Projection magicians starting from the Uchiha clan

That's how they managed to escape. After receiving information from the village, Orochimaru solemnly warned everyone that they absolutely could not get hurt if they faced Ryusuke of the Blood Pond.

Shisui gripped his sword tightly, unleashing the "Uchiha Style: Sun Halo Dance".

He teleported in quick succession, using Sword Leap Flame from three directions, and then unleashed a fire shockwave, slashing at Blood Pond Ryusuke.

"what!"

Bang!

At that moment, screams rang out from the Konoha camp. The Konoha ninja closest to the battlefield between Uchiha Shisui and Blood Pond Ryusuke instantly had their faces filled with fear and despair.

Their bodies began to swell abnormally, like balloons about to burst.

The bodies of those Konoha ninjas swelled to their limit, transforming into a blood sphere that exploded instantly, scattering flesh and blood everywhere.

The blood was drawn in, forming a shield that blocked Shi Shui's attack.

Ryusuke Chinoike revealed an evil smile: "You understand, right? The battlefield is the paradise of the Blood Dragon Eye, and your Konoha ninjas are my weapons."

"Die, Uchiha! I will lead the clan back to the ninja world and lead them out of hell. This revenge is just the first step."

Shisui's face turned cold, and his eyes darkened.

[It's my fault. I should have used the Kaleidoscope more decisively. I shouldn't have given him the opportunity to harm his teammates. It's all my fault.]

I'm sorry, Iori, but I still can't let him kill his comrades. I'll try my best to be careful and not let the information about my Kaleidoscope being activated get out.

Shisui then scanned his surroundings and noticed that the ninjas were all moving away from their battlefield. He turned to look at Blood Pond Ryusuke, his eyes filled with determination.

Blood Pond Ryusuke laughed, "Feel fear, Uchiha!"

Countless blood-red spikes hurtled towards the still water.

Shisui remained still, but the tomoe in his eyes spun continuously, eventually forming a pattern of four blades.

Ryusuke Chinoike stared into those eyes, a look of terror on his face. He cried out, "It's Wan..."

Before he could say much, Shisui's eye technique struck him.

"Kotoamatsukami: Radiance," Shisui murmured.

When Ryusuke Blood Pond opened his eyes again, he found himself in a strange space.

"I'm sorry, I respect your feelings for your clan, but for the sake of Konoha and the Uchiha, please die."

Shisui calmly said, "Those who walk different paths cannot make plans together. If he were also a ninja from Konoha, the two of them might be able to become friends."

"Damn it, I won't fall here, I will definitely save Blood Pond." Blood Pond Ryusuke frantically used the illusionary abilities of the Blood Dragon Eye in an attempt to counter the Kaleidoscope.

Shisui turned her head away, no longer looking at him: "Within this illusion space, I can control everything. No power can contend with this illusion. Turn to dust."

After he finished speaking, endless light descended from the sky within the illusion space, destroying the entire world along with the spirit of Blood Pond Ryusuke.

A moment later, Shisui covered one eye, and tears of blood flowed down from it, while Ryusuke of the Blood Pond opposite him had already lost his breath.

"I have fulfilled my mission. I must go and help Lord Orochimaru." Shisui adjusted his state and prepared to go and provide support.

Chapter 53 Orochimaru vs. Shukaku (Part 1)

Let's go back to when the two sides had just started fighting.

Orochimaru sent out Uchiha Shisui and others to block Blood Pond Ryusuke and Kousuke, while he himself went straight for the One-Tailed Jinchuriki—Bunpuku.

"Shukaku, your chakra will become my new collection." Orochimaru smiled coldly, lightly licking his face with his tongue, his eyes gleaming with greed.

Fenfu watched the war begin, unable to bear the sight, closed his eyes, and clasped his hands together.

Shukaku seemed to grow out of his body and completely covered him.

Fuku was not a ninja, and he never learned how to use chakra.

The Tailed Beast Cloak and the half-Tailed Beast form do not exist for him, because he cannot control the Tailed Beast chakra.

All he did was empty his mind and entrust everything to Shukaku.

Unlike other Jinchūriki, he cannot fight or control Tailed Beasts. He simply became a close friend of Shukaku, and Shukaku was willing to fight for him.

"So smoothly? It seems the Sand Village has a good hand to play!" Orochimaru's face instantly darkened, and he put the genjutsu medicine back into his ninja tool pouch.

Orochimaru carefully examined Shukaku's condition and ruled out the possibility of a feigned sleep technique.

"It's a perfect Jinchuriki... No, there seems to be a difference. Although the Tailed Beast doesn't show any signs of going berserk, it doesn't seem like the Jinchuriki is controlling it."

Orochimaru muttered to himself, he had thought that One-Tailed Beast would hold a grudge against the Sand Village and would attack them first once it was released.

The illusion pills he developed in the past, which were designed to target tailed beasts, could even affect the Eight-Tails, let alone the One-Tails.

Shukaku's voice broke his thoughts.

"I still hate humans, you little bug. Die!" Shukaku's eyes were filled with cold pleasure. He took a breath and used his signature ninjutsu.

"Wind Release: Sky Training Bullet".

Giant whirlwinds were continuously spewed from Shukaku's mouth, and Orochimaru dodged them in a sorry state, as the whirlwinds struck the ground, creating deep craters.

Looking at the destruction caused by Shukaku, Orochimaru couldn't help but admire it in his heart:

Although this isn't the first time I've seen a Tailed Beast, no matter how many times I've seen them, I'm still awestruck by their power. They truly are a calamity since ancient times.

