answers to reviewers questions and statements:
PrudishSet: Currently, Pītā outclasses both Naruto and Satsuki in terms of skill and raw power. However, his style of fighting is different to what their use to, he prefers to ware his opponents down with his puppets, venom laced projectiles and webs before using his raw strength to finish them off, sorta like an actual spider, most species anyway, uses it's venom and spider web to exhaust and eventually kill it's prey. But compared to either, Satsuki in particular, his Jutsu arsenal is currently limited to only a few elemental ones, most of them Earth, and ones he's created on his own based around his webbing.
LEMON NO JUTSU: Not this chapter but the next.
Disclaimer: I don't own any Marvel or Naruto characters seen, mentioned or used.
In the days following Pītā's departure from Orochimaru's current base of operations, Satsuki had taken this time to question the various Oto Shinobi that inhabited the compound and investigate Pītā's room itself to uncover as much as she could about the teen's abilities so she could better counter them when they next fought.
The various half constructed puppets clearly indicated a above average skill in Puppetry, perhaps not to some of Suna's most renowned Shinobis' level but close enough. His skill with Fūinjutsu also seemed to be greater than anyone's that Satsuki has met that wasn't at least a Jōnin based on what she could understand from the various seals he had inscribed into the puppets themselves, though what else he can accomplish was a mystery to her. As for his nature transformations, she's only seen Pītā perform a few earth style jutsus and those strange webs of his, which she theorized may have some connection to water style given it's nature. His raw physical strength was far beyond her own without a doubt, perhaps beyond even the likes of Kabuto and Orochimaru's and he possessed an obvious keen intellect that may be close to par with that of Shikamaru's.
Everything about Pītā screamed he outclassed Satsuki in almost every way she could imagine... just like Itachi did.
'I'll never be able to face Pītā blow for blow conventionally, one direct hit to my body from him and I'll either be crippled or killed' Satsuki thought with a frown as she sat just a few dozen meters away from the Oto base's main entrance, underneath a small tree.
The sun was high in the sky without a cloud in sight and the air was warm enough for Satsuki to opt for a pair of dark blue spandex shorts and a simple sleeveless white top that hung a little loose on her slowly developing frame.
Beside the young woman were several books and scrolls on various kenjutsu disciplines and styles, as well as various explanations and instruction on how to channel her chakra, specifically her lighting nature, into a specialized chakra bladed weapon to increase it's power. The average kunai wasn't designed for prolonged exposure and channeling of a chakra nature, what she needed was a sword, either a katana or a ōdachi would be more preferable though the latter's length would be a bit difficult for her to master...
'Perhaps I'll settle for just a Katana or a wakizashi' Satsuki thought with a small nod before she sighed and deactivated her Sharingan while closing the book she was reading with an audible 'snap' and set it aside and brought her legs up to rest her chin on her knees 'Though the downside to using a sword will be that I'll have to get close to Pītā, where he can easily grab me and break me in half... or tear me apart...'
So that left having to rely on long range and powerful jutsus to at the very least injure Pītā enough for her to deliver a killing blow without the risk of being harmed herself. Genjutsu was still an option, though given how easily he evaded it the last time she fought him, it was best to rely on that as a absolute last resort-
"I can't believe that some no name punk from some random family from the middle of nowhere is pushing me like this" Satsuki said with a scoff.
Than again, Rock Lee was able to beat her with pure Taijutsu, and far as Satsuki could tell, wasn't from an notable family back in Konoha.
With a shake of her head, Satsuki stood up and began to gather the various books and scrolls to return to her room before changing her attire for something more appropriate for training. While some of the kunoichi here may have liked to train in something that looked like borderline sleepwear or even underwear with lots of excessive skin exposed, Satsuki had a bit more common sense than that... and she maybe was a little jealous that she didn't quite yet have the body some of those older woman had to show off.
'Not like there's anyone to show off to here anyhow' Satsuki thought with an eye roll 'All I have for company aside from a fallen Sannin that's more interested in living forever and his nerdy assistant are a bunch of idiots and some ass clown that's driving me up the wall with his sheer existence'
Hell, she's pretty sure she's close to almost preferring that idiot Naruto's presence to Pītā's
...
