Naruto: Reincarnated as Sasuke Uchiha with Perfect Talents.

"Huff…"

"Huff…"

"Huff…"

In the forest, Sasuke rested his hands on his knees, drenched in sweat, staring at the sun that had already completely set behind the mountain.

"So it's already evening!"

In front of Sasuke, four massive and peculiar gates slowly rose.

They emanated an incredibly eerie aura.

They appeared extremely sturdy, seemingly difficult to break through easily.

"With my current abilities, I can only master the Fourth Level Rashomon!"

"Damn it…"

[Congratulations to the host for successfully upgrading the Summoning Jutsu: Rashomon to Proficient level.]

[Summoning Jutsu: Rashomon (Proficient)]

After practicing more than a dozen times, Sasuke realized that this jutsu consumed quite a lot of chakra to execute.

Sasuke underestimated the amount of chakra required to unleash these powerful jutsu.

Watching Madara and Hashirama exchange blows with such enthusiasm, Sasuke couldn't help but marvel.

But those two monsters especially Madara clearly had an extraordinary amount of chakra.

And Senju Hashirama was in a league of his own.

Seeing how easily Hashirama summoned the Rashomon gates, Sasuke assumed it didn't require much chakra.

Now he realizes how terribly wrong he was.

Even Orochimaru could only summon a triple-layer Rashomon.

So how could Sasuke, at his current level, hope to achieve anything greater?

His chakra reserves were, at best, on par with Orochimaru's.

Without the boost from Sage Chakra, Sasuke doubted he could even summon a fourth gate.

Thud!

Lying on the ground, Sasuke felt true exhaustion for the first time since training in ninjutsu.

The Sage Mode dissipated quickly.

The reverse scale on his chest also stopped emitting light.

Looking at the results of his training, Sasuke realized this was the longest he'd ever spent training for the least mastery over any techniques.

Today, Sasuke managed to learn only a handful of jutsu:

Aside from the initial Wood Clone, there were:

Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique (Proficient)

Wood Release: Wood Golem Technique (Beginner)

Non-Seal Healing (Proficient)

Genjutsu: Darkness Technique (Proficient)

The genjutsu, Darkness Technique, could be directly cast through Sasuke's Mangekyou Sharingan without seals or other methods.

With the Mangekyou Sharingan is visual prowess enhancing the jutsu, its power became even greater in Sasuke's hands.

Lastly, there was the Summoning Technique: Rashomon (Proficient).

In a single day, including the Wood Clone, Sasuke had learned only six techniques.

And among them, the Wood Golem Technique was still at the beginner level.

Even within Wood Release, the chakra required for the Wood Dragon Technique and the Wood Golem Technique was vastly different.

Despite possessing Sage Chakra, Sasuke found that the total amount of Sage Chakra he could access in Sage Mode still fell short of his expectations.

Perhaps it was because his current Wood Release bloodline level was too low.

Reaching the level of Hashirama's Wood Golem Technique required an enormous amount of chakra.

The limitations of his Wood Release bloodline meant that the constructs he created felt sluggish and lacked the fluidity of Hashirama's.

The power they wielded seemed far weaker as well.

"It seems that to continue learning Wood Release, the problem isn't chakra it's the need to enhance the level of my Wood Release bloodline."

Sasuke sighed helplessly.

After resting for a while, he got up and returned to Orochimaru's base in the Sound Village.

Orochimaru, who had been waiting for a long time, noticed Sasuke's exhaustion as he walked in.

"Sasuke-kun, have you been training?"

Sasuke nodded at the question.

"I'm still not very skilled with Sage Mode, so I went out to practice."

Orochimaru didn't press further but instead looked excitedly at Sasuke.

"Sasuke-kun, could you let me see your Sage Mode?"

Noticing Orochimaru's curiosity, Sasuke fulfilled his request by activating Sage Mode directly.

Feeling the powerful waves of chakra emanating from Sasuke, Orochimaru couldn't suppress his excitement.

He had been rejected by the White Snake Sage when he sought to learn Sage Mode, yet now Sasuke had mastered it.

This was incredible.

"Sasuke-kun, please, allow me to study the power of your Sage Mode!"

Orochimaru truly lived up to his title as the foremost scientist of the ninja world.

Seeing Sasuke's Sage Mode was like discovering a treasure trove.

His eyes gleamed with anticipation.

"You can, but right now I…"

"Don't worry, Sasuke-kun. It won't take much of your time, and during this period, I can also share with you the latest intel on Konoha!"

Konoha's latest intel?

Fine.

Following Orochimaru into his laboratory, Sasuke sat on a reclining chair and maintained his Sage Mode.

Kabuto immediately began attaching various instruments to Sasuke, seemingly intent on recording the chakra flow in Sage Mode.

Ignoring this, Sasuke turned to Orochimaru. "Speak. What's going on with Konoha?"

"Interestingly enough, two major events have occurred in Konoha during your time at Ryuchi Cave learning Sage Mode."

"First, Tsunade has officially declared herself the Fifth Hokage, holding the inheritance ceremony, and her face will be carved onto the Hokage Rock."

Choosing this moment?

It seemed Tsunade wanted to use her influence to draw some of Danzo's loyalists back to her side.

If she was resorting to such measures, it suggested that both her situation and Konoha's condition were precarious.

"The second event is that the Land of Rivers, the Land of Grass, the Land of Waterfalls, and the Land of Rain have secretly dispatched large numbers of ninja to take advantage of the chaos."

At a time like this, smaller nations attempting to exploit the situation?

That was suicidal.

Sasuke could believe they might try to take advantage of Konoha's vulnerability, but sending large numbers of ninja seemed irrational.

Konoha was still one of the great nations, home to the most powerful village of ninja.

Would these small nations dare to provoke it?

Even with borrowed courage, they'd hesitate.

"Who's behind this?"

Sasuke asked directly.

Orochimaru chuckled. "As expected, Sasuke-kun guessed it immediately."

"It's the Land of Lightning. The Fourth Raikage of Hidden Cloud Village is pressuring these smaller nations to act against Konoha."

A threat from a great nation?

Now it made sense.

"Hidden Cloud Village is clearly preparing for something. That's why Tsunade is so anxious!"

"Sasuke-kun, if you want Tsunade's assistance, you might find some opportunities in this situation!"

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