Naruto: Fourth Hokage Orochimaru

The next day, everyone was ready to depart, large scrolls hanging on their backs as they moved at full speed.

The terrifying army crossed several cities in an instant, terrorizing civilians with their mere presence, the first group was tasked with intercepting Kumogakure at the border with the Land of Earth.

While the second group would go to support Minato and face the Iwa army, so after entering the Land of Grass, both groups separated.

"The Land of Grass lives up to its name," Jiraiya said beside me, admiring the vast grasslands, the Land of Grass is full of hills, mountains, rivers, and waterfalls, which makes it a place of great natural beauty.

"Yes, it's a peaceful place..., at least in appearance," I responded, recalling some of the cruel things that happened here in the canon.

"Come on Orochimaru, don't be so serious, just enjoy the view!" Jiraiya replied with a wide smile.

"You're right," I replied, it seems I've been tense since arriving in this world, but I still can't relax.

Suddenly, my eyes widened, and I stopped abruptly, "Damn it, how could I forget!"

Without wasting time, I formed the cloning seal and summoned thirty clones, first one, and then the clones divided among themselves.

"Orochimaru, what's wrong?" Jiraiya asked, alert.

"It's nothing, relax," I said, shaking my head and continuing forward, meanwhile, the clones I summoned transformed into crows and wolves fleeing into the distance.

"What was that?" Jiraiya wondered, but he received no response as I had already left him behind, leaving him only to sigh and follow me.

...

"Those Iwa ninjas are weaklings, they didn't even last a single hit!" Killer Bee said, waving his arms.

"We're not in the main battle yet, idiot, stop distracting yourself," growled the Third Raikage, observing the terrain ahead without lowering his guard.

They had just crossed the border of the Land of Earth, and the trees were starting to thin out, large mounds of earth and desolate plateaus began to appear in front of them.

"Bah! How boring," Killer Bee grumbled, then turned toward the Kirigakure team behind them without stopping.

"Hey, you guys, Sharkbait and company, what do you think?" Killer Bee asked.

"Weaklings or not, at least they're an appetizer, I hope the next ones have more strength, or this trip will be completely boring," replied young Kisame with a grin, showing a row of shark-like sharp teeth.

Fuguki Suikazan, leader of the Kirigakure group, let out a deep laugh while adjusting Samehada on his back.

"Kisame, don't underestimate the Iwa ninjas, if you're overconfident, you might end up like one of those corpses you like so much."

Kisame showed a crooked smile and snorted, "I want them to try, sensei."

"That's the attitude, sharkboy, I like you," said Killer Bee in his rapping style.

"Silence, idiots," Zabuza intervened irritated, carrying his newly acquired Kubikiribōchō sword.

"Hahaha!" Bee just laughed.

"Sigh, they're so noisy..." complained Terumi Mei, who had been silent until now.

"Don't get distracted, we've already penetrated deep into the Land of Earth, so be carefu.."

Kaboom!!

Suddenly, a genin was obliterated by a chain explosion, in an instant, the formation of more than 4,000 ninjas was engulfed in explosions.

The explosions lasted about two minutes before stopping, the dust settled slowly, when it finally cleared, the landscape had changed drastically.

The area was filled with craters and burned soil, debris and rock fragments were scattered everywhere, along with bodies and parts of ninjas who had fallen victim to the trap.

Just as they were about to breathe a sigh of relief, the sky darkened, blocking their view.

"What is that...?" a chunin wondered, squinting to see clearly, the next moment, his eyes widened, and his body bristled.

Before his terrified eyes, thousands of snakes fell from the sky like a dark cloud, for a moment, a voice resonated in the distance.

"Kuchiyose no Jutsu: Ten Thousand Explosive Snakes!"

A dozen snakes landed around the chunin, who without hesitation drew his sword and channeled chakra through it, with a fluid movement, he cut down the nearest snakes, which fell to the ground lifeless.

However, before he could catch his breath, the remaining snakes leaped at him from all directions, moving with terrifying speed.

