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Chapter 245 The Great Battle in the Valley of the End!

Valley of the End.

Two statues stand here.

The founders of Konoha Village, Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, fought a great battle here. To commemorate them, later generations erected statues of their opposing sides here.

Orochimaru and Sasuke Uchiha are resting here.

Because the two of them had just fought, they needed to stop and rest to recover their chakra before they could deal with the pursuers sent by Konoha.

The Leaf Village didn't send many pursuers to bring back Sasuke Uchiha, only two, but one of them was named Jiraiya and the other was named Naruto Uzumaki.

"How cold and heartless..."

Orochimaru smiled as he looked at Sasuke Uchiha, who was chewing on his soldier pills, and said softly, "I thought you would leave with that little girl named Sakura Haruno. That little one really wanted to leave Konoha with you, but you slapped her..."

"There's no need for that."

Sasuke Uchiha swallowed a soldier's ration pill to restore his chakra and said coldly, "A useless piece of trash, he's of no help to me whatsoever..."

"Then she should be killed."

Orochimaru then brought up another solution: "Now she has reported your defection to Konoha, and Jiraiya is chasing after us with his junior disciples..."

"Killing a useless piece of trash doesn't make me happy..."

"Besides, I can take care of Naruto now."

Sasuke Uchiha glanced at Orochimaru indifferently and said coldly, "Orochimaru, if you can't even handle Jiraiya, who is also one of the Legendary Sannin, then wouldn't I become even worse than that loser Naruto if I followed you?"

"What a sharp-tongued brat..."

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes, turning his head slightly to look at the Valley of the End: "Let's settle our differences here!"

"The Valley of the End?"

Sasuke Uchiha frowned slightly, recalling the legends of this place.

"Isn't this quite meaningful?"

Orochimaru glanced back at the statue of Madara Uchiha beside him, then looked at the statue of Hashirama Senju opposite him: "It was here that Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju, the two founders of Konoha, broke apart, severing their bond..."

Orochimaru!

Just as Orochimaru was telling his story, a deep voice appeared in their ears!

"Sasuke!"

A childish voice called out Uchiha Sasuke's name loudly!

A tall, white-haired man stood under the waterfall with a blond-haired boy, watching Orochimaru and Sasuke Uchiha across the river. Jiraiya and Naruto Uzumaki had received the news and immediately chased after them, finally catching up with their bond!

"They came so fast..."

Orochimaru's lips curled into a disdainful sneer, but he ignored Jiraiya and instead turned to Sasuke Uchiha: "Sasuke, are you alright?"

"Hmph, just a loser."

Sasuke Uchiha snorted coldly, feigning disdain, and instead looked at Orochimaru, saying in a cold voice, "Orochimaru, I hope you won't disappoint me..."

"Hmph...just a loser."

Orochimaru smiled contemptuously.

this moment…

Fate seems to be in a cycle.

Orochimaru was the top student at the Ninja Academy, while Jiraiya was the worst student in his class; Sasuke Uchiha was also the top student at the academy, while Naruto Uzumaki was the worst student in his class.

"If I don't have enough chakra..."

Orochimaru looked at Sasuke Uchiha beside him and chuckled as he instructed, "You can draw out the cursed seal I placed on you. The cursed seal will provide you with chakra..."

"I see."

Sasuke Uchiha touched the back of his neck, where there was a black curse mark, left by Orochimaru.

Orochimaru!

Jiraiya stared at that familiar figure, a resolute look appearing on his face: "Killing the Hokage, desecrating the dead, inducing the village's ninjas to defect..."

"This is the path I've chosen."

Orochimaru smiled at Jiraiya, spreading his palms: "Besides, I didn't lure Sasuke into defecting. Konoha provided him with far too little power..."

"Sasuke!"

Naruto Uzumaki looked at Sasuke Uchiha beside Orochimaru, his face full of confusion: "Why did you leave the village? Why did you join Orochimaru?"

"I don't need you to concern yourself with my affairs."

Sasuke Uchiha raised his head, squinting as he scrutinized Naruto Uzumaki: "Anyway, you'll never understand what I'm going to do, and you don't need to understand it..."

For revenge…

In order to gain power…

You'll never understand!

and…

Your understanding is not needed!

Sasuke Uchiha gazed at Naruto Uzumaki, his thoughts drifting into the distance, as if he could see their future reflected in him.

That idiot who's always clamoring to become Hokage...

He'll probably become Hokage in the future, right?

An avenger always shrouded in darkness…

He can probably only become the leader of Root, who supports the Hokage, right?

