Chapter 71: Fukuro (Begging for Subscriptions)

The next second, Fugaku's hand seals suddenly stalled.

He felt a powerful spiritual power, carried by an eerie melody, surge toward him like a tide, threatening to drown him.

Yet a faint smile curled Fugaku's lips. "I see, a spiritual attack?"

In an instant, the three tomoe in Fugaku's eyes spun rapidly, and complex patterns suddenly bloomed in his pupils. The power of the Mangekyou Sharingan erupted instantly.

He abruptly raised his head, his gaze like a sharp sword staring directly at Vidalus. Powerful eye force poured out like a flood, forcibly reflecting that spiritual power back.

"What?!" Vidalus cried out, his body suddenly snapping backward.

Fresh blood spurted from his nostrils, the guitar in his hand emitted a piercing cracking sound, and the strings snapped.

At this moment, Orochimaru's attack had already arrived before him. Dozens of venomous snakes had pounced on Vidalus, opening their bloody mouths, their venomous fangs flashing with cold light.

"Don't underestimate me!!"

Just as the venomous snakes were about to bite him, Vidalus suddenly let out a deafening roar.

In an instant, his messy black hair seemed to come to life, suddenly swelling several times in size.

The disheveled hair danced like countless tentacles, fiercely colliding with the pouncing venomous snakes.

"Interesting." Orochimaru narrowed his eyes, a smile of excitement curling his lips. He quickly formed hand seals with both hands and shouted in a low voice: "Snake Domination!"

As soon as his voice fell, two enormous snakes suddenly appeared out of thin air. They opened their bloody mouths and bit at Vidalus like lightning, one from the left and one from the right, as if to swallow him whole.

Vidalus gritted his teeth, swinging those tentacle-like hairs with all his might.

He barely managed to block the attacks of the two giant snakes; at this moment, his face was covered in beads of sweat, and his black makeup had become mottled and messy.

Just as Vidalus was struggling to resist, Orochimaru suddenly moved. His mouth opened at an unbelievable angle, and a flash of cold light flickered deep in his throat.

"Pfft!"

A slender sword blade shot rapidly out of Orochimaru's mouth, pointing straight at Vidalus's throat.

Vidalus widened his eyes, his pupils suddenly shrinking.

The sword tip was only a short distance from his neck, and Orochimaru curled a cold smile at the corner of his mouth. He slowly spoke, his voice carrying a hint of irony:

"Lastly, let me tell you, your music is truly terrible!"

A trace of despair flashed across Vidalus's face, immediately turning to anger upon hearing Orochimaru's words. He abruptly threw back his head and let out a heart-rending roar:

"Fukuro!"

As soon as his voice fell, a deafening boom suddenly erupted.

"Boom!"

The floor beneath Orochimaru's feet instantly cracked, shards of stone flying everywhere.

A huge figure shot out from underground like a shell, rushing straight at Orochimaru. The figure came too fast; Orochimaru didn't even have time to react.

"What?!" Orochimaru's pupils suddenly shrank. The Kusanagi Sword he had just spat out barely grazed Vidalus's neck, leaving a shallow bloodstain on his skin.

The next second, Orochimaru felt himself slammed away by a tremendous force.

Before he could steady himself, two huge hands had already tightly gripped his body. The force was so great it seemed as if it would crush him entirely.

"This is..." Orochimaru endured the intense pain and looked down at the "monster" grabbing him. It was a giant nearly three meters tall, with knotted muscles and arms as thick as tree trunks, while his head was actually that of a huge owl.

Behind him, a rocket backpack spewed fierce flames, supporting this massive body as it hovered in midair.

"Fukuro, well done!" Vidalus's voice came from below, full of smugness. "Let him taste your power!"

"Goo goo goo! Capture successful—goo goo" Fukuro made a strange call.

Suddenly, Fukuro's mouth opened in an unbelievable way, his lower jaw hanging down as if dislocated. That mouth instantly expanded enough to swallow an adult.

Fukuro without hesitation shoved Orochimaru into his terrifying giant mouth.

Orochimaru's legs had already been swallowed into the mouth, and it looked as if his whole body was about to be engulfed.

At this critical moment, Orochimaru's mouth suddenly opened wide to the limit. And from his mouth, another complete Orochimaru actually emerged! The new Orochimaru moved swiftly as lightning; in the moment Fukuro hadn't reacted, he had already broken free from his sharp claws.

He nimbly flipped backward, landing steadily on the ground, and put distance between himself and Fukuro.

And Fukuro had only swallowed a layer of skin shed by Orochimaru.

"What?!" Vidalus widened his eyes, watching this scene in disbelief.

"Sorry," Orochimaru curled a sneering smile at the corner of his mouth, "I am not prey so easily eaten."

Fukuro suddenly spoke, his voice sounding both human and carrying the strange tone unique to an owl: "Goo goo, you're the one who broke the rules in the labyrinth, right! Now the warrior of justice Fukuro will punish you! Goo..."

Orochimaru raised an eyebrow, and before he could speak, Fukuro went on talking by himself.

"As long as I obtain a part of your body, I can digest it and thus gain your magic!" Fukuro's tone was full of confidence.

He abruptly raised his hand, making an exaggerated pose, and shouted loudly: "Giant snake, go! Goo..."

The air froze for an instant. Everyone held their breath, but nothing happened.

Fukuro froze in place with his punching pose, like a comical statue.

A moment later, his head twisted horizontally 180 degrees. Those round owl eyes were full of confusion: "Goo goo?"

Orochimaru couldn't help but chuckle softly: "It seems your 'digestion' isn't thorough enough."

Vidalus gritted his teeth, his face terribly gloomy. He abruptly turned to Fukuro and roared loudly: "Fukuro! They're strange! They're not ordinary mages!"

As soon as his voice fell, Vidalus's hair suddenly began to dance as if alive. Several strands of long hair quickly wrapped around the guitar, and those hair strands instantly replaced the broken strings.

Vidalus gripped the guitar with both hands, a glint of madness flashing in his eyes. He glared fiercely at Orochimaru and gritted his teeth: "I'll deal with this scum who doesn't know how to appreciate rock! You deal with the other one!"

Hearing the command, Fukuro immediately turned his head back to its normal position. His golden eyes locked onto Uchiha Fugaku to the side, and he let out a low "goo" sound.

Suddenly, a deafening boom erupted.

"Boom!"

The jetpack behind Fukuro suddenly burst into fierce orange-red flames, the heat wave instantly sweeping across the entire space. The impact of the airflow made the surrounding dust and rubble tremble.

The next second, Fukuro's huge body, like a shell from a cannon, rushed toward Uchiha Fugaku at an astonishing speed.

"So fast..." Fugaku's pupils shrank, his muscles instantly tensing; obviously, it was already too late to form hand seals.

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