Narration system starting from Konoha

"Summoning the Grim Reaper? Does the Grim Reaper even exist in this world? If Orochimaru truly wants to break the seal in his hand, we'll probably need to find information and research the situation regarding the Grim Reaper," Shennong said.

Shennong's biggest worry right now is the existence of a being like the Grim Reaper; if it's just a sealing technique, then it's much simpler.

Orochimaru nodded in agreement and said, "Notify the Sound Four that it's time to bring Sasuke here."

Unable to defeat Itachi Uchiha, Sasuke was the only alternative; having the Sharingan provided another means of combat.

"Lord Orochimaru, rest assured, this is my arrangement. Whether Kimimaro needs to come along or not is just a precaution."

Orochimaru revealed a sinister smile and said, "Sasuke is a born avenger. He won't stay in Konoha willingly. Only by coming to me can he get the strength he wants."

Shennong, what's the latest news about Uchiha Sora's poison gas bomb?

Shennong was somewhat displeased. He wasn't Orochimaru's subordinate; he stayed in the Sound Village to cooperate with Orochimaru, not to be ordered around by him.

Chapter 108 A Wasted Trip (Bonus Chapter)

Orochimaru smiled slightly, like a weasel offering New Year's greetings to a chicken, and said, "Uchiha Sora belongs to Konoha and is our common enemy. My hands are currently inconvenient, so I'll have to trouble you again."

Shennong's expression softened slightly, and he nodded, saying, "Based on what you've said, I've done some research. If I'm not mistaken, he extracted some toxic cells from feces and compressed them to form a poison gas bomb."

I never expected that Konoha would have such a genius. He could create a smoke bomb that was almost impossible to solve using things that were commonplace.

If we can recruit him, he would definitely be a great researcher and could be a significant asset to our collaboration.

Orochimaru was somewhat tempted. After all, Ku was Sasuke's younger brother, and with that bond, Sasuke probably wouldn't leave easily.

Kabuto pushed up his glasses and said, "Senior Shennong, it's not that easy. Uchiha Sora is very cunning and carries a lot of smoke bombs with him. Forcibly taking Uchiha Sora away will only alert him."

It would be better to wait until an antidote for poison gas is developed before trying to capture him.

They're truly in cahoots; neither of them can stand the other, but they have to put up with it because of their collaboration.

Orochimaru and Shennong seemed not to hear the narrator's words. Both of them were old foxes; as long as it wasn't a secret concerning their own substantial interests, they could pretend not to hear it even if it was exposed.

"Unfortunately, I have never seen Uchiha Sora's poison gas bomb, so I can only guess based on your description."

"Next time I encounter Uchiha Sora, I'll personally experience the power of the poison gas bomb, or at least see some drug residue."

The pharmacist nodded and left.

A moment later, four figures set off from the Sound Village and darted into the forest, heading straight for the Land of Fire.

"Isn't it giving him too much credit to ask us to work together with such a lowly Sasuke?"

Kidomaru was somewhat disdainful. The four of them were all elite Sound Ninja who had mastered the second stage of the Cursed Seal, yet they were going to go together to welcome a Konoha Genin and even make him their leader.

“This is the vessel that Lord Orochimaru has chosen. You can treat it as Lord Orochimaru’s body; that way you’ll get used to it,” Tayuya said.

What a bunch of self-deceiving guys!

"If the narrator dares to appear, I'll twist your head off."

Kidomaru was enraged, but unfortunately, the narrator was everywhere; unless you could destroy the entire ninja world...

The narrator's words were devoid of tone and expression, yet Kikidoru still sensed the strong sarcasm, and his face darkened.

"Why argue with the narrator? Let's formulate a battle plan first," Tayuya said.

“Hey, Konoha is still under reconstruction, so the barrier won’t change much. We’ll just sneak into the village and bring Sasuke back,” Jirobo said.

Tayuya rolled her eyes at him: "You idiot, what Lord Orochimaru needs is Sasuke who sincerely pledges allegiance, not a prisoner."

"Winning his heart is the best strategy, force is secondary. Draw out the hatred in his heart, and he will naturally be willing to go with us. Staying in a corrupt village like Konoha will only lead to further depravity."

The four of them let out a sinister laugh at the same time. Having followed Orochimaru for many years, they were all too familiar with this kind of scene.

Konoha Village in the Land of Fire.

Uchiha Sora frowned as he looked at the dead white mouse in front of him. The difficulty of Yin-Yang Release research was beyond his imagination.

Besides this one, there were more than twenty other dead mice in the incubator.

However, there was no progress whatsoever in the experiments on Yin-Yang Escape.

However, Kong Xin understood that Yin-Yang Release was the most fundamental power in the ninja world, and mastering any one of them would give him the strength to suppress the ninja world.

Reaching the level of Ashura and Indra, followed by Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha.

If you master both completely, you will reach the sixth level.

"Clap clap."

A series of urgent knocks sounded on the door: "Kong, are you home? Open the door quickly."

Sora sealed the incubator and walked out of the bedroom. It was Sakura's voice. Judging from her urgency, could it be that Sasuke couldn't handle the shock and defected early?

"What's wrong, Sakura?" Kong asked, opening the door.

"Sasuke and Naruto are fighting."

Kong smiled and said, "They used to fight every day. I thought Naruto had killed Sasuke. Don't worry, they're not kids anymore, they know what to do."

“I know, but this time is different. I can tell that the two of them are serious this time.”

Sora quickly guessed Sasuke's thoughts: he wanted to assert his presence through Naruto. Sasuke's presence was waning, and the two he used to disregard were now threatening to surpass him.

