stonecrandall Chapter 68 Cold Lord
Chapter 68 Cold Lord
Chapter 68 Cold Lord (Part Two)
Sosuke's heart skipped a beat.
He forced himself to remain calm.
He bowed slightly in greeting.
"Lord Orochimaru."
Sousuke's voice was hoarse.
"It is my honor to meet you in this secluded alley."
Orochimaru licked the corner of his lips.
"We've met before, at the second generation's festival. You seemed to recognize me then?"
"No one in Konoha doesn't know the heroes," Sousuke replied flawlessly.
"Hero, one of the heroes—"
Orochimaru chuckled softly.
"Your eyes tell me you don't see me as a hero."
Orochimaru approached Sousuke.
He had a sweet, metallic smell about him. That was the smell of someone who had been immersed in various chemicals and blood for a long time.
"You look at me as if I were one of your own kind. Isn't that right, Sousuke-kun?"
"A delusional person who has no ninja talent but wants to gain power through human experimentation."
Sosuke's heart skipped a beat.
How did Orochimaru know that?!
"I am very interested in your experiment."
There was no warning whatsoever.
Suddenly, a thin, yellowish-brown snake darted out from Orochimaru's sleeve. It moved with lightning speed.
The target was Sousuke's throat. This was an attack that came without warning.
Sosuke's pupils contracted sharply.
His body reacted before his brain issued the command.
【not yet】.
The chakra within his body erupted instantly.
Body Flicker Technique!
Sosuke's figure disappeared from the spot.
The next second, he appeared on the wall five meters away, sideways, his feet firmly planted on the vertical concrete surface.
His back was tense, ready for anything.
The thin snake missed its target.
"Oh?"
Orochimaru turned his head and looked at Sousuke hanging on the wall.
"You've gotten even faster at starting up like this, that's interesting."
"Again?" Sousuke was startled. Had Orochimaru seen him use the Body Flicker Technique before?
However, he didn't have time to think it through. Orochimaru moved again.
He simply took a step forward.
But in Sousuke's eyes, Orochimaru's figure blurred instantly. That speed had already exceeded the limits of Sousuke's current reaction ability.
All that remained in his eyes was a pale, afterimage.
Santachi·Prejudgment!
Sousuke couldn't see clearly, but he quickly predicted Orochimaru's target—his own landing point—based on the principles of the Third Sword!
Sosuke suddenly hooked his finger.
In the brief moment he paused on the wall, he had already left a wire in the crack.
"collapse!"
Sosuke released the suction from his feet and plummeted downwards. As he fell, he used gravity to pull the steel wire.
The wire mesh sprang up instantly, aiming to engulf Orochimaru as he charged forward.
"My tool manipulation skills have also improved."
Orochimaru twisted in mid-air in an extremely bizarre posture, his bones seemingly able to fold. He slipped through the gaps in the wire mesh like a slippery fish.
A flick of the fingertip.
when!
He snapped a steel wire with his finger.
Sosuke landed. The instant he landed, he rolled on the ground.
He now held two shuriken.
Power from the base of your fingers!
Second Sword - Heavy Spin!
This is the result of his hard work during this period!
The shuriken flew out, tracing two arcs, and circled behind Orochimaru.
Orochimaru didn't even turn around.
He casually reached behind him and firmly clamped two rapidly spinning shuriken between his fingers.
"If this is all you're capable of—"
Orochimaru's voice rang in Sousuke's ears.
wrong!
The Orochimaru who grabbed the shuriken was a clone!
The true entity is already behind Sousuke.
A cold hand pressed against the back of Sousuke's neck. In an instant, Sousuke felt all the strength drain from his body.
That was the materialization of murderous intent.
Sousuke smiled bitterly.
This is the strength of the Three Legendary Sannin.
Even though he had trained hard with Genzo for so long, and even though his reaction speed far exceeded that of most Chunin.
Faced with an absolute disparity in strength, he was like a playful child.
"The adults are moving too fast, I can't see clearly."
Sosuke gave up resisting.
He knew that if Orochimaru wanted to kill him, he could do it in a single move. Everything that had just happened was merely a test for him.
Orochimaru released his grip.
He walked around to face Sosuke and stared into Sosuke's eyes.
He is satisfied.
I really like your composure.
"You didn't charge in like those stupid ninjas, yelling and screaming."
"You calculated my route, took advantage of the environment, and even tried to kill me in that instant."
"Though you are weak, your soul is free."
"But what makes you think I won't kill you?"
In an instant, his killing intent was fully unleashed!
Sosuke felt a chill run down his spine.
Orochimaru reached out his hand. The Hidden Shadow Snake Hand was activated again.
This time, it wasn't just one snake, but more than a dozen.
Sousuke was stunned by Orochimaru's terrifying killing intent and couldn't move. He couldn't use the mechanical shuriken at all.
Just then.
A dark figure descended from the sky.
Accompanied by a dry cry.
"Summoning Jutsu: Yatagarasu!"
A huge black raven swooped down.
Its claws, sharp as iron hooks, instantly crushed the snakes that were aimed at Sosuke.
Followed by.
Several shuriken were launched towards Orochimaru in a fan shape.
Behind each shuriken is a steel wire. The wires intertwine in the air, forming a net that leaves no blind spots.
Three swords.
This isn't a simplified version of Sosuke's second sword, but a true third sword, a meticulously calculated finishing move! It seals off all of the enemy's escape routes!
"Lord Orochimaru."
A deep voice rang out.
The Eighth Hokage of the Uchiha clan.
He arrived here with a team of elite guards.
A dozen pairs of red Sharingan eyes lit up in the shadows, locking onto Orochimaru.
Yashiro stood at the very front, gripping the main wire of the steel wire mesh tightly in his hand.
"You've taken action against one of our key partners in our jurisdiction. Isn't that inappropriate?"
Orochimaru narrowed his eyes, looking at the steel wires around him.
"The Uchiha's tool manipulation technique—it lives up to its reputation."
Orochimaru's body suddenly changed.
His bones contracted, his muscles lengthened, and his whole body slid out like a fluid through the mesh of a net with no way out.
Unharmed. Not even a hair was torn.
This scene caused the pupils of all the Uchiha present to contract.
These are the three legendary Sannin. Conventional physical restraints are meaningless to them.
Orochimaru slipped out of the encirclement and straightened his collar.
He did not make another move.
The surrounding area was full of Uchiha who had awakened the Sharingan, and some of them even had three tomoe.
Although he wasn't afraid of these people, if he went on a killing spree here and completely offended the Uchiha clan, his situation in Konoha would become very troublesome.
Especially now that it's wartime, the Third Hokage still has to rely on the power of the Uchiha clan.
"Partners?"
"I never expected that the arrogant Uchiha would mobilize such a large force for an outsider."
Orochimaru let out a hoarse laugh.
"hehe----"
"I was just joking with him."
Orochimaru turned around, his back to everyone.
"Sousuke-kun, I look forward to our next exchange."
After saying this, his body turned into a puddle of soil, merged into the ground, and disappeared.
Yashiro breathed a sigh of relief.
His back was covered in cold sweat.
If Orochimaru had gotten serious just now, most of them would probably have been killed.