Konoha: Starting with a sign-in for Hashirama cells

"You called me? Is there something you need?" Naruto asked, puzzled.

"It's nothing, it's just that the Kazekage wants to see you," the Anbu said.

Kazekage? Isn't that Orochimaru? Naruto asked in surprise.

Orochimaru wants to see him. What does he want?

There was no time to think. Naruto followed the ANBU member, leaping into the air and jumping towards the high platform.

Just in case, Naruto formed hand seals and used genjutsu to forget the danger.

In this way, within twenty minutes, if there is any attack that he cannot react to, his body can dodge it on its own.

There were only four people on the platform. The Third Hokage and Orochimaru were sitting in their seats, each with a Jonin guard standing beside them.

“Naruto Uzumaki.” Orochimaru, disguised as the Fourth Kazekage, spoke.

"Yes." Naruto nodded.

"How old are you?" Orochimaru asked.

"Twelve." Naruto.

"To have such strength at this age is remarkable. In a special wartime period, you would be qualified to be promoted to Jonin." Orochimaru.

"I still have a long way to go and need to keep working hard." - Naruto

"Quite modest," Orochimaru chuckled. "Has anyone ever told you that you resemble the Fourth Hokage?"

"Who?" Naruto.

"The Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze." Orochimaru.

"No." Naruto.

“I think you look a lot like me, not just in your demeanor, but also in your appearance.” Orochimaru.

"Really? I will work hard and strive to reach his level, and one day become Hokage." Naruto.

"Konoha Village is truly full of talented people, unlike our Sunagakure Village, which is a long story. Sigh." Orochimaru turned to the Third Hokage and said.

“No, not at all…” the third generation said with a smile.

Swish!

Suddenly, Orochimaru sprang into action, charging towards Naruto at full speed.

His right hand, hidden in his sleeve, extended out, and purple chakra ignited on the tips of his five fingers, each bearing the characters for metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.

It's a Five Elements Seal!

In the story, Orochimaru used this technique to seal Naruto's Nine-Tails chakra, causing Naruto great suffering.

It was too sudden and too fast. Not to mention Naruto, even the Third Hokage was caught off guard and couldn't react in time.

"What!" Orochimaru frowned.

A sudden attack, at full speed and power, and yet it still failed.

The Nine-Tails' chakra disappeared from his body, and the Lightning Release chakra also vanished. Naruto looked at Orochimaru with lingering fear: "I'm the target!"

"What are you trying to do! Peace is hard-won, please don't ruin your own life." The Third Hokage appeared in front of Naruto, facing Orochimaru, and said in a deep voice.

"Tsk, this is no fun." Orochimaru released the Five Elements Seal on his hands and said, "Make your move."

The four Sound Ninja, who were hiding in the audience, responded to the call and activated the Four Purple Flame Formation, enveloping the high platform.

Also in the audience, Kabuto Yakushi, disguised as a member of the Dark Guard, formed hand seals and unleashed a wide-range illusion technique, the Nirvana Abode Technique.

This caused all the ordinary people in the audience, as well as the ninjas who were not skilled in illusion techniques, to fall into a peaceful sleep.

The Sound Ninja and Sand Ninja, who were prepared in advance, immediately released their weapons and attacked the Konoha Ninja.

“Kazekage, you…” The Third Generation remained silent.

"Hehehe, I'm not the Kazekage, teacher." Orochimaru laughed, tearing away the first layer of his disguise as the Fourth Kazekage.

"!?" Third generation.

"It's you! Where is the Kazekage?" The Sand Village Jonin frowned.

"He's outside the village. We planned to coordinate an attack from the inside and outside," Orochimaru lied.

"Although the seal wasn't successful, the Nine-Tails' power inside won't affect the plan," Orochimaru thought to himself, glancing at Naruto who was being protected by the Third Hokage.

Outside the village, and inside the village, the Sound Ninja and Sand Ninja, responsible for creating unrest, can draw away the attention of a large portion of the ninjas.

Sending the One-Tailed Jinchuriki to the center of Konoha Village can draw Jiraiya away.

The time gained is enough.

"Protect Naruto." The Third Hokage was silent for a moment, then spoke to Namiashi Raido, before turning to Naruto: "Naruto, be careful. You absolutely cannot be harmed."

