Konohagakure No Sato :
Uzumaki Estate : Side Tower ( Last Night )
Uzumaki Naruto P.O.V. :
I sat alone on the top floor of the tower, just me and the moon hitting its absolute zenith. The cool October breeze blew in through the open windows, giving the room a nice, crisp chill.
I slowly pulled my hands away from my face. The green glow of the medical chakra faded out, and I felt my eyes settling back to normal, the heavy strain of the Mangekyou Sharingan receding.
A system notification flickered in my mind, and I couldn't help but smirk . All that eye-straining practice had finally paid off.
[ Dynamic Vision - Lv7 (1/100) ]
Just thirty minutes ago, using the Mangekyou, I finally pushed one of my oldest and most crucial skills to level seven.
Doing the math in my head, a level five or six Dynamic Vision is roughly on par with a fully matured three-tomoe Sharingan. Level seven? That pushes straight into Mangekyou territory.
Obviously, an actual Mangekyou comes with the whole package—insane insight, seeing chakra, casting high-level genjutsu, and copying jutsu on the fly. But just having those eyes doesn't automatically make someone a god.
There are plenty of monsters out there who have this kind of kinetic vision naturally, or they've just ground it out through hundreds of life-or-death battles.
Any elite Jonin worth their salt has reflexes and vision comparable to a base Sharingan anyway. The Uchiha just get a cheat code for one-on-one fights because of all the extra hax, not just the raw vision itself.
I've been squeezing every spare second I have into grinding this skill ever since I acquired the Mangekyou. Why? Because of Tomorrow's confrontation .
( Now, at the very least, I can actually see Orochimaru. If my eyes couldn't even track him, then even the Hiraishin would be totally useless in danger.)
That was the whole point. If my senses couldn't keep up with that snake bastard, I wouldn't even have the reaction time to trigger the Flying Thunder God before he took my head off.
Sure, my Hyper Reflexes give me a crazy edge, but I can only keep that active for four minutes straight. Considering the Sannin's terrifying reputation, I needed my baseline tracking to be flawless for the upcoming Chunin Exams so I could actually be prepared.
*Phooooh.*
I let out a long breath, leaning back against the wall. My mind was racing, running simulations for the upcoming confrontation. After sitting there in the quiet for a while, I finally faced the reality.
(.....Even with the Hiraishin, I don't feel confident I can win a straight fight. As for sealing him? With his speed and my current proficiency, that route is also doomed.......is running away and surviving the only option )
I rubbed the back of my neck, thinking it over. Originally, I wanted to keep the canon timeline as intact as possible. Foreknowledge is my biggest advantage, right? Things have already shifted quite a bit just because I'm here, but....
( I understand the whole 'butterfly flapping its wings' concept.... but no matter what, I shouldn't be the one actively helping this butterfly fly.)
Take Sasuke, for example. Honestly? I want him out of the village. Between the higher-ups constantly sweating over the Uchiha and Danzo lurking in the shadows, Sasuke is better off far away from Konoha, focusing his rage entirely on Itachi and Orochimaru.
Afterall If Sasuke remains in village then
(Once Sasuke becomes powerful, the village isn't just going to sit still..... especially Danzo.)
Looking at the clan's bloody history and also Sasuke's own Circumstances , it's obvious. Aside from Kakashi, nobody in power is actually going to help Sasuke get stronger—not the Third Hokage, not even Tsunade later on. The village just wants him to be a loyal little stud-horse to breed a new, compliant Uchiha clan.
I've brainstormed other options, sure. What if Sasuke joined ANBU? Or stuck to a regular team with me ? or What if I got Jiraiya to train him? But knowing Sasuke's personality... none of it would work. Not because the methods are flawed, but because of Sasuke himself.
( Uchiha Sasuke.... is fully focused on killing Itachi. He will take any olive branch offered to him.... and break any bonds to get it.)
Kakashi's training has a ceiling and After that Sasuke will be out . ANBU would just restrict him with village orders. The Third Hokage knows the truth about Itachi's act and won't lift a finger to help Sasuke get his revenge.
