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Chapter 997: Snake Uncle Sets His Sights on Kushina, Rin Joins the Battle!
Chapter 997: Snake Uncle Sets His Sights on Kushina, Rin Joins the Battle!
Although the "Yecheng" before them had an astonishing amount of chakra, it was still far from the rumors.
Senju Yecheng, like the First Hokage, had awakened the Wood Style Kekkei Genkai, making him incredibly powerful. However, in the battle, he hadn't used Wood Style once, relying only on Wind Style, Water Style, and his formidable sealing jutsu.
If he was conserving his strength, it would be understandable, but now that he was clearly at a disadvantage, his refusal to use his signature ninjutsu indicated a problem.
"You're not Senju Yecheng, so who are you? I don't recall any ninja in Konoha with your number."
As Kushina stood up from the rubble, Orochimaru, after cleaning his face with his tongue, spoke with great interest.
"Who I am doesn't matter, but there's something you might have misunderstood. I didn't come here to fight for Konoha.
Orochimaru, how about a deal? Your goal is to kill the Third Hokage and destroy Konoha, right? I just want to take one person away from here.
As for what you want to do to Konoha, I won't interfere."
Upon hearing Kushina's words, the Konoha ninjas around them all froze in shock.
Even those still fighting, like Kakashi and Guy, were taken aback by Yecheng's unexpected statement.
However, they quickly realized that this wasn't the real Yecheng, just an impersonator.
"Oh, then why don't you tell me who you want to take away from here?" Orochimaru asked, surprised by Kushina's proposal.
Kushina's offer revealed that she didn't have a strong sense of belonging to Konoha and wouldn't fight for the so-called "Will of Fire."
This realization delighted Orochimaru, and he turned his attention back to the barely conscious Third Hokage, Sarutobi-sensei, saying, "It seems your so-called Will of Fire isn't as impressive as you thought, Professor of Shinobi."
"Cut the chatter. I only want to take Naruto with the Nine-Tails away. What happens to the rest of you is none of my concern."
Rescuing the Third Hokage was out of the question, and among those present, aside from Orochimaru, Kushina was probably the one who wanted to eliminate the Third Hokage the most.
Yecheng had disappeared since the beginning, and with just her strength, facing Orochimaru and the three Kage was a lost cause.
That's why Kushina tried to negotiate with Orochimaru, stating she would only take Naruto.
"I won't leave with someone as mysterious as you!" Naruto exclaimed, taken aback by the sudden mention of his name. But he quickly declared his intention to stand with Konoha!
"Shut up! You have no choice! I'm only interested in the Nine-Tails inside you." Kushina glared at Naruto to avoid suspicion.
"I see. So, your target is the Nine-Tails? But unfortunately, you're not in a position to negotiate.
While I'm willing to see someone oppose Konoha and the old man, I'm also very curious about your true identity."
The Uzumaki Clan's sealing jutsu had all but disappeared from the ninja world after the clan's destruction. Even Orochimaru's subordinate, Karin, wasn't as proficient in Uzumaki sealing techniques as Kushina.
Orochimaru did not associate the person before him with Kushina, as the Fourth Kazekage and Kushina were both deceased, a fact known throughout the shinobi world.
In simpler terms, the research-obsessed Orochimaru, upon witnessing the individual's ability to effortlessly suppress the Bijuu's sealing jutsu, succumbed to his old habit. He now found the person before him, Kushina, extremely intriguing and planned to capture and study her.
Seeing that Orochimaru had no intention of compromising and even intended to take her away, Kushina's face turned extremely unsightly.
Just as Kushina was facing a one-against-three, precarious situation, Rin, clad in orange-red Bijuu attire and in her partial Bijuu transformation, suddenly interrupted the battlefield. With a single palm strike, she sent one of the three Kage, Rasa, flying!
"The Jinchuriki of the Three-Tails? I heard that after the Third Shinobi World War, the Three-Tails fell into Konoha's hands, and the Jinchuriki could fully control its power. I thought it was just a rumor."
Rin, in her Bijuu form, rushed to Kushina's side and knelt on all fours, her head slightly raised. The next moment, her open mouth revealed a proportion of two-to-eight blue and red chakra particles.
These two colors of chakra rapidly gathered and compressed in front of Rin's open mouth, forming a purplish-black sphere.
As Kakashi witnessed this scene, he quickly signaled for the surrounding people to lie down, and the lower-ranked ninjas were advised to stay away from the area.
As the purplish-black sphere burst from Rin's mouth, Orochimaru bit his finger and slapped the ground in front of him.
"Bijudama!"
A single shot, a single blast, a single containment, a single moment, and a single glance!
"Summoning: Triple Gate!"
Three massive gates resembling evil spirits rose from the ground simultaneously.
The Bijudama, compressed to the extreme in Rin's mouth, instantly transformed into a massive beam of light and shot out.
As the dazzling white light enveloped the surroundings, Naruto and the twelve Konoha Genin lay on the ground, feeling the entire earth tremble violently.
When the shaking stopped and the blinding light gradually faded, Naruto and the others, who had lifted their heads again, were stunned by the scene before them.
The three massive evil spirit gates that had stood before Orochimaru were now gone, and a canyon-sized chasm had appeared on the ground.
The entire Konoha village was now divided, as if a cake had been sliced in half, by a nearly kilometer-long vacuum zone!
For Naruto and his peers, who had never experienced the Shinobi World Wars and lived in peaceful times, the battle scene before them was astonishing. It could be said that it directly shattered their worldview.
If this level of combat was what ninja battles were like, then their previous Chunin Exams were not even child's play.
Although the Triple Gate was instantly engulfed by the Bijudama, it was impossible to defeat Orochimaru so easily.
After all, when it came to survival skills, Orochimaru was the ultimate master in the world of the Hokage.
The three Kage resurrected by Edo Tensei—Senju Hashirama used Mokuton to withstand the attack, and Tobirama Senju used the Flying Thunder God Technique to dodge.
The unfortunate Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, was first struck by Rin's palm and was still in the process of slowly recovering from his shattered body when he was hit by the Bijudama.
(End of Chapter)
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