"You're... Itachi?" Orochimaru's eyes showed an expression of disbelief.
He would never have thought that the Sasuke standing before him was actually Itachi in disguise.
"How could you have come back to Konoha? You're supposed to be in the Akatsuki Organization, gathering intelligence on the Tailed Beasts," Orochimaru saw that he was tied to a cross and couldn't move his body at all.
Orochimaru realized that he had fallen into Itachi's Genjutsu[b]Genjutsu[/b]. Everything he was seeing now was an illusion.
Although his mind was aware that the Genjutsu[b]Genjutsu[/b] was an illusion, his body was uncooperative. It thought it was real, so Orochimaru couldn't control his own actions.
Orochimaru was like a fish at Itachi's mercy.
"My foolish little brother, thanks for your concern." Itachi slowly walked up to the cross. Looking at Orochimaru tied to it, he took out a sword from somewhere.
"Ugh..." Orochimaru let out an unwilling growl from his throat.
Itachi kept a straight face, showing no emotion. He gently plunged the sword in his hand into Orochimaru's body.
"Humph." Orochimaru refused to admit defeat and said in a low voice, "This little pain is nothing compared to what the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, did to me."
"Oh, really?" As soon as Itachi finished speaking, countless Itachis and countless Orochimarus tied to crosses emerged in the Genjutsu[b]Genjutsu[/b] world.
At this moment, Itachi was like a child torturing a bug with a sharp tool.
He stabbed Orochimaru again and again with the sword.
Orochimaru was holding on stubbornly. He thought he could endure it, but unexpectedly, time passed extremely slowly in the Genjutsu[b]Genjutsu[/b] world.
Itachi said coolly, "I'm in control of everything in the Genjutsu[b]Genjutsu[/b] world, including time. One second in the real world equals seventy-two hours in the Genjutsu[b]Genjutsu[/b] world."
"How many holes should I make in your body in these seventy-two hours?"
In the real world, Naruto brought Hinata rushing over. Seeing the scene in front of them, Naruto thought to himself: Sure enough, I've just realized that Itachi is really protective of his little brother. He only bullies his brother himself and won't let others do the same...
"So scary. He only bullies his own little brother himself." Naruto watched as Orochimaru stood there stupidly, constantly groaning in pain, staring blankly at the sky with his hands hanging down.
"Itachi." Naruto called out to Itachi and began to persuade him, "Orochimaru was wrong to set his sights on Sasuke, but his scheme failed. Just forgive him."
Itachi gave Naruto a cold glance and said in a voice without any emotional fluctuation, "Do you think I'm torturing Orochimaru for Sasuke? I'm doing it for Konoha. Orochimaru should've died when he tried to destroy Konoha."
"This..." Naruto said with a cheesy smile, "You're obviously doing it for Sasuke. Don't use Konoha as a pretext."
"Humph." Itachi snorted coldly and then dispelled the Tsukuyomi[b]Tsukuyomi[/b] Genjutsu[b]Genjutsu[/b] on Orochimaru.
By then, Orochimaru was soaked in sweat, and the bandages on his body gradually came off, revealing a stranger's face.
At this moment, Orochimaru was extremely weak. He didn't even have the strength to escape, let alone speak.
"Is this really Orochimaru?" Naruto said with a bit of hesitation. "I have to make sure he is Orochimaru before I can use Kotoamatsukami[b]Kotoamatsukami[/b]. If I use it on a nobody, I'll be at a huge loss."
After using Living Corpse Reincarnation[b]Living Corpse Reincarnation[/b], Orochimaru's spirit would transfer to another person and take over their body. Naturally, his appearance would change to that of the other person.
However, Orochimaru had many tricks up his sleeve. Even if he changed his appearance, he could find a way to revert to his original form.
But Orochimaru was in a hurry to go out and greet Sasuke. After using Living Corpse Reincarnation[b]Living Corpse Reincarnation[/b] this time, he went out directly in someone else's appearance, so he didn't look like Orochimaru at all.
