Naruto: Talent entry, starting with Otsutsuki bloodline

Chapter 140 Naruto F4, Yin Nine-Tails
"Lord Orochimaru, thank you for your hard work these past few days."

Inside a cave in the Land of Rice Fields, Izayoi looked at Orochimaru, who had been hiding in Ryuchi Cave and had finally emerged, and tossed him a scroll, saying with a smile, "This is what you wanted."

Orochimaru's eyes burned with intense desire as he watched the scroll fly towards him.

Without Kabuto's help to catch it, Orochimaru extended his head and caught the flying scroll in his mouth.

This scene is enough to frighten children and ordinary people so much that they would never dare to enter a cave again in their lifetime.

Let alone ordinary people, even Izayoi couldn't stand it and couldn't help but complain, "Lord Orochimaru, could you please get rid of that disgusting habit of yours in front of me in the future?"

"Hehe... Sorry, I'm just too excited right now." Orochimaru tossed the scroll to Kabuto Yakushi and smiled apologetically at Izayoi, "Sasuke-kun has been in Sage Mode for several months now, and I thought Izayoi-kun had forgotten our promise."

"If you're worried I'll forget, why don't you have Sasuke remind me?" Izayoi asked with a smile.

"I believe that Izayoi-kun is a man of his word and will definitely keep his promise. The reason he has been delayed until now must be because he has something important to attend to." Orochimaru said these words in a way that made people feel extremely comfortable.

"As expected of Lord Orochimaru, that's what I admire most about you."

Izayoi nodded in satisfaction, then reminded him, "The Shinigami Mask is equivalent to the unsealed Reaper Death Seal. You just need to wear it and input chakra into it to summon the Shinigami. However, just like the Reaper Death Seal, after the Shinigami leaves, it will take away the soul of the jutsu that summoned it."

"Therefore, if you want to get your soul back, you must find someone who knows you well, is trustworthy, and is willing to give their life for you, to become the sacrifice for this spell."

"I'll leave the Death Mask with you for now. When I don't need it anymore, Sasuke can return it to me."

After saying that, Izayoi's figure disappeared without warning.

Upon seeing this, Orochimaru and Kabuto's pupils shrank dramatically.

Yakushi Kabuto spoke in a trembling voice, "This is... the Flying Thunder God Technique!"

"An unexpected technique, but such ninjutsu talent is also reasonable." Orochimaru sighed. "As one of the protagonists of the new era, these things that seem incredible to us may just be ordinary little things to them."

Kabuto's expression remained unchanged in surprise. As if recalling something, he couldn't help but ask, "Lord Orochimaru... Lord Izayoi just now was the real Izayoi. Then... did you sense Lord Izayoi's presence just now?"

Orochimaru was slightly taken aback, then his expression changed drastically.

"He... he's gotten stronger again!" Orochimaru exclaimed in disbelief. "Could it be that he's also become a super-powerful being? But if I remember correctly, he hasn't even entered his true growth stage yet! How is this possible?"

The weak feel a suffocating sense of oppression from the strong, much like the suppression in the food chain.

This is how the Allied Shinobi Forces felt when facing Edo Tensei Madara during the Fourth Shinobi World War in the original manga.

When they met last year, Orochimaru and Kabuto also felt a sense of oppression from Izayoi.

In front of Nagato, Orochimaru was drenched in cold sweat, and didn't even have the courage to resist or run away.

Because Nagato at his peak was not on the same level as Pain.

Orochimaru still had the courage to attack even when faced with the corpse of Pain.

However, facing Nagato, whose chakra and eye power were terrifyingly powerful, Orochimaru could only despair.

But just now, Orochimaru didn't feel any pressure from Izayoi that was stronger.

He didn't even sense Izayoi's terrifying chakra aura.

It was as if Izayoi, who had just stood in front of him, was just an ordinary person.

That's why Orochimaru and Kabuto were sweating profusely.

As Kage-level powerhouses and ace fighters, they were very clear about what this restraint meant.

This means that Izayoi's strength has reached an unfathomable level.

If Orochimaru were to use the Impure World Reincarnation technique with his White Zetsu clones to resurrect Hashirama Senju, he would find that Hashirama Senju gave him the same feeling as Izayoi.

It could be another dimension where one's strength surpasses that of the Five Kage, or it could be the closeness to nature brought about by the Sage's body, or it could be a characteristic brought about by the sublimation of Wood Release.

The current Izayoi possesses the characteristic of being immune to low-level perception.

Recovering from his shock, Orochimaru couldn't help but grin and say, "Everyone believes that the future of the ninja world will be determined by the owner of the Gedo Mazo. The outcome of the battle between the new generation of ninja gods and the visitors from the moon will determine whether the ninja world enters the era of the Rinnegan, or whether the Tenseigan continues to reign supreme, or whether it will rule the ninja world."

