Naruto: The Tavern Speech Begins to Make the Land of Rain Great

"Hidden Serpent Hand!"

With a low shout from Orochimaru, five white pythons emerged from his sleeves and lunged at Watanabe Tetsuya.

Watanabe Tetsu remained motionless, seemingly unaware of the threat.

Orochimaru's lips curled into a smile.

Was that carefree and relaxed demeanor ultimately just an act?

He didn't make a move in the face of his Hidden Serpent Hand.

This level of strength is probably not even as good as a Chunin.

It's a pity that despite having a lot of chakra, he has absolutely no fighting talent.

He watched as the python in his sleeve drew near Watanabe Toru.

They succeeded.

In that instant, a white light flashed, and the five white pythons were cut in half at the waist.

The python was only a few centimeters away from Watanabe Tetsu, but it could no longer get close to him.

Orochimaru's pupils widened suddenly, and he quickly used the Body Flicker Technique to retreat several times.

Orochimaru looked up again and saw a figure standing beside Watanabe Toru.

"Well done, Well."

Rain dripped from his straw hat, and the ninja named Ino held a long sword that was over a meter long in his hand.

The long sword gleamed with a faint, cold light in the dim light, and its blade was stained with the blood of the giant python.

Kuroda nodded to Watanabe Toru.

"Lord Watanabe."

He then flicked his longsword lightly, and the blood stuck to it splattered onto the ground, leaving a long trail of blood.

Kuroda stood beside Watanabe Tetsu, watching the three powerful ninjas before him with wary eyes.

He could sense from the exchange just now that the three ninjas in front of him were not weak.

Even better than him.

Kuroda had only received Rin's message a few hours earlier, asking him to become Watanabe Tetsu's temporary bodyguard.

According to Rin himself, Watanabe Tetsu personally gave him the opportunity to serve as Watanabe-sama's temporary bodyguard.

Kuroda could naturally sense Watanabe Tetsu's high regard for him.

Prior to this, Watanabe had already given him very good treatment.

For example, he asked his older brother Rin to find time to give him more pointers on swordsmanship, and also sent him a lot of B-rank and C-rank ninjutsu.

Just one meeting was enough to remember him and give him a chance to climb higher.

Watanabe Toru's existence allowed Kuroda to experience beauty for the first time.

Respect, sincerity, and justice.

This is Kuroda's assessment of Watanabe Toru.

Before joining the Xiaoguang Society, he was just a desperate man who would do anything to survive.

But after joining the Xiaoguang Society, he gained faith and companions.

Joining Xiaoguang Society was the best decision he ever made.

Kuroda gripped the hilt of his sword tighter, and looking at Orochimaru before him, he swore an oath.

Even if he encounters a powerful opponent, he will not allow them to harm Lord Watanabe.

Only by stepping over his corpse can we harm Lord Watanabe.

He slowly straightened up, spread his legs apart, held the knife hilt in one hand at his waist, and tensed the muscles in his legs.

Chakra slowly gathered in his feet.

The next second, he flew towards Orochimaru like an arrow piercing the sky.

"So fast!"

Orochimaru's eyes were fixed on the dark gray figure, his gaze unwavering.

The long sword moved the instant it approached Orochimaru.

A blinding white light flashed, and the long sword swept towards Orochimaru with lightning speed.

The sheer force of the attack was so great that the longsword made a whooshing sound as it was swung through the air.

Orochimaru was on guard and, in an instant, subtly dodged backward, avoiding the attack.

However, Kuroda missed with his slash, as if he had anticipated Orochimaru's trajectory, and changed his sweeping attack into a thrusting one.

The long sword instantly changed direction and stabbed at Orochimaru.

Orochimaru had no choice but to jump backward again, forming hand seals in mid-air.

Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!

A powerful hurricane was exhaled from Orochimaru's mouth.

The hurricane spun and pushed forward, seemingly capable of destroying everything in its path.

Kuroda did not continue the pursuit, but instead dodged the hurricane with a quick movement.

But just as he dodged, a figure attacked from his side.

Hidden Serpent Shadow Hand!

Five white pythons instantly flew out and attacked Kuroda.

In the middle of the move!

Kuroda quickly turned to the side, trying to dodge the attack.