After entering the Root base, Sasuke Uchiha had been thinking about his future with a clear mind, but he would have to wait until after he took his revenge to enjoy this life!

Before that…

What I need to do is to diligently cultivate and accumulate strength!

same…

I must complete the Root mission well in order to gain more favor from Akihara Kagura and compete with Karin for the future leader position of Root!

"Sasuke!"

Seeing Sasuke's complex expression, Naruto thought his comrade could still be saved and said in a deep voice, "Come to your senses. You should know what kind of person Orochimaru is. That guy will only kill you. He just wants to steal your body!"

"..."

What an idiot!

Uchiha Sasuke took a deep breath!

Although he had already received warnings from Akihara Kagura and Karin, and even knew the time when Orochimaru would use the Reanimation Jutsu again, how could he and Orochimaru get along if he exposed Orochimaru's covetousness for his body at this time?

"Naruto."

Sasuke Uchiha's face showed disdain, as if he didn't care about such things at all. He said coldly, "As long as I can gain power, as long as I can kill Itachi Uchiha, I don't care about anything, even losing my life!"

"It's just a body..."

Sasuke Uchiha clenched his fists, desperately trying to recall the tragedy he experienced on the night of the massacre of his clan. His eyes immediately filled with rage: "When I was eight years old, I was already a walking corpse. I only have this life to offer as the price for revenge..."

"Sasuke, come back with me..."

Naruto Uzumaki looked at his companion with some pain.

"Naruto..."

Sasuke Uchiha clenched his fists, his knuckles cracking under his force, his voice growing colder: "I've said it before, someone like you can't understand me. No matter what happens, as long as I can gain power, as long as I can get my revenge..."

"..."

Orochimaru's lips curled into a smug smile, as if he were showing off to Jiraiya: "You heard it too, Jiraiya. This wasn't something I did wrong. Sasuke left with me willingly..."

"Yeah?"

Jiraiya watched the entire exchange between Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha. His gaze towards Orochimaru gradually turned cold and profound: "If that's the case, why are you in Konoha again? That child was bewitched by you; as long as you are killed..."

"Anyway, you think everything is my fault..."

Orochimaru, completely unfazed by Jiraiya's accusations, continued with a smile, "If you want to kill me, then let me test your strength... This time, unlike last time, you won't have Tsunade as your ally!"

This is practically equivalent to a declaration of war!

The Valley of the End suddenly fell silent. Orochimaru and Jiraiya stared at each other, as did Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki.

"Sasuke!"

Naruto Uzumaki finally couldn't hold back any longer!

This most impatient little guy charged straight at Orochimaru and Sasuke Uchiha, quickly leaping across the river to the other side: "No matter what you say, I'm bringing you back today!"

"Naruto..."

Jiraiya was too late to stop his disciple and could only rush to the other side with Naruto Uzumaki, his target being Orochimaru!

There's no need to say more.

The pursuer and the pursued have already chosen each other's opponents!

Orochimaru and Sasuke Uchiha charged at their opponents almost simultaneously. Orochimaru went straight for Jiraiya, while Sasuke Uchiha charged at Naruto Uzumaki!

"Sasuke!"

"Naruto!"

Orochimaru!

"Jiraiya!"

The four of them were locked in a fierce battle on the lake in the Valley of the End!

"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!"

When Jiraiya saw Orochimaru, he immediately used Fire Release ninjutsu to attack him, knowing full well that close combat with Orochimaru wouldn't be very effective.

"Water Release·Water Formation Wall!"

Orochimaru didn't care about Jiraiya's Fire Release.

This is on a river, where water-style techniques are more advantageous than fire-style techniques!

Compared to the battle between the two legendary Sannin of Konoha, the fight between Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki was clearly not up to par; the two kids were just exchanging blows!

Sasuke Uchiha's taijutsu was superior. He grabbed Naruto Uzumaki's clothes and slammed him onto the river. Naruto Uzumaki grabbed Sasuke's ankle and threw him to the ground. The two genin immediately started fighting fiercely!

"Don't get in my way..."

Taking advantage of the situation, Sasuke grabbed Naruto by the throat, but he couldn't exert any force no matter what he did. He gritted his teeth and flung Naruto away with one hand!

"I thought you were going to try to kill me..."

After his initial setback, Naruto actually smiled: "Sasuke, you don't want to leave us either, right? Then let me take you back!"

You're wrong.

Sasuke Uchiha's eyes immediately turned cold, and he nonchalantly flung out a shuriken: "Ninja Art: Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique!"

