Konoha Village.
At Naruto's house.
Naruto lay on his bed, wearing a virtual helmet.
What he didn't know was that not far outside the window, a pair of snake-like eyes were fixed on this spot.
It was none other than Orochimaru.
Orochimaru had just scouted the area and found no Anbu, though there were quite a few Root members.
However, the target of these Root members was not the Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki Uzumaki Naruto, but him.
Orochimaru didn't pay much attention to these Root members; instead, he was quite curious about the object Naruto was wearing on his head.
"Is this the virtual helmet advertised on that billboard?"
"Looks very interesting!"
Orochimaru smiled, then, from who knows where, produced a thin needle and shot it towards Naruto's neck as he lay on the bed.
Though the long needle was thin, with Orochimaru's Chakra enhancing it, it easily pierced through the glass and pricked Naruto's neck.
At the same time.
Naruto, who was wearing the helmet, suddenly felt an itch on his neck and lost consciousness.
Although Naruto's body lost consciousness, his consciousness directly entered the Sealing Space.
"Hmm? How did I suddenly enter the Sealing Space?"
Just as Naruto was wondering, Minato Namikaze provided the answer.
"Naruto, you've been attacked!"
Naruto frowned at the words, then walked over to a computer.
Naruto's room now had quite a few cameras.
Through the network, he could check the surveillance even from within the Sealing Space.
Soon, a sneaky figure appeared at the window.
Because Orochimaru used the Transformation Technique, the people present didn't recognize him immediately.
Orochimaru quietly opened the window of Naruto's house, and just as the window was halfway open, a pair of handcuffs suddenly appeared and clamped onto Orochimaru's hands.
That wasn't all; a powerful electric current, strong enough to cook a person, surged from the handcuffs, causing Orochimaru's entire body to convulse.
Because of the handcuffs, Orochimaru couldn't even retract his hands, so out of desperation, he could only open his mouth, spit out the kusanagi sword, and cut off his own hands.
In the Sealing Space.
Upon seeing the kusanagi sword in Orochimaru's mouth, everyone knew who had attacked Naruto this time: it was Orochimaru, one of the Sannin.
"Hmm? Why would Orochimaru attack me?"
Naruto was a bit puzzled.
Minato Namikaze also shook his head and said, "I'm not sure, but we should find out soon!"
"Dad, are you sure Orochimaru can get to me past all those traps?"
"P-possibly!"
Minato Namikaze was also a bit unsure; after all, those traps were all set up by Grey Wolf.
Actually, Naruto's house originally had no traps, but after Kushina appeared, she thought the house should be made safer, so she had Grey Wolf, who had nothing to do, set up some traps.
On the other side.
After severing his own hands, Orochimaru found a deserted place and performed a shedding.
After shedding, Orochimaru's hands miraculously grew back, but his Chakra reserves were a bit depleted.
Orochimaru glanced at Naruto's window with some apprehension, then shook his head, intending to use the front door.
After disposing of his shed skin, Orochimaru walked towards the stairs.
As he ascended the stairs, he noticed a very ordinary banana peel lying on them.
Orochimaru naturally didn't care about a banana peel; after all, he was a Kage-level Ninja, and slipping on a banana peel would be too foolish.
Just as Orochimaru had this thought, he stepped on that banana peel, and his entire body tumbled down the stairs.
Feeling his body lose balance, Orochimaru fiercely pushed off with both feet and performed a graceful backflip.
The backflip was indeed graceful, but… two more banana peels inexplicably appeared where Orochimaru landed his feet.
Stepping on both banana peels simultaneously caused him to fall backward onto the ground.
These three banana peels, for Orochimaru, were not highly damaging, but extremely insulting!
At the same time.
The spectators in the Sealing Space all burst out laughing.
"Grey Wolf, your banana peel idea is too good!"
Kushina said, patting Grey Wolf's shoulder while laughing.
Grey Wolf, upon hearing this, shrugged and said, "This is nothing!"
Next to the stairs, there was an inconspicuous mural depicting Masira eating a banana.
Orochimaru's predicament was related to this mural.
The mural's sole function was to create banana peels.
As long as Orochimaru walked up the stairs, banana peels could appear under his feet at any time.
If he wanted to go upstairs, he would have to keep his head down the entire time.
But… if he kept his head down, he wouldn't be able to avoid the traps from above.
The fallen Orochimaru immediately jumped up.
After jumping up, he carefully examined the two squashed banana peels, feeling very puzzled.
He was certain that when he first stepped onto the stairs, there were absolutely no banana peels behind him.
Driven by suspicion and a spirit of exploration, Orochimaru walked up the stairs again.
This time, he walked upwards while keeping his head down, staring at the stairs.
Just as Orochimaru took his next step, a banana peel suddenly appeared under his foot.
The banana peel appeared so abruptly that Orochimaru almost fell for it again.
"What's going on?"
Seeing the suddenly appearing banana peel, Orochimaru became even more puzzled.
Just as Orochimaru ignored the suddenly appearing banana peel and intended to continue upwards, another banana peel appeared, and its position was once again where Orochimaru's foot was about to land.
Driven by curiosity, Orochimaru ignored the banana peels and continued to walk upwards.
Banana peels appeared one after another, but Orochimaru never stepped on one again.
"Heh heh… Is that all?"
Although he felt that the method of suddenly appearing banana peels was quite miraculous, Orochimaru still considered it merely a childish trick.
After all, with such a method, why not use explosive tags?
Even if explosive tags weren't stepped on, they could still explode, directly blowing off an enemy's legs.
At this moment, Orochimaru was becoming increasingly interested in Uzumaki Naruto.
Even without Danzo's mission, he had to uncover Uzumaki Naruto's secret.