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“Hmph! Don’t sit here with me!” Kushina angrily pushed Shin away, then turned her head with a huff.
Two days had passed since Shin and Kushina returned.
Kushina, whose chakra had been sealed by Shin earlier, had been thoroughly bullied by Tsunade and the others.
Even if her chakra hadn’t been sealed, Kushina couldn’t have fought off the combined forces of Mikoto, Tsunade, and the others, let alone with her chakra sealed.
After being bullied, Kushina started sulking at Shin.
“Fine, I won’t sit with you then. I’ll sit with Mikoto.” Shin smiled faintly, stood up, walked over to Mikoto, sat down beside her, and then pulled Mikoto into his embrace, kissing her and shooting Kushina a smug look.
Mikoto also cooperated, winking provocatively at Kushina.
“Ahhh! I want to beat you two up right now!” Kushina felt a surge of sourness in her heart, as if she had eaten a lemon.
Kushina angrily waved her small fists, punching towards Shin.
Though her punches looked fierce, they had no force when they landed on Shin.
Shin actually quite enjoyed it—Kushina’s punches felt like a comfortable massage.
“Here, hit my back a few times too. Let you vent some anger,” Shin said to Kushina.
“Deliberately angering me, aren’t you? I’ll bite you to death!” Kushina got angrier the more she thought about it, then transformed into a little puppy and bit Shin’s arm.
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Shin lived a carefree life in the Land of Whirlpools.
Meanwhile, at Orochimaru’s base, a lively scene was unfolding.
Sasuke Uchiha, radiating killing intent, walked into Orochimaru’s room, looking at Orochimaru, who had transformed into a giant white serpent.
“Sasuke-kun’s not here for a friendly chat, is he?”
Orochimaru naturally sensed the killing intent emanating from Sasuke Uchiha. But he didn’t care. Sasuke Uchiha, this reincarnation vessel, was finally fully developed.
After being killed by Shin Uzumaki that day, Orochimaru thought he’d lost Sasuke after Shin killed him.
Unexpectedly, Sasuke Uchiha, whom he thought was dead, had mysteriously revived. Even Orochimaru didn’t know how Sasuke Uchiha had come back to life.
And most importantly, the revived Sasuke Uchiha had actually awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan.
Yes, Sasuke Uchiha, who should have only awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan after the battle between brothers in the original story, had awakened it now.
Because he was revived by the Sage of Six Paths’ means, the Indra chakra hidden within Sasuke Uchiha’s body was reawakening.
Relying on this power, Sasuke Uchiha had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan.
After Sasuke Uchiha awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, Orochimaru didn’t act immediately. He planned to recuperate first, then perform the reincarnation.
After all, being suppressed by Kushina’s Gate of the Great God, Orochimaru himself had suffered considerable injuries and needed to recover.
And Sasuke Uchiha seized the opportunity while Orochimaru was recovering to make his move. As for the reason, naturally, Orochimaru was no longer of any value.
Orochimaru, who had nothing left to teach him, could now be killed.
“<Lightning Release: Chidori Blade!>”
His Kusanagi Blade was infused with Lightning Release chakra, then thrust towards Orochimaru.
“Not even a greeting before attacking me. Sasuke Uchiha, you’ve truly changed.” Orochimaru’s eyes turned cold. He spat out a Kusanagi Blade from his mouth, blocking Sasuke Uchiha’s.
There was more than one Kusanagi Blade. Shin, Orochimaru, and Sasuke Uchiha all possessed one.
“You managed to block my slash. Not bad,” Sasuke Uchiha said coolly.
Showing off…
Sasuke Uchiha was showing off a bit now. After all, no matter how weak Orochimaru was, he couldn’t possibly be unable to block his slash.
“Looks like you’ve forgotten who taught you.” Even though Orochimaru harbored ill intentions towards Sasuke Uchiha, he was still quite angered by Sasuke attacking him now.
Orochimaru also hadn’t expected Sasuke Uchiha to show no sentimentality at all, attacking him directly. He felt particularly uncomfortable.
….
Orochimaru’s main body transformed into a giant white serpent. Though large, it was quite agile, spewing countless small snakes from its mouth to attack Sasuke Uchiha.
Shin didn’t know if Orochimaru’s mouth was some kind of interdimensional space, capable of spitting out anything. But it was indeed a bit disgusting.
Sasuke Uchiha calmly honed his Ninjutsu and swordsmanship, using Orochimaru as his whetstone.
“He’s… stronger. Much stronger.”
Orochimaru wondered. He knew Sasuke Uchiha’s previous level. If they fought, Orochimaru was confident he could take down Sasuke Uchiha in a few dozen moves.
But now, Sasuke Uchiha’s strength had increased somewhat unscientifically.
After being killed once, the revived Sasuke Uchiha’s strength had actually increased so much?
Was there a benefit to being killed?
Even Orochimaru couldn’t help but want to die once and revive. But Orochimaru also knew this was impossible.
He didn’t even know how Sasuke Uchiha had revived. Orochimaru had no confidence he could revive himself after dying.
Just like in the original story, though Orochimaru was an unkillable cockroach, reviving after death… if no one actively revived Orochimaru, he couldn’t come back from the dead.
“Let me show you the Uchiha Clan’s ultimate dōjutsu—” Sasuke Uchiha, after being forced back by the swarm of snakes, activated his Mangekyō Sharingan. His evil, demonic Mangekyō Sharingan stared at Orochimaru.
A greedy glint flashed in Orochimaru’s eyes. ‘As long as I reincarnate into Sasuke Uchiha, I’ll have a chance to obtain Itachi Uchiha’s Mangekyō Sharingan and evolve it into the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan!’
If he obtained the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, he wouldn’t be some minor figure anymore. Though he wasn’t a minor figure now, he felt somewhat insignificant in front of Shin Uzumaki.
“<Amaterasu!>”
Pitch-black flames erupted, engulfing the countless snakes, instantly reducing them to ashes.
This was the terror of Amaterasu’s black flames. And as long as the target wasn’t burned to ashes, it would absolutely not extinguish. Water couldn’t extinguish it either.
“<Blaze Release: Kagutsuchi!>”
After using Amaterasu, Sasuke then used another dōjutsu, controlling the Amaterasu black flames, transforming them into weapons to attack Orochimaru.
“Looks like I can’t wait any longer.” Orochimaru’s pupils constricted. He ignored Amaterasu and charged towards Sasuke. He was going to begin the reincarnation.
He transferred his entire spirit and soul into Sasuke Uchiha’s body, then fought Sasuke Uchiha for control of the body.
At this moment, Orochimaru hadn’t considered at all whether he could win against Sasuke Uchiha.
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