"It now seems that the theme of the new era will be a three-way standoff between the strongest bloodline limit in modern times and the Sage's Eye from ancient times."

"This is so interesting. I really look forward to the moment when Izayoi-kun reveals his true strength and the ninja world is shocked."

"However... I have to live until then."

Thinking of the abilities of Black and White Zetsu, Orochimaru said to Kabuto Yakushi, "Kabuto, let's go."

"Yes, Lord Orochimaru."

Two afterimages flew out of the cave like arrows.

three days later.

In a certain base.

Orochimaru looked at the blue-haired woman kneeling on one knee before him and chuckled in a hoarse voice, "Gu Lian, are you really willing to give your life for me?"

"Yes, Lord Orochimaru, it is my honor!" Guren raised her head and said with a fanatical expression.

"I have obtained the best reincarnation vessel. My body shows no signs of decay, and I no longer need to reincarnate every three years," Orochimaru said. "Guren, you are no longer my backup reincarnation vessel. If you still have any attachments in this world, I can cultivate a new sacrifice."

Orochimaru spoke from the bottom of his heart.

Unlike the orphans from the Sound Village like Tosu, Orochimaru trusted and placed high hopes on his loyal subordinates, such as Kaguya Kimimaro and Guren, as well as Kabuto Yakushi, whom he had personally trained.

If Honglian is unwilling, he can just cultivate another sacrifice.

Hearing Orochimaru's words, Guren, whose memories were still sealed in her mind, said with a firm expression, "Lord Orochimaru, please let me be the sacrifice for you to return to your peak. I don't trust anyone else."

"You're going to die."

"I'm not afraid of death." Guren looked at Orochimaru with adoration and smiled. "If I hadn't met Lord Orochimaru, I would have died long ago. Now, please allow me to do one last thing for Lord Orochimaru, just like Kimimaro did."

Orochimaru remained silent.

After a moment, he spat out a scroll, rolled it in front of Honglian, and said in a hoarse voice, "Then I'll leave it to you, Honglian."

"Yes!"

Honglian nodded excitedly, completely ignoring the slime on the scroll. After opening it, she formed a hand seal and took out the contents.

With a bang, the smoke dissipated, revealing a white mask resembling a demon on the scroll.

Next to the white mask are four photos, which are of the Naruto F4.

Orochimaru said, "Besides the souls of my hands, also help me release the souls of these four people."

"Yes, Lord Orochimaru!"

Honglian recognized him at a glance as the former Hokage of Konoha, and nodded emphatically.

Immediately, Honglian took a deep breath, picked up the Grim Reaper mask, and stood up.

After glancing at Orochimaru one last time, Guren smiled and said, "Sayonara, Lord Orochimaru."

"Sayonara, Guren," Orochimaru replied with a smile.

After saying goodbye, Guren did not hesitate at all, and put on the Grim Reaper mask and channeled chakra into it.

Swah——

Her delicate body trembled, and a dazzling aura of chakra emanated from Honglian's body.

"Ah ah ah..."

Enveloped in chakra aura, Crimson Lotus let out a pitiful scream, her body swaying unsteadily.

Orochimaru watched without changing his expression. A moment later, the chakra aura emanating from Guren suddenly vanished into thin air.

Upon catching it, a chilling, bone-deep aura filled the entire room.

"It's this aura..."

Orochimaru's eyes widened, his vertical pupils fixed on the top of Guren's head.

Although he couldn't see it, he was absolutely certain that the legendary Grim Reaper was floating above Honglian's head at that moment.

Poof——

At this moment, a huge gash suddenly appeared on Honglian's body, and blood spurted out.

Five fist-sized balls of blue chakra appeared out of thin air above Guren's head, then scattered and flew away.

One of the chakra bursts flew to Orochimaru's front and then seeped into his body.

The next second, Orochimaru's hands were enveloped in chakra energy.

Because he lost his soul, even after being reborn into the body of a White Zetsu clone that was a perfect vessel, he still had no sensation. Chakra could not flow through his meridians, and he could not perform any ninjutsu that required hand seals. After nearly a year, his arms finally regained sensation.

Dexterous fingers, powerful palms, arms that move with ease, and chakra that flows freely...

"My ninjutsu is back!" Orochimaru exclaimed with ecstatic joy.

Looking at Guren's body lying on the ground, her soul taken away by the Grim Reaper, Orochimaru's joy vanished, and he said softly, "Thank you for your hard work, Guren."

Orochimaru looked into the dark corner and said, "Kabuto, take Guren's body down and bury her."

"Yes!"

Kabuto Yakushi emerged, stored Guren's body in a storage scroll, and instantly left the base.

Orochimaru picked up the Shinigami mask from the ground, looked at the devilish face, and exclaimed, "The Reaper Death Seal, what a terrifying sealing technique!"

If Orochimaru hadn't experienced the pain of the Reaper Death Seal, he would never have imagined that such a terrifying sealing technique existed in this world.