Half an hour later Satsuki stood in the center of a large arena like room dressed in a black long sleeve shirt and equally black pants while her hair, now reaching her shoulders, was tied up in a messy pony tail. Surrounding the young kunoichi were a dozen Oto nin, all armed with a variety of weapons, ranging from katanas to kunai and even a double bladed scythe. The lone Uchiha's Sharingan glowed in the low light as it flickered from one Oto nin to another as they slowly circled the teen, searching for an opening to strike at. Along the walls of the room, several other Oto nin and the compound's resident staff were watching the spectacle with wide eyes, eager to see the Last Uchiha in action with their own eyes.
'Twelve opponents, ten of them Chūnin and two Jōnin, all armed and fitted with armored flaks and metal braces on their arms and legs to add additional defense...' Satsuki thought as she carefully studied her opponents with narrowed eyes.
Out of the twelve, the ten chūnin would be the easiest to deal with where's the two Jōnin while not up to the level of Kakashi or Kabuto's level, would still be more than a match for the young Uchiha teen. She briefly considered using her Curse Mark for them before she mentally shook her head at the idea, she was still learning the ins and outs of the mark and Orochimaru made it very clear she wasn't to train in it's use without him or Kabuto present in the event something unexpected happens. Plus, she figured that these Jōnin likely have more experience fighting Curse Mark wielding Shinobi such as herself and likely have counters to her increased power and abilities-
Suddenly three of the chūnin, one woman and two men rushed towards Satsuki, all of them armed with a Kunai in each hand. Satsuki remained where she was, watching the three shinobi race towards her out of the corner of her eye before she suddenly sidestep the first lunge and brought her elbow up to slam into the chin of the chūnin with enough force to dislocate the man's jaw. The chūnin to her credit didn't drop her weapons or collapse, but she did stumble forward as Satsuki kicked her away and turned to grab the hands of the second chūnin before his kunai could find their mark in her body. The chūnin's eyes widened slightly as he gazed into the Uchiha's Sharingan before Satsuki brought her knee up and into the man's gut, causing him to gasp in pain before Satsuki turned, dragging the chūnin with her and slammed him into the third Oto nin just as he was about to to attack her from behind.
The two men fell to the floor in a heap while Satsuki turned her attention to the remaining seven and saw that two of them leaped back and began to flash through a series of hand seals as their chakra built up.
"Doton: Dosekidake!" the two chūnin said before eight spikes sprung up from the ground from various directions towards Satsuki.
The Uchiha narrowed her eyes as she leaped into the air and flashed through several hand signs of her own before she took a deep breath as fire built up in her throat and mouth.
'Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu!'
A massive fireball shot forth from Satsuki's mouth and towards the two chūnin that had tried to impale her with their jutsu before the flaming ball of fire was suddenly blasted away by a powerful gust of air, which had also caught Satsuki mid-fall and sent her flying across the training room towards the far side. Satsuki growled in annoyance and frustration at leaving herself open like that and quickly righted her body as that she landed against the far wall with her feet instead of her back. The force of the landing was still enough to cause her legs to wobble and a grimace of pain to flash across her face before it was replaced with anger.
The wind jutsu came from one of the Jōnin while the other sped through several hand signs along with four of the remaining seven chūnin.
'Katon: Kaen Senpū!'
'Fūton: Gōfūsen!'
Satsuki's eyes narrowed as she watched the Jōnin's body erupt in flames before he shot his hands out and the flames flew from them in a spiraling manner and combined with the four massive twisters of wind that the chūnin created, igniting them into fiery whirlwinds of white hot fire. Seeing that she won't be able to counter that combined jutsus, and lacking any defensive ones strong enough to resist the oncoming infernos, Satsuki took several deep breaths before she raced towards the floor. The first of the fiery tornados struck the wall the Uchiha was standing on only seconds ago and created a massive explosion of fire and half melted stone.
Even from several meters away, Satsuki could feel the heat of the twisters as she sped towards the chūnin and Jōnin like a malevolent red eyed shadow. The next two to try and strike the teen were easily dodged, but the proximity of the enflamed twisters caused parts of Satsuki's attire to begin burning, eating away at her training attire and exposing now burnt, reddened skin. Gritting her teeth, Satsuki dodged the last fiery twister and leaped towards the surprised chūnin and with several quick jabs and kicks, dropped the four shinobi to the ground before moving on towards the Jōnin they coordinated with.
