Looking at Simu in front of him,
for a moment, Orochimaru couldn't tell who was the real tailed beast.
The shield in his hand gradually dimmed, and the flame-like red chakra on it also grew much thinner.
This was the sign that Orochimaru's chakra was no longer enough to maintain the Noble Phantasm.
This was actually very normal—even for a well-known strongman in the ninja world.
Even the legendary Sannin couldn't resist Simu's indiscriminate attacks for such a long time.
"Catch it with nothing, because of the snake."
Simu put his hands in his pockets and said lightly.
Orochimaru's eyes narrowed, revealing an extremely dangerous aura.
In his characteristic husky voice, he said:
"Anyway, it's death. No one can know what will happen until the last moment."
"In that case..."
Simu smiled faintly.
"Let's do it."
The three tailed beasts opened their mouths almost simultaneously.
Chakra of two attributes—yin and yang—quickly condensed into pitch-black spheres in their mouths.
The oppressive force unique to the tailed beasts washed over the ravaged battlefield wantonly.
Orochimaru's face froze for a moment,
but was immediately shrouded in an extremely dangerous atmosphere.
The space spanned by the "620" lightsaber in Simu's hand pierced forward at an extremely fast speed.
The snake head next to him immediately blocked it with the Yata Mirror in his mouth.
Although Simu's strike did not succeed,
it was obvious that the color of the Yata Mirror had dimmed a bit.
Taking advantage of Simu's delay, the second tailed beast launched its Tailed Beast Bomb first.
The pitch-black chakra seemed to devour everything.
The violent and wild breath enveloped Orochimaru deeply.
"Terrible fellow."
Orochimaru's current feeling toward Simu was no longer simple fear—
it was awe, even terror!
Whether it was ability or chakra volume, this monster surpassed everyone!
Thoughts raced.
Orochimaru scrambled to block the Tailed Beast Bomb with the Yata Mirror.
This legendary armor can resist chakra of all attributes—
including the Tailed Beast Bomb composed of yin and yang chakra.
The crimson flames burned fiercely.
The powerful Tailed Beast Bomb was instantly enveloped in flames.
The terrible chakra contained in it seemed to be disintegrated and finally drowned in the dry flame.
Faced with this, Simu's expression didn't change at all.
He could block one Tailed Beast Bomb with the Yata Mirror, but what about two or three?
The moment Orochimaru blocked one Tailed Beast Bomb, two others had already launched attacks from different directions.
Faced with two Tailed Beast Bombs attacking simultaneously,
the only thing Orochimaru could do was choose one to block.
The giant white snake head bit the Yata Mirror and crashed into the Tailed Beast Bomb launched by Four Tails.
Meanwhile, the Five Tails Kokuō's Tailed Beast Bomb exploded violently.
On top of the original ruins, another cave—like an abyss—exploded.
This blow broke through the rock formation,
and amid the smoke and dust, passionate water gushed out instantly.
It quickly flooded the ruins beneath Simu's feet into a lake.
Simu stood above the water.
A charred black corpse floated on it.
Next to it were a shield and a gourd.
They were the legendary treasures Orochimaru had spent countless hours searching for—
the Ten Fist Sword and the Yata Mirror.
Simu smiled slightly and said lightly,
"This Orochimaru really paid a heavy price to escape. He didn't want the two legendary treasures."
Erwei also stood above the water.
The blue flames beneath his feet continuously evaporated the lake water into steam,
making it look like he was shrouded in white smoke.
Hearing Simu's words, Erwei asked in a low voice,
"Master Simu, do you mean he's not dead yet?"
Four Tails frowned.
He felt something was off.
After all, the power of the Tailed Beast Bomb was obvious to all.
It was almost impossible to survive that kind of attack without preparation.
"That guy is so good at hiding?"
Simu looked to the bottom of the water.
"Of course. Mr. Orochimaru is known as the most capable ninja."
His body rapidly swelled into a giant dragon hundreds of meters high.
"You three, get out of the way."
Simu's dignified voice came from above.
The three tailed beasts hurriedly left the lake.
"Could he be preparing..."
Looking at Simu's imposing form, Four Tails seemed to think of something.
Erwei swallowed hard.
"It seems like it."
Suddenly, a turbulent pillar of fire fell from the sky.
Under the terrible heat, the water in the lake quickly evaporated into steam.
The flame in Simu's mouth seemed endless, burning wildly.
The whole lake began to boil.
In the hot lake, a white snake rolled its eyes speechlessly.
It was clearly a small snake less than half a meter long, but Orochimaru's entire body had spit out from it.
