The End of An Era

"Let's go. I no longer have the spirit and strength to fight." Gaara looked at Ryoha's back as he left and said to Kankuro and Temari. However, his tone was no longer as cold as before. Instead, it sounded like a younger brother talking to his elder brother and sister.

"Okay." Kankuro and Temari did not notice anything just now. Perhaps the accumulated pressure for a long time was not so easy to eliminate.

"Kankuro, Temari, I'm sorry." Gaara's eyes flickered, his mouth wriggled, and finally, he said in a low voice.

"Forget it. It's all in the past." Temari and Kankuro were stunned. They did not expect that Gaara would say such words. It seemed that Ryoha's words just now had a great impact on him. If Ryoha knew about his change at this time, he would definitely say proudly, "Wow, my Sermon Jutsu is not bad!"

"Damn you old man, damn you Third Hokage!" Orochimaru looked at his hands, which were already unable to move. He felt that his soul, which had been damaged many times by the reincarnation technique, had become even weaker after being partially sealed by the Third.

In the original story, the reason why Sasuke was able to counter Orochimaru in the end was not because of his strength, nor was it because of his Sharingan.

Rather, it was because Orochimaru had been reincarnated many times and then was sealed by the Third Hokage's Dead Demon Consuming Seal. He had lost a good part of his soul and became even weaker. And then, after the two-year time skip, he had been reincarnated again. Then, before he had fought with Sasuke, he had fought with Naruto's Version 2 form, so his soul had been weakened to the lowest point.

However, Orochimaru was too confident in himself. He thought that Sasuke had been trained by him and could not escape his control. In the end, precisely because of this confidence, he lost his own life.

Even without the power of the Mangekyo Sharingan, after more than two years, when he fought with Sasuke for his body, even an ordinary 3-tomoe would have a great suppression on his soul, which was why he could be restrained. If his soul was like Jiraiya's, which had never been tainted by any reincarnation technique, nor been harmed by the Dead Demon Consuming Seal.

Let alone Sasuke, even Itachi's Sharingan's genjutsu would not even harm Orochimaru. Of course, if it were the Mangekyo, it would be another story. Remember when Itachi had used illusion to defeat Orochimaru almost instantly? While when he faced Jiraiya. Even if he was accompanied by Kisame, he could only retreat.

It was not that the Sharingan was too strong. Orochimaru had committed too much sin and could not live. His soul was too weak, and his soul was the source of everything. Losing his soul or having his soul weakened, even if his body was strong, he would be restricted by many things.

"Let's go!" Although Orochimaru was cursing the Third, there was a flash of pain in his eyes. Obviously, he was not as happy to kill the Third as he said.

In addition to his revenge for Konoha, he wanted his teacher to die proudly, in his hands and the two previous Hokages'. This way, he could die as a shinobi, not dying from the old age in Konoha.

Apart from the Third, Jiraiya, and Tsunade, no one else knew about this extreme idea, and no one else could understand what it meant.

After the Four Violet Flames Formation was dealt with, the Sound Four immediately helped Orochimaru up, intending to retreat. At this time, Kakashi suddenly appeared and used his Raikiri to stab Orochimaru.

"Do you want to beat up a drowning dog? Unfortunately, you're not worthy of my time, Kakashi." Orochimaru said coldly, stabbing his Sword of Kusanagi toward Kakashi's heart like a snake, giving him no choice but to dodge and put his Raikiri away.

"If he's not worth your time, what about me? When you were in the Forest of Death, you were very interested in my body. I really hate troubles. But what I like the most is to solve all troubles from the beginning. Die! Rasengan!"

Raikiri's momentum was too great. Even if Orochimaru was very weak now, it was impossible to hide from his perception. But the Rasengan was much better.

"Brat!" Orochimaru growled. He immediately used Hidden Shadow Snake Hands, but unfortunately, he could not use his hands. He could only use them with his mouth, but these snakes were all crushed by Rasengan.

"Where are you going?" Ryoha, who was using Rasengan, curled his lips. Although he said this, he didn't move at all.

"Die, Orochimaru!" Because the one just now was just a Shadow Clone that diverted Orochimaru's attention. The real Ryoha stood in Orochimaru's path.

"Oh no, it's a Body Substitution!" Orochimaru's Substitution Jutsu had already reached a level where he could use it instantly with his mind. With a pop, Orochimaru, who had been hit by Rasengan, turned into a snake while his real body was carried away by the Sound Four. When Ryoha wanted to attack again, he had already left.

"As expected of Orochimaru. Even if he is seriously injured now, No one would be able to stop him if he wants to escape." Ryoha said with slight disappointment.

"Ryoha, are you alright?" Seeing Ryoha return safely, Kurenai was relieved.

"Of course I'm fine. It seems that the battle is over. Then everything here has nothing to do with me. Hehe." Ryoha waved his hand at the group of Jonins led by Guy, who had just arrived. Genma and the others immediately used the Body Flicker Jutsu and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"His strength may have already surpassed Kakashi. It seems that in the month he continuously sparred with the Third, he had already learned all the basic knowledge of ninjutsu, genjutsu, and taijutsu. He also understood them thoroughly."

Asuma looked at Ryoha's extremely fast figure. Only Guy could keep up with this speed. Kakashi might have already been surpassed by Ryoha.

"He's really fast." Guy said emotionally.

"Let's go and see the Third." Genma said. The others nodded and followed him. As for Ryoha, he returned home. Only Bulma's house was undamaged.

Kurenai and Haku killed any ninja who got close. In this battle, Hinata had undergone a significant transformation and matured. She killed many Genins.

At the Konoha Cemetery, Yugao came with white flowers and took off her Anbu mask. Obviously, the pale-looking Hayate was not strong enough to withstand Baki's power, so he died.

"The funeral of the Third has begun. Hurry up and go." Kakashi looked at the hazy weather as if the heavens were sending a funeral for the Third. Today, his era has come to an end.