The man seemed to smirk under his mask as the remaining three chūnin, all armed with katanas, intercepted her. Satsuki's left and right hands were suddenly engulfed in lighting as a high pitched screeching sound that sounded like hundreds of small birds screeching at the same time filled the room.
"Chidori!" Satsuki yelled as she ducked under one of the chūnin's swipes with their katana and sent the lightning infused hand right into the shinobi's thigh, cutting through skin, muscle and bone with little difficulty while the skin around the penetration point began to burn from the arcs of electricity discharging from Satsuki's hand.
The chūnin let out an agonized scream as Satsuki tore her Chidori free as she sent a kick towards the second chūnin's head, snapping it to the side before the Uchiha girl stabbed her second Chidori into his side, creating a similar wound she left on the previous man. Before either Oto nin hit the floor, Satsuki was already dashing towards the last remaining chūnin and allowed the man a look of horror to appear on his face before it was replaced with pain as Satsuki impaled the man through both shoulders with her Chidoris'. With her Sharingan staring into the man's pain filled eyes, Satsuki could just make out the reflection of one of the Jōnin rushing towards her with a Kunai drawn and poised to impale her through the back.
With a yell, Satsuki tore her Chidoris' free and turned grab the Kunai with one hand, sending thousands of volts of electricity into the man's body at the cost of handing her hand pierced, and used her second to run her Chidori through his gut. The Jōnin screamed in pain as his body was ravaged by the two lighting style jutsus, all the while Satsuki glared at him with half lidded eyes.
"Oh just shut up already!" Satsuki yelled over thee man's screams and the screeching of her double Chidori's and released her hold on the man's hand, dissipating her jutsu for it before sending an open palmed strike into his face, snapping his head back and breaking his nose in the process.
The Jōnin collapsed without another sound, blood leaking from his nose and down his mouth and chin while smoke and the scent of burnt flesh rose up from where Satsuki had stabbed him with her Chidori. Seeing that the Jōnin wouldn't be a threat anymore, the Uchiha teen turned her attention to her last opponent the second Jōnin who was looking at her with wide, fearful eyes. Satsuki supposed she couldn't blame the man, it wasn't everyday you see a girl half your age bring down a veteran shinobi with her bare hands.
Well, bare hands encased in lighting chakra, but you get the idea.
'Just enough Chakra for one more Chidori... or a few fire jutsus...' Satsuki thought with a smirk as she stared at the lone Oto nin with her Sharingan while Killing Intent radiated off her like light from the sun, causing him to visibly sweat.
The other Shinobi and base staff still present all had similar reactions to Satsuki's Killing Intent, some of them even fell to their knees, their faces pale as snow and sweat dripping down their brows. It wasn't as oppressive or dark as Orochimaru's was, but to see a mere thirteen, almost fourteen year old girl radiating a presence that even ANBU struggle to accomplish in their lifetime was... disturbing.
Seeing that the Otot nin wasn't going to make any moves against Satsuki, the young Uchiha decided to take the fight to him and began to gather chakra in her hand for a final Chidori. Against her better judgment, she tapped into the power of the Curse Mark to further increase the power of her Jutsu, causing black markings to begin spreading across Satsuki's skin while the lighting of her Chidori took a darker shake of blue with arcs of purple lightning dancing off her hand. Without another word, Satsuki sped towards the Jōnin as he began to speed through several hand signs that Satsuki recognized as to belonging to an earth style jutsu.
'So he's gonna try and defend himself against my Chidori hmm?' Satsuki thought with a small grin as she increased her speed until she seemed like a blur and suddenly appeared in front of the startled Jōnin. Satsuki flashed the man a dark grin, her Sharingan blazing as more of the marks of her Curse spread up her neck and across her face while her Chidori began to glow an ominous purple color.
'Chidori Nagashi!'
Before the Oto nin could move, a powerful discharge of purple lighting erupted from Satsuki, engulfing the Jōnin and electrifying the man. A small part of Satsuki couldn't help but grin in dark glee as the man let out an agonized scream as parts of his exposed skin began to burn and blister from the violet arcs of lightning racing across his body before Satsuki stabbed her Chidori into the man's side and released another Nagashi right into his body. The result was the man's insides being electrocuted as well, burning apart his insides and causing his muscles to contract and burn.
With a kick, Satsuki forced the Oto nin away, freeing her and and watched as the Jōnin fell to the floor, his body withering in agony as it was slowly cooked from the inside out.
