Chapitre 57: Sannin vs. Genin
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WITH Naruto & TEAM 7
Soon the clone of Naruto was replaced by the real one, knowing this fight wouldn't be easy even for him.
Naruto is now standing before Orochimaru, the infamous Snake Sannin, the great bane of many of his precious people's pain, the tormentor of the innocent and ruthless attacker of his close friends.
And there he was, smirking with his snake-like eyes. Choji immediately went to retrieve the unconscious Sakura while Naruto stood in front of the weakened Sasuke and was now glaring down at the Sannin.
Orochimaru was the first to break the silence; "Kukukuku, well, if it isn't Naruto Senju, the so-called Hero of Tea and Waves." Orochimaru greeted with a smirk.
"....And if it isn't Orochimaru...toucher of kids," Naruto stated with his own smirk.
"You have quite a mouth on you. Has anyone ever taught you to respect your elders?" Orochimaru asked, slightly annoyed and a little amused.
"Says the elderly man who licks his lips, for kids." Naruto quipped. "If you are going to insult me all day, it's best you carry on and let me resume my business with Sasuke-kun. I have no quarrel with you.....yet. But if you stand in my way...we'll let's just say you will understand why I am the strongest of the Sannins," Orochimaru said, licking his lips with his long tongue.
"Really!" Naruto said with skepticism, he didn't know how strong the other two were, but he doubted this snake was stronger than Jiraiya. The blonde couldn't care less about the porn writer; the man hadn't visited him once so far; he understood the job of a spy was important and all that, but he doubted the man couldn't find a free hour of his busy days of checking out women in private baths to visit his godson at least once or twice every few years.
"The strongest you say, the only reason you're still breathing is because Jiraiya didn't give it all when he fought you that day. If he had used his Sage mode, you would be nothing but dust in the wind," Naruto replied with a neutral tone.
Orochimaru groaned, a part of him knowing that Jiraiya, indeed, had held back; his grimace quickly turned to a smirk. "Well, Jiraiya was always soft and foolish,"
"That is something we can both agree on," Naruto replied, noticing his surprise look of Orochimaru.
"You know, I'm pretty sure I should kill you right now. The third Hokage would probably shed a few tears for his favorite student," Naruto spoke with a hint of mockery; if the man had simply done his job that day, Orochimaru would have been long forgotten.
"Kukukuku sticks and stones, Naruto-kun. And how is the old man? Still not dead yet?" Orochimaru joked with a grin. "Oh, don't worry. He might have a heart attack when I bring him your head. You're going to PAY for all the people you killed and scarred....like Anko-chan." Naruto said with some anger in his voice.
"Kukukuku ah yes, sweet and devoted, Anko-chan. I noticed you two are quite close. Tell me, Naruto-kun, has she ever mentioned me? Do I still haunt her dreams? Does she still think about all the beautiful things I did to her, all in the name of science? And threw her away after like she was garbage." Orochimaru said with a devious grin, trying to get the blonde riled up.
"If you EVER talk about her like that again....." "Or what? I fought in the Second Great Shinobi World War. I have killed many powerful men and women and mastered Jutsus that you can only see in your nightmares. I am the strongest Sannin there is. You can never hope to defeat me." Orochimaru boasted.
".....Never say never, asshole," Naruto said, as he then made a cross-sign hand-seal.
"Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Almost two hundred Naruto(s) suddenly appeared, surrounding the Snake Sannin, and they all made several hand seals and took a deep breath.
"Wind Style: Vacuum Bullets Barrage!" All clones blew out a chain of small pressurize wind bullets towards the Snake Sannin, tearing the area he was into shreds, creating clouds of debris and dust all over. It lasted for almost 20 seconds until they finally stopped firing. Naruto and his clones knew that Orochimaru was an extremely slippery opponent, so it is highly likely that he managed to slip away or replace himself with a substitution.
And his hunch was right when they saw that Orochimaru had, indeed, substituted himself with a Mud Clone. Each clone then used their Sensory Perception, but one of them had their eyes widened when he felt the Snake Sannin was right behind him. Orochimaru then began to dispel the clones, one by one, as they charged toward him.
Naruto can see why Orochimaru is considered one of the most powerful Shinobis that Konoha has ever produced. Not only was he inhumanely fast, but he was surprisingly strong as well. And he was making short work with all the clones that got near him. But unbeknownst to the Sannin, this was all part of Naruto's plan. He knew he couldn't beat Orochimaru without revealing his trump cards. He also needed Orochimaru to create more havoc and probably make things easier in Konoha for him in the future.
