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Naruto: End of the Shinobi World

Chapter 291: In the End, It Still Comes Down to Orochimaru · Oct 25, 2026

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251 Chapter 251: Three Against One 2026-10-25
252 Chapter 252: I’m Destroying the World. Why Do You Still Trust Me? 2026-10-25
253 Chapter 253: Extreme Regeneration 2026-10-25
254 Chapter 254: The Sealed Monster 2026-10-25
255 Chapter 255: Are You Brain-Dead? 2026-10-25
256 Chapter 256: Tsunade? 2026-10-25
257 Chapter 257: More Than Likely, Still a Sacrificial Pawn 2026-10-25
258 Chapter 258: Your Vision Is Too Small 2026-10-25
259 Chapter 259: Chakra Is the True Invader 2026-10-25
260 Chapter 260: Shaping the Heart in Reverse 2026-10-25
261 Chapter 261: How Did He Live for Over a Thousand Years? 2026-10-25
262 Chapter 262: Chaos in the Shinobi World Benefits Him 2026-10-25
263 Chapter 263: The Destruction of a Thousand-Year Civilization 2026-10-25
264 Chapter 264: The Sage of Six Paths Is Dumbfounded 2026-10-25
265 Chapter 265: Naruto, You Wouldn’t Want That Either… 2026-10-25
266 Chapter 266: Karin Appears Again 2026-10-25
267 Chapter 267: Sasuke, You Idiot 2026-10-25
268 Chapter 268: Twisting the Knife 2026-10-25
269 Chapter 269: And Why Should He Care If the World Drowns? 2026-10-25
270 Chapter 270: Come Out—And Destroy This World for Me 2026-10-25
271 Chapter 271: A Yellow Dog 2026-10-25
272 Chapter 272: Prosperous Wealth ( Wangcai)? 2026-10-25
273 Chapter 273: Did She Just Get Buffed Again? 2026-10-25
274 Chapter 274: Sage Art? Devoured. 2026-10-25
275 Chapter 275: Susanoo? Devoured. 2026-10-25
276 Chapter 276: The Meteor? Shattered. 2026-10-25
277 Chapter 277: Sakura Returns 2026-10-25
278 Chapter 278: Karin’s Fury 2026-10-25
279 Chapter 279: We Need to Leave — Now 2026-10-25
280 Chapter 280: A Red Stone? 2026-10-25
281 Chapter 281: Why Can’t We Be the Invaders? 2026-10-25
282 Chapter 282: All of Them Are Invaders 2026-10-25
283 Chapter 283: Does It Even Matter? 2026-10-25
284 Chapter 284: Other Worlds 2026-10-25
285 Chapter 285: Better to Do Nothing at All 2026-10-25
286 Chapter 286: Orochimaru Is Thrilled 2026-10-25
287 Chapter 287: Fish Ponds and Fish 2026-10-25
288 Chapter 288: Baiting? 2026-10-25
289 Chapter 289: The Toy Kingdom 2026-10-25
290 Chapter 290: Karin’s Ambush 2026-10-25
291 Chapter 291: In the End, It Still Comes Down to Orochimaru 2026-10-25
292 Chapter 292: Creating a Monster? 2026-10-25
293 Chapter 293: When the Time Comes, Who Will Be the Pond Owner? 2026-10-25
294 Chapter 294: Has Neji Been Turned into a Toy? 2026-10-25
295 Chapter 295: Does the Entire Uchiha Clan Deserve to Die? 2026-10-25
296 Chapter 296: Three Trash? Who Else? 2026-10-25
297 Chapter 297: You Can Only Take Me With You 2026-10-25
298 Chapter 298: The Hyūga Clan… Has Geniuses? 2026-10-25
299 Chapter 299: Creating an Uchiha Light 2026-10-25
300 Chapter 300: Even Danzō Can’t Take the Blame for This One 2026-10-25

”Cough…”

Naruto spat out a mouthful of blackened blood.

Strangely, there was little pain on his face. Instead, a faint, almost relieved smile tugged at his lips.

He looked toward Sasuke and Neji, who had rushed to his side. His lips moved as if trying to say something—but no clear sound came out.

”Tch… that was too easy. No sense of accomplishment at all.”

In the distance, Karin flicked her hand as if shaking off nonexistent blood. Seeing the fury nearly bursting from Sakura’s eyes, she even sighed—her tone carrying a trace of innocent complaint.

”I told you, Sakura. If you insist on saving them, then I’ll kill them. Why were you still so careless?”

