Naruto: Two opponents versus Naruto, Konoha panics!

[Sizzle—]

Orochimaru wanted to draw his ninja sword.

But countless tiny arcs of lightning still danced along the ninja sword, paralyzing his body.

【"Heh...heh..."】

"Uzumaki...Naruto Uzumaki?!"

"Heh...I didn't expect this...I really didn't expect this!"

Orochimaru burst into laughter.

Then he started coughing incessantly.

Each cough brought up fresh blood mixed with internal organs.

Does it hurt?

Of course, it's both painful and numb!

However... Orochimaru's smile remained unchanged.

Because he had already sensed that something was slightly off.

Looking around, the white smoke that hadn't yet dissipated...

Orochimaru shifted his gaze.

The purple serpents beneath their feet remained vigilant, constantly scanning their surroundings.

Orochimaru secretly shook his head.

It seems I need to specifically target my weaknesses when I get back.

The resistance to illusion magic is too low.

[And...Naruto Uzumaki?]

Although it's an illusion... it might actually be possible in reality.

Just then.

Orochimaru's eyes suddenly widened, and he felt a chill run down his spine.

The white smoke from the summoning of countless snakes had not yet dissipated.

But amidst the white smoke...

[Five Elements: Great Barrage Technique!]

【boom--】

[Lightning Release! Orochimaru and the Manda beneath his feet are completely paralyzed.]

[Fire Release! Orochimaru and Manda transform into a fireball.]

[Wind Release! The flames intensified, crackling sounds rang out, and several shocking wind blades appeared on Orochimaru and Manda's bodies.]

【Escape from Earth! 】

This is not a direct attack using Earth Release techniques.

Instead, a large mass of mud covered Orochimaru and Manda.

The confinement operation has been intensified once again.

The final water-based technique... crashed down like water falling from the sky.

The mud instantly solidifies, releases heat, and hardens.

Orochimaru only had his eyes remaining outside his body.

Suddenly.

The white smoke in front of us has disappeared.

But... the whole world turned the color of chakra.

[Looking at the chakra color that devoured all other colors around it.]

[Those enormous chakra balls—Super Giant Rasengan.]

Orochimaru: "..."

【ah--!!!】

【...】

Orochimaru's entire body trembled, and then he began to sway.

[I almost fell off the branch of the big tree I was standing on.]

He was breathing heavily.

With difficulty, he raised his head to look at the golden figure.

【"Heh...heh..."】

[As expected, it was an illusion!]

However, after seeing Naruto's handsome face with that enigmatic smile...

Orochimaru's pupils suddenly contracted.

[No fluff.]

After nearly stumbling and falling, he instantly vanished.

[A moment later.]

Orochimaru's shoulders trembled uncontrollably.

[You didn't see wrong! It wasn't an illusion... There's absolutely no way you could have been wrong!!!]

[Uzumaki...Naruto Uzumaki!]

[The Uzumaki clan, Sharingan... Yes!]

Although Orochimaru didn't know why his deep blue eyes had turned crimson, resembling the Sharingan.

However, Orochimaru knew that he had discovered a very serious secret today.

[Uzumaki... plus Uchiha...]

This is the real... the truly correct answer he's been searching for!

[Uchiha Sasuke...Uchiha Itachi?]

[Uchiha?]

All individual items must be placed at the back!

[The truly, most perfect container!]

【Do not! 】

[A container...no! To describe such a perfect body as a container...it's an insult!]

A mad glint appeared deep within Orochimaru's eyes.

[And in his mind.]

[That long-buried, unwanted memory—the memory of being instantly killed by Itachi Uchiha's Mangekyou Sharingan... gradually faded away.]

Instead, we see everything that happened in the illusionary world just now.

A new obsession has emerged.

[My obsession with the Uchiha clan is... much deeper than before!]

"This trip... was definitely the right one!"

"Thank goodness... thank goodness!"

"I almost missed it!"

Orochimaru: "Yay~!!!"

V(＾－＾)V

Everyone: "......."

It has to be you, Aunt Snake!

Why not just kill him?

[Inside the sealed space, the large fox asked, somewhat puzzled.]

"Kill him?"

"He's Orochimaru, one of the legendary Sannin."

"He's one of the old man's disciples."

"And then?" the big fox asked casually.

Clearly, none of Orochimaru's titles were of any interest to her.

It's just so-so, nothing special.

Naruto chuckled, "Of course, most importantly, Orochimaru is a rogue ninja, the highest-ranking rogue ninja Konoha has seen in recent years."

"Furthermore... when Orochimaru's scheme was exposed and he defected, it wasn't impossible to stop him."

"Jiraiya?" The giant fox looked at him with disgust.

"No," Naruto shook his head.

"Then hurry up and tell me! Seriously, Naruto, get on with it!"

"It was the old man who personally went to stop him, changing into his spotless combat armor, but he didn't even lift a finger, he was just busy crying, and then he watched Orochimaru leave."

"Oh." The big fox was taken aback, then rolled its eyes.

"Fool, didn't you tell me just the other day that Sunagakure seemed to be up to something?"

"Recently, various Sunagakure ninjas have infiltrated Konoha, all exploiting loopholes in the patrols."

"And there are others cooperating inside... Many of the ninjas in the Anbu have reported that Danzo's Root organization is cooperating with them."

[The Big Fox: "......"]

What are you chattering about?!

Who's the fool?!

That jerk with the blond hair!

[It's just a fox, why would it think so much?]

[That treacherous blond guy!]

Naruto, of course, had no idea what the giant fox was thinking at that moment.

[Still smiling faintly, he said, "So, I was wondering, is Orochimaru also fed up with the old man?"]

"It doesn't matter. Whatever Orochimaru's motives, isn't it good that someone's setting the stage for us?"

"Furthermore, I've discovered many interesting things... and quite a few of them bear the mark of Orochimaru."

"He's a talented individual. The dead Orochimaru isn't very valuable, even after being resurrected... The living Orochimaru is the most valuable."

"Oh," the big fox replied indifferently.

Naruto chuckled to himself, wondering what he had done to offend her again. The big fox had indeed been rather irritable lately.

"A great opportunity!"

【at the same time.】

[Outside the battlefield.]

[Oboro and Yumeka exchanged a glance.]

Then a glint of light flashed in his eyes.

[There's a flaw!]

[A major flaw!]

They certainly didn't want to miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

"Let's do it!"

"If we capture them, the angel will surely..."