The Tenseigan started from the Hyuga main family.

Hyuga Zechen sneered, as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world, and was too lazy to waste words on Uchiha Sasuke.

"you!"

Sasuke was already seething with anger because he missed news about Itachi Uchiha. Now, Hyuga Zetsu's disdainful attitude only fueled Sasuke's single thought: to prove his own strength!

With the Sharingan and Chidori, I am no longer the same person I was a month ago!

Sasuke leaped backward several times, retreating to a distance of more than ten feet. His crimson Sharingan began to rotate, and he bent down slightly, reaching down with one hand. The sharp, crackling sound of Chidori could be heard from between his five fingers.

"Sasuke, what's going on? Why did they start fighting for no reason?"

Naruto, standing nearby, looked completely bewildered.

Could it be that Sasuke was angry because he wasn't invited to the training?

"Let me show you the results of my hard work in cultivation!"

Sasuke's face, illuminated by the bright blue lightning, was contorted with madness and madness, as if he mistook Hyuga Zetsu for Uchiha Itachi.

The fact that yesterday's battle between Hyuga Zetsu and Uchiha Itachi ended in a draw has already spread among the ninjas. Sasuke is eager to prove that he has the strength to kill Uchiha Itachi by defeating Hyuga Zetsu.

"Take this!"

Sasuke, dragging the Chidori in his hand, left a deep crack in the ground and strode wildly toward Hyuga Zechen.

boom!

Under Naruto's gaze, billowing white mist rose up, obscuring his vision.

"You're disturbing my viewing of the scroll."

When the white mist dissipated, the deafening roar of thunder was barely audible, and only a few streaks of blue lightning remained stubbornly leaping in the Chidori in Sasuke's hand.

Sasuke's wrist was firmly gripped by Hyuga Zechen's hand. Even though he was less than a foot away from his target, he couldn't cross the line.

"Is this your strength? Is this the confidence you had to kill Itachi Uchiha?"

Only then did Hyuga Zechen slowly raise his head and meet the gaze of Uchiha Sasuke, whose face was filled with disbelief.

why?

Why am I still so weak despite all my hard work in cultivation?

Sasuke clenched his teeth, his heart filled with resentment.

"Take my advice, isn't it better to live a life of barely surviving? There's no need to throw your life away in vain."

With a slight push, Hyuga Zechen sent Sasuke flying backwards against his will, crashing heavily to the ground.

"what!"

Sasuke, curled up on the ground, let out a hysterical scream, his voice filled with despair.

Oh?

Hyuga Zechen, who had originally intended to ignore Sasuke, looked up again and sensed something unusual from Sasuke's body. A special chakra filled with coldness was spreading within Sasuke's body.

Has the Sharingan evolved into the three-tomoe form?

As Sasuke's Sharingan continued to spin wildly, it stabilized again, revealing a new tomoe.

Sasuke struggled to his feet, panting heavily. Just as he was about to speak, he felt an unbearable pain from the Heavenly Curse Seal on the back of his neck, and his body immediately went limp and he collapsed to the ground.

"Sasuke!"

Before Sasuke lost consciousness, all he could hear was Naruto shouting.

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After a long and complicated process, Naruto finally delivered Sasuke to the Konoha Hospital before the three of them stepped out of Konoha's gates and headed along the main road.

"Isn't Sasuke a comrade of the village? How can you hurt Sasuke like this?"

Throughout the journey, Naruto Uzumaki kept muttering about it, clearly still resentful of Hyuga Zechen's actions.

Throughout the entire ordeal, Hyuga Zechen ignored Naruto, who was constantly causing trouble beside him, and focused most of his attention on the Flying Thunder God scroll.

"So, after watching all night, what have you learned?"

Jiraiya grabbed Naruto and then looked at Hyuga Sawatatsu with anticipation in his eyes.

Only those who experienced the Third Shinobi World War can truly appreciate the power of space-time ninjutsu. His beloved disciple, Minato Namikaze, was able to surpass the legendary Sannin and become the Fourth Hokage, and the Flying Thunder God Technique deserves much of the credit.

Upon returning to Konoha, Jiraiya was surprised to discover that the village's overall strength had fallen to its lowest point in history. The surrounding great powers and various forces were all eager to make their move and were beginning to plan the Fourth Shinobi World War, impatient to tear Konoha apart.

If Hyuga Sawa could master the Flying Thunder God Technique, it would be enough to create a huge deterrent, reminding them of the fear of being dominated by the Yellow Flash, and buying precious time for Konoha's recovery.

"Um, could this be the powerful ninjutsu that the perverted sage is going to teach me?"

Naruto's resentment came and went quickly. He was immediately drawn to Jiraiya's words and kept jumping up and down, trying to see the contents of the scroll.

