Chapter 41
Danger! The Giant Serpent Attacks!
As soon as the two brothers stepped into the grove, Mo Gang placed the spare target prepared for the shuriken training area on the ground, and immediately sensed that something was wrong.
It's so quiet... It's too quiet around here!
At this time of day, there should be many birds chirping in the dense forests of the Naga River, and crows should be fluttering by from time to time... But now, apart from the rushing sound of the river, Mo can't hear a sound at all.
He stood up and made a gesture to Shisui, who immediately understood and nodded. However, before he could react, four figures hidden in black robes suddenly rushed out from the dense forest in the four directions!
Ten-Shen-Si-Mao-Yin
"Four Purple Flame Formation!" ×4
As soon as the voice fell, a purple square barrier instantly rose up, encompassing the entire open space within several hundred meters around the two of them!
Then, inside the barrier, four small square barriers rose at the four corners, protecting the four black-robed figures inside.
Uchiha Mo's eyes narrowed, and he instantly appeared in front of Shisui, staring warily at the top.
Following his gaze, a figure swiftly fell from the sky, crashing to the ground and kicking up a cloud of dust.
"Mo Jun... your senses are truly sharp; you almost escaped."
Accompanied by a hoarse male voice, the figure gradually stepped out of the smoke.
With unnaturally pale skin, narrow, elongated golden pupils, and purple eyeshadow extending all the way to his nose, there was no doubt that the person before him was one of the legendary Sannin...
"Orochimaru?!" Shisui exclaimed in shock after seeing the man's face clearly, and then quickly placed his hand on the short sword behind his back.
"Nissan, run! They're only targeting me. I'll hold them off!"
As he spoke, a tomoe appeared in Shisui's large eyes, and he took a step forward.
"Stop causing trouble!"
Mo glanced at Zhishui beside him, grabbed him by the collar, and threw him behind him.
The Four Purple Flame Formation... In front of this barrier, it's impossible for a regular ninja to escape without eliminating the enemy.
"That expression...it seems Mo-kun knows this technique..." Orochimaru stuck out his tongue and licked the corner of his mouth, looking at Uchiha Mo with interest.
Mo looked calmly at Orochimaru, his right hand resting on the hilt of the sword at his waist.
"Whoosh—"
"Enough with the useless nonsense. You think that one-eyed wild dog Danzo can kill me with a useless snake? Wait until I peel off your scales and then chop that wild dog up and feed it to the summoned beasts."
Futsu-no-Mitama was drawn from its sheath. Sumi gripped the long sword tightly, lowered her body slightly, and slowly rotated the three jet-black tomoe in her eye sockets, watching the man in front of her warily.
Although his words were contemptuous, the man before him was, after all, Orochimaru, one of the Legendary Sannin, and at this moment, he had not yet created any flaws in his genjutsu by using the Reanimation Jutsu, and was at his absolute peak.
"Don't get so agitated, Mo Jun."
Orochimaru's lips curled into a smile. "We don't have to do this. Since you can tell that Danzo sent me, you should understand that I personally have no ill intentions towards you."
"And you don't need to rush. To ensure everything goes smoothly, Danzo has been preparing for a full month. Whether it's the Anbu or the Sensory Corps... no one here will notice us right now, so we can take our time."
As he spoke, Orochimaru once again stuck out his scarlet, long, narrow tongue.
Mo stared at Orochimaru expressionlessly without responding, simply holding Futsu-no-Mitama horizontally in front of him, his eyes sharply fixed on Orochimaru, the meaning of which was self-evident.
"Hehe~ You're really in a hurry. Alright then... I'll play along with you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Orochimaru charged towards Uchiha Mo.
He reached out with his right hand towards Uchiha Mo from a distance, shouting, "Hidden Shadow Snake Hand!"
Orochimaru's right arm instantly transformed into a ferocious, thick snake, which lunged at Mo!
Mo was prepared. The magatama in his eyes slowly turned, and he suddenly gripped the Futsu-no-Mitama tightly in his hand.
"boom!"
Amidst the crackling sound of flames exploding, the entire blade of Futsu-no-Mitama instantly turned crimson. Uchiha Sumire gripped the longsword in reverse and lunged forward, the sharp edge slicing fiercely through the gaping maw of the giant serpent.
"laugh--"
White smoke rose, and the giant snake was instantly sliced in two. Orochimaru shrunk his shoulders back, and as his snake hand retracted, it transformed back into a normal arm.
"Is this the ninjutsu you created? It's quite extraordinary."
As he spoke, Orochimaru licked his lips, and with a ninja sword in his left hand that he had somehow obtained, he slashed down at Uchiha Mo's shoulder!
