Chapter 505: Changmen Danger

Ah! This is… the art I pursue!

In the high sky, just after being rescued from the illusion by Xie, Didala saw a black-red mushroom cloud.

He couldn't help but utter a sound close to an exclamation.

Such fleeting things, what kind of art is that~

Standing on the iron sand produced by the Wind Shadow Puppet, Xie curled his lip in disdain.

Only things that withstand the test of time can be called art.

However, he also had no interest in arguing with Didala, this greenhorn, and instead turned his gaze to the scenery on the distant mountaintop.

"Snake?" Xie said, somewhat surprised: "That slimy fellow Orochimaru, didn't he not take part in this operation?"

That guy Orochimaru is still his teammate now.

However, before this operation, the leader had already assigned him another mission; how could he appear here?

Moreover, judging by the position, it should still be where the leader's main body is.

"Alright, Didala, stop feeling sentimental about these useless arts; let's go check out the leader's side."

What the leader's main body looks like, he is also very curious.

"How could it be useless art!"

"This instant brilliance is transcendence, it is sublimation!"

Seeing that Xie had no intention of paying attention to him, Didala felt a bit annoyed.

"Forget it, Brother Xie simply doesn't understand art!"

"You mean to say that just now's explosion is art?"

"Of course, huh!"

Looking at the smoke dust still not dispersed in the air, Didala said with a face full of longing:

"In the future, I will definitely possess art that is even more brilliant and perfect than this~"

"Hey! Brother Xie, wait for me!"

As he spoke, Didala discovered that Xie had already been controlling the Wind Shadow Puppet, flying with him toward where Orochimaru was.

He wasn't listening to his words at all.

……

I don't know when it started, but fine snowflakes have begun to fall in the sky.

"This is really… dangerous!"

In the Wood Release forest previously created by Dong Shilang, it has now been covered by a thin layer of white snow from the snowflakes drifting in the sky.

After taking a heavy breath, Dong Shilang retracted Susanoo, looked at Ye Cang beside him, and wiped the bloodstain from the corner of his mouth.

"You woman, this time you've caused me great trouble!"

Seeing Ye Cang already somewhat unsteady on her feet, Dong Shilang did not go over to help her, but instead gave her an annoyed glare.

Given his physique, even if wrapped in Susanoo and affected by the recent explosion's blast, he would have sustained only minor injuries.

This woman merely had Susanoo's palm grasp her, and combined with her own physical differences, her injuries were not minor.

"Hmph~"

"No one asked you to save me!"

While saying that, Ye Cang grabbed the nearby tree trunk with one hand and turned her head away, not looking at Dong Shilang.

"Oh dear, I probably shouldn't have saved you, right!"

Seeing this woman still being stubborn at this point, Dong Shilang became furious.

He took two steps to Ye Cang's side.

"What are you trying to do…"

Smack!

Before he could finish what he was saying, a crisp sound came.

"Damn it~"

Covering her buttocks with one hand, Ye Cang's whole face flushed red, whether from injury or from embarrassment.

"You, He, take this woman and find a place to hide; don't interfere with what's happening over there!"

Although there was smoke obstructing the view, he could still see the movements on the mountaintop over there.

However, considering He's ability, it's better not to let them go over.

As for Ye Cang, he wasn't worried she would run away.

Just now I placed a mark on her body; this woman, even if she ran to the ends of the earth, could not escape my grasp.

But speaking of which, the feel is really not bad.

"... Yes!"

His gaze swept back and forth between Ye Cang and Dong Shilang; You asked nothing.

Swish!

In a flash, Dong Shilang had already arrived near the point of the recent explosion.

"This woman Xianan is really… wealthy!"

Picking up the Grass-Cutting Sword from the ground, Dong Shilang looked ahead at a crater nearly two hundred meters in diameter; the land at its center had already crystallized, and he couldn't help but start complaining.

With such tremendous destructive power, I don't know how many explosive tags this woman used all at once.

After sighing a little, Xianan's boldness, Dong Shilang did not linger; with a few leaps, he rushed toward the mountaintop.

……

I have taken your eyes!

Just arrived at Nagato's base, what appeared before Obito was a scene of extreme danger.

Only a scarlet tongue was seen, one end wrapped around Nagato's neck, the other end connected in Orochimaru's mouth.

As this long tongue contracted, the distance between Orochimaru and Nagato was rapidly closing.

In his vertical pupils, a look of greed, satisfaction, and fulfillment had already surfaced.

The Four Symbols Seal, although it did not completely seal the opponent's chakra, made it impossible for Nagato to use the Six Paths Power in a short time.

And he, in just an instant, could obtain the eyes he had long dreamed of.

"Obito!"

Black Zetsu, who had also rushed over, seeing this scene, nearly exploded.

