Chapter 82

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Chapter 82 Revenge on Sarutobi, Starting with Asuma

Orochimaru: "He wants me to work for him, huh!"

Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Even for Pain, the leader of the Akatsuki organization, the main reason he was able to recruit me was because I desired the Rinnegan. Otherwise, even if I couldn't defeat him, if I wanted to escape, Pain couldn't stop me!

Hatake Kakashi: "Double Sasuke really dares to think... Is Orochimaru that easy to deal with?"

Jiraiya: "Maybe it's because Orochimaru was repelled once and his strength has skyrocketed recently, that his mentality has gotten a bit inflated."

Onogi: "This guy Orochimaru has been rampant in the ninja world for ten years as Konoha's S-class rebel ninja and even established a sound ninja village. How could he be so easy to deal with!"

Fourth Raikage: "If he wants to defeat or kill Orochimaru, I might believe it a little... But if he wants to force Orochimaru to work for him, even AlternateSasuke from the parallel world is asking for too much."

It's not that they don't believe in Alternate Sasuke's strength. Defeating or killing a Kage-level powerhouse and using this Kage-level powerhouse for one's own use are not the same at all! 

The self-esteem of a Kage-level strong person is not easily trampled on. What's more, Orochimaru is still a traitor, and it's even more challenging to make him submit.

A gold frame appears on the screen and continues playing.

[Sasuke's house]

[He had gone to Yakushi Kabuto before, and Kabuto said he would contact Orochimaru later.]

[The two parties agreed to complete the transaction at Sasuke's home tonight.]

"Master Sasuke, someone is coming, a very powerful Chakra!" Karin said with Kagura's eyes.

"Well, I see," Sasuke nodded.

Not long after, there is movement from the window of Sasuke's house. The sound is like a lion's majesty crawling in the woods, slowly approaching its prey!

"Sasuke-kun, we meet again. You really accepted my deal," Orochimaru said with a smile.

He knows it! For a revenge-hungry Uchiha, it's impossible to resist gaining 27 powerful powers!

Sasuke looked at Orochimaru and said calmly, "Before starting the transaction, I hope you can introduce your curse seal. I went to Mitarashi Anko to investigate before, but I didn't learn much."

Hearing this, Orochimaru's pupils shrank slightly. Mitarashi Anko's curse seal contains his soul backup, one of his resurrection techniques. Did Sasuke find it there? 

However, after thinking about it, Orochimaru thinks it's normal.

"Hehe, it seems you have done your homework in advance, Mr. Sasuke. I appreciate you more and more," Orochimaru said, looking at Sasuke with undisguised desire.

Next, Orochimaru gave a detailed introduction to the effects of the curse seal. This included the effect and principle but omitted the point that it would include his soul backup.

"Curse seal is a simple version of sage art you developed. The version you will plant on me next should be different from the one on Mitarashi Anko, right?" Sasuke asked seriously. 

Otherwise, it would be meaningless for him to accept this deal. He had already mastered Mitarashi Anko's version of the curse seal through Mangekyō's pupil technique.

"Of course, that was my achievement a long time ago," Orochimaru said, looking nostalgic.

When he left the curse mark on Mitarashi Anko, he was still a Konoha Shinobi and had not yet defected. Ten years have passed in a flash.

"So, you should be promoting research on this curse seal, right? If so, I hope that if you make progress on it in the future, the curse seal on me can be updated," Sasuke said, staring straight at Orochimaru.

Orochimaru's mouth twitched. He feels... Uchiha Sasuke's desire for strength seems greater than he thought. Is this guy not worried about the possible side effects of the curse seal at all? 

Or did he see that Mitarashi Anko didn't suffer any accidents and underestimated the possible side effects? Orochimaru thought about it and felt this guess made sense.

"Don't worry, after I develop a new version of the curse seal, it will be updated on your body," Orochimaru said indifferently. At that time, he should have occupied Sasuke's body, which is equivalent to renewing the curse seal on his own body.

