Konoha: This Uchiha is extremely sneaky

Chapter 399 Exposure

In the border region of the Land of Earth.

In a sparse grove of trees not far from the road, there were pools of scarlet blood and scorched, pitted ground.

The surrounding devastated forest and the still-burning flames all testify to the intensity of this battle.

"Is this the Mangekyou Sharingan of the Uchiha clan?"

With one hand resting on the chakra skeleton, Orochimaru's eyes gleamed with excitement as he greedily surveyed everything before him.

boom!

A muffled thud was heard, and a skeletal arm made of chakra appeared, carrying an unstoppable force, and punched Orochimaru.

As the dust settled, only Toshiro, whose face was grim, remained where Orochimaru, the sixth brother, stood.

"What a captivating power! However... compared to the Rinnegan, it's still somewhat lacking!"

Less than ten meters in front of Toshiro, Orochimaru's figure rose from the ground again. Looking at Toshiro, who was enveloped by Susanoo, there was a hint of contemplation in his eyes.

Compared to Toshiro's Mangekyou Sharingan, Pain's Rinnegan is undoubtedly more imposing. However, the power in Pain's eyes does not seem to be as active as Toshiro's!

"You really are... a surprise to me, senior!"

Enveloped in a ring of orange-red chakra, Toshiro looked at Orochimaru, who seemed lost in thought, and his lips twitched uncontrollably.

Beside him, a human skin, or rather a snake skin, that vaguely resembled Orochimaru lay quietly at his feet, and from his wide-open mouth, one could almost see a silent mockery.

It seemed to be mocking Toshiro for thinking he could be defeated so easily.

Just now, Toshiro, who had used the Tenshin no Seal, looked at the dense black runes on Orochimaru's body and thought he had already dealt with him.

They relaxed their vigilance slightly.

Unexpectedly, Orochimaru, the sixth brother, taught him a good lesson, showing him what it means to have a dramatic turn of events and what it means to be the sixth brother.

Just as he was about to retrieve his Yin Release clone and the spoils of war, an unexpected event occurred.

A pair of pale, slimy hands emerged from Orochimaru's mouth, seemingly impatient, or perhaps because the opportunity was too good to pass up.

The two hands that emerged from his throat pressed against his upper and lower jaws, tearing his mouth open and revealing his other self.

Then, with a speed that Toshiro couldn't react to, he charged towards him.

At the same time, chakra surged in his hand, and a different sealing technique took shape in his hand, which he then pressed down on Toshiro.

Toshiro, who had just turned around, would probably have had to wait until the other party got close to him to discover the other party's methods if he hadn't had exceptional eyesight and seen a snake shadow in the eye of his clone, as well as his own outstanding perception.

In a flash, the first thing Toshiro thought of to deal with the situation was none other than his eye technique, Susanoo.

As for unsealed ninjutsu, he estimated that Orochimaru would simply withstand his attacks and use sealing techniques.

"I never imagined that you could use this method to deal with sealing techniques!"

"This has truly broadened my horizons!"

Looking at the snakeskin on the ground, Toshiro had a terrible headache.

Orochimaru actually used a sealing technique on his own snake skin to seal away his Amatsu Sumi in reverse.

Then, using his unique skin-shedding technique, he removed the two sealing spells from his body and launched a surprise attack on Toshiro.

This series of actions really caught him off guard.

"Unfortunately, in the end, Toshiro blocked it with his Susanoo!"

Orochimaru licked his lips and looked at Toshiro with a look of eager anticipation in his eyes, which even Kabuto could clearly see from a distance.

"This place doesn't seem very safe either!"

Swallowing hard, Kabuto glanced at Orochimaru and Toshiro in the distance and decided it was best to keep his distance.

Judging from Orochimaru's expression, he was clearly about to unleash a powerful attack. If I remained where I was, I would definitely be caught in the aftershocks of the battle.

"It seems you intend to continue, senior?"

Toshiro was in a real predicament. Was Orochimaru about to unleash the Eight-Headed Serpent Technique?

He knew that this ninjutsu was comparable to a normal Susanoo, but he didn't need to fight to the death with the other party at all!

"How about we stop here?"

"If this continues, it won't be a simple sparring match anymore! And Orochimaru-senpai's companions seem to be paying close attention to our fight too!"

Taking the Kusanagi sword from his clone, Toshiro casually swung it around and looked at Orochimaru with a nonchalant expression.

As far as he knew, Orochimaru's Eight-Headed Serpent Technique was fine in other aspects, but it had one unique characteristic: it seemed to be completely immune to physical attacks and could multiply almost infinitely.

If I were to continue fighting him, although I was confident I could defeat him, I wasn't really confident I could kill him.

Moreover, such a battle would consume a great deal of eye power. My kaleidoscope is currently in a growth stage and has not yet truly evolved into an eternal kaleidoscope.

For myself, this kind of consumption should be avoided if possible.

Moreover, his excellent perception allowed him to sense a special bystander nearby.

"companion!"

Orochimaru, who was originally eager to try, turned his golden snake eyes and glanced at Kabuto in the distance after hearing Toshiro's words.

He knew that the companion the other person was referring to was not Dou.

If that's the case, then it can only be Akatsuki's companions; if I'm not mistaken, it should be Zetsu.

"What a disappointment!"

Although he didn't sense Zetsu's presence, he believed that Toshiro wouldn't deceive him on such a matter.

"Sigh! Why have those two stopped fighting?"

Just eight or nine hundred meters away from Toshiro and Orochimaru, in an ordinary clump of grass, a head with half black and half white was quietly watching Toshiro and Orochimaru in the distance.

Seeing that after such a long battle, the two of them did not resort to their last trump card as they had expected, the white-headed one asked.

"have no idea!"

Black Jue's hoarse voice rang out, the sound grating.

"Have we been discovered?"

"It shouldn't be!"

Black Zetsu carefully observed Orochimaru and Toshiro's movements, and then said with certainty that neither of them had moved their eyes much, so they probably hadn't discovered their presence.

"That's a real shame. I was hoping to see Uchiha Toshiro's Mangekyou Sharingan!"

"And Orochimaru, that scheming fellow, does he have some incredible trump card up his sleeve?"

(End of this chapter)