Long black hair, golden vertical pupils, purple eye shadow extending to the bridge of the nose, pale skin, and blue tomoe-shaped earrings.
This image was simply too classic.
Yubi looked at Orochimaru, who had appeared before him, with a calm expression, showing no sign of panic.
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Assassination—it was merely the most common method used between Villages to eliminate enemies.
Yubi just hadn't expected—that Orochimaru would handle it personally.
"Oh?"
Seeing the young man before him so calm, Orochimaru's smile became somewhat sinister. "Shouldn't you immediately call for the reinforcements outside?"
"No rush—"
Yubi also gave a slight smile, getting out of bed to stretch his limbs. "To be honest—I'm actually quite happy to receive attention from a Senior as strong as one of the Legendary Sannin."
"It seems—Konoha wants to ignite the flames of war with the Hidden Sand Village."
"Cunning brat—"
Orochimaru stuck out his tongue and licked his lips. "The ones who want to trigger a Ninja World War—isn't it your Sunagakure?"
"This is the second time—the second time you Konoha people have attempted to secretly eliminate me. I don't know whether to feel honored or annoyed. Such a familiar style—it probably wasn't ordered by the Third Hokage, was it? Is it Danzo again—"
As Yubi spoke, he began to mobilize his Chakra.
"Who knows? Hehe—"
Orochimaru laughed, feigning mystery.
"Senior has already been exposed, aren't you going to hurry and run? This is Sunagakure—if you don't run now, it'll be too late." Yubi curled his lips, his hands instantly forming Hand Seals.
However, just as his Hand Seals were completed, Orochimaru across from him struck first, his long black hair suddenly fluttering.
A terrifying killing intent, coupled with a powerful mental pressure, instantly swept over Yubi's entire body.
It interrupted Yubi's pre-attack movement.
Narakumi no Jutsu, a genjutsu that uses Aura to intimidate, causing illusions to appear in the target's mind and making them feel intense pressure.
Those with weak mental will would collapse instantly, seeing images of their own violent deaths.
Compared to Yubi's series of Hand Seals, Orochimaru simply made a single hand seal, releasing his Ninjutsu at a speed much faster than Yubi's.
Immediately after, Orochimaru extended a hand toward Yubi, and several poisonous snakes lunged from his sleeve, coiling toward Yubi like ropes.
It was one of his signature Ninjutsu, Hidden Shadow Snake Hands.
Orochimaru's eyes were gloomy and cold.
Although it was his first time meeting Yubi, he was no stranger to the name.
After all, at the end of the Second Great Ninja War, while he was commanding Konoha forces against Iwagakure, Yubi and Sasori, under Arai's leadership, were in the Land of Grass—frequently causing trouble behind the Konoha front lines. Not only did they destroy one of Konoha's supply lines, but they also killed many Konoha Ninja.
It was from that time on that the little fellow Yubi began to be noticed.
Snap, snap, snap.
Several poisonous snakes bit into various parts of Yubi's stiff body.
"Hmm?"
However, Orochimaru noticed something was wrong.
The parts of the boy's body being attacked were covered in a layer of solid crystalline matter, like blood-colored scales that had suddenly grown out, completely blocking the penetration of the venomous fangs.
"Is this—Blood Release?"
A thought flashed through Orochimaru's mind.
In the next second, Yubi, who had seemingly been affected by his genjutsu, suddenly smiled and raised his fingertips toward him.
Bang, bang, bang!
Then, without any warning—a large amount of blood droplets shot out like raindrops.
Not only did they instantly shatter the walls, but they also pierced through Orochimaru's entire body, riddling him like a sieve.
But—no wounds appeared on Orochimaru's body; instead, it turned into a lump of soft mud and slowly splashed onto the ground.
Whoosh.
The sound of breaking air reached Yubi's ears. He turned his head and saw another poisonous snake lunging from his side and rear, its mouth open to reveal a sharp short dagger, striking toward his head.
Yubi spread his hand, and a blood blade was instantly formed and held in his grip.
With a backhand, he parried the opponent's attack and, while jumping away, sliced off the snake's head.
However, just as he was about to dodge, a slender wind blade invisible to the naked eye swept across with precision.
"Is this—a Wind Release—Wind Cutter Technique?"
Yubi's expression changed slightly.
Boom!
In the dark night, a sudden explosion rang out in the originally quiet Sunagakure.
The Guard Corps members on patrol immediately stopped in their tracks and looked toward the source of the sound.
"That's—Lord Yubi's house!"
"Not good!"
In the streets and on the rooftops, a large number of Sunagakure Ninja rushed from all directions toward Yubi's residence.
"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"
Yubi and Orochimaru leaped onto a building in Sunagakure. Yubi quickly formed Hand Seals, and a dragon formed from a jet of water erupted from his mouth, charging straight at Orochimaru's position.
But in terms of hand seal speed, Orochimaru was clearly a step faster.
His Hand Seals could no longer be described as simplified—he only needed to gesture one or two seals.
A terrifying curtain of wind swept through the night sky.
The gale not only dispersed Yubi's Water Release but also blew away a large amount of debris from the buildings, and sharp wind blades left deep gashes on the structures.
Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!
"Wind Release again—"
A layer of solidified blood "armor" appeared on the surface of Yubi's body, neutralizing the impact of the wind.
His feet were further entwined with blood ropes deeply embedded into the building to avoid being blown away.
All around him was debris mixed with wind and sand, swirling and being whipped about.
The visible environment was completely destroyed.
Orochimaru, meanwhile, seemed to be hiding somewhere.
"An ordinary Wind Release actually has such great destructiveness and power. As expected of one of the Legendary Sannin!" The corners of Yubi's mouth curled up.
Then, he extended his arms, drawing a bow and nocking an arrow!
Several arrow feathers condensed from blood were supported on his lead hand.
With a few shifts of his eyes, several blood arrows suddenly shot out one after another into the chaotic and dark shadows.
Each blood arrow that struck down was incredibly powerful, letting out successive explosive booms upon impact.
"So fast—it actually didn't hit."
Yubi's eyelid twitched.
Whoosh.
Just then, as the Wind Release dissipated, a Shuriken shot through the air toward the back of Yubi's head.
Orochimaru revealed himself, staring at Yubi with a somewhat grave expression. "I didn't realize—you're also a sensory-type Ninja."
In that situation just now, Yubi had actually locked onto his hiding spot in an instant, which surprised Orochimaru.
It also interrupted the next offensive move he had prepared to take after using the Wind Release to create an environmental advantage.
Moreover, the power of Yubi's Blood Release was quite astonishing in terms of pure destructiveness!
As he spoke, Orochimaru pressed his palms together, and that single Shuriken in the air instantly multiplied into a dense cloud of black dots.
Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu.
One of Konoha's representative high-level Ninjutsu, this technique uses the properties of physical Clones to break through the quantity limits of conventional ninja tool throwing.
Blood Release: Wing King!
Yubi didn't block or counterattