stonecrandall Chapter 142 Everyone is hiding their true strength, Ye Cang is making his move!
Chapter 142 Everyone is hiding their true strength, Ye Cang is making his move!
Chapter 142 Everyone is hiding their true strength, Ye Cang is making his move!
Orochimaru and Kabuto's figures disappeared completely into the depths of the thick fog, and the churning bay behind them had become a blurry gray-white shadow.
Dou stopped, pushed up his glasses, and glanced back.
He turned his head to look at Orochimaru's retreating figure and asked in a low voice, "Lord Orochimaru, are we just leaving like this?"
Orochimaru stopped in his tracks, did not answer immediately, and slowly turned around, his snake-like eyes gazing towards the bay that was once again swallowed by the thick fog.
A slight smile played on his lips.
"I'm very interested in what's going on over there." His voice was hoarse and low, with a hint of regret that he couldn't hide. "But taking risks isn't my style."
The person who possesses the Rinnegan was able to so easily blast away the tailed beasts; that power was beyond the scope of an ordinary ninja.
Add to that the mysterious masked man who caused the Nine-Tailed Fox's chaos, and they're not the kind of opponents he should be facing head-on right now.
"Besides—" Orochimaru turned around and continued walking forward, "I left some small things over there. If they aren't discovered, I should be able to obtain a lot of valuable information."
Dou was slightly taken aback, then understood what was going on, and a smile involuntarily appeared on his lips.
Lord Orochimaru never holds back when he does things.
"Let's go, let's leave here now." Orochimaru quickened his pace and headed towards the inland areas of the island.
"Find a remote island in the Land of Water and set up a temporary laboratory."
"It won't be long before Kirigakure realizes what's going on here. Once they do, the Kirigakure leadership won't be able to remain indifferent."
He paused, then looked up at the gray sky.
"At that time, they will completely blockade the coast and the sea, and we will not have a suitable means to evade the search and leave the Water Kingdom."
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Kabuto nodded and followed Orochimaru.
"Moreover," Orochimaru raised a hand, his fingers slightly spread, and a small snake coiled out from his sleeve, spitting out a tiny scroll.
The surface of the scroll was still covered with snake slime, which shimmered faintly in the mist. "I need to verify and experiment with these things I have on hand as soon as possible."
"Once it's all done, this whole mess should be pretty much over."
He tucked the scroll into his pocket and glanced back one last time at the direction of the battlefield.
Those twin Rinnegan—
Orochimaru's vertical pupils narrowed slightly; they were the eyes of the legendary Sage of Six Paths, and the masked man who could control the Nine-Tails.
What exactly is their relationship? And why did they approach Izumigawa-kun?
Kirigakure — The Fourth Mizukage —
Orochimaru's lips slowly curled into a meaningful smile.
It seems that Kirigakure is about to face big trouble.
With internal strife still raging and external threats arising, that young water spirit is likely preoccupied with his own troubles.
As for Izumi-kun—
Orochimaru turned around and never looked back. His figure was swallowed by the thick fog, and his hoarse voice drifted away in the sea breeze, carrying a faint, lingering expectation.
"I hope you don't die here, otherwise, I'll only be able to collect your corpse."
After all, Izumi was a huge treasure to him—those Byakugan eyes, that Sharingan.
And his body, which combines Shikotsumyaku and Hashirama cells—how many secrets does it hold? It's truly fascinating!
Orochimaru's departure left Izumikawa's side feeling somewhat isolated and outnumbered.
Four Pain's Six Paths—this is a huge crisis.
Izumi looked at Pain in front of him, his gaze lingering on his expressionless face for a moment before sweeping over the other three Six Paths of Pain.
His brow furrowed slightly, and a perfectly measured look of wariness and doubt appeared on his face.
He wore an expression that said, "I don't know you at all, and I don't understand why I'm stuck here."
Life is like a play, it depends on acting.
Bone armor slowly grew from his arm, the stark white bone covering his forearm and the back of his hand, with sharp bone spurs protruding from his fingertips.
He lowered his center of gravity slightly, adopting a defensive posture, as if ready to fight at any moment.
"So—who are you? What do you want with me?" His voice was deep, with just the right amount of wariness.
Such a posture was naturally observed by Nagato. Having met once before, both sides had some understanding of each other.
Therefore, his attitude was relatively friendly, and he did not directly force an invitation.
If it were anyone else, facing the encirclement of four Pain's Six Paths, they would probably have been blasted away by "Shinra Tensei" and then told from above, "Join, or die."
But he was willing to be more patient with Izumi and explain his current goals and thoughts.
Pain slowly opened his arms, his movements solemn and earnest, as if he were proclaiming some kind of sacred oath.
His voice was deep and calm as he slowly recounted the Akatsuki's goals and ideals: to create a world without war.
"I am Yahiko, the leader of Akatsuki." Pain lowered his hands, his Rinnegan fixed on Izumigawa. "I have come here to invite you to join Akatsuki."
Will he remain the eternal leader of Akatsuki?
Izumi looked at the other person and understood their thoughts. For someone who had experienced war and suffered its pain, such a vision was indeed quite tempting.
Peace, justice, suffering—these words, when combined, are enough to move many souls struggling in darkness.
Unfortunately, these things seemed rather pale and powerless to him, who knew the truth.
Therefore, it's better to become his testing ground now, to see what level you've reached and what problems you still need to address.
"If you want me to join you," Izumikawa raised his head, his bone wings slowly unfolding behind him, "then show me power greater than mine."
Pain's Rinnegan showed no emotion; he simply nodded slightly.
"I see."
He didn't say anything more, his long black robe with red clouds fluttering in the sea breeze.
Pain slowly rose into the air, looking down at Izumi River below, like a god looking down at ants.
At the same time, the other three Pain's also began to take action.
The Animal Path made the first move, commanding several spirit beasts to launch an attack.
The first one is a rhinoceros, its body as large as a small mountain, covered with rough, gray-black skin, thick with grime and scars.
Its single horn is as thick as a tree trunk, its tip gleaming coldly in the mist. Its four hooves paw at the rocks, sending up pebbles that fly in all directions like bullets.
The second one is a giant dog, its body covered with short black fur, its muscles bulging, its limbs as thick as pillars, and its tail like a steel whip.
It opened its mouth, revealing its interlocking sharp teeth, and saliva dripped from between its teeth, corroding small pits into the rocks.
The third one is a crab. Its eight legs are like sickles, and each leg has a sharp claw at the end, allowing it to walk easily on the rocks.
Its two pincers are of different sizes; the larger pincer is large enough to easily clamp a person when it opens, and the inside of the jaws is covered with serrated protrusions.
Several spirit beasts roared simultaneously, their voices echoing across the sea and causing the mist to churn.
The rhinoceros lowered its head, its single horn aimed at Izumi River, and charged towards him like a runaway chariot.
Its every step shook the rocks, and the pebbles were crushed into powder under its hooves.
The giant dog sprinted across the ground, using all four limbs to charge forward, attempting to open its blood-red maw and tear at Izumi.
The crab approached from the side, its huge pincers opening to clamp down on Izumi's waist.
Its pincers drew an arc in the air, accompanied by a whistling sound.
"Yakura!" Izumi shouted in a deep voice, not loud, but clearly penetrating the roars and waves.
"Yes!" Ye Cang's voice came from beside him, crisp and firm.
"Deal with those summoned beasts!"
"Understood!" Yekura's figure had already moved.
During the battle with the Three-Tails, it wasn't just Izumikawa who held back; Pakura did the same.
At the time, both of them tacitly used the intelligence and strength that outsiders already had in their eyes to fight, without revealing all their trump cards.
Now, facing several enormous summoned beasts and the menacing gazes of other enemies, Yecang no longer conceals his strength.
Her figure flashed out from the reef like an orange-red lightning bolt.
With his hands crossed in front of him, the chakra of the Scorching Release technique frantically gathered in his palms.
The orange-red light grew brighter and hotter, and the surrounding mist was evaporated by the high temperature, making a hissing sound.
"Scorching Release: Fire Crow!"
From the fireballs circling around her, fire crows suddenly flew out.
Each fire crow is the size of a person, its entire body formed from orange-red flames, with clearly visible feathers and eyes that are two even brighter fireballs.
They flew in groups toward the chameleon, their mouths accumulating small fireballs, like a miniature air force formation.
"Burning Release: Fire Serpent"
Ye Cang waved his hand forward, and the remaining fireballs around him stretched into lines, transforming into giant fire pythons.
The fire was several meters long, its body made of orange-red flames, and its scales were clearly visible.
Its eyes were two blazing fireballs, and its tongue hissed as it moved in and out of its mouth.
They twisted their bodies and pounced towards the spirit beast.
The rhinoceros had no distinguishing features, only brute strength. It lowered its head, its single horn aimed at the oncoming fire python, attempting to smash it to pieces.
But the fire python's body was as agile as a snake, twisting and turning to avoid the horn and wrapping itself around the rhinoceros's neck.
Flames burned the rhinoceros's skin, emitting a burnt smell, and smoke billowed from its body.
The rhinoceros let out a painful howl and struggled incessantly, trying to head towards the sea.
The split dog tried to evade the fire raven's attacks with agility, leaping and rolling among the rocks to avoid the fireballs it spewed.
However, it underestimated Yekura's control over the fire crows, who had been manipulating various skeletal puppets for Izumi for many years.
Having been trained by the puppeteers of Sunagakure, he has his own insights into multi-line control, constantly compressing the Split Dog's evasion range with his attacks.
Only the crab could resist to some extent; it opened its large mouth and spewed out a water escape technique called "Foam Rush".
A large amount of foam gushed from its mouth, forming a foam barrier in front of it.
The flames collided with the foam, producing a hissing sound, and a large amount of water vapor rose up, enveloping the crab in a white mist.
The crab used this to relieve the pressure of the flames, and its eight legs moved quickly on the rocks, trying to break through from the side.