'He almost looks like Itachi...' Satsuki thought idly as she quirked her head slightly while she watched the man spasm in pain.
The hair was a different color and his face was a little too round, but in the current lighting, she could almost, almost mistake him for her elder brother.
"P-P-Please..."
Satsuki blinked at the sound of he name coming from the man's burnt, cracked lips. The electrical discharges had finally died down, leaving the man covered in electrical burns with parts of his flat melted and seemingly fused to his skin. He made for a rather pathetic sight in Satsuki's eyes, so broken and defeated looking, and hearing him say her name, begging, arose a stab of anger and annoyance at the man. Satsuki narrowed her eyes and was just about to follow through with a kick to his head when the sound of someone clapping stopped her... or more accurately, the voice that followed.
"Very good Satsuki-chan"
The Uchiha teen paused and slowly turned to see Orochimaru standing in the doorway, an amused smirk on his face as he examined the state of the training room. He seemed particularly amused by the Oto nin that had his arm severed earlier. Satsuki slowly stepped away from the still whimpering Oto nin as the Sanke Sannin approached her with calm, deliberate steps that seemed to echo around the room. All of the Shinobi under his banner that were still capable of standing bowed deeply towards the Sannin while Satsuki remained upright in slight defiance. This act caused Orochimaru's eyes to narrow ever so slightly, which in turn caused Satsuki to bow slightly towards the man, if only because she didn't want him to reduce her to a whimpering mess by activating her Curse mark.
'One of these days, I'm going to find a way to remove that little feature and shove a Chidori right through your head' Satsuki thought with a scowl as she slowly rose from her half bow as Orochimaru came to a stop and stared at the Jōnin at her feet.
"Ah, poor Kenji, I had such high hopes for you" Orochimaru said to the wounded Oto nin with a chuckle ""What ever shall I do with you?"
There really wasn't much, Satsuki thought, that Orochimaru could do with the man except for use him for some sort of experiment. The damage inflicted to his internal organs by her Chidori and Chidori Nagashi were likely beyond every medic-nin Orochimaru had at his disposal, aside from Kabuto. And based on the look of sheer terror in Kenji's eyes, he knew this as well, which in turn caused him to begin whimpering even more. The display caused Orochimaru to click his tongue before he suddenly brought his knee down on Kenji's neck, breaking it with a sudden 'crack'. Satsuki flinched at the sound, and the way Kenji's body spasmed for a few seconds before settling.
Orochimaru waited a moment before he slowly stood up and brushed some of the blood on his knee off and turned his attention back to his Uchiha apprentice "Remember this child, those that are of no use to your will only slow you down. Best to sever all ties before any sort of attachments grow. It's easier that way"
"Did you have to kill him though?" Satsuki asked with a frown, true she didn't particularly care for Kenji, like at all, hell she didn't even know his name until Orochimaru said it, but killing him outright seemed... wasteful.
"We currently do not have enough medial supplies at this compound to treat his wounds, nor help him recover enough to resume his duties. He would've been not only a burden on our limited resources, but a waste" Orochimaru explained as he turned to leave "And he had nothing of worth to bother examining, just another faceless foot solider in my army. Trained to fight and die for me in my goal to destroy Konoha"
Satsuki remained silent as she watched Orochimaru depart from the training room, stopping only for a moment to signal a few of the other Oto nin present to dispose of Kenji's corpse.
Seeing that she has no one else to train with, at least enough tow help her warm her up like this spar did, Satsuki sighed and headed for the far wall where she left her towel and grabbed it before heading back to her room.
...
With a yawn, Satsuki stretched her arms out and over head until she felt a faint 'pop' in her back and let out a sigh of content before settling back against the tree she studied under earlier.
Following the end of her training, and a quick shower, Satsuki had took some time to begin reading up on the books of Fūinjutsu Orochimaru gave her as part of her training. She was a little put off about having to read about such a thing but she supposed that at the very least, learning it could help her made modifications to her Curse Mark should the need arise.
And perhaps even use that knowledge to ensure that Pītā won't be able to use his own Curse Mark against her when she finally kills him.
