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Chapter 65: Jiraiya's Turn: Sorry to Keep You Waiting!
Puff!
A mouthful of blood spurted out instantly, and Orochimaru staggered back.
He began to fall slowly.
Suddenly, Jiraiya appeared and caught Orochimaru. Jiraiya still kept his palms together. After catching Orochimaru's body, he quickly jumped backward, putting distance between them and Yuichi.
Orochimaru's breath weakened visibly with the naked eye; his heart had been pierced.
When Jiraiya landed, before he had time to check Orochimaru's condition, Orochimaru opened his mouth.
He spat out an intact version of himself again.
However, this time, Orochimaru didn't stand up right away. He lay on the ground, panting heavily.
The Orochi-Style Body Replacement Technique, although nearly perfect, consumed a massive amount of Chakra. Using it twice in a row, combined with releasing powerful Ninjutsu earlier, meant Orochimaru's Chakra was almost bottomed out.
"Are you okay, Orochimaru?" Jiraiya asked, worried about his teammate's state.
Orochimaru nodded weakly. "Don't worry! I can't die for the time being, and even if I die, I will recover when I return to Konoha. Don't worry about me!"
Jiraiya's forehead was covered with cold sweat. "Damn it! I'm almost there!"
Orochimaru, struggling to sit up, smiled. "Don't worry." Then he turned to look at Yuichi.
Yuichi, controlling Senbonzakura, looked at the two with cold eyes.
Whoosh!
The Senbonzakura torrent rising from Yuichi's left and right was gaining momentum. Feeling Orochimaru's faint aura, Yuichi knew that the snake's Chakra was depleted. And Jiraiya's preparations didn't seem finished yet.
The outcome was clear.
Raising his left hand, Yuichi slowly opened his curled five fingers.
Instantly, the Senbonzakura torrent, which was ready to go, erupted and rose suddenly, crossing toward Orochimaru and Jiraiya at blinding speed.
Seeing this scene, everyone in the World of Pirates seemed to foresee what would happen. Jiraiya, who couldn't use Ninjutsu with his hands clasped, couldn't completely avoid Senbonzakura's strangulation. And Orochimaru was exhausted.
Soon, they would be torn to shreds amidst the flying cherry blossoms.
Senbonzakura rushed toward them. Orochimaru took a step forward with a smile, actively moving to meet the blades.
At the same time, his right hand twitched slightly.
A second before Senbonzakura was about to tear Orochimaru apart, a silver-white light and shadow suddenly flew in front of Yuichi.
A strand of hair fell from Yuichi's forehead.
Senbonzakura, which was attacking Orochimaru and Jiraiya, paused suddenly. Taking advantage of the pause, Jiraiya jumped away with Orochimaru, dodging the strangulation.
Everyone quickly turned their attention to Yuichi.
The hair falling from Yuichi's forehead drifted slowly to the ground. Yuichi looked at the hair on the floor, then turned to look at the Kusanagi Sword floating in the air on the other side.
That was dangerous... I was almost killed!
If Observation Haki hadn't sensed the danger in that instant, Yuichi would have had no time to dodge the sudden blow.
Orochimaru sighed regretfully. "Amazing! Being able to dodge a deadly attack at such a time... What terrifying vigilance!"
The people of the World of Pirates looked at the Kusanagi Sword floating in the air with surprised eyes.
"That sword can fly by itself?"
"What an insidious attack. If he hadn't reacted quickly just now, I'm afraid Mr. Yuichi would have died!"
"Controlling a weapon in the air! It turns out he has this ability—that monster just threw his weapon away to set this up!"
Come to think of it, who would voluntarily throw a weapon just to try and hit an opponent? It seemed like a foolish move, but it was a trap.
Yuichi hadn't been thinking that deeply, or perhaps he had been distracted by the impending victory. In the face of victory at one's fingertips, everyone relaxed their vigilance a little. Orochimaru took advantage of this. Fighting with ninjas was not just a competition of strength, but a psychological game.
Unfortunately for Orochimaru, Yuichi had the habit of always keeping Observation Haki active. Although when attacking with full strength, his Haki was weaker, that small reserve was enough to save him.
Clang!
There was the sound of a sword clash. The Kusanagi Sword, which floated in mid-air to attack again, was bounced off by Yuichi's Senbonzakura and stabbed obliquely into the ground.
Orochimaru smiled helplessly. "What a troublesome guy! If I met you alone, I'm afraid I'd have to run away!"
The ninjas were shocked to hear Orochimaru, one of the Sannin, give such an evaluation.
Fortunately, this time the Sannin were fighting together. However, the current situation did not look good. Tsunade was eliminated immediately, and Orochimaru was spent. The last hope rested with Jiraiya.
But was he really going to lose?
"Sorry to keep you waiting... Orochimaru... and... everyone!"
Jiraiya's voice suddenly became strange, shouting with a weird accent.
An extremely thick Chakra wave broke out!
A big smile appeared on Jiraiya's face. "Boy... Now it's the turn of the Toad Sage of Mount Myōboku to show you what a real ninja is!"
"Summoning Technique!"
Boom!
Buzz...
White smoke exploded, covering both Jiraiya and Orochimaru.
The ninjas watching were speechless.
"Master Jiraiya spent so long just to use the Summoning Technique?"
"At a time like this, it doesn't matter what beast you summon!"
Even Konoha's ninjas couldn't understand why the Summoning Technique needed to save Chakra for so long before release. Fourth Raikage A also said that he could not understand the tactics of the Konoha Shinobi. Terumi Mei closed her eyes, exasperated.
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