And for every clone dispelled, the Original will immediately receive their memories. Not only the Original Naruto will be alerted, but he will also gain some insight into Orochimaru's abilities and techniques. Naruto then looked behind him and saw that Choji had managed to carry the still unconscious Sakura towards where he and Sasuke were positioned, and they were all huddled up together and safe, for now. Sasuke briefly checked on Choji and Sakura with a glance to see if they were alright.
Naruto then addressed Sasuke and Choji. "Guys, whatever you do, stick together. I'm going to buy us some time." Naruto said with a serious tone.
"Right, and Naruto....don't hold back. This guy is bad news." Choji advised. Naruto nodded and turned his head to address all his remaining clones.
"Boys! Formation Cloudburst!" Naruto announced. The clones near Orochimaru nodded in understanding and immediately jumped away, and each clone made a single unique hand-seal.
"Ninja Art: Hidden Mist Jutsu!" An extremely thick layer of Mist suddenly appeared, completely covering the area, as it was empowered by each Clone. 'How is this possible?! There is not a single body of water anywhere around here! How is he able to conjure a mist this thick?!' Orochimaru thought.
Not wanting to lose his advantage of sight and hearing, Orochimaru then made several hand seals and took a deep breath.
"Wind Style: Almighty Breakthrough!" He then blew out an extremely powerful gust of wind from his mouth, blowing almost everything away like it was a hurricane. Team 7 was holding on for dear life while some of the clones were dispelled by the blast. But surprisingly, the Hidden Mist Jutsu remains, which surprises Orochimaru even more.
"Kukuku impressive, Naruto-kun. That was one of my strongest Futon Jutsus yet, and it should have blown everything away in an instant. So how are you doing this?" Orochimaru asked curiously.
".....Formation Cloudburst. It's a battle tactic I created. As a Futon user myself, I know a strong wind attack is very effective against Kiri's infamous Hidden Mist Jutsu. Sadly, it is one of its fatal weaknesses. However.....I've discovered in a previous mission that the Mist can be empowered by the quantity of the casters, but it all depends on the synchronization. And in case if you haven't noticed, clones tend to think alike." Naruto's voice was coming from all directions, leaving Orochimaru unable to pinpoint his location.
"Kukuku very clever. But a cowardly Jutsu is not worth my time. So what will you do now, Naruto-kun?" Orochimaru asked like it was a challenge. Naruto didn't respond. Instead, Orochimaru couldn't hear a damn thing.
"What? Not so talkative anymore?" Orochimaru jested with a smirk. The Snake Sannin was beginning to be annoyed, as the smart-ass blonde was nowhere in sight and was now silent all of a sudden. But his yellow eyes widened when he realized what the blonde was truly up to. He was trying to use the Mist to cover his and Team 7's escape! That clever little shit! 'I can't lose them! I haven't marked Sasuke-kun yet! I want that Sharingan!' Orochimaru thought, slightly panicking.
"If you think you can-GAH!" Orochimaru was cut-off, as he literally felt something cut his back. Orochimaru didn't see where his attacker was or hear where he came from, but he knew the blade the blonde used to cut him with was extremely sharp. But the weird thing was, it didn't feel like usual steel. He then felt something cut his stomach.
"GAH! You little bastard!" Orochimaru yelled out in anger. Orochimaru then felt multiple fast cuts all around his body from different directions. It was a cut-and-run tactic used for weakening stronger opponents until they finally made a killing blow at the end, once their defenses were completely down. 'So he knows the Silent Killing Technique as well. This boy is more interesting than I thought. If it wasn't for the damn Kyubi, I would have marked him as well.' Orochimaru thought.
Feeling enough is enough, Orochimaru bit his thumb and made several hand seals. He then slammed his open palm on the ground. "Summoning Jutsu!" From the large puff of smoke, four large snakes appeared and began to rampage the area, dispelling every clone they came across with ease until all clones were dispelled, and the thick Mist was finally cleared.
But to his horror, Naruto and Team 7 had indeed escaped during the foggy distraction. As he was about to give chase, he heard Naruto's voice behind him. "Well, looks like your prey had escaped, Orochimaru-teme," Naruto said with a smirk as she stood on a tree branch opposite the Snake Sannin.
