Chapter 86: The Outcome is Decided

The retired Cloud Ninja swung their ninja tools with all their might, only to be easily parried by the Konoha Ninja.

Before they could make any further moves, their throats were slashed by the opponent's backhand, and they fell down in a tragic yet helpless manner.

But as long as they had a breath left, even if beaten until covered in wounds, they would desperately entangle the enemy to buy time for the young ninja behind them. (This book is first published on ttks. tw, providing you with an error-free and non-disordered reading experience.)

The young ninja's eyes were filled with fear, but also with a blood-fueled courage to give it a try.

They possessed the mindset to fight the Konoha Ninja to the death, but when the actual combat arrived, they would miss opportunities for victory due to a lack of experience.

In battles between ninja, missing an opportunity is equivalent to handing one's life to the enemy.

Furthermore, under the command of Yamanaka Chujiu, the Konoha Ninja often formed a several-fold advantage in a local area before engaging in battle with the Cloud Ninja.

With an absolute advantage in strength, coupled with an overwhelming advantage in experience, any determination and willpower appeared pale and powerless.

The Konoha Ninja, like a hot knife through butter, continuously broke through the defensive lines of the Cloud Ninja garrison.

The number of Cloud Ninja corpses on the battlefield increased, and fresh blood flowed along the gullies at the base of the mountain, even converging into a small stream of blood.

Nii Yugito was enraged by the miserable state of the Cloud Ninja.

A raging fire ignited in her eyes, the chakra around her body began to fluctuate violently, and deep blue Tailed Beast chakra overflowed from within her, enveloping her body.

Yugito shouted resolutely: "Since you Konoha want to kill us all, don't blame me for fighting for my life!"

As soon as the words fell, Nii Yugito's chakra erupted completely, and the pressure unique to a Tailed Beast swept across the battlefield, making even the air feel scorching and stagnant.

A sharp cat roar made the ears of all the ninja on the battlefield buzz.

The silhouette of the Two-Tails Matatabi emerged behind Yugito, its massive cat-like body carrying an awe-inspiring ferocity, its golden pupils staring coldly at the Konoha Ninja.

In her Tailed Beast form, Nii Yugito's speed and strength were greatly enhanced, ranking her in the middle tier even among Shadow-level Ninja.

She had witnessed the entire process of the battle, watching as the Cloud Ninja were beaten into a crushing rout by the Konoha Ninja in just over ten minutes.

Therefore, Yugito knew that even if she exerted her own strength to the limit, she could not stop the advance of the Konoha army.

Thus, she locked her target onto the commander of the Konoha army, the head of the renowned Konoha Sannin, the Cold-Blooded Orochimaru.

Yugito leaped, charging straight toward Orochimaru, with deep blue flames condensing at her fingertips, pressing directly toward Orochimaru's throat.

Seeing the prey deliver herself to him, Orochimaru blossomed with a smile.

He had no intention of dodging at all, raising his hands to quickly weave signs, and whispered: "Summoning Technique!"

Massive smoke exploded in front of Orochimaru instantly; as the smoke cleared, several giant snakes appeared on the battlefield.

The giant snake at the lead was none other than Manda from Ryuchi Cave, its scales pitch-black with a blue sheen, glowing eerily under the sunlight.

Its massive head was raised high, its golden slit pupils filled with ferocity, emitting a suffocating pressure.

"Orochimaru, you actually make me fight a Tailed Beast; there must be 100 people as sacrifices!"

"Otherwise, I will..."

Orochimaru stood on Manda's head and asked sinisterly: "Otherwise, what will you do?"

A more ferocious aura radiated from his body, which not only far exceeded Manda's but was even much greater than that of the Tailed Beast-transformed Nii Yugito.

Manda, who had always looked down on Orochimaru, was shocked, and its aura involuntarily withered.

"You, Orochimaru, what is wrong with you today?"

Orochimaru sneered: "Nothing, I have a perfect successor, so I have no worries and don't need to pretend anymore."

"Manda, you better listen to my orders properly, and the benefits you deserve will naturally not be lacking."

"But if you dare to let me down, even if I have to kill my way to Ryuchi Cave, I won't let you live."

"Do you believe me?"

Manda's pupils dilated and contracted, but it soon could not withstand Orochimaru's pressure and lowered its noble head.

"I believe you, I will listen to you."

Orochimaru patted the scales under his feet with satisfaction: "Very good, Manda, you aren't so stubborn after all."

Then he pointed a finger: "Go, Manda, drain the chakra of the Two-Tails jinchuriki; I want to capture her alive as a test subject!"

Orochimaru's voice carried an irresistible command, his golden slit pupils staring tightly at Nii Yugito.

The greed in his eyes was undisguised; this was the Two-Tails jinchuriki, what a fine experimental material.

Following Orochimaru's finger, Manda locked its gaze onto the Tailed Beast-transformed Yugito.

Manda let out a deafening roar, its massive body lunged suddenly, pouncing toward Nii Yugito, opening its giant snake mouth in an attempt to swallow her in one gulp.

Nii Yugito's eyes narrowed, and her figure dodged sideways abruptly.

At the same time, the deep blue flames at her fingertips surged, grabbing fiercely toward Manda's body: "Fire Style: Two-Tails Cat Claw Triple Strike!"

The flaming claws scraped across Manda's scales, emitting a harsh hissing sound.

Manda's scales were incomparably hard; the Cat Claw Triple Strike only left deep claw marks on its scales and could not penetrate them to cause substantial damage.

But the Two-Tails' attack was not just physical destruction; its power lay more in the high-temperature blue flames.

The claw marks could not penetrate the scales, but the blue fire within the marks burned continuously, the terrifying high temperature scorching the scales and even burning the flesh beneath them.

Manda felt the pain and let out a painful roar.

Its massive snake tail whipped out, lashing toward Yugito with lightning speed.

Nii Yugito was in mid-air with nowhere to leverage, unable to dodge, and was struck hard by the tail, spinning like a top that had been swatted away, crashing heavily into the ground.

But Nii Yugito did not fall; she struggled to stand up, spat out a mouthful of dark blood, and immediately erupted with even denser Tailed Beast chakra.

The silhouette of the Two-Tails became clearer, and two flaming cat tails grew out.

She took a deep breath and wove signs to use a Ninjutsu: "Fire Style: Mouse Tail Ball Jade!"

Over a dozen giant fireballs were spat from her mouth, carrying scorching heat as they flew toward Manda.

Orochimaru's mouth curled slightly as he quickly wove signs to perform a Ninjutsu:

"Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet!!"

"Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet!!"

"Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet!!"

Having cast Water Style three times in a row, surging waves condensed out of thin air on the battlefield, transforming into three crystal-clear, highly detailed water dragons that launched a counterattack toward the blue fireball.

Under the cover of the three water dragons, Orochimaru lightly stepped on the head of a giant snake and issued a specific signal from Ryuchi Cave.

Several giant snakes immediately understood, opening their mouths to silently spray viscous venom, which secretly blended into the lake Orochimaru had summoned.

The water dragons collided with the fireball, and as water and fire clashed, they emitted a hissing sound.

No one noticed that after the water from the water dragons evaporated, the venom was also vaporized into the air, creating an effect similar to the poisonous mist of a salamander.

Orochimaru was not Hanzo; he did not have an upright moral obsession, so he intentionally made the venom a colorless and odorless transparent liquid.

Even when evaporated into the air by Fire Release, it would likewise have no striking color or scent.

When the Two-Tails took deep breaths, Orochimaru knew the outcome had been decided!