Konoha, reported by the Fourth Hokage at the start.

Chapter 474 Yekura vs. Orochimaru Again

To be honest, even the middle-aged squad leader didn't know what the point was of his men guarding the outpost.

The outcome of this war is now entirely determined by those three... no, now it's four.

Thinking of the photos sent back from the various attack sites in recent days, the high-temperature attacks that could annihilate an area within a kilometer radius were beyond human capability.

All the comrades at the bases had no chance of resisting when they encountered the Sand Ninja Yōkura.

Earth Release, Water Release, and various secret ninjutsu techniques were all rendered useless in the face of that terrifying, wide-range, high-temperature attack.

The current Yekura is far beyond their ability to handle; only Lord Orochimaru or Lord White Fang of Konoha could stop him.

"Yakura is here!"

A Konoha ninja, peering out from the edge of the crater with binoculars in hand, spotted a red figure rushing towards them from the opposite bank of the river and quickly reported to his comrades.

Upon receiving the message, the three squad leaders at the bottom of the pit changed their expressions and immediately ordered, "Come down quickly!"

All three teams came down and gathered in the deepest pit on the far left.

Beside this deep pit was a tunnel they had dug in advance using earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of tunnel or method), which would allow them to quickly reach a riverbed downstream of the same large river.

"quick!"

The middle-aged squad leader called everyone into the tunnel, and he was the last to enter. Once inside, he immediately used earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a technique used in Chinese fantasy novels) to restore the soil at the tunnel entrance, making it impossible to see any trace of a tunnel.

call out!

A short while later, Yekura, who had activated Red Temperature Mode, arrived above the three large pits, frowning as she looked down at the deserted base.

"It's an authentic tunnel!"

"That's a good location!"

Yecang glanced around and quickly realized why the Konoha ninjas in the stronghold had disappeared. She turned to look at the river behind her.

The tunnels and the river show that Konoha has figured out how to detect her heat source and come up with a solution.

The tunnels effectively isolate heat sources, and the river water also provides insulation.

"Whether you survive or not depends on how fast you run."

Ye Cang smiled coldly, and then with a thought, a terrifying high-temperature domain unfolded, instantly turning the land within a two-kilometer radius into a red, high-temperature heat source.

"Hmm... they actually escaped!"

After the surrounding land was assimilated into a heat source, Yekura sensed the existence of the tunnel. However, to her surprise, the Konoha ninjas in this stronghold were very fast and managed to escape.

Although those previous strongholds had dug tunnels in advance, they couldn't outrun her high-temperature domain assimilation in the end.

"Is it because of the plains?"

After retracting the high-temperature field, Yekura glanced at the surrounding terrain and guessed that she had probably been spotted by the telescope from a very far away house, which gave the Konoha ninjas at this base enough time to escape.

Let's run away!

Yekura continued speeding toward the next Konoha stronghold she had collected.

If Orochimaru doesn't arrive, she'll have to deal with more Konoha ninja at various strongholds to vent her anger.

"They're here!"

Pakura was lucky, or rather, given her actions. Unless Orochimaru deliberately avoided her, the two were destined to meet.

At the next stronghold, atop a mountain, Orochimaru, who had been waiting for a long time, finally sensed the familiar chakra of Pakura rushing towards them from afar.

Orochimaru!!!

"finally found you!"

A few kilometers away, Yekura, who was rushing over at top speed, also spotted Orochimaru standing on a boulder on the mountaintop without any attempt to conceal his figure, and immediately became excited.

"You'd better leave now!"

Orochimaru turned his head and said.

Now that Yecang has arrived, there's no need for the people in this stronghold to stay. They should retreat to the rear quickly, otherwise he won't be able to take care of them during the battle.

"Yes, Lord Orochimaru!"

The Konoha ninja inside the base felt relieved upon hearing this, and quickly turned and left.

The Sun Goddess Yekura's high-temperature scorching technique is too difficult to counter. Almost no one who fights her survives, and they have long wanted to leave.

With everyone in the base gone, Orochimaru felt relieved and immediately formed hand seals and clapped his hands together.

"Wood Release: Advent of the World of Trees!"

Compared to Hashirama's Wood Release, which summons whatever he shouts with a simple clap of his hands, Orochimaru's ability to form hand seals is somewhat inferior.

However, its power is by no means weak!

Boom!

Several kilometers ahead, towering trees, dozens of meters thick, rose from the ground like countless giant pythons from Anaconda, coiling and entwining around the approaching Yecang.

"Come on, this time I won't just sit back and take the beating!"

Faced with the sweeping arrival of the Tree World, Yecang continued running without stopping, and the scorching heat on his body instantly spread out, whether it was a heat source assimilation domain or a simple high temperature domain.

The temperature of ten million degrees Celsius is enough to annihilate most matter within a hundred-meter radius around the body.

The trees that entered the area within a hundred meters of Yecang all turned into black ash and disappeared.

Even on the ground, Yekura was flying in mid-air, heading towards Orochimaru.

Boom!

Orochimaru continued to manipulate the Advent of the World of Trees to besiege and deplete Pakura's chakra.

hiss!

Suddenly, a beam of scorching white light, as thick as a thumb, pierced through countless trees, cut through a spatial ripple, and instantly struck Orochimaru's chest.

The speed was so fast that even from a distance of more than a kilometer, Orochimaru still couldn't dodge it.

The high-temperature ray, traveling at the speed of light, was faster and more terrifying than any Orochimaru had ever encountered before.

Although it was only as thick as a thumb, the intense heat that pierced Orochimaru's chest caused his body to instantly dissipate and vanish from the hole.

"So strong!"

Behind the mountain peak, under a giant rock, Orochimaru, who was hiding underground using Earth Release to avoid Yekura's heat source perception, sensed the Wood Release clone dissipate and his heart tightened.

He immediately ran backwards, and only after descending the mountain did he emerge, creating a shadow clone.

"Wood Release: Wood Human Technique!"

This time, Orochimaru didn't use the Advent of the World of Trees technique; he directly used the Wood Golem Technique, which has the strongest defense and can catch Tailed Beast Balls with his bare hands.

Boom!

The wooden figure that had ascended the mountain rushed toward Yecang.

Orochimaru's true form quickly summoned a giant snake, then hid inside its mouth, letting the snake carry him towards the year after tomorrow.

Orochimaru was somewhat frightened by Yekura's high-temperature heat rays emanating from an empty stomach.

Such attacks, which travel at the speed of light, are impossible to defend against unless detected in advance.

However, with the high-temperature domain activated, Yekura's body was surrounded by terrifying chakra within a hundred meters, which felt like a giant fireball to the senses, making it impossible to perceive her movements when performing ninjutsu.

To avoid being killed, Orochimaru could only hide inside the body of his summoning beast, the Great Serpent, to avoid Pakura's heat source perception, while maintaining a distance of more than two kilometers from Pakura, not giving Pakura any chance to attack his main body.

"pity!"

Looking at the giant wooden figure walking towards him, a hint of disappointment flashed in Yecang's eyes. His attack had only hit Orochimaru's Wood Release clone.

(End of this chapter)