He was able to arrive once all the clones were dispelled via a Hiraishin Mark that Naruto had left. "YOU! Do you have any idea what you cost me?!" Orochimaru yelled out with pure rage in his yellow eyes.
But Naruto merely smirked with satisfaction. "To answer your question, I think I have an idea. You were trying to give Sasuke the same 'hickey' you gave Anko-chan, weren't you?" Naruto said with a calm voice.
Orochimaru never liked when his plans were foiled, but he had to commend the young Genin before him. The Sannin REALLY wanted to mark him as well, but it would be pointless, as a Bijuu's chakra is so volatile that it can burn the Curse Mark away like a vaccine.
"...You are REALLY clever, aren't you?" Orochimaru said while seething his teeth. "Well, it grows on me. I can't be much of a leader if I wasn't clever. You know all about that, right, Orochimaru-teme?" Naruto said.
"Such a pity. You would have been a fine vessel. But my priority is Sasuke-kun and his precious Sharingan. I couldn't get Itachi's, but Sasuke-kun is not as strong as him. He WILL be mine, his eyes will be mine, and not you or Sarutobi Sensei will deny me my prize, kukukukuku." Orochimaru declared and laughed like a madman at the end.
"So you couldn't get your hands on Itachi, no surprise there. He is amongst the strongest Shinobi I know, and I know many of them," Naruto said before he unleashed a strong burst of chakra from his body, cracking the ground beneath him.
He then formed several hand seals. Water Style: Giant Vortex Jutsu! Orochimaru smirked, as he wanted to laugh when he heard the name of the A-rank Jutsu that the blonde had just used. A Suiton Jutsu of that caliber requires a large body of water for it to be effective or work in general.
But his smirk faded, and his eyes widened when a sea of water started to appear around Naruto out of thin air, and it was forming into a large horizontal vortex that was aimed towards the Sannin. Once it is large enough, the vortex immediately cascades down onto Orochimaru and his Summoning Snakes, dispelling them in an extremely wide-range attack, leaving no chance of escaping, as Orochimaru was swept away by the powerful current.
Not even hiding underground was safe, as the force of the vortex was great enough to hollow out the earth beneath, washing away everything in the area. In the aftermath, whatever remains of the forest was devastated, as though some sort of a natural disaster had just occurred.
And Naruto was sure everyone in the forest must have felt the seismic quake of his most powerful Suiton Jutsu. Naruto then activated his Sensory Perception to check if Orochimaru was still nearby. Unfortunately, he sensed that the Snake Sannin was still alive, which made him frown, but when he sensed that he was fleeing, he smiled a bit. He just needs to be ready for next time.
Naruto then teleported away in a Yellow and Red Flash.
WITH TEAM 7 AND TEAM 10
When Naruto and the rest of Team 7 managed to rendezvous with Team 10 at the exact same spot where Naruto left his Hiraishin kunai earlier when he rescued Choji, Ino immediately went to check on her friend, who was still unconscious.
Naruto told Shikamaru and Choji to look after Ino while she provided some medical treatment to Sasuke and Sakura. The blonde Senju told them to wait for him until he returned before he teleported away to the area where Orochimaru was to deal with the Snake Sannin.
After a few minutes, when Naruto left, Sakura was finally awake, which made everyone sigh in relief. Ino was currently examining the bruise on her head.
"Okay, Sakura. Luckily, you don't show any signs of a concussion, which is good; however, your head is going to be bruised for a couple of days. But overall, you're going to be fine." Ino informed with a reassuring smile as she summoned some bandages from her Wrist Seal.
"Oh, that's good. Thank you, Ino," Sakura said with a soft smile as Ino wrapped the bandages around her head.
"Yeah, thanks, Ino. We owe you one." Choji said gratefully. Suddenly, they felt a seismic quake that was caused by Naruto's Jutsu, which made Ino very worried. But she sighed in relief when Naruto suddenly appeared in a Yellow and Red Flash and immediately went to approach them.
"So?" Naruto asked Ino regarding Sakura's health.
"Don't worry; Sakura is going to be okay," Ino informed.
"Good to know," Naruto said, as he sighed in relief.
