Chapter 71: Chapter 71

Chapter 71: Chapter 71[2100 PS Reached!!! Next Goal: 2250 PS!]

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The ground was covered in sand and dust.

Under the Edo Tensei, the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, first glanced at the puppet master, Sasori, who had just fought him, clearly recognizing the techniques of a Sand Village puppet master. Then, turning his gaze to the nearby Orochimaru, his eyes filled with murderous intent, he roared:

"Orochimaru!!!"

Like the Third Kazekage, he had died in a rather humiliating manner. After all, he never expected his ally Orochimaru to stab him in the back.

Even in death, he couldn't understand Orochimaru's motives.

"Long time no see, Fourth Kazekage," Orochimaru greeted his old acquaintance with a smile.

Thanks to Kabuto's desperate efforts to block them and the labyrinth-like layout of the underground base, Orochimaru had successfully completed his Living Corpse Reincarnation before the Akatsuki members arrived.

Although he hadn't obtained Sasuke's body, he had regained a certain level of combat power to deal with the current trouble from the Akatsuki.

Today's events had taken him by surprise.

It seemed as if an invisible hand had disrupted all his plans.

Orochimaru's golden slit-pupil eyes were filled with cold light.

He swore! He would investigate who was behind this and make them pay!

"Where is this place?"

Another voice interrupted.

Apart from the Fourth Kazekage, another person had been summoned.

Looking around with confusion, Reto asked, "Where is this?"

As a person from the Sand Village, Rasa quickly recognized Reto's identity and spoke respectfully, "First Kazekage-sama, this is the living world. We were summoned by the Edo Tensei."

"Edo Tensei..." Reto muttered.

The true fame of the Edo Tensei technique spread in the ninja world after Hashirama's death, during the reign of the unrestrained Tobirama.

In that era, the Kage from various ninja villages had encountered the Second Hokage. Reto's lack of knowledge was understandable.

Just as he was about to ask more questions, Orochimaru intervened:

"Alright, every time we summon someone, the old folks always have a chat. Let's end it here." "Given the lesson from Gensou last time, we can't repeat the same mistake."

With that, Orochimaru formed a hand seal, intending to fully control the bodies of the First and Fourth Kazekage.

"Hagoromo Gensou? Why mention him suddenly?" Reto was taken aback. After so many years, he didn't expect to hear the name of someone who had left a deep impression on him from a younger.

But time was limited. Before he could learn more, Orochimaru wiped his consciousness away. The brief journey of the First Kazekage in the living world ended.

"Now, it's time for a Sand Ninja battle," Orochimaru said with a malicious grin toward Sasori. The First Kazekage, Reto, and the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, quickly charged at him. "How boring."

Having turned the Third Kazekage into a human puppet long ago, Sasori was indifferent to the so-called Sand Ninja, ignoring Orochimaru's "goodwill" as he joined the fight.

The battle between the Akatsuki and Orochimaru resumed.

Unaware that an old friend had briefly returned to the living world, Gensou led Sasuke across the ninja world.

There were many countries in the ninja world.

Besides the well-known Five Great Nations and occasionally mentioned countries like the Land of Waves, the Land of Hot Water, the Land of Fields, the Land of Snow, and others, there were many tiny countries that didn't even appear on maps.

Even a place the size of a village could be called a country. Even if the daimyo of such a country lived no better than an ordinary rich person, they were still referred to as daimyo.

Sasori's so-called feat of destroying a country was actually about these small countries. The place Gensou was taking Sasuke to was also one of these small countries.

The Land of Spoon.

A country unknown to the general public but quite famous among rogue ninjas, bounty hunters, and black market merchants.

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"I've been here before!"

After two days of travel, far from the Land of Fire, Sasuke recognized the steel bridge

spanning the cliffs ahead.

It was from a mission he had undertaken with Kakashi, Naruto, Sakura, and other Leaf Village ninjas to exchange prisoners.

He recalled that the Leaf's prisoner was a woman named Hanare, who had ties to Kakashi.

"Is that so?"

Gensou didn't pay much attention to this and led Sasuke to the bridgehead.

There, a group of people was waiting.

Soon, they met.

Upon seeing Gensou, the leader of the group became extremely emotional and exclaimed:

"It's you! It's really you! You look exactly like I remember! Clan Leader, it's so good to see you

again!"

The old man burst into tears, kneeling and paying great respect to Gensou, who appeared to be of his grandson's age.

The people behind the old man followed suit, full of reverence.

Gensou stepped forward, helped the old man up, and gestured for the others to rise. He sighed slightly, "Muteni, long time no see."

The snot-nosed kid from back then had turned into a weathered old man.

Seeing the old man's wrinkled face, Gensou could vaguely make out his childhood features.

Watching this touching scene, Sasuke couldn't shake a strange feeling.

If Gensou and the old man switched places, it might be a scene more in line with what people

expected.

Moreover, having witnessed this, Sasuke was now deeply aware that the person he was following had lived through two lifetimes, having been resurrected.

Still young with a long future ahead, Sasuke was shocked but not as envious as others might

be.

Disinterested in the touching reunion, Sasuke turned his attention to the people present.

He had identified the old man.

During the prisoner exchange, this man, the leader of the Village of Locks, had come to

negotiate on this very bridge.

A battle broke out, and he, Naruto, and Sakura had cornered the escaping leader, ready to make him surrender, only for the leader to choose self-destruction.

Reflecting on it now, they had been incredibly naive.

The old man had clearly deceived them, faking his death with an apparent self-destruction

while actually escaping.

"Indeed, the Leaf's ninja games only waste one's future."

With this thought, Sasuke continued to survey the group.

Soon, he spotted a striking woman among them.

"You're not dead?" Sasuke couldn't help but ask.

The woman, with a tear mole under her right eye, looked quite charming. Upon hearing him,

she turned and, after a brief pause, smiled brightly:

"You're... Kakashi's student, Uchiha Sasuke, right? Long time no see. Do you remember my

name?"

"Hanare."

Sasuke replied as memories of that past mission surfaced in his mind.

(End of Chapter)