Konoha: This Uchiha is extremely sneaky

Chapter 517 Temptation

After leaving his elder brother's house, Sasuke left the clan's residence and wandered around Konoha.

She begins to recall the entanglement between herself and Naruto.

During his time at the Ninja Academy, Naruto's grades were mediocre. He couldn't even use a simple clone technique properly, and his written test scores were at the bottom.

How come you suddenly made such rapid progress after graduation?

"Could it be the result of that month of intensive training?"

A month before the exam, Kakashi gave him a special training session. During the battle, Naruto boasted to him that he had found a better teacher.

The legendary Sannin.

Could it be... that's the reason?

"Should I go find Tsunade?"

He was aware of the legendary Sannin. Excluding Jiraiya, the only person he could find was Tsunade.

However, the other party was a woman, and a medical ninja at that; moreover, given her background, it was impossible for her to help with training…

"Instead of looking for Tsunade, we should look for the Hokage..."

In recent years, Sasuke had heard his older brother and father talk about the Hokage, and he knew that they must be the strongest in the clan.

Moreover, the opponent has a glorious record of defeating the Raikage brothers and fighting the Nine-Tails, so there is absolutely no problem with their strength.

I just... don't know if the other person will have the time to teach me.

"Sasuke-kun, isn't this Sasuke-kun? Long time no see~"

Just as Sasuke was hesitating, a familiar voice came from the other side.

"Congratulations on becoming a Chunin!"

"Is it... Senior Kabuto?"

Unlike the original story, where only one Chunin graduated from the entire Chunin Exams, Toshiro did not. Including Konoha and other villages, nearly 20 people graduated in total.

Konoha is currently short-handed, so how can he not promote more Chunin?

"It seems Sasuke-kun is quite troubled!"

He pushed up his glasses on the bridge of his nose, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Thank you for your concern, Senior Dou, but there's nothing you can do to help with this."

His ordinary ninja attire, coupled with his common face and humble attitude, made Kabuto appear very approachable.

However, Sasuke instinctively remained wary of this ordinary-looking but exceptionally enthusiastic senior.

He kept a distance from the other person, but he always felt that the other person had ill intentions.

"Oh, it seems Sasuke-kun has some misjudgments about me, and I need to correct them."

He glanced around at his surroundings, and the corners of his mouth, which had been turned up, formed a mocking arc.

There's no one around, so if we act quickly, we shouldn't attract Konoha's attention.

"What do you want to do?"

Seeing the other party's ill-intentioned gaze, Sasuke remained unperturbed, his eyes even revealing a hint of disdain.

Although his opponent was a few years older than him, his strength was nothing special, and he was confident that he could defeat him.

Bang!

A sound of a fist striking flesh rang out.

vomit!

Then came a bout of dry heaving.

"So, can you please put away the arrogance in your eyes?"

Looking at Sasuke, who was clutching his stomach and lying on the ground dry heaving, Kabuto's tone was cold and devoid of any emotion.

He completely lacked the enthusiasm he usually displayed.

"How could it be... so fast?"

As a medical ninja, Kabuto's attacks were very measured, and Sasuke quickly regained control of his body.

"Who exactly are you?"

Although the opponent launched a sneak attack, their speed while moving was far beyond what a genin could achieve.

Even he, a newly promoted Chunin, was powerless to resist such an attack.

Furthermore, given the opponent's seemingly weak performance during the Chunin Exams, Sasuke quickly realized that this person was suspicious.

Could he be a spy?

As an Uchiha, Sasuke instinctively suspected the other person of being a spy.

"No need to test me, I mean you no harm!"

Seeing Sasuke's tense body, Kabuto had no intention of fighting him here. Otherwise, if the Fifth Hokage discovered that he had designs on Sasuke's clansmen, his fate would likely be grim.

"I am Lord Orochimaru's subordinate. I've come to you today because I want to give you a chance to become stronger."

Orochimaru assigned him the task of bringing Sasuke back to his side as a new vessel for reincarnation, which was no easy task.

Orochimaru…

Upon hearing the name, Sasuke knew who the other person was.

One of the legendary Sannin, on par with Jiraiya.

However, there's no such thing as a free lunch. Why would the other party contact me?

"If you want to defeat Naruto, Orochimaru-sama is your best choice."

Bringing Sasuke to Orochimaru's side without attracting the Hokage's attention is no easy task.

However, when you're feeling sleepy, someone will offer you a pillow.

Sasuke just happened to lose to Naruto, which gave him an opportunity.

"You don't need to answer right away."

If you want to seduce Sasuke, you have to do it step by step.

"Whenever you crave greater power, you can come find me."

He believed that, given Sasuke's proud nature, he would likely not refuse his suggestion.

With his patient guidance, he believed that it wouldn't be long before the other party came to find him.

"Orochimaru... how are you going to help me increase my strength?"

Sasuke stood up from the ground, assumed a fighting stance, and asked a question.

Since he was Orochimaru's man, he wasn't in a hurry to escape or cause a commotion to attract attention.

"And what price will I have to pay?"

"Lord Orochimaru promises to dedicate all his efforts to training you. As for the conditions... he will tell you when you have thought it through!"

Sasuke still has a choice, but in his opinion, his father and brother are both too protective of each other, and even during special training, they unconsciously go easy on each other.

This way, Sasuke's full potential cannot be developed.

The only problem is whether the Hokage will interfere.

"Give it your all..."

Hearing Kabuto's words, Sasuke hesitated, but he still had other options. Besides, he wasn't even sure if Kabuto was lying to him.

How could he be so simple as to go with this guy whose identity is unclear?

"I believe that Lord Orochimaru is definitely your best choice."

The premise is that you don't get eaten.

Kabuto left Sasuke an address, his figure flashed a few times, and then disappeared before Sasuke's eyes.

He is a very patient person. The bait has been cast, and he just needs to wait quietly for the other party to take the bait.

"This guy's strength is probably still beyond my expectations."

Seeing the speed the other person deliberately displayed as they left, Sasuke knew that the other person was showing off to him.

"This ninjutsu..."

With his head bowed, taking the beating of the scroll in his hand, Sasuke's eyebrows were almost squeezed together.

This was left to me by the other party, and now they're leaving without a word, not even giving him a chance to refuse!

(End of this chapter)