Naruto: I start with one door, and I can open it infinitely.

"That's a gift I left for you. You'll definitely need it, because you need power, the power of revenge," Orochimaru continued, circling Sasuke and chuckling, his grin never fading. "I'm very happy to have witnessed your power in so many ways this time..."

Orochimaru summoned a giant snake, which spat out Sakura and Naruto, who had escaped. He continued, laughing, "They are your comrades. They will take good care of you. Farewell, Sasuke-kun..."

Sakura and Naruto were vomited out, and Sakura saw Sasuke lying on the ground. She quickly ran towards Sasuke, but he fainted as soon as she reached him.

Faced with such a formidable enemy, Naruto was unconscious, and Sasuke also collapsed to the ground. She didn't know how to rescue the two of them.

However, Orochimaru had no intention of killing anyone. Instead, he slowly sank into the ground, preparing to leave...

However, when Shadow Clone Lin Chuan saw Orochimaru plant the cursed seal, he jumped down from the tree, blocking Orochimaru's way out. He couldn't help but clap his hands, "Clap, clap, clap, wonderful, truly wonderful! Orochimaru, you, a master like you, can't beat Itachi, so you come here to bully his little brother. You're something else..."

"Huh? Who are you? How did you know?" Orochimaru paused in his motion to sink into the ground, half of his body still above the surface. He looked at Lin Chuan with surprise. How did this guy get here? When did he arrive? Had he been observing them the whole time? And how did he know that he couldn't beat Itachi?

He had too many doubts in his mind. This child's current behavior was completely different from the information Kabuto had gathered; it was as if he had become a different person. He immediately questioned, "Who exactly are you? You're not Chuan?"

"I am Kawa, the real Kawa. As for how I knew your secret, that's not important. Let's make a deal, Orochimaru..."

"Lin Chuan? Does he know Orochimaru? What does he want to do?" When Sakura saw Lin Chuan, she thought she had seen a savior, that Lin Chuan had come to help her. She didn't expect that Lin Chuan knew Orochimaru. She felt so weak. What should she do?

"Hehehe, interesting, very interesting," Orochimaru slowly emerged from the ground. He was no longer in a hurry to leave and was eager to hear what kind of deal Lin Chuan wanted to make. In fact, he wanted to know Lin Chuan's secret even more.

"Resurrect someone for me," Shadow Clone Lin Chuan said, preparing to take out a jar containing body tissue. Suddenly, he saw Sakura and the other two and shouted to Orochimaru, "Get them out of here first. I don't want outsiders to interfere with our deal..."

"Very good, I like it." Orochimaru summoned another giant snake and had it swallow Sakura and the other two. He then led Naruto and the others to a safe place and put them down before continuing their transaction. He had become interested because Lin Chuan knew more than he had thought.

"Help me revive her," Lin Chuan, the shadow clone, took out a jar and threw it to Orochimaru. Inside the jar were some body tissues, which he had secretly dug up from the corpse on a dark and windy night.

"That's interesting. How did you know about the Impure World Reincarnation?" Orochimaru took the jar, unable to discern whose body tissue was inside. He wasn't interested in the person Lin Chuan wanted to revive, but rather in Lin Chuan himself.

"Don't ask anymore, Orochimaru. I won't tell you. Just tell me if you want to trade or not," Shadow Clone Lin Chuan waved his hand lightly. He didn't want to listen to Orochimaru's nonsense. If you want to trade, just get it over with.

"We can trade. What will I get in return?" Orochimaru was excited. What would Lin Chuan, who knew so many secrets, offer in exchange?

"Sasuke," the shadow clone Lin Chuan said bluntly, directly stating Sasuke's name. Seeing Orochimaru's astonished expression, a smile involuntarily crept onto his face. Surprised? Unexpected? Hahaha…

"Hehehe, you've successfully made me laugh, Chuan," Orochimaru was amused by Lin Chuan's antics. Was this kid crazy? So naive, daring to use his things to trade with him, trying to get something for nothing? He was utterly courting death. "Sasuke isn't yours, how can you trade him? Did I hear that right?"

"You heard me right, it's Sasuke," Shadow Clone Lin Chuan really wanted a cigarette. There was something he'd been holding back for a long time, and he couldn't hold it in any longer. "Orochimaru, this Sasuke, this body, these eyes, are you satisfied? Those are Mangekyou Sharingan, the same eyes as Itachi..."

"What? Sasuke became that strong and even awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, all because of you? What exactly are you trying to do? And what do you know?"

Orochimaru was about to make his move. No matter what secrets Lin Chuan had, he would find out by taking down Lin Chuan. But when he suddenly heard Lin Chuan self-destruct, his golden vertical pupils suddenly shrank. He seemed to have discovered something incredible. He had always felt that something was wrong before, as if he had overlooked something, but now everything could be explained.