And Jiraiya? With Jiraiya's whole 'peace and understanding' philosophy, he'd probably try to talk Sasuke out of his revenge entirely and preach about peace through talks. If he did that, I wouldn't be shocked if Sasuke planted a kunai in the Toad Sage's back.
(Sasuke might kill Jiraiya and run away.... or he might just unlock the Mangekyou doing it, Maybe even forming a deep resentment against the village and even me.)
And me training him? A joke. The guy is a highly unstable individual. If someone offered him Itachi's exact coordinates on the condition that he acts against me, Team 7, or the whole village, he'd do it in a heartbeat.
(There might be a moment of hesitation.... but I am certain Sasuke will choose the same path.)
So, I'm staying out of it. I'll keep an appropriate distance—close enough to look like a friend in his eyes, but always keeping my guard up inside.
Sasuke makes his choices, and I will make mine.
( Speaking of choices... tomorrow is creeping up fast )
Remembering my previous Life , I stared up at the moon, running through every single file in my head regarding Orochimaru. His jutsu, his expertise, his absurd life-saving shedding techniques. Every logical simulation ends in my failure, unless I invite the Hokage, or rather, unless the entire village mobilizes. The guy has the tenacity of a cockroach.
I exhaled slowly. The casual thoughts bled away, the atmosphere in the room growing cold and heavy.
(Since it's a failure anyway..... then how about going for the win?)
My eyes narrowed sharply. Orochimaru. The Imperfect Edo Tensei. As long as someone like that is taken out of the picture, a lot of things down the road might actually be easier.
At first, I was terrified of breaking canon. But looking at the benefits gained from Orochimaru's death, the pros completely obliterate the cons. He barely interacts with the Akatsuki in Shippuden anyway. Once Orochimaru is done, dealing with Kabuto will be easier. Manipulating Sasuke's growth might be easier, too.
( I don't know how Madara may be revived , but considering Orochimaru's personalty , and his lack of contact with Akatsuki .....things , may get delayed ..... that means more time for me to prepare )
I stood up. The hesitation I'd been carrying all week vanished, replaced by a razor-sharp, chilling clarity. My blue eyes locked onto the distant tree line. I was about to commit to a monumental task
—something that felt more daunting than sealing Otsutsuki Kaguya or killing Uchiha Madara.
A Mission IMPOSSIBLE
(Kill ..... No. Assassinate the Snake Sannin.)
The moment the direction was picked, my MindHub kicked into overdrive. It filtered through the data until it found the single, microscopic crack in the Sannin's armor. The only chance to make this impossible mission possible.
(...The exact moment he underestimates the Genins . The moment his guard drops. The only fraction of a second where his sheer arrogance makes him vulnerable.)
The math was done. The logic was sound. And running away from the get-go was not my style anyway that's why My mind and heart have reached the same conclusion
( FIGHT ..!!!! ....No matter what , Uzumaki Naruto anything but a coward )
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Forest Of Death :
Naruto stood motionless on a high branch, his cold blue eyes surveying the slaughter below.
On the forest floor lay the colossal corpses of two giant snakes, with a third mangled and wedged between the lower branches. Opposite Naruto's perch lay what was left of an enemy shinobi.
The man was flat on his back, his lifeless eyes staring hollowly into the canopy. The branch beneath him was painted red. From the waist down, there was nothing. He had been bisected; his upper torso rested on the wood, while his lower half lay crumpled on the dirt below.
At Naruto's feet lay a second shinobi. Checking the faint pulse and shallow breathing, it was clear the man was alive, but looking at his state, death would have been a mercy.
All four of his limbs were gone. One severed arm and a foot rested on the ground below, while the other two limbs were scattered somewhere among the blood-slicked leaves. Blood flowed constantly from the stumps.
An intricate sealing matrix was pasted over the man's nape, glowing faintly but leaking chakra—a faulty seal. Medically speaking, the man had fifteen, maybe twenty minutes left before he bled out entirely.
Seeing no incoming gift from Snake Sannin , Naruto gave a nod to his shadow clones. They all scattered , Some were buried deep within the earth, while others were camouflaged in the canopy. Not a single one of them, including the main body, moved toward the Sannin or Team 7 yet.
Naruto bit his thumb, dragging the blood across the tree trunk.
