1st Trial

Sakura looked towards Karin as they walked towards the library.

"Karin!"

"Mm"

"Earlier, The medic said your surname as Uzumaki didn't he?" Sakura asked.

"Yes…" Karin prompted for Sakura to continue.

"Naruto has the same surname…"

"So are you both related in any way?" Sakura asked.

Karin stopped walking following which Sakura stopped as Karin looked towards her…

"We were originally a part of the Uzumaki clan," Karin said.

"Uzumaki-clan?"

Karin pointed a finger towards one of the ninjas in front of them.

"Do you see the ninja with a green vest over there?" She asked.

"Yeah!" Sakura said as she focused on it.

"There's a small circular symbol in red on both upper arms of the sleeve he is wearing, are you able to see that?" Karin asked.

"That Red spiral?"

"Precisely!"

"That symbol is none other than the village symbol for the hidden eddy."

"Originally Uzumaki clan was part of the eddy village."

"We were special for our strong life force and the ability to seal."

"But people also wished to destroy us due to that…" Karin explained.

"Lifeforce and Ability to seal?" Sakura confirmed.

"Yes!"

"Many years ago, the village was raided and destroyed over the course of a night."

"WHAT?" Sakura was shocked.

"There were a few who managed to escape far and wide, as they were slowly assimilated into different villages and blended in with people over time…"

"My parents had managed to take refuge in the hidden grass village, so I came from there," Karin concluded.

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Meanwhile…

A subordinate snake led Sasuke to a particular place within the cave.

"Enter that area and your trial shall begin." The snake said.

Sasuke nodded as he walked to the center of the field.

"Are you ready?" The snake asked.

"Yes!" Sasuke confirmed.

"Your First Trial - Battle of a Thousand Snakes, Begins!" The snake announced as it activated an array.

(POOF!) a huge white cloud of smoke appeared out of nowhere, covering the entire field in sight.

Soon the smoke cleared away, only to reveal a thousand snakes at once.

("What the?") Sasuke stared at the snakes as he almost lost his footing.

"Hope, you are prepared,"

"They have the ability to poison you!" The snake said in a mocking voice.

"Hmph!" Sasuke had an arrogant expression on his face, as he closed his eyes.

< Sharingan >

Sasuke concentrated chakra into his foot as he burst out like a rocket.

HISSS!!!!!!

All the snakes sneered as they made their way over.

Sasuke took a huge jump into the air.

< serpent > < ram > < monkey > < boar > < horse > < tiger >

<Fire Style - Grand Fire Ball jutsu!>

(Hooofffff!!) Sasuke blew the fireball towards the incoming snakes.

The fireball burnt many snakes, nearby.

Soon the fireball cleared away revealing about more than 800 or so snakes remaining.

("Not good, I need to preserve my energy for the other two trials.") Sasuke thought as the snakes continued proceeding towards him.

Sasuke took out a kunai as he ran forward while holding one in his hand.

("What will happen if I use the lightning release to do chakra dash?") Sasuke thought as he tried releasing lightning-natured chakra through his foot.

(Bang!)

The ground got destroyed following which his leg got stuck at the spot where he tried to use his lightning chakra.

HHHIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!

The snakes slithered their way to him, causing his expression to become grave.

Sasuke used the lightning natured chakra again to free up his leg from the stuck area as he retreated backward.

("This is wrong…") Sasuke thought back to Kakashi's words….

… FB

"It is also known as the lightning blade."

"It is named so because of the frequency at which Lightning natured chakra vibrates at, granting the sharpness of a sword to the hand that grants the ability to cut through anything," Kakashi said while he maintained the Chidori in his hands.

…. FB

("Maybe, it should be circulated throughout my body, instead of my legs to increase my body's vibration frequency")

Sasuke thought as he concentrated on his chakra network while the snakes were getting much closer.

….

….

A few kilometers away from the hidden leaf village, two figures were traveling at high speed across the forest towards a particular direction.

"Orochimaru-sama!"

"What is it? Kabuto!"

"Where are we going?"

"You will find out soon!" Orochimaru said as the duo proceeded for a while.

…

Soon the duo arrived at a place of ruins.

"Orochimaru-sama?"

