Naruto's Exam

"!!!" Sasuke widened his eyes in shock: "Using wizards as experimental materials?!"

"That's right. Only wizards are suitable for this experiment, because mortals simply cannot withstand the magical power contained in this spell. Even for wizards, if they don't have unique blood talents and strong mental resilience, they can't escape the fate of being eroded by this power."

Sasuke recalled the image in his mind, and saw himself transformed into a terrifying form that looked neither human nor ghost.

Ms. Shuijing responded, "Becoming like that is actually a sign of the success of the experiment. According to my estimation, 99% of the test subjects have already been devoured by the power of the spell before they have evolved into that form."

"..."

Therefore, would his brother Itachi have tried his best to drive Orochimaru out of his own spell and seal him in the Sword of the Ten Gods?

Sasuke vowed to change Itachi's fate and the ending he had just ended!

"Could you explain to me the secret of this spell?"

Shui Jing smiled indifferently and thought to himself: This kid knows the etiquette when asking for help. Whether in terms of chakra control or awkward personality, he is quite similar to Uchiha Madara in the past.

She suddenly felt that perhaps it was because of that image that these children were able to avoid such a terrible fate, and this was indeed a kind of salvation.

If Sasuke lost his brother, it is almost foreseeable that he would become the second Uchiha Madara to lose his brother...

"To talk about this spell, we should perhaps first mention the incarnation of the first wizard, Wang Zhujian."

"Hashirama, is... the first Fire Wizard King?!"

"That's right. Immortal incarnation is not a simple witchcraft, but an extremely difficult practice. It means challenging human norms and putting practitioners into a dangerous state of becoming one with nature."

“Tell me about these things…”

The Uchiha clan's reputation today is probably worse than expected, but the people around him still look at him normally.

Kakashi begged the wife of the first wizard king to seal the spell on his body personally, and she readily agreed, but Sasuke was still puzzled as to the reason.

Mrs. Shuijing replied: "Why not? Whether it's you, your brother, or the entire Uchiha clan, we are all wizards from the forest city - Konoha. In order to enhance the fighting power of Konoha, what's wrong with doing this?"

"......" Sasuke turned his head away. Not long ago, he had threatened to betray Konoha like Itachi.

Uzumaki Water Mirror saw through his thoughts, but did not reveal them. She just continued, "You appear calm and mature on the surface, but your chakra attribute is a fusion of fire and lightning..."

"???" At this stage, Sasuke had not yet dabbled in the witchcraft related to the changes in chakra attributes, and was confused for a moment.

"You look calm, while Naruto is always carefree," Shuijing continued, "but at critical moments, he is often the one who stays calm, while you are easily swayed by emotional impulses."

There was a smile in Mrs. Shuijing's voice, but Sasuke was still unconvinced. How could he be inferior to that last-place guy? !

"What is the attribute of Naruto's chakra?" he couldn't help but ask.

"Wind, that child's chakra attribute is wind."

"......" Sasuke whispered: "The wind happens to restrain thunder. In the future, I will be proficient in lightning escape. The sorcery called 'Qilin' must have reached or even surpassed the level of advanced sorcery."

If I really become a traitor...

Then he, Naruto, Sakura and Kakashi became opposing enemies.

"Is that what you think?" Mrs. Shuijing obviously disagreed with this view. "Although we are not close friends, from the perspective of chakra perception, I think Naruto would never have such an idea."

"??"

"If it were that child, he would be more inclined to say: 'Because it is wind, it can better help the fire burn.'"

"!!!"

At this point, Lady Shuijing decided to leave this topic to Sasuke to think about on his own: "Let's get back to the topic of immortal arts incarnation and talismans."

"As I just said, by practicing immortal arts, one can become one with the power of nature. In other words, Hashirama, who has become an immortal, can use the power of nature. However, it is extremely difficult to control the power of nature. Once the delicate balance between one's own chakra and the power of nature is lost, one will be attacked by the backlash of the power of nature..."

"What does it mean to be attacked by the forces of nature?"

"In mild cases, the personality may change drastically, and the appearance will gradually deviate from human characteristics..." Shui Jing paused for a moment, and then continued: "In severe cases, they will instantly become part of nature, such as turning into stone or other substances."

"...What is the connection between magic and spells?"

"The man named Orochimaru forcibly injected a special magic into other people's bodies to enhance the combat ability of the recipient. And after being improved, this spell can not only control the recipient, but also host part of Orochimaru's essence."

Sasuke recalled the scene in the video. The tumors that grew from his body eventually turned into giant white phosphorus snakes with Orochimaru's consciousness, which made him feel nauseous.

Mrs. Shuijing explained: "With this method, Orochimaru can be reborn infinitely in the talisman, thus gaining the ability to approach immortality."

"Eternal life?!" Sasuke, who was less than 13 years old, asked in surprise: "Is there really an enemy in the ninja world that cannot be killed?!"

