Chapter 246: Meeting Orochimaru
"That resilience is immense!"
Sasuke watched the battle with great interest, but also with awe. Who would have imagined that the Third Raikage's resilience could reach such a terrifying level?
Rumble! The valley was now scorched earth.
The battle between the Third Raikage, A, and the Eight-Tails Gyuki went on for a day and a night. The Raikage's Infernal Thrusts inflicted numerous wounds on the huge figure of the Eight-Tails. The beast's violent tentacles struck, and the close-range bombardment of the Tailed Beast Bomb repeatedly sent the Raikage flying.
"Moooo!" the Eight-Tails roared with exhaustion and fury. One of its huge tentacles was severed at the root by the Raikage's hand. He gasped for breath; the glow of his Lightning Style Armor dimmed considerably, but the fighting spirit in his eyes remained intact.
Finally, in a shocking collision, a huge shockwave separated them. The Eight-Tails' enormous body shattered the cliff wall, partially burying itself in the rubble, exhausted. The Third Raikage, in turn, knelt on one knee in a vast pit, his armor almost extinguished.
"Can Hiruzen really defeat this humanoid beast?" Sasuke, who had been lurking and watching, wondered. Then, with a gleam in his eyes, he began to plan.
Silently manipulating his chakra, he launched several rock fists, which emerged from the hidden cracks in the rubble. With exquisite precision, they reached the severed octopus tentacle, carefully wrapped it in earth-style chakra, and then sank underground, sealing it. At the same time, not a single piece of the Eight-Tails' flesh and blood was spared; every piece was collected. The entire process took place in a fraction of a second, in silence.
Seeing that the war was coming to an end, the Cloud ninjas began to advance towards the valley. Sasuke, having collected almost everything, immediately fled. However, as he left, he deeply felt an extremely subtle and cold aura in the depths of the underground, but it carried a hint of familiar chakra fluctuations.
'It's Orochimaru! What is he doing here?'
Using his Spiritual Transformation Technique, he immediately recognized the man's true identity. He quickly adjusted his direction and passed him by. In a small makeshift space under a dense forest, he saw the familiar figure.
"Shadow Snake Hand!"
Orochimaru was startled, but his reaction was quick.
"Orochimaru, it's me!" Sasuke held up Samehada and easily blocked the attack.
"Sasuke-kun?" Orochimaru was startled, finally stopping his attack. "You have some great tactics!"
"Whoever sees it, gets a share." Sasuke unhesitatingly took out a piece of the Eight-Tails' tissue and handed it to him. "It contains powerful vitality and chakra. It might be useful for your research."
Orochimaru took the scroll, and a smile spread across the corner of his lips. "Thank you very much, Sasuke-kun. If I can help you in the future, let me know."
"Orochimaru, did you receive a high-level mission to go to the Cloud Village?"
"I snuck in on Elder Danzo's orders to investigate their movements in this war, especially to see what the warmongering Third Raikage thinks."
Orochimaru paused and let out an ambiguous chuckle. "Now it seems the result is obvious. The Eight-Tails is out of control, the Third Raikage is seriously injured, and the Cloud Village is overwhelmed. Sasuke-kun is truly amazing. He just released the Eight-Tails and solved our Konoha crisis."
"Then, mission accomplished, we should retreat."
Orochimaru put away the scroll. "Sasuke-kun, are you not very interested in genetic technology? Perhaps we can have a deeper exchange."
"You are always welcome. The Land of Waves has a laboratory reserved for you."
Both fell silent, as if melting into the shadows, and silently left the Cloud Village.
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