Naruto: Two opponents versus Naruto, Konoha panics!

【boom--! ! ! 】

A loud explosion followed, and a large plume of white smoke rose into the air.

[It directly dispersed the fireball.]

[From within the massive plume of white smoke, Orochimaru's figure shot out.]

Instead of attacking Sasuke, they created distance.

Standing on a tree branch, arms crossed, she looked at Sasuke with a half-smile.

She wanted to carefully observe Sasuke, this almost perfect vessel.

Observe everything about him...every inch of his body.

【hiss--】

The white smoke had not yet dissipated.

A huge snake's head emerged from the smoke.

Like a vicious python lurking in the smoke.

In an instant, the enormous snake head was in front of Sasuke.

[It opened its blood-red maw, determined to swallow Sasuke whole.]

[Faced with this enormous snake head, the pupils alone were half the size of its body.]

Instead of being alarmed, Sasuke wore a mocking expression.

[Boom! B ...

The enormous snake head swept past Sasuke, its gaping maw closing.

Sasuke, along with the ground beneath his feet, was swallowed whole by the giant snake head.

【Om—】

However, when the smoke cleared, Sasuke was found standing unharmed on the giant snake's head.

The giant serpent in Ryuchi Cave was also taken aback.

Then it slowly opened its blood-red maw.

He spat out all the sand.

An indescribable sense of shame welled up inside me.

[The snake's eyes stared intently at Sasuke, its chilling aura mingling with the stench of the giant serpent from Ryuchi Cave, assaulting Sasuke together.]

Sasuke remained unfazed.

Looking at Orochimaru, who seemed somewhat astonished in the distance, he sneered, "These earthworms... are they just for show?"

【Gah——】

The giant serpent of Ryuchi Cave, initially enraged, nearly broke through its defenses.

Orochimaru was also taken aback by Sasuke's seemingly honey-sweet lips.

It's a little different from what she imagined.

[Uchiha...is that so?]

I guess so. He's a genius, so it's normal for him to be a little special.

"Here we go again... Naruto-kun, are we really just going to ignore him?" Sakura asked, somewhat helplessly, watching Sasuke put on his usual act again.

Naruto glanced at Orochimaru not far away and said with a faint smile, "It's alright."

"Orochimaru seems quite interested in Sasuke."

"Even if Sasuke is defeated, his life will not be in danger."

"That's fine... Sasuke's personality is what it is, no matter how much you try to change it, you can't change it."

"On the contrary, if it is forced... the rebound will be even more severe."

"It's better to just let things remain as they are. After all, Sasuke has a long future ahead of him, and there are plenty of powerful ninjas out there..."

Sakura rolled her eyes, looked at Naruto who seemed about to say something but hesitated, and retorted, "You mean, Sasuke will learn from his mistakes, right?"

Naruto smiled without saying a word. What else could he do?

[They had tried to suppress it before, but it just exploded... Sasuke almost killed himself.]

Maintaining the status quo is fine; anyway, once the rain stops and the sun shines, a beating will usually keep him quiet for a while.

Naruto feels pretty good.

Sakura sighed and rubbed her forehead.

"Sasuke is really something... Oh well, since nothing's wrong, let's just watch quietly."

"Otherwise, if there's any suspicion of him intervening, Sasuke might start obsessing over it again."

Uchiha Sasuke: "..."

hateful!

Am I really that bad?!

Really?!

As expected, Sasuke started pretending again.

【hiss--!!!】

[The giant serpent of Ryuchi Cave opens its blood-red maw.]

He suddenly lifted Sasuke up.

Sasuke leaped into the air.

Below, the giant serpent of Ryuchi Cave opened its blood-red maw, awaiting his descent.

Sasuke sneered, "Not only useless, but also stupid."

【Whoosh whoosh——】

"This mark..."

Orochimaru murmured something.

[Before the words were finished.]

[The giant serpent in Ryuchi Cave suddenly darted away.]

[Extremely fast.]

In the blink of an eye, he swallowed Sasuke whole.

This time, the tactile sensation is real.

And there was no sand or dust to disturb it.

"I see... It seems Kakashi is the instructor for the Jonin."

"If that's all there is to it... then you're putting yourself in danger."

"Too proud...easily becomes arrogant..."

Orochimaru stuck out his long tongue and licked his dry lips.

[Then she smiled faintly and said, "Compared to perfection, some flaws in personality are actually more alluring..."]

"However, Sasuke's typical Uchiha behavior makes him seem less like an Uchiha and more like a normal person."

As a member of the Uchiha clan, Sasuke must have an extremely strong sense of self-respect and arrogance.

However, his behavior made him seem different from that of a typical Uchiha; he appeared more like a normal person.

Without the Uchiha's extremism and extreme arrogance, everything was just right.

[Yeah...it's just that kind of normal person who, after gaining some power, tends to show off.]

Orochimaru's lips curled slightly.

My excited heart calmed down a little.

But looking into Sasuke's eyes, the determination and longing only grew stronger.

As everyone knows, Snake Auntie knows how to cherish talent.

Even if Sasuke weren't an Uchiha, with his talent and personality, Orochimaru would still admire him.

[Sizzle—]

Just as the giant serpent of Ryuchi Cave thought it had devoured the brat who had defied it, a smug look on its face...

A crisp, sharp crackling sound of electricity rang out.

Disbelief flashed in his enormous snake-like eyes.

【How is that possible?!】

"You mere human brat... I am the great serpent of Ryuchi Cave!"

No response.

There was no sound.

[Aside from the crisp, sharp, and piercing crackling of electricity.]

It was as if the whole world had fallen silent.

[Sizzle—]

A flash of lightning appeared in the enormous eyes of the giant serpent in Ryuchi Cave.

[Next.]

[In the eyes of the giant serpent of Ryuchi Cave, the world before him was enveloped in lightning.]

[Pfft—!!!]

A sharp arc of lightning pierced directly through the eye of the giant serpent in Ryuchi Cave.

【call out--!!!】

Then, another sharp, piercing cry rang out.

It was like a thousand birds singing in unison.

The lightning blade that had pierced the eye of the giant serpent in Ryuchi Cave suddenly moved upwards.

[Splash—!!!]

There are no obstacles.

The lightning blade swung in a half-circle, cleaving the massive head of the Ryuchi Cave Serpent in half.

Red and white substances fell to the ground like raindrops.

[Click—]

The lightning blade dissipated, and a pair of hands emerged from the wound that had cleaved open the giant serpent in Ryuchi Cave.

Then it suddenly pulled left and right.

The giant serpent's head in Ryuchi Cave was split in two.

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes slightly; this was physical strength far exceeding what a typical ninja would gain after enhancing their chakra.

【"As expected of the Sharingan!"】

Orochimaru excitedly stuck out his long tongue and this time licked his own face.

He attributed everything to the Sharingan.

[Furthermore... with such power, one can easily guess a lot by simply thinking about Kakashi, the creator of Chidori.]

Kakashi's friend, Might Guy, is proficient in the Eight Gates.

For the Sharingan, copying the first three gates of the Eight Inner Gates is still an easy task.

This explains Sasuke's power.