Shinno was startled, then suddenly thought of something interesting, and his eyebrows relaxed: "Never mind, this actually saves me a lot of trouble."
He raised a hand, signaling the Sky Ninjas in the sky not to disturb the upcoming battle between the two.
Orochimaru watched Shinno vigilantly, not daring to act rashly.
The two had a brief skirmish inside the shrine.
But unfortunately, at that time, Orochimaru had sent a Shadow Clone, and that place also had a debuff, so the clone couldn't probe any abilities at all.
Now, Shinno had probably gained Moryo's power, making his strength even harder to estimate.
Orochimaru chose not to flee, partly because it was difficult to abandon his companion, and partly because he had already prepared for the worst.
It would probably be difficult to escape in front of Shinno, who had gained Moryo's power.
So, he stayed, intending to use his previous strategy: to drag out the fight as long as possible until Tōshirō arrived.
Only a monster could defeat a monster.
Tōshirō, who possessed the Five-Tails, Orochimaru didn't think he would be afraid of Moryo.
As for the Priestess, Orochimaru had never seen her fight, so he didn't trust her much.
"Not attacking?"
Shinno, who had taken up his stance, saw the opponent's reluctance to attack and sneered contemptuously: "Then I'll make the first move."
The battle was about to erupt, and Shinno struck first, closing in rapidly.
"So fast..."
Orochimaru was secretly startled, but fortunately, the speed wasn't so great that he couldn't react.
With Shinno's bulky physique, the slender Orochimaru had no intention of clashing head-on. He avoided the direct assault, fighting while retreating.
While fighting, Orochimaru used his agile mind to analyze the opponent's strengths and weaknesses.
He threw a few shuriken to test, and Shinno directly withstood them with his powerful body.
Orochimaru secretly marveled at the incredible physique.
He had deliberately infused the shuriken with wind-style chakra to enhance their cutting power, yet after a round, they only caused minor cuts, and even those small injuries from a second ago were completely healed the next second.
The fastest recovery he had ever seen was his friend, Tōshirō. As a Jinchuriki, his body recovered extremely quickly after being injured, but he was simply incomparable to the guy in front of him.
If Tōshirō's recovery speed was calculated in minutes, then the guy in front of him definitely recovered in seconds, even faster than using medical ninjutsu directly.
This rapid recovery speed was unbelievable to Orochimaru, something he had never heard of.
It was almost like...
The legendary physical regeneration.
Orochimaru made the connection, and his heart sank.
His speed, defense, and recovery were all excellent, especially his recovery, which could only be described as monstrous.
At this moment, Orochimaru barely dodged Shinno's punch, and the rock behind him suffered, being directly shattered by the punch.
What a powerful punch...
Orochimaru felt a lingering fear. The power of that punch was almost comparable to Tsunade's.
Tsunade used the Strength of a Hundred Seal to achieve such destructive power, while Shinno probably didn't know such a ninjutsu.
"What's wrong? Is all you can do hide?"
After a round of attacks, Shinno hadn't made any substantial progress and became somewhat agitated.
Facing the provocation, Orochimaru ignored it, still choosing a cautious fighting style, refusing to clash head-on with the opponent.
Overall, Shinno's physique was the most monstrous Orochimaru had ever seen, without exception.
However, even with this physique, Shinno was not invincible.
In the process of fighting Shinno, Orochimaru discovered that this guy's combat skills were very weak, at least compared to his physical abilities, they were pathetic.
Otherwise, Orochimaru wouldn't have been able to contend with him for so long.
However, even after discovering his weakness, Orochimaru did not choose to use it as a breakthrough point for an attack.
The enemy could fail countless times, but Orochimaru could only fail once.
Simple hand-to-hand combat couldn't subdue Orochimaru. With his subordinates watching, Shinno lost his patience and began to use the Zero-Tails' power.
A dark brown tentacle surged from his body and lunged at the target.
Orochimaru leaped, dodging the attack.
Another tentacle emerged from Shinno's body and lashed out.
Orochimaru twisted his waist in mid-air, dodging it.
Seeing this, Shinno didn't get angry; instead, he smiled.
Orochimaru was startled, and the corner of his eye caught the direction of the tentacle's attack, which was clearly aimed at Jiraiya, who was unable to move on the ground.
It was this slight hesitation that gave Shinno an opening. He used a newly emerged tentacle from his body to bind Orochimaru.
Bound, Orochimaru formed hand signs, intending to use the Orochimaru-style Substitution Jutsu to break free.
"I won't let you have your way..."
Shinno released a massive amount of dark chakra from his body, channeling it through the tentacles to Orochimaru.
Instantly, various negative emotions flooded his brain. Orochimaru's mind felt as if it were being pierced by steel needles, causing excruciating pain. Even he couldn't help but let out a scream.
Jiraiya, lying on the ground, was powerless, squeezing out a hoarse cry from his throat.
Shinno looked at Jiraiya on the ground and sneered: "Don't be nervous, I'm just letting him follow his inner desires."
"Wh-what..."
Jiraiya's eyes widened.
After baptizing Orochimaru with dark chakra, Shinno uncoiled the tentacles from Orochimaru. At this moment, Orochimaru's eyes were vacant, like a puppet on strings.
Orochimaru had a very dark side buried deep within his heart. This was Moryo's favorite thing. With just a little guidance and baptism, he could become a puppet that only obeyed him.
Shinno walked towards Orochimaru, raised his arm, and several dark, snake-like unknown creatures leaped out from his sleeve, landed on the ground, and quickly burrowed into Orochimaru's body.
Just now, Orochimaru's eyes, which had been dull, suddenly flickered with a crimson glow, and his entire body was filled with a dark, eerie, and strange aura.
"This is truly excellent..." Shinno was very satisfied with this puppet, Orochimaru.
