Naruto: Starting with the Two Kamui

Itachi gripped his kunai tightly: "The sudden brawl happened so suddenly, Father and everyone rushed over, but it felt so unnatural, like someone did it on purpose. I must protect Mother and Sasuke..."

call out!

Suddenly, a long, dark shadow, coiled around a large snake, appeared on the paper sliding door...

Whoosh!

Almost simultaneously, Itachi's shuriken shot out, piercing through the paper door...

"This is..." Orochimaru stared at the kunai between his two fingers, its tip just millimeters from his forehead, his vertical pupils unable to conceal his astonishment.

"Hmph~" Orochimaru then smiled and reached out to open the door.

Bear!!

A powerful fireball shot straight at Orochimaru, striking him with a loud bang and knocking him back...

Itachi, kunai in hand, rushed outside, his Sharingan swirling, fixing on Orochimaru standing on the roof. His mind raced: If those people wanted to harm Sasuke, to challenge his father's bottom line and use it to start a civil war, they would have disguised themselves or worn masks. But this person didn't. Could it be that his purpose...?

"Did you come for my father?" Itachi asked tentatively.

"Hmph... You're wrong. My target is you, Itachi~," Orochimaru said frankly.

Itachi was startled, then breathed a sigh of relief: with his strength, he had no reason to lie to a child like me. Thankfully, he wasn't after my mother and Sasuke.

"I understand. Could we go somewhere else? There are people in the room who shouldn't be disturbed," Itachi said, half-pleading.

Orochimaru stared brightly at Itachi.

"Sure~" He darted away from a distance.

Itachi gazed intently at Orochimaru's retreating figure, then formed hand seals.

Ninja Art: Shadow Clone Technique!

Bang! He left his shadow clone in place while his main body chased after him.

In an open space, Orochimaru stopped and said to Itachi, who had followed him, "At such a young age, you've already mastered the Shadow Clone Technique. It's truly astonishing. Are you leaving the Shadow Clone Technique here because you're afraid I'll go back on my word?"

Itachi said, "No, we can't rule out the possibility that you're the only enemy, nor can we be sure that my intuition is correct. Let's be on the safe side!"

Orochimaru praised, "What an outstanding child! Those chosen by Yu-kun are all exceptional..."

Yu-kun… Itachi’s eyes narrowed slightly.

"However, no matter what you do, you can't stop what's going to happen next~" Orochimaru licked his lips.

Itachi replied, "Perhaps, but I'm certain of one thing... your target is indeed me!"

Swish! The kunai in Itachi's hand spun and pressed against his own neck: "If I were to end it myself, you would be very troubled, or... the one who would be troubled is that 'Feather Lord' behind you!"

The wind blew by, and the air fell silent for a moment. Orochimaru stared in shock at the small figure in front of him: Is this really the mind of a five-year-old boy?

“Judging from your reaction, I think I guessed right…” Itachi Uchiha said.

"We really can't afford to be careless... Tell me, what conditions do you want?" Orochimaru knew that a boy with Itachi's mindset would know the consequences of taking his own life, which could threaten his family. Therefore, he just wanted to gain some initiative in the face of a powerful enemy who was far stronger than himself.

Itachi said, "My younger brother, who is still in my womb, is being targeted. With my current strength, it will be difficult to protect him until he is born safely. Therefore, I need you and the people behind you to protect his safety!"

"Hmph, this matter is probably not easy to handle. After all, the person who wants your brother dead is the embodiment of darkness in the ninja world..." Orochimaru said with a meaningful smile.

"No~ If it's that Uchiha Yu, then he has the ability to protect her!" Itachi's eyes were clear, and his next words shocked Orochimaru once again.

"It seems I guessed right again. Orochimaru, one of the legendary Sannin, you betrayed Konoha and joined the Hidden Shadow Village. The person you serve is none other than the Shadow Uchiha Yu. And the reason you haven't killed me yet is because you need me to live..."

With that, Itachi put down the kunai, closed his eyes, and said, "Remember to tell Uchiha Yu that if Sasuke dies before he is born, I will immediately end my own life. If you know my conditions, then please do as you see fit!"

"Uchiha Itachi, I'll admit it. Apart from Yu, you are the most surprising Uchiha I've ever seen in my life... Alright, I agree to your conditions." Orochimaru said solemnly, took out the second syringe he had prepared, and walked up to Uchiha Itachi.

Itachi remained calm, offering no struggle or resistance, because... his eyes could see not only things, but also people's hearts!

Orochimaru inserted a needle into Itachi's blood vessel and injected Lin Yu's blood.

Discarding the syringe, Orochimaru formed hand seals and activated the forbidden technique once more—Blood Transfer!

Boom! Itachi's shadow clone, which he left behind to guard the house, disappeared.

"Ugh!!" Itachi collapsed to the ground in pain. Before falling into unconsciousness, his Sharingan eyes were fixed on Orochimaru. Buzz... the third tomoe was spinning, appearing on the pupils of his eyes!

Under Orochimaru's trembling gaze, Itachi didn't forget to remind him, "Remember my words!"

*Whoosh!* The tomoe disappeared, the Sharingan shut down, and Itachi fell unconscious.

After a long while.

Tick ​​tock!

"Sweat? I'm actually sweating because of a five-year-old Uchiha child?" Orochimaru stared blankly at the sweat on his palm.

Chapter 81: The Three Ninjas Stand Off, Feather Lord Descends!

Having successfully completed his mission, Orochimaru needed to consider his retreat. As Konoha's number one rogue ninja, if he were discovered in Konoha, a village teeming with powerful ninjas, he would have no chance of escaping alive.

Therefore, we must evacuate immediately; there is no time to lose!