In this mysterious fantasy world, Mito's eyes flickered with a hint of sadness when she mentioned this, but she did not hide the truth: "No, even if I have eternal life, in this world full of magic and ninjutsu, there are still ways to subdue the Shasimortus clan..."

"That is the forbidden sealing technique of the Uzumaki clan."

"Uzumaki's...forbidden sealing technique?!" Sasuke was surprised.

"Yes, the soft fist technique of the Hyuga Byakugan family can bind and purify chakra, but the sealing technique of the Uzumaki clan is even better, and can even imprison the soul of any living being in the world. Once the soul dies, what is the use of having an immortal body?" Uzumaki Mito sighed softly: "It is precisely because of this power that the Uzumaki clan is feared by other ninja clans. In the end, this fear turned into a dark massacre that swept the entire ninja world. The Uzumaki clan, the Hidden Uzushio Village where they are located, and even the Kingdom of Uzushio were completely wiped out by the coalition forces..."

"There is such a cruel thing! Did the massacre launched by the major ninja clans together lead to the extinction of the Uzumaki clan?"

Mito nodded in response and placed her hand over the mysterious rune on Sasuke's shoulder, preparing to perform a sealing jutsu.

"If they hadn't been resurrected, Naruto and Karin would probably be the only children left in the Uzumaki clan. If we count Fuso's son 'Nagato', if he were still alive, there would only be three people left in the Uzumaki clan."

"So Naruto is... the same as me...?"

Mito's smile took on a hint of melancholy as he recalled the child Kushina, "But the two are not the same, Sasuke-kun."

"At least, you have tasted the love of your mother and father."

"And Uzumaki Naruto can only rely on his own imagination to pursue that feeling. Perhaps you think that he has been lonely and helpless since childhood and cannot understand your pain, but what I want to tell you is..."

"Similarly, those who have never lost a loved one cannot truly understand his grief."

"The pain of these two cannot be compared at all."

……

-

"Sasuke, get ready." Mito reminded, and then injected his magic power along with a special sealing technique into the rune on Sasuke's shoulder.

In an instant, Sasuke felt as if he had fallen into an illusion and came to a strange space.

There was no sky or earth in this space. The ground beneath my feet felt soft, as if I were stepping on a piece of meat that looked like intestines. As far as I could see, there was nothing but purple, rotten flesh.

"What a disgusting place." Sasuke turned around and saw Uzumaki Mito standing behind him.

"Lord Mito?!" Sasuke asked in astonishment, "Where is this place?!"

Uzumaki Mito responded: "This is the space connected to the runes in your body, and it is also Orochimaru's domain."

A strange voice sounded: "I didn't expect that even you have been resurrected, Princess of the Uzumaki clan."

Sasuke immediately became alert: "That sound is...!"

"Show yourself, Orochimaru." Mito guarded Sasuke and shouted loudly into the empty space: "No matter what you are researching or what kind of power you want to obtain, you have deviated from your original intention. It's time to stop."

A strange laugh echoed.

The pile of rotten flesh in front of Sasuke and Mito gradually bulged up, forming a human outline.

"It's been a long time, Sasuke-kun." Orochimaru looked at Uzumaki Mito and sneered, "This is the first time I've seen Lord Mito like this."

He continued maliciously: "The last time I saw you, you were already an old woman in your twilight years. Now you are reborn as a young woman. How do you feel?"

Uzumaki Mito didn't care at all and retorted: "On the contrary, you, Orochimaru, were much cuter when you were Sasuke's age than you are now."

"Hehe, people always change. As for my appearance, I can put on a new skin at any time."

As Orochimaru finished speaking, rotten tumors began to appear around Uzumaki Mito and Uchiha Sasuke again...

Those faces that had been devoured by Orochimaru suddenly appeared in front of the two of them!

"How disgusting!" Sasuke frowned.

"Hehe, you don't need to feel disgusted by them, Sasuke-kun." Orochimaru said grimly, "Because soon, you will become one of them."

Uzumaki Mito responded firmly, "What do you think we are here for, Orochimaru?"

"It seems that Lord Mito is really going to stop my plan?" Orochimaru turned to look at Sasuke: "Don't you want to gain power? Whether it is the power of Shasimortus Uchiha Itachi, the power to destroy Konoha, or the power to protect your mother and guard the Nine-tailed Demon Fox, I, Orochimaru, can give you all of these!"

Sasuke was silent for a moment.

"Come on, Sasuke-kun! Don't you crave power?!"

"..." Uzumaki Mito replied: "Orochimaru, you were a quiet child when you were young. How come you have become so arrogant now? Your research has made you betray the path of ninja. You should reflect on this."

"Wait," just as Uzumaki Mito was about to seal Orochimaru, he was stopped by Sasuke.

"Orochimaru, is this disgusting look of yours your true form?" Sasuke sneered.

