Konoha's Mission Master

The black sphere is a pure energy core, and the Demon-Slaying Technique possesses an additional 30% destructive power against energy creations.

The closer Yakumo got to the core of Chibaku Tensei, the more terrifying the surrounding gravity became, even slightly slowing down Yakumo's speed.

Even the surrounding air stopped moving, and only the ever-increasing gravitational pull remained in the deathly silence.

"drink."

All the energy in his body erupted at this moment, condensing entirely into the blade.

A flash of golden light appeared and vanished in an instant.

Yakumo pushes himself to break through his limits!

"Flash of Light - A Single Strike!"

The moves are simple, but the effects are quite remarkable.

The demon-subduing sword shattered the rock and struck the small black ball, slicing it open!

[Hint: The spell-breaking effect has been triggered.]

Although there was some significant resistance, overall... it wasn't a big problem. Yakumo adjusted his position in mid-air and charged towards Orochimaru.

The rocks in mid-air, having lost the gravitational pull of the Earth-Exploding Star, plummeted towards the ground.

"How is this possible?!" Orochimaru was genuinely surprised.

This was the first time he had used Chibaku Tensei in front of others, but Yakumo's reaction... revealed absolute familiarity without any analysis, hitting the nail on the head.

Before Orochimaru could even continue thinking, a barrage of sword energy flew from a great distance—an attack casually slashed down by Yakumo.

"hateful…!"

Orochimaru's face was contorted. He had once been close to his peak, but had fallen into the mire. He thought he had everything under control, but had been repeatedly proven wrong.

On his body, the changes he had undergone gradually emerged: his joints grew prominently, his figure became graceful and supple, his legs merged... transforming into a snake tail, and silvery-white scales covered his entire body, tightly interlocking.

With each breath, long horns appeared on his forehead.

"Senju, Uchiha, White Snake Sage, the Monster Otto..."

Yakumo sensed the change in Orochimaru's aura and a look of surprise appeared on his face. Judging from Orochimaru's current state, Yakumo analyzed that his ultimate goal was probably to combine the strengths of various schools to refine his own bloodline.

But why...didn't his genes break down?

If interspecies fusion were so arbitrary, then reproductive isolation would have ceased to exist in the world long ago.

If genes could fuse stably and randomly, then the world's creatures would become incredibly diverse.

In other words... Orochimaru's fusion is not scientifically sound.

"Super Shinra Tensei!!"

Orochimaru let out a deafening roar, and this time the impact was no longer in one direction, but spread in all directions, slightly halting the momentum of the tree roots and plants' attack.

The earth churned, and clods of earth and stones, along with dust, swept over everything in their vicinity like a roaring torrent.

Orochimaru directly displayed absolute violence in clearing the area.

Yakumo swung his sword, cleaving through the shockwave, and charged against the torrent towards Orochimaru. The barrier formed by golden arcs of electricity directly blocked the rapid impact of the tiny stones in the torrent.

At the core of the crater, Orochimaru's hair turned pure white, and black iron sand wrapped around it like smoke, resembling several black dragons.

That was the Third Kazekage's trump card... his proud Iron Sand Release technique!

Orochimaru looked at Yakumo and smiled... After experiencing the shock of emotional devastation, he seemed to have regained his usual calmness and wisdom.

Yet his smile sent chills down one's spine.

He was normal, yet also extremely eccentric.

"Yakumo-kun, come on, let's fight!"

"Rebellious".

Yakumo swung his sword, the claws clashing with the weapon, producing a crisp metallic clang, yet the claws were easily cut by the blade, drawing blood, which healed perfectly in an instant.

Iron sand descended from the sky, slicing towards Yakumo like a chainsaw. Golden arcs of electricity surged and spread, beginning a struggle with Orochimaru for control of the iron sand.

The two continued to fight each other...

Yakumo maximized his close-combat abilities, using Reverse and Arc for defense, and Instant Light and Mighty Nation for offense. With the addition of switching between illusion and reality and stacking techniques, he easily suppressed Orochimaru.

"Shinra Tensei!"

Orochimaru seized the opportunity, and the impact spread.

Facing the oncoming force, Yakumo gripped the ground firmly with his feet, secured his legs with vines, and simultaneously brought his arms together to block.

"Rebellion - Shaking Blade!"

The golden blade energy transformed into defense, perfectly blocking the enemy's attack. At the same time, Yakumo exerted his muscles and combined them with the energy within his body, transforming this immense force into the power for his next strike.

"Drink! Triple stacking of power, mighty nation!"

With a powerful slash, Yakumo deflected Orochimaru's arm and positioned the Demon-Subduing Blade against the enemy's chest, slicing through the scales... and blood splattered.

