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“Dialogue”
‘Thoughts’
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Chapter 120: Facing a Traitor
It wasn't hard to follow the trail of destruction until he finally found her.
Tsunade appeared to be facing Kabuto, while Orochimaru waited patiently on the side.
By the looks of it, things weren't going well for the blonde medic.
So, Naruto continued his approach without any sign of stopping.
He made several hand signs and inhaled the chakra-charged air before expelling a ball of flames.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
Kabuto and Tsunade saw the ball of fire approaching and were forced to create some distance, allowing it to explode in the now-empty space.
‘I bet Sasuke would be furious if he saw me using his favorite jutsu,’ Naruto thought.
This was one of the two fire jutsus Jiraiya had taught him. It was only a C-rank technique and very easy to learn.
"Naruto?! What are you doing here?" Tsunade stared at him with wide eyes.
"I came to protect my investment," Naruto told her before turning his attention to Kabuto.
‘This one seems like the type who would stab you in the back.’
"And you came alone? Where are Jiraiya and Shizune?"
"Where you left them. One is poisoned, and the other has a few broken ribs," Naruto said.
Tsunade flinched.
"If you wanted them to help you, you shouldn’t have done that." He pointed out.
Tsunade looked towards Orochimaru. "I couldn't let them get involved….this is my bus-"
"You thought you could handle those two alone, didn't you? Now it’s a bit late to realize that you were too overconfident," Naruto told her.
"Kukuku. As amusing as it is to see my old teammate being scolded by a genin...and believe me, it is very amusing. Unfortunately, I must cut all loose ends." His eyes met Naruto’s.
"I warned you. I told you that next time you got in my way, I would kill you. And yet, you chose to ignore my kind warning."
"Don’t take this the wrong way, but you don’t look very intimidating at this moment." Naruto, of course, knew better than to underestimate someone like that. But there was no harm in some provocation.
"I suppose not. You may think of me as a defenseless old man with no arms, if you will," Orochimaru said calmly.
"But you won’t be facing me. Kabuto, kill this boy." He was done playing around. He knew the consequences of killing a Jinchuuriki but would worry about that later.
"Leave it to me, Lord Orochimaru." Kabuto kept his eyes on Naruto.
"Wait, Naruto. He’s too much for you. Let me help." Tsunade had already been exchanging blows with the young man for several minutes and could gauge that he was even stronger than Shizune.
"It won’t be that simple." Naruto saw Kabuto move next to Orochimaru and perform a familiar hand sign.
Tsunade becaem alarmed. "He’s going to use the summoning juts—ahh!"
"Summoning Jutsu!" Naruto finished his first.
Orochimaru couldn’t move his arms, so he needed Kabuto’s help to pull it off.
Tsunade found herself standing on top of a gigantic toad, while Orochimaru and Kabuto were looking down on them from an even larger snake.
"Gamabunta?!... How did you?..." Tsunade couldn’t believe it. "Are you really a genin?"
"Tsunade?... and Orochimaru," Gamabunta said. "I guess you didn’t summon me for my payment."
"Sorry, still working on that. But it seems like I must have some negative karma. Trouble keeps finding me," Naruto said.
"Hmph!, like you are not looking for it..." Gamabunta huffed. "I did agree to help you out if the situation was serious enough. And I can’t ignore that man…." Gamabunta’s eyes were fixed on Orochimaru.
"Long time no see, Gamabunta. You were a lot smaller back then," Orochimaru commented.
"Can you handle that snake?" Naruto asked.
"Of course! Who do you take me for? I am the Toad Lord."
"Good, then I wi—"
"And I want five extra barrels for this."
"Damn it… you greedy toad," Naruto complained.
The chaotic battle began.
Gamabunta continued to attack the colossal snake while Orochimaru made several attempts to kill Tsunade with a sword that came out of his mouth.
Kabuto waited for the right opportunity to turn things around. While the two Sannins were too busy to notice, he jumped onto Naruto.
Tsunade tried to warn him but was forced to avoid a deadly stab.
"Sorry about this," Kabuto attacked with some sort of strange blue knives he created with his own chakra.
He made cuts on Naruto’s shoulders and legs before pushing him off the head of the toad.
"Naruto!" Tsunade cried.
"Go kill him!" Orochimaru ordered. He knew this wouldn’t be nearly enough to finish the boy.
Kabuto didn’t hesitate to jump down the toad and landed next to the blonde boy.
The two of them fell down and landed on the rocky terrain underneath.
"I bet that hurts a lot. I got some main arteries there, as well as your tendons," he said with clear joy in his voice.
Naruto stood up and looked at Kabuto. "That was just a scratch."
"What?!" Kabuto was sure his cuts were deep enough to sever tendons and muscles.
He was unaware of Naruto’s layer of defense because it was hard to detect unless you had abilities like the Hyuga clan.
His chakra knives were able to cut through Naruto’s protection, but the wounds weren’t deep enough for any serious damage, and he was already regenerating them.
"Fine then...allow me to try again." Kabuto prepared.
"Now we can begin for real, Mister Spy," Naruto told him.
Kabuto was just where he wanted him....on the ground and away from Orochimaru.
This was why he chose not to defend himself earlier, allowing Kabuto to knock him down.
It would also make Orochimaru more vulnerable, as he needed the extra hands far more than Tsunade.
"You did it on purpose…." Kabuto realized he had been tricked and turned to look up at his master, but Naruto appeared at his side.
"Where do you think you’re going?"