That thought alone brought a pleased smile to Satsuki's face as she undid the messy pony tail she kept her hair in before crossing her legs and leaned back against the tree and stared up at the late afternoon sky, dressed in a pair of black shorts and a a white shirt while her feet were left bare. The once clear blue sky was gone, now replaced with a growing number of clouds, and the air had grown cooler, more humid. The young Uchiha could also hear the distant 'booms' of thunder miles away, it seems that the compound was about to be met with a storm-
"Now there's an idea..." Satsuki said quietly as she stared up at the slowly darkening sky.
While she has yet to see just how effective water would be against Pītā's webs, the rain could potentially give her a tactical advantage in a battle with the talkative dick. Her lighting jutsus could make any puddle, water logged ground or even the moisture filled air a weapon against the physically stronger teen. And if she were to begin training in water style jutsus, which could work well with her lighting ones, she'll have an even larger advantage even though her fire affinity will be next to useless.
"Hmm, I guess all those lessons with Kabuto on environmental jutsu theory are gonna start paying off" Satsuki sighed with some annoyance, she just knew that the spectacle wearing bastard was gonna have a field day with that knowledge.
Though if it happens to pan out well and she does happen to kill Pītā and Itachi, she supposed she'll suck up her pride and let the annoying asshat have this little victory.
Before she runs him through, of course.
"Satsuki-sama!"
"Now what..." Satsuki sighed before she turned her attention towards the base entrance and saw a Oto Genin running towards her.
He didn't particularly stand out very much, other than being a little taller and older than say Pītā and dressed in the standard grey and black uniform that most Oto nin wore sans the full mask.
"What is it?" Satsuki asked with some annoyance in her voice at being disturbed.
The Genin flinched and fell to a kneeling position and began to speak with an obvious stutter "F-Forgive me S-Satsuki-sama, b-b-bu-t O-Orochimaru-sama re-q-q-quests your presence"
"I see" Satsuki hummed as she stated at the Genin for a moment before slowly standing up and without another word, walked right past the still kneeling Shinobi.
She didn't bother to ask where Orochimaru was, whenever the man wasn't training her in her Taijutsu, he was in his study, pouring over the various scrolls and books he's gathered throughout his years. Some of which he's given to Satsuki to study and help advance her skills in both Ninjutsus and Genjutsu, along with a few other lesser arts, such as Kenjutsu. Where the Sannin got them Satsuki had no idea, but she knew that some of the material he possessed, Kononha or any one of the other Great Shinobi Villages would trade all of their firstborns for even a glimpse at some of them.
'I wonder if he keeps some of them around to barter with' Satsuki thought as she silently made her way through the base's halls towards Orochimaru's study.
It made a bit of sense she supposed, once Orochimaru learned all he needed from the source material, he'd have little reason to keep it around aside from a reference point every now and again. He certainly didn't strike her as someone that'd casually destroy the knowledge simply because he no longer had use of it. A part of Satsuki wondered if Pītā had learned anything from the vast library of knowledge her teacher accumulated which could've been used to make him as strong as he was. If he did, perhaps she could find a few hours out of her day to browse through the material that wasn't directly related to mastering powerful Ninjutsu.
Maybe.
"Ah Satsuki-chan, welcome, welcome..." Orochimaru said when the young Uchiha first entered the study.
The Sannin's attention was on the massive map he had up along the room's wall, his gaze focused on the vast regions and countries along the continent's western shores. Satsuki made no reply as she slowly entered the room and came to a stop just before the man's desk, her eyes briefly drifting towards the massive map he was reading from. It showed an impressive amount of detail of the various shinobi nation's layout, from their villages' locations to the other cites and towns that made up the countries they dwelt within, along with that of the few Samurai lands left.
When Satsuki was younger, her mother used to talk about all of them taking time away from Konoha to explore the world now that it was no longer plagued by war. Satsuki's father, Fugaku never exactly seemed to show any remote interest in wanting to travel to other lands, mainly because of his responsibilities as the Uchiha's Clan Head AND Captain of Konoha's Police Force kept him busy, but he never exactly discouraged his wife's dream. In fact, had Itachi not slaughtered them all and he was allowed to retire, Satsuki had no doubt that he and her mother would've traveled the world.
'Perhaps after I kill Itachi, I'll do that... for them' Satsuki thought with a small smile as she stared at the map for a few more moments before schooling her features into that of stoicism and waited for Orochimaru to speak.
Finally, after what seemed like hours, the Sannin spoke, his attention still on the massive map before him "Tell me Satsuki-chan, what is the Uchiha's greatest power?"
