At Itachi Uchiha's house, feeling refreshed after beating up Sasuke, Itachi returned to his room and eagerly unsealed the scroll Kushina had given him.
Flying Raijin Jutsu — an S-rank space-time ninjutsu developed by the Second Hokage, which allows the user to teleport instantly to any location marked with a special formula. The user can transport themselves or anything in indirect contact with their chakra.
[Ding! Congratulations to Host for acquiring Flying Raijin Jutsu! Reward Skill: Shunpo!]
[Shunpo] – a fan-referenced skill inspired by League of Legends' Katarina. Anything touched by the user will leave a mark. The user may teleport near any marked location instantly.
[Please stop flexing!]
TheShy: "I came to break up a fight. They wouldn't stop. So I figured, if I kill everyone, there's no one left to fight."
Itachi: "…?"
Didn't TheShy main Akali? What does Katarina have to do with this? Is the system just riding the trend?
The system offered no answer, so Itachi simply moved on.
Spiral Flash Super Round Dance Howl — Form III!
A fan-created technique combining Flying Raijin with flash bombs. During combat, kunai marked with the Flying Raijin formula are thrown while flash tags emit a brilliant yellow light, tricking enemies into thinking it's a visual obstruction jutsu — allowing the user to strike undetected.
[Ding! Congratulations to Host for acquiring Spiral Flash Super Round Dance Howl — Form III! Reward Skill: My Style Secret Art – Shroud of Dusk: Rakan and Xayah!]
[Shroud of Dusk: Rakan and Xayah] – a fan-inspired skill based on League of Legends' Akali. The user creates a shroud of mist and can use Shunpo for rapid burst movement within its radius.
[Note: True Flying Raijin Jutsu – already explained above.]
Itachi: "…the system's got foresight, I'll give it that."
Next up was the Rasengan.
Rasengan – A chakra-based technique in which chakra is compressed and spun rapidly in the hand. Upon impact, it disrupts the target's chakra network for a short time.
No system chime this time. Itachi frowned. Looks like this one would have to be trained manually.
But with his Mangekyō Sharingan? If Kakashi could copy the Rasengan, there was no reason he couldn't.
Just as he was preparing to begin, his body trembled — his autonomous clone had released itself.
"Hm… not bad. A hundred million ryō scroll, the First and Second Hokage's cells, and even Rin Nohara? This one hit the jackpot."
"A mature clone indeed — already knows how to earn a living."
With that, Itachi bit his finger. A single drop of blood hit the floor and formed into a human.
Clone Entity: (⊙_⊙)
Itachi patted it on the head.
"Good boy. You're a proper grown-up clone now. Time to start working for your future. Rasengan, Fire Release, Wind Release, sealing techniques… you study them all. I believe in you, sweetheart."
Clone Entity: (益)
"Damn it…"
Muttering curses, the clone transformed into Orochimaru and shuffled away.
Meanwhile…
"Orochimaru! I'll kill you!"
Upon hearing that Rin Nohara's grave had been desecrated, Obito Uchiha erupted in rage. His Mangekyō flared to life as he dispatched White Zetsu units all across Konoha to locate Orochimaru.
"Search! Tear Konoha apart if you have to — I want Orochimaru found tonight!"
Rin was his reverse scale — too precious to touch, too delicate to breathe upon. And now she was being defiled by that snake.
He could barely bear the thought: Rin, sealed in a dark coffin, abducted for some twisted experiment. She once held his hand, and he refused to wash it for a month. He even had names ready for their kids.
And now… she was in Orochimaru's grasp.
"If he even thinks about dissecting her… her purity will be gone… NO. I won't allow it!"
"Obito, I found him! Orochimaru and Rin Nohara are in the forest up ahead!" a White Zetsu emerged from the ground to report.
"Take me there — now!" Obito shot forward like a bullet, White Zetsu in tow.
A man and a girl… in a secluded forest… at night…
Obito nearly passed out from fury.
"Faster! Faster! Rin — hold on!"
In the grove—
"Wow, Lord Orochimaru, you're incredible! You learned Rasengan after watching it once!" the Edo Tensei'd Rin Nohara praised innocently.
"Hmph, a minor trick." The Orochimaru-disguised clone of Itachi continued reading the scroll he'd "borrowed" from Danzo — filled with Wind Release techniques and poisons.
As long as he understood the chakra flow patterns, he could cast most of these with a single hand seal.
Suddenly, the air twisted—
A masked man in an orange spiral-patterned mask, short hair, clad in a black hooded cloak, materialized before him.
Through the eye hole, a blood-red Sharingan burned with rage.
"Orochimaru! You're dead!" Obito howled, seeing Rin peacefully seated beside Orochimaru, smiling in a way she never had for him.
Overcome with jealousy, he attacked without hesitation.
"Tonight, you die — even the Sage of Six Paths can't save you!"
"Wind Release: Vacuum Sphere!!" Orochimaru inhaled sharply and spat out chakra bullets.
The barrage echoed like gunfire — bang bang bang! — punching straight through Obito's body and riddling the White Zetsu behind him with holes.
Even the trees splintered under the assault. Whole groves collapsed.
The ground itself was cratered — shredded like paper.
But Obito advanced through it all — untouched.
"You're still standing?!" Orochimaru feigned shock.
"Die!" Obito whipped out chakra chains from his sleeves, aiming to bind him.
Orochimaru analyzed: chains concealed in sleeves, Mangekyō in the right eye (Kamui), a transplanted three-tomoe in the left, Hashirama cells in his body, a White Zetsu merged into his skin for regeneration…
In other words, Obito had at least two lives — Izanagi in one eye, and the regenerative Zetsu body to boot.
"Tch… I'll have to outsmart him."
With a whoosh, Orochimaru vanished from his spot and reappeared next to Rin.
"Such speed—Body Flicker Jutsu?!" Obito halted, staring at them.
Then his eyes widened—Orochimaru's hand was resting casually on Rin's shoulder.
"Take your filthy hands off her!!" Obito screamed.
"Oh? So you do care about her." Orochimaru tilted his head and turned to Rin with a sly smile.
"Well then—Rin, dear. Go kill him for me."
"Yes, Lord Orochimaru!" Rin chirped. She reached into her pouch, drew a kunai… and charged straight at Obito.