Naruto: Naruto's Uchiha girlfriend is too arrogant

Chapter 260 Reanimation Jutsu

Inside the venue below, after Satsuki instantly defeated all the summoning giant snakes with her Sharingan genjutsu, she quickly reunited with Kakashi and Guy, and together they faced off against the Sound Ninja elites blocking their path.

The battle was almost entirely one-sided and overwhelming. Kakashi's kunai flashed through the crowd, and Guy's figure transformed into a green whirlwind, alternating between the Leaf Whirlwind and the Power Whirlwind, his heavy taijutsu sending the Sound Ninja flying like sandbags.

Satsuki's three-tomoe Sharingan allowed her to easily see through all attack trajectories. Her kunai and precise fire release techniques always managed to strike first, forcing the enemy into a corner. The three worked together seamlessly, instantly tearing the Sound Ninja's defenses to shreds.

However, Zuo Yue's gaze kept anxiously drifting towards the direction where Naruto and Gaara had disappeared. At this moment, the other Konoha ninjas had also sprung into action. Some were fiercely battling the invading Sound ninjas, while others began to evacuate the panicked spectators in a tense but orderly manner.

"Satsuki, focus on the mission at hand and protect yourself!" Kakashi reminded him in a low voice during a lull in the fighting against a Sound Ninja. "This is already an A-rank combat mission. Don't worry, that brat from Sunagakure is no match for Naruto."

"But!" Satsuki parried the kunai that was attacking him, but the worry in his eyes did not lessen.

"Trust him." Kakashi's voice carried an undeniable certainty. "He is the most outstanding ninja I have ever seen since the founding of Konoha. The level of talent and potential I have witnessed has only been seen in the Hokage throughout history."

"...Yes!" Zuo Yue nodded vigorously, temporarily suppressing the anxiety in her heart.

However, despite her trust, an overwhelming sense of worry still gripped her heart. She made a firm decision: she had to eliminate the enemy before her as quickly as possible and then go find Naruto immediately! She couldn't bear the thought of not being by his side when he might be in danger.

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"Orochimaru! Stop it! There's still time to salvage the situation!"

Orochimaru tore off his disguise, revealing his pale and effeminate true face.

"Heh... Sarutobi-sensei, has time not only taken away your strength, but also made your mind so naive, even foolish? Are you so greedy for that pathetic, false stability?"

"However, you happen to be the biggest obstacle on my path to obtaining the Nine-Tails. You will soon die here... But, as for the Fifth Hokage, I really didn't expect you to pass the torch to that idiot..."

At this point, Orochimaru's voice carried a complex emotion that was difficult to discern, and a tear slid down his cheek without warning, creating an eerie contrast with his cold declaration.

"...If you insist on taking my life, feel free to try." The Third Hokage's eyes were unwavering. "However, I will never give you even the slightest chance to get close to Naruto!"

"No, teacher, my goal is far more than this..." Orochimaru slowly put down the kunai he was holding hostage to the Third Hokage, took a few steps back, and casually tore off the robe that symbolized his identity as the Kazekage and threw it aside, revealing the black robe embroidered with red auspicious clouds underneath.

"You will die here, I will obtain the power of Naruto and the Nine-Tails, and... the Hidden Leaf Village that you cherish will be utterly destroyed today!"

"Hidden Shadow Snake Hand!"

Orochimaru struck first, his right arm mutated, a venomous snake suddenly stretched out, its mouth full of fangs opened, and it lunged at the Third Hokage's neck!

"Sword Shadow Clone Technique!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi swung a shuriken with one hand, quickly forming hand seals. In an instant, the shuriken split into dozens of physical clones in mid-air, precisely slicing the attacking snake hand into several pieces!

However, the attack did not end. Behind the severed snake hand, the shuriken clones, undeterred, continued to fire towards Orochimaru's main body. Faced with this dense barrage, Orochimaru's jaw suddenly opened wide in a way that defied human anatomy, expanding to a terrifying extent!

Immediately afterward, a massive white-scaled serpent burst from his mouth, coiling around him and forming a solid human shield. The dense barrage of shuriken struck the hard serpent scales, producing only a few sparks and failing to inflict any effective damage.

The white phosphorus serpent let out a hiss, and its massive body charged toward the Third Hokage with overwhelming force!

"Earth Release: Great River of Earth!"

The Third Hokage formed hand seals once more, channeling a torrent of chakra. The solid rooftop in front of him instantly softened and churned, transforming into a raging mudslide that attempted to devour and trap the White Phosphorus Serpent.

Sure enough, the giant snake became stuck in the sticky mud, its movements slowed down, and it was about to be completely bound.

But at that moment, another unexpected event occurred! The white phosphorus serpent suddenly opened its massive jaws, and a new Orochimaru, covered in slime, emerged from it at an astonishing speed! Even more chillingly, this newly appeared Orochimaru spat out a Kusanagi sword from its mouth!

He gripped the sword hilt firmly, the tip of the sword aimed straight for the Third Hokage's heart!

"Pfft!"

The sensation of a sharp blade piercing through the body came through.

"You really have gotten old...?!"

Orochimaru was only halfway through his triumphant words when he was shocked to find that the "Third Hokage" who had been pierced was not bleeding. Instead, his body quickly softened and collapsed, turning into a puddle of ordinary mud.

It's an earth substitute!

Orochimaru expressionlessly swallowed the Kusanagi sword back into his mouth and slowly turned his head. There stood the real Hiruzen Sarutobi, unharmed, not far away.

"It seems I underestimated you, Master." Orochimaru's voice carried a hint of annoyance at being teased. "However, such a petty trick won't stop me."

"Well then, let's stop here and stop this tentative game of make-believe."

Hiruzen Sarutobi let out a low shout and abruptly ripped off the holy robe that symbolized his Hokage status, throwing it aside to reveal the black, tight-fitting combat suit he was already wearing underneath.

Seeing the battle attire already prepared beneath his teacher's robes, Orochimaru let out a knowing laugh. "Heh... Just as I thought. My plan was exposed long ago, wasn't it? It seems Kabuto has already been captured."

"Kabuto?" However, upon hearing this name, the Third Hokage's face showed genuine confusion, clearly indicating that he knew nothing about this person.

But Orochimaru had no intention of continuing the fight. He began forming hand seals again, and a massive amount of chakra began to gather around him, emanating an ominous and chilling aura.

"No time to waste... Summoning Jutsu: Impure World Reincarnation!"

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