Orochimaru: "Sasuke is still a very outstanding child."
Ino Yamanaka: "But you found an even more outstanding and dazzling genius."
Orochimaru: "That's right."
Uzumaki Kushina: "I'd rather Naruto hurry up and finish you off, then go find Karin."
Hearing this, Orochimaru smiled.
He didn't reveal anything in advance.
He only silently mourned for Kusagakure in his heart.
In the gold-frame world, it might be a bit slower.
But in the black frame world... judging by Black-framed Naruto-kun's style of doing things.
Kusagakure won't be able to escape the fate of being annihilated.
This was beyond doubt.
The price of being short-sighted and cruel.
The black-framed large screen imagery continued:
['But... it looks like he didn't use the Eight Gates.']
[Seeing that Sasuke's momentum hadn't changed.]
[Orochimaru secretly breathed a sigh of relief.]
[If it really were the Eight Gates.]
[Orochimaru would definitely strictly advise Sasuke not to use the Eight Gates again.]
[The Eight Gates would harm the body.]
[Indeed, at this moment, Orochimaru had clearly begun to treat Sasuke as his future vessel.]
[And, he was incomparably confident.]
[What Sasuke desired most right now was undoubtedly power.]
[Coincidentally, Orochimaru believed that while he lacked many things, he did not lack power.]
[Of course, at this moment, Orochimaru became excited again.]
[Once again, he credited everything to the Sharingan, which had already become his obsession.]
["As expected of an Uchiha... as expected of the Sharingan."]
["Kakashi's Chidori is not easy to learn."]
["It seems you've not only learned it."]
["But you've even developed a new Ninjutsu unique to you based on the Chidori."]
["Has your training already reached the point of nature transformation and shape transformation of Chakra?"]
["This is absolutely wonderful... Sasuke~!"]
[Orochimaru's heart was trembling because of Sasuke.]
[He had seen many, many geniuses.]
[He had even seen those more monstrous than Sasuke.]
[But most of those geniuses were 'flawed'.]
[Only the current Sasuke brought him the greatest shock.]
[Not only did he have the Sharingan he desired most, but he also possessed extreme talent; most importantly, Sasuke was 'perfect' and had no 'defects'.]
[That was what was most important.]
[Genius?]
[Wasn't Kimimaro also a peerless genius?]
[However, Kimimaro also had a 'defect', a 'defect' that even Orochimaru could not mend.]
[Therefore, after Kimimaro, Sasuke became 'perfect' in Orochimaru's eyes.]
[No matter how strong one's talent is, if there is a 'defect', they aren't considered strong. Moreover... for Orochimaru, what is even more perfect lies in—longevity and immortality.]
[If one cannot even manage to live until the end, no matter how strong they are, after a few years, they will only be a handful of yellow soil.]
["Enough!"]
[Sasuke snorted coldly.]
[He couldn't stand Orochimaru's invasive gaze and that praise that gave him goosebumps.]
["Go to hell."]
[Whoosh—]
[As soon as the words fell.]
[Sasuke disappeared from his spot.]
[And then appeared above Orochimaru.]
[A hint of mockery curled at the corner of his mouth.]
[When he was reviewing information about the Legendary Sannin, combined with the few words Red Bean had used to describe him.]
[Sasuke had keenly captured some key information.]
[And in the conversation with Orochimaru just now, Sasuke directly confirmed this discovery; now, it was time to prove it.]
["Researching Secret Techniques, constantly experimenting... attempting to break limits to achieve immortality... there will inevitably be gains and losses. If one can maintain their strength on paper... it's very likely the price paid isn't there."]
["I checked a large amount of data again. In the information about you, I almost never saw any description of Genjutsu."]
["And what you said just now, about being crushed by that animal's Mangekyo Sharingan... Hmph!"]
["My Sharingan can see through everything. Similarly, what that animal's Mangekyo Sharingan can do, I can do just by relying on my Sharingan!"]
[Sasuke seemed to be venting something.]
[He directly treated Orochimaru as that animal who slaughtered the entire clan, Uchiha Itachi.]
[Whoosh—]
[Sasuke was seen forming hand seals with one hand in mid-air.]
[Orochimaru looked up, narrowing his eyes slightly.]
[It was currently when the sunlight was at its harshest.]
[With the glare, he couldn't see what seals Sasuke was forming at all.]
[However, Orochimaru soon guessed it.]
[Buzz—]
[In the next instant, under the blinding sunlight, dozens of Sasuke's figures split off.]
['Shadow Clone Jutsu?']
['Or the Phantom Clone technique?']
[Sizzle—]
[Orochimaru narrowed his eyes and clearly saw the appearance of the group of Sasukes.]
[Their hands were all gathering Lightning Release Chakra with extreme nature transformation.]
[At the same time.]
[The ear-piercing, sharp chirping sound, like a thousand birds, came from all directions.]
[For a moment, even Orochimaru couldn't tell if it was a Phantom Clone or a Shadow Clone.]
[However, Orochimaru's guess still leaned more towards Shadow Clones.]
[The Phantom Clone was, after all, too basic.]
[And, it had no physical form, serving as nothing more than a distraction.]
[In comparison, Shadow Clones were clearly more useful.]
[Not only could they serve as a distraction, but they also possessed physical attacks.]
[Even the Chakra was distributed evenly; even if one mastered a Secret Technique to see through Ninjutsu, they might not necessarily see through the Shadow Clone Jutsu at a glance.]
["Very imaginative."]
["As expected, the more I understand, the more I find myself unable to pull away."]
[Orochimaru stuck his tongue out yet again.]
[Orochimaru appreciated Sasuke's cleverness, which showed that Sasuke's battle intelligence was remarkable.]
["Shut up!"]
[Sasuke roared.]
[This guy... his weakness had been discovered, yet he still remained unfazed.]
[Doesn't this clearly show he looks down on him, and similarly looks down on the Sharingan?!]
[And so...]
[Buzz—]
[In the next instant.]
[The world before Orochimaru's eyes completely 'changed'.]
[At this moment, everything that was originally there disappeared, as if it were an illusion.]
[Everything appearing before his eyes was the reality.]
[Orochimaru was seen frozen in place.]
[His entire body was unable to move.]
[Behind him was a large tree growing countless hard and thick vines.]
['Is this technique... Genjutsu: Tree Binding Death?']
['A seal-less Genjutsu from the Sharingan?']
[Squelch—]
[Just as the thought fell.]
[Orochimaru felt a burst of intense pain from his chest.]
[Looking down, he saw that the hard and thick vine had directly pierced through his chest.]
["Heh... interesting... the significant drop in Spiritual Power has indeed caused my resistance to Genjutsu to become extremely poor."]
[Orochimaru murmured, crimson blood flowing from the corner of his mouth.]
[But a Genjutsu of this level wasn't enough to cripple one of the Legendary Sannin.]
[Buzz—]
[Orochimaru immediately disrupted the flow of Chakra within his body.]
[The world before his eyes immediately returned to normal.]
[Then Orochimaru revealed a wicked smile, "Want to play with Genjutsu?"]
[Looking at Sasuke standing in front of him, Orochimaru quickly formed seals.]
["Genjutsu: Darkness Genjutsu."]