"Damn things!" he shouted, trying to retreat, frantically slashing and cutting, but the snakes were too many, and soon several coiled around his arms and legs.

"No, let me go!" he struggled desperately, trying to break free.

Then, one of the snakes opened its mouth, revealing the kanji for "Explosion" on its tongue, which Orochimaru would never admit he added because it looked fucking cool, the chunin's eyes widened in horror.

"No, no, nooo!"

Just as he was about to use a lightning jutsu to free himself, a sensation of heat overwhelmed him, tearing his body apart, in less than a minute, a chunin was destroyed by a bunch of insignificant snakes.

The same situation unfolded across the battlefield, which was once again engulfed in explosions, the snakes exploded one after another, including those that had been cut in half, releasing the chakra within the seals.

...

In just an instant, over four hundred casualties and eight hundred injuries were recorded in the imposing cloud army, although most of them were only genin and chunin, it was a fatal blow since they represent the future of the village.

Fortunately, the army traveled in relatively separate groups, otherwise, it would have been worse, after the attack, the commanders of each group began reorganizing the troops.

At the forefront of the army, the Third Raikage stood on an elevated rock, with a cold gaze, around him, the chaos began to dissipate as the surviving ninjas tried to regroup.

The ground around him was littered with bodies and debris, the explosions had taken a heavy toll, the faces of everyone were bitter, watching the destruction.

"Show yourselves!" the Raikage shouted, looking at the horizon, the other ninjas around him went on guard and did the same.

His voice fell like thunder on everyone, on the empty horizon in front of them, an army slowly emerged from under cloaks with sealing symbols.

The Konoha army revealed itself to the Third Raikage and his troops, led by Orochimaru, who wore a black mask with a sort of dark blue glass covering his face.

This was no ordinary mask as it was designed to prevent sensory ninjas from detecting what was behind it, the mask could even block the Byakugan.

It was a new seal Orochimaru had created, inspired by the protection in the base where he had hidden the Hashirama cells, incidentally, the cloaks they had just used had a similar function.

"Who would have thought it would actually work, how had no one thought of it before?" Jiraiya, who was beside him, muttered desolately, if he had had something so useful before, his occasional research would have been easier.

...

"Why are you wearing a mask, Orochimaru?" Jiraiya asked, frowning.

Orochimaru smiled behind the mask, "I'll tell you if you promise not to tell anyone," he replied, leaning closer to Jiraiya's ear.

"Oh!" Jiraiya perked up his ears and nodded eagerly like a chicken.

"Because... it looks cool," Orochimaru whispered.

"Hahaha! You're right, maybe I should get one too," Jiraiya laughed heartily, not taking it seriously.

Meanwhile, the faces of the Kumogakure ninjas darkened as they watched them laugh, A, the future Fourth Raikage, stepped forward angrily and shouted, "Enough joking, Konoha worms, since you've decided to appear, I'll crush you!"

The Third Raikage raised a hand, stopping his son before he could advance, "Wait, let's first find out who's in charge of this ambush," he said, his gaze fixed on Orochimaru.

"Hello, Raikage-sama, my name is Orochimaru, it's an honor to meet you," Orochimaru said, staring at the Raikage through the mask.

The Third Raikage observed Orochimaru closely, as if trying to pierce through the mask with his gaze, "At least you have the decency to speak and introduce yourself, I thought you were just a coward who only knows how to do cheap tricks," he said.

Orochimaru let out a small laugh, "I am not the one trying to buy time, Raikage-sama," he said, glancing at the army that was still trying to reorganize.

"Besides, my cheap tricks seem to be quite effective from what I see," he finished with a whisper that did not escape the sharp ears of the Raikage.

"Tch!" The Raikage clicked his tongue, around him, the Kumogakure ninjas finally finished reorganizing, adopting a defensive formation as they cautiously watched Konoha's massive army.

"If your big mouth is all you have, this will end quickly," he said in a grave voice, stepping forward.

