"Did you know, Yun-kun? Ninjutsu is truly magical."
"When physical and spiritual energy combine, they create a force called chakra. After forming hand seals, chakra can then be used to perform ninjutsu."
Orochimaru's expression was filled with excitement, his tongue, long like a snake's, flicking out once again.
"The first person who mixed blue and yellow created a new color and named it green. If blue is chakra, and yellow represents the seals, then green is ninjutsu."
"Just like that, with countless combinations of colors, there must be thousands, if not tens of thousands, of kinds of ninjutsu in this world."
Orochimaru turned to Yun and continued, "But in order to master all ninjutsu and the truth behind them, it takes an immense amount of time. And to me, human life is just too short."
"Yun-kun, even someone called Hokage, once they die, that's the end of everything. Come to my side. The jutsu of immortality is right in front of you..."
"A hundred years, no, even fifty years later, what would Namikaze Minato, the Fourth Hokage, be worth then?"
Orochimaru's words were tempting, but he kept licking his lips as he spoke.
Under the mask, Uchiha Yun frowned in disgust. 'Is this how Orochimaru persuades people, just by talking and being creepy? And people actually fall for it?'
'Absolutely absurd.'
'As for immortality?'
'Coming out of someone else's body every couple of years?'
'Gross...'
Looking at Orochimaru, Yun replied, "Um... could you please put your tongue away?"
"You're seriously disgusting!"
Whoosh!
With the speed of Body Flicker and a drawn long blade, Yun instantly slashed downward toward Orochimaru.
Bang!
The Kusanagi Sword extended from Orochimaru's mouth, blocking Yun's blade in a flash.
Orochimaru leapt back and caught his sword, then lashed out with his tongue.
"Hidden Shadow Snake Hands!"
"Hiss..."
A large snake with its jaws wide open lunged toward Yun.
Buzz!
Yun's Sharingan, now fully activated with three tomoe, gave him enhanced motion perception. He sidestepped with ease, his long blade slicing horizontally to sever the snake's tongue.
As the snake recoiled, Orochimaru still wore a grin and said, "Just three tomoe? But from my intel, I heard your Sharingan has surpassed that, hasn't it, Yun-kun?"
"Or... do you think you don't even need the Mangekyō Sharingan to deal with me?"
Worried about interfering with their teamwork, the watching Jia finally spoke: "Don't underestimate him. Your opponent is the renowned Orochimaru!"
Yun exhaled. 'At this point in the timeline, Orochimaru hasn't switched bodies yet, right?'
'If I hit him with a genjutsu would it be fatal?'
Buzz!!
In an instant, Uchiha Yun's Mangekyō Sharingan activated. Orochimaru chuckled, bowed his head slightly, and unleashed an overwhelming amount of chakra.
"Crack-crack-crack..."
Every glass item in the lab exploded violently!
With a slight bow, Orochimaru said, "That's more like it... I'll have to push Yun-kun to the brink to show you the kind of power you could have by joining me."
Yun smirked coolly under the pressure. "How about you raise your head, creep?"
Orochimaru grinned again. "When facing an unknown ability without sufficient intel, caution is key. I'm sure even a fresh Academy graduate like Yun-kun remembers that."
Yun's smile faded: "Then from here on out... don't die too easily, Orochimaru."
Whoosh!
Before he even finished his sentence, Yun appeared in front of Orochimaru and slashed down with his long sword.
Clang!
The long blade clashed with the Kusanagi Sword.
Crack...
A crisp sound rang out as a small crack formed on Yun's standard-issue ANBU blade from the force.
Still gripping the sword with both hands and head lowered, Orochimaru mocked, "Seems like your weapon isn't up to par, Yun-kun."
Yun smirked: "Then why don't you give me a Kusanagi Sword?"
Before Orochimaru could reply, a Rasengan suddenly formed in Yun's free left hand.
Bang!!
He slammed it directly into Orochimaru's abdomen.
Splat...
Dirt flew everywhere as the blasted Orochimaru collapsed like a pile of mud.
'An Earth Release Clone.'
"Tch!"
Yun scoffed. He wasn't surprised in the least, his Mangekyō Sharingan had foreseen this outcome.
Whoosh!
From the shadows, a flash of a blade suddenly appeared.
Splurt!
Blood sprayed as a surprised Orochimaru turned his head.
"Yun-kun, how did you do that?"
Uchiha Yun didn't answer, he turned and stabbed again, straight into the heart.
Pulling out the blade, blood dripped slowly to the ground.
Looking at the crouching, chest-clutching Orochimaru, Yun muttered, "It feels like time should've ended around here, but I really doubt someone like you would die this easily."
"Fake your death to make the enemy let their guard down and extract intel? Quit pretending, get up and keep going."
Orochimaru's breathing hitched at those words.
Slowly, he stood up and looked down: "How did you know, Yun-kun? An injury like that to the real body should've been fatal."
As he spoke, Orochimaru opened his mouth, jaw stretching unnaturally like a snake's.
A new, slime-covered Orochimaru slithered out of it. Yun considered slashing him again, but the saliva was just way too disgusting.
Unbothered, Orochimaru cleaned himself up and said, "Why didn't you attack earlier, Yun-kun? Surprised by my substitution technique?"
Yun shook his head. "No... it was just too gross. You're the only one who could tolerate being covered in spit."
Orochimaru laughed. "Don't be too fixated on those things. Compared to the jutsu of immortality, this is nothing."
Yun didn't respond. At that moment, Jia, who'd been waiting for a chance, made his move.
"Wood Release: Four Pillar Prison!"
In an instant, Orochimaru was sealed within a wooden cage.
Jia formed another seal: "Wood Release: Tree Binding Burial!"
Massive trees wrapped and constricted Orochimaru tightly, only to end up crushing another mud clone.
'Another Earth Clone? When did he escape?'
'Right when he came out of his mouth, he must have burrowed away...'
Jia's eyes scanned the area, but suddenly, a giant snake burst from the ground.
"Evil Snake Coils!"
Jia was knocked into the air, and the snake reared back to swallow him whole.
Boom!
A blazing long blade slashed down from above, slicing the summoned serpent open from head to tail.
Catching the falling Kai, Yun leapt backward.
At that moment, the rest of Squad Six, previously paralyzed and unable to act, finally joined in.
"Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet!"
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
"Wind Release: Wind Cutter!"
Ninjutsu bombarded Orochimaru from all directions, but against someone of his caliber, regular ANBU just weren't enough.
Whoosh!
Without Yun's Mangekyō Sharingan to suppress him, Orochimaru vanished in an instant.
Reappearing, he locked eyes with an ANBU operative. "Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Technique"
"Aaaahhh!!!"
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