At this moment, Sasuke was full of vigor.
The one he had just defeated decisively was a first-rate expert renowned throughout the Ninja World, the S-ranked Rogue Ninja Orochimaru, known as one of the legendary Three Ninja.
To achieve such a record at such a young age, how many others in the Ninja World could compare?
Even the Third Hokage, hailed as the strongest, hadn't been able to stop Orochimaru from defecting back then, had he?
Naturally, Sasuke's confidence was constantly growing.
Naruto sensed Sasuke's confidence and knew why he was so confident.
Because when Sasuke released Kirin, Naruto had already arrived near the battlefield using the Flying Thunder God Technique.
And this was precisely why Sasuke dared to use his Mangekyo Eye Technique so decisively in the end.
However, adhering to the principle of giving Sasuke a chance to shine, Naruto didn't interfere halfway to steal Orochimaru's kill.
He also admitted that the battle just now was brilliant. Just the latter half, from when Naruto arrived with the Flying Thunder God Technique and saw Sasuke release Kirin, demonstrated Sasuke's extremely high combat intelligence.
Without knowing the enemy's information, he started with a series of powerful moves, quickly and decisively resolving the enemy.
It could be said that the results of Sasuke's cultivation over the years were all reflected in this battle.
But this was not a reason for Sasuke to become arrogant.
"Naruto, give me some Chakra."
If it were any other time, Sasuke would never dare to speak to him in such a demanding tone.
He was just short of calling him 'bro'.
Seeing Naruto walk out of the shadows with a cold face, Sasuke's expression froze. Only then did he realize how arrogant his tone had been just now.
Involuntarily, he thought of the scenes when the two of them usually practiced Taijutsu.
He wanted to explain and ease the atmosphere.
But it was too late.
"Ah, don't hit my face."
A moment later, Sasuke, with a bruised nose and swollen face, received Kurama's Yin Release Chakra treatment and absorbed Naruto's Chakra to replenish the Pupil Power consumed by his eyes.
"After this battle with Orochimaru, what are your insights?"
Naruto asked calmly, as if nothing had happened.
As for the wounds on Sasuke's body, they were all from him accidentally bumping into trees.
Sasuke was angry but dared not speak out, because he couldn't beat Naruto.
Moreover, he was still receiving Naruto's treatment.
"No matter what, you must maintain a calm and composed state of mind. You can't let any factors cause you to lose emotional control, otherwise it will affect your ability to make rational judgments and make wrong decisions that you will regret later."
Sasuke honestly reported his thoughts at the moment.
He was usually very calm and composed, but at this moment, he became overly confident because he defeated Orochimaru, leading to emotional loss of control. The result was that he was beaten up by Naruto.
This was a decision Sasuke, now calmed down, deeply regretted.
"I shouldn't have gotten so cocky back then."
Naruto nodded in satisfaction after hearing Sasuke's summary, brushed the matter aside, and told Sasuke some news.
"Orochimaru isn't dead."
Sasuke cast a surprised glance at the lifeless body lying to the side, and said in shock, "He's not dead even like that? I'll go finish him off."
As he spoke, Sasuke struggled to get up.
He intended to keep his previous promise and scatter Orochimaru's ashes.
Naruto pressed Sasuke back down; his body was still very weak and he shouldn't move around recklessly. He explained, "Orochimaru knows a forbidden technique called Immortality Technique, which, combined with an ability called Cursed Seal, allows him to seize other people's bodies to gain a long life."
Walking to Orochimaru's corpse, Naruto ripped off the mask on his face, revealing the face of an extremely young and beautiful woman.
"The body he's using now is the body of a Bloodline Limit ninja he stole from someone else, but it's now been cursed to death by your Mangekyo ability, and this fragment of his soul has also been destroyed."
"If nothing goes wrong, Orochimaru should now be seizing and reviving through the soul fragments in the Cursed Seals on other people."
As Naruto spoke, the Kagura Mind's Eye spread out, locating the special Jonin in the village named Mitarashi Anko.
In his perception, the Heavenly Curse Mark on Mitarashi Anko's body had not disappeared, and was still steadily drawing natural energy from the surroundings, which meant that Orochimaru had not completely died, but he had not chosen Anko as a vessel for revival either.
"No wonder this Orochimaru suddenly came to me, he wanted to seize my body?"
"But that shouldn't be. According to you, his soul fragments are all connected. If I used the Sebun'arōbukku to curse this body to death, then the rest of Orochimaru's soul fragments should be affected as well."
"After all, my ability can remotely curse enemies to death. Normally, all his soul fragments should be erased, and he should be directly annihilated."
Hearing this, Sasuke said in surprise.
Normal ninjas go to the Pure Land after they die, but enemies erased by Sasuke's Sebun'arōbukku are directly annihilated, unable to be revived from the Pure Land through Impure World Reincarnation.
The effect is equivalent to being hit by a Truth-Seeking Ball.
However, limited by Sasuke's Pupil Power, there may be cases where the erasure is not clean, as is happening now.
Once Sasuke's eyes become Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, or Rinnegan, such embarrassing situations may no longer occur.
"Maybe your Pupil Power isn't strong enough, otherwise you could follow the connection between his soul fragments and erase all of them. Of course, it may also be related to the fact that you only targeted this one in front of you."
Naruto thought for a moment and gave a barely reasonable explanation.
"Anyway, his body is here. Even though it was seized, he's used it for so long, it can definitely become a cursing material."
"Once my Pupil Power recovers, I can continue to curse him a few more times. Infinite Izanagi has to wait a week, but the Sebun'arōbukku doesn't take that long." Sasuke said, thinking of ideas with great interest.
"No need, don't kill him yet, let's squeeze out his value first." Naruto stopped Sasuke, a smile appearing on the corner of his mouth.
Within the range of the Kagura Mind's Eye, Yakushi Kabuto, who had been specially marked, made a special move.
He seemed to have been instructed by Orochimaru beforehand that if he didn't return by a certain time, he should act according to his instructions.
Under Naruto's gaze, Yakushi Kabuto called out Tayuya from the Sound Four alone, and with her looking puzzled, he used the Evil Releasing Method Seal on the Heavenly Curse Mark on her neck.
Then, this female ninja with great strength let out a scream.
A moment later, the screams stopped, and Tayuya's appearance began to change, gradually turning into Orochimaru's appearance.
It was at this moment that Naruto, carrying Sasuke, used a Flying Thunder God Technique, following the mark on Yakushi Kabuto, and arrived in front of Orochimaru.
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