"Okay," Sasuke nodded and unbuttoned the collar of his jacket, exposing his neck. "Is it supposed to plant a curse mark here? Come on."

Orochimaru feels something is wrong. Doesn't this behavior seem off? Why does Uchiha Sasuke seem more impatient than him? Did I make a mistake?

Senju Tobirama: "Heh, Uchiha Sasuke has already obtained all the information about the curse seal in advance. He can solve the problem of soul backup with Mangekyō Sharingan, but Orochimaru still doesn't know anything about it. Two cunning brats have more eyes on each other."

Jiraiya: "This guy Orochimaru is totally being calculated."

Tsunade: "Who would have thought that AlternateSasuke would awaken Mangekyō Sharingan and just use the newly acquired pupil technique."

Uzumaki Naruto: "Why is Sasuke in this world willing to be planted with that curse?!"

They fought desperately against Orochimaru back then! And even then, Sasuke couldn't escape in the end, was planted with a curse mark, fell into a coma, and was almost killed by the sound ninja who came later! But in another world, the situation is completely reversed...

Uchiha Sasuke: "Strength! If I had my strength over there, I could do it too!"

Hatake Kakashi: "Sasuke, you need to use your brain more when you encounter problems. AlternateSasuke, after Orochimaru proposed a deal, learned from himself that Mitarashi Anko also had a curse seal, and then used Mangekyō Sharingan to obtain information and also confirmed that there was no risk to himself! After doing this, and because AlternateSasuke was looking forward to getting the latest version of the seal, he accepted the deal with Orochimaru! If it is Sasuke on our side, even if he has the same strength as AlternateSasuke, it may be difficult to be so meticulous and cautious!"

Orochimaru's neck suddenly stretched, his head flew to Sasuke's neck, and his sharp teeth bit down! A special energy was injected through Orochimaru's teeth. Three black tomoe emerged on Sasuke's shoulders!

Sasuke frowned slightly. He felt a bit uncomfortable. However, he had mastered the state of the curse seal before, and now, facing the latest version, he was only slightly uncomfortable. The curse seal would be planted soon!

Orochimaru retracts his slender neck. "Sasuke-sama, how do you feel?" 

Karin came over immediately and sensed Sasuke's Chakra status with Kagura's eyes. She didn't find anything wrong.

Turning to Orochimaru, Karin had a very bad expression on her face. If Sasuke hadn't told her not to act rashly, she would have attacked the big snake with Adamantine Sealing Chains by now!

"Hehe, is this the little girl from the Uzumaki clan you took in, Mr. Sasuke?"

Orochimaru looked Karin up and down. The little girl had good talent. He had originally planned to steal her away from Sound Village, but Sasuke had gotten to her first. 

Tsk tsk, look at how loyal this little girl is to Sasuke. When I later take over Sasuke's body, I wonder what expression she will have.

"Karin, I'm fine," Sasuke said, and he looked calm as he fastened his collar. Sasuke then moved to stand in front of Karin, shielding her.

"Sasuke-kun, you may have a real aptitude for senjutsu. I'm looking forward to seeing more from you," Orochimaru said, looking at Sasuke. 

Ordinary people who receive a curse mark feel immense pain due to the invasion of natural energy and often fall into a coma. Sasuke, however, showed almost no response. This could only mean that his body was highly adaptable to natural energy, indicating an aptitude for senjutsu. 

"Does Ryūchi Cave have the inheritance of senjutsu? If I want to learn senjutsu from Ryūchi Cave through you, what will I have to pay?" Sasuke asked Orochimaru.

"Hehe, let's talk about it after you master the power of this curse mark," Orochimaru replied with a smile. Now, the only thing he saw in Sasuke was a talented body. Making a deal with him is still far away.

Later, when the snake left, Sasuke had Karin check to confirm that Orochimaru was far away. Then, Sasuke focused on his newly obtained curse mark and activated the pupil technique of his left eye, Insight. As his pupil power was consumed, a lot of information flooded into his mind. This was the latest version of the curse mark.