[I wonder just how strong the First Hokage and Madara Uchiha were back then, that they could treat tailed beasts like commodities and buy and sell them so casually.]

Orochimaru felt extremely regretful upon thinking about this.

[It's a pity the Wood Release experiment ultimately failed; otherwise, we could have glimpsed the power of the First Hokage. Uchiha Iori obtained eyes like Madara's, but sadly, we'll never see them.]

"Little bug, you really know how to run! Do you think you can dodge this attack?" Shukaku's attacks repeatedly failed, and feeling that he had lost face, Shukaku began to get angry.

"Let's see the Tailed Beast's ultimate technique." Shukaku opened its mouth, compressing its Yin-Yang chakra into a sphere at a ratio of 2:8, preparing to kill the insect with a Tailed Beast Ball.

Orochimaru deliberately lured him away from the crowd during the battle.

Whether Shukaku was unaware or simply didn't care, it decisively distanced itself from the main battlefield.

Seeing the Tailed Beast Ball in Shukaku's mouth, Orochimaru's expression turned even uglier, and he said helplessly.

"It looks like there's no way to avoid it; we have no choice but to face it head-on."

Taking advantage of the moment when Shukaku was gathering his strength, he bit his finger, formed a hand seal, and slammed his hands on the ground.

"Spiritual Communication Technique: Triple Rashomon"

Boom! Something lifted the earth from below, stirring up a cloud of dust that blotted out the sun.

Orochimaru watched Shukaku's direction from behind the door, waiting for Shukaku to make its move.

Shukaku ignored Orochimaru's actions and, as planned, suddenly spat out the Tailed Beast Ball from its mouth, heading straight for Orochimaru.

A surge of violent chakra swept through like a hurricane, instantly dispersing the dust and revealing three eerie, gigantic doors. The bells on the doors jingled in the gale, their sounds both crisp and eerie.

There are three doors in total, red, green, and blue in a row, with a purple ghost mask in the middle, which looks extremely eerie.

Orochimaru stared at Rashomon and calmly said, "I wonder if the secret technique passed down from the First Hokage can stop the Tailed Beast Ball. Unfortunately, I don't have enough chakra, so I can only summon the Triple Rashomon."

"If I could summon the Fivefold Rashomon like the First Hokage, blocking the Tailed Beast Ball should be a piece of cake."

Just as Orochimaru was processing his thoughts, the Tailed Beast Ball roared in and collided with Rashomon.

The first gate directly withstood the greatest attack and was almost instantly destroyed.

The second door disappeared after absorbing some of the power.

The third gate then disperses the remaining power of the Tailed Beast Ball outwards.

In the end, only the raging wind came before Orochimaru.

Orochimaru raised his arm to block the gale, his eyes narrowed slightly, he licked his lips, and said with a hint of wickedness, "As expected of a tailed beast, even a single tail has such great power."

Shukaku flew into a rage upon hearing this: "What are you saying! I am the strongest tailed beast."

Shukaku has long harbored resentment towards the fact that humans and tailed beasts are ranked based on the number of their tails.

In particular, the Nine-Tails always used this to mock him, making him even more sensitive to the matter.

"You blind insect, I will turn you to ashes!" Shukaku said angrily.

Enraged, Shukaku became serious, using a combination of Wind Release, Sand Release, and sealing techniques. If hit, even a brief moment of stun would become a fatal weakness.

Orochimaru felt the pressure mounting and sensed something was wrong, so he had no choice but to use the Summoning Jutsu to summon his personal tank, Manda.

He swiftly dodged the training bullets carrying sealing energy, bit his finger, and rapidly formed hand seals before slamming his palms into the ground.

"Spiritual Technique: Ten Thousand Snakes".

With a deep roar, the ground trembled violently, and the massive body of the Thousand Serpents emerged from the smoke.

Its enormous purple body was covered with black stripes, resembling a moving mountain.

As soon as Manda appeared, he arrogantly declared, "Orochimaru, to summon me this time, you must offer a hundred people as sacrifices, understand?"

Orochimaru's eyes flashed with impatience, but before he could respond, Manda's voice was interrupted by a violent explosion.

The training bullet, carrying sealing energy, struck the Thousand Serpent fiercely. The immense impact caused it to stagger and roar in pain.

"Damn Orochimaru, he can't be dealt with by a hundred sacrifices now," Manda said angrily.

"Okay, we'll talk about it after the battle is over," Orochimaru said dismissively. He always kept accounts, and he would just feed the discarded experimental subjects to Manda later.

However, Manda's appetite grew larger and larger, and the number of experimental subjects gradually became insufficient. Thinking of this, Orochimaru became increasingly disgusted.

"Hmph!" Manda turned to look at the enemy. "So it's a Tailed Beast? I'll see what's so great about a Tailed Beast."

After saying that, he rushed forward.

Chapter 54 Orochimaru vs. Shukaku (The End) (Two chapters released consecutively)

Manda is the strongest of the three great snake queens of Ryuchi Cave. Apart from a few snakes like Shinya who can vaguely threaten his position, almost no snake can rival him.

He had no special ninjutsu or abilities; he relied entirely on his strength, speed, and massive size to roam freely.

In the original work, Patrick Star, who ate Deidara, still had a breath left after his self-destruction.

Although the One-Tailed Beast's attacks are powerful, he doesn't take them seriously unless they're Tailed Beast Balls.

Seeing Manda charging towards him, Shukaku's anger was becoming uncontrollable.