He also recalled a remark Kabuto had made earlier. After extracting information about Sasuke from Lin Chuan, Kabuto's assessment of Lin Chuan was that he and Kabuto were the same type of person—unscrupulous in achieving their goals. If this friend could bring him benefits, he wouldn't necessarily hesitate to betray him.

"Hehehe," Orochimaru thought to himself, and couldn't help but lick his lips. Could it be that the other party had been plotting since Sasuke's childhood, making Sasuke stronger and awakening the Mangekyou Sharingan, all for this moment?

It's unbelievable. The other person is just a child. How could he know so much, do so much, and complete a plan spanning several years? None of this could possibly happen to a child.

If a child couldn't do it, or if it wasn't done by more than one child, then eliminating all impossibilities, the only answer is that Lin Chuan was switched out and used a reincarnation-type secret technique similar to his own, hiding in Konoha for another purpose. No wonder Lin Chuan is so strong; the reason is here.

But who exactly is the old monster who possessed Lin Chuan?

"You're right, I did it all. Surprised? Unexpected, aren't you...?"

"So what if you did it? Sasuke now, how could you possibly..." Orochimaru was about to say that Sasuke would never listen to Lin Chuan when he suddenly realized something was wrong. Perhaps... maybe... possibly...

Smart people like to overthink things. Even though Lin Chuan didn't point it out, Orochimaru had already filled in the blanks in his mind, convinced himself, and saved Lin Chuan a lot of trouble.

"What's wrong with Sasuke now? Is it so hard for me to kill him? It's not like I want Sasuke's body, Orochimaru..."

"Hahaha, hahahaha..." Shadow clone Lin Chuan laughed, his laughter arrogant and rampant. After all, this was Orochimaru, and there weren't many people who could make Orochimaru suffer a setback these days.

"Hehehe, how interesting. Kill Sasuke," Orochimaru's golden vertical pupils flickered with uncertainty as he fell into deep thought, feeling somewhat irritated.

Lin Chuan's appearance was too sudden, the transaction too sudden, and the killing of Sasuke even more sudden. He had no time to think about any of this, nor any time to ponder Lin Chuan's purpose, who Lin Chuan was, or how Lin Chuan knew so much information. There were too many mysteries...

This person is shrouded in too many mysteries, and is nothing like the Konoha prodigy that Kabuto Yakushi investigated. He needs to re-evaluate Lin Chuan.

This was also one of Lin Chuan's goals: to bombard Orochimaru with information so that he wouldn't have time to think too much and could complete the transaction as soon as possible. As for Orochimaru realizing he had been tricked afterward, that was a matter for later.

But there's one thing Orochimaru is certain of: Kabuto Yakushi said that Lin Chuan and Kabuto Yakushi are the same kind of people. He doesn't dare to gamble that the other party won't kill Sasuke to stop his reincarnation plan, after all, a madman is capable of anything.

That's right. He felt that Lin Chuan was a madman, a madman who pretended to be a normal person in Konoha, because only a madman would make a deal with someone as infamous as himself, or Lin Chuan had the confidence to not be afraid of him, so he had to be on guard.

If he wanted to prevent the other party from harming Sasuke, he might be able to kill him beforehand. The moment his killing intent was revealed, his eyes became sharp. He looked up at Lin Chuan and suddenly realized that such a smart person would never come in his real form.

Even if the real body came, could he kill it? If he couldn't, and the body escaped, it would kill Sasuke. But he still asked, "Shadow clone?"

"Guess?" Shadow Clone Lin Chuan smiled mysteriously. Seeing Orochimaru's sharp eyes, he understood that the other party was testing whether he was a shadow clone. But how could he possibly admit it? He urged impatiently, "Hurry up and make the deal, Orochimaru. I'm in a hurry. I want to go play with those little cuties..."

Even Lin Chuan himself didn't expect that Orochimaru would assume he was an old monster just because of the words "cute little one".

"Hehehe, very good," Orochimaru said, taking out body tissue from the jar and laughing at Lin Chuan, "You know about the Impure World Reincarnation, so you should know that it requires a living sacrifice..."

"They're almost here," Shadow Clone Lin Chuan checked the time. Soon after, a whooshing sound came from the woods, and another Shadow Clone Lin Chuan appeared, leaving behind a junior ninja from another village who was still alive.

"Hehehe," Orochimaru looked at the two shadow clones of Lin Chuan. He dared not gamble on whether they were the real body, and even less dared to gamble on whether he could kill Lin Chuan.

