Naruto uchiha

chapter 17

Sorry I haven't been updating. Recently hopefully I can publish a chapter over Thanksgiving

"I assume that was the last of your Eiyu no Mizu, Shibuki. I must say, the mysteries surrounding that special form of liquid intrigues even me. Your body would certainly make a great way for me research what exactly it does to a shinobi's body." Orochimaru stated with keen interest. Since that liquid wasn't available anywhere other than Takigakure, one rarely ever got to see its effects. But, even he wouldn't have imagined the great power ingesting that liquid provides, albeit temporarily. Still, he couldn't wait to inspect its properties after he was done with all this.

"Your disregard for life will one day be your greatest downfall, Orochimaru." Seethed Shibuki as he got his chakra under control. He would need to play this out strategically. At least, until the Konoha shinobi came. He didn't know who would come, but he will be betting all his hopes on that group.

"Orochimaru, get rid of this nuisance quickly. Tsuchikage-sama will be here momentarily. He doesn't want to dirty his hands for a matter such as this. And make sure the jinchuriki is not harmed any further. We need her alive." Stated a large, tall man. He was heavily armored, wearing what was commonly known as a steam armor with a furnace on the back for emitting steam. He had light brown eyes and his red armor extended all the way to the bottom half of his face, covering it up. Underneath the armor, covering his face, he wore a white cloth which also covered both sides of his face and the top of his head. He also wore a red kasa over the white cloth which seemed to be composed of the same material as his armor. Over the armor, he also wore a bronze colored ring around his neck. This man was commonly known was Han, Joki no Jinchuriki- the jinchuriki of Gobi, the five-tails.

"Oh? I wasn't aware that the Tsuchikage himself would choose to come over here…" Orochimaru replied, glancing to his right.

"Tsuchikage-sama wanted an audience with the Hokage's son, Naruto Namikaze. You don't need to know anything further than that." This time it was Roshi, who had replied. Known as Yoton no Roshi throughout the Elemental Nations, this Iwagakure shinobi was the jinchuriki of Yonbi, the four-tails. Roshi was a shinobi in his mid-forties, but his power had never dwindled despite his age. He had red hair, moustache and beard which tapered off to a point. He wore a large headpiece consisting of a three-pointed crown-like ridge, bearing his Iwagakure forehead protector, a ring and a prominent black piece of armor running across his cheeks and the bridge of his nose. How wore long sleeved magenta kimono shirt and pants, with mesh armor shirt and fitted black suit underneath, along with calf length sandals.

Despite portraying a tough appearance, he was slightly unnerved by his actions today. Roshi and him and essentially slaughtered the entire village, on the orders of their Tsuchikage. His hands were stained in blood, yet he could not bring himself to bring forth a shred of emotion for the fallen bodies.

"As you say, Roshi-san, Han-san…" Orochimaru replied vacantly. Turning his attention back to Shibuki, he was sure the man wouldn't last much longer. Yet seeing his feeble attempts was fascinating. He never did find any meaning in life, because it was after all limited. A miniscule moment in the cosmic scale of events. He had his eyes set on the prospect of immortality, where he could unroot the underlying secrets of chakra. Despite the concept of chakra existing among humans for the past millennia, no one had ever uncovered all it's secrets. Where did it originate from? What did it originate from? Were humans always born with chakra or did someone distribute chakra among the humans? As a scientist, he had an endless lists of questions, to which he had no answers.

He was brought out of his musings when he heard Shibuki move from his spot. It wouldn't hurt him to entertain the fool himself after watching Shibuki struggle for so long. As the two shinobi ran towards each at an impressive speed, they met halfway through with their elbows clashing against each other's. While the sannin hadn't put all his strength, he was surprised that Shibuki was able to match him. The two battled for dominance for a few seconds, but both seemed to be equally matched. However, Shibuki suddenly jumped up when he saw several snakes appear out of Orochimaru's sleeves towards him. Making several hand seals while in mid-air, he called out the name of his jutsu.