Filled with hatred, Sasuke had always wanted to improve his strength and defeat Itachi. Now, two ninjas who were previously inferior to him were about to surpass him, which negated all his efforts over the years. His titles of "Uchiha genius" and "top student" had become utter nonsense.

At the same time, Sasuke was also a goal that Naruto had always wanted to surpass, and this sparring match was exactly what both of them wanted, as they both wanted to prove themselves.

Sora felt a bit of a headache, but seeing Sakura's worried look, he said, "I'll go with you to see. These two awful guys don't know their place at all."

Those two clueless guys, not even bothering to avoid Sakura, made Sora feel like they were just causing him trouble.

Sakura felt a pang of sadness. She felt utterly useless again. Why was it always like this? She could only watch helplessly as things unfolded.

His empty hand landed directly on Sakura's head, without any intention of taking advantage of her.

"It's not your fault. You've grown a lot since you graduated. It's not worth worrying about two jerks."

"By the way, did you talk to Tsunade-senpai about wanting to learn medical ninjutsu?"

"I haven't had time yet. Lady Tsunade just took over Konoha and has too many things to do. She also has to prepare for Lee's surgery. I plan to wait a few days until she's done with her work."

Kong nodded: "It's good to have a goal. Everyone needs a goal to strive for, otherwise what's the difference between them and a salted fish?"

Sakura suddenly felt something was off; Sora's nickname at the ninja academy was "salted fish."

Six months after graduation, Kong's performance surpassed everyone else's, and he was the number one Chunin of his class. One phrase popped into Sakura's mind: a complete turnaround.

"Alright, stop overthinking. Even if you turn over, you're still a salted fish."

Sakura would never understand Uchiha Sora's loneliness; only Shikamaru in their entire grade possessed the intelligence to comprehend him.

Sakura really wanted to give Uchiha Sora a piece of her mind, but unfortunately, she needed his help now. Even with just the two of them, they couldn't resist showing off. Sakura had truly learned something new today.

Kong remained calm and composed, as if he hadn't heard the narrator's complaints.

At a training ground in Konoha, the sounds of fighting could be heard incessantly.

At this point, both Sasuke and Naruto had sustained numerous injuries, and the battle had reached a fever pitch. Apart from not having any weapons, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that they were fighting to the death.

"Sora, you must stop them!" Sakura said worriedly.

Sora glanced around at the surrounding forest and said, "There's no need for me. With Kakashi-sensei and Jiraiya-senpai here, there's no need to worry about them."

"Kakashi-sensei, Jiraiya-senpai, you two are so unfair! You made Sakura worry for nothing, and then made me come all this way for nothing."

Chapter 109 The Sound Four

In fact, Kakashi and Jiraiya were secretly competing. Sasuke was similar to Kakashi back then—both were exceptionally talented, both deeply mired in darkness, and thus more suited to learning his ninjutsu.

Jiraiya preferred Naruto because Naruto, like him, was carefree yet shrewd, possessing great wisdom.

Sora has truly seen something new today. Have all the narcissistic ninjas of Konoha gathered together? Only someone with his extraordinary intelligence could see through this.

Sakura was speechless. What kind of people were they? Each one was more arrogant than the last. They seemed nice enough usually, but they were so hypocritical.

"Haha, that's all nonsense from the narrator." Jiraiya and Kakashi emerged from their hiding place one after the other.

Kong secretly curled his lip. Everyone knows who else; anyone who tries to shift the blame onto others is no good person.

Jiraiya scratched his head. Sora, that little rascal, he'd said both good and bad things to him. Before, he said to judge by actions, not intentions, but now he's saying that by inferring from the sidelines, he's not a good person—a classic double standard.

Kakashi wholeheartedly agreed.

He remained unfazed, having already mastered the art of automatically ignoring the narration, as if he hadn't heard a word.

Jiraiya and Kakashi were helpless; Uchiha Sora's shamelessness even surpassed theirs.

Seeing that Uchiha Sora didn't react, the two of them didn't say anything either. After all, they were the elite of Konoha's elites and still had some self-respect.

Arguing with a child would only make Sakura laugh at him. Kakashi already knew that Sora would definitely say: "Two Jonin arguing with a child like him is shameless."

After spending half a year together, Kakashi knew his disciple all too well.

"Boom."

The Fireball exploded, sending countless sparks flying, but Naruto easily dodged it.

“Sasuke, in this situation you should use the Phoenix Flower, which is more flexible and better suited for dealing with the situation than the Great Fireball.”

"Naruto, you should hide your shadow clones first and then ambush Sasuke when he uses his ninjutsu!" Sora shouted from the side.

The two paused for a moment and then resumed their battle. Uchiha Sora kept criticizing and finding fault with both of them, though it was unclear whether he was right or wrong.

The seemingly serious battle took an eerie turn, with Naruto and Sasuke becoming increasingly awkward as they fought, their movements sometimes even becoming distorted.

Naruto and Sasuke were completely exasperated. They had only wanted to spar, but now it had turned into a monkey show, with everyone judging and criticizing them.

The fierce battle gradually subsided, and he was surrounded by four people watching, three of whom were clearly looking at him with critical eyes.

The desire to fight vanished almost instantly.

Naruto and Sasuke turned and left, clearly somewhat unwilling to have their battle interrupted.

"You two want to test your strength, right? I'll fight you!" Kong Da shouted.

Naruto and Sasuke walked even faster, considering themselves respectable people who wouldn't fight scoundrels.