Taking advantage of this opportunity... Orochimaru extended a pale purple, transparent cursed arm from his chest and pierced into Yakumo's body with lightning speed.

This arm is about 1.5 meters long, with an ethereal shape and a pale purple glow. Its skin is covered with inexplicable runes, and it does not look like a human arm.

"Soul stripping!"

Orochimaru clasped his hands together and spoke loudly.

The illusory arm pulled outwards.

[Note: The player is immune to this soul-based damage.]

"How could it be unshakeable!?"

Orochimaru was immediately terrified.

This was completely unexpected, after all, according to his tests... even Madara Uchiha couldn't be perfectly immune to the Human Path's ability to extract souls.

With a whoosh, a flash of light appeared... Yakumo directly swung the Fuma sword and severed the illusory purple arm, which could also be regarded as an energy creation.

Therefore, the demon-subduing technique can harm it.

Orochimaru spat out two mouthfuls of blood and quickly began to repair the knife wounds that stretched for dozens of miles across his chest. At the same time, two pythons grew from his shoulders, a familiar pattern reappearing.

However… he also possesses two Rinnegan and the bloodline of the Uchiha clan.

"Five-hit combo in a flash!"

Yakumo channeled more golden arcs of electricity into his legs, enhancing his explosive power, while simultaneously gripping the Jade Jewel in a reverse grip.

In an instant, five deep pits blasted out beneath Yakumo's feet, and a golden shadow, almost tangible, appeared, slashing out five times in a very short time.

These five attacks exceeded Orochimaru's reaction speed.

With a few soft splattering sounds, blood splattered from Orochimaru's body, revealing five wounds of varying depths on his skin.

Orochimaru was somewhat surprised. In that instant, he couldn't even perceive Yakumo's movements. By the time he realized what was happening... the wound had already appeared.

But he still channeled his chakra and thrust out his right palm.

"Super Shinra Tensei!"

Yakumo's muscles trembled slightly as he gradually digested the somewhat terrifying inertia, immediately creating distance as his body was pushed back by the terrifying impact.

At the same time, I adjusted my slightly disordered breathing.

Once the impact subsided, Yakumo immediately stepped forward and attacked... with a head-on slash!

Orochimaru retreated and dodged, using his snake tail to walk in strange curves, but vines suddenly grew from the ground to hinder his steps.

"Immortal Technique: White Rage Technique".

The red dragon broke through the blockade and flew into the air, generating a strong tremor. Yakumo faced the attack, enduring the excruciating pain caused by the friction of his bones, and continued to fight Orochimaru.

As the white light descended, an even more terrifying impact was born, forcing Yakumo to temporarily retreat, create distance, and adjust his position.

Orochimaru raised his right arm, and several small missiles appeared.

"Viper No. 3 - Armor-Piercing Impact Projectile!"

"call out!"

The pale purple missile immediately flew towards Yakumo, only to be sliced ​​in two by the blade's energy. An explosion rang out, accompanied by pale purple poisonous mist and sharp shrapnel flying through the air.

Yakumo wielded his swords with both hands, forming a barrier of golden sword energy to completely isolate the shrapnel and smoke.

Two hours passed in the blink of an eye.

The deep pit at the center of the battle was filled with water, and more water gushed out from the top and eventually flowed into the bottom of the pit.

The two had fought for thousands of rounds, and Yakumo had finally figured out Orochimaru's abilities.

He is similar to Pain... possessing all the abilities of the Deva Path, Animal Path, Hell Path, Asura Path, Human Path, and Hungry Ghost Path.

However, he cannot use the Heavenly Obstruction Star and the Wheel Tomb Border Prison, which are relatively advanced abilities.

Furthermore… Orochimaru possesses a rather complex array of abilities, but due to his limited talent, he hasn't been able to develop these abilities to their full potential.

He was able to stall for two hours... only because he was physically stronger.

Yakumo was panting heavily, as if he had reached his limit.

"Super Shinra Tensei!"

Orochimaru attacked again, but seemed somewhat lacking in confidence, his face appearing excessively pale.

The defeat was clearly inevitable.

Yakumo mobilized the blood flow in his body to accelerate, and the power in his body was generated from his waist and perfectly mixed with energy and poured into his arms. His arms became incredibly thick, almost visibly so.

The veins were bulging and the blood vessels were knotted.

These terrifying forces eventually came to a standstill at the edge of the blade.

The earth shook beneath his feet as Yakumo rapidly approached Orochimaru.

The violent shockwaves attempted to hinder Yakumo's attack, but he merely swung his weapon and unleashed a concentrated strike.

"Extreme Blade Slash!"

Suddenly, the sound of shattering glass appeared in front of Yakumo, and the impact of Shinra Tensei vanished into thin air.