Naruto: Boruto Returns to Shippuden

Chapter 98 Crack



Chapter 98 Crack

Kabuto Yakushi said helplessly, "Orochimaru-sama, you really don't need all four of them to go, do you?"

Orochimaru said nonchalantly, "Those kids all seem to be extremely interested in Sasuke, whom I have my eye on, and they're all wondering just how strong he is."

Kabuto Yakushi said, "If we're talking about how strong they are, Sasuke right now can't even handle Boruto from their team."

"Alright, we should also prepare to invite our other target." Orochimaru said as he put on a black outfit and a hood, hiding his face in the shadows.

Meanwhile, the Sound Four, under Orochimaru's orders, prepared to let Sasuke experience the power of the cursed seal. They arrived at a mountain outside Konoha Village, looking down at the peaceful and tranquil village below with cold smiles.

Kidomaru remarked sarcastically, "No matter when you come to this village, you're always so relaxed, completely unprepared."

Sakon scoffed, "We should just wipe out this village full of idiots and save them from getting in Orochimaru's way."

"Don't be impulsive, Sakon. We're not here to fight. Don't forget Lord Orochimaru's orders."

"You're so noisy, you weakling. If you're scared, go home and sleep."

......

At this moment, Boruto and Shikamaru had just finished their meeting with the Hokage and walked out of the Hokage's room.

Shikamaru murmured, "I never thought that out of so many people who participated in the Chunin Exams, only the two of us would become Chunin."

Boruto laughed and said, "After becoming a Chunin, you, who had been lacking motivation, seem to be much more serious now."

Shikamaru blushed slightly and said, "Don't laugh, how about we have a meal together later to celebrate?"

Boruto shook his head and refused, saying, "After you become a Chunin, your Team 10 will definitely celebrate for you, so I won't interfere."

After a brief exchange of pleasantries outside the Hokage's office, Boruto and Shikamaru went their separate ways.

At this point, Boruto decided to visit Sasuke, because during the last mission, Sasuke had overexerted his chakra due to being too aggressive, which forced him to go back to the hospital to recuperate.

When Boruto arrived at the hospital, he suddenly noticed a flickering light on the hospital rooftop, accompanied by Sasuke's loud shout.

This gave Boruto a bad feeling, and he immediately quickened his pace, crossing the corridor and heading straight for the hospital rooftop.

Boruto rushed to the hospital rooftop and saw Naruto gathering a Rasengan and charging straight at Sasuke, shouting, "This time I'm going to beat you!"

Sasuke, showing no weakness, countered with Chidori: "Don't even dream about it!"

If these two ninjutsu techniques were to collide, both of them would either die or be seriously injured.

"Water Release: Waves!" Boruto quickly formed hand seals and unleashed a powerful water ninjutsu, separating the two of them.

Naruto got up from the ground, shook the water droplets off his hair, and then shouted at Boruto, "Boruto! Why are you stopping us?"

Boruto responded, "If I don't stop you, do you really want to kill Sasuke?"

After hearing Boruto's explanation, Sasuke gritted his teeth, a complex emotion flashing in his eyes. Even Boruto thought he was inferior to Naruto, the former loser?

Sasuke's gaze fell upon the rooftop railing, where he saw the wreckage ravaged by Naruto's immense destructive power.

He realized that he had been indulging in the sense of superiority that Naruto was inferior to him, and moreover, in the previous battle, Naruto had not used his Nine-Tails chakra, so he did not have an absolute advantage.

Naruto! Just how strong are you?

At that moment, Kakashi suddenly appeared and said, "Your duel just now didn't seem like the kind of power you should use against your comrades in the village. Why did you do something so childish?"

Sasuke closed his eyes, clenched his fists, and after a brief silence, he didn't make a sound. He simply slipped away from the rooftop that had embarrassed him.

Boruto stood on the rooftop, watching Sasuke's departing figure, and sensed an invisible crack appearing within Team 7, which was slowly widening.

Kakashi sighed helplessly and said to Boruto, "Boruto, it seems you taught him that technique too early."

At this moment, Jiraiya, who was behind the water tower, said to Kakashi, "You two are in the same boat. That Chidori is quite dangerous, but I never expected him to be the kind of person who would use this technique on his comrades."

Boruto then recalled the scene a few days ago when Sasuke came to him to learn the Purple Lightning technique after their duel.

Although Boruto was surprised by Sasuke's request, he did not hesitate and readily agreed to Sasuke's request, passing on his understanding of Purple Lightning to him.

However, judging from the battle just now, Sasuke clearly hasn't fully mastered the Purple Lightning technique yet.

If Sasuke could skillfully use Purple Lightning at this moment, the outcome of this battle would be uncertain.

Jiraiya then asked Kakashi, "Or is there some deep-seated grudge between these two brats?"

Kakashi replied, "Well, it's a long story. If I had to describe it, it's like your relationship with Orochimaru back then."

When Jiraiya heard Kakashi's words, his expression suddenly froze, and he immediately fell silent.

Kakashi continued, "To him, Sasuke is both a comrade and a rival; in short, he's a man he's always hoped to be equal to."

"This time it's probably because he couldn't stand Sasuke's casual and contemptuous provocation. After all, he's been following Sasuke since the Ninja Academy days, right up until now."

Jiraiya lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment before slowly saying, "But this is a bad trend now. Let's teach them a lesson."

"Then I'll leave Naruto to you."

After Jiraiya finished speaking, he started walking towards Naruto's direction, while Kakashi chased after Sasuke in the direction he had left.

......

After that unpleasant incident, Boruto's initial joy at being promoted to Chunin had been completely overshadowed.

Just then, Boruto suddenly felt a chill run down his spine, as if someone was staring at him with the cold, venomous gaze of a viper.

Boruto turned around and looked around, but found nothing. Everything around him was just like usual.

Because the discomfort was fleeting, Boruto didn't pay much attention to it, ultimately attributing the feeling to a hallucination caused by his own restless state of mind.

But Boruto was unaware that someone was watching him from a dark corner.


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