Konoha: This Uchiha is extremely sneaky

Chapter 521 Reincarnation Ritual

After a friendly exchange between master and apprentice.

"Hehe! Looks like I won!"

Seeing Sasuke enveloped in Wood Release again, Orochimaru turned his gaze to the First Hokage beside him.

"As expected of the original, even with precise control over the summoning of you, you still gave me a wonderful surprise!"

Unlike the Second Hokage beside him, when Sasuke attacked him from the air, the First Hokage used his superhuman will and formidable strength to withstand his control.

"Uchiha... boy... I'm sorry!"

Turning his head to look at Sasuke, who was trapped by him, the First Hokage then turned his gaze to Orochimaru beside him.

"Your aura... is very strange. What... is this all you want?"

Controlled by Orochimaru's cursed seal and ninjutsu, even with the First Hokage's strength, he could only express his thoughts intermittently under these circumstances.

The aura emanating from Orochimaru gave him a very discordant feeling.

"What a terrifying will!"

"If I were to summon you without any regard for consequences, I might be the one who dies!"

Orochimaru, looking at Sasuke who seemed resigned to his fate, spoke as he intensified his suppression of the First Hokage.

"What a perfect body! This is the bloodline of the Uchiha!"

"I'll accept it without hesitation!"

Orochimaru casually stepped forward and cast some binding spells on Sasuke, restricting his movement.

"As for you and the second generation, your mission is complete. May you continue to slumber in the underworld!"

After the Impure World Reincarnation was lifted without any unexpected incidents, Orochimaru, along with Sasuke, arrived at the secret reincarnation location he had prepared long ago.

Orochimaru placed Sasuke on a platform covered with arrays and incantations, and began preparing for the reincarnation ritual.

From his series of preparations, it can be seen that he made thorough preparations in order to take over Sasuke's body.

"Even with the Uchiha's powerful mental strength, they cannot resist my ninjutsu under these circumstances."

"Sasuke, you should feel honored to be one with me and witness eternal life. This is a gift from heaven to you."

Looking at the silent Sasuke, Orochimaru unusually found himself interested in exchanging a few words with him. Because, soon, Sasuke would become a part of his life, and such opportunities would never come again.

Hehehe!

Seeing Sasuke remain calm, Orochimaru licked his lips.

"Is this a surrender, or a preparation for a counterattack?"

"Neither of these methods can change reality."

Ignoring Sasuke's unusual reaction, Orochimaru began to form hand seals, and as he completed the complex hand seals...

Beneath Sasuke, the intricate array patterns and the dark runes nearby began to light up one by one, emitting a soft glow that illuminated the dark chamber, making it appear and disappear.

This also made Orochimaru's golden snake eyes appear even more flickering.

"Sasuke, let us become one!"

As the runes and patterns lit up and then went out, the once brightly lit secret chamber began to fall into darkness and silence.

Meanwhile, in their mental realms, a battle concerning Sasuke's life and death has begun.

"Is it because of those array patterns and runes?"

In the battle of wits, Sasuke was at a disadvantage from the start and suffered repeated defeats.

The reason for this is largely because the methods Orochimaru prepared had a certain limiting effect on his mental strength.

"Hehehe, does it feel like the use of mental energy has become more obscure?"

"Don't bother struggling anymore, you can't escape my grasp."

Seeing that Sasuke was running out of steam, Orochimaru did not hesitate at all. He transformed into a flesh-colored bubble and floated on the ocean manifested by his spiritual power.

"Are these your methods?"

Looking at the disgusting bubbles that covered him completely, Sasuke remained calm and even had the leisure to glance at the faces that were faintly visible within the bubbles.

"Are those the people whose bodies you took over?"

"That's right, soon you'll be just like them, no different from me."

Without even glancing at the creatures he had devoured, the experienced Orochimaru looked at Sasuke and calmly responded to his question.

He knew that, barring any unforeseen circumstances, it would be time for Sasuke to reveal his trump card. Once he dealt with Sasuke's final resistance, he could seize control of Sasuke's body.

"Hmm! Something seems... off..."

As time passed, Orochimaru did not sense any resistance from Sasuke. Instead, Sasuke simply stood there quietly, allowing Orochimaru's spiritual power to gradually erode him.

If this continues, it won't be long before he can successfully possess Sasuke's body.

This...is very wrong.

After scrutinizing him suspiciously for a while, Orochimaru, finding no flaws, looked at Sasuke, who was completely wrapped up except for his pair of scarlet eyes.

"Come on, Sasuke-kun, let me see... the Uchiha's methods!"

With a loud shout, Orochimaru completely enveloped Sasuke.

"Since that's the case, I'll show you the difference between you and the Uchiha clan~"

Sasuke slowly closed his eyes, a slightly mocking smile playing on his lips, before opening them again.

Unfortunately, all of this happens in the spiritual world, and outsiders have no way of knowing about it.

Boo!

As Orochimaru exerted his power, a soft sound, like a bubble bursting, rang out, but it didn't cause any ripples in the silent mental space.

However, this soft sound caused Orochimaru, who had been closely observing the situation, to change his expression.

"Could it be... an illusion?"

Orochimaru stared blankly for a moment, watching Sasuke turn into bubbles and disappear from the spot. Then he began to doubt whether his senses had been misled.

"That's impossible. This is a battle of mental strength, the most primal contest. It's a comparison of the strength of both sides' mental power; there's no way to cheat with illusions."

If you want to use your own mental power to devour or cover the opponent's mental power, you can only use the simplest method: directly destroy the opponent's spirit or soul.

All he could do was limit the opponent's mental activity to a certain extent, causing the opponent to run out of energy.

In such a contest, how could one possibly use illusions to cheat?

How could snakes and insects, who spend their entire lives crawling on the ground, possibly know the vastness of the sky?

Sasuke's confident and arrogant voice echoed from within the mental space.

"Are these your last words... Orochimaru!"

"If that's the case, then you can... die!"

"This is?"

Following the direction from which the sound came, Orochimaru looked up at the strange sight in the sky and was momentarily speechless.

"This is... the Mangekyou Sharingan..."

In the sky of the spiritual space, the once pitch-black heavens were stained a deep, blood-red hue. A colossal, crimson eye, like the sun, hung above it.

She just stared at him silently, her gaze devoid of any emotion. Just like... when he looked at those experimental subjects.

"Whose design is this?"

This is not Toshiro Uchiha's Kaleidoscope pattern!

"Is it Fugaku... or Itachi?"

Staring at him with those emotionless eyes, Orochimaru felt like a mortal gazing up at the sun in the sky.

I involuntarily squinted to avoid the blinding light.

(End of this chapter)