Naruto: Naruto Hosted by the System

Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth and forced himself to calm down.

"Naruto Uzumaki must have exhausted a lot of his chakra after such a fierce battle, and his strength is now only a tenth of what it used to be."

"But I have been conserving my energy and have mastered the most perfect immortal mode."

"So the advantage lies with me!"

Soon, a large hole was torn open in the underground cave, and Naruto and Orochimaru walked in.

"It really is you, Kabuto." Orochimaru's expression was somewhat complicated.

"Lord Orochimaru, it's been a long time. You seem to have become lazy." Kabuto Yakushi glanced at the golden flames on Orochimaru's body and said coldly.

"You used to be a true genius, the person I admired most in the field of scientific research, but now you're crawling at Naruto's feet like a worm."

Orochimaru was not affected by his words; he simply shook his head slowly and looked at Kabuto with a sorrowful gaze.

"Why be bound by formalities when doing scientific research? As long as we get results, that's enough."

"And now, I have completely seen the bridge to immortality!"

Orochimaru observed the changes in Kabuto Yakushi, discerning some clues, and felt a sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a complex feeling of mixed emotions, often including regret or unease).

Sage Mode... There was a time when I longed for it too.

But now... it's just Sage Mode, not even half as good as Naruto.

In Orochimaru's view, the ninja world was like a windmill, and Naruto brought the wind of reform, making the windmill turn.

He once dreamed of becoming the wind to power the windmill.

But now, he's more interested in observing the process of the windmill turning.

Therefore, neither Orochimaru nor Kabuto could convince the other.

"So, Lord Orochimaru is going to side with Naruto Uzumaki?" Kabuto Yakushi narrowed his eyes, revealing a dangerous aura.

Ninja battles are battles of intelligence, and Orochimaru happens to know a lot about him.

Orochimaru shook his head and stepped aside.

"It seems you've chosen to remain neutral and await the emergence of the winner." Kabuto was quite pleased with this.

But Orochimaru chuckled and said, "Don't get me wrong, I just want to find a good spot to witness the windmill turning."

"The winner? That was destined to be Naruto from the very beginning."

Kabuto was taken aback upon hearing this, and looked at Naruto with an unfriendly expression.

After mastering Sage Mode, even without activating it, Kabuto Yakushi's perception abilities increased significantly.

He could clearly see that Naruto now had less than one percent of his total chakra left.

This is normal; in fact, Kabuto was somewhat surprised that Naruto had so much chakra left.

That's 100,000 White Zetsu and tens of thousands of Edo Tensei ninja.

Even if it's hundreds of thousands of pigs, they'd be exhausted by the time they're all slaughtered.

But Naruto still looked radiant.

"Naruto Uzumaki... I've heard of you, the Fifth Hokage of Konoha, the ruthless man who single-handedly wiped out the ninjas of the Land of Lightning, defeated the Akatsuki organization, and unified the ninja world."

"However, after such a great battle, your strength is already less than one-hundredth of what it used to be, am I right?"

As he spoke, three snakes as thick as buckets crawled out from behind Kabuto, eyeing Naruto menacingly.

"But I did something in Ryuchi Cave that even Orochimaru couldn't do—I mastered the most perfect Sage Mode!"

"I am now the person in this world who is closest to the Sage of Six Paths!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the three snakes behind Yakushi Kabuto shot out like arrows, while his own body disappeared from the spot.

Naruto simply stood there without moving, watching helplessly as the three snakes opened their blood-red mouths and lunged at him.

When the three snakes were only a millimeter away from him, Naruto suddenly unleashed his chakra, and his powerful aura instantly crushed the three snakes into powder.

"More than that, what I want to ask you is, what do you know about Madara Uchiha and Obito Uchiha? Where are they hiding?"

Naruto spoke calmly, clearly not taking Kabuto's harsh words to heart.

"Heh... Naruto Uzumaki, you want me to undo the Impure World Reincarnation so you can deal with Madara Uchiha, that powerful enemy, right?"

"Then I have to tell you something: once the caster dies, the Impure World Reincarnation will never be undone. So you must spare my life and hold me back in battle."

Yakushi Kabuto's voice came from all directions, his tone full of smugness.

"You're overthinking it. I can easily undo the Impure World Reincarnation myself. All I want to pry out of you is the whereabouts of Madara Uchiha and Obito Uchiha."

Kabuto was speechless for a moment, because it was indeed the case in the battle just now; Naruto even had the ability to guide souls back to the Pure Land.

Naruto looked around and discovered that Kabuto's chakra, like his voice, was distributed in all directions, making it extremely deceptive.

However, for Naruto, it was nothing more than that.

Based on his current perception, this level of threat is simply not posed.

"Wind Release: Rasenshuriken!"

A light blue Rasengan with wind blades instantly condensed in Naruto's hand and shot out like an arrow, attacking Kabuto Yakushi.

jump!