[ Summoning Jutsu ]
Poof! Poof! Poof!
From the plumes of white smoke emerged Naruto's aerial scouts: Rem, Ram, and Sadako.
[ AVIAN LINK ]
Naruto activated the sensory link, his consciousness expanding to connect with his avian companions. All three took flight instantly, scattering to converge on the target location from three distinct blind spots.
While they flew, Naruto cast his Kagura's Mind Eye over the battlefield.
(....Good. Their chakra is still stable.... Sasuke's signature hasn't fadedor changed )
He could taste the emotional intent bleeding from their chakra. First one being Fear. Resolve. And then ..... a blank, overwhelming mix of worry and admiration.
( ...hmm , must be Sakura)
Shaking his head to clear the static, Naruto swept his senses over his assigned Jonin guards. His brow furrowed. He sensed something unsettling. One Jonin was hidden near his position, the other near Sasuke's, but hovering directly behind both of them was a rotting, malicious chakra signature.
(Orochimaru...? No, his Shadow Clones.)
The clones were positioned perfectly in the Jonins' blind spots. And Despute being Jonins , The Shinobi doesn't seem to have any awareness of it .
(He must have placed them there to ensure the Jonin don't interfere... Meticulous Snake )
Naruto's thoughts were cut short as his MindHub flooded with the triple-vision feed from his birds.
Moving with agonizing slowness, Naruto shifted his body entirely behind the thick tree trunk. The Jonin guard might still have a line of sight on him, but Orochimaru's shadow clone absolutely did not.
Once his concealment was confirmed, Naruto smoothly sheathed one of his knives, freeing his dominant right hand. He crouched low, his muscles coiling like a spring as he watched the battle unfold through his pets' eyes.
He watched Sasuke engage the monster with a newfound, desperate resolve. Recognizing the shift in momentum, Naruto mentally directed his birds to take their final positions. They perched silently on hidden branches, their tiny frames perfectly obscured by the dense foliage.
Through their eyes, Naruto watched Sasuke unleash the Dragon Flame Jutsu, engulfing the bound Kunoichi in roaring fire. But Naruto didn't relax. He watched intensely as the flames died down and Orochimaru effortlessly snapped the high-tensile ninja wires.
The Sannin stood up without a single scratch, save for the melted right half of his face, revealing the pale, slitted-eyed monster beneath the mask.
Naruto adjusted his breathing. The temperature around him seemed to drop.
O2 Breathing Third Form: Still-Hunt.
In a fraction of a second, Naruto's entire presence vanished. Layering his passive skills—Stealth, Hound Senses, and Wild Survivor—he became a ghost .
After that He activated his combat skills to the absolute limit and engaged his final Skill that he hardly used ....ever
[ Lone Wolf ] - Activate
His right hand twitched, his fingers opening as every single sense he possessed sharpened to a razor's edge, waiting for the perfect microscopic opening.
And then...
Hyper Reflexes
[ FLYING THUNDER GOD ]
*Blink*
Space warped. Naruto materialized in mid-air. His mind instantly partitioned the battlefield. Orochimaru was weaving a hand seal, his neck already beginning to stretch toward Sasuke.
Thanks to his MindHUb skill , Naruto calculated the geometry in a millisecond. A Chidori wouldn't work; the distance, the lack of solid footing, and the sheer speed of the Sannin's strike negated a melee approach.
The second partition of his mind flared to life, channeling his newly developed A-Rank Ninjutsu. Naruto's arm cocked back as Orochimaru's head shot forward like a viper.
(Targeting the main body? He might substitute. Targeting the head? Sasuke and Sakura are in the crossfire, and his evasion is too erratic.)
Decision came as The calculation locked in.
[ Destructo Disc ]
Just as Orochimaru's elongated neck snapped into the space beside Sasuke, Naruto threw. The spinning, bluish-white disc of ultra-compressed, non-attribute chakra shrieked through the air.
It wasn't just ninjutsu; it was an application of nin-taijutsu. The sheer physical force of Naruto's throw propelled the spinning blade to speeds rivaling lightning—a lethal derivative born from his Rasengan training.
Fwoosh!
