Chapter 286 Ten Thousand Snakes
Chapter 286 Ten Thousand Snakes
"...So it was the Flying Thunder God Technique." Orochimaru slowly stood up from the ruins, licking the blood from the corner of his mouth. His tone was uncomfortably sticky. "I didn't expect the coordinates to still be valid even at such a distance... What a touching rescue scene, Naruto-kun."
Naruto felt a chill run down his spine at Orochimaru's intimate tone. Unfortunately, Naruto had no interest in talking to this bastard at the moment; he just wanted to shut him up with his fists.
"Is this the power of the Nine-Tails? But have you ever thought about this...?"
Orochimaru seemed to want to say something more, trying to distract him with words or throw out bait. However, before he could even finish speaking, Naruto had already responded with his actions.
A giant golden chakra fist tore through the air without warning and slammed towards Orochimaru!
"Bang--!!"
Orochimaru had no time to mount an effective defense. He was once again sent flying like a broken sack, crashing through several large trees in the forest behind him before finally coming to a stop amidst the chaos.
Damn it... this brat's strength and speed...! Orochimaru struggled to open his swollen eyes. In his vision, Naruto was already gathering a Rasengan in his hand, rushing towards him at high speed!
Overwhelmed by a sense of crisis, Orochimaru disregarded his injuries. Gritting his teeth and enduring the excruciating pain, he quickly reached for his ninja tool pouch and hastily stuffed several soldier pills into his mouth. As the pills took effect and his chakra slightly recovered, he immediately formed hand seals with the fastest speed he had ever used!
"Spiritualism!"
A massive white smoke billowed into the sky! A colossal creature, comparable in size to a small tailed beast, with ominous dark purple scales, crashed down into the forest—it was none other than Manda, the top-tier summoning beast of Ryuchi Cave!
"Orochimaru," Manda's enormous vertical pupils swept impatiently around, "I've told you countless times, don't summon me for troublesome matters!"
"Manda... This time, after it's done, you can have as many living sacrifices as you want!" Orochimaru said urgently, pointing to the golden light below, "But on the condition that you help me eliminate this person in front of me!"
"Hmm?" The massive head of the monstrous demon lowered, looking at the golden figure on the ground that appeared as insignificant as an ant in its eyes, yet was somewhat dazzling. "You summoned me, just to deal with this brat? Are you playing me, you bastard?!"
"Listen, after this, you must prepare a thousand living sacrifices! If you're short even one, I'll devour you!"
Despite his complaints, Manda still fulfilled the contract. It let out a deafening roar and its massive body swooped down towards Naruto below!
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Despite the onslaught of this colossal creature, Naruto remained unfazed and instantly hurled several specially crafted Flying Thunder God kunai. However, these kunai seemed to have extremely poor aim, landing around Manda's massive body without even touching one of its scales.
"Hmph, are they scared out of their wits and starting to attack indiscriminately?" Manda sneered inwardly.
But in the very next moment—
"Whoosh!"
Naruto's figure vanished from the spot!
Flying Thunder God Technique!
His figure instantly appeared next to one of the kunai that seemed to have "missed" but landed right above Manda's head! Without any mercy, he pressed the Rasengan in his hand hard against Orochimaru's heart, who was standing on the snake's head and thought he was safe!
"Pfft!"
However, the expected scene of carnage did not occur. The body of "Orochimaru" that was hit instantly softened, collapsed, and turned into a puddle of ordinary mud—just an earth clone used to lure the enemy!
"We succeeded!"
The real Orochimaru suddenly emerged from the shadow of Manda's neck scales! His jaws opened at an abnormal angle, and an even more ferocious, slimy, white-scaled serpent leaped out, its massive mouth opening straight to devour Naruto's neck!
However—"BOOM—!!"
Just as the snake's mouth was about to touch Naruto's skin, a majestic fox head made entirely of golden chakra instantly materialized on Naruto's shoulder!
The moment the white snake came into contact with the extremely yang and powerful Nine-Tails chakra, it couldn't even let out a scream before it began to disintegrate from head to toe, turning into ashes!
And that trend of annihilation is rapidly spreading along the snake's body towards Orochimaru's main body, which is hidden behind it!
"What?!" Orochimaru's pupils shrank drastically. In his shock, he did not hesitate to use his life-saving technique once again—Orochimaru-style Substitution Technique!
"puff!"
A completely new Orochimaru emerged from his original body. His former location, along with his remaining chakra, was completely reduced to ashes in the golden flames.
Wait... what is that terrifying chakra?!
The giant vertical pupils of the monstrous snake suddenly contracted. It finally clearly sensed that what was coming from above was not just a physical burning sensation, but also a vast, violent, and terrifying aura, like a natural disaster!
This chakra... there's no mistake! It's a tailed beast!
As a top-tier summoning beast from the sacred Ryuchi Cave, which had survived for countless years, Manda instantly recognized the source of this power. It immediately cursed inwardly.
Damn Orochimaru! No wonder he agreed so readily this time! He actually wants me to fight a Jinchuriki to the death?!
It knew very well what the Tailed Beasts meant—they were moving natural disasters, the embodiment of pure destruction! It had absolutely no confidence in fighting a monster of that level.
Since his relationship with Orochimaru was merely a cold transaction, Manda didn't hesitate to choose the most pragmatic approach—to retreat immediately!
"Dispel the summoning!" It silently recited the contract incantation, attempting to mobilize its chakra to return to Ryuchi Cave.
however--
"Wh...what?! Chakra...can't be mobilized?!" Manda was horrified to discover that the vast amount of chakra within him was like stagnant water locked away, completely unable to respond to his calls!
"Bang--!!!"
Without the precise control of chakra, its massive body, comparable to a mountain, could no longer maintain its balance and crashed uncontrollably to the ground! The earth trembled violently, dust billowed into the sky like a tsunami, and trees were crushed and crushed.
What's going on?! Manda struggled to turn its enormous eyes, glancing at its body out of the corner of its eye. It saw—several chains gleaming with golden light, tightly binding its massive body; powerful sealing energy flowed from the chains, completely suppressing its own chakra!
This is… the Adamantine Sealing Technique?! The power of the Uzumaki clan?! Manda was horrified. This brat is not only a Jinchuriki of a Tailed Beast, but he has also inherited the Uzumaki clan's sealing techniques?!
"The Four Symbols Seal!"
Naruto's cold voice rang out. As he formed hand seals, dark sealing runes quickly spread across the dark purple scales of Manda, forming a sealing barrier, following the trajectory of the Vajra Seal.
When the seal was complete, the golden chains slowly dissipated. But the monstrous creature discovered in despair that it no longer had the strength to lift even a single scale; its massive body was completely fixed in place, with only its eyes still able to move in terror.
It watched helplessly as the golden figure gracefully leaped down from above its head, landing in front of its massive skull. Behind Naruto, two giant golden chakra claws slowly extended, and within their palms, a deep, dark purple sphere radiating an aura of annihilation was rapidly coalescing.
It's the Tailed Beast Ball!
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