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"Stay still, Karin."
Sasame pressed a hand to her abdomen, channeling chakra. Moments later, he nodded—Uzumaki vitality truly was monstrous. Even untrained, Karin had mastered Shinigami Shoukan (Death God Summoning) and Chakra Chains in the original timeline.
(What a waste following Sasuke had been.)
With proper guidance, her potential as a sensor-medic-seal master was limitless.
After instructing her on chakra control, Sasame slipped into Ena's room.
She sat cross-legged, cultivating the Strength of a Hundred Seal, her porcelain skin glowing faintly in the dim light.
Ah, the ancients spoke truth—beauty truly could nourish the soul.
Forest of Death - Snake's Gambit
Orochimaru didn't wait long before Itachi arrived.
"Sensei."
Despite their fractured trust, Itachi maintained decorum. Provoking a Sannin would only worsen tensions between the Uchiha and Konoha.
"Anko's Cursed Seal of Earth impressed you, no?" Orochimaru's tongue flicked. "For you... I offer the Cursed Seal of Heaven."
(A lie. The "gift" was merely a vessel-mark for future reincarnation.)
"No, thank you."
Itachi's refusal was instant. He'd seen how the seal enslaved Anko—no power was worth losing autonomy.
"Pity." Orochimaru's grin turned venomous. "Then I'll bestow it upon... Sasuke instead."
"WHERE IS HE?!"
Itachi's composure shattered. Crimson eyes blazed to life—three tomoe spinning wildly.
(The entire Uchiha police force, ANBU, and ROOT had found nothing overnight. This reeked of conspiracy.)
"Choose, Itachi." Orochimaru savored his anguish. "Your freedom... or Sasuke's safety?"
Before Itachi could respond—
"Don't listen to him!"
Shisui materialized between them, Sharingan active.
(Orochimaru had anticipated this. The real prey was both Uchiha prodigies.)
"Ah, the other martyr." Orochimaru chuckled. "Tell me, Shisui—do you truly believe Hiruzen's Will of Fire will save your clan?"
"Enough!" Shisui's fists clenched. Kotoamatsukami (Izanagi's lesser counterpart) simmered beneath his gaze.
(One eye held the permanent version (decades-long cooldown), reserved for Fugaku. The other—temporary control, perfect for extracting Sasuke's location.)
Enter: Danzo
With eight ROOT operatives flanking him, Danzo made his grand entrance.
"This area is restricted." His lone eye narrowed. "Explain yourselves."
(Shisui hesitated. In the original timeline, he'd trusted Danzo—a fatal mistake.)
In that split-second—
Mokuton: Jukai Kōtan (Wood Style: Birth of Dense Woodland)!
Danzo's bandaged right arm ruptured, spewing monstrous timber toward Shisui!
(The "crippled" limb—secretly grafted with Hashirma Cells—was Danzo's ultimate trump card.)
Caught off-guard, Shisui barely dodged. But Danzo's fatal error?
He aimed to kill, not blind.
"SHISUI!"
Itachi's scream echoed as his friend fell. His Sharingan pulsed—but no Mangekyō emerged.
(Too young. Like Sasuke only awakening one tomoe after his clan's massacre, the body had limits.)
Then—
BOOM!
A spectral green colossus erupted from Shisui's body—Susanoo's skeletal form towering over the forest!
(Danzo's face paled. Orochimaru's grin widened.)
Shisui's eyes now bore a four-bladed shuriken pattern—Mangekyō Sharingan: Kotoamatsukami's true form.
Elsewhere - Jiraiya's Revelation
The toad sage's blood ran cold.
That chakra...
The Great Toad Sage's prophecy flashed through his mind:
"Eyes of crimson spiral... shall drown Mount Myōboku in shadow."
This was it. Mangekyō Sharingan.
(Danzo's wood release was another shock—but the real threat was clear.)
Sasame's Observation Post
Well, this escalated.
Jiraiya's presence was unexpected. Had the toads' prophecy really foreseen this?
No matter.
[Activate: Temporary Sage Body - 30 FP]
Power flooded his veins—Hashirma-level vitality, if only for minutes.
I'm invincible. Try me.
Back to the Battlefield
"OROCHIMARU!" Danzo roared. "You knew?!"
(Of course he had. Sharing the Mangekyō's secrets would've cost him the eyes.)
Orochimaru ignored him, weaving hand signs.
Edo Tensei: Yamata no Orochi (Impure World Reincarnation: Eight Branches Technique)!
Smoke billowed as an eight-headed serpent deity emerged—rivaling Susanoo in sheer monstrosity.
(Danzo's jaw dropped. Orochimaru had never revealed this trump card.)
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