*Splat!*
A geyser of blood erupted. Naruto watched tensely as the chakra blade sheared cleanly through the elongated neck. Orochimaru's severed head hit the branch with a wet thud, a look of profound shock frozen on its pale features.
His decapitated body convulsed wildly where it stood before collapsing backward in a fountain of crimson.
Naruto's eyes didn't lose focus for a microsecond. His hands blurred. Dozens of paper bombs, attached to twin kunai, rocketed toward Orochimaru's fallen torso.
"Eh?!"
"What?!"
Ignoring his teammates' shock, Naruto flickered, materializing directly between Sasuke and Sakura. Before either of them could even process his arrival, Naruto pivoted and delivered a savage, bone-crushing kick to Orochimaru's severed head, launching it like a cannonball straight back toward the decapitated body.
Sasuke and Sakura stared at the back of their teammate. The overwhelming dread that had paralyzed them cracked.
(....Saved,) Sasuke thought, his legs giving out.
(Naruto..... thank God,) Sakura wept.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
A massive chain of explosions ripped the clearing apart. Naruto didn't look back at his team. He stared into the roaring fire and flying debris.
His eyes narrowed as he watched the mangled body tossing here and there
(Ridiculous..... why isn't his flesh being torn apart by that much firepower?)
But Naruto didn't wait to find out about the Cockroach Sannin's condition.
According to his tactical parameters that he decided last night , unless Orochimaru was reduced to literal ash, the battle was ongoing.
( Don't stop , don't let him breath and absolutely ....do not let him use Ninjutsu )
Naruto crouched low, taking a sharp breath. Through the smoke, he saw it. The charred, headless corpse twitched. The bloody stump of the neck stretched open, and pale hands reached out from inside.
Seeing this Naruto didn't hesitate because He was ready.
Lone Wolf + Chakra Burst Body Flicker! + Hyper reflexes
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O2 Breathing Seventh Form: Doom Stride.
Chakra violently overloaded his leg muscles, tearing fibers that will definetely be needing healing in minutes ,but Naruto didn't care about the pain. He exploded forward in a flash of golden light, moving at speeds that mimicked teleportation without the use of a formula.
Orochimaru tore himself out of his shedded skin, his Snake Shedding Rebirth technique fully restoring him. His mask was completely gone, his face twisted in genuine rage. But before he could even fully extract his torso and legs from the husk, his instincts screamed.
Someone was coming.
It was so fast that by the time Orochimaru snapped his head up, the boy was already airborne right in front of him. Time seemed to slow. Orochimaru suddenly noticed several shuriken hovering silently in the air before him,
Spiral Shurikens
( How did I not notice shuriken flying ....?? )
The Sannin snarled, his neck twisting with impossible flexibility to dodge the blades aimed at his skull. But he couldn't move his trapped lower body. The remaining shuriken slammed into his chest and shoulders, shredding his torso and pinning him .
Despite the grievous wounds, Orochimaru didn't panic , especially seeing Naruto closing in , The Sannin's jaw unhinged. Hundreds of thick, venomous shadow snakes erupted from his mouth. His arms ripped free from the shedding husk, and sleeves burst open as even more snakes poured forth like a living tidal wave.
Left.
Right.
Up.
Down.
Front.
The snakes converged on Naruto mid-air, their fangs dripping with lethal purple venom.
Naruto didn't dodge. His forward momentum didn't drop a single fraction. He opened his right fist into a palm, and the air around it screamed as a sphere of grinding chakra manifested instantly.
Orochimaru's slitted eyes widened. (..That is the Fourth's—)
But Naruto wasn't done.
More.
More....!
MORE.....!
The sphere expanded violently. It bloated from the size of a Ball to a roaring, two-meter-wide maelstrom of blue light, entirely eclipsing Naruto's body behind it.
[ ODAMA RASENGAN ]
Orochimaru watched in horror as the massive sphere collided with his snake wave. The sheer rotational torque and compressed chakra of the Odama Rasengan grounded the hundreds of snakes into fine bloody mist in an instant.
Gritting his teeth, Orochimaru crossed his arms over his shredded chest in a desperate final guard.
And Soon The Odama Rasengan slammed into him.