"No, I'm going to teach you another technique, a powerful ninjutsu developed by the Fourth Hokage..."

Jiraiya naturally knew how to pique Naruto's interest, and with just a few words, he had Naruto drooling.

After the three figures disappeared into the distance, a clear bell rang, and Itachi and Kisame emerged from behind a large tree, their eyes fixed intently on the direction the three had gone.

Chapter 68 Gathering of Winds and Clouds

The moment that blonde figure with twin ponytails stepped into Tanabata Street, the entire town was in an uproar.

Through word of mouth among countless gamblers, the legendary image of the "big fat sheep" has long been deeply ingrained in people's minds. Whenever that woman in a green long gown with the word "gambling" printed on her back appears, it is a lucky day for everyone to get rich together.

"Okay, let's choose this place!"

Amidst the eager anticipation of countless people, Tsunade disregarded Shizune's attempts to stop her while she was holding a piglet and walked directly into the area with the highest gambling stakes in Tanabata Street.

Both Shizune and the little pig looked like they were facing imminent disaster, knowing that Lady Tsunade would never leave unless she incurred a huge debt.

The news of Tsunade's appearance in Tanabata began to spread at an alarming rate in different directions, reaching the attention of those who had been collecting information about her.

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Ah!

Orochimaru sat up abruptly from the bed, letting out a sound filled with pain.

As for physical injuries, they are naturally insignificant compared to Orochimaru's immortality and Kabuto Yakushi's medical ninjutsu.

However, even Orochimaru could hardly bear the pain caused by the injury to his soul.

Damn Payne!

"Lord Orochimaru, we've located that person! She's in Tanabata Street right now!"

Just then, Kabuto hurriedly entered the room, his face beaming with joy as he spoke to Orochimaru.

"Very good. Let's get going then. I can't stand this feeling for another second. Even if it means using slightly rougher methods, we must achieve our goal!"

At the same time, Jiraiya, who had been guiding Naruto in training the Rasengan, also received the news and immediately rushed to Tanabata Street.

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"Congratulations to customer number 44 on winning the grand prize..."

With each broadcast, countless gamblers gathered behind Tsunade, watching the machine hand out big prizes one after another.

Isn't it said that the legendary fat sheep only spends money and never earns it?

Compared to the beaming faces behind her, who knew that their dinner money was finally secured, Tsunade stood up without a word and quickly walked out of the casino.

"Lady Tsunade, please wait a moment..."

Carrying a large pile of items bought with the prize money, Shizune followed behind Tsunade, panting, not understanding why Tsunade, who had won so much, looked so sullen.

"I have a bad feeling about this, I'd better leave this town as soon as possible."

Recalling her past experiences, Tsunade became depressed and strode away from Tanabata Street.

Just as she reached a secluded spot, Tsunade suddenly stopped, a look of surprise on her face.

The next moment, amidst a sudden and deafening roar, plumes of smoke and dust rose into the sky.

A colossal, muddy-yellow serpent crashed through the wall beside the street and appeared in front of Tsunade.

Standing atop the snake's head were two figures: Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi.

"Hehehe...Found you, Tsunade!"

Orochimaru's long black hair flew wildly in the wind as he looked down at the people below.

Orochimaru, it's you.

Tsunade suddenly felt a chill run through her body, and her ominous premonition reached its peak.

"Tsunade, this isn't the place to talk. How about we find another spot?"

Orochimaru smiled wickedly, knowing that Tsunade would not refuse his suggestion, and turned to rush out of Tanabata Street on his giant snake.

"This guy, after all these years, he's still the same..."

Watching the civilians fleeing in all directions because of the appearance of the summoning beast, Tsunade clenched her fists and after a long while walked out of Tanzaku Town along the path cleared by the giant snake.

"It's been a long time, Orochimaru."

On a hill, Tsunade and Orochimaru faced off for a long time before Tsunade broke the tense atmosphere with her words.

"I've been looking for you for a long time, Tsunade."

Orochimaru scrutinized Tsunade, who hadn't changed at all in twenty years, and a rare flicker of emotion appeared in his eyes.

"Now that things have come to this, what do you want from me? You don't want to catch up with me, do you?"

Tsunade didn't give Orochimaru a friendly look and immediately retorted sarcastically.

"I've come here today because I have a favor to ask of you, Tsunade."

Despite Tsunade's hostile attitude, Orochimaru remained calm and replied.

His heartbeat was erratic, he had a high fever judging from his complexion, and his limbs were twitching intermittently, clearly caused by pain...

As the undisputed number one medical expert in the ninja world, Tsunade could still see the various problems with Orochimaru's condition even from several meters away.

"Lady Tsunade, you must have already figured it out..."

Just as Kabuto Yakushi was about to speak, Tsunade abruptly and rudely interrupted him.