Chapter 11: The Mysterious Black-Clad Organization!
“Is this guy seriously trying to play dirty?!”
Right now, Orochimaru genuinely wanted to complain out loud.
He never expected this girl to have such a fiery temper.
He had only made a tentative move toward Sasuke — just testing the waters!
And in response… she straight-up exploded.
She fired a Tailed Beast Ball right at him.
How the hell was he supposed to keep playing like this?!
“Triple Rashōmon!”
In a panic, Orochimaru quickly summoned the Triple Rashōmon gates.
Then he immediately fled into the distance.
He knew full well — the Triple Rashōmon wouldn’t be able to block this Tailed Beast Ball.
Hell, even five layers probably wouldn’t stop a blast of this magnitude!
“What the hell kind of monster is this?!”
“Why does it feel even more terrifying than the Nine-Tails?!”
Although Orochimaru had never personally fought the Nine-Tails,
he had studied its power extensively through countless records and scrolls.
So, judging from the energy level of the Tailed Beast Ball screaming toward him…
This thing was absolutely not inferior to a full-powered Nine-Tails Tailed Beast Ball!
“BOOM!!”
The Tailed Beast Ball smashed through the Triple Rashōmon without any resistance and slammed into the ground.
A deafening explosion roared out.
The shockwave sent everything — people, animals, trees — flying in every direction.
The entire Konoha Village was instantly thrown into chaos because of that terrifying blast.
But none of that mattered to Orochimaru right now.
At this moment, he just wanted to curse the heavens.
“Haa… haa…”
Although he had avoided the core of the explosion,
Orochimaru was still gravely injured.
Fortunately, he had all sorts of bizarre and unorthodox ninjutsu at his disposal,
allowing him to barely survive the blast.
But his chakra… was almost completely depleted.
“What a terrifying monster…”
Orochimaru glanced at the figure hovering in the sky — Ho-Oh, staring down at him with cold, unblinking eyes.
Then he slowly extended his tongue and licked his lips.
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Let’s call it a day for now~”
……
“This…
What level of battle even was that…?”
Thanks to Karin’s wood clone protecting them,
Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura hadn’t suffered any injuries.
But watching the scene before them and recalling the insane clash from moments ago,
all three of them felt like their common sense was crumbling.
Compared to the fight they just witnessed,
every other battle they had ever seen — even their fights against other ninja — felt like children playing house!
Even that jōnin they met earlier, Zabuza,
suddenly seemed completely pathetic in comparison.
“Orochimaru…
Even someone as strong as Orochimaru… wasn’t a match for that?”
Sasuke gritted his teeth, clenching his right fist and slamming it hard into the ground.
“Does that mean I really have to kill my best friend just to gain power?!”
“No!
I will find another way to become stronger!”
With that resolve burning in his chest, Sasuke turned directly toward Karin.
“I want to meet your Holy Master!
You guys are some kind of organization, right?
I want to join!”
“Hm?”
Karin blinked in surprise, then gave a strange little smile.
Because she suddenly remembered what master had told her not long ago —
Sasuke would definitely become envious of her power and demand to see him.
“The Master was right after all~
I swear, the Master really does seem to know everything!”
After sighing in admiration inwardly,
Karin shook her head slightly.
“If the Holy Master wishes to meet you, then you’ll meet him naturally.
If the Holy Master doesn’t want to see you, then you could kneel here for the rest of your life and still never catch a glimpse.
Anyway.
My mission is complete.
Orochimaru has already fled from Konoha.
Your village’s ninja are rushing here at top speed as we speak.
So I’ll be taking my leave.
Until we meet again~”
With those words, she vanished in a flicker.
For a brief moment, the three of them stood in stunned silence.
Then Naruto suddenly exploded with excitement.
“That black-clad organization is way too cool!!
Is this what Hokage-level power looks like?!
Haha!
One day I’m gonna have strength like that too!!
I, Uzumaki Naruto, am the man who’s gonna become Hokage!!”
Sasuke and Sakura watched their hyperactive teammate go into full meltdown mode, utterly speechless.
“Sigh…
So this is what real power looks like?”
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“I think being a chūnin would be good enough for me~
In the future, I’ll become a teacher at the Academy.
Byakuya-kun runs his bookstore, I’ll be a teacher…
Thinking about it like that… it actually sounds kinda nice, doesn’t it?”
“I…
I will obtain power!”
Sasuke stared at the spot where Karin had disappeared, silently vowing to himself.
“If that black-clad organization won’t give me power…
Then I’ll obtain it through my own efforts!
If Rock Lee can do it, then why can’t I?!”
“Swish swish swish…”
Just as the three of them were lost in their own thoughts,
a squad of Anbu suddenly appeared in front of them.
“What exactly happened here?”
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“Are you three alright?”
“Uh, uh, I know! I know!!”
Naruto immediately started waving his arms wildly and rushed right up to the Anbu captain.
“Uzumaki Naruto?
Go ahead, speak.”
“So just now, outta nowhere, this red-haired kunoichi appeared!
And then there was this monster called something-or-other Snake-guy!
Snake-guy said the red-haired girl was from the Uzumaki clan!
That means she’s from the same clan as me, ya know!!
The red-haired Uzumaki girl said she was here to protect us!
She said Snake-guy wanted to bite Sasuke!
And then they started fighting!
They were so strong!!
At first it was kinda normal fighting, right?
But then it got super not-normal!
Snake-guy released a huge swarm of snakes to attack!
And the red-haired girl turned into this giant rainbow bird and spat a black energy ball out of her mouth!
Whoosh! And then everything got blown up like this!!”
The Anbu captain listened to Naruto’s wild gestures and animated retelling… and his face was full of question marks.
So he turned to Sasuke and Sakura instead.
“Identity unknown.
She wore a black dress, a black kasa hat, and a black cloak.
The cloak had an ‘X’ emblem on it.
She had an identical ‘X’-shaped tattoo on her right arm.
She claimed she was acting under the orders of someone called the ‘Holy Master’ in order to protect me.
From this, we can infer she belongs to some mysterious black-clad organization.
This organization has frighteningly good intelligence-gathering capabilities.
They seem to know a great many secrets others do not.
She was capable of transforming — from human into a large bird.
She also used Wood Release.
She is a member of the Uzumaki clan.
Her opponent was one of the Sannin — Orochimaru.
Orochimaru’s goal was to first plant the Cursed Seal of Heaven on me,
then eventually take over my body.
He also appears to have something called the ‘Konoha Crush’ plan.
We are uninjured.”
Sasuke finished his report quickly and concisely.
Although he had heard Orochimaru mention the name “Kabuto,” he hadn’t connected it to the Yakushi Kabuto he knew.
The Anbu captain, however, grew more and more shocked the longer he listened.
Sasuke’s explanation was clear and to the point, but the sheer volume of information was overwhelming.
A mysterious black-clad organization… Wood Release… Uzumaki clan… Orochimaru… Konoha Crush plan…
And the woman could actually transform!
He had no idea what kind of technique that even was.
“Regarding today’s events, do not speak of them to anyone.”
The Anbu captain said slowly, 6Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD8amJJSKmL
“You three should continue with the exam for now.
We need to report this immediately.”
With that,
the Anbu vanished in an instant.
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