In Konoha, they wiped out the Sarutobi clan at the start.

boom.

Naruto, in his four-tailed form, was pushed to the other side of the bridge by Orochimaru's Kusanagi sword, which had been extended to hundreds of meters.

It smashed out a huge crater.

As the smoke cleared, Naruto's figure was revealed.

Orochimaru's Kusanagi sword was thrusting fiercely at Naruto's chest, but thanks to the protection of the Tailed Beast Cloak, the Kusanagi sword failed to harm Naruto in the slightest.

Orochimaru's neck also extended hundreds of meters, his head suspended in the sky, his long hair flowing, looking down at everything below.

"Even the Kusanagi Sword couldn't pierce Naruto's high-density chakra. This body is almost at its limit. There's not much point in continuing the fight." Thinking this, Orochimaru subconsciously glanced to the side.

When he saw Chiya appear next to Naruto, he was startled. "Damn it, why is that Chiya not doing anything? I have to get out of here. It's not wise to get entangled with that kind of troublesome guy."

Just as Orochimaru was about to retrieve the Kusanagi Sword, Naruto, in his tailed beast form, moved.

He raised his claws, grabbed the blade of the Kusanagi sword, and swung it violently. The gleaming white blade swept horizontally towards Chiya and the others.

Wherever it passed, trees, rubble, and broken bridges were cut in two vertically.

"Oh no, Karin, get down quickly!" Yamato, who was nearby, quickly tackled Sakura to the ground.

Karin, who had been promoted to Jonin and possessed powerful sensory abilities under Tsunade's tireless guidance over the past few years, jumped up and dodged almost the instant Yamato shouted those words.

The Kusanagi sword continued its momentum, sweeping towards Qianye and his companions.

Just as the Kusanagi sword was about to sweep towards Chiya, Chiya neither dodged nor evaded, but suddenly raised his right hand and extended his index finger, and a "ding" sound was heard.

He caught Orochimaru's Kusanagi sword with a single finger.

"He actually blocked it with a single finger." This startled Dou, who was furthest away and was about to jump up to dodge.

Sakura and Yamato, who were lying on the ground, were also frightened, as they witnessed Chiya's power once again.

Karin looked at Chiya with adoration and love in her eyes. She cupped her blushing face in her hands, her eyes brightening. She murmured to herself, "He's really handsome, Chiya-sama."

As for Yecang, he was already used to this.

"It seems your Lord Orochimaru has run out of tricks against Naruto in his tailed beast form," Chiya said with a smile, discussing with Kabuto. His index finger and thumb slowly met, gripping the Kusanagi sword. Orochimaru, who was under control, tried to retract the Kusanagi, but couldn't budge the blade an inch.

"Lord Chiya, is there something you need from Lord Orochimaru?"

Kabuto smiled slightly, neither admitting nor refuting, because he couldn't afford to offend either Orochimaru or Chiya.

"Of course, I wouldn't come looking for him unless there was something wrong. My mission this time was to kill Orochimaru, since he's got his eye on the Three-Tails." Chiya nodded.

Dou's face darkened, and he thought to himself, "So it was true."

Then, recalling Orochimaru's evaluation of Chiya, a flattering smile immediately appeared on his face. "Lord Chiya, you really like to joke. How could Akatsuki possibly dictate your will? Besides, didn't you want to see the ending of Sasuke and Lord Orochimaru? If Lord Orochimaru dies here, wouldn't you lose a lot of fun?"

"That's true." Chiya remained noncommittal, releasing the Kusanagi sword, and Orochimaru slowly sheathed the Kusanagi sword.

Qianye changed the subject, "But I'm sure you know the rules, right?"

Dou was taken aback. Rules?

He then recalled Orochimaru's history of being blackmailed and quickly realized what was going on, flattering her, "Of course. Please follow me."

With that, Kabuto gestured for Chiya to follow Orochimaru.

Just then, Naruto, now in his tailed beast form, moved again, completely losing his mind. He roared to the sky and aimed his spear at Chiya.

The nine-tailed fox within him sensed a feeling of loathing emanating from Qianye.

The giant fox claws stretched out, but before they could get close to Qianye, they were bound by a golden chain.

Then four more chains extended out, binding the Four-Tails Naruto completely.

"Quickly, Captain Yamato, get Naruto out of his Tailed Beast form!" Karin shouted urgently.

"I know." Yamato quickly realized what was happening, rapidly forming hand seals and hastily unleashing Wood Release.

Kabuto looked in surprise at the direction the chains extended and discovered that the chains binding Naruto actually extended from Karin's body. He was quite surprised that the Hokage's disciple would stop Naruto from attacking Chiya. Why was that?

Could there be some connection between them? Or perhaps they knew the consequences of attacking Qianye and thus stopped him in advance?

Before Kabuto could think further, Chiya gave his 'answer': "Little girl, you have good judgment. If you had attacked me just now, I'm afraid that apart from the Jinchuriki, no one in Konoha would have left alive today."

After saying that, Chiya nodded to Karin and led Yekura towards Orochimaru.

Dou followed closely behind, thinking to himself, "It seems to be the second one."

Hearing Chiya's words, Karin's infatuation returned. She cupped her flushed face in her hands, a dreamy smile spreading across her face, silently repeating to herself, "Chiya-sama just praised me! Chiya-sama just praised me!"

This made Yamato, who was desperately trying to seal the Nine-Tails, cry. "Karin, seriously, if you keep doing this, Naruto is going to break free of his restraints."

However, no matter how he called out to her, Karin did not respond, still immersed in Chiya's praise.

As a result, Yamato was exhausted.

Meanwhile, Chiya and her group had arrived at Orochimaru's side.

Looking at Orochimaru crawling out of his mouth, Chiya made no attempt to hide his contempt. "You're as disgusting as ever, Orochimaru. Snake spitting snakes, snake spitting swords, you spit snakes, snake spitting... Besides these disgusting ninjutsu, can't you do anything else?"

"Or perhaps you haven't found your hands yet? I told you how to get them back."

Orochimaru frowned, raised his hands, and felt a surge of anger rising within him.

However, the situation is beyond his control. Although Orochimaru is very dissatisfied with this guy who has repeatedly schemed against, humiliated, and blackmailed him, it is not advisable to break off relations before obtaining Sasuke's body.

Thinking of this, Orochimaru's brows instantly relaxed, and he changed the subject, "Chiyo-kun is as fond of joking as ever. So what does Chiyo-kun hope to gain from this? It seems there's nothing left here for you to be interested in."

"That's hard to say. Don't you have the Impure World Reincarnation technique? I think it's quite fun. Besides, haven't you been collecting the corpses of powerful individuals for the past few years?" Qianye narrowed his eyes slightly.

Orochimaru was taken aback, then suddenly laughed. "Don't joke around, Senya-kun. You, who always only believe in your own power, have no interest in the dead."

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