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“That guy also has Wood Release, But it’s weak.” Kushina looked at the Wood Release Yamato used and couldn’t help but feel like complaining.
“He’s missing the essential Yang Release chakra—that’s why it’s weak.” Shin looked at the Wood Release Yamato used.
This was the first time Shin had seen Yamato use Wood Release. Of course, it was also the first time Shin had seen Yamato. Shin could see its flaws at a glance. The Wood Release used lacked vitality.
However, its power wasn’t too bad. Though it couldn’t compare to the genuine Wood Release, it was still a decent Kekkei Genkai.
“That Orochimaru… he’s getting more and more creepier.” Shin glanced at Orochimaru, who was covered in slime.
“Yeah, I almost couldn’t resist using Great Fire Annihilation to burn him to ashes,” Kushina nodded.
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Besides the battle between Orochimaru and Yamato, and Sasuke and Naruto, Sakura and Sai were fighting Kabuto Yakushi.
Hmm, the two of them were being beaten up by Kabuto. Sakura, without Tsunade as her teacher, was truly weak.
She had completely fallen behind Naruto and Sasuke, basically at the bottom. Participating in this battle was just adding to the chaos.
As for Sai, his strength was decent. After all, he was carefully trained by Danzō, with the goal of killing Sasuke Uchiha.
So, even while fighting Kabuto, Sai was still keeping an eye on Sasuke Uchiha, even preparing to find an opportunity to kill him.
‘Their reunion seems… early.’ Shin looked at Naruto and Sasuke.
If according to the original story, they shouldn’t have met yet. Naruto did fight Orochimaru, unleashing four tails, beating Orochimaru senseless.
Clearly, the plot had completely deviated from the original.
Sasuke Uchiha was in his Cursed Seal Second State, while Naruto was also borrowing the Nine-Tails’s chakra, his body enveloped in a layer of orange-red chakra.
“Sasuke! Stop staying with Orochimaru! Come back to the village with me!” Naruto Uzumaki yelled at Sasuke Uchiha.
Having reached a partial agreement with the Nine-Tails, Naruto Uzumaki could borrow some of its chakra—
“Shut up, you idiot!” Sasuke Uchiha angrily knocked Naruto Uzumaki back, his expression icy, his heart furious.
‘Why? Why did he suffer so much, train so hard, only to end up fighting to a draw with this loser Naruto Uzumaki?!’
He was even being suppressed!
The indignant Sasuke Uchiha activated his three-tomoe Sharingan. His Sharingan had already reached three tomoe—the limit of a normal Sharingan’s evolution.
Taking a heavy kick from Sasuke Uchiha, Naruto slammed onto the ground. Feeling the pain in his body, his inner ferocity was aroused.
Borrowing a Tailed Beast’s chakra, one would also be affected by the beast’s violent chakra, leading to emotional instability, even potentially rampaging.
This was Naruto’s current state. After being attacked, his emotions gradually spun out of control.
A Rasengan smashed towards Sasuke’s head. Rationality had almost completely disappeared.
“Hmph.” Sasuke Uchiha snorted coldly, using Chidori to pierce through Naruto Uzumaki’s body. Of course, Sasuke Uchiha also took the hit from Naruto Uzumaki’s Rasengan.
Sasuke Uchiha was sent flying, collapsing to the ground, unable to get up. Naruto Uzumaki knelt on the ground, the aura around him gradually changing.
The penetrating wound wasn’t fatal for Naruto Uzumaki. In the state of borrowing the Nine-Tails’s chakra, his injuries would heal quickly.
However, stimulated by the intense pain, Naruto Uzumaki entered a partial Tailed Beast state.
“This is bad—” Yamato, who was fighting Orochimaru, took a step back, distancing himself from Orochimaru, and quickly looked towards Naruto Uzumaki.
“Is the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki about to rampage?” Orochimaru frowned slightly. Actually, Orochimaru didn’t want to see the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki rampage either.
“Rampaging this easily… is that because he doesn’t have the First Hokage’s necklace?” Shin’s gaze also turned towards Naruto, whose body was surging with the Nine-Tails’s chakra.
“Do you want to capture him?” Kushina asked Shin.
Naruto Uzumaki was the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki, key to the Eye of the Moon Plan, which was why Kushina asked Shin.
“Of course. Didn’t I say I wanted to speed up the Akatsuki’s Tailed Beast collection progress?” Shin nodded slightly.
If he hadn’t encountered Naruto Uzumaki, Shin would likely have let Nagato handle it himself, and also see if Nagato would be swayed by “Talk no Jutsu” again.
But now that he had suddenly encountered Naruto Uzumaki, it could only be said that Naruto was unlucky. Shin decided to capture him, or rather, capture the Nine-Tails.
As for being the protagonist—Shin didn’t care about that. Since he came to this world, Naruto Uzumaki was no longer the “Child of Prophecy.”
“Let’s go.” Shin jumped down from the tree and walked step by step towards their battlefield.
Kushina, seeing this, jumped down from the tree and followed Shin.
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Shin walking over so openly… Orochimaru, Yamato, and the others couldn’t possibly fail to notice.
“Shin??” Orochimaru’s eyes narrowed. Why did Shin Uzumaki suddenly appear here?
“Shin Uzumaki.” Compared to Orochimaru’s relatively calm expression, Yamato’s expression was not good. ‘Kakashi-senpai had become disheartened because of Shin Uzumaki. Guy-senpai, also because of Shin Uzumaki, could no longer even be a ninja.’
Yamato calling Kakashi “Senpai” wasn’t wrong. In terms of age, Yamato was younger than Kakashi.
“No need to be so tense. I’m just here to take the Nine-Tails.” Shin smiled faintly and said to Orochimaru, Yamato, and the others.
Orochimaru, hearing this, breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the target wasn’t Sasuke, it was fine. He had been rather afraid earlier that Shin Uzumaki had his eyes on Sasuke Uchiha.
Now it seemed his target was the Nine-Tails.
“<Fire Style: Great Dragon Fire Technique!>” A fire dragon shot towards Shin. This attack came from Sasuke Uchiha.
Just as the fire dragon was about to reach Shin, a pitch-black barrier blocked it, and the fire dragon instantly vanished.
The pitch-black barrier was, naturally, a Truth-Seeking Orb.
Shin’s smile vanished, his icy gaze fixed on Sasuke Uchiha. Under Shin’s gaze, Sasuke Uchiha felt an immensely powerful pressure.
This pressure was something Sasuke Uchiha had never felt before. The terrifying pressure bore down on Sasuke Uchiha, almost crushing him.
His Cursed Seal’s transformation dispersed, and he collapsed, his body sinking into the earth.
“You’ve got some nerve attacking me…” Shin walked step by step towards Sasuke Uchiha.
At this moment, Orochimaru was in the most difficult position.
Originally, Orochimaru thought this had nothing to do with him and he could leave with Sasuke Uchiha—Who would have thought Sasuke Uchiha would actually court death himself?
Orochimaru knew Shin Uzumaki wasn’t someone to be trifled with.
If it were any other subordinate, Orochimaru would absolutely abandon them without hesitation. But Sasuke Uchiha couldn’t be abandoned. This was his reincarnation vessel.
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