Kakashi walked over and remarked, "That last strike really had the flair of Yoruha." "That guy's attacks are always so ridiculously destructive," Sasuke said with a slight smirk.

"But his strength isn't just about destructive power anymore." Sasuke was pleased to be compared to Yoruha, but he knew that such destructive power was something Yoruha could achieve in the past. The gap between him and Yoruha hadn't shrunk; it had actually widened.

However, Sasuke never aimed to surpass Yoruha. Instead, he wanted to follow him, at least to the point where he could still see his back and not fall too far behind, to the extent that even his shadow was out of sight.

Sakura looked at Sasuke with admiration. The current Sasuke was very handsome, and unlike before, he wasn't shutting himself off emotionally.

With an open heart, Sasuke had clarified his relationship with Sakura. At this moment, Sakura felt as if she was looking at her accomplished partner, willing and eager to be the woman behind Sasuke. The four of them gathered some intelligence here and headed back to the village.

Not long after they left, Kabuto put down his binoculars on a distant mountain. His expression was serious as he muttered to himself,

"I didn't expect them to have grown to this extent. Sasuke's strength now even surpasses mine." "It seems Lord Orochimaru's plan to use him as a vessel is becoming increasingly difficult."

"How have they grown so quickly? During the Chunin Exams, they were nowhere near this strong, and Sasuke can now flawlessly enter Sage Mode. Is he using the curse mark?" "It's unbelievable. He can use the curse mark to perfectly enter Sage Mode without any backlash. Who helped him achieve this?"

Kabuto couldn't believe that Sasuke could accomplish such a difficult feat. Even someone like him, with comparable medical ninjutsu skills, couldn't do it, and Orochimaru, who had researched the curse mark for so long, couldn't either. Yet Sasuke had done it, which seemed impossible.

Since the Orochimaru on Sasuke had been resurrected within Yoruha's spatial seal, after being eliminated by Yoruha, the information couldn't reach the resurrected Orochimaru back at his base.

Naturally, Kabuto couldn't know that Yoruha had helped Sasuke improve the curse mark. The Ryuchi Cave snakes were even less likely to inform Orochimaru of this.

After all, Yoruha and Orochimaru were completely different in the eyes of the Ryuchi Cave snakes. Orochimaru was just a regular summoner, while Yoruha was considered a close ally. The Ryuchi Cave valued strength immensely.

Yoruha's power gave him a high status among the Ryuchi Cave snakes. Even Manda, who dared to defy Orochimaru, wouldn't utter a single curse word in front of Yoruha, let alone speak harshly. The fact that Sasuke mastered Sage Mode was something they would never disclose to Orochimaru.

Orochimaru wasn't qualified enough for them to risk offending Yoruha by telling him. Kabuto reported the situation to Orochimaru, who was sitting on a hospital bed, connected to various medical devices. As his health deteriorated, sweat dripped more profusely from his face.

After Kabuto finished speaking, Orochimaru's expression turned grim. "Were Kimimaro and the others really all dealt with?"

Orochimaru remained silent for a long time, his expression grim. After a while, he finally spoke, "It must be that kid who killed me once in Tanzaku Town. He's a ninja from Konoha and seems to know Tsunade. Besides him, no one in Konoha has such ability."

"Kabuto, I want you to focus on gathering information about that guy. If we want to capture Sasuke, he must be eliminated." Kabuto nodded, "Yes, Lord Orochimaru." At this point, Orochimaru didn't even know Yoruha's name.

He only knew that Yoruha had killed him and possessed a Three-Tails as a summoning beast. The fact that Yoruha could easily kill him indicated that Yoruha's strength far surpassed his own. If they were to capture Sasuke in the future, Yoruha would undoubtedly be the biggest obstacle.

Meanwhile, Yoruha had been staying in Konoha Village. After Naruto and Team Kakashi completed several months of missions, Jiraiya took him out of the village to travel. Sakura trained under Tsunade, while Sasuke continued to carry out missions with Kakashi as usual.

Over the years, Yoruha even gained the nickname "Blue Flash" in the ninja world. Three years later, Jiraiya finally returned to Konoha with Naruto.

Three years had passed, and everyone was now 16 years old. In the world of Naruto, 16 was considered adulthood, and they could even start families. At 16, Yoruha had grown to a height of 1.8 meters, still possessing looks that surpassed Sasuke's, with a well-proportioned build.

With short black hair, he usually wore a casual black-and-white outfit, appearing somewhat lazy and uninterested in anything. Yoruha often liked to tie his forehead protector around his arm. However, in these three years, aside from some delivery missions, he hadn't undertaken any high-level tasks.

As a result, Yoruha's mission record couldn't compare to Sasuke's, or even Sakura's. Only Naruto, who trained outside, had fewer missions than Yoruha. Among their peers, except for Naruto, everyone had completed more missions than Yoruha.

Sasuke, following Kakashi, became the mission expert of their generation, with a mission count surpassing many Jonin, including numerous S-rank missions. During these three years, he successfully advanced to Jonin and awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan.

Sakura also advanced to Jonin. Compared to the original story, Sakura was much stronger, having fully mastered Tsunade's monstrous strength and medical ninjutsu. Her medical skills were second only to Yoruha and Tsunade in Konoha, even surpassing her senior, Shizune.

This showcased Sakura's talent in medical ninjutsu and taijutsu. Her genjutsu had even surpassed Kurenai Yuhi's. Perhaps due to Sasuke's influence, Sakura had become very proficient in genjutsu, with high intensity.

Sasuke and Sakura were even close to getting married. Sakura's parents had no objections, given Sasuke's excellence.

He was handsome, had a good family background, and despite the Uchiha clan's downfall, it was still renowned in the ninja world. Sasuke was strong, held a high position, and became a Jonin earlier than Sakura.

Among their generation, Sakura and Sasuke were living the best lives. They managed their lives well, and their strength hadn't lagged. Sasuke had stabilized at Kage-level, mastering some of Ōtsutsuki Urashiki's abilities.

Sakura was a stable Jonin, and if she released the Yin Seal, she would be at a stable quasi-Kage level. Compared to this period in the original story, both their strengths had improved by more than one level.

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