Chapter 70: The Nine-Tails' Rage and Shock!
Seeing its former jinchūriki Kushina still alive, the Nine-Tails immediately suffered a stress response.
In a flash of extreme fury, it swung a massive claw straight down toward Kushina and Oborotsuki below.
"Move! Kushina!"
Oborotsuki shouted, swinging the Decapitation Greatsword as he leaped upward to block the Nine-Tails' attack.
BANG!
He cleaved the claw apart with one strike, then calmly landed on the crown of a nearby tree, immediately drawing the Nine-Tails' shocked gaze:
"Brat… you want to die too?"
"This is no place for you to run wild, Nine-Tails!"
Oborotsuki leaped again, jumping from the treetop. In that instant, a terrifying surge of chakra erupted from his body, cascading down like a waterfall and completely enveloping the Nine-Tails.
"Hm?"
The Nine-Tails' pupils shrank sharply. It stared in disbelief at the young man before it.
"This chakra of yours…"
Sensing the overwhelming Sage Chakra radiating from Oborotsuki, the Nine-Tails instantly recalled the terror it once felt when another man with an ocean-like chakra had effortlessly dominated and controlled it.
Before it could finish speaking, Kushina unleashed her technique.
Five enormous chakra chains burst from her body, instantly wrapping tightly around the Nine-Tails' four limbs and neck, rendering it completely immobile.
However, the Nine-Tails' power far surpassed that of the Three-Tails.
In an instant, it flew into another rage and began struggling desperately.
But the next second, Oborotsuki's terrifying Sage Chakra pressed down on it completely.
The Nine-Tails could no longer move even an inch. Terror appeared in its eyes:
"Brat… you… just who the hell are you?"
The Nine-Tails stared at Oborotsuki in shock and roared through gritted teeth.
"I'm someone you can't afford to provoke."
Oborotsuki clapped his hands and leaped down to the ground.
"The rest is up to you, Kushina."
With that, he walked toward the dying Orochimaru. At this moment, deep wariness, confusion, and a trace of eager anticipation gleamed in Orochimaru's snake-like eyes.
"That chakra of yours… is Sage Chakra, isn't it… Oborotsuki…"
Orochimaru, with his vast knowledge and experience, immediately recognized the special aura coming from Oborotsuki as Sage Chakra.
But he had no idea of its specific origin.
Oborotsuki didn't respond. He grabbed White Zetsu, pried open its mouth, and signaled for Orochimaru to begin the Living Corpse Reincarnation.
Orochimaru didn't waste words. He immediately transformed into a white serpent and, like an old snake shedding its skin—or a ghostly figure slipping free—rapidly emerged from his original body.
The next second, the entire serpent Orochimaru burrowed into White Zetsu's mouth.
Oborotsuki released his grip and watched as White Zetsu's body was quickly assimilated and overtaken, ultimately transforming completely into Orochimaru's original appearance.
"This technique is good, but it's a bit disgusting…"
"And it only lasts three years before another reincarnation is needed. Otherwise, I could have made him teach it to me."
Oborotsuki thought silently to himself, then turned to look at Kushina.
On her side, Kushina was still locked in a stalemate with the Nine-Tails, but thanks to Oborotsuki's perfect coordination, she had already dragged the beast right in front of her.
"Accept your fate, Nine-Tails."
Oborotsuki said, his gaze turning cold.
In an instant, an even more terrifying wave of chakra slammed into the Nine-Tails, smashing it into a daze. Its body went limp, and the flow of chakra inside it was forcibly restricted.
"Brat… damn it!!"
The Nine-Tails cursed furiously.
"I don't want to be sealed again…"
"That's not up to you to decide, Nine-Tails!"
"Eight Trigrams Sealing!"
Before the Nine-Tails could finish speaking, Kushina swiftly executed the Eight Trigrams Sealing, locking the enormous chakra directly into Naruto's body.
The entire sealing process—the most chakra- and stamina-intensive part—was the initial resistance phase.
But once the Nine-Tails lost the power to resist, the final sealing step took only an instant.
In the blink of an eye, an Eight Trigrams seal mark appeared on little Naruto's belly.
"Haa…"
Kushina wiped the cold sweat from her forehead and looked down at Naruto. Seeing him perfectly fine and even smiling up at her, she couldn't help but smile in relief as well.
But when she raised her head and saw Orochimaru standing not far away, staring at her, Kushina's mood immediately darkened.
Although Orochimaru was Jiraiya-sensei's friend,
Even Kushina could sense that Orochimaru was extremely dangerous.
"Oborotsuki, in three days I'll come find you."
Orochimaru withdrew his scrutinizing gaze from Kushina and Naruto, gave Oborotsuki a casual farewell, and turned to leave.
Oborotsuki didn't stop him.
Orochimaru had just taken over White Zetsu's body as his new vessel and was still adapting. Right now he was at his weakest.
The guy using this as an excuse to leave suited Oborotsuki perfectly.
Besides, a body full of Hashirama cells would definitely be very interesting to Orochimaru…
"Oborotsuki… what exactly… is going on?"
As soon as Orochimaru left, Kushina immediately walked over, looking up at Oborotsuki and asking urgently.
She had known from the beginning that seeing Orochimaru would fill her with questions.
Oborotsuki had already prepared his explanation.
"You want to ask why Orochimaru is here?"
"I asked him to come help."
"The consequence of using the Reaper Mask is usually unbearable for normal people. Only someone like Orochimaru can summon the Reaper to possess his body without sacrificing his own life."
Oborotsuki explained.
"But… why did Orochimaru betray Konoha?"
Kushina was still full of doubts.
"I'm not entirely sure. It probably has something to do with the secret experiments he was conducting in the village."
Hearing Oborotsuki's speculation, Kushina's heart stirred.
She was very smart. She immediately connected it to the long-standing rumors of missing shinobi and children around—and even inside—Konoha.
Combining it with Oborotsuki's guess, Kushina arrived at a possible conclusion.
If Orochimaru really had been using living people for experiments, discovery by the village would mean a grave crime.
"So that's why he defected…"
"It seems the Akatsuki organization that specially recruits these missing-nin really is a den of filth and evil…"
Kushina murmured with furrowed brows.
"Are you implying I'm a bad guy?"
Oborotsuki teased with a playful smile.
Kushina looked up at him, rolled her eyes helplessly, and shook her head:
"Oborotsuki, Orochimaru is a very dangerous person. It's best not to get too close to someone like him."
"Don't worry. I know what I'm doing."
Oborotsuki smiled, gently stroked Kushina's hair, then patted little Naruto's chubby cheek.
In his heart, he sneered coldly.
A mere Orochimaru—how much trouble could he possibly cause in front of him?
"Let's head back first."
With that, Oborotsuki took Kushina's hand and quickly returned to Kirigakure.
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