Valley of the End.
There are two statues standing here.
The founders of Konoha Village, Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara, fought a great battle here, and later generations erected opposing statues in their honor.
Orochimaru and Uchiha Sasuke are resting here.
Because the two of them have fought a battle, they must stop and rest to recover Chakra, so they can deal with the pursuers from Konoha.
There are not many pursuers sent by Konoha to retrieve the traitorous ninja, Uchiha Sasuke, only two, but one is named Jiraiya and the other is Naruto Uzumaki.
"Quite cold and unfeeling, huh..."
Orochimaru looked at Uchiha Sasuke, who was chewing on a soldier pill, and said softly, "I thought you would leave with that girl named Haruno Sakura, that little girl really wanted to leave Konoha with you, but you slapped her..."
"There's no need for that."
Uchiha Sasuke swallowed the soldier pill and recovered his Chakra, saying coldly, "She is a useless waste with no help to me at all..."
"Then you should have killed her."
Orochimaru suggested another solution: "Now she has reported your defection to Konoha, Jiraiya has brought his little disciple and pursued you..."
"Killing a useless waste won't make me happy..."
"Besides, I can deal with Naruto now."
Uchiha Sasuke glanced indifferently at Orochimaru and said coldly, "Orochimaru, if you can't even deal with another Sannin like Jiraiya, then won't following you make me worse than Naruto, that loser?"
"What a sharp-tongued little brat..."
Orochimaru couldn't help but squint his eyes, turning his head slightly to look at this Valley of the End: "Then let's deal with our respective opponents here!"
"Valley of the End, huh?"
Uchiha Sasuke frowned, recalling the legend of this place.
"Isn't it quite symbolic?"
Orochimaru looked back at the statue of Uchiha Madara beside him, then at the Senju Hashirama statue on the opposite side: "Back then, Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama, the two founders of Konoha, severed their ties here..."
"Orochimaru!"
Just as Orochimaru was telling a story, a heavy voice appeared in their ears!
"Sasuke!"
A youthful voice loudly called Uchiha Sasuke's name!
A tall white-haired man and a blond kid stood under the waterfall, gazing past the river at Orochimaru and Uchiha Sasuke. After getting the news, Jiraiya and Naruto Uzumaki immediately pursued, and they finally caught up, connected by their bond!
"Came quickly..."
Orochimaru showed a hint of mocking disdain at the corner of his mouth, but instead of caring about Jiraiya, he turned his head to look at Uchiha Sasuke: "Sasuke, is it okay?"
"Hmph, just a loser."
Uchiha Sasuke snorted coldly, pretending to show disdain, and looked at Orochimaru instead, coldly saying: "Orochimaru, I hope you won't disappoint me..."
"Heh heh... just a loser."
Orochimaru laughed contemptuously.
At this moment...
Fate seems to be in a cycle.
Orochimaru was the top student in the Ninja Academy, while Jiraiya was the loser; Uchiha Sasuke was also the top student in school, while Naruto Uzumaki was the loser.
"If your Chakra is not enough..."
Orochimaru looked at Uchiha Sasuke beside him, laughingly instructed: "You can channel the Curse Seal I placed on you, the Curse Seal will provide you with Chakra..."
"I understand."
Uchiha Sasuke touched his own neck, where there was a black Curse Seal that Orochimaru had left him.
"Orochimaru!"
Jiraiya gazed at the familiar figure, showing determination on his face: "Murdering Hokage, desecrating the dead, tempting ninjas in the village to defect..."
"This is the path I chose."
Orochimaru smiled at Jiraiya, spreading his hands: "Moreover, Sasuke was not lured by me, Konoha offered him too little power..."
"Sasuke!"
Naruto Uzumaki looked at Uchiha Sasuke beside Orochimaru, showing a face full of intrigue: "Why leave the village, why take refuge with Orochimaru!"
"It's none of your business."
Uchiha Sasuke raised his head, gazing at Naruto Uzumaki: "Anyway, you'll never understand what I have to do, nor do I need your understanding..."
For revenge...
For power...
No matter what, you will not understand!
Moreover...
You don't need to understand!
Uchiha Sasuke gazed at Naruto Uzumaki, his thoughts growing distant, as if he could see their future from him.
That idiot always clamoring to become Hokage...
Will probably become Hokage in the future, right?
As for the avenger always shrouded in darkness...
Probably become the leader of Root supporting the Hokage?
Since entering the Root Base, Uchiha Sasuke has always pondered his future, but to enjoy life, he must wait until he gets his revenge!
Before that...
What he needs to do is train hard and accumulate power!
Likewise...
He must complete Root's tasks properly to win more favor from Akihara Kagura, and compete with Karin for the leadership of Root in the future!
"Sasuke!"
Naruto Uzumaki looked at Uchiha Sasuke's complex expression, thinking this companion could still be saved, solemnly saying: "You'd better wake up, you should know what kind of person Orochimaru is, that guy will only get you killed, he just wants to take your body!"