Multiverse Skill System

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Gaara was startled and was about to make a move when Sasuke appeared before him.

Their eyes met directly, and in the next instant, Gaara found himself in a completely different space.

"Is it you? The thing inside him?"

In his daze, Gaara heard Sasuke's voice and then noticed that Gaara was watching a huge creature with great interest not far away.

"One...one tail?"

Gaara was terrified by the enormous creature. He was all too familiar with its identity, having spent so much time with it and always been fighting against it.

For the first time, Gaara actually became more sober from his madness. The uncertainty of everything being out of his control made him feel a sense of fear towards Sasuke, who was responsible for all of this.

"Kid, your eyes look so familiar!"

The one-tailed fox, resembling a tanuki, wasn't as rampant as in the original story. Instead, it looked at Sasuke with considerable apprehension, and the Mangekyou Sharingan in Sasuke's eyes made him feel a strong sense of crisis.

"I see. You must be the One-Tailed Beast of the Sand Village! A Jinchuriki like Naruto?"

Chapter 436, A Good Performance Will Be Rewarded

"What exactly did you do? Why am I here?"

Gaara spoke much faster than usual, his eyes fixed on the One-Tailed Beast not far away, a hint of fear in his eyes. Such a face-to-face meeting was extremely rare in all these years.

Of course, besides fear, Gaara also harbors hatred for the One-Tailed Beast. If it weren't for the One-Tailed Beast, he wouldn't be living such a miserable life and being hated by those around him.

Sasuke turned his head, and the Sharingan was finally revealed to Gaara.

Looking into those evil and oppressive eyes, Gaara felt all his attention being drawn to them, and he became completely dazed.

When Sasuke's eyes shifted slightly elsewhere, Gaara suddenly snapped out of his daze, remembering his previous state, and broke out in a cold sweat.

If Sasuke had thought about it before, wouldn't he have been able to kill him easily?

Although Gaara seemed to have gone to extremes, he was not immune to the common fear of Sasuke when faced with this life-or-death crisis.

"It's boring!"

Gaara's performance left Sasuke feeling disheartened. With his Sharingan swirling in his eyes, the surrounding scenery began to change, and the two were transported back to the scene.

At this moment, things became rather strange, because to others, Sasuke and Gaara had suddenly stopped moving and were staring at each other, and then the sand that Gaara controlled also stopped moving altogether, which was completely inexplicable.

"What are they doing? Are they having an illusion duel?"

Some ninjas speculated that this was indeed the only explanation for the situation. They couldn't have imagined that in such a short time, Sasuke had met a tailed beast and given Gaara a big fright.

"Do you want to continue?" Sasuke's eyes had returned to normal, but Gaara still felt immense pressure under their gaze.

The tailed beasts are Gaara's last trump card. Facing someone like Sasuke who doesn't even care about the tailed beasts, he truly has no confidence left.

Gaara was caught in a dilemma. To be honest, he himself thought that continuing was pointless, as his chances of defeating Sasuke were pitifully low. However, besides the match, he had other things to do!

The Sand Village's motives were not so simple; Gaara was also part of the Konoha Crush plan.

Gaara's expression shifted for a moment, but he ultimately made his decision.

The sand quickly enveloped me, turning me into a giant egg made of sand.

"Thump thump thump"

Like the sound of a violent heartbeat, it makes one feel panicked all over.

"Do it!"

As if receiving a signal, the Sand Ninja near the stands began to move, and suddenly white feathers began to fall from the sky.

Anyone touched by this goose feather would fall unconscious as if struck by a pressure point.

Of course, some people were not affected, such as Sakura, who immediately used her release seal to break free from this large-scale illusion.

The sudden change caught everyone off guard. Fortunately, the Third Hokage seemed to be prepared, and soon the Anbu and Jonin arrived.

"Lord Kazekage, what exactly does the Sand Village want to do?"

On the stands, the Third Hokage glared angrily at the Kazekage, ready to fight at the slightest provocation. Despite his age, the Third Hokage still had the courage to fight when a real crisis struck.

"Hehehe," the Fourth Kazekage laughed, suddenly stood up, threw off his straw hat, revealing his true face beneath it.

"Teacher, your eyesight is failing. I killed Fengying long ago."

Orochimaru looked at the Third Hokage with an arrogant expression, making no attempt to hide his intentions, but no one noticed the strange glint in his eyes.

Actually, he paid more attention to Sasuke than to the Konoha Crush plan. He was really surprised to see Sasuke's performance today. Sasuke's growth rate was unbelievable. Even he felt that he could not defeat Sasuke now.

Orochimaru? It really is you.