Orochimaru smiled, beside him, Jiraiya stepped forward, striking the ground with his staff, "I will be your opponent, Raikage-sama."

The Third Raikage looked at him confused, shouldn't the enemy commander fight the allied commander? What are they thinking? But although he had doubts, he ignored them and decided to hit this albino boy first.

Orochimaru ignored him, his gaze sweeping over the Raikage's companions, apart from the army of over four thousand ninjas behind him, of course.

His gaze landed on Dodai, Killer Bee, Yugito Nii, Terumi Mei, and Kisame, until it finally settled on Zabuza and Fuguki Suikazan, a burly man with reddish-orange hair.

"The Mist Swordsmen, I heard they were destroyed by Might Duy last year and only one managed to escape with his tail between his legs, they seem like trash," he said mockingly.

"Eh?" Zabuza frowned, gripping his sword and letting it rest on his shoulder.

"Zabuza, don't let him provoke you, that's what he wants," Fuguki said beside him.

His mouth twisted as he listened, just as he thought, how could only one person survive? It's obvious he escaped to save his hide, maybe he was the one who sold out his comrades, someone like that definitely isn't a foolhardy novice.

All this time, I've been using the Byakugan, the mask doesn't stop me from seeing from the inside, with it, I saw how Guy's face twisted in rage.

"Sigh, poor boy," I murmured to myself, "Jiraiya, Fugaku, everyone, you know what to do."

After my words fell, Jiraiya disappeared from his spot, followed by the others, suddenly, the army behind me began advancing like a tide.

"Katon: Fire Dragon Missile!"

"Suiton: Great Shark Bullet!"

"Doton: Multiple Earth Bullets!"

"Futon: Wind Dome!"

Thousands of ninjas charged forward, clashing with the enemy.

Pov Orochimaru ~

"It's showtime!" I shouted, rushing forward, targeting the two Mist Swordsmen, who watched me warily.

"My Kubikiribōchō is thirsty, I'll feed it with your blood!" Zabuza said, advancing towards me.

Without flinching, I unsheathed Murasame and blocked the attack, I could feel the force behind the blow through the impact, the clash generated sparks that flew into the air.

I held my sword steady and pushed him back, creating a small gap between us, "You talk too much, maybe you should worry more about keeping your head on your shoulders."

"I'm not done!" Zabuza wasn't intimidated, spinning his sword to launch another diagonal slash.

I smiled behind my mask and vanished from my spot, suddenly, a massive blow struck the spot where I had been standing a moment ago.

The next moment, I appeared behind him and sliced him in half, a puddle of water appeared in his place, which didn't surprise me since, thanks to the Byakugan, I could detect all his movements.

"Tch, I can handle this alone," Zabuza grumbled after retreating, glaring at Fuguki, who looked at him with a headache.

"Even if you've become one of the Seven Swordsmen, you're still a rookie and under my orders until I say otherwise!" Fuguki reprimanded him.

Fuguki Suikazan advanced slowly toward me, Samehada vibrating on his back, as if sensing the excitement of the battle about to begin.

"Orochimaru of the Sannin, they say you're a genius, but all I see is a kid playing with a sword," Fuguki said in a grave voice, while Samehada began absorbing the surrounding chakra.

"And you're the swordsman who escaped while your comrades died? How inspiring," I replied with a smile behind the mask, unsheathing Murasame once more.

Fuguki's smile tightened, but he didn't reply, instead, he drew Samehada, which let out a guttural sound as if it were alive.

Without a word, he lunged at me with the force of a runaway train, swinging Samehada with the clear intention of crushing me in a single blow, the weight and speed of his attack stirred a gust of wind that shook the ground, raising a cloud of dust in its wake.

I held Murasame tightly, intending to finish this quickly, disappearing from my spot, I lunged at him.

"Kenjutsu: Shark Dance, Shark Bite!" Fuguki swung his sword, tearing through the air.

"Genjutsu: Paralysis!"

"Kenjutsu: Lightning Slash!"