"Are YOU okay though, Whiskers? When you asked us to wait here for you, the last thing you said before you teleported away was, and I quote, I'm going to fight a Sannin. Then there was an earthquake! Care to explain?" Ino asked with a deadpan look, which made Naruto sweat drop a bit as he cowered in fear at her angry gaze.
"Yeah, hehe, don't worry, Ino-chan. I don't have a scratch on me. We just talked a lot, and I didn't like what he was saying. So I crushed him with a Tsunami. But apparently, it's not enough to kill him." Naruto said disappointedly.
"You say that like it's normal. God, you're troublesome." Shikamaru said.
"Come on; it won't be Naruto if he wasn't." Choji joked, which made everyone chuckle.
"Hey!" Naruto yelled out, as he felt slightly offended. The group laughed at his reaction, which made him pout a little. Sasuke wanted to say something to the blonde but was having trouble finding his words. He saw how Naruto was able to go toe-to-toe with Orochimaru while he struggled and had given everything to win.
And if Naruto's clone didn't show up when he did, who knows what that creep would've done when he was about to bite his neck. A part of him wondered what Sannin meant by giving him the power he needed. The thought of power made Sasuke think of his eyes, his cold eyes as their parents lay dead on the floor, the blood still fresh from their corpses.
Will he be able to give me the power I need? Sasuke wondered, his eyes glancing at Naruto.
"Well, I'm glad that we're safe and together and all, but we should really head to the tower now. Do you guys have both Scrolls?" Shikamaru asked Team 7.
"Unfortunately, no. Orochimaru was the only person we encountered besides you." Sakura said with a frown.
"Which Scroll do you need?" Ino asked her friend.
"An Earth Scroll," Sakura answered. This immediately made Naruto grin like a fox.
"Tsk, lucky for you guys, AGAIN, we happen to have an extra," Naruto informed, as he nodded to Shikamaru to give them the Earth Scroll they got from the enemy teams.
Shikamaru then handed the Earth Scroll to Choji.
"Wow, how many teams have you encountered," Choji asked Team 10.
"Ummm, three. Well, the third team is just one person, but let's not go into details." Naruto answered, not wanting to explain his situation with Karin and ROOT yet.
"This is great! Both our teams got both scrolls! Now we can just head to the Tower together!" Choji said excitedly, but it was a little too loud.
"Try to keep it down, Choji; we're still not out of the woods yet. Literally." Shikamaru scolded his chubby friend.
"Oh right, sorry, Shika," Choji said as he rubbed the back of his head embarrassingly.
"It's still going to be a long walk, though. And we can't really run since Sasuke's reserves are still low, and Sakura's head injury is affecting her balance. They both need rest and proper medical treatment as soon as possible." Ino informed them.
"That's okay, Ino-chan. I got that part covered. One of the Clones I sent out was smart enough to head to the tower and placed my Hiraishin Seal there in case we needed a quick getaway. So let's skip the walking and hold hands, shall we?" Naruto said smugly as he offered his hands to everyone.
"You don't have to make it sound weird, Naruto," Sasuke said with a deadpan look. They then formed a circle and held each other's hands. Once Naruto had gathered enough chakra to move six people, including himself, he instantly teleported them all to the Tower.
Itachi
"Don't move; you're still not ready," A voice said in the darkness; his head still felt a little dizzy, but not something he couldn't handle. The Uchiha prodigy ignored her words; instead, his hand moved to the bandage covering half of his face, slowly, he removed it and threw it on the ground.
Opening his eyes, wincing a little; it still hurt a little to open them. He moved his legs over the bed, his feet touching the cold floor. His eyes moved to the one responsible for all this.
"How long is been?" Itachi asked flatly, his voice as emotionless as a piece of rock.
The woman rolled her eyes, a bit annoyed. "Not even a 'Thank you,' you brats these days have no manners," she replied before checking on her wrist.
"Three days,"
Three days! That means Kisame should be back tomorrow, he thought, a little relieved; not wasting time, he wore his Shinobi sandals, strapping his sword behind his back, his outfit, and his Konoha emblem.
"Thank you for everything," Itachi said before throwing a small bag of gold in her hands and disappearing from the place without saying anything else.
Reappearing in the middle of the woods, hearing nothing but the sound of animals moving away when he suddenly appeared. His thoughts turned to the upcoming war and the location of Utakata.
Is time to pay him a visit, Itachi thought with a ghost of a smile on his face.
État de l’alimentation hebdomadaire
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