Naruto: Sasuke Uchiha Returns from Soul Society

Do I look like an idiot?

"Eh?"

Orochimaru's smile faltered slightly, as if he hadn't expected to hear such a dryly humorous question from Sasuke.

"One member's strength is enough to rival Uchiha Itachi. Do you think it's any different from me going in alone and committing suicide?"

"Hehe...that's true."

Orochimaru let out a hoarse chuckle. "A clear judgment, Sasuke-kun. You're always much more mature than your peers."

He paused, as if he had thought of something, and the smile on his face became even more meaningful.

"Just a heads up."

Orochimaru lowered his voice, "The leader of that organization is a monster far more troublesome than Itachi."

His eyes...

Orochimaru's voice grew increasingly hoarse, "These are the eyes that only the Sage of Six Paths possessed in legend."

"Rinnegan!"

Chapter 125 The plan to eliminate the Tailed Beasts was devised by Lord Sasuke.

Rinnegan, Sage of Six Paths.

These two words exploded in Sasuke's mind. He slowly closed his eyes, suppressing all the surging emotions in his heart, and began to calmly assess his current situation.

He wanted to kill Itachi, to fight the leader who possessed the Rinnegan, and even to achieve his ultimate goal.

He realized that his current strength was far from sufficient and that he needed to become stronger.

As for the path to becoming stronger...

Sasuke was rapidly calculating in his mind.

The evolution of the eye?

From the three-tomoe Sharingan to the Mangekyou Sharingan, and finally to the Rinnegan, this is undoubtedly a path to the pinnacle.

However, the future "self" also hinted that this would require a special "opportunity," and might even require transplanting a weasel's eyes.

This path cannot be forced.

The Bankai of another Zanpakuto?

It seems that Indra is unlikely to be able to do so for the time being.

So......

Sasuke's gaze finally settled on Orochimaru's face.

There's only one path left.

Orochimaru's Sage Mode and...

Tailed beasts.

"I have one more question."

Sasuke slowly opened his eyes, his dark pupils appearing even more profound in the dim light.

"Oh?" Orochimaru's snake eyes flashed with interest; he liked the calm demeanor the boy was displaying at this moment.

Sasuke turned his head and asked calmly, "You mentioned before that Akatsuki's ultimate goal is to collect all the Tailed Beasts. What exactly are they?"

Aside from that one time when he faced the Nine-Tails inside Naruto's body, he didn't know much more about it.

This question caused Orochimaru's smile to falter slightly.

He looked at Sasuke with some surprise. He hadn't expected that after hearing about the "Rinnegan," a piece of information that would excite anyone, Sasuke would be most concerned about the Tailed Beasts.

interesting.

That's so interesting.

"Hehe..." Orochimaru let out a hoarse laugh; he liked this way of thinking.

"Sasuke-kun, your questions are always so unexpected."

But instead of answering immediately, he asked with great interest, "The Uchiha clan, as one of the oldest clans, has no records of them? Or did Itachi not tell you anything?"

"Answer my question." Sasuke's voice turned cold, filled with impatience.

"Alright alright."

Orochimaru seemed to enjoy Sasuke's impatient look, but instead of keeping him in suspense, he began to explain frankly.

"The so-called tailed beasts, in a sense, can be regarded as giant life forms made of pure chakra."

He recalled the bits and pieces he had gleaned from ancient documents when he was researching the cells of the First Hokage.

"Legend has it that they were once part of a huge whole, which was later divided into nine parts and scattered all over the world. Each of them has the power to easily destroy a country."

Sasuke listened quietly, his mind filled with images of the Nine-Tailed Fox imprisoned behind a giant fence in Naruto's inner world, and its terrifying, world-destroying aura.

"However, the most interesting thing about the Tailed Beasts is not their power."

Orochimaru's tone became meaningful, and a cunning glint flashed in his snake eyes.

"It is their essence."

He slowly shook his head, his voice filled with longing, "Tailed Beasts cannot be killed."

These words made Sasuke's eyes narrow sharply.

"Unkillable?" he murmured.

"Yes."

Orochimaru seemed quite pleased with Sasuke's reaction and continued to explain, "Even if the Jinchuriki die, or their chakra is completely dispersed in some way, they will not truly perish."

"After a period of time, that immense chakra will re-coagulate somewhere in the world, and then..."

He grinned, revealing a wicked smile.

"resurrection."

"..."

Sasuke fell completely silent.

Unkillable...

Sasuke murmured to himself, this information overturning his previous plan.

His original idea was to eradicate the existence of all tailed beasts and completely eliminate this power, which was capable of overturning the balance of the world, from its source.

But now it seems...

Elimination is not an option.

Simply killing the Jinchuriki would only temporarily release these Tailed Beasts back into nature, waiting for them to awaken again.

This only addresses the symptoms, not the root cause.

This is not what he wanted.

Since it cannot be eliminated...

Therefore, only one option remains.

Gather them all together, and then imprison them completely in an absolute way.

An idea popped into his mind.

If Naruto's idiotic body could become a cage to imprison the Nine-Tails...

What about your own body?

Is that power originating from the Uchiha clan enough to become the ultimate "container" to imprison all the tailed beasts?

Looking at Sasuke's pensive face, Orochimaru's lips curled into a smile again. He could almost guess what the boy was thinking.

"Hehe... Sasuke-kun, judging from your expression, have you thought of something interesting?"

"You wouldn't happen to want to collect those tailed beasts like Akatsuki, would you?"

He slowly rose from the stone seat. Despite his crippled hands, his aura as one of the Three Legendary Sannin remained undiminished as he approached Sasuke step by step.

Those golden snake eyes were fixed on Sasuke's eyes, as if trying to probe the deepest desires of his soul.

"What do you want to do?"

Orochimaru's voice was extremely low, "With that absolute power..."

"To take revenge on Konoha, the village that drove the Uchiha to their doom?"

Sasuke shook his head, his eyes becoming profound: "Destroy Konoha? No, that's too narrow-minded."

"Orochimaru, I have a question for you."

The boy's calm voice echoed in the deathly silent passage, "Whether it's the so-called 'immortality' you pursue, the power that the Akatsuki seeks, or the false peace that those people of Konoha are willing to risk their lives to protect..."

He slowly turned around, his eyes reflecting Orochimaru's astonished face.

"What are they ultimately pointing to?"

"..."

Orochimaru's smile faded slightly as he looked at the boy with interest, without speaking immediately.

"It is order."

Sasuke directly stated the conclusion: "Everyone wants to establish an 'order' that conforms to their own will, and then make the whole world operate under this order."

"But have you ever thought about...?"

Sasuke stepped forward, his aura becoming incredibly sharp at that moment. "The order of this world was wrong from the very beginning."

The moment he finished speaking, Orochimaru's snake eyes suddenly burst forth with an unprecedented light.

“So, what you want to do…” he said hoarsely.

Sasuke ignored his agitation and continued calmly, "What I want to do is to destroy all the tailed beasts, all the countries, all the villages, all the clans..."