"Is the life of your companion far greater than your own...... Hmph, it's really a childish stupid idea. ”

The unexpected answer given by Naruto made Orochimaru stunned for a moment. And then behind Naruto, in front of the faint white-haired phantom that had not been seen for a long time, he muttered to himself, and looked at Naruto again thoughtfully.

"But I don't really feel bad about that......

If Orochimaru is not mistaken...... The last time I witnessed such an innocent and stupid and persistent belief was in the Second Ninja World War, the "dull" idiot who always hurt himself the most because of the injuries of his companions after every battle. Even with the monstrous killing intent that made Orochimaru make up his mind in his heart, he couldn't help but shake a little.

After all, in terms of Orochimaru's understanding of the group and the root organization...... If Naruto is really a war weapon under the command of Danzang, then a cold-blooded villain as unscrupulous as Danzang would never let the Nine-Tails, one of the strongest combat forces, have such a "ridiculously funny" and redundant emotion that can affect the success rate of the mission!

Because of this, in the case of speculation and speculation based on this well-known fact, Orochimaru involuntarily began to doubt......

In the beginning, from the beginning to the end, he has never been a killer. And every time you act, try to avoid spilling over to your companions. Even in order to protect innocent villagers from the poisonous fog, he deliberately paused and dealt with Naruto in the poisonous fog first. Defined as a special purpose to assassinate Jiraiya, and the idea of being assigned by the group to have a strong hole card, could there be some deviations?

"Hey, maybe...... However, in life, it is inevitable to die! ”

Between the big grinning words, Naruto, who had always been staring at Orochimaru, was naturally keenly aware of the subtle changes in Orochimaru's mood. Immediately, while raising his eyebrows slightly in confusion, he raised his hand and patted his small chest without hesitation in front of Orochimaru's "sarcastic mockery" words, and continued to speak with a solemn face.

But compared to holding on to a lifetime of regret, I feel remorse and chagrin until I die...... I hope that I can live with a clear conscience in my life! ”

"A clear conscience...... Hmph, what a clear conscience......"

After seeing the mature and solemn appearance on Naruto's face, which was completely inconsistent with the appearance of a child's age, the strange feeling in Orochimaru's heart became more and more vigorous, and the anger burning in his heart finally gradually extinguished and dissipated. And then on the surface, he quietly changed the initial decision to directly take Naruto's life into a new plan to test Naruto's true intentions. While taking it out of his mouth, he spit out the sharp-edged Kusanagi sword and regained control of it in his hand. Bending over and bending his legs, he looked preoccupied about to attack.

"It's naturally very easy to talk about it...... It's a pity, after pushing you into a corner. Your instinctive reaction is enough to reveal whether these incessant words of great truth are your deliberate disguise, or the true thoughts in your heart......"

"After all, you still can't get through it...... I thought we could sit down and have a cup of tea and talk for a while~"

Seeing that Orochimaru turned his face faster than turning a book, he instantly erupted in oppression. And between words and deeds, it is obvious that he intends to continue to fight with himself. Although for a while, Naruto still couldn't figure out what Orochimaru was thinking. But Naruto treated him like an old friend, casually responding and quipping at the same time. The preparations at hand have never stopped for a moment. So much so that without waiting for Orochimaru to make a preemptive move, he smiled and posed a familiar handprint that Orochimaru remembers vividly - the index fingers and middle fingers of both hands are erected, and they are quickly crossed into a cross and placed in front of him. Obviously, it is the necessary seal posture to activate the shadow clone technique!

"Well, since it's Orochimaru, who was once one of the three ninjas of Konoha, plans to teach you, then, I'm not welcome...... The art of multiple shadow clones! ”

Between the words, I know that I have many hole cards, and I can't play them to my heart for the time being. So much so that under the suppression of the offensive of the elephant turn clone who only inherited part of Orochimaru's strength, Naruto was already quite struggling, and was even forced into a tailed beast. In the face of the real Orochimaru deity, he naturally didn't dare to be slack and sloppy. And before the words fell, without waiting for Orochimaru to react, he preemptively completed the simple handprint required to perform the shadow clone technique.

"Bang ——!"

Because of this, after a soft sound, in just the blink of an eye, the white mist that suddenly rose out of thin air completely wrapped Naruto's petite and immature figure in it. And when the shadow clone technique took effect, more than a dozen breaths that were exactly the same as Naruto appeared in an instant, and in the process of scattering in the white mist, they tried to disrupt Orochimaru's lock-on pursuit of Naruto's body.

"Oh? In an instant, so many shadow clones were created...... It seems that the human pillar force that can become the nine-tails is really not a simple child...... No, I should say, your milky little fart look is just a layer of disguise, right? ”

Raising his eyebrows slightly, Orochimaru, who looked like "I'll just watch you perform quietly", not only did not rush to launch an offensive against Naruto. Instead, he raised his eyebrows slightly, as if he said it casually, casually teasing Naruto who was in the white mist.

"However, your guy's actual combat experience is still too immature after all...... I can only play some clever words, but there is absolutely no way to survive from the palm of my hand. ”

Between the words, what Orochimaru didn't know was ...... In order to set Naruto's words, he pretended not to care about the casual remarks. Orochimaru himself was exposed, despite having seen Naruto's form with his own eyes. But for Naruto's real age and appearance, from a rigorous and serious point of view, there is still an extremely deep uncertainty!

And this, for always paying attention to the identity exposure crisis, so much so that he does not hesitate to fabricate the existence of "wave wind and face numbness" to attract firepower for himself. Naruto, who is also reluctant to resolve the misunderstanding and restore the identity of the son of the hero he should have, is undoubtedly the most concerned and concerned about the favorable development trend!