If Hiruzen Sarutobi had had even a shred of strength last year, the unseen Grim Reaper might not have taken away his hands, but instead left him forever inside the Grim Reaper's belly.

This mask possesses the power to disregard the difference in strength and perish together with any enemy it encounters.

"However... it should be ineffective against those with superhuman strength, right?" Orochimaru sighed, thinking of Izayoi's nonchalant attitude.

Facing such a powerful being who seems to belong to another dimension, simply encountering them is a luxury.

Just as Orochimaru was about to put away the Shinigami mask and restore his hands to prepare for his next plan.

Suddenly, a detached voice reached his ears.

"So that mask was in your hands all along."

"who is it?!"

Orochimaru's expression changed drastically, and he quickly looked in the direction from which the sound came.

When he saw the owner of the voice, his face turned deathly pale, and he asked in fear, "Why are you, a powerful figure like you, here? I'm just a nobody, how could I possibly attract the attention of someone as important as you?"

"My eyes are always watching the ninja world, and all the strong ninjas in the world are my targets."

Izayoi, disguised as Otsutsuki Toneri, crossed her arms and floated in the air, looking down at Orochimaru and said, "I've always been curious why that guy targeted you. It turns out you have the ability to communicate with Shinigami. That mask must be the Shinigami mask recorded by the Uzumaki clan."

Orochimaru didn't speak, but instead vanished in a blur.

But just as he disappeared, his figure reappeared a few meters away, his feet off the ground, flying towards Izayoi.

"Wind Release·Wind Blade!"

Orochimaru transformed the chakra emanating from his fingertips into Wind Release nature transformation, turning it into an invisible wind blade, which he then swung towards Izayoi.

Seeing this, Izayoi released the gravity of her palm, and green chakra appeared. Then, a green ball of light transformed into a beam of light and shot out.

The beam didn't even aim at the incoming wind blade; it merely grazed it. The wind blade immediately transformed back into ordinary chakra and, as if attracted by a magnet, flew into the sphere of the beam.

The beam was incredibly fast; before Orochimaru even landed, it pierced through his body.

Orochimaru felt a sudden weakness in his body, as if his chakra, mental energy, and physical energy had been drained in an instant.

His body was so badly injured that he didn't even have the strength to get up.

One second he was a powerful figure who could kill the five aged Kage, and now he has become a weakling who can't even kill a chicken.

The green sphere that had drained Orochimaru's chakra began to shimmer with a bluish-green light, with faint flames flowing within it.

If Izayoi triggers the energy within this orb of light, the entire base will be reduced to ashes.

The chakra of a Kage-level powerhouse is still extremely powerful.

The ball of light flew back to his hand. Izayoi held the green ball of light in one hand and condensed another ball of light in the other, shooting it toward Orochimaru on the ground.

As the ball of light flew towards him, Orochimaru closed his eyes in despair, his heart filled with regret.

It's a pity I couldn't be one of the witnesses to the new era of rampage.

I wonder what the future of the ninja world will be like?
As the ball of light entered his body, Orochimaru's expression became blank, and his eyes lost their sparkle.

Izayoi threw the ball of light containing Orochimaru's chakra back at him.

The beam of light passed right through him, and Orochimaru was instantly revived at full health.

Floating in front of Orochimaru, Izayoi placed one hand on Orochimaru's head and used the other hand to condense another spirit ball, quickly reading his memories.

Soon, Izayoi got the information he wanted.

Immediately, the two figures vanished without warning.

In the misty region of the Land of Water, a ninja wearing a vest stood blankly in front of two figures.

"The art of reincarnation from dirty soil!"

Orochimaru took the medium from his body, formed hand seals, and slammed his hands on the ground.

As the two lines of incantation spread, white dust appeared out of thin air, enveloping the dazed-looking Mist Ninja.

"Ah ah ah..."

The Mist Ninja, controlled by the Spirit Orb, let out a scream, its face and body contorted in agony.

Before long, the ordinary-looking Kirigakure ninja wearing a Kirigakure vest transformed into a handsome man with short blond hair, wearing a divine robe, and covered in cracks.

This man was none other than the Fourth Hokage of Konoha, Naruto Uzumaki's father, and the most perfect ninja, as Jiraiya called him... Minato Namikaze.

"The final piece of the puzzle, put it back in place!"

Izayoi approached Minato Namikaze, raised her hand to condense a green ball of light, and slapped it into his body.

Immediately, Izayoi reached out and pulled, and orange-red chakra surged out from Minato Namikaze's body.

Chakra expanded like a balloon, quickly growing to the size of a mountain.

If this weren't a deserted, misty area, anyone looking up from afar would likely immediately discover that this chakra was materializing into a nine-tailed fox.

"My other half of chakra has been revived!"

The Nine-Tails inside Naruto suddenly opened its eyes wide and shouted in terror, "Who is it? Who is controlling me!"

(End of this chapter)