

Orochimaru found it fascinating and couldn't help but laugh out loud again.

"It seems your companion has abandoned you and is using you to hold me back, buying me time to escape."

Sasuke regained his composure and stared intently at Orochimaru.

"Don't believe me? Believe your comrades? Then let's look at the facts and see what really happens."

After Orochimaru finished speaking, his smile faded, and his eyes, filled with indifference to the lives of others, stared at Sasuke.

Suddenly, it lunged at Sasuke.

Sasuke, though startled, remained calm, activated his Sharingan, and used Lightning Release chakra to stimulate his cells as he faced Orochimaru.

When life is threatened and companions are gone, what kind of potential will be unleashed in such a desperate situation?

Thinking about this, Orochimaru secretly summoned several venomous snakes to ambush Naruto and Sakura.

Success is good, but failure is okay too.

Chapter 58 The Gap Between Us and Kage-Level Powerhouses

"What are you doing?" Sakura didn't believe Naruto would abandon his comrades at all; she was just curious about what Naruto was planning to do.

“I told you yesterday that the technique I developed is specifically designed to trap people.” Naruto formed hand seals, creating more than a dozen shadow clones.

These shadow clones immediately began their operation upon appearing.

The division of labor is clear.

Ten of the shadow clones crouched down, using chakra sensing techniques to detect Orochimaru's location.

The other three shadow clones used Earth Release: Rasenshuriken, with one as the main clone and the other two as secondary clones.

The properties of soil are different from those of wind; it doesn't produce as much noise, at most just the sound of wind generated by high-speed rotation.

"It is also the strongest technique I currently possess. The only problem is whether it can hit."

"You just saw how terrifying that person is."

"Unless he's mentally ill or an idiot, he definitely wouldn't risk his life upon seeing such a high-quality chakra group."

"There's only one chance. If I miss the rule of killing on the first meeting, it will be even harder to succeed the second time. So I need Sasuke to help me attract attention."

"Give me even the slightest bit of preparation time, and the rest depends on how well I can adapt to changing circumstances."

"..." Sakura.

The gradually forming Earth Release: Rasenshuriken is spinning at an extremely high speed.

A deep, muffled sound echoed in my ears.

The wind stirred her long, cherry blossom pink hair.

If it weren't for the inappropriate occasion, if the relationship wasn't uncertain, and if one didn't need to hide their feelings.

Faced with Naruto's composure, his apparent control over everything, and his combination of courage and strategy, she truly wanted to…

“So handsome…” Sakura exclaimed infatuatedly.

Naruto reminded Sakura to step back and avoid being caught in the crossfire, then unleashed his chakra and returned to the battlefield.

Along the way, I received a memory from a shadow clone, which revealed that four snakes were approaching. I dealt with them without hesitation.

"Sasuke, I'm here!" Naruto shouted from a distance.

Sasuke, who was in grave danger and under immense pressure, immediately breathed a sigh of relief, distanced himself from Orochimaru, and rejoined Naruto.

"Your courage is commendable, but..." Orochimaru tilted his head, his smile not reaching his eyes, and said without rushing to pursue, "It's just adding another corpse to the list."

"By the way, how come you suddenly turned into a two-tomoe demon?" Naruto asked Orochimaru without looking at him directly.

"Two tomoe? Really? No wonder his dynamic vision has improved so much." Sasuke was taken aback, then realized.

"You didn't mistakenly think I took Sakura and just left without caring about your life or death, did you?" Naruto asked suddenly after a moment of silence.

“How could that be? I believe you. You’re not that kind of person.” Sasuke shook his head.

"You're kidding me. How do you explain this sudden advancement in your Sharingan?" Naruto's eye twitched.

With a formidable enemy at hand, Naruto quickly adjusted his mindset: "Let's go."

"Yeah." Sasuke.

Suddenly, the two accelerated and rushed towards Orochimaru, where they clashed with the smiling Orochimaru.

Even though we had never worked together before, nor had we trained together on anything related to teamwork, it was amazing how we felt like we were telepathically connected.

Even without looking at each other's eyes and actions, they can understand each other's intentions, cooperate well, and achieve a result greater than the sum of its parts.

Orochimaru's smile grew more pronounced, and his performance gradually improved.

It was clear that he was very satisfied.

"While not as good as Itachi, he is still quite outstanding for your age."

Sasuke was immediately shocked, his eyes bloodshot: "What did you say! Itachi! You know Itachi! Where is he?"

"I know, of course I know. Not only that, I was also his defeated opponent. Heh, what an enviable sight," Orochimaru laughed.

good chance!

Naruto's eyes lit up, and he instantly unleashed a Rasengan, aiming it at the back of Orochimaru's head.

The kick that Might Guy gave Madara taught him a lesson: when you hit someone, hit them in the head.

The attack, which should have been foolproof, was abruptly interrupted by Orochimaru's sudden acceleration, exceeding the range of Naruto's dynamic vision.

He couldn't see what was happening at all; all he felt was a blur before his eyes, and Orochimaru had already tied his hands behind his back and pressed him to the ground.

In particular, the right arm, which used the Rasengan, was twisted so badly that it was detached from the shoulder.

During his training, Naruto endured a lot of pain. He could bear the pain, but it also made him realize how big the gap was between himself and a Kage-level powerhouse.

Without using the Nine-Tails' power.

They are fundamentally one and the same.

"Rasengan! I didn't expect you to know that!" Orochimaru was genuinely surprised. He wondered just who Naruto really was.

Sasuke, who couldn't even see clearly with his Sharingan activated, was kicked more than ten meters away by Orochimaru and crashed into a tree trunk.

He coughed up blood from a sharp pain in his ribs and witnessed Naruto being pinned to the ground in Orochimaru's hands, his life hanging by a thread.

The feeling I had in the Land of Waves is back.

Their bodies acted before their minds, and they were determined to save Naruto at all costs.

“The shadow clone responsible for perception hasn’t transmitted any memories, which means that this Orochimaru isn’t a clone, but the real Orochimaru,” Naruto thought to himself.

"In Orochimaru's eyes, I am now nothing more than a fish on a chopping board, at his mercy. Instinctively, he will no longer be wary of me."