"Camouflage......? Well, it can be said that it is not, and it can be said that it is not......"

"Oh? What kind of statement is such ambiguity? ”

"It's vague or something, this is also something that can't be helped~ After all, Orochimaru-sama and I are now in a hostile state...... In this case, whoever chooses to obediently blow up his hole cards is not extremely confident in his own strength, but an idiot who is seeking his own death, isn't it? ”

Because of this, Naruto, who was covered in the white mist and was about to think about his next course of action, was only slightly stunned for a moment when he heard Orochimaru's words and ask. Then, like a flash of inspiration, he vaguely caught some key clues that could be beneficial to him. While being distracted, he drove the shadow clone to replace the body, and responded with a big grin. In order to bet that Orochimaru could not easily identify and find the location of the main body from the cover of many shadow clones, it further misled Orochimaru's judgment ability. While looking around, one or two of the many shadow clones were transferred to a dark corner that was difficult to detect with the help of the white mist's sight-obscuring effect. After glancing at each other, they sat down cross-legged on the spot at the same time. And then, like an old monk in a fixed place, there was no movement at all.

"Hmph, you can speak...... However, this statement is indeed true...... Speaking of which, pretty much you're done, right? So...... It's my turn! ”

Hearing Naruto's evasive words in response, Orochimaru's last bit of patience was finally exhausted. And then before the words fell, he talked as usual with a face that was neither light nor serious. The white mist that had originally enveloped Naruto's form dissipated in the breeze, so that he could faintly see Naruto's figure hidden inside. Kick your legs, which have been tight and charged, to the ground in an instant. Immediately, under this huge reaction force, the whole body was like a cannonball, with an indomitable ferocious momentum, and slammed into Naruto's direction!

Obviously, Orochimaru, who knew that compared to Naruto, who had an absolute strength advantage, was planning to use his strength to solve Naruto once and for all before Naruto entered the amplification state of tailed beastization!

Other than that, what Naruto didn't know was ...... Orochimaru suddenly chose to attack, in addition to the gradual maturity of the time to attack, more reason is that time waits for no one!

As mentioned before, Orochimaru was able to accurately locate and lock Naruto's body based on the special markings that the elephant had placed on Naruto's body before he died. But it is precisely because of this special mark that it comes from the hands of a dying elephant turned clone. As a result, the duration of this special mark has inevitably shrunk dramatically!

And by virtue of the fainter and weaker sensing ability between itself and the special mark...... It was enough for Orochimaru to judge that the duration of this special mark was about to reach its limit. If Orochimaru doesn't move like this again, the special mark will be completely invalid. I'm afraid that I can't accurately lock and identify Naruto's body and the location of Naruto's body in the first time, and I have to suffer a lot of losses like when I forcibly endured a spiral pill in the first place!

In other words, it is better to make a move at the right time...... Orochimaru has more, but it seems to be facing the dilemma that time waits for no one.

"This direction is intended to ...... Tsk, sure enough, even the shadow clone technique didn't affect the lock of the Great Snake Pill...... Hawkers, forget it, this kind of thing, I'll find a way to solve it later. The most important thing now is to survive Orochimaru's attack! ”

At the same time, from the process of Orochimaru's charge, he did not hesitate to move straight towards his own body. Let Naruto be 100% sure that there must be something small enough in his body to make Orochimaru lock the direction of his body. Then he raised his eyebrows slightly, and whispered to himself. Naruto, who had already anticipated this, suddenly stepped forward to intercept Orochimaru in order to fight for the main body to get out. While tapping the ground unhurriedly, the figure was able to quickly retreat backwards. While reaching into the ninja bag. After a little fumbling, he grabbed a seemingly ordinary shuriken and threw it at Orochimaru without hesitation to attack Naruto's body.

"Oh? A shuriken ......? This is the best attack you've been able to come up with after all this preparation? ”

With the Kusanagi sword in his hand to open the way, he easily eliminated Naruto's shadow clones who intercepted the way one after another. The field of vision suddenly widened a lot, and naturally he saw the shuriken that was not fancy. Then he raised his eyebrows slightly, as if he was disappointed and dissatisfied, and continued word by word with vague anger.

"I really don't know, should I say that you are too naïve, or if you underestimate me too much...... With this shuriken alone, there is absolutely no way to defeat me! ”

Between words, it is as if he wants to use actions to interpret the truth of his words. As a result, although Orochimaru had predicted the flight trajectory of the shuriken, there was no sign of dodging and evasion. Instead, he raised the Kusanagi sword in his hand unquickly and slowly, so that if the shuriken continued to attack according to the current flight trajectory and speed. Absolutely in an impartial situation, he will be cut in half by Orochimaru's Kusanagi sword, which is enough to cut gold and iron!

Of course, for each action, I like to bury several tricks in advance. According to the "spoiler cheating" of the memory of his previous life, Naruto, who is familiar with every move and style that Orochimaru is used to...... How could he not have guessed in advance the ending of this almost common sense that an inconspicuous shuriken would never be able to pose any threat to Orochimaru?

"Huh......? Alas——?! Say...... That's right! Ahh How did I forget about it! ”

After hearing Orochimaru's words, Naruto pouted and frowned in feigned anguish. Immediately, when he stared closely, he saw that the shuriken was about to collide with the Kusanagi sword, which led to the failure of this attack. As if suddenly realized, he changed into a smiling look with a bamboo in his chest. While his hands were quickly sealed again, he continued in a sonorous voice.

"Well, though, that's easy...... Since one shuriken is not enough, then ten. If ten is not enough, then a hundred......"

"If even a hundred shurikens aren't enough, then a thousand!"

(End of chapter)