*BANG!*
The impact sounded like a detonating artillery shell. Orochimaru's crossed arms were violently blown back, the grinding chakra instantly stripping the skin and muscle from his bones, bending his forearms at grotesque, unnatural angles.
And then it hit his Chest .
Orochimaru was launched backward like a comet, smashing straight through 2 massive tree trunk before finally coming to a halt, embedded in the bark of a the Third
The Sannin gasped, tasting copper. He rapidly ran an internal diagnostic.
(The Rasengan... its primary function is internal destruction. My organs are a complete mess. If I hadn't buffered it with the snake wave and sacrificed my arms, that would have caved in my chest cavity entirely.)
His arms were ruined. His torso was a shredded, bruised nightmare. Only his head and legs remained functional. He funneled his chakra, desperately prioritizing the healing of his legs to regain mobility.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
But Before The Snake Auntie could even weave the sign for another Snake shed substitution, a fresh volley of shurikens materialized right in front of him.
(...Again?! What is with this kid's silent Shurikens ?!)
Frustration boiled over. The Sannin was being overwhelmingly suppressed, given zero windows to counterattack or heal. Running purely on adrenaline and spite, Orochimaru opened his mouth and regurgitated the Kusanagi sword. Gripping the hilt with his teeth, he forced his ruined body to move, violently twisting and parrying the incoming blades.
But as he deflected them, the shuriken closest to his feet glowed.
Boom!
[ Mini-Explosion Tags ]
The localized shockwaves blasted Orochimaru backward, completely shattering his balance. Before he could hit the branch, the remaining shuriken scattered around him suddenly puffed into white smoke.
Dozens of arms materialized from the smoke. Naruto's shadow clones had Transformed into the shuriken. They gangbanged the Auntie Sannin, gripping his ruined arms, his legs, his waist, totally immobilizing him.
(What?!)
Trapped and furious, Orochimaru sucked in a massive breath and blew a point-blank Wind Release blades directly into the clones' faces. As the grip loosened, his instincts flared with lethal warning.
Even with last second dodging , The Sannin couldn't dodge , especially since some clones were still holding onto his legs like desperados .
[ Chidori ]
even with his aim missing , One Blonde's clone still directly severed the sannins leg from the knee joint , But in this way , all the clones around the Sannins legs also puffed out of existance .
The Sannin tore himself away with all his monstrous strength, but the blade of lightning severed his leg completely at the thigh.
( This little shit )
Panicking for the first time, Orochimaru instantly triggered another Snake Shed Rebirth Substitution
The clones holding his torso felt their grip slip as the flesh turned to hollow, shedded skin. The new, fresh Orochimaru began to slither out of the ruined husk's mouth.
But the nightmare wasn't over. Before he could even pull his waist free, high-tensile ninja wire snapped tightly around his newly formed body. Orochimaru looked up to see the real Naruto closing distance fast
(....This brat. He's deliberately targeting my mobility, stripping away my ability to move.... and even stopping me to use ninjutsu )
Orochimaru had had enough. His mouth opened, launching the Kusanagi sword like a ballistic missile straight at Naruto's heart. Simultaneously, his newly formed hands blurred through seals, unleashing a barrage of wind blades to shred the wires and the remaining clones.
Naruto saw the legendary sword coming. He saw the trajectory. If he dodged, Orochimaru would break the wires and free himself. The suppression chain would break.
SO Naruto didn't dodge.
He slightly shifted his torso. He stepped directly into the strike, letting the unbreakable blade of the Kusanagi plunge straight through his left shoulder.
*Puchi!*
"Huh?"
Orochimaru stared, utterly bewildered. The kid had intentionally impaled himself to hold his ground.
Using the blade embedded in his own flesh as a tether, Naruto gripped the steel with his bloody left hand and pulled himself violently forward, closing the final meter of distance in a split second. He crouched low, perfectly stepping inside the Sannin's guard.
Naruto took a short, sharp breath and drew his right fist back and aimed upward
O2 Breathing First Form: One Inch Pulse.
+
Monster Punch.
*BOOM!*
The impact was devastating . Orochimaru's newly regenerated arms, raised in a frantic block, were literally blown off at the elbows by the sheer kinetic shockwave.
(Is that... Tsunade's—?!)