Whoosh! He transformed into a phantom, leaping and bounding between buildings, but when his gaze inadvertently glanced down, he suddenly stopped.

A girl was walking down the street. She had short, neat hair with angular cuts, which was casually tied behind her head. She was eating dumplings with relish.

Orochimaru jumped down from the eaves and stopped in front of the girl.

The girl looked at the person who had appeared before her, her reaction innocent and surprised: "M-Orochimaru-sensei?"

“Anko…” Orochimaru looked at the girl in front of him with a rare complex expression. She was his only disciple, Mitarashi Anko.

Whoosh! Suddenly, Orochimaru stretched out his neck, his fangs protruding, and took a fierce bite into Anko's delicate neck!

Thump! Maruko slipped from her grasp, and Anko knelt on the ground, clutching the bleeding teeth marks on her neck, crying out in pain, "Orochimaru-sensei, what... what did you do..."

Red beans, time is short, I can't give you any more, it's up to fate to decide...

After glancing at Anko one last time, Orochimaru vanished in a flash.

With a hiss, a curse mark appeared on the back of Red Bean's neck.

"Ah!!" Accompanied by immense pain, Hongdou was drenched in sweat and screamed as she lost consciousness.

This alarmed passersby and ninjas, and news of Orochimaru's arrival in Konoha and his planned attack spread quickly!

In a warmly lit house.

Hokage Minato Namikaze returned home after work today and is in the kitchen cooking for his pregnant wife, Kushina Uzumaki.

Sudden.

"Fourth Hokage, something terrible has happened! Orochimaru has been spotted in the village and attacked his former disciple, Mitarashi Anko!" Konoha's intelligence department sent a message via a secret technique.

"Is that true? I'm coming right now!" Minato gripped the shovel tightly, his expression conflicted, as he pondered how to apologize to Kushina.

At that moment, Kushina, with her red hair and slightly protruding pregnant belly, appeared at the kitchen door and said gently, "Minato, you go ahead and do your work. I'm all set here."

Minato said apologetically, "Kushina, I'm sorry. I rarely get to come home early, but I couldn't take care of you..."

Kushina said understandingly, "It's alright, we're the ones who take responsibility for the whole village."

"I'm going out." Minato grabbed his Hokage cloak and prepared to leave using the Flying Thunder God Technique.

However, a deep male voice rang out at that moment: "Minato, leave it to me!"

The door opened, and a tall man with long white hair that reached his neck and a red mark under his eyes strode in, wearing a headband with the word "oil" written on it.

"Jiraiya-sensei, you're back!" Minato exclaimed in surprise.

"Ah, I've returned to the village because of Orochimaru. Please leave it to me!" Jiraiya said.

Seeing that his teacher was determined, Minato also understood the entanglement he had been searching for all these years.

So he said solemnly, "I understand, Jiraiya-sensei. Please be careful!"

"Stay home and keep Kushina company. Also, please keep this safe for me..." Jiraiya placed a telescope on the table, turned around, and walked out the door.

Kushina picked up the binoculars and asked curiously, "What is Jiraiya-sensei doing with this so late at night?"

"Well, well, maybe the teacher has recently become obsessed with astronomy..." Minato scratched the back of his head, his smile somewhat forced, thinking to himself: I can't very well say that the teacher is probably doing some kind of peeping in the women's bathhouse!

Konoha Women's Bathhouse.

Bang! The door opened, and Tsunade, wearing slightly damp clothes, strode out menacingly.

"Tsunade, why are you doing this! You could have just left this to the Third and Fourth Hokage!" The speaker was a female ninja from the same cohort as Tsunade.

"Enough with the nonsense! I was just about to find that bastard Orochimaru and ask him where his good master, Uchiha Yu, had taken Shizune!" Tsunade's gaze was filled with sharp, murderous intent.

At this moment, Orochimaru was very close to the gates of Konoha, wondering: Minato has not yet appeared. Could it be that he is unable to personally take action?

"Huh!?" Suddenly, Orochimaru stopped in his tracks, because on the top of a building in front of him, Hiruzen Sarutobi, wearing a red and white ninja outfit and a straw hat, was standing there, his cloak fluttering in the wind.

"What an unexpected reunion between master and disciple, Sarutobi-sensei!" Orochimaru's voice was casual, but his expression was full of vigilance.

Because his teacher's strength... is terrifying! It's just that he didn't come wearing his usual black combat suit, and I wonder what that means.

"Sigh." After staring at Orochimaru for a long while with a complicated expression, Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed deeply. "Orochimaru, you should leave! That way... we'll be even!"

He was referring to the time when Orochimaru pleaded for Lin Yu's life.

"You still remember that kind of boring stuff? What a dull old man..." Orochimaru muttered to himself as he charged toward the Konoha gates that were right in front of him.

As he passed by, Hiruzen lowered his Hokage hat, as if to hide the sadness in his eyes.

boom!

As the gates of Konoha collapsed, Hiruzen realized that he had failed as Hokage... But he knew that if he made a move here today, Orochimaru would have no chance of leaving alive!

He can't do it... That's how it feels to be a teacher!

Whoosh! A short while later, Jiraiya passed by: "Old man, leave it to me!"

"Please," Hiruzen said.

A dozen seconds later, Tsunade also passed by and quickly caught up with Jiraiya ahead.

"Orochimaru, stop right there!!"

After leaving Konoha, Orochimaru, who was speeding along, heard Jiraiya calling from behind and turned around, saying, "First it was Sarutobi-sensei, and now it's you, Jiraiya. Even Tsunade is here. Is this some kind of teacher-student meeting today...?"

But he showed no sign of stopping.