Even though Kuroda managed to dodge in time, one of the giant pythons still managed to slash his arm.

Blood flowed down Kuroda's left arm. He took a few steps back, pressing his right hand against the bleeding area.

"Hmm, troublesome."

Kuroda gritted his teeth; he hadn't expected Orochimaru to be so troublesome.

First, they used a major breakthrough to disrupt his vision and limit his movement.

Then attack from the side using the Snake Shadow Hand technique.

If he hadn't managed to dodge a step at the last moment, he would probably be entangled by those giant white pythons by now.

Kuroda stared at Orochimaru with some caution, he had never been so aware of his own weaknesses.

His strength, ranking above Chunin but below Jonin, largely stems from his sharp swordsmanship and extremely fast speed.

He always used rapid attacks to force his opponent to defend, thus preventing them from using ninjutsu to attack.

However, when facing an equally agile opponent like Orochimaru, he finds it difficult to disrupt the opponent's offensive rhythm with his swordsmanship.

As a ninja who excels in taijutsu but is weak in ninjutsu, he lacks sufficient ability to counter enemy ninjutsu.

Faced with Wind Release: Great Breakthrough, he had no ability to counter it with ninjutsu.

The only option is to dodge.

However, such dodging would disrupt his offensive rhythm and make it impossible to restrict the opponent's ninjutsu suppression.

He lacks the ability to counter ninjutsu and relies too much on taijutsu to gain the upper hand.

This is how he evaluates himself.

"You look like you're having some trouble."

Watanabe Tetsu smiled from behind. He called Kurodai mainly to give him a chance to spar with a master.

This allowed Kuroda to recognize his own problems and make timely changes.

He didn't think that Kuroda, who was only slightly stronger than a Chunin, could easily defeat Orochimaru.

Even Orochimaru with half his chakra would have a hard time.

It will all be worth it if I can train until I reach Kuroda.

In other words, Watanabe was using Orochimaru as a whetstone for Kuroda.

For such resilient people, all you need to do to make them stronger is to subject them to repeated defeats.

"Although you didn't manage to defeat him, you did a good job. Do you need my help?"

Watanabe Tetsu gave an affirmative answer and walked forward a few steps.

This immediately put Jiraiya and Tsunade, who were watching him closely, on high alert.

Watanabe Tetsu found it quite amusing to see Tsunade looking like she was about to explode and Jiraiya instantly on alert.

Surprisingly, he really made these two people feel like they were facing a formidable enemy.

No, it's not necessary.

Kuroda wiped the bloodstains from his sleeve, looked up, and said in a serious tone.

"I will defeat him with my own hands."

He rushed forward and engaged Orochimaru in combat again.

It is very resilient.

Watanabe Tetsu, who witnessed everything, couldn't help but offer his own assessment.

In the ninja world, not everyone has the courage to challenge the strong.

Because the challenge carries the risk of failure, or even death.

Kuroda is undoubtedly a hero.

He shrugged and looked at the two people in front of him.

Are you afraid of me?

His ease and relaxation, however, did not allow Jiraiya and the other person to relax.

"Can you tell me why you're afraid of me?"

"I'm just worried you'll make a move."

Tsunade spoke first.

A flicker of excitement flashed in Watanabe Tetsu's eyes.

His strength has improved rapidly during this period, which has given him the idea of ​​testing his own abilities.

A hint of fighting spirit flashed in his eyes, and then he raised his hand and made a suggestion.

"Watching them fight now is rather boring."

"How about... we have a friendly spar?"

"A friendly spar?"

Jiraiya was skeptical, staring suspiciously at Watanabe Tetsu.

"What exactly are you here for?"

Watanabe Tetsu shrugged, his face full of helplessness.

"I came here to discuss cooperation, but you insisted on attacking the members of the Xiaoguang Society and then launched an attack on me. I was only forced to defend myself!"

Members of Xiaoguang Society?

Are they those three children?

Seeing Watanabe Tetsu's completely innocent expression, Jiraiya slowly came to his senses.

It seems so?

It started with Orochimaru wanting to kill Konan and the other two, and then Orochimaru took the initiative to attack the man in front of him.

seemingly...

They are the real culprits!