Dozens of shuriken flew through the air!

"The old man's technique!"

This move even distracted Orochimaru and Jiraiya!

Seeing the technique left by their teacher Hiruzen Sarutobi here, and being performed by a young boy, inevitably stirred up some emotions in the two of them.

"snort…"

Orochimaru saw the opening Jiraiya had made and hurled a shuriken at him: "Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique!"

"That bastard Orochimaru..."

Jiraiya didn't even have time to form hand seals to defend himself; his body instantly sank into the water, dodging the dense barrage of shuriken flying towards him.

Naruto followed suit, and the chakra attached to the water's surface beneath his feet immediately disappeared, causing his body to sink into the water, thus avoiding Sasuke Uchiha's shuriken shadow clone!

"..."

The master and apprentice looked at each other in the water.

Although they couldn't speak underwater, the master and apprentice understood each other's thoughts. Jiraiya and Naruto simultaneously dived underwater towards their respective opponents!

"Sasuke, watch out!"

Orochimaru spoke up, reminding Sasuke.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

Uchiha Sasuke leaped into the air and spat a ball of flame directly at the water's surface!

The flames instantly fell onto the river surface, igniting plumes of steam and scorching the water, forcing out Jiraiya and Naruto Uzumaki who were hiding underwater!

"This is so troublesome!"

Naruto Uzumaki immediately rushed out, his hands instantly forming a fist: "Ninja Art: Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!"

As he formed hand seals, countless shadow clones appeared on the river surface and rushed towards Uchiha Sasuke!

"This kind of chakra is truly terrifying..."

Orochimaru, looking at the shadow clones Naruto had released, actually praised them, saying, "They're almost as good as Akihara Kagura's, aren't they?"

"Do you even have the mind to judge here?"

Jiraiya appeared before Orochimaru, his hair soaking wet, his eyes still resolute: "Orochimaru, even for Naruto's sake, I won't let you go this time!"

The words had barely left his mouth!

Jiraiya directly opened his mouth and spat out clumps of oil!

This is oil condensed from chakra. It will not sink when it comes into contact with water, nor will it be countered by water-style jutsu. On the contrary, it will make water-style jutsu fuel the fire!

"An old trick..."

Orochimaru shook his head, his face still showing disdain: "If it were Sage Mode, perhaps I would be a little wary, but with this kind of technique..."

"Fire Release: Great Flame Bullet!"

Jiraiya opened his mouth and spat out a ball of flame!

The flames instantly ignited the oil on the river surface!

"idiot…"

Orochimaru chuckled, completely unconcerned about the flames that would soon engulf him along with the flowing oil, and simply clasped his hands together: "Jiraiya, have you forgotten that this is a river? The oil flows together with the water. Water Release: Water Rush Wave!"

The river water suddenly began to surge and flowed towards Jiraiya, and the flames and oil also rushed towards him along with the water!

"..."

Jiraiya could only retreat awkwardly!

The two ninjutsu he had painstakingly unleashed were neutralized by Orochimaru's C-rank ninjutsu, so things were bound to go a bit awful!

That bastard…

Is this just to restrain him?

"The snake will always prevail over the frog."

Orochimaru spoke Jiraiya's thoughts, then looked at the situation on the other side of the battlefield: "Just as the Sharingan is born with the ability to suppress tailed beasts, even if Sasuke doesn't have the Mangekyou Sharingan, he can still suppress the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki..."

On the other side of the battlefield.

Naruto's shadow clone was destroyed by Sasuke Uchiha's Fire Release!

A red tailed beast cloak suddenly appeared on Naruto's body, his face became wider, and his teeth grew out like two huge fangs, as if they belonged to a wild beast!

"Nine-Tailed Fox..."

Sasuke Uchiha closed his eyes and recalled a conversation he had with the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, about the red chakra cloak that always appeared on Naruto Uzumaki.

At that moment, Minato Namikaze smiled broadly, as if he had placed all his hopes on Sasuke Uchiha: "Sasuke, the life of a Jinchuriki is not like that of an ordinary person. All Jinchuriki face discrimination. Naruto must have been ostracized by the villagers since he was a child. It's not easy to find a companion like you who accepts him..."

"You idiot..."

Sasuke Uchiha opened his eyes again, but sighed inwardly.

Because of this…

Why didn't Naruto Uzumaki want to see him leave?

but…

That's why...

The reason I chose to accept the rogue ninja mission from Root was so that after getting my revenge, I could compete with Karin for the future leadership of Root, and remain that idiot's ally forever...

Second update!

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