Chapter 166: Battle with Bunjin
Meanwhile, the battle between Orochimaru and Bunjin had gradually reached a fever pitch.
Clang! Using his Kusanagi sword to block the enemy's Blade of Wind, Orochimaru directly waved his hand and summoned dozens of poisonous snakes.
"Striking Shadow Many Snakes."
Although this secret technique was very well-hidden, Bunjin, as a veteran powerhouse of the Sand Village, second only to Chiyo, was not so easily injured by it. Not to mention, he had seen this move more than once.
"Wind Release: Wind Scythe."
He formed the hand seals at a speed that was difficult for the naked eye to see, and a few wind blades silently shot toward the flying swarm of snakes.
Seeing that his secret technique had been in vain, Orochimaru did not panic in the slightest and once again raised his sword and charged at the enemy.
"Stubborn," Bunjin said, frowning.
He and Orochimaru had fought more than once. They both had a rough idea of what the other was capable of, so Orochimaru's actions at this time seemed rather strange to him.
It was as if he didn't want to defeat him at all, but was just trying to stall for time. And this premonition grew stronger as time passed.
In addition, with Orochimaru's sudden appearance today, a strong sense of vigilance rose in Bunjin's heart.
"I should deal with him as soon as possible."
Since he had already made his decision, Bunjin directly unleashed his full strength.
Instantly, Orochimaru was suppressed by him.
It had to be said that at this time, his real body had not yet been transformed into the "White Phosphorus Great Snake." His strength was still a significant distance from his appearance in the original story, so it was not surprising that he was being suppressed.
Taking advantage of Orochimaru's frantic defense against his ninjutsu attack, Bunjin's eyes narrowed slightly, and his hands formed a few hidden hand seals.
"Shuriken Jutsu: Dance of the Wind Weasel."
A few shuriken made entirely of wind-natured chakra, after just appearing, suddenly vanished into thin air again.
Of course, this disappearance was not because Bunjin's ninjutsu had failed, but because this secret technique itself was designed to attack the enemy by stealth. Not only was its power great, but the shuriken basically made no sound as they flew. Except for ninja with special visual prowess or sensory abilities, it was generally impossible for anyone to dodge this move.
Bunjin could recite Orochimaru's intelligence by heart, so he was confident that Orochimaru would be hit.
The facts were just as he had expected. Although Orochimaru had keenly sensed the danger at the last moment, he was still hit by Bunjin's insidious attack, losing an arm in the process.
"Haha, I specially prepared this move for you. Not even that Uchiha brat could enjoy this treatment. How is it? What do you think?" Bunjin said, looking at the cold-sweating Orochimaru, and couldn't help but throw his head back and laugh out loud.
Orochimaru was already no match for him. Now it would be even easier to defeat him.
"No... not defeat. I'm going to kill him here today. Kill this supreme commander of the Konoha Southwestern Army," Bunjin thought. The thought of the leaderless Southwestern Army being slaughtered at will by the Sand ninja unit he led made a shiver of excitement run down his spine.
And his already somewhat frenzied mind did not notice that a small green snake, at some point, had slowly slithered behind him.
But Bunjin not noticing this did not mean that Orochimaru, who was facing him, did not.
His eyes flashed slightly, and the seriously injured Orochimaru suddenly threw his head back, his mouth opening as wide as it could.
Soon, another, completely unharmed Orochimaru crawled out of the originally injured body.
"Forbidden Jutsu: Great Snake Flow Body Replacement."
Like Bunjin's shuriken jutsu, this top-tier body replacement jutsu was also the first time Orochimaru had used it on the battlefield. And the specific effect could be seen from the astonished look on the other's face.
This "Great Snake Flow Body Replacement" used the outer body as a substitute, and the real body was transferred out from the mouth. It did not require hand seals and was the most perfect body replacement jutsu. Even Amaterasu could be avoided. This showed its power. Orochimaru hadn't even taught this move to Kyosuke.
"H-how is that possible?!" Bunjin's gaze flickered between Orochimaru and the "husk" on the ground. The various thoughts he had just had flashed through his mind.
But unlike the pleasant feeling from before, at this time, these thoughts seemed to be mocking him.
In an instant, Bunjin's mind was in complete chaos.
Just then, the small snake behind him suddenly stood up, and a purple-black longsword extended from its open mouth and quickly thrust at his vital points.
A stream of blood shot out, suddenly splattering on the newcomer.
"Ah! Damn it! Who are you?" Bunjin swung his sword back with force, sending the newcomer flying. Then he looked at him with a gaze full of anger.
Needless to say, this person was naturally the ambushing Kyosuke.
But at this time, he had already completed the conversion of natural energy and had activated Sage Mode, which was why Bunjin had not recognized him.