”And besides…” she pointed lazily at the barely breathing Naruto, ”that blond idiot looked the closest to you. Talked the most.”

”Killing him works best.”

Sakura slowly stood.

She no longer looked at Naruto.

Her head lifted, and her eyes—colder than frost—locked onto Karin.

No shouting. No accusations.

Just killing intent so heavy it made the air tremble.

Karin shivered—then grinned provocatively, clearly thrilled.

At that suffocating, razor-edged moment—

”Woof! Woof woof!!”

Urgent, warning barks shattered the tension.

Then a thunderous, aged voice roared from afar, rapidly approaching.

”You devil brat born of evil—this old man will—!”

The speaker was closing in at incredible speed. Even the space around them quivered faintly from the sheer force.

Karin’s expression changed instantly—a mix of annoyance, disgust, and unwillingness.

”That damn old geezer! Won’t leave me alone!”

She glared viciously at Sakura—and at Naruto, who was fading fast.

”You’re lucky this time! Old man, don’t let me catch you off guard someday!”

With that, she vanished into a streak of dark crimson light, fleeing in the opposite direction at astonishing speed.

The furious voice shifted course immediately in pursuit.

”Brat! Don’t run! Today I’ll make you regret it!”

Soon, both presences disappeared into the distance.

Silence returned.

Only Sakura, Sasuke, Neji—and Naruto, whose life was flickering out.

” Sakura…” Neji cradled Naruto’s rapidly cooling body and looked up, a faint, fragile hope still lingering in his eyes.

Sakura closed her eyes slowly.

When she opened them again, only exhaustion and a trace of sorrow remained.

She shook her head.

”That power… once it begins corroding, it’s already too late. I… can’t do anything. My specialty is offensive arts.”

Sasuke knelt beside Naruto, his remaining hand gripping Naruto’s wrist so tightly his knuckles turned white.

He lowered his head.

Hatred.

Pain.

Madness.

They churned violently in his eyes as he watched the last traces of life drain away.

Naruto’s fading gaze briefly focused. It landed on Sasuke… on Neji.

The corner of his mouth twitched faintly—as if attempting that familiar grin.

But it never formed.

His hand fell limp.

Stillness.

Then—

”Sasuke-kun. The disturbance here… seems rather excessive. Even at the base, I could sense it.”

A hoarse voice with a distinctive cadence drifted from the shadows.

They turned.

A tall, pale figure in a fitted black combat outfit stepped forward. Golden snake-like pupils gleamed in the dim light.

Orochimaru.

”Let me see.”

His tongue slid lightly across his lips as his gaze swept over Naruto’s body—then paused briefly on Sakura, whose aura was dangerously cold.

”What happened?”

”Orochimaru!”

Hope exploded in Sasuke’s eyes—like a drowning man grasping driftwood.

”Quick! Look at Naruto! You’ve studied all kinds of forbidden things—you must have a way!”

”Sasuke-kun, that description is hardly flattering.”

Orochimaru’s pupils flicked toward Sakura for a brief, assessing glance.

He could feel the dangerous presence radiating from her.

Then he crouched slowly and placed pale fingers against Naruto’s neck, now cold and marked with creeping black veins.

”What is there to examine?”

His tone was clinical. Detached.

”Vital signs are completely gone.”

He tilted his head slightly.

”This is already… a rather thoroughly deceased corpse. There’s no need to look further.”

Neji’s final flicker of hope dimmed entirely.

He lowered his head, fists clenched.

Sakura’s expression turned glacial. She stared in the direction Karin had fled, her fingers tightening until faint cracking sounds emerged.

” Karin… I will kill you.”

Orochimaru’s eyes gleamed with interest.

”Oh? Karin is involved?”

”Yes!” Sasuke’s voice trembled with restrained fury. ”She ambushed Naruto! Orochimaru—you must have a way. Don’t you have… that technique?”

”You managed something with Itachi. You can save Naruto too.”

Orochimaru smiled faintly.

”Itachi’s situation was different. Whatever was inside Naruto’s body… I’ve never encountered it before.”

He paused deliberately.

”However… there may be a method.”

His golden eyes shimmered.

”In theory, a possibility exists. After all, the domain of life and soul is full of miracles… and accidents.”

He stood, brushing off imaginary dust.

”Have you considered… giving Naruto a new body?”

His voice was smooth. Tempting.

”A manufactured one?” Sakura suddenly spoke.

She looked at him steadily.

”Perhaps… you could use me as a reference.”

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