Upon seeing Orochimaru, the Third Hokage's already aged face aged even more in an instant. Facing this disciple he had once been extremely proud of, the Third Hokage's feelings were very complicated.

"I should have kept you here in the first place."

"It's a pity you didn't do that! Konoha is already decaying, it's time for it to disappear from this world. Today I will send you on your way."

As soon as Orochimaru finished speaking, four figures suddenly surrounded Orochimaru and the Third Hokage.

"Ninjutsu Four Purple Flame Formation"

Four clear voices rang out simultaneously, and at the same time, a huge purple barrier completely surrounded Orochimaru and the Third Hokage, completely eliminating any possibility of others supporting the Third Hokage.

Just as the Third Hokage and Orochimaru were locked in a standoff, Gaara finally transformed into the One-Tailed Beast on the field, roaring and causing chaos. Attacks were launched from all over Konoha, especially from Orochimaru's summoned beasts, whose giant snakes raged mercilessly, prompting Konoha ninjas to rush to the scene to put out the fire.

"Does your Sand Village intend to start a war with our Konoha?"

"Enough talk, let's take them out first."

The Konoha ninjas and the Sand Ninjas were locked in a fierce battle, with the examination hall at the very center.

Temari and the others panicked upon seeing Orochimaru's true colors. If the Fourth Kazekage were present, they would have actually planned to start a war against Konoha directly. However, since it was clearly Orochimaru's scheme, they were not so foolish as to do so.

"It's that guy."

Sasuke noticed Orochimaru inside the barrier and was slightly distracted. Surprisingly, he didn't feel worried about the current situation; instead, he felt a little excited.

"Sasuke!"

Naruto ran to the center of the arena and faced the One-Tailed Beast alongside Sasuke. At this point, he still didn't realize that Sasuke's strength was such that he didn't actually need Naruto's help.

Sakura also ran over, looking at Sasuke with tenderness, completely infatuated.

"cut"

Sasuke turned his head away haughtily, ignoring Naruto and Sakura, but he felt a warmth in his heart.

Leaving them aside, where is Yi Shuihan at this moment?

Outside the Four Purple Flame Formation, Yi Shuihan and Rao suddenly appeared. Amidst Orochimaru's wary and Hokage's bewildered gaze, they casually took out two chairs and sat down. Then, as if by magic, they produced sunflower seeds and popcorn, instantly turning the scene into a spectator's show.

"Don't worry about us. We're just here to watch the show. You just need to do your best. If you make me happy, I'll give you a tip."

Chapter 437, The Corpse Demon is Sealed, the Grim Reaper Appears

"He's here to watch a show? He thinks we're acting, and he'll pay us if we do a good job?" The Third Generation felt he had never encountered anything so absurd, and his gaze towards Yi Shuihan and Rao was full of strangeness.

But after a moment, even the Third Generation had to admit that Yi Shuihan and Rao really did seem to be there to watch the show, just as they had said.

This relieved the Third Hokage, but also filled him with immense anger. When did he, the Third Hokage, become someone who was merely an actor in the eyes of others?

"Lord Orochimaru, should we take them down?"

The four Orochimaru loyalists maintaining the Four Purple Flame Formation all showed extremely angry expressions. They didn't even want to maintain the barrier anymore and wanted to kill these two despicable people who had appeared out of nowhere first.

"Don't do anything unnecessary. Let them watch if they want to."

If it weren't for the battle with Raoh, Orochimaru might have had other ideas, but now, besides feeling helpless, he can only hypnotize himself to ignore those two guys whose strength far surpasses his own.

Orochimaru was even somewhat relieved that Yi Shuihan and Rao hadn't gotten involved. If Yi Shuihan and Rao had expressed their willingness to help the Third Hokage, Orochimaru would have had to consider whether to retreat in advance. There would be other opportunities to destroy Konoha later, but once people died, there would be nothing left.

"Sarutobi-sensei, let's begin then, don't keep everyone waiting!"

The aggressive gaze made the Third Hokage feel an unprecedented sense of crisis. He was old after all, so old that he couldn't even control his own disciple.

"Psychic Art"

The summoning spell was cast, and an ape appeared on the scene. This was an ape with indestructible power, and it was also the king of monkeys, the Monkey King Ape Demon. Even so, it was still just a monkey.

As the third generation's partner summon, Enma generally exists as the third generation's weapon. Due to its indestructible body, when it transforms into a weapon, it is extremely powerful due to its indestructible nature.

"Is Orochimaru the enemy this time? Hiruzen, you've gotten old!"

Compared to the third generation, Enma looks much younger, at least he doesn't seem old.