"Bastard..." Jiraiya cursed.
"So noisy."
Shinno glanced at Jiraiya, shook his head, and a look of disappointment appeared in his eyes.
This guy's heart wasn't dark enough; he couldn't become a controllable puppet.
In other words, he had no exploitable value.
Shinno picked up a weapon from the ground, tossed it to Orochimaru, a sadistic and evil smile playing on his lips, then issued a cold command: "Go kill this guy!"
Jiraiya's pupils dilated.
Orochimaru, holding the katana, slowly walked towards the incapacitated Jiraiya. Soon, he reached him, raised the katana, its blade reflecting a chilling gleam under the moonlight.
"Kill him."
Nothing was more entertaining than Konoha ninjas killing each other, especially when these two were that guy's friends. Shinno watched the upcoming spectacle with pleasure.
Orochimaru, under the influence of Moryo's power, had lost his sanity. Without hesitation, he aimed at the neck and swung the blade down.
Jiraiya closed his eyes in despair, a self-deprecating smile on his lips.
He had thought about his own death, but he had never imagined it would end this way.
"Bang!"
At that moment, the sound of metal clashing rang out. The expected pain did not come. Jiraiya suddenly opened his eyes and saw Orochimaru frozen in place.
With the sudden turn of events, Shinno lost his relaxed, spectating expression and urged Orochimaru to deliver a second strike quickly, wanting to eliminate Jiraiya before reinforcements truly arrived.
Orochimaru, receiving the command, swung his blade again without hesitation, aiming for the neck.
Just as the gleaming blade was about to strike, a figure timely blocked in front of Jiraiya, holding an ice sword, intercepting the attack.
Upon receiving Orochimaru's message, Tōshirō immediately chose to abandon guarding the Priestess and rushed over with Tsunade.
Although doing so might be unfair to the Priestess, there was no other way; sometimes, choices had to be made.
In his mind, the safety of Jiraiya and Orochimaru, whom he had known for years, was undoubtedly more important than a Priestess he had known for a few days.
Furthermore, he didn't think the Priestess would die so easily.
So, upon arriving, he happened to witness this scene. Without time to think, he first used a kunai to stop Orochimaru's attack, buying time, which led to this moment.
On this side, Shinno clearly saw the newcomer's face, his iconic crimson eyes glowing red in the darkness.
"It's you, you bastard!"
Enemies meeting brought out intense fury. Shinno's anger erupted like a volcanic eruption.
In his irrational state, he gave Tsunade an opportunity to approach. By the time he reacted, it was too late.
"Die!"
Tsunade swung her hardened right fist, simultaneously using the Strength of a Hundred Seal. With this double buff, she slammed him directly in the face.
"Boom!"
Hit directly by the powerful punch, Shinno spun through the air, crashing to the ground, sending shattered rocks flying and thick smoke billowing around.
"Orochimaru, calm down!"
Tōshirō shouted loudly, attempting to awaken his companion through his voice.
However, the effect was minimal. The current Orochimaru still couldn't hear him.
Sorry...
He said in his heart. With weapons clashing, Tōshirō, who was in a standoff, lifted his leg and delivered a direct front kick to Orochimaru's stomach.
Orochimaru took the kick, his body arching like a shrimp's back as he flew backward.
This gave Tōshirō breathing room. He quickly called Tsunade over to treat the poisoned Jiraiya.
Orochimaru had already relayed Jiraiya's condition through Katsuyu, so Tōshirō understood the situation roughly as soon as he arrived, without needing to ask.
Tsunade came to Jiraiya's side, knelt down, and examined his condition.
If this were normal circumstances, she would at least curse him as an "idiot" for falling for such a simple trick. But now, with the situation urgent, she couldn't afford to scold him.
Fortunately, Orochimaru's emergency measures were very effective, otherwise Jiraiya would have already kicked the bucket.
"Just focus on the treatment. Leave everything else to me."
Tōshirō had great faith in his girlfriend's medical skills. Without needing to say more, all he had to do was create a comfortable healing environment for Tsunade, and nothing more.
Tōshirō quickly formed a hand sign and used Ice Release Ninjutsu to create a pyramid-shaped shell around Tsunade, protecting both of them.
Immediately after, he quickly formed another hand sign.
Thick ice walls covered the surrounding area.
Tsunade needed to fully concentrate on her medical ninjutsu, leaving no room for error.
From Tōshirō's understanding of her, she would likely use the Delicate Illness Extraction Jutsu.
This is a technique that injects precise chakra into the body to extract toxins.
The user must be extremely skilled in chakra control, otherwise, a single mistake could cause internal organ rupture in the patient.
Any interference during the execution of the ninjutsu could affect its performance.
It was perfectly reasonable for Tōshirō to provide Tsunade with several layers of protection.
Having completed the above actions, Tōshirō shouted to the Five-Tails within him: "Little Five, the situation is special right now, so I won't waste words with you. Lend me your chakra. I need to go all out and finish this quickly."
"Little Five?"
The Five-Tails' tone showed a hint of displeasure at this address.
Tōshirō decisively changed the address: "Brother Five?"
The Five-Tails was still not satisfied with this address: "Brother Five?"
"Lord Five?"
To borrow chakra, Tōshirō was practically groveling in the dirt.
The Five-Tails was finally satisfied and generously lent its chakra to Tōshirō.
The Five-Tails had said that unless Tōshirō defeated it, it wouldn't lend him chakra.
In reality, if Tōshirō was thick-skinned, lowered his stance, and the situation was quite tricky, the Five-Tails would still be quite reasonable and lend him chakra.
Feeling the Five-Tails' immense chakra, Tōshirō didn't hold back and directly donned the Tailed Beast Cloak.
(End of Chapter)
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