"Are you trying to irritate me? Sasuke-kun, this is just a small sacrifice for the pursuit of power. Didn't you also do whatever it takes for power in the past?"

"You're right, that was in the past." Sasuke said in a deep voice.

"Hmm? Are you no longer thirsty for power? Are you no longer planning to fight Edmund for the Valdonia family and revive Valdonia? Or are you confident enough to protect Princess Cirilla of Valdonia and Mingsha, the heir of Hercules?"

"!!" Touching the sensitive topic, Sasuke showed the three-magatama Rinnegan that he had just obtained yesterday!

"You really underestimated Edmund's strength, Lord Sasuke." The Great Snake Wizard retorted: "What's more, you also underestimated the leader of the Dark Night Alliance - Peren, or it should be called Tobias."

"Tobias?!" Mito and Sasuke exclaimed in unison.

"Yes, it was the masked man. It was he who assisted your brother Edmund in destroying the Valdonia family. Even I had never expected that he was the real master behind the Dark Night Alliance. He is such an unfathomable figure."

Sasuke gritted his teeth and said, "Although I don't know how he threatened my brother, one day, I will kill him with my own hands!"

The Great Snake Wizard snorted coldly: "Can you do it with the power you have now? You know, that man can't even compete with someone like me. Only by combining your Samsara Eye Secret Technique with my power can you have a chance to defeat him! Lord Sasuke, accept my power!"

Sasuke fell into silence. He knew that his strength was still limited. He couldn't even defeat his mentor Kakashiya. How could he challenge the being named "Tobias"?

Uzumaki Mito gently pressed his shoulder: "Do you still remember what I said? Mingsha once said, 'Because of the wind, the flame can burn brightly.'"

"???"

"You are really more slow than I thought. I mean, if you are really determined to do it, how could Naruto, Cirilla, Kakashiya and the people of Konoha in the forest village let you fight alone? You should trust your companions sometimes. They are really worried about you."

Thinking of his comrades in Team 7, Sasuke's gloom dissipated a little: "'Only wind can help fire burn...' That does sound like something a Naruto would say."

"Great Orochi Wizard, you almost led me astray." Sasuke said firmly: "I will never become a selfish person like Edmund! I will never imitate him to hurt anyone around him! And I will not set foot on the path he paved for me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Sasuke formed seals with his palms, ready to perform the Vast Flame Ball Technique!

However, a force was one step faster than Sasuke!

Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of several streaks of golden light, which instantly passed by him and pounced towards the giant snake wizard!

“Boom!” “Boom boom boom!!” “Boom boom!!!”

By the time Sasuke reacted, he saw a dozen chakra shackles emitting golden light nailed into the ground, tightly binding the giant snake wizard in the flesh ball!

Each shackle is as thick as a waist, with a sharp and heavy tip, like a huge kunai!

These shackles burst out from Uzumaki Mito's back, extending continuously until they were more than twenty meters long and there was no sign of stopping!

The snake wizard struggled and said, "It's useless. This is my domain space. Even if you have the sealing technique, you can't have any effect on me!"

"Do you think the Uzumaki clan's secret skills only stop here?"

That is a sealing technique that can even imprison the leader of the nine elemental beasts, the Nine-Tailed Fox!

"Don't underestimate the Uzumaki clan's sealing skills, Great Snake Wizard!"

Sasuke was shocked.

He saw the golden shackles piercing into the flesh under his feet, but then he saw one of the shackles suddenly penetrate from the flesh, shuttling back and forth like a dexterous embroidery needle, and finally it seemed as if the sky was full of golden shackles intertwined together!

"Vajra Binding Seal!"

Uzumaki Mito formed the seal of opposition with his hands and roared.

In an instant, those golden shackles that were like needles and threads suddenly tightened as if they were receiving her orders!

“Ahhhhhh——! How could you possibly…” The Great Snake Wizard screamed, “There is actually a sealing technique that can seal off both me and my domain space at the same time?!!”

"So, you underestimated the power of the Uzumaki clan."

How could the Uzumaki clan, who could make other ninja clans fear them and attack them together, be just an ordinary clan?

Before bringing Sasuke back to the outside world, Mito said to the Great Snake Wizard: "You should reflect on the mistakes you have made here, Great Snake Wizard."

When they regained consciousness, they found themselves still in a secret room in the Central Tower.

Sasuke asked doubtfully: "Has the Great Snake Wizard been completely sealed?"

“Not exactly. I can sense that he has inflicted the same curse on multiple people. When he is ready to devour these people to be reborn, he will be resurrected again.”

"Tsk, what a difficult and annoying character."

"......" Thinking of the distant past, when Sarutobi Taiyo once brought three young apprentices for her to review, Mito couldn't help but sigh that the handsome boy who was well-behaved and taciturn at that time has grown into this now.

Mito shook her head. She didn't know what the snake wizard experienced later, and it was not in her position to comment.

"The seal has been completed. Have a good rest. We will leave this place the day after tomorrow."