I, who just wanted to be lazy, was forced to become the Hokage.

Chapter 358 Nara's Embrace of the Osmanthus: Cautious and Steady!

[You have defeated the A-rank ninja combat objective!]

[You have obtained an A-rank ninja scroll!]

Does this mean you've surrendered and admitted defeat from the bottom of your heart?

The mission message on the panel reminded Nara Rinka that Orochimaru no longer had any intention of resisting.

Earlier, when Orochimaru used the Kusanagi Sword to shoot at the wooden dummies, the panel displayed the opponent's ninja battle mission.

Nara Rinka originally thought this battle would go on, but he didn't expect Orochimaru to "surrender" so quickly.

This Orochimaru isn't very good...

It's just that our ace summon was defeated, and its two arms were cut off along the way.

Although Orochimaru has lost both arms, he is still alive...

Nara Rinka dispelled the effects of the [Black Warrior] spell and slowly floated down to the ground with Tsunade.

Without the "physical barrier" of the Black Warrior, Tsunade faced Orochimaru's two missing arms and the two large pools of blood below them. Her face turned pale instantly, and her legs went weak.

"Um?"

Nara Rinka noticed the fluctuation in Tsunade's aura and turned to give her a questioning look.

"I'm not feeling well."

Tsunade forced a smile but did not reveal the specific truth.

Nara Rinka turned around and looked at Orochimaru, who still hadn't gotten up, especially at the two large pools of blood beside him. He immediately realized the reason for Tsunade's change in condition.

However, compared to when he first met Tsunade, Tsunade's mental fortitude has clearly improved considerably...

Back then, Tsunade would become weak and powerless at the mere sight of a drop of blood.

Now, at least she can stand firmly in front of Orochimaru, who is bleeding profusely.

"If some more time passes, will Tsunade's hemophobia completely improve?"

An idea popped into Nara Rinka's mind.

But for the moment, he couldn't think of any other way to help Tsunade alleviate the symptoms of this mental illness.

We can't just cut off Orochimaru's two legs, can we?

This method seems completely unreliable...

Nara Rinka temporarily suppressed this thought and focused his attention on Orochimaru. The [Shadow Gathering Technique] brought Orochimaru's two arms and the Kusanagi sword to him.

After a moment's consideration, Nara Rinka, seeing that Orochimaru was still not moving, decisively raised his hand and made a few hand seals.

[Contract Seal]!

Snapped!

As a complex sealing formation disappeared into the blade of the Kusanagi sword, Nara Rinka completely sealed the summoning contract that Orochimaru had left inside the Kusanagi sword, and took the sword from Orochimaru right in front of him.

A-rank ninja tool [Kusanagi Sword], acquired!

Sensing the change in the summoning contract, Orochimaru rolled his eyes, his snake-like eyes losing their luster as he stared fixedly at Nara Rinka and the Kusanagi sword in his hand, a deep resentment and helplessness flashing in his eyes.

To be honest, Orochimaru still doesn't quite understand why Tsunade and Nara Rinko chose to use a "mixed doubles" technique on him tonight...

He was simply accepting Tsunade's invitation to catch up with his long-lost comrade-in-arms.

As the story progressed, his little left and little right disappeared...

Orochimaru's gaze swept over the two hands that were still strung together by the shadow tentacles.

His arms were severed by the Shadow Stitching Technique. If he had received timely treatment, his severed arms could have been reconnected, and medical ninjutsu might have been used to restore his hands to their original state.

but……

Orochimaru's hands were in Nara Rinka's hands (shadows), and he had no way to take his arms back from the other's grasp.

Secondly, the strongest medical ninja in Konoha, and even the entire ninja world, is on the other side, and he's afraid of blood...

Orochimaru completely gave up on the idea of ​​taking back his arm.

Destroy it already, I'm tired...

Orochimaru knew very well what a tragic future awaited him after losing both arms.

Leaving aside the upcoming election for the Fourth Hokage.

Orochimaru's many research dreams, especially the most crucial one of "immortality," would have been virtually impossible to achieve without the involvement of his own hands.

He can't possibly use snakes for experiments, can he?

Unless, a kind of...

A soul transfer technique similar to the [Spirit Transformation Technique]...

Transfer his soul from this already broken body...

A thought, like lightning, cleaved through Orochimaru's chaotic mind, revitalizing his previously utterly despondent spirit.

Neither Nara Rinka nor Tsunade fully grasped this shift in inner consciousness; they only noticed that Orochimaru's state seemed to suddenly become "hard."

Perhaps it was the "disappearance right before our eyes" of the Kusanagi Sword that woke us up?

Or perhaps they want to take back these two arms?

Nara Rinka tossed the Kusanagi sword aside, and while forming hand seals, asked Tsunade a question.

"Tsunade, you probably never considered returning your arm to Orochimaru, did you?"

"Ah? Yes, yes..."

Tsunade was taken aback by Nara's question.

She had actually considered returning the arm to Orochimaru.

After all, she and Orochimaru were comrades-in-arms who had fought side by side for many years.

Furthermore, everything Orochimaru did before wasn't entirely for his own sake; it also had an element of Konoha's interests...

Tsunade didn't intend to give her entire arm to Orochimaru.

Orochimaru must be punished!

But give Orochimaru back his arm...

Tsunade still had this idea.

However, Nara Ranka's words directly shattered Tsunade's fantasy.

Before she could even figure out how to "get" an arm from Nara Lan Gui, she was still in the middle of the night.

Nara Rinka had completed the hand seals and released an ordinary fire-style ninjutsu at the two arms that were strung together by the [Shadow Gathering Technique].

[Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique]!

boom!

The blazing orange fireball engulfed Orochimaru's two severed arms. The pale, sickly skin quickly charred and carbonized under the licking of the scorching flames, and the air was soon filled with the smell of roasted protein.

The ninjas' unorthodox methods are countless.

Especially Orochimaru.

Nara Rinka felt a chill run down his spine just thinking about the reply techniques that this Sannin possessed.

They finally managed to sever Orochimaru's two arms, giving him a sufficiently effective punishment.

Nara Rinka didn't want the other person to suddenly revert to their "complete state" when they met again two days later.

Wouldn't the punishment of cutting off a hand then have no real effect?

Grilled snake claws were also a countermeasure by Nara Langui.

Once the "cooking time" was right, Nara Rinkei stopped maintaining the [Great Fireball Technique] and tossed two charred, withered arms that looked like chicken claws to Orochimaru.

Return it to its rightful owner!

And in the shadows of this "grilled snake claw".

A Flying Thunder God mark was silently transferred to Orochimaru's body.

It's always better to be prepared.

"Heh...hehe..."

Orochimaru looked at the two hands that had once belonged to him, now smashed against him, and let out a mechanical laugh.

When the emotional impact is too intense, all that remains in your heart is numbness.

Orochimaru is pretty numb right now...

Orochimaru…

Tsunade forced her not to look at the two black hands on Orochimaru's body, nor at the two pools of blood beneath him. She tried her best to say something to calm Orochimaru down.

But at this point, any statement would probably sound to Orochimaru like the victor's pity for the loser.

Tsunade's words circled on her lips several times, but in the end she only uttered one sentence.

"From now on, we will no longer be referred to as the Three Ninjas."

(End of this chapter)