Using the pupil technique of his right eye, Sasuke quickly understood the power of the new curse mark. Instead of rushing to erase Orochimaru's soul fragment in the curse mark, he directly entered the cursed seal sage state. 

"The effect has improved a lot... Orochimaru is really a genius!" Sasuke said to himself, experiencing his new state. The concentration of natural energy in Konoha is much lower than in the Valley of the End, but the boost effect of the new version of the curse mark in Konoha is like using the old version of the curse mark in the Valley of the End.

Suddenly, under the enhanced perception of the Immortal Curse, Sasuke sensed two special Chakra reactions. It seemed connected to the curse mark on his body. Sasuke frowned, feeling like he had guessed something.

"Karin, help me see if Orochimaru is in that direction," Sasuke said, pointing to one of the Chakra reactions.

"Yes! Hey, Master Sasuke, can you feel it too?" Karin was a little surprised.

Sasuke pointed in another direction and asked, "Find the location of Mitarashi Anko, is it in this direction?" 

Karin nodded and said, "Yes, it is indeed here."

Sasuke thought about it and smiled. "I seem to have guessed it... Because the curse mark on my body contains Orochimaru's soul fragments, I can perceive his position."

Interesting! Sasuke thought. With the existence of this soul fragment, he could perceive Orochimaru's position at any time. When he needed to use Orochimaru in the future, he could find him directly through this perception.

In the real world, Orochimaru's expression froze. So, his curse mark had this negative effect. Sasuke could actually perceive his position through the soul fragments?

Jiraiya said, "The senjutsu perception of Mount Myōboku can also do this. You can perceive a person's position through their Chakra."

Tsunade laughed, "Hehe, because this time, it's completely a steal!"

Ohnoki added, "The Orochimaru in that world is probably going to be unlucky. Sasuke wants Orochimaru to work for him..."

Originally, this was not possible. Orochimaru is an S-level traitor; finding him was a problem. But now, Sasuke could find him anytime through the curse mark left by Orochimaru.

"My heart began to panic," Orochimaru muttered.

One month passed quietly, and soon, the third Chūnin exam was approaching. During this time, Sasuke stayed outside Konoha Village, mastering the power of the curse mark and senjutsu while also developing Susanoo.

At the same time, Karin's strength improved rapidly. She had a lot of Chakra and multiple powerful talents but lacked control ability. After Sasuke helped her learn, Karin's progress was quick.

A few days before the third exam, Sasuke had almost mastered his new strength. He then chose to train Hinata, both to help her gain combat experience and to ease his own restlessness for revenge as Konoha's collapse plan approached.

On a training ground in Konoha, Sasuke and Hinata were fighting at high speed. Nearby, Jōnin Yūhi Kurenai, the instructor of the eighth class, could only watch helplessly.

Yūhi Kurenai felt like a failure as a Jōnin instructor. Only two people from the eighth class entered the third exam. Shino was trained by his father, and she didn't understand their insect-based techniques, so she couldn't help much. But at least she knew Taijutsu, so she could help Hinata gain combat experience. 

However, after Sasuke started helping Hinata train, Yūhi Kurenai was completely idle. Sasuke's strength and combat experience were above hers, leaving her to just watch from the sidelines. She felt more and more like she failed as a Jōnin instructor.

In the evening, Yūhi Kurenai said, "Let's go. Today's training is over. I'll treat you to something to eat."

How awful! she thought. I'm the guide Jōnin, but I can only show some presence now.

Soon, the three of them went to an izakaya. After two or three drinks, Yūhi Kurenai started complaining indistinctly about Sarutobi Asuma becoming more annoying and usually hiding away. She also envied Hinata, wondering when she would have a handsome boyfriend.

Sasuke listened silently but was thinking of something else. Teacher Kurenai is Sarutobi Asuma's pursuit object and the intended daughter-in-law of the Third Hokage. Before officially taking revenge on the Third Hokage, should he give his son a gift? For example, a hat? 

Well, it seems it would work!