"Ding!"
Sparks flew as a powerful force struck. Mo held the Futsu-no-Mitama in his hand and bent his legs slightly to barely block the attack.
"Hey!" Orochimaru grinned at the sight, and with a flick of his right hand, another kunai appeared, which he thrust toward Mo's forehead!
The three tomoe in his dark eyes swirled, and he suddenly tilted his right hand, gripping the straight sword, while lightly pushing his legs to the side.
"bite--"
Sparks flew across the blade of Futsu-no-Mitama, and Mo's entire body was instantly launched into the air and spun by the force of Orochimaru's slash and the power of his legs!
The next moment, Orochimaru's kunai missed its target, while Uchiha Mo's legs instantly knelt on his shoulders, and he was now above him.
"Such a quick reaction! Such smooth movements!" Orochimaru's golden pupils trembled.
Mo quickly gripped the Futsu-no-Mitama and slashed it fiercely at the neck beneath him!
"Ding!"
The blade was inches from his neck, but at the crucial moment, a kunai blocked it firmly in front of him.
Orochimaru is Orochimaru after all; his base stats are far superior to Mo's. Despite being at a disadvantage, he easily and effortlessly blocked Mo's killing intent at an even faster speed.
"Hehe~ Mo Jun, you're simply too much..."
"Hey——!"
Before the words were finished, a sharp eagle cry suddenly rang out, and intense lightning replaced the crimson color, instantly blooming on the gleaming blade!
Immediately afterwards...
"Whoosh—!"
The kunai was powerless against Futsu-no-Mitama's Chidori Blade, and was instantly sliced open like tofu. The next moment, the blade slashed into Orochimaru's neck like lightning!
Blood splattered, but his face remained expressionless. The three tomoe in his eyes slowly rotated, as if he could already see Orochimaru's head flying off.
But just as Futsu-no-Mitama was about to sever his entire head, the terrified expression on Orochimaru's face suddenly froze, and then his entire body lost its color and quickly turned into a mud sculpture!
Earth substitute!
"Hidden Shadows, Many Snake Hands!"
A hoarse male voice sounded from behind. Uchiha Mo hurriedly turned around and wanted to slash at Futsu-no-Mitama, but at that moment, the mud sculpture suddenly froze, firmly wedging Futsu-no-Mitama in the center of the sculpture's neck!
"Hiss hiss hiss—"
In an instant, several large snakes tightly coiled around Mo's entire body!
It's so quiet... It's too quiet around here!
At this time of day, there should be many birds chirping in the dense forests of the Naga River, and crows should be fluttering by from time to time... But now, apart from the rushing sound of the river, Mo can't hear a sound at all.
He stood up and made a gesture to Shisui, who immediately understood and nodded. However, before he could react, four figures hidden in black robes suddenly rushed out from the dense forest in the four directions!
Ten-Shen-Si-Mao-Yin
"Four Purple Flame Formation!" ×4
As soon as the voice fell, a purple square barrier instantly rose up, encompassing the entire open space within several hundred meters around the two of them!
Then, inside the barrier, four small square barriers rose at the four corners, protecting the four black-robed figures inside.
Uchiha Mo's eyes narrowed, and he instantly appeared in front of Shisui, staring warily at the top.
Following his gaze, a figure swiftly fell from the sky, crashing to the ground and kicking up a cloud of dust.
"Mo Jun... your senses are truly sharp; you almost escaped."
Accompanied by a hoarse male voice, the figure gradually stepped out of the smoke.
With unnaturally pale skin, narrow, elongated golden pupils, and purple eyeshadow extending all the way to his nose, there was no doubt that the person before him was one of the legendary Sannin...
"Orochimaru?!" Shisui exclaimed in shock after seeing the man's face clearly, and then quickly placed his hand on the short sword behind his back.
"Nissan, run! They're only targeting me. I'll hold them off!"
As he spoke, a tomoe appeared in Shisui's large eyes, and he took a step forward.
"Stop causing trouble!"
Mo glanced at Zhishui beside him, grabbed him by the collar, and threw him behind him.
The Four Purple Flame Formation... In front of this barrier, it's impossible for a regular ninja to escape without eliminating the enemy.
"That expression...it seems Mo-kun knows this technique..." Orochimaru stuck out his tongue and licked the corner of his mouth, looking at Uchiha Mo with interest.
Mo looked calmly at Orochimaru, his right hand resting on the hilt of the sword at his waist.
"Whoosh—"
"Enough with the useless nonsense. You think that one-eyed wild dog Danzo can kill me with a useless snake? Wait until I peel off your scales and then chop that wild dog up and feed it to the summoned beasts."
