Some people believe that Sasuke learned nothing from Orochimaru, but this is completely untrue.
Without Orochimaru, the difference between Sasuke and Itachi would be a bottomless pit!
Sasuke's eight parameters - Ninja, Body, Illusion, Strength, Speed, Qi, and Seal speed - the other seven were all beaten from all sides.
The other seven parameters have been hit from all sides. More chakra will not do any good.
Especially in the case of illusions: Sasuke only has three, while Itachi has ten, and Itachi is a ninja who likes to greet people with illusions.
Out of eighty points, Itachi has a super high rating of seventy-one, while Sasuke only has forty-five.
Sasuke trained under Orochimaru for three years, and Orochimaru gave him intensive training in Taijutsu, Genjutsu, Ninjutsu, Seals, and Spirituality.
Sasuke's score has increased from forty-five to sixty-three. This improvement can be described as an increase of two new levels. The increase is significant, especially the illusion stat has increased from three to eight.
Although the Sharingan has the ability to hypnotize, this does not mean that its illusionary abilities will increase as it evolves. Genjutsu must be learned to realize the true effect of the hypnotizing eye.
In the battle at valley of the end , Sasuke has three magatama, but he is still a genin. In the fight at the Valley of the End, he did not use genjutsu against Naruto.
This is the effect of the formation of Orochimaru. Orochimaru is a Genjutsu ninja, the only one in the formula book who has a full stat of five illusions.
The other four are Itachi, Kurenai Yuhi, Tayuya, and Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Orochimaru, who was also a genjutsu expert, was defeated by Itachi in a matter of seconds, mainly because Orochimaru's soul after his reincarnation was too weak and his resistance to genjutsu was greatly reduced.
It was no surprise that Itachi, who was also a Genjutsu expertand had the blessing of the kaleidoscope, was stronger.
Kurenai Yuhi was instantly defeated by Itachi.
Besides, data is just data. Just like some people have reached the limit, having perfect scores, while others have only a few points on a test, which is not really the limit at all.
With his vast advancement in genjutsu, Sasuke counterattacked Orochimaru and fought evenly with Itachi in the opening genjutsu battle.
Genjutsu has improved most obviously, while Ninjutsu and speed have not been as obvious, but have also increased significantly, reaching levels ten and nine, which are equivalent to first-class level.
The icon of Ninjutsu is the Ninjutsu Chidori series.
Although Sasuke already knew Chidori before meeting Orochimaru and Orochimaru did not know Chidori, this does not mean that Orochimaru could not give effective advice.
When Naruto was practicing Wind Mastery with Rasenshureken, Kakashi and Yamato did not teach Naruto Wind Mastery, but asked Naruto to go to Asuma for advice. However, the Spiral Shureken was developed by Kakashi and Yamato while training Naruto with one hand.
Yamato used the Water Shelter and Earth Shelter techniques to create a training field and used the Wood Shelter to suppress the nine-tailed chakra in Naruto's body.
Kakashi provided training methods, methods for gaining experience as a shadow, and explanations of changes in nature and form.
The same goes for Orochimaru.
Orochimaru's main ability is Ninja Ten, and he strives to master all Ninjutsu. He has full chakra attributes. Hiruzen Sarutobi praised him as a genius he has seen in decades. His greatest achievement is the development of the five forbidden ninjutsu.
Was Orochimaru's depth of instruction worse than Kakashi and Yamato's?
As for the Super Nine, it was Sasuke's talent, the power of the curse seal, and Orochimaru's power that made it possible.
During the Battle at the Valley of the End, Sasuke mastered the Heaven Seal, but that doesn't mean the Seal doesn't have the potential to be developed.
The curse seal has helped Sasuke many times. For example, the speed of forming the seal cannot be compared to Itachi, but the seal is powerful enough to do miracles.
Sasuke's taijutsu has changed from five to seven. There is no shortcut. After copying the body, he can only train hard and fight in real combat.
Orochimaru, who controlled the Sound Village, often provided Sasuke with training partners.
Additionally, thanks to the Electrotherapy method, Sasuke's close combat abilities have become very strong, although the difference is still noticeable compared to Kirabi.
Finally, there is the use of spiritualism.
The snakes in Ryuji Cave are not as versatile as those in Miaomu, but their use is still Ximen knowledge.
The snakes' spiritualism skills often allowed Sasuke to escape danger, culminating in Deidara's surprise attack and self-detonation.
Additionally, there is an Orobuchi Replacement Technique to counter Amaterasu and Kiri that can kill in one hit.
Orobuchi Substitution Technique can be called the king of substitution techniques, it is easy to use.
When Kiri appeared, Itachi didn't look like he was pretending to be scared.
The massive improvement in basic illusion abilities, normal soul spirit, and the blessing of the Sharingan's pair of three magatama made it so that Sasuke doesn't feel like Kakashi when facing Tsukuyomi.