If he couldn't kill Lin Chuan here, Lin Chuan would kill Sasuke instead, and his newly reserved perfect new vessel would be gone. He could only use his tongue to pick up the genin from the outer village and bring him to his face, then take out the body tissue from the jar, form hand seals, slam his hands down on the ground, and shout: "Impure World Reincarnation..."

"Ahhh!" The sacrificial offering let out a terrified scream as it was covered by the paper. Then a woman with long red hair appeared in front of it, dressed in a maternity outfit.

"This is... Uzumaki Kushina, I see." Orochimaru seemed to understand something when he saw this person. Lin Chuan actually resurrected Uzumaki Kushina and helped Naruto find his mother. So, the other party's claim of killing Sasuke might not be true. After all, children's bonds are the easiest to deceive.

But what if it's an old man like himself who also craves these young bodies? How can he ensure Sasuke isn't killed? It's a real headache!

"Orochimaru, I know what you're thinking. You can control Kushina, but I can't guarantee whether Sasuke is alive or dead," Shadow Clone Lin Chuan warned Orochimaru, then saw Kushina Uzumaki resurrected.

He dismissed the shadow clone that had brought the offerings, and sent it back with the information from this place. Then he turned and jumped into the woods and disappeared.

"Hehehe, Chuan?" Orochimaru watched Lin Chuan's disappearing figure, paused slightly after taking out the arm with the kunai engraved with talismans, and finally put it into Kushina's body.

He could choose not to control Kushina Uzumaki, but he couldn't be without a way to control her; these were two different things. In any case, having another Kushina Uzumaki wouldn't disrupt his plans.

Lin Chuan didn't reveal his purpose in reviving Kushina Uzumaki. He awakened Kushina and then slowly sank into the ground, letting the revived Kushina explore this new world on her own, find her son, and have a good chat with the Third Hokage. That would be quite nice.

"Hehehe, interesting, an interesting fellow. I look forward to seeing you again..."

……

At the same time, Lin Chuan received the memory of the Shadow Clone's dissolution and immediately realized that the plan to revive Kushina Uzumaki had succeeded.

Little blondie, you want a mom, I hope you can get along well with your mom during the Chunin Exams.

That's all I can do to help you. I risked my life to let you see your mother!

And Sasuke, you wanted power, I gave you power, but you still got bitten by Orochimaru. You can't blame me for that, I can't beat Orochimaru either. This is all I can do to help you, and I risked my life in the process.

I took advantage of you, there's nothing to say about that, it's an indisputable fact. Consider these two things as compensation for taking advantage of you, so I don't go home and lose sleep, otherwise I'll be in a real mess.

But this is fucking exciting! That's how Naruto should be done! Forget about the good guy, he doesn't eat beef...

I can still eat, sleep, and play games; nobody knows Naruto better than me...

……

at the same time--

In the dappled sunlight filtering through the trees, Kushina Uzumaki lay awake in the shade.

"Where am I? Where is this? Where is the Nine-Tails?" Kushina Uzumaki was still a little confused after just waking up. She didn't understand how she had suddenly ended up in the forest when the Nine-Tails was still causing chaos.

Boom boom boom, boom boom boom—

Hearing the explosion coming from the forest, she carefully sensed it and found that the chakra in the forest was very chaotic, as if there was a battle going on everywhere. Could it be that a war had broken out?

Confused, she immediately went to the top of the tree to check the situation. She wanted to look in the direction of the explosion, but suddenly she saw a familiar tower. The memory of her death instantly returned, and she remembered everything.

"So I'm already dead. This is the Forest of Death. Were those sounds training or the Chunin Exams?"

"How much time has passed? Is Naruto alright? How did I survive...?"

Rather than investigating the cause of the explosion, she was more interested in knowing what year it was in Konoha and how her son was doing, so she rushed straight towards the tower.

For a Jonin like her, a distance of several kilometers is covered in just a few minutes. She landed directly on the corridor of the tower, instantly attracting the attention of the Anbu, because the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, was there. They were there to protect Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"Who are you? Red hair?" The ANBU were on guard against Kushina Uzumaki until she raised her head and they noticed that her eyes had no whites.

However, none of that was the main point. The main point was that the older captain of the Dark Guard, upon seeing Kushina Uzumaki, froze on the spot, muttering to himself, "It's Lady Kushina..."

"You recognize me? Good. Which Hokage is Konoha now?" Seeing that the Anbu could call her by name, Kushina Uzumaki directly asked the Anbu what time period Konoha was in.

"We're in trouble. Keep an eye on her. I'm going to find the Hokage." The captain of the Anbu hurriedly left. They had never heard of a dead person being resurrected, let alone someone so special. He could only notify the Third Hokage to handle it.