They didn't even bother to conceal Obito's identity, directly calling out his name.

And Obito, too, did not delay.

If Nagato's Rinnegan were taken by that madman Orochimaru, his plan would also be ruined.

Whoosh!

Just as Orochimaru's finger was about to touch Nagato's eye, a sound of a floating breeze came from before him.

"Not good!"

Experienced Orochimaru secretly thought it was not good.

Without the slightest hesitation, he snatched the Kusanagi Sword from his left hand and swung it at Nagato's neck, striking ruthlessly, leaving no room for mercy.

He intended to directly behead Nagato.

"How could it have missed?"

The swing cut nothing but air, and Orochimaru hadn't even had time to consider what had just happened.

A pitch-black iron rod thrust toward his head.

Plop!

At such close range, even Orochimaru's abnormal body could not dodge Nagato's attack.

His brain was pierced through in an instant.

But this guy's body quickly turned into a puddle of flowing mud.

Falling to the ground, after writhing and rolling, it re-formed into Orochimaru's shape.

"Shadow Snake Hand!"

"Strike while the victim is weak, take his life"—Orochimaru understands this principle.

He pointed his left arm at the suddenly appearing organization member, and seven or eight thick, arm‑sized poisonous snakes slithered in the direction he pointed.

His right arm, like a noodle, twisted and elongated, avoiding the black rod in Nagato's hand, and from behind Nagato it lunged again to slash at Nagato.

At the same time, he exerted force with the long tongue in his mouth.

With a heave, he pulled Nagato out from the machine beneath him and flung him toward the direction of the Kusanagi Sword.

"Mm…"

The binding on his neck tightened again, and Nagato, unable to fully control himself, emitted several muffled sounds.

Nevertheless, he struggled to maintain balance, relying on sensation, he turned the black rod in his hand and knocked aside the Kusanagi Sword behind him.

He had now been afflicted by the opponent's Four Symbols Seal.

But the so‑called Four Symbols Seal is also made of chakra.

He only needed a few breaths to nullify this ninjutsu.

But… will Orochimaru give him that chance?

"Hehehe!"

"This time let's see who can save you!"

Seeing the dangerous black rod in the opponent's hand, he changed direction; the long tongue that had originally flung Nagato into the air slammed violently into the ground.

Boom!

A cloud of dust rose, and on the ground Nagato's body had smashed a human‑shaped crater.

Slurp!

With a disgusting slurping sound, Orochimaru, while manipulating the snakes in his hand, quickly retracted his own tongue.

At the same time, he brought the still‑dizzy Nagato to his side.

"Oh no!"

Just now, at the critical moment, Obito, who had saved Nagato's life, looking at the several poisonous snakes before him, felt momentarily helpless.

"Orochimaru, you really deserve to die!"

He shouted angrily, and Black Zetsu, at this moment, couldn't attend to anything else.

"White Zetsu, hurry!"

Although knowing White Zetsu's combat ability is average, at this point we could only hope this guy would be somewhat reliable.

At the same time, he also felt some resentment toward heaven's unfairness.

Clearly his elder brothers are so strong, so why is he so weak when it comes to him?

If he had their strength, how could he have failed for so many years to rescue his mother?

Now even the Rinnegan, the key to saving his mother, might be lost.

"Wood Release, Thorn Killing Technique!"

Usually White Zetsu is all kinds of unreliable, but now he has demonstrated his worth.

He very smoothly executed Wood Release.

Although it wasn't high‑level Wood Release, it was still enough to block.

It's actually Wood Release~

Seeing the trees that had wrapped themselves in stone and were coming at him again, Orochimaru was slightly surprised.

Crack crack crack!

He tried; although his tongue could still wriggle despite the slippery liquid on it, Nagato's body was clearly stuck.

It seems impossible to directly strangle his neck!

Although Nagato's neck could barely bear the load, with the help of these Wood Release techniques, I couldn't possibly break his neck directly.

Orochimaru felt a bit regretful.

However, time is pressing now; he can already feel that the seal he cast is about to fail.

His mouth split open at an angle no human could possibly achieve.

What is this?

As soon as he saw the monster crawling out of Orochimaru's mouth, Obito's single eye widened.

What a pervert!

Not to mention Obito, even the well-informed Black Zetsu was startled by this human-headed snake-bodied monster that appeared from Orochimaru's mouth.

This guy has completely transcended the realm of humanity!

White Zetsu, who was controlling the Wood Release, muttered to himself upon seeing this.

He felt that, compared to Orochimaru, he could still be considered a 'normal person'~

Hurry, stop him!

Black Zetsu was the first to react, slightly startled.

Seeing the monster's movements emerging from Orochimaru's mouth, there was no time left to be startled.

Almost despairing, he turned his gaze toward Obito.