"Let it become the Vajra Staff! This may be the last time we fight side by side."

The third generation seemed to realize his own fate, and a tragic aura emanated from him.

"That's it!"

The ape demon glanced at the Third Hokage with some sadness; it still had some affection for him.

"The Vajra Ruyi Cudgel? So monkeys really do use cudgels as weapons? I wonder how much worse this so-called Vajra Ruyi Cudgel is compared to the Ruyi Jingu Bang."

Yi Shuihan muttered to himself while cracking sunflower seeds, his expressions quite varied compared to Rao's.

"Orochimaru, even if I die today, I will leave you here. Prepare yourself!"

The Third Hokage glared menacingly at Orochimaru, determined to make Orochimaru suffer, and even prepared to die together with him.

"How terrifying! As expected of a teacher, but today your opponent is not me."

Orochimaru said in a strange tone, and began to form hand seals.

"What is that mark...?"

The Third Hokage, who had long kept the Book of Seals, was somewhat familiar with the Reincarnation technique. He was immediately shocked, especially as Orochimaru's hand seals progressed, which further confirmed his suspicions.

"Rumble"

The coffin emerged directly from the roof, which looked extremely illogical. It would be more harmonious if it came out of the roof itself, but the roof was made of stone, so it was quite amazing that a coffin could emerge from it.

The three coffins, the orderly artifacts, quickly stabilized the coffins codenamed one and two. The coffin with the number four on it was stopped at the last second by the kunai shot by the third generation, and was ultimately not completely released.

"We finally stopped one."

Despite what was said, the Third Generation's expression wasn't much better, because at this moment, the First and Second Generations had already revealed themselves.

"The First Hokage, and the Second Hokage? Orochimaru, how dare you disrespect these two lords?"

The Third Hokage glared furiously at Orochimaru, utterly astonished that Orochimaru could control such a ninjutsu.

"Summoning the dead again? Doesn't this guy have any other tricks up his sleeve?"

Outside the barrier, Rao's voice rang out, neither too loud nor too soft, seemingly looking down on the Reanimation Jutsu. This startled everyone else; to them, the mere fact that such a ninjutsu could be performed was already an incredible miracle.

"Hmph, this guy probably has no idea what the Reanimation Jutsu represents. It's a powerful ninjutsu that transcends the boundaries of life and death, bringing the dead back to life!"

Maintaining one corner of the Four Purple Flame Formation, Kidomaru's voice was somewhat rough, and the others nodded in agreement upon hearing this.

Even the third generation had similar thoughts, believing that Rao was ignorant.

Only Orochimaru himself, who released the ninjutsu, had a rather strange expression, somewhat ashamed and angry. However, he dared not speak out, for no matter how powerful his ninjutsu was, it was useless if he couldn't defeat others.

Orochimaru completely ignored Raoh, not even giving the First and Second Hokage time to catch up, and directly controlled the two of them to launch an attack on the Third Hokage.

"Wood Release: Wood Splintering Technique"

"Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique"

The large-scale ninjutsu performed in such a small space made it difficult for the Third Hokage to dodge. Fortunately, the staff in his hand was not just for show, and he managed to withstand the attacks from the two former Hokage.

The battle continued, and the Third Hokage began to use his own ninjutsu, exchanging blows with the two former Hokage. For a time, he was so powerful that the two former Hokage were unable to do anything about him.

Of course, this doesn't mean that the Third Hokage was that strong. It's entirely because Orochimaru's ninjutsu wasn't perfect. The people resurrected by the Reanimation Jutsu couldn't reach their original strength. In addition, their minds were restricted by Orochimaru, further reducing their strength. This gave the Third Hokage a chance to catch his breath.

"This can't go on. We have to find an opportunity to settle things with Orochimaru."

The Third Hokage glanced at Orochimaru and made a decision in his heart.

"Oh? Are you going to use the Reaper Death Seal? I'm quite curious about the Shinigami of this world."

Yi Shuihan became interested and carefully observed the Third Generation's every move.

The Third Hokage, as expected of someone with rich combat experience and shrewdness, seized the right opportunity, rushed in front of Orochimaru, and then quickly formed hand seals to release the Reaper Death Seal.

The phantom of the Grim Reaper is generally only visible to those who have used the Corpse Demon Sealing Technique and those who are sealed away. This time, however, there was a slight exception, as Yi Shuihan could also clearly see the figure.

Chapter 438, Walking Straight In

"What's behind him?" Rao couldn't see Death, but his eyes were fixed on the back of the Third Generation. He could feel a strong sense of crisis coming from that void, making his blood boil.