"Sure enough, it's not that easy..." Kyosuke thought, looking at Bunjin's bloody but not fatal wound. He couldn't help but sigh helplessly. Then, with a slight movement of his right hand, his entire body instantly transformed into an afterimage and charged at the enemy.
"Body Flicker Technique."
The Body Flicker Technique, driven by sage art chakra, was about twenty percent faster than his original speed.
Don't underestimate this twenty percent boost. In terms of skills, even raising the Body Flicker Technique by another two levels might not be able to achieve this. This showed how fast Kyosuke was at this time.
"This speed, could it be?" Bunjin reacted extremely quickly, blocking Kyosuke's slash with his Blade of Wind. At the same time, a thought flashed in his mind.
While the two were locked in a struggle, Bunjin carefully identified Kyosuke's face. Although his hair, which was fluttering due to the sage art chakra, and the single horn had some influence, he could still vaguely make out his original appearance.
"What's going on? Is it really this brat?!" Bunjin thought, looking at the enemy's strange state and the faint sense of threat coming from him. He couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth. "How could his strength have increased so quickly? What on earth has happened in this period of time?"
Unfortunately, Kyosuke had no intention of explaining to him. Seeing that the enemy had successfully blocked his fastest sword strike, a thought flashed in Kyosuke's mind, and then the snake shadow dancing beside him quickly whipped out.
Faced with such a strange attack, Bunjin had no choice but to take the snake shadow's attack head-on, then dropped the Blade of Wind in his hand and quickly retreated a certain distance.
How could Kyosuke, who had suppressed the enemy with a surprise attack, let him go so easily? With a burst of chakra, his entire body once again charged at Bunjin.
At the same time, the snake shadow surrounding him fiercely unleashed the Sage Art it had been accumulating for a long time.
"Sage Art: Flame Dragon Strike."
Six snake shadows instantly transformed into the form of giant dragons burning with white-hot flames, roaring as they charged at the not-far-away Bunjin.
The single-point attack power of this Sage Art might not be as good as the Blazing Sun, but its flexibility was unparalleled by the former. At this time, it was the most suitable choice to attack the powerful Bunjin.
Seeing the fatal crisis descending, Bunjin roared and directly gathered all his chakra to use a Wind Release ninjutsu with extremely powerful power.
"Wind Release: Tornado Hurricane."
The powerful rotating wind barrier successfully blocked the advance of the Flame Dragon. But as the wind raged, the flames on the Flame Dragon also surged.
Not long after, a Flame Dragon, several times larger, successfully broke through the wind wall. Then, the second, the third, and finally, all six Flame Dragons drilled into the tornado and charged at Bunjin again.
"It's useless. The Tornado Hurricane will create a vacuum inside. Any flame cannot exist in it," Bunjin thought, looking at the gradually dissipating flames before him with a calm expression.
But then his pupils couldn't help but contract slightly. Although the flames had indeed dissipated, the snake shadows actually continued to attack him. Caught off guard, his entire body was sent flying.
"Flames will disappear, but it doesn't mean that the snake shadows filled with sage art chakra will also dissipate. You were careless, Bunjin," Kyosuke said, a strange angle to his lips as he looked at the figure flying far away.
Suddenly, his body paused slightly, and then the surrounding snake shadows suddenly disappeared. It was clear that his Sage Mode's duration had ended.
But don't forget, Kyosuke was not fighting alone.
Just as Bunjin was struggling to adjust his body in the air, a poisonous snake, several meters thick, suddenly wrapped around him, and its body simultaneously began to rapidly expand.
Seeing that it was about to explode, Bunjin directly used a "Wind Scythe" to cut it in two.
"It's useless. You're going to die today, Bunjin," Orochimaru said with an evil laugh from the ground. At the same time, the hand seals of his two hands changed, and in an instant, the poisonous snake that had been cut in two suddenly exploded.
"Secret Technique: Evil Snake Arm Explosion."
Boom!
The powerful explosion directly sent Bunjin flying. If he hadn't decisively used a ninjutsu to move himself a certain distance horizontally, he would not have been just seriously injured now.
"Wah." After landing, he opened his mouth and directly spat out a large mouthful of blood mixed with pieces of his internal organs.
"Lord Bunjin!" Some of the surrounding Sand ninja discovered his situation and, while shouting loudly, they all got up and charged at him.
However, with a single order from Orochimaru, many Konoha ninja suddenly appeared in the surroundings, and these people almost physically blocked the Sand ninja's advance.
Seeing that no enemy had broken through the Konoha ninja's defensive line for a time, Orochimaru and Kyosuke, who had walked up to him, exchanged a look, and then the two of them slowly walked toward the fallen Bunjin.
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