Orochimaru wanted to delay.
Uehara Naraku would certainly oblige him.
From this point in time, it was clear that Orochimaru's two Jutsu were indeed not perfected and still had significant flaws. Uehara could wait a little longer.
When Orochimaru perfects his Jutsu in the future, he would come to claim his debt.
After a while, Orochimaru pulled out several scrolls and tossed them to Uehara, including the Tandem Paper Bomb Jutsu, Shuriken Shadow Clone, and Five Elements Seal. Yakushi Kabuto, standing nearby, also handed over a scroll of the Healing Sage Art since he was a proper Medical Ninja.
Orochimaru coldly watched Uehara Naraku, observing as he fiddled with the scrolls, and said in a deep voice, "Can we leave now?"
"Mm."
Uehara Naraku slowly lifted his head and looked at the unhappy Orochimaru: "Orochimaru-senpai, don't make that face, cheer up!
Also, make sure not to speak about what shouldn't be said to outsiders. As you saw before, I can find you anytime, Orochimaru-senpai."
"...Rest assured."
Orochimaru gritted his teeth, took off the Ring of the Void from his finger, and was about to toss it to Uehara Naraku: "I don't want to see any of you Akatsuki people again!"
"I won't let you bump into Lord Pain and Teacher Konan."
Uehara Naraku casually waved his hand and said, "But it doesn't matter if you meet others; you can always escape from them."
After saying this, Uehara Naraku suddenly looked up and asked: "By the way, I heard that you, Orochimaru-senpai, are proficient in the Orochi Style Substitute Jutsu, capable of recovering your injuries with Chakra. Is that correct?"
"Are you interested in learning this Jutsu too?"
Orochimaru's expression instantly darkened, but as if he thought of something, a smile appeared on his lips: "This Jutsu requires..."
"I'm not one to seize others' knowledge."
Uehara Naraku shook his head and instructed Gallio behind him: "Before we go, disable Orochimaru-senpai's legs. This is the price for betraying Akatsuki; as an intern of Akatsuki, I can't ignore a traitor slipping away."
"You brat, are you messing with me?"
Orochimaru's expression was filled with fury.
Orochimaru's teeth clenched tightly as he slowly began to knit his fingers together, looking as though he might fight Uehara Naraku to the death at any moment.
Without raising his head, Uehara Naraku retorted: "I'm not taking your life, and besides, can't you just recover?"
These words held no fault when spoken.
But for Orochimaru, it was somewhat humiliating.
Bam!
"Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
Orochimaru's fingers suddenly intertwined, and another Shadow Clone appeared beside him.
The eyes of the two Orochimarus flashed with a sharp and insane glint as they each began forming hand seals at lightning speed, making one's head spin.
"Water Release: Water Dragon Bomb!"
"Lighting Release: Thunderous Roar!"
After forming seals, Orochimaru and his Shadow Clone released two Ninjutsu, their expressions somewhat smug: "I really must thank you for giving me enough time and opportunity to recover Chakra... Die now, Thunder Water Dragon Bomb!"
Amidst a storm of thunder clouds, a giant water dragon leaped out of the storm, with lightning dancing across its body, making it dangerous to approach!
Thunder Water Dragon Bomb.
This was a combination Ninjutsu learned from the Third Hokage.
Although Orochimaru was not adept at Fire Release Ninjutsu and could not simultaneously release the Five Release Great Chain Bomb, he was quite adept at using combination Ninjutsu like Thunder Water Dragon Bomb, with its dual attributes.
The leaping storm dragon soared toward Gallio!
However, the tall statue suddenly spread its wings, and a gust of wind emanated from its body, gradually extending outward.
Strangely, the gust seemed to move from the outside inward.
The Thunder Water Dragon Bomb entered the range of the gust almost instantly, then turned into a splatter of water on the ground, its Chakra flowing with the wind into Gallio's body.