Satsuki quirked a brow of confusion at Orochimaru's words, was the man finally going senile or something?
"The Sharingan...?" she said after a few seconds of confused silence.
In her opinion, that was a rather dumb thing to ask, it was like asking what sort of animals the Inuzuka clan utilized, or what made the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of Kri the Seven Ninja swordsmen.
Orochimaru hummed at this before he turned his attention towards the Uchiha and shook his head "Close, but I'm afraid that isn't entirely correct"
"Excuse me?" Satsuki said with a frown.
"Yes the Sharingan is indeed what the Uchiha is best know for, and indeed the dōjutsu is quite powerful, but it's only so because of the Uchiha's greatest power... their ability to love" Orochimaru explained.
"Love?" Satsuki said as she stared at the Sannin with a deadpanned expression on her face.
Orochimaru nodded at this, amused by the young girl's reaction "Yes. As you know, the Sharingan is activated when it's user experiences a powerful emotion in regard to someone close to them, be it negative or positive, the dōjutsu appears. And of course, the Mangekyō is activated by a similar event, though much more extreme, usually as a result of the loss of someone close or a equally traumatic event. The reason for such things is because the Uchiha clan feels far deeper than most, with love usually being one of the most prominent emotions... or hate"
"Your telling me that my entire clan's dōjutsu is reliant on it's people being... emotional?" Satsuki said with a face.
Whelp, there goes the cool factor of her entire clan.
"It's more complicated than that, but for the sake of being comprehended without having to dive into a three hour long lecture on the subject, yes" Orochimaru said with a small nod.
Satsuki hummed at this before a thought occurred to her "How do you know this? This doesn't exactly sound like something the Uchiha would want known to outsiders"
While the secret, if it could be called that, wasn't exactly world shaking or pose the risk of leading to the clan's destruction. If anything it'd simply dial down on the intimidation factor the Uchiha Clan has amassed over the centuries. Kinda hard to fear an Uchiha when you knew that they got their famed dōjutsu because they had a crush on someone back in their village, or had their heart broken by said crush.
'Though learning they got their power from killing their family would rectify that' Satsuki thought with a dark expression as her mind drifted towards Itachi and how he unlocked his Mangekyō Sharinigan.
"I used to be close friends with a few Uchiha back during the Second Shinobi World War and studied the circumstances that led to them unlocking their Sharingan" Orochimaru revealed with a slight shrug "Though I suppose it doesn't matter how I know or why, but rather I'm telling you this"
"I assume your going to tell me that something along the lines of deeply caring for someone will help increase my power?" Satsuki said with a raised brow.
"In a manner of speaking" Orochimaru said with a faint grin on his face before it fell and his eyes grew cold, his voice harsh "I know you had ample opportunity to kill Naruto after your fight at the Valley of the End. Doing so would've allowed you to unlock the Mangekyō Sharinigan and increase your power tenfold. So why didn't you?"
"Because killing those close to you is how Itachi gained his" Satsuki said with her eyes narrowing and a growl slipping into her voice "I refuse to follow in his footsteps. If I'm going to kill him, I'm doing it my way, not his"
"Noble... but very foolish child" Orochimaru said with a scoff "Honestly, children these days, so sensitive about 'nobility' and 'honor'. You wouldn't last a month during the War. If you wish to defeat your enemy, you must be willing to do whatever it takes to win. Those who say otherwise have never known true hardship, who seem to think that they can solve a problem with their honor remaining intact. In reality my dear you'll only ever have a choice between one evil and the other. Which one is the lesser that you can live with will be up for you to decide"
"I'm sorry, but is there a point to any of this 'fascinating' philosophy discussion?" Satsuki said with growing impatience.
"If you wish to defeat Itachi, to kill him, you'll need to be willing to do whatever it takes to achieve said goal" Orochimaru said as he fixed a weighted stare on Satsuki that caused her back to straighten "And you must start by ceasing this ridiculous attempt at hampering your development as a powerful kunoichi. So, until I say otherwise, we'll be incorporating unlocking your Mangekyō Sharingan into the training regime I have planned for you for the next year"
"I don't need-" Satsuki began before a sudden spike of Killing Intent froze her to the core as Orochimaru glared at her with cold, unfeeling eyes.
"That. Wasn't. A suggestion!"
...
And done.
Next chapter, Improving Oto and Kumo relations...