Naruto: The Information Broker from the Uchiha Clan

At the same time, the armor of Susanoo spread, condensing chakra to form a gigantic Nine-Tails Naruto, enveloping him inch by inch.

"Roar!!!"

A roar rang out, and the blue longsword slashed down at the wooden man.

"boom……"

The ground cracked open again, and the wooden dummy, which held a long sword in one hand, suddenly unleashed a burst of power with the other.

The Eternal Eye slowly rotated, and the seven tails wrapped in Susanoo twitched, knocking the wooden golem back several steps with a single blow.

"Om..."

Chakra condensed in the mouth of the Nine-Tails, and the eight tails covering the Susanoo swept over, fixing and binding the wooden doll's limbs.

The Tailed Beast Ball condensed and took shape, causing ripples in the surrounding air.

"boom!!!"

Intense light enveloped the entire wooden dummy, and Orochimaru, who was on it, had already turned into dust and disappeared without a trace when the wooden dummy technique was bound.

The circular crater originally created by the Shinra Tensei was once again enveloped by the power of the Tailed Beast Ball.

"Shh!"

Several figures swept past, taking away Kakashi, Might Guy, and other injured people who were unable to move. Even the aftershocks of the impact were too much for ordinary ninjas to withstand.

The circular light shield, as red as a raging flame, expanded rapidly and then suddenly exploded, deepening the circular crater in Konoha once again.

After the dust settled, the original giant had vanished. Even though the First Hokage was resurrected using White Zetsu as a sacrifice, he did not reach his peak condition from his previous life.

Furthermore, due to Obito's warning, Orochimaru dared not restore the mind of this god of ninjas, which greatly reduced the flexibility of the Wood Release: Wood Release technique.

This is why even the resurrected Second Hokage was overwhelmed and killed by the Flying Thunder God Technique, which possesses space-time ninjutsu.

If it were Tobirama Senju himself, without any ties, he could come and go freely unless the space could be sealed off; otherwise, it would be impossible to restrict him.

"Whoosh..."

A gentle breeze swept by... and ashes, like scraps of paper, began to gather.

"Seal him!"

"quick!"

One after another, figures flashed into the center of the battlefield. Not far away, Naruto, covered by Susanoo, had his crimson chakra slowly gather and disappear as Sasuke pressed his hand down on his forehead.

Finally, on top of Susanoo's head, Naruto, whose body was mostly burned, lay unconscious.

Sasuke, whose eye power was greatly depleted, also had to dispel his Susanoo, but his Eternal Eye remained, keeping a close eye on the First Hokage who was recovering.

The next moment, the ground churned.

Earth Escape, Huangquan Marsh.

A flash of cold light passed by, and a long sword slashed through Orochimaru's mouth, spraying blood from the neck of an ANBU member.

After only a moment's hesitation, the intruding sealing squad was bound by the swamp.

With his hands forming a hand seal, the reanimated First Hokage, who was recovering nearby, vanished.

Orochimaru glanced at the sealed Edo Tensei Second Hokage not far away, when a giant snake suddenly sprang out from the ground, swallowed him whole, and disappeared.

"Sasuke-kun...you really keep surprising me!"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than the black Amaterasu Fire suddenly erupted.

The inextinguishable flames could be ignited with the eye of the beholder, yet Orochimaru felt no pain despite the intense heat.

"Whoosh..."

His entire body turned into mud and crumbled into pieces, while Orochimaru slowly rose from the ground beside him.

"So, Sasuke-kun, even now, you're still maintaining your fighting strength?"

Orochimaru still smiled and said, "But how long can you fight like this? Under the Impure World Reincarnation, the spirits from the Pure Land not only possess almost unlimited chakra, but they are also immortal."

"You might be able to defeat him once, but how long can you maintain the power of your Sharingan and your chakra?"

Sasuke looked at Orochimaru indifferently: "You can give it a try..."

After he finished speaking, both of them fell silent.

Orochimaru glanced at Naruto next to Sasuke, momentarily at a loss for what to do.

Having witnessed the complete Susanoo, he became even more obsessed with Sasuke's eyes.

However, it cannot be denied that the Impure World Reincarnation technique is not invincible. Infinite chakra requires time to recover, and the amount an individual can unleash at one time is still finite.

The Wooden Dummy Technique is the limit; without restoring the consciousness of the deceased, even a weakened version of the True Thousand Hands Technique cannot be used.

Orochimaru knew this technique; it was a technique capable of destroying an entire city with a single strike, utterly devastating, and destroying everything within its attack range.

And the characteristic of immortality...

The dead, resurrected through the Impure World Reincarnation, need time to recover after being destroyed. In this world, a single sealing technique can resolve this.

In addition...

The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is not dead, but with such injuries, he may be completely devoured and possessed by the Nine-Tails at any moment.

