Naruto: My version is ahead of the ninja world

"Orochimaru, that's really strange. You actually volunteered for this kind of mission..."

The "Three Ninja Team," which has not yet earned the title of the Three Ninjas, is moving northwest along the border between the Land of Grass and the Land of Rain.

Their mission is to search for Yu Xian and bring him back safely.

Orochimaru completely ignored Jiraiya's nagging. In fact, his personality had been quietly changing since the start of the war.

Although Orochimaru was taciturn, unconventional, and had a depth of thought far beyond his peers when he was young, he was essentially no different from other children at that time.

After the war began, Orochimaru witnessed too much death, and he became increasingly closed off and indifferent... Well, if you ask him to say it himself, it wasn't indifference, it was just that his way of caring for others was different from normal people.

For example, during this war, the three Sannin were trapped deep in the battlefield by the enemy. The three were isolated and helpless, and Jiraiya was seriously injured. With no hope of escape, Orochimaru prepared to help end Jiraiya's life... His logic was that being captured would be terrible, and it was impossible to escape with Jiraiya, so it would be better for everyone if Jiraiya were to die.

Furthermore, when Orochimaru first met Yahiko and the others, after lamenting how pitiful the orphans of the war were, he immediately decided to guide these children onto the path of happiest happiness... Living is a misfortune, therefore death is a blessing.

Well, all I can say is that Orochimaru almost saved the ninja world from disaster.

"Does a Chunin really have the ability to break through the Land of Rain?" Tsunade wondered.

"We must believe in the possibilities of ninjas, Tsunade." Jiraiya was relatively optimistic, but he had his reasons. "If the information is true, then last night was indeed a good opportunity to escape the Land of Rain."

With the northern battlefield of the Rain Country in such a state of chaos, it's like a nuclear war is raging. Who would care about the rats scurrying around in the rainy night?

The two men had noticed Orochimaru's changes. Jiraiya had been paying close attention to his condition and wanted to say something to Orochimaru, but at that moment he suddenly turned his head to look in a certain direction to the side.

He even stopped in his tracks involuntarily.

"Jiraiya, what's wrong?"

Seeing Jiraiya's reaction, the other two quickly became alert, assuming that Jiraiya had sensed the enemy's presence.

"Is there an enemy?"

"No, it's just..."

Jiraiya had been training in Sage Mode at Mount Myōboku since childhood. Due to his limited aptitude, he had not yet mastered Sage Mode at this time, but he had no problem sensing natural energy.

At that moment, he sensed a highly concentrated mass of natural energy moving within him.

A moment later, Yu Xian's figure emerged from the shadows of the grass and came into view of the three.

Yu Gen was surprised that these three people came to greet him, but the one who was valued was not him, but the information he had about the activities of the Jinchuriki.

The Jinchūriki are too dangerous; Konoha has to take this seriously.

"You are Yuzuru?" Jiraiya asked Yuzuru.

"It's me, Jiraiya-sama, Orochimaru-sama, and Tsunade-sama." Yugen called out the names of the three in turn to prove that he was indeed a Konoha ninja.

Tsunade only found Yugen somewhat familiar. Just as a person cannot remember exactly how many slices of bread they have eaten, Tsunade could not remember exactly how many ninjas she had healed.

Yu Xian glanced at Orochimaru to the side. For some reason, he had a bad feeling about Orochimaru at this moment, which even reminded him of the time he was ambushed in the Tailed Beasts Chaos arc.

Orochimaru might suddenly have a relapse, especially considering this is only during the Second Shinobi World War... Has this madman already gone mad?

If a conflict were to occur, my return might be seen as defection... Yu Gen was a little confused about Orochimaru's thoughts, but he still prepared for the worst.

"You witnessed the battle between Hanzo of Amegakure and the Jinchuriki of Iwagakure?" Jiraiya continued to inquire.

"I can't be sure, Jiraiya-sama. I can't get too close to the battlefield. I can only speculate that Hanzo is behind it."

Why?

"Although we can't be sure of the number of Jinchuriki who participated in the battle, it seems that the Jinchuriki were driven to the brink of defeat. He or they released the Tailed Beast Ball at least five times... As far as I know, only Hanzo can do something like that," Yugen said.

The theoretical support for this speculation is very weak, but the result is very convincing. It's similar to how the Fourth Hokage assumed the masked man was Madara Uchiha when he saw him during the Nine-Tails' rampage.

Because in people's minds, only Madara possesses the eye power to control Kurama.

"That means the Jinchuriki is out of control... Hanzo of Amegakure, indeed, he's the only one left."

"Hanzo has no weaknesses in ninjutsu, taijutsu, and ninjutsu, especially water ninjutsu. His strength far exceeds the imagination of ordinary ninjas."

Jiraiya directly agreed with Yugen's speculation. He didn't think there was anything wrong with Yugen not getting too close to the battlefield. Asking a Chunin who was a Genin not long ago to conduct close reconnaissance of that level of battlefield was a bit too much to ask.

but……

This Chunin named Yugen is truly extraordinary. What exactly is the source of his natural energy? Was it accidentally tainted, or was it intentionally accumulated?

"After all, the other side is the initiator of this Shinobi World War, and having strength that surpasses the shinobi world is a basic requirement." Tsunade also expressed her agreement.

The Hanzo of this period is quite different from the Hanzo that Yuzuru knows from the story. Although the later Hanzo is very strong, his strength is not overwhelming. However, the current Hanzo is a big boss...

"No matter what, let's evacuate first."

"Yes."

After a brief conversation, Yu Xian followed behind the three, and the team began their withdrawal from the Land of Grass.

In theory, traveling with these three should guarantee basic safety, unless... the danger comes from within the trio itself.

Jiraiya glanced at Yugen first, feeling that the natural energy on the other party seemed to be accumulating more and more. Wouldn't this cause a problem?

Then he looked at Orochimaru and kindly asked on Orochimaru's behalf, "By the way, why can you use summoning snakes...?"

"Jiraiya."

Orochimaru interrupted Jiraiya, but his gaze remained fixed on Hagen.

"It seems you're ready. Then let me see your strength." Orochimaru, true to his martial ethics, spoke up before making his move.

Yu Xian was stunned for a moment. What did this mean? Did they want to see if I was qualified to be a psychic contractor in Ryuchi Cave?

However, Orochimaru had some martial virtue, but not much; he had barely finished speaking when he made his move...

Ninja Technique: Hidden Shadow Snake Hand!

Printed so fast!

Orochimaru flicked his sleeve, and a large number of long snakes quickly coiled around Yugen. However, Yugen did not dodge hastily, but instead allowed the other party to control him.

Despite feeling the venomous snake's breath and the constant pressure on her bones and muscles, Yu Xian remained calm.

"Lord Orochimaru, I am merely a Chunin, and I am not qualified to fight you."

"No, my senses don't lie. I sense a dangerous aura emanating from you... As a fellow psychic contractor from Ryuchi Cave, let me see your unique abilities."