In an instant, I unleashed two jutsus, surpassing Fuguki, the lightning chakra enveloped my legs and wrapped around Murasame's blade, I injected chakra into the sword and activated the seals.

A slash echoed through the air as we distanced ourselves, Fuguki escaped the genjutsu and retreated, confused, when he realized he had only received a small cut on his cheek, he laughed in relief.

For a moment, it felt like he lost control of his body, he even thought he would die, it seems Orochimaru isn't such a big deal, Fuguki laughed heartily.

"Fuguki, what's that on your cheek?" Zabuza asked alarmed, pointing at his face.

"Huh? What are you talking about, it's obviously just a small cut..." before he could finish, black symbols emerged from the wound, covering his head instantly, then spreading to cover his entire body.

"Futon: Wind Blades!" I formed seals again, and several wind blades flew toward them, forcing Zabuza to retreat further.

Fuguki didn't have time to dodge as blood began pouring from his nose, clutching his heart, the wind blades struck him full-on, creating gaping cuts across his body.

When the dust settled, only a bloody corpse covered in symbols lay lifeless on the ground.

I sheathed Murasame at my waist again and walked slowly toward Fuguki, suddenly, in the distance, a giant toad appeared, raising a cloud of dust that covered the entire area.

Jiraiya continued battling the Raikage, apparently not faring very well, Fugaku was dealing with the Raikage's son, A, while Inoichi and Choza were handling Killer Bee and Yugito Nii.

Kakashi and Shisui faced Terumi and Dodai, while Guy faced Kisame, who seemed to have found his nemesis.

Turning my attention back to Fuguki, I approached him, grabbed him by the neck, and tossed him into the air, using Predator to devour him instantly.

[ Analysis Complete: Affinity [Water] (Duplicated) Acquired ]

[ Ninjutsu: [Great Acoustic Explosion][Shark Missile][Great Shark Bullet][Water Prison][Hidden Mist][Water Clone] Acquired ]

[ Kenjutsu: [Shark Dance] Acquired ]

[ Human Mimicry [Fuguki Suikazan ] Acquired]

"I expected more than that..." I complained, approaching Samehada, writhing like a fish out of water nearby.

Picking it up, the other ninjas around me looked slightly agape, having just seen me make someone disappear with a strange black technique, but they returnedto their tasks when they realized nothing more was happening.

Zabuza, however, was drenched in cold sweat, his body trembling slightly. While the others might not have noticed, he had seen everything clearly, Fuguki had only received a small cut on his cheek before dying, those strange marks that spread from his wound had been enough.

'What was that... A forbidden technique?' Zabuza wondered, keeping his eyes on me without dropping his guard for an instant, though he didn't dare to attack.

"Predator!" I murmured, devouring Samehada.

[ Analyzing... Analysis Complete ]

[ Seal [Chakra Absorption] Acquired ]

[ Inorganic Mimicry [Samehada] Acquired ]

[ Warning: Being inorganic, you can create more swords similar to Samehada using Arc of Embodiment ]

The Great Sage's voice resonated in my mind once more, filling it with information, apparently, the chakra absorption seal was a more advanced version of the one I had known before.

With this seal, you could absorb an enemy's chakra and transfer it to the user's body, if embedded in a sword, simply touching the target would be enough to extract their chakra.

The best part about this seal is that the absorbed chakra could be used by anyone, with no conflict regardless of who it originally belonged to, as if it were purified.

Normally, using someone else's chakra isn't so simple, there are certain requirements, like Naruto needing Sage Mode and Kurama's help, even the healing seal I created only works because it requires such a small amount, healing chakra doesn't have this issue, but its uses are limited.

Without hesitation, I created a new Samehada, holding it in my hand, I noticed it no longer moved on its own, it seems the original Samehada had a soul or consciousness trapped within it.

My Arc of Embodiment ability cannot create souls, so the Samehada swords I created wouldn't be able to move on their own, but I prefer it that way, I wouldn't like to be betrayed like a certain boy I know.

"Now... it's your turn," I said, pointing Samehada at a nervous Zabuza.