Itachi affirmed, "He is Orochimaru." This guy had endured the Tsukuyomi[b]Tsukuyomi[/b] Genjutsu[b]Genjutsu[/b] for a full seventy - two hours and could still stand. This kind of perseverance was not something an ordinary person had.
Naruto stepped forward, took off his forehead protector, and revealed the Sharingan in his right eye.
Orochimaru saw the red - glowing Sharingan again, and his face immediately showed a look of horror.
"Right, you're definitely Orochimaru. This expression... no one can imitate it."
"Greedy for the beauty of the Sharingan, yet fearful of its danger. Obsessed with the power of the Sharingan and eager to possess it."
"Naruto, what the hell... " Orochimaru only managed to say half of his sentence.
"Kotoamatsukami[b]Kotoamatsukami[/b]!" Naruto closed his left eye and widened his right eye. The Sharingan in his right eye stared firmly at Orochimaru.
Hinata looked very nervous. She was afraid that something might happen to Naruto and was secretly cheering for him in her heart.
Itachi felt extremely complicated. He wondered if it was a blessing or a curse to see the eyes of his former close friend being used by someone else.
"Success." Naruto let out a sigh of relief, unable to hide his inner joy.
Fighting against Tanzo, seizing Shisui's eyes, stabbing Sasuke in the chest with a sharp kunai, kidnapping Kabuto and Kimimaro, and conspiring with Itachi were all done for this final step.
All the previous efforts were purely for this moment. After so much sacrifice, it was finally time for the harvest.
Orochimaru came to his senses from Kotoamatsukami[b]Kotoamatsukami[/b]. He looked deeply at Naruto, then regained his mobility and could move his hands.
Itachi frowned and stared directly at Orochimaru, trying to see what Naruto had done to Orochimaru with Shisui's eyes.
Orochimaru's eyes were full of panic. He took several steps back in a row and then fled without looking back.
Itachi was greatly shocked and quickly asked, "Naruto! How could this happen? Did Kotoamatsukami[b]Kotoamatsukami[/b] fail? How is that possible? What on earth did you do?"
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"Kotoamatsukami[b]Kotoamatsukami[/b] can't fail." Naruto looked at Orochimaru's fleeing back and said firmly, "Orochimaru will definitely come to me."
"What will of Orochimaru did you change?" Itachi seemed extremely impatient.
"Orochimaru pursues immortality and wants to understand the meaning of life. I used Kotoamatsukami[b]Kotoamatsukami[/b] to add a bit to Orochimaru's meaning of life." Naruto showed a confident smile on his face.
"The end of immortality is Naruto Uzumaki!"
"What?"
Itachi was stunned on the spot, his mind going completely blank.
"Naruto-kun," Hinata began to worry.
"Hehe," seeing that Orochimaru had disappeared without a trace, Naruto said confidently, "I didn't change much of Orochimaru's will. I just implanted a belief in Orochimaru's mind that the end of immortality is me, Naruto Uzumaki."
At this moment, Itachi finally understood. After a moment of thought, he said, "You want Orochimaru to pursue you just as he pursues immortality?"
"That's the idea, but why does it sound a bit strange?" Naruto squinted his eyes and tilted his head.
Hinata said a bit jealously, "Naruto-kun, you're making Orochimaru pursue you?"
"Not at all..." Only then did Naruto realize that he might have sown the seeds of trouble.
Naruto originally thought it was quite simple. He just implanted a belief of lifelong pursuit in Orochimaru's mind, and that belief was Naruto Uzumaki.
In this way, Orochimaru would become Naruto's fanatical follower.
But he always felt that something might go wrong.
"Um..." Naruto thought for a while and said, "Forget it. Anyway, Itachi still has Shisui's left eye, and we can use Kotoamatsukami[b]Kotoamatsukami[/b] one more time. There's still a chance to remedy it if something goes wrong."
Naruto started to comfort Hinata and swore to her that his tastes were normal.
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