"I go wherever I want!"
Uehara Naraku clenched his arm, punched Orochimaru's head back, and gently looked at Haruno Sakura and Uchiha Sasuke. "Luckily, I got here in time. Are you guys okay?"
"We're fine."
Uchiha Sasuke shook his head, feeling a wave of exhaustion but still held firm as he looked at Uehara Naraku. "Why are you here?"
Haruno Sakura quickly supported Sasuke and politely nodded to Uehara Naraku in thanks. "Thank you for saving Sasuke-kun just now."
"No problem."
Uehara Naraku squinted and smiled at Sasuke. "I heard a fierce battle here, so I wanted to check it out. It turns out you guys faced such formidable enemies. I don't want a little genius who can help me kill Uchiha Itachi to die here."
Of course, Uehara Naraku wasn't here for charity.
He didn't expect that after being bitten by Orochimaru, his arm activated a new attribute template and completed a hidden mission.
He acquired a new Natural Energy attribute.
Hidden mission: Obtain the power of the Curse Seal (1/1), mission complete, reward: Sage Mode status: Ascent to God Stage.
Ascent to God Stage: When Chakra Energy and Natural Energy values are the same, you can enter a new combat mode by synthesizing Sage Chakra, currently in the first form Frenzy Mode.
Uehara felt his Sage Mode wasn't very orthodox, different from the Ninja World's Sage Mode, as it usually requires the balance of Spiritual Energy, Body Energy, and Natural Energy to synthesize Sage Chakra and enter Sage Mode.
The correct formula for Sage Chakra should be 1+1+1=3.
His Sage Chakra formula is 2+1=3.
Does it make any difference?
Forget it, after all, he's basically a cheat character.
Uehara Naraku shook his head, glanced at where Orochimaru had bitten him, now turned into a blade with wings, also where he stored Natural Energy, somewhat like the Yin Seal.
Uehara sneakily peeked at his attribute panel; his Natural Energy was at its max value, and after using it, it would need to be slowly extracted.
Life Energy: 9091 (Standard Kage Level 3000~10000)
Chakra Energy: 10145 (Not within conventional standards)
Natural Energy: 10145 (Not within conventional standards)
Life Recovery: 9/second
Chakra Recovery: 6/second
Natural Energy Extraction: 6/second
Skill Cooldown Reduction: 50%
Remaining Gold Coins: 4430
After becoming a Genin, Uehara Naraku's Chakra increased a bit, and after eating a few bowls of Ichiraku Ramen, his Life Energy also increased by a few hundred points.
The current high growth in Gold Coins was from a bunch of ordinary small mission rewards in Konoha.
Damn, a bit regretful again.
Starting in Konoha was truly the chosen way!
Uehara Naraku sighed. The most critical thing now was to resolve the trouble with Orochimaru and the Seventh Class.
After being saved by Uehara Naraku, Sasuke felt a bit ashamed and awkward, couldn't help but let out a cold snort.
Uehara Naraku didn't mind Sasuke's attitude, merely glanced at Orochimaru and smiled. "Uchiha Sasuke, if you can't even defeat Orochimaru easily, you're still far from being able to handle Uchiha Itachi!"
"What did you say!"
Uchiha Sasuke couldn't bear such provocation, replying coldly, "I will definitely kill that man!"
Haruno Sakura raised her head, looking at Uehara Naraku in confusion. "Wait, do you know this person called Orochimaru?"
"Well, Orochimaru was once one of the legendary Konoha Sannin, and now he's also one of the three S-Class Konoha traitors in the Ninja World."
The smile on Uehara Naraku's face grew even more as he continued softly, "It must be mentioned that Orochimaru is the weakest of the Konoha traitors, a useless guy who was defeated by Uchiha Itachi with just a single glance..."
"..."
Hearing Uehara Naraku's words, Uchiha Sasuke's mind was shaken to the core. He couldn't believe that Orochimaru, who had just been tormenting their Seventh Class, was defeated under one glance of Uchiha Itachi.
