Bang!
The body with only one arm left fell from the sky, crashing onto the hard earth and rocks with a crisp sound. It immediately broke apart.
First, it suffered petrification from Senjutsu, and then it was pierced by countless sand iron spikes. The body had already reached its material limit.
At this moment, a fair hand parted the iron pieces and took out a metal ball from the pile of wreckage.
"Tsk...it can even seal the Chakra spirit of a dead person."
Tagorihime played with the metal ball in her hand, talking to herself, "Human techniques are quite interesting."
"It's a pity this sealing technique separates everything. Otherwise, I could chat with him."
"Come to think of it, it's been more than ten years since we last met, time really flies."
Rumble...
The ground trembled. The rumbling sound interrupted Tagorihime's reminiscing. She turned her gaze to Tsunade, who was violently smashing people, and glanced at the giant slug in the forest, her eyes full of fear.
"Orochimaru also wants me to help look after..."
Slug Sage, that is not at all inferior to, and may even exceed, White Snake Sage.
You should know that Ryuuchi Cave still has nests of small snakes, but apart from the incredibly large slug, there are no other moving creatures in Shikkotsu Forest.
"With her here, there's no chance for me to make a move."
Tagorihime was a little disappointed that she couldn't make Orochimaru owe her more favors.
...
The bright moon set in the west, and dark clouds covered the last ray of sunlight. Darkness enveloped the dense forest.
Between the tree trunks in the forest, figures darted back and forth, their steps never stopping, as if there were fierce beasts that wanted to devour them behind them.
"Strange, strange, really strange..."
Killer Bee led the Kumogakure team and ran wildly, muttering in a strange tone,
"It doesn't make sense, Orochimaru isn't chasing those two rogue ninja, but he's chasing us. That really doesn't make sense. At least we saved Konoha's Tsunade's life."
While saying this, Killer Bee actually knew the reason—Orochimaru wanted more than just to save Konoha's Princess Tsunade.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh...
In the sound of wind breaking, Orochimaru led the Shisui team in close pursuit, his eyes flashing with a dark, cold light.
He was indeed not satisfied with personal grievances.
Now the ninja world situation is changing rapidly, all stemming from the Nine Tails incident, Kumogakure's surprise attack on Konoha failed, and the Fourth Raikage was seriously injured.
Kumogakure temporarily lost a top-level Kage-level combat force, and its strength was greatly reduced. Iwagakure Village wanted to take advantage of the situation to wear down Kumogakure's war potential.
This was the same as what Kumogakure did after the Nine Tails incident.
However, compared to Kumogakure, Iwagakure Village was not doing it decisively enough.
On the one hand, Kumogakure's losses were not as severe as Konoha's. On the other hand, the news of the Raikage's injury was not as easy to confirm as the Hokage's death.
But if Killer Bee, as the Eight Tails Jinchuriki, had an accident during the confrontation between the two villages, the stalemate would be immediately broken.
Orochimaru planned to help them confirm the Fourth Raikage's injury, and also help them imprison another Kage-level combat force.
And in exchange, Iwagakure Village would go to the front line and fight with blood and flesh.
Compared to stirring up the ninja world situation, what were two rogue ninja like Sasori and Kakuzu? He would just put on an act and startle them away.
Boom boom boom...
Suddenly, a soaring fire tore through the darkness in the forest, mixed with continuous explosions, making both sides' faces red.
With a sea of fire blocking the way, Killer Bee and the Kumogakure team stopped and turned to look at Orochimaru and his group.
They saw a series of white smoke with a bang bang bang, and all the ninja beside Orochimaru disappeared.
The people who were chasing them just now, apart from Orochimaru, were clearly all shadow clones, and their main bodies had already set up an ambush on the road ahead.
Killer Bee thought for a moment and understood the reason.
This was to distance the battlefield from the two rogue ninja enough to prevent interference and uncertain factors between the two sides.
His previous decisive escape had instead played into the opponent's plan.
However, Killer Bee didn't feel any regret in his heart. Even if it happened again, his choice would not change.
The fire quickly subsided. On the other side, Shisui led the ninja team to surround them.
Belatedly, he also understood the current situation in the ninja world and the meaning of leaving the Eight Tails Jinchuriki here.
Recalling his previous unauthorized actions, Shisui felt very ashamed.
If Orochimaru-sama hadn't stopped him before, with the Eight Tails Jinchuriki's alertness in running away at the first sign of trouble, wouldn't they have let the opponent go?
Living in the ninja world, Shisui deeply knew that war was the main theme. The end of one war was the beginning of another.
If Iwagakure Village and Kumogakure failed to start a war because of this, then the ninja who should have died in it would become Konoha's burden in the future.
When the next war comes, whose fault will be the blood of those compatriots who died fighting with them?
This was clearly avoidable.
Shisui opened his Sharingan, his red eyes flashing with light, and the three tomoe inside spun rapidly, revealing his determination.
Even if he sacrificed his life, he must leave the Eight Tails Jinchuriki here this time.
The ninja of the Kumogakure team also made up their minds. They looked at each other and directly rushed towards Orochimaru, using life-risking methods as soon as they attacked.
If Konoha wanted to keep the Eight Tails Jinchuriki, they would risk their lives to create an opportunity for Killer Bee to escape.
The Fourth Raikage could not participate in the battle in a short time. The Eight Tails Jinchuriki was the village's highest combat power, and Kumogakure really couldn't afford to lose him.
Having seen Orochimaru's endless tricks in the Kumogakure battle, the Kumogakure team had no doubt that Orochimaru could defeat Killer Bee, so they had to prevent him from getting entangled with Killer Bee-sama.
With a loud bang, lightning flashed, illuminating the darkness of the forest.
The remaining three Kumogakure jonin directly used Lightning Release with all their strength, and electric light weaved into a net, directly enveloping Orochimaru.
Before the lightning arrived, Orochimaru's skin already felt a burst of stinging. The combined attack of the three jonin was life-threatening, and even he felt a bit of danger.
Apart from animals like the Raikage, no one dared to directly eat it with their flesh.
He immediately formed hand seals, a layer of eye shadow appeared at the corners of his eyes, and four fangs grew in his mouth, "Sage Art: Body Transformation!"
Natural energy invaded the trees beneath him, reshaping them, and a temporary wooden wall directly blocked the blazing blue light.
Wood does not conduct electricity, but it is not completely resistant to Lightning Release. It can only be said that it has a slight advantage. Dazzling lightning can still turn thousand-year-old trees into charcoal.
In the end, it is still about comparing the degree of control of each side.
The Lightning Release of the three Kumogakure jonin was obviously not as good as the 'Wood Release' enhanced by Senjutsu Chakra, only leaving a layer of char on it.
The wooden wall unfolded like a flower, and the eye shadow on his eyes also faded. Feeling the exhausted natural energy in his body, Orochimaru raised his eyebrows.
He could only use this Sage Art once.
But the effect was also quite good. The three Kumogakure jonin in front of him were shocked and their fighting spirit plummeted.
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