"So it's you again." Although Kabuto was smiling, his eyes were cold. Even if he was scheming and didn't care about losing, he was actually defeated by a Genin. It was really embarrassing.
"They are all familiar faces. Even Kurenai is here. It seems that Jiraiya found out about it. He asked you to deal with me. Even the son of the Fourth Hokage, the Nine-tails' jinchuuriki, is here."
With Orochimaru's ability, he understood everything that happened in Konoha. He had always been very interested in the son of the Fourth Hokage. In the past, it was purely because he had the Kyubi in his body. Because of the existence of the Kyubi, no one had taught him since he was young. When he grew up, he didn't have a teacher. Jiraiya was his first proper teacher.
Because of this, all of his brilliance was covered by the Kyubi, but after Naruto defeated Sasuke, he became more and more interested in the Fourth Hokage's son.
Not only because of the Kyubi, but also because of Naruto himself, he really wanted to see how many jutsu the son of the Fourth Hokage could inherit, whether he could be as amazing as his father. Even among the eight colors of Konoha, Minato was still among the best.
"In that case, I will play with you." If Orochimaru wanted to see how far Naruto had grown, Orochimaru's cultivation method had always been different from Jiraiya. He always thought that he would choose the most talented disciple to teach.
Although Sasuke was not his disciple, he was also the one who trained him. Jiraiya did not think so. He always thought that anyone had their own talents. A teacher should be able to see where their students were good at.
If every teacher only wanted to teach talented students, then there would be a shortage of ninjas. Every students had the right to be taught properly. If Orochimaru was focused on his disciple's talent. Jiraiya was focused on cultivating any seemingly ordinary disciple into a strong one.
To cultivate a person who was not very talented was the most honorable task for a teacher. It was obvious that Jiraiya's idea was better than Orochimaru, but how could Orochimaru admit defeat so easily?
He wanted to see who would win and who would lose. It was also an invisible contest between Jiraiya and Orochimaru. Of course, there was one more reason why he was interested in Naruto.
"Let me see who is more capable, you or Sasuke." Orochimaru knew that Naruto cared a lot about Sasuke. In order to force out his full strength, he deliberately said this.
"Heaaaah!"
Naruto gritted his teeth. Obviously, he was really stimulated by Orochimaru. Bringing Sasuke back was one of the goals he had to accomplish. Moreover, he and Sasuke had a deep bond (They even shared a first kiss together!). He absolutely could not sit by and watch Orochimaru took over his gay friend's body.
"Return Sasuketo me quickly!" Naruto lowered his head. He knew very well that his current strength was definitely not a match for Orochimaru. He was not a genjutsu user, so he did not have the advantage to restrain Orochimaru. Therefore, whether it was because of his own reason or because he was taunted by Orochimaru, he would take the initiative to use the power of the Kyubi.
There was no other way. He also did not want to rely on Kyubi. Especially the last time he burst out with the Four-tails mode, he was vulnerable in front of Ryoha. He knew that relying on others' strength was not good for his development. After all, this was not his own power. After he cut off his connection with his Tailed Beast, he would be very weak.
Of course, if Kyubi took the initiative to help him, there was no power that could cut off his connection with Kyubi. Last time, Ryoha was so relaxed. If Kyubi did not react too strongly and let Ryoha use the Five Elements Seal, then it would not take him any effort to break through the seal.
But no matter what, borrowing other people's strength was never a good option, and Naruto didn't want to do this, but at this moment, he had no other choice.
"If you really want to know where Sasuke is, is there any way better than using your own strength to force me to say it? But can you do it?"
Looking at the fox-shaped Nine-tails Chakra that appeared on Naruto's body, Orochimaru got more invested. He hadn't moved for a long time, and it should be very interesting to fight with this jinchuuriki.
"Naruto! Sasuke simply left on his own. He abandoned his past to pursue strength. Is it necessary for you to do this for him?"
Sakura felt that it was not worth it. Even if Naruto was strong enough to bring him back, she would still try his best to escape. As her wisdom and experience became more and more mature, Sakura understood how childish she was back then. She also felt how twisted and dark Sasuke's heart was.
"Haaah!"
Naruto suddenly appeared in front of Orochimaru. He used his right hand covered by the Kyubi's chakra to hit Orochimaru's face, sending him flying fifty or sixty meters away.
"What speed." Back in the Valley of End, Kabuto had absolute confidence in defeating Naruto, but now that he had activated his One-tail mode, he was already so powerful.
"What about the Two-tails and Three tails mode?"
Kabuto calculated slightly. He might not even be able to defeat Naruto in his normal state. On the contrary, the chances of him losing were very high. He could barely fight Naruto in his One-tail mode, and his defeat was inevitable.
However, if Naruto reached the Two-tails mode, Kabuto would not need to fight anymore. It was already very good that he was not killed in a few hits. It was already a blessing in luck that he could escape.
After all, the current Naruto was no longer comparable to the original. The speed at which Naruto's strength increased made Kabuto could not help but sigh.
Strictly judging from raw talent and his Sharingan, Sasuke was indeed better than Naruto. But according to the actual situation, Naruto's hidden potential was really huge, it was not something that Sasuke could compare to.
If this Kyubi-enhanced palm hit an ordinary Ninja, it would be certain death, but for Orochimaru, it was useless. In a few seconds, Orochimaru came out of the sea of trees, but the snake skin on his face was broken.
What was revealed was not the appearance of a man after the reincarnation in the original work, but the face of the woman who fought with the Third back in Konoha Crush incident. Obviously, after being freed from the Dead Demon Consuming Seal, Orochimaru didn't want to rush his reincarnation. He already knew about the weaknesses caused by his successive reincarnation, so he didn't want to let his enemies take advantage of it.