The gap between them is just too wide...
Orochimaru heard the mockery from Uehara Naraku but seemed unconcerned. For ninjas like them, mutual restraint is quite normal. Orochimaru felt Uchiha Itachi was someone who could very much restrain him.
Orochimaru slowly peeled off his fake face, revealing sharply defined features as he spoke slowly, "Naraku-kun, do you want to disrupt my plans?"
"I'm just here to save someone."
Uehara Naraku protected Sasuke and Haruno Sakura behind him, chuckling lightly, "It seems now I can also collect on an old debt."
Orochimaru looked up confused, "What do you mean?"
Did this guy forget all about what happened four years ago!
No, it wasn't forgotten.
Knowing Orochimaru's character, he never remembers who owes what to whom, except for what people owe him!
"Orochimaru!"
Uehara Naraku slowly clasped his hands together, speaking coldly, "Orochimaru, do I need to remind you?"
"Bastard!"
Orochimaru's expression changed immediately, replying in a deep voice, "I haven't finished the research yet, next time we meet, I'll give you what you want!"
After speaking, he turned to slip away.
Uehara Naraku loudly stopped Orochimaru's actions, reminding him from behind, "If you dare lie to me, I'll make you swallow a thousand needles!"
"No problem."
Orochimaru left without looking back.
It's uncertain what Orochimaru meant by "no problem," whether it was swallowing a thousand needles or giving Uehara Naraku those two Jutsu Scrolls.
Uchiha Sasuke looked up at Uehara Naraku, "You have dealings with that Orochimaru, are you with him? He seems to be quite afraid of you..."
"Oh, he's afraid of the Ninja Demigod, Hanzo of the Salamander, behind me."
Uehara Naraku casually pushed the blame onto Hanzo, then continued, "Besides, this guy previously stole two Jutsu Scrolls from our Ninja Village, and I've been tracking him to get them back."
This statement isn't entirely wrong.
Orochimaru perfected Immortal Reanimation and Reanimation while in the Akatsuki. Jesting aside, the ownership of Immortal Reanimation and Reanimation should belong to the Akatsuki.
Not to mention, four years ago, Orochimaru personally promised him.
Uchiha Sasuke frowned, "You have quite a few enemies! Uchiha Itachi is your enemy, and Orochimaru is also your enemy..."
"Uchiha Obito is also my enemy."
Uehara Naraku completed his sentence with a light chuckle, "Coincidentally, all three of you Konoha's S-Class traitors have issues with me... I eagerly await when you can help me kill Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Obito!"
"I will definitely kill Uchiha Itachi!"
Uchiha Sasuke repeatedly expressed his determination, raising his head with curiosity and asking, "Do you know anything about Uchiha Obito? What kind of person is he?"
"..."
Uehara Naraku looked at Uchiha Sasuke with a strange expression. Maybe this little guy had been lonely too long that he grew curious about Uchiha Obito, who suddenly appeared in the Ninja World. Does Sasuke think this clansman is his kindred?
Uehara Naraku promptly cut off Uchiha Sasuke's fantasy, "I can tell you one thing, Uchiha Obito and Uchiha Itachi killed all the clan members and defected from Konoha. What kind of person do you think he is?"
"He's a damn bastard!"
Uchiha Sasuke lived up to Uehara Naraku's expectations, fiercely clenching his fist, "I won't let either Uchiha Itachi or Uchiha Obito go!"
"..."
Uehara nodded, approvingly.
Though Uehara hadn't heard any news about Uchiha Obito for a long time, it didn't stop him from casting more blame.
Uehara Naraku clearly saw his main task progression increase by 1%, showing that carefully manipulating Uchiha Sasuke and Uzumaki Naruto greatly aids his main task.
Uehara Naraku glanced at the unconscious Uzumaki Naruto, a mysterious smile appearing on his lips.
If someone noticed Uehara Naraku's eyes, they'd find his gaze was like a miner discovering a diamond mine.
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