The Wind Release: Rasenshuriken easily shattered the rocks in the area where Kabuto Yakushi was hiding, creating a powerful explosion. The wind blades scattered in all directions, forming a small vortex that left countless knife-like marks on the surrounding environment.

Some of the load-bearing rocks were also affected and collapsed, burying Yakushi-hime inside.

However, Kabuto Yakushi had clearly learned Orochimaru's survival skills as well, and Naruto could clearly sense the undiminished chakra within the rock.

"Hmph, as expected of Naruto, his ninjutsu is incredibly powerful..."

"But are you sure you don't need to worry about anything? Like the cave collapsing or something."

"In that case, you really are restricted in many ways."

Kabuto's voice came from within the rocks, carrying a hint of mockery.

Naruto didn't seem to care much, simply drawing his Flying Thunder God kunai and saying casually, "You don't think I only know large-scale ninjutsu, do you?"

"In fact, the power of ninjutsu is even greater after the range of ninjutsu is reduced."

Then Naruto swung his hand forward, and an invisible wind blade was created, cutting through the air with a whooshing sound, severing the rock and Kabuto in half.

For an ordinary person to suffer such injury would be certain death.

But Kabuto Yakushi is different; in fact, this is one of the results of his scientific research.

He developed the "Water Transformation Technique" from the Hozuki clan, which can greatly reduce the damage he suffers from physical attacks.

Based on the information provided by Madara Uchiha regarding Hashirama Senju, he developed powerful physical healing abilities.

Finally, there's the perfect Sage Mode, which I learned from Ryuchi Cave!

Soon, a large snake emerged from the rock, and Yakushi Kabuto emerged from the snake's mouth.

His appearance has changed drastically. He is now completely white, with antennae growing on his head and snake scales appearing on his body. A long white snake extends from his navel, its tongue flicking out of its mouth.

"Naruto Uzumaki, Orochimaru-sama, look! I've shed my snake skin and transformed into a dragon!"

Upon hearing Kabuto's declaration, Naruto sighed, shook his head, and looked at Kabuto with pity.

"You keep saying that you have surpassed Orochimaru and have become a dragon, yet you still call Orochimaru 'sir'."

"Now that you've mastered Sage Mode, do you really still need those glasses?"

Kabuto Yakushi's expression froze; he had always maintained a nonchalant and self-centered demeanor.

But now, it is filled with resentment and anger.

"What do you know anyway!"

"Immortal Technique: White Rush Technique!"

As he spoke, he suddenly spat out a red dragon-shaped phantom from his mouth, with a black round bead clutched in its claws.

whoosh-

The red dragon-shaped phantom rotated around the black bead, then entered the bead, causing an explosion.

After the explosion, the black orb immediately emitted a bright light and a piercing sound, obstructing the vision and hearing of everyone present, causing those within the range of the ninjutsu's blast to experience immense pain in both hearing and body.

At the same time, the black orb will vibrate with the air, thus paralyzing the enemy's senses and even affecting their bones, causing them to become numb and their movements to be blocked.

Orochimaru felt exactly that way. He had only intended to watch the battle from the sidelines, but he ended up getting caught up in it.

If it were just a regular attack ninjutsu, that would be fine. Anyway, with the arrival of the magatsu sun, he wouldn't die; the pain would just last a while.

However, their vision and hearing are now limited, making it difficult to perceive what is happening on stage.

However, Kabuto Yakushi, who had activated Sage Mode, was unaffected.

It turns out that after activating Sage Mode, he obtained a snake's cornea, which could block his vision and greatly reduce the impact of strong light.

Furthermore, since the water-transformation technique liquefies him, sound and vibration will not have a significant impact on him.

Therefore, Kabuto Yakushi can use this technique to disrupt the enemy's perception over a wide area while still moving freely himself.

After using the Sage Art: White Strike Technique, Kabuto Yakushi decisively made his move, gathering a ball of chakra in his hand and forming a sharp blade shape.

"Chakra Scalpel!"

He stealthily approached Naruto, and with a slash of his hand, it didn't seem like he cut into flesh and blood, but rather like some kind of extremely hard steel, making a teeth-grinding sound, and even making Naruto's hand go numb.

"When did you develop this illusion that can block out my perception to this extent?"

The next moment, Naruto suddenly thrust the Flying Thunder God Kunai at Kabuto Yakushi. At the same time, the tip of the Flying Thunder God Kunai also used the One-Tailed Chakra to condense a wind blade that was far sharper than Kabuto Yakushi's Chakra Scalpel.

Stab it!

The Flying Thunder God Kunai pierced straight through Yakushi's skull.

However, Kabuto Yakushi was not killed by this attack.

His head, which had been split in two, was pulled out of the Flying Thunder God kunai, and suddenly retreated backward, during which it was completely restored.

At this moment, Kabuto Yakushi's expression was somewhat disheveled.

He never imagined that Naruto's sensory abilities would be this strong.