Konoha: Starting with Sage Mode

"Disgusting bastard, I'll kill you today and use you as a sacrifice for my flag."

The Third Raikage flicked his hand, deflecting the Kusanagi sword that Orochimaru had spat out, which was being bitten by a long snake, and said menacingly.

As soon as he finished speaking, he unleashed a powerful burst of lightning chakra, withstanding Jiraiya's Sage Art: Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet, before transforming into a bolt of lightning and charging towards Orochimaru atop Manda's head.

Manda and Orochimaru instantly sensed the danger. They tried to dodge, but to no avail. By the time they realized what was happening, the Third Raikage was already upon them.

The Third Raikage stomped hard on Manda's head, slamming it into the ground, while simultaneously striking Orochimaru's neck and severing his head.

Orochimaru!

Jiraiya, who had rushed to provide support with all his might, saw this scene and cried out in grief.

After successfully killing Orochimaru, the Third Raikage's killing intent surged even more, and he immediately turned around and used Lightning Release: Black Spot to attack Jiraiya.

A black thunder leopard charged towards Jiraiya.

"Danger! Little Jiraiya, quickly defend yourself!"

The Sesame Sage on Jiraiya's left shoulder instantly recognized the terrifying nature of the enemy's ninjutsu and warned him.

Jiraiya did not completely lose his mind because of Orochimaru's death. He quickly released his seals and used Sage Art: Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall to defend himself.

Solid earthen walls rose up one after another.

The black leopard disappeared after breaking through seven earthen walls.

"An earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a technique that combines immortal energy with earth-遁 is a technique that combines ...

Upon seeing this, the Third Raikage praised it.

"I was really underestimated."

The next second, a voice suddenly appeared.

The Third Raikage reacted quickly, instinctively dodging upon sensing danger, but was still caught in a sneak attack. A Kusanagi sword covered in black and green wind release chakra pierced through the lightning armor in an instant, also injuring the Third Raikage's body, which had been forged through countless trials and tribulations and was comparable to steel.

"How is this possible? You're still alive."

The wounded Third Raikage stepped aside, looking on incredulously.

The person who just stabbed him was none other than Orochimaru, whose head had already fallen to the ground.

Orochimaru's head was still intact inside his body, but his appearance was very different from before.

Orochimaru's originally pale skin was covered with a large number of white snake scales, and his lower body turned into a snake tail, turning him into a half-human, half-snake monster.

If Kirito were here right now, he would definitely be able to clearly detect the aura of cursed seal chakra emanating from Orochimaru.

That's right, Orochimaru has been successfully replicated.

With the help of Kirito's Kirito-style cursed seal technique, he successfully developed his own cursed seal technique without Kirito's Sage Blood.

The reason he succeeded was that he changed the core material of the Kirito-style curse seal technique, no longer insisting on using Kirito's Sage Blood as the medium, but instead trying to use the Sage Blood of other creatures as the medium.

In the ninja world, Kirito is not the only sage.

After understanding the principles of Kirito's Cursed Seal Technique, Orochimaru had a bold idea: to develop his own Orochimaru-style Cursed Seal Technique using the Sage's blood as a medium.

Compared to Kirito, the White Snake Sage, who was unaware of Orochimaru's intentions, was clearly easier to talk to.

Orochimaru paid a price to successfully obtain the blood of the White Snake Sage. After repeated experiments, he finally used the White Snake Sage's blood to implant a cursed seal on himself, successfully gaining the ability to become a cursed seal.

However, compared to the Sage Seal formed by Kirito using the blood of a human Sage, the Sage Seal formed by the blood of the White Snake Sage has significantly greater side effects.

After being cursed, Orochimaru could no longer maintain his human form, turning him into a half-human, half-snake monster.

Orochimaru didn't care at all; in fact, he quite liked his current form.

He felt the cursed chakra surging continuously within his body and was intoxicated by it. At the same time, his heart grew colder and filled with killing intent, and he launched another attack on the Third Raikage.

This time, he formed hand seals, and a powerful burst of cursed chakra erupted from his body.

In an instant, numerous long snakes formed from mud appeared beneath and around the Third Raikage's feet, tearing and coiling at him.

Immortal Technique: Inorganic Rebirth!

"Honey, can you feel it? The chakra on that guy."

On the other side, the Shima Sage on Jiraiya's body looked at Orochimaru with a wary expression.

"Yes, there's no mistake. That guy's chakra has the aura of the White Snake Sage, cold and cruel. If this continues, he'll lose his humanity and become a complete cold-blooded monster."

The sage Fukasaku on Jiraiya's right shoulder nodded.

He was absolutely certain that his senses were correct; the guy named Orochimaru possessed the aura of the White Snake Sage, and it seemed that he had entered a peculiar Sage Mode with the White Snake Sage's help.

Upon hearing the two sages' words, Jiraiya's face darkened as he asked, "Lord Fukasaku, Lord Shima, is what you're saying true?"

Orochimaru may look disgusting and evil now, but he has definitely become stronger, and he doesn't seem to have lost his mind.

Therefore, Jiraiya was happy for Orochimaru, but when he heard the two sages say that Orochimaru would become a monster without humanity because of this, he suddenly became restless.

He trusted the two immortals' words completely; if they both said so, then they must be right.

"Little Jiraiya, we're not exaggerating, but that guy probably used some kind of ninjutsu to merge the White Snake Sage's chakra or blood into his own body. But the Sage's chakra and blood are harmless, especially."