Once the Nine-Tails is fully released, the opponent can control it with the power of the Eternal Eye, leaving the opponent with no chance of victory.

Sasuke, on the other hand, did not rush to help.

Instead, he still kept his Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan active, wary of Orochimaru sacrificing White Zetsu again to use the Impure World Reincarnation technique.

A figure flashed by in the distance. Orochimaru smiled, constantly avoiding eye contact with Sasuke.

"So this time, Konoha was saved by the Uchiha, whom they had once personally destroyed. I find this ending quite interesting."

"I wonder what the old man in the Pure Land would think if he saw this scene. If I had known this wind would blow things out like this, I should have let him come out and take a look earlier."

Sasuke remained silent, his gaze still fixed on Orochimaru.

If given the chance, perhaps illusions could solve all the problems.

"Next time... Next time, I'll show the old man the stupid things he's done. If you were still in Konoha, things would be completely different."

As soon as he finished speaking, Orochimaru collapsed to the ground and disappeared without a trace.

Sasuke, who was opposite him, frowned but did not relax. From the beginning, he had suspected that, given the experience of one of the Legendary Sannin, after being restrained once, there would be no reason for him not to face the Sharingan with his true form.

Especially with the presence of that masked man, Orochimaru must have known that the eyes he obtained from Itachi Uchiha were no longer ordinary Mangekyou Sharingan.

Five minutes, ten minutes...

Sasuke's Mangekyou Sharingan power had faded and could no longer be maintained, yet he remained standing.

Sixteen minutes later, after glancing at Naruto who was enveloped by slugs, he collapsed to the ground.

……

In a dark cave.

Orochimaru said, "Kabuto... you never disappoint me."

Behind him, Kabuto Yakushi spoke up, "The Eight-Tails Jinchuriki was taken by that person, but the overflowing Nine-Tails chakra has been collected, and there's also the Fourth Hokage..."

Before he could finish speaking, ripples appeared in mid-air.

Masked Obito looked at the two of them: "Orochimaru...why don't you continue?"

Orochimaru turned around: "Although I don't know what your purpose is, if you continue, I feel that you will obtain something extraordinary."

"Let me think... The Ten-Tails? Using the combined power of the nine tailed beasts to intimidate the ninja world, that's Pain's will, but it shouldn't be yours."

"As the mastermind behind Akatsuki, I think you must have your own agenda. Even Pain, with his Rinnegan, is probably just a pawn in your game... right, Tobi?"

Masked Obito remained silent for a moment, then looked at Orochimaru before his Mangekyou Sharingan flashed by.

Even with the Mangekyou Sharingan, it was impossible to tell whether the Orochimaru in front of them was the real Orochimaru.

What do you want?

Orochimaru licked his lips: "I need a large number of White Zetsu, and your ultimate goal..."

Masked Obito chuckled dismissively: "You couldn't withstand that level. Tearing apart the soul to use natural energy to develop a technique for reincarnation, your soul is already shattered."

"In this state, you are not only countered by illusions, but you have also severed the path to higher levels."

The road ahead is blocked...

Orochimaru knew the flaws of the Reanimation Jutsu from the very beginning.

But as a genius, he didn't believe such a flaw was insurmountable. Even if there was no immediate solution, he was confident he could find one in the future.

After a long silence, Orochimaru spoke: "It seems that someone has some kind of power within your body... I want to know your secrets. In exchange, how about it?"

Methods...

The first image that flashed through Obito's mind was that of Madara Uchiha with a full head of white hair.

Besides Black Zetsu, do they have any other tricks up their sleeve?

"I'll resurrect the Fourth Hokage using the Impure World Reincarnation technique. Once I extract the Nine-Tails' chakra from him, I'll tell you my purpose..."

Kabuto looked up slightly; no matter how you looked at it, these conditions seemed like a scam.

But he didn't speak; he trusted Orochimaru's every decision.

"pocket……"

Orochimaru reached out his hand, and Kabuto placed a sealing scroll in Orochimaru's hand.

"This is the Nine-Tails' chakra I just collected. After establishing a basic level of trust, I will resurrect the Fourth Hokage."

……

Chapter 420: Fear from the Unknown

Obito, the instigator of the Nine-Tails' rampage, seemed unaware that the Fourth Hokage, before his death, had split the Nine-Tails in two, sealing it into himself and the infant Naruto.

Furthermore, because the Fourth Hokage sealed the Nine-Tails with the Reaper Death Seal, his own soul returned to the Shinigami, and the Impure World Reincarnation technique alone could not summon the Fourth Hokage's soul.

This time, if Orochimaru hadn't taken the Fourth Hokage's soul from the Uzumaki clan's Namendo more than a year ago while trying to reclaim his hands, no one would have known that the Nine-Tails had been split up.