All in all, after three years of training with Orochimaru, Sasuke went from being beaten from all sides to being able to stand up to Itachi.
It is completely unacceptable for Susanoo to instantly kill Sasuke from the start. Fights in the ninja world are always based on trials at the beginning, and there is no strengthening from the beginning.
Given Itachi's chakra level and his poor physical condition, once Sasuke avoids his attack, Itachi will be the first to fail.
Hemispherical Susanoo has a limited attack range, but Sasuke is fast and has many escape skills.
The Jyuken Sword is not a fixed attack. Even if it is a fixed attack, it can be avoided by using the Orobuchi Replacement Technique.
If Orochimaru hadn't had to brag and hadn't been hit by the Jyuken sword before he used Orobuchi's Replacement Technique, he wouldn't have been sealed.
This is the combined result of Sasuke's talent, his work, and Orochimaru's training. How can this be erased with the word "release at sea"?
Uchiha Gen believes that Itachi was truly surprised by Sasuke's strength, even if he disappointed him, it would not be excessive, let alone letting him go.
It's too unfair to erase Sasuke's three years of hard training with the phrases "water liberation" and "sea liberation"!
Such excellent teaching skills should not be missed.
Even if he has his own plan to improve his powers, who can not love him for being more diverse and stronger?
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- I'm looking forward to your performance.
After these words, Orochimaru suddenly attacked. His body shot forward like an arrow and struck the beautiful face.
Uchi Uchi Gen dodged to the side, grabbed his arm with his left, raised his left leg and kicked him in the stomach.
Orochimaru used one hand to pin down and twist the captured hand, his wrist as soft as boneless, and with his back hand he grabbed Uchi Uchi Gen's wrist.
Uchi Uchi Gen raised his right hand and suddenly struck at the junction of the forearm and shoulder.
Orochimaru released his hand and began another attack, his fists, legs, palms and knees raining down like a furious storm.
Uchi Uchi Gen revealed his Sharingan and calmly replied.
The two figures were agile and fast, spinning, squatting, jumping and turning like a stream. They knew how to move quickly, precisely and mercilessly. The dull sound of fists and feet clashing continued to resound...
After struggling for three minutes, even with the blessing of the second Magatama Sharingan, Uchi Uchi Gen felt that he could no longer hold on and immediately pulled out the ninja sword on his back to attack.
Orochimaru's taijutsu is full of power, speed, and precision, and he uses unexpected and strange techniques from time to time.
Orochimaru dodged the knife and quickly retreated, throwing his head back and spitting the sticky Kusanagi sword out of his mouth.
Without doing anything, Orochimaru grabbed the hilt of his sword and casually shook it, then rushed forward.
Dang Dang Dang...
The sound of gold and iron clashing continued to resound, sparks flew. Compared to the fist, punch, and physical confrontation, the intensity of the sword competition between the two was on a higher level.
Hidden Shadow Snake Hand!
Two minutes later, Orochimaru feinted, taunting with the Kusanagi sword in his right hand. Instantly, four black and gray poisonous snakes appeared from his sleeves. The four snakes bit his neck, heart, and two sides.
Magic is not the path to success!
With his gaze, the four poisonous snakes instantly fell into the genjutsu and changed their attack direction on their own. The attack failed, and Uchi Uchi Gen, instead of retreating, went on the attack, piercing Orochimaru's heart.
Boom, Orochimaru blocked the sword strike and said with admiration:
— Physical skills and combat skills are quite acceptable, but what really surprises me is the illusion skills.
— A normal C-rank genjutsu was used to avoid a fatal attack, and it was released through the Sharingan without any seals.
- You are very gifted in illusions.
Orochimaru knew that Gen Uchi Uchi had the Sharingan, so the chakra used for the Hidden Snake Arm had been gathering little by little since the battle began. Gen Uchi Uchi's two Sharingan Magatama did not notice any abnormalities.
Such subtle changes in chakra would likely require the insight of three Magatama Sharingan and a Byakugan to notice the anomalies.
- I really do have 100 million talent points in illusions.
"Luckily, I have a talent for illusions. Otherwise, without the insight of the Sharingan, I might have fallen into a trap."
- It seems you can't rely too much on the Sharingan...
- It's good that you realize this.
— Although the Sharingan is a powerful weapon, you can't rely on it too much.
At this point, Orochimaru said this with great insistence. Although he was interested in the Sharingan, he was not mad or obsessed with it.
- Come again, let me see more of your talents.
Orochimaru's voice sounded a little excited, perhaps because he was happy to see the Hunter.
- As you wished!
Sorry, this chapter is a lot of digressions. Mainly because I don't want to complain. I think Sasuke was really forced in the fight between Sasuke and Itachi.
Three years of hard work in danger were destroyed. Some of the comments really hurt me...
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