"This guy is really scary."
Orochimaru said with deep emotion.
He could feel Simu's attention locked on him.
Soon, the groundwater gushing from the ground had almost completely evaporated.
Orochimaru could only make a last-ditch effort.
His body swelled like Simu's.
His entire body decomposed into countless small white snakes, which rushed wildly in all directions.
Some drilled into the ground along the lake, while others climbed up the bank and burrowed into the forest.
Orochimaru no longer had any desire to fight Simu.
The only thing he wanted now was to seize every opportunity to escape.
Simu certainly sensed this.
Trying to kill Orochimaru was troublesome.
As long as any snake escaped, Orochimaru could come back later.
So...
Simu dodged to the ground and grabbed one of the white snakes.
After Orochimaru decomposed into so many white snakes, the power in each snake's body was weakened to the extreme.
They posed no threat to Simu at all.
After catching a sample, Xuan Mu immediately fired a shot from the [Master of the Immortal World] without hesitation.
Feeling the familiar aura, the three tailed beasts immediately retreated into the distance.
The scorching bright light instantly enveloped everything.
Countless white snakes turned into black shadows and disappeared under the intense light.
Eventually, only a barren lake remained.
It couldn't even be called a lake. Its vast size made it look more like an ocean.
Groundwater continued to gush out steadily.
Simu controlled the flame cloud and stood high in the sky, carefully scanning every corner with Observation Haki.
It was basically confirmed that no missing clones were left.
Except for the one in his own hand.
Not seeing Orochimaru, Simu found someone interesting.
That was the intelligence expert of the Akatsuki organization, Black-White Zetsu.
Although they hid in a very special way, they attached themselves to or hovered around every important person through spores,
allowing them to spy on the entire ninja world.
General reconnaissance ninjutsu could hardly detect them.
Because of this, Zetsu had gathered a great deal of information for Madara.
However, none of those moves had any effect under Simu's Observation Haki.
But now was not the right time.
Simu withdrew his gaze and rushed toward the village with the white snake in his hand.
During this period, Jiraiya deliberately kept his distance.
At this time, all of Konoha had entered a state of first-level combat readiness.
All ninjas were ready to act; the village advisors and all the Jōnin were assembled.
Orochimaru, one of the Konoha Sannin, had defected—a major event that shook the entire ninja world.
After all, following the Second Ninja World War, Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru had become symbols of Konoha.
Not to mention that Orochimaru was also a direct disciple of the current Hokage—like family.
And such a person, who had contributed greatly to Konoha, had killed his own comrades with his own hands and defected from the village.
Wasn't this Konoha slapping itself in the face?
Moreover, this had happened during his escape.
After a brief moment of shock, the village higher-ups hastily called a Jōnin meeting.
At the meeting, Mitokado Homura, a village advisor, asked seriously:
"Hiruzen, did you really let him go on purpose?"
The Third Hokage crossed his hands on the table.
All the Jōnin fixed their eyes on him.
Even after being Hokage for so many years, Sarutobi Hiruzen still felt tremendous pressure.
Like a mountain, it nearly made him unable to breathe.
He glanced at the Uchiha Quartet standing in the front row.
After letting Orochimaru go, the Uchiha Quartet had immediately arrived with guards and Anbu ninjas.
It was hard to say it was mere coincidence.
After all, as patriarch, Uchiha Shifang (the Four Uchiha) wouldn't personally participate in night patrols.
However, a corresponding disguise was still needed.
He coughed.
"The responsibility for this matter is indeed mine."
He looked at everyone with his aged eyes and said in a heavy tone:
"It was my negligence that allowed Orochimaru's illusion to deceive me, which caused me to miss the best opportunity to capture him.
I accept full responsibility."
Sarutobi Hiruzen bowed deeply to everyone.
It fully demonstrated the image of a brave and responsible elder leader.
But not everyone bought it.
Uchiha Shikata, who was about the same age as Hiruzen, stepped forward and said:
"With the strength of the Third Hokage, even if he was negligent, Orochimaru shouldn't have been able to escape so easily."
"Could it be that Orochimaru's illusion techniques have become that powerful?"
Although his tone was flat, the suspicion was very clear.
Danzo stood up and scolded:
"Uchiha Shifang, you're implying a lot. Do you really think Hiruzen would cover for a traitor who killed his own comrades?"
Now, Danzo was almost clinging to the Third Hokage like a lifeline,
just trying to help Sarutobi Hiruzen through this difficult time.
I have the leverage to deal with Hanyu Simu's next attack!
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