"Heh, because you are the Nine-Tails' Jinchūriki. Losing you is the same as losing the Nine-Tails. Konoha cannot afford such a loss," Orochimaru laughed.

“Naruto-kun, do you know? It has nothing to do with you. What he really cares about is the Nine-Tails and Konoha.”

"He was willing to give up anything for the village. He was such an emotionless person, yet he unilaterally accused me, saying that I was evil and immoral. Hahaha."

“You, who are so self-centered, will never understand what true strength is,” the Third Generation said.

"That's because the teacher doesn't understand me. The me now, no, the me in the future, will have everything," Orochimaru said, spreading his arms wide in ecstasy.

"Ten years, a hundred years, a thousand years, forever and ever, I can keep exploring, studying science, pursuing truth, and unraveling one mystery after another."

"Decades from now, you and I will both be nothing but bones," the Third Generation said. "The so-called immortality is nothing but a pipe dream."

Orochimaru laughed, tore off the second layer of disguise, and revealed the true form of his body.

She was a beautiful woman with fair skin and a pretty face.

Only those eerie snake eyes sent chills down one's spine.

"Now, seeing me like this, would you still say I'm dreaming? Hehehe."

"..." three generations.

Naruto peeked out, a thought popping into his mind: What would it be like to truly become a woman? He was a little curious.

Don't get me wrong, it's not that he wants to change, he's just curious.

With a flash of pink light, Sakura appeared out of thin air next to Naruto. Seeing that Naruto was safe and sound, she breathed a sigh of relief.

"Huh?" Orochimaru was stunned. He looked around and saw that the Four Purple Flame Formation was still there. How did he get in?

"Sakura!" The Third Hokage's eyes lit up. "You've come at the perfect time! Quickly take Naruto away from here. Can you take someone now?"

“Okay.” Sakura nodded.

"That's good, thank you for your help," said the Third Generation.

"This feeling... is the Flying Thunder God Technique!" Raido Namiashi exclaimed, his eyes wide.

"Flying Thunder God..." Snake Aunt tilted her head, her snake eyes scrutinizing Sakura, and suddenly made her move.

Chapter 75 Wood Release: The Advent of the Tree World

The Third Hokage stopped Orochimaru: "Your opponent is me."

Earth Escape, Earth Flows into a Great River.

The raging swamp will bring Orochimaru charging towards you...

Swallowed up!

"Lord Hokage, please allow me to stay..." said Raido Namiashi.

"This is a mistake I made back then because I was too soft-hearted, and I have to settle it myself," the Third Hokage said, maintaining the seal in his hand with his back to the group.

Currently, in the entire Hidden Leaf Village, there are only three people who can directly confront Orochimaru and are capable of defeating him.

The three generations: Jiraiya and Danzo.

Among them, the third generation must pay the price of their lives to perform the Corpse Demon Sealing Technique.

As for Kai, he can't break the Impure World Reincarnation technique, nor can he kill Orochimaru.

Naruto was silent for a moment, then stepped forward.

The Third Hokage caught a glimpse of Naruto out of the corner of his eye and saw a tree branch growing out of nothing on Naruto's outstretched right hand.

I was completely shocked.

Although I had this expectation beforehand, having this expectation is one thing, and actually realizing it is another.

“Grandpa, if it were me, I could help,” Naruto said.

“That’s enough, that’s more than enough,” the Third Generation laughed.

"I'm already very satisfied to be able to see this at the end."

“Naruto, you will definitely surpass me, surpass Minato, and maybe even surpass the First Hokage, so there’s no need to take risks before that.”

"Sakura."

"Put your hands on my shoulders," Sakura said.

Finally, the Third Hokage's light, airy words echoed in his ears: "Naruto, I'm sorry, all this time..."

~~~

Outside the Four Purple Flame Array.

in the audience.

In the blink of an eye, three people appeared.

Nami gave Sakura a complicated look, nodded, and instantly rushed off to provide support elsewhere.

Turning his gaze away from the Four Purple Flames Formation on the high platform, Naruto half-squatted on the ground, raised his index and middle fingers, and lightly pressed the ground to activate his Chakra Sensing Technique.

"North of Konoha Village?" Naruto raised an eyebrow.

Gaara, Kankuro, and Temari are approaching the north of the village.

There were a few other people with them, and judging from their chakra reactions, they were roughly in the range of Chunin to Special Jonin.