Futsu-no-Mitama was drawn from its sheath. Sumi gripped the long sword tightly, lowered her body slightly, and slowly rotated the three jet-black tomoe in her eye sockets, watching the man in front of her warily.
Although his words were contemptuous, the man before him was, after all, Orochimaru, one of the Legendary Sannin, and at this moment, he had not yet created any flaws in his genjutsu by using the Reanimation Jutsu, and was at his absolute peak.
"Don't get so agitated, Mo Jun."
Orochimaru's lips curled into a smile. "We don't have to do this. Since you can tell that Danzo sent me, you should understand that I personally have no ill intentions towards you."
"And you don't need to rush. To ensure everything goes smoothly, Danzo has been preparing for a full month. Whether it's the Anbu or the Sensory Corps... no one here will notice us right now, so we can take our time."
As he spoke, Orochimaru once again stuck out his scarlet, long, narrow tongue.
Mo stared at Orochimaru expressionlessly without responding, simply holding Futsu-no-Mitama horizontally in front of him, his eyes sharply fixed on Orochimaru, the meaning of which was self-evident.
"Hehe~ You're really in a hurry. Alright then... I'll play along with you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Orochimaru charged towards Uchiha Mo.
He reached out with his right hand towards Uchiha Mo from a distance, shouting, "Hidden Shadow Snake Hand!"
Orochimaru's right arm instantly transformed into a ferocious, thick snake, which lunged at Mo!
Mo was prepared. The magatama in his eyes slowly turned, and he suddenly gripped the Futsu-no-Mitama tightly in his hand.
"boom!"
Amidst the crackling sound of flames exploding, the entire blade of Futsu-no-Mitama instantly turned crimson. Uchiha Sumire gripped the longsword in reverse and lunged forward, the sharp edge slicing fiercely through the gaping maw of the giant serpent.
"laugh--"
White smoke rose, and the giant snake was instantly sliced in two. Orochimaru shrunk his shoulders back, and as his snake hand retracted, it transformed back into a normal arm.
"Is this the ninjutsu you created? It's quite extraordinary."
As he spoke, Orochimaru licked his lips, and with a ninja sword in his left hand that he had somehow obtained, he slashed down at Uchiha Mo's shoulder!
"Ding!"
Sparks flew as a powerful force struck. Mo held the Futsu-no-Mitama in his hand and bent his legs slightly to barely block the attack.
"Hey!" Orochimaru grinned at the sight, and with a flick of his right hand, another kunai appeared, which he thrust toward Mo's forehead!
The three tomoe in his dark eyes swirled, and he suddenly tilted his right hand, gripping the straight sword, while lightly pushing his legs to the side.
"bite--"
Sparks flew across the blade of Futsu-no-Mitama, and Mo's entire body was instantly launched into the air and spun by the force of Orochimaru's slash and the power of his legs!
The next moment, Orochimaru's kunai missed its target, while Uchiha Mo's legs instantly knelt on his shoulders, and he was now above him.
"Such a quick reaction! Such smooth movements!" Orochimaru's golden pupils trembled.
Mo quickly gripped the Futsu-no-Mitama and slashed it fiercely at the neck beneath him!
"Ding!"
The blade was inches from his neck, but at the crucial moment, a kunai blocked it firmly in front of him.
Orochimaru is Orochimaru after all; his base stats are far superior to Mo's. Despite being at a disadvantage, he easily and effortlessly blocked Mo's killing intent at an even faster speed.
"Hehe~ Mo Jun, you're simply too much..."
"Hey——!"
Before the words were finished, a sharp eagle cry suddenly rang out, and intense lightning replaced the crimson color, instantly blooming on the gleaming blade!
Immediately afterwards...
"Whoosh—!"
The kunai was powerless against Futsu-no-Mitama's Chidori Blade, and was instantly sliced open like tofu. The next moment, the blade slashed into Orochimaru's neck like lightning!
Blood splattered, but his face remained expressionless. The three tomoe in his eyes slowly rotated, as if he could already see Orochimaru's head flying off.
But just as Futsu-no-Mitama was about to sever his entire head, the terrified expression on Orochimaru's face suddenly froze, and then his entire body lost its color and quickly turned into a mud sculpture!
Earth substitute!
"Hidden Shadows, Many Snake Hands!"
A hoarse male voice sounded from behind. Uchiha Mo hurriedly turned around and wanted to slash at Futsu-no-Mitama, but at that moment, the mud sculpture suddenly froze, firmly wedging Futsu-no-Mitama in the center of the sculpture's neck!
"Hiss hiss hiss—"
In an instant, several large snakes tightly coiled around Mo's entire body!