Naruto World, Konoha Village.
That's the Orochimaru-style Body-Replacement Technique,' Jiraiya said at once, recognising it from the video.
Orochimaru-style Body-Replacement? What's that?
Sasuke was puzzled; he had no idea what it was. He wasn't the future Sasuke, so he didn't know the name of the jutsu he'd just used.
Besides, as a proud member of the Uchiha, he found the technique practical yet oddly disgusting.
Crawling out of his own 'old body'—no matter how you looked at it, it was gross.
It's a jutsu invented by an old friend of mine,' Jiraiya answered, his gaze on Sasuke complicated.
In truth he had realised from the start that most of the techniques Sasuke was using—and even the weapon in his hand—
bore Orochimaru's unmistakable touch.
Which meant that in the future Sasuke had become Orochimaru's disciple.
Once one of the Konoha Three Legendary Sannin, Orochimaru was now nothing more than an S-rank rogue Ninja whose whereabouts were unknown.
In other words, future Sasuke had deserted the Village and thrown in his lot with Orochimaru.
Jiraiya could guess the reason: Sasuke had sought the power to kill Itachi.
From the moment he saw him, Jiraiya had known Sasuke's eyes were clouded by hatred; to gain strength he would keep pushing forward,
no matter the cost. Yet there was one thing to be glad about:
he and Naruto seemed to be close friends, a bond that would last even into their strongest years.
He didn't know whether they would one day fight each other, but that was a matter for the future.
Naruto World, Akatsuki Organization.
"Orochimaru's Ninjutsu is as disgusting as ever." Deidara wore a look of disdain. Within the Akatsuki Organization, when it came to who was the most disgusting...
He hated Itachi the most, followed by Orochimaru.
Even though the other had defected from the Akatsuki Organization, he still hated him.
Similarly, Big Brother Sasori was the same; he also hated Orochimaru and even wanted to kill him personally.
Now that Itachi's younger brother had learned Orochimaru's Ninjutsu, it was like stacking buffs. Deidara felt like going over and killing Sasuke directly.
"Disgusting, but practical," Kakuzu spoke up. He could barely be considered human now. While he was slightly less disgusting than Orochimaru, the difference wasn't much.
At the same time, Kakuzu somewhat approved of Orochimaru's development path because he saw a shadow of Senju Tobirama in him.
Although Kakuzu hadn't had much interaction with Senju Tobirama, he had heard of his title: the Ninja World's fastest, the Second Hokage.
It was actually quite funny. Senju Tobirama was smart his whole life, yet the disciples he left behind...
Only the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and the Darkness of the Ninja World, Danzo Shimura, were relatively outstanding.
Though they were outstanding, the infighting between the two was also quite severe.
Because of their infighting, Konoha Village lost many powerful people. For example, Konoha's White Fang, who was famous during the Second Shinobi World War.
A powerhouse of that level actually committed suicide for some inexplicable reason.
When Kakuzu heard this news, he was first disappointed that he couldn't collect the bounty on the man's head, and then he was puzzled about what had happened to White Fang.
Later, after Orochimaru joined the Akatsuki Organization, Kakuzu specifically asked Orochimaru about White Fang's cause of death.
Orochimaru said it was suicide due to the village's public opinion. As for where that public opinion came from, Orochimaru just smiled and didn't say much else.
This made Kakuzu understand perfectly. Could such a powerhouse really commit suicide because of public opinion? It didn't seem likely~
"Yes, although Orochimaru's Ninjutsu is disgusting, it is indeed practical." At this moment, Kisame also spoke up, saying with a smile: "He is one of the famous Sannin, after all. Although he suffered at the hands of Mr. Itachi back then, he's still very strong if he goes all out."
Kisame was subtly praising Itachi. One must remember that Orochimaru almost died at Itachi's hands back then. If Mr. Itachi got serious and didn't hold back, dealing with a mere Sasuke who inherited Orochimaru's Ninjutsu would surely be easy.
"Sasuke is about to release some technique."
Konan spoke up. By saying this, she was telling everyone to stop talking and focus on watching the video.
The video continued to play.
The scene shifted slightly. Above, Itachi covered his mouth, coughing violently, and then placed his hand over his right eye.
From the blood overflowing from his mouth, it was clear that Itachi's physical condition was very poor at this moment.
White Zetsu, watching from not far away, frowned slightly, appearing quite puzzled.
Below, Sasuke formed a seal, looked up at the sky, and then shouted: "Great Dragon Fire Technique—!!!"
!!!!!
The previously weak Itachi seemed to sense something at that moment. He showed a look of considerable shock and then quickly retreated.
"Roar—!!!"
A large hole burst open in the ground, and a massive fire dragon flew out from within, rushing toward the sky.
Itachi avoided it, but he looked at the ground and continued to dodge.
Because it wasn't just one fire dragon; several fire dragons were emerging from the ground.
Due to the sheer number, Itachi was actually unable to avoid them for a moment, and one of his hands was hit by a fire dragon.
"Oh! Not bad at all!"
Seeing this, White Zetsu couldn't help but praise him.
Then, the sound of the ground cracking rang out. Black Zetsu calmly said, "This is bad," and then quickly moved toward the back.
Finally, with the place where Sasuke and Itachi were fighting as the center, the ground split open and rapidly collapsed.
"Ha... ha..." Itachi gasped for breath, clutching his right hand, which had been burned.
Not far from Itachi, Sasuke was also in a state of exhaustion, panting heavily, looking as if he could barely Stand.
However, Sasuke was still forcing his body to stay upright. He looked at Itachi and mocked, "That Amaterasu just now seems to have put quite a burden on you."
As soon as he finished speaking, Sasuke fell to one knee, looking like he was about to collapse.
Itachi was the same; he didn't even want to Stand up to finish off the weakened Sasuke below.
Seeing this, White Zetsu said with some helplessness, "Both of them are exhausted. Their Chakra is almost completely spent."
Black Zetsu also said calmly, "It seems so."
Below, not far away, the Cursed Seal on Sasuke's body slowly receded, and his appearance returned to normal.
"This will be my final Ninjutsu."
Sasuke spoke, a slight smile appearing on his face.
Right at that moment, dark clouds in the sky began to gather for some reason. Lightning flickered within the cloud layers, and the rumbling sound of thunder rang out.
The weather, which had been fine before, became quite harsh at this moment.