The thought was cut off as the fist sank deep into his chest.
*Splat!*
The front of Orochimaru's ribcage shattered outward. Blood and bone fragments exploded from his Front as he was launched not horizontally, but vertically.
"AARRGGHHHH!"
Orochimaru screamed as he shot upward into the sky, the canopy rushing past him. But his ascent was abruptly halted. He crashed into an invisible barrier high in the trees.
Ninja wires.
Strung meticulously between the highest branches in the exact shape of a massive spider's web.
A new Technique developed with Ninja-wire technique , plus Leaf sticking exercise, used in conjuction with his clones .
[ Arachne's Embrace ]
The moment Orochimaru hit the web, the kunai sticking around the web , transformed into clones, some clones piled up on Orochimaru and some clones started pulling the web taut and completely wrapping the Sannin bindings of steel wire.
Seeing this situation , despite losing his arms and even one leg ,
Hundreds of snakes erupted from Orochimaru's ruined body in a desperate bid to fight them off, but the shadow clones ignored the bites. They slammed their palms directly into the Sannin's neck, violently disrupting his chakra network.
( this is ....trying to seal my chakra ......YOU BRAT....!!! )
Orochimaru gasped, his jutsu failing. He looked down through the webbing at the bloodied kid standing on the branch below.
(....This brat. First my mobility. Then my arms. Now my chakra.)
Naruto looked up at the trapped Sannin. The Punch hadn't just been for damage; it was to put the monster exactly where he wanted him.
And now Looking up at him , Naruto's thought was
(.....Checkmate.)
Naruto didn't rush. He stood perfectly still on the branch, bleeding freely , when he punched the sanin , despite against all odds, The Sannin didn't let go of the sword , and so the sword left Naruto's body by cutting his shoulder sidewise vertically , and since the sword pierced his shoulder to the back , the cut was such that, the whole shoulder seems to be coming off and detaching from the body
Naruto, closed his eyes and began to breathe.
But this wasn't a breath for combat . This was a long, agonizingly slow intake of air.
One second.
Two seconds.
Three.
Four.
Five.
His chest expanded to epic, unnatural proportions as Naruto kept drawing in air .
On a nearby Branch, Sasuke and Sakura watched in absolute silence. They couldn't follow the high-speed exchanges, but they understood what little they watched , It was a one-sided, tactical execution. The monster that had paralyzed them with a look was currently strung up like a pig waiting for slaughter.
Watching Naruto's chest balloon, they both felt a shiver.
(What is that....?) Sasuke thought, trembling.
(What is Naruto doing?!) Sakura whispered.
High above, Orochimaru felt a level of terror he hadn't experienced in decades. With his chakra disrupted, he fought frantically and tried to bruteforce the trashy seal , trying to force another substitution with sheer willpower, his mangled body thrashing against the wires.
But as he looked down and saw the sheer density of chakra gathering in the boy's lungs, pure dread flooded his mind.
(....No.)
Naruto's chest was stretched to its absolute limit. This was the Seventh Form—a purely supportive technique designed solely to inhale the maximum possible volume of oxygen and hyper-compress it within the lungs.
O2 Breathing Seventh Form: Azure's Breath.
Naruto felt his vision blur, his lungs screaming, on the verge of rupturing. But his Eternal Forge-reinforced body held the pressure.
He stabilized. He opened his glowing blue eyes, locking onto the trapped Sannin in the sky.
The hyper-compressed oxygen ignited within his throat. Naruto threw his head back, opened his jaw, and roared his ultimate finisher to the Heavens.
"AZURE DRAGON'S ROAR!"
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Author's note :
Alright , here it is
Personally i think i downplayed Orochimaru a lot .
But you need to understand it was not a frontal fight but an ambush or Assasination.
And it's never fair.
I will detail other things in later chapters
but I think since you guys are already smart so you should have understood already .
Finally , Orochimaru's snake shedding substitution or Orochimaru style Body replacement Jutsu .
I don't know if I gave the technique justice whether by underestimating it or overestimating it .
Oh , and yes , Naruto doesn't know that Danzo is dead
and why would anyone tell him about it anyway
But Now I feel a little relieved after writing this.
Hope it was ok .