Chapter 133: Ultimate Water Release: Descent of the Water God
Hanzō of the Salamander stood firmly on the treetop, looking down at Orochimaru, who had risen unscathed from his attack. He took in the strange phenomenon on Orochimaru's body.
"Hmph? Earth Armor!" Hanzō said with a cold, faint snort.
After the Earth Armor shattered, Orochimaru had no intention of wasting chakra to reconstruct it.
Killing intent, sharp as knives and swords, filled his dark-golden eyes. He flicked out his tongue, licking his lips, and a wicked smile spread across his mouth as his pale, slender hands began to dance once more!
Earth Release: Earth Dragon Transformation!
Rumble!
The ground beneath Orochimaru's feet suddenly began to violently shake, tearing open into long, terrifying fissures. The forest floor for dozens of meters around cracked and collapsed everywhere, splitting apart like shattered tofu.
Amidst the deafening sound, a more authoritative and high-pitched roar emerged: Aowh!
An earthen-yellow earth dragon, easily ten people thick, charged out from underground, bringing with it a heavy, earthy stench. Its terrifying body stretched for dozens of meters, exuding an astonishingly formidable majesty and presence.
The moment it rose, it let out a powerful, awe-inspiring roar at Hanzō on the treetop!
Earth Dragon Claw!
The ferocious earth dragon abruptly extended its sharp, thick right claw and smacked straight toward Hanzō.
Hanzō instantly condensed three deep-blue Water Formation Walls to shield himself.
The sharp, thick dragon claw swept through the air with a swift black shadow, instantly ripping apart the three deep-blue water shields.
Sensing danger, Hanzō bent his knees, kicked off, and heavily stomped on the earth dragon's right claw. While changing the dragon's attack direction, he immediately pulled back and retreated.
Boom! The thick, earthen-yellow dragon claw, diverted by Hanzō's kick, slammed downward, instantly obliterating the towering tree where Hanzō had been standing, reducing it to a shower of wood chips and sawdust.
Overwhelming Offense
With his first strike failing, Orochimaru saw Hanzō retreat from the direct confrontation and immediately wove additional hand signs.
Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet!
The earth dragon roared again, abruptly opening its mouth and spitting out nearly a hundred explosive mud projectiles, each the size of an adult head.
But Orochimaru's assault did not stop. He expertly employed the combination jutsu technique taught by Sarutobi Hiruzen: Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!
Combination Jutsu: Earth Dragon Fire Bomb Technique!
The huge, condensed, crimson fireball instantly coated the nearly one hundred speeding mud projectiles in a blazing layer of flame. The added explosive properties of the flames nearly doubled the killing power of the jutsu.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh! The hundred-plus Earth Dragon Fire Bombs cut through the air with a series of piercing whistles, shooting out in an overwhelming barrage toward Hanzō.
Hanzō's vision was instantly filled with fire. A spontaneous, visceral sense of life-threatening danger assailed his mind.
His gaze grew serious. The vast, surging chakra, like an ocean within him, instantly burst forth from his body.
Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!
The three rivers that flowed through this section of the forest where Orochimaru and Hanzō were fighting suddenly ceased their flow, only to refill after several seconds.
A hundred-meter segment of each of the three water-rich rivers was instantly lifted by Hanzō's Ultimate Water Release Ninjutsu.
Amidst the massive whooshing and crashing of water, the three hundred-meter sections of river water suddenly floated into the air, forming three immense, deep-blue spheres of water. This astonishing sight could be seen for dozens of miles around.
The three enormous deep-blue water spheres converged about ten meters above Hanzō's head.
Then, they suddenly poured down, like a massive river that had burst its dam, cascading down in front of him like a heavenly waterfall.
The nearly one hundred scorching Earth Dragon Fire Bombs shot into the deep-blue great waterfall. Ch-ch-ch! They exploded into massive clouds of thick steam, engulfing the forest floor for several hundred meters in a dense, snow-white mist.
Sensing that Hanzō's aura had not diminished in the slightest, Orochimaru knew that his attack had once again failed.
Just as he was about to gather chakra, weave hand signs, and steel himself for the next fight...
Suddenly!
An extremely intense chakra fluctuation erupted from Hanzō's location. The sheer pressure radiating from this terrifying chakra fluctuation alone forcibly interrupted the Ninjutsu Orochimaru was weaving, and the thick mist that had covered several hundred meters dissipated in the blink of an eye.
Orochimaru was finally able to see the terrifying movement occurring where Hanzō was.
The deep-blue waterfall, which was like a heavenly river hanging upside down, instantly froze in place, as if time had stopped. It formed a colossal, deep-blue water cube that towered like a skyscraper in front of Hanzō.
Water Release: Descent of the Water God!
The gigantic water cube, frozen in place, suddenly began to churn violently, as if a terrible, immense force was kneading and shaping it, molding a form within.
Crash! With a sound of gushing water, a thick, deep-blue arm, perfectly composed of Ultimate Water Release water containing crushing water pressure, reached out from the massive water cube.
The thick arm was incredibly detailed and lifelike; one could even see the bulging muscles and veins.
Seeing this, a terrifying Water Release Ninjutsu's name flashed through Orochimaru's mind. He frowned and immediately urged his several-dozen-meter-long Earth Dragon to charge and attack the gigantic water cube, attempting to use the dragon's great force to interrupt the jutsu.
The heavy thudding of the Earth Dragon's steps crushed swathes of the forest, creating loud boom, boom, boom sounds on the ground. In just two breaths, it reached the water cube.
By this time, a terrifying and astonishing figure was already faintly visible inside the water cube.
Orochimaru quickly commanded the Earth Dragon to attack.
The Earth Dragon's earthen-yellow tail, about ten people thick, swept through the air, carrying a dull, fierce wind pressure in an arc, and slammed heavily onto the deep-blue water cube.
The collision between the rock-composed Earth Dragon tail and the river-water-composed water cube created a muffled, suppressed explosion.
However, after the huge sound, the gigantic, skyscraper-like water cube remained completely undamaged.
Orochimaru was preparing to urge the Earth Dragon to attack again when he suddenly noticed a black shadow looming over him, and a fierce sense of crisis washed over his mind.
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