Especially the White Snake Sage, that guy is absolutely the most evil being in the ninja world. How could anything of his not be dangerous? After this battle, you'd better advise that Orochimaru guy to quickly abandon this evil power.”

The immortal explained earnestly.

Chapter 282: The Poison of the Undying Corpse

Orochimaru was unaware of the conversation between Fukasaku and Jiraiya; he was currently fully focused on his battle with the Third Raikage.

After using the White Snake Sage's blood to enter a low-powered version of Sage Mode, he was finally able to deeply feel the power of Sage Arts. His body was being strengthened every moment, seemingly without end.

"This is the power of immortal arts, and what I have obtained so far is only a tiny bit of it. I must explore further and then obtain immortal arts power comparable to or even stronger than that of the White Snake Immortal."

Orochimaru thought with intense longing.

At the same time, he became increasingly ruthless. Under the control of his Sage Art: Inorganic Reincarnation, the Third Raikage was instantly surrounded by killing intent. All the inanimate objects around him seemed to have come to life and kept attacking him mercilessly.

The soil turned into a large number of mud snakes, which lunged at him.

The air transformed into serpentine winds, coiling around him.

The flames on the surrounding ground also transformed into fire snakes, spitting out a large number of fireballs at him.

The Third Raikage remained unfazed by these attacks, blocking them all with the lightning armor formed by his Lightning Release Chakra Mode. However, as he prepared to move, he discovered an abnormal stagnation in his chakra, causing his speed to suddenly decrease.

At this moment, Orochimaru, who was half-human and half-snake, had already circled behind him and thrust out the Kusanagi sword, which was wrapped with Sage Mode Wind Release chakra, once again.

This time, Orochimaru aimed for the heart of the Third Raikage.

"Disgusting bastard, don't even think about hurting me again."

The Third Raikage instantly sensed Orochimaru's attack and roared in anger.

As he spoke, a terrifying lightning chakra mode erupted from his body.

A large amount of black electricity spread outwards from him.

Lightning Release: Black Spot Difference!

Caught off guard, Orochimaru was hit, his whole body went numb from the electric shock, and his assassination attempts became sluggish.

The Third Raikage seized the opportunity, turned around, and kicked Orochimaru hard in the head.

With a "poof" sound.

Orochimaru's head was kicked apart by the Third Raikage, and a large amount of blood gushed out from his severed neck.

"Hmph, nothing special."

The Third Raikage scoffed as he watched Orochimaru being killed so easily once again.

On the other side, Jiraiya, seeing Orochimaru's head being kicked and blown apart by the Third Raikage, his eyes turned red again, and he shouted angrily once more, "Orochimaru!"

"Jiraiya, calm down. Didn't you notice? Orochimaru isn't dead."

Seeing Jiraiya lose his composure once again and charge towards the Third Raikage, Fukasaku immediately warned him.

When Jiraiya heard that Orochimaru was still alive this time, he couldn't help but ask in surprise, "His head was kicked into a hole this time, and he's really not dead?"

When he told me this, a look of shock appeared on his face.

Orochimaru's corpse suddenly moved, and the Kusanagi sword in his hand pierced the Third Raikage's body with lightning speed, injuring the Third Raikage once again.

"Damn it, he faked his death to trick me!"

The Third Raikage was once again injured by Orochimaru and was furious. He swept the Kusanagi sword away with his hand and then prepared to smash Orochimaru's corpse into mincemeat.

But at that moment, Orochimaru's voice emerged from the back of his body.

With a "rip~" sound.

A giant Orochimaru covered in slime emerged swiftly from his headless corpse, then disappeared underground, successfully avoiding the Third Raikage's enraged attack.

"So this guy really didn't die. Was that his Orochimaru-style substitution technique just now? No, while the Orochimaru substitution technique is powerful, it's impossible to successfully execute it if the user is headless."

Jiraiya was once again shocked to witness Orochimaru's 'rebirth through possession'.

The ability to survive having one's head smashed was something Jiraiya had never seen before. Clearly, his friend seemed to have entered the realm of the inhuman.

"This must be a special ability he gained after transforming into a half-human, half-snake immortal mode. It's just like a snake shedding its skin."

The immortal Fukasaku was also shocked by this and speculated.

Just as Fukasaku predicted, molting was a special ability Orochimaru gained after transforming into a cursed seal. This was a special ability that automatically emerged after he absorbed the blood of the White Snake Sage.

With just a small amount of cursed seal chakra, he can ignore some fatal injuries and quickly regenerate like a snake shedding its skin.

If an enemy wants to truly kill him, they would have to either exhaust his cursed chakra or kill his entire body in an instant, otherwise he could regenerate indefinitely.

"Come out, you rotten snake of Konoha, come out now!"

The Third Raikage angrily slammed his fist into the ground beneath him and roared.

His anger had been completely ignited by Orochimaru, this troublesome and disgusting enemy, and he was determined to kill Orochimaru here.

Suddenly, a bolt of lightning appeared, and the Fourth Raikage materialized. He then angrily berated the Third Raikage, "You idiot dad, what are you dawdling about here for? Don't forget your mission! I'll take care of things here."

The Third Raikage was jolted awake by his son's angry outburst, and his eyes, which had been clouded by rage, regained their clarity.

Yes, what is he doing?