"This is?" Kabuto asked.

"The Hidden Eddy village!" Orochimaru answered as he proceeded along a direction, near the outskirts of the village.

"We are here!" Orochimaru stopped in a place.

"A temple?" Kabuto asked.

"Not just any temple, but the Uzumaki clan Noh Mask Hall," Orochimaru said as he approached towards a particular area.

"Masks?" Kabuto looked towards Orochimaru who picked a specific mask,

Orochimaru and Kabuto then proceeded towards the center of the temple hall.

Orochimaru turned towards Kabuto,

"Summon two bodies from the remaining four."

"Mm," Kabuto nodded as he summoned a giant scroll.

He then placed it onto the floor and opened it.

Inside were two huge seals till the part the scroll had opened.

Kabuto moved his finger towards his face and bit on it.

He then drew the blood over the two seals in the scroll.

< Summon! >

(poof!)

(poof!)

Two bodies appeared.

Orochimaru took out a small scroll with three seals on it.

He used the Tiger hand seal and summoned form the scroll.

A dried piece of flesh appeared on his hand.

Orochimaru then reached into his pocket and handed over a kunai with a talisman on it along with the flesh to Kabuto.

"Be ready to use the kunai when I give the signal," Orochimaru ordered, to which Kabuto nodded.

Orochimaru then placed the mask over his face.

(katcha!)

(katcha!)

Orochimaru's hands moved like they were possessed as they slowly raised in the air and were fixated on a certain height. (T)

A stream of eerie laughter was heard, after which a ghost appeared in an astral form behind Orochimaru with a dagger in its mouth.

< Forbidden Summoning Jutsu - Reaper Death God Possession! >

Orochimaru controlled the reaper death god to remove the dagger from its mouth and forced open the stomach.

A blue color humanoid Astral form flew out.

Orochimaru released the summoning and exited out of his body in his original snake form and transferred it to one of the two bodies that were nearby.

Orochimaru then woke up and took the flesh from Kabuto's hand as he walked towards the remaining body.

Orochimaru bent down and placed the flesh and then brought his hands together.

< Tiger > < Snake > < Dog > < Dragon >

Orochimaru then clapped his hands as he finished the hand seals.

< Forbidden Summoning Technique - Impure World Reincarnation. >

Matters from nearby started gathering quickly onto the bound body, swiftly altering the looks of the body.

Soon, it formed a yellow-haired figure, upon which Orochimaru displayed a pleased smile.

"Where am I? Isn't this…." Orochimaru signaled Kabuto, who instantly appeared behind Minato and slammed the kunai into the body.

Minato's facial expression froze.

While Orochimaru's own reached the peak of happiness.

"I've successfully turned him into a killing puppet," Orochimaru smirked.

…

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Back in Ryūchi Cave…

The snakes were almost about to reach Sasuke.

("Concentrate.") Sasuke screamed in his mind as he frantically revolved the lightning natured chakra around his entire chakra system.

Just as the snakes were about to bite Sasuke.

A coat of lightning natured chakra appeared around his entire body as he vanished from the spot he was previously standing in…

(Slash!)

(Slash!)

(Slash!)

(Slash!)

(Slash!) (Slash!) (Slash!) (Slash!) (Slash!)

(Slash!) (Slash!) (Slash!) (Slash!) (Slash!) (Slash!)

Sasuke whizzed around in between the snakes, as he slashed them apart one by one.

Sasuke felt extremely fast, but he also felt his weapon was lacking at the same time.

("Maybe I should circulate it around the kunai too…") Sasuke thought as he concentrated his chakra onto the kunai.

Meanwhile, the snake who was watching over Sasuke's performance from the outside murmured….

"Quite interesting!"

Sasuke smiled as he stared at the remaining snakes.

"Let's get this over with."

(Whoosh!)

(Slash!)

(Slash!)

(Slash!)

(Slash!) (Slash!) (Slash!)

(Slash!) (Slash!) (Slash!) (Slash!) (Slash!)

Sasuke went about slashing every snake he came across to bits.

Soon he had finished them all while sweating a bit as he stared at the snake who was monitoring him.

The snake announced.

"Trial 1 - Battle of a Thousand Snakes CLEARED!"