Uehara Naraku furrowed his brow, glancing at the puddle on the ground: "Is this forbidding the use of Chakra?"
"No, it's Forbidden Magic."
After the tall, giant statue rebutted, it smashed Orochimaru's legs with a punch and droned: "Now that my task is complete, can I return to rest?"
"As you like."
Uehara Naraku waved his hand.
The tall giant statue dissipated into a cloud of smoke.
Yakushi Kabuto, seeing the giant statue vanish, breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly carried Orochimaru to escape further away, preserving at least their lives.
Uehara Naraku didn't pursue them; sometimes, you can't uproot your targets all at once. You have to harvest them according to the season, especially since Orochimaru and Yakushi Kabuto had already provided more than enough rewards!
Far more than he had expected.
If Orochimaru's character had been better, Uehara Naraku would have liked to be friends with him.
Side quest: Defeat Manda (1/1), task completed, reward: Summoning Contract Embrace of the Magical Snake Cassiopeia (Soul Lotus).
Summoning Contract: Embrace of the Magical Snake Cassiopeia (Soul Lotus), summoning costs 3000 Chakra points.
When did Summoning Contracts become capable of summoning Snake People?
Uehara Naraku remembered that this Embrace of the Magical Snake was a human mutation, said to petrify anyone who looked into her eyes instantly.
Unfortunately, the Embrace of the Magical Snake would seemingly never be able to petrify Gallio.
Originally, Uehara Naraku didn't care much for this Summoning Contract, but if it were the Japanese-style Soul Lotus Snake Lady, it seemed not unacceptable?
Side quest: Defeat Orochimaru (1/1), task completed, reward skill: Petrifying Gaze.
Petrifying Gaze: Emits a petrifying beam from your eyes, directly petrifying enemies facing you, lasts 2 seconds, minimum Chakra cost 100 points, cooldown 60 seconds.
This skill originates from Cassiopeia.
However, the control effects of this skill are strong enough!
Side quest: Obtain Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu (1/1), task completed, reward skill My Style Secret Technique! Cold Shadow.
My Style Secret Technique! Cold Shadow: Shoots five sharp Chakra Kunai in a cone, briefly impairing enemies' movement abilities upon hit, costs 120 Chakra points, cooldown 0.75 seconds.
"This skill… doesn't seem very useful?"
Uehara Naraku frowned. Aside from throwing Kunai to make him look like a proper ninja in the future, this skill wasn't particularly powerful.
At best, it's a group attack skill with virtually no cooldown, allowing for nearly infinite instant casts. However, he also had the Card Trick skill.
It's only slightly better than nothing.
Side quest: Obtain Five Elements Seal (1/1), task completed, reward 100 Gold Coins.
Is this Five Elements Seal so unpopular that it can't even get a high reward?
Luckily, there's still one more task.
Side quest: Obtain Healing Sage Art (1/1), task completed, reward: Healing Technique skill.
Healing Technique: Instantly restores 15% of life energy for you and nearby allies, costs no Chakra, cooldown 120 seconds.
This introduction is simple and straightforward.
Uehara Naraku weighed the scrolls in his hands and stored them in his Ninja Pouch. From now on, he could also call himself a Medical Ninja.
Besides these, he could directly use the Healing Sage Art, Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu, and Five Elements Seal. To his surprise, the system had such a hidden feature!
Perhaps this feature could be called compatibility?
If Uehara had discovered this feature earlier, couldn't he have masqueraded as a Ninjutsu prodigy? But Uehara's strength had already formed, and standard Ninjutsu couldn't bring much improvement.
As for the next leg of his journey, it was to hit The Hidden Sand Village and meet with Sasori of the Red Sand and Deidara to ask how they've handled affairs at The Hidden Sand Village.
"Once these troubles are dealt with, I can return!"
Uehara Naraku patted his Ninja Pouch, feeling somewhat proud. Going back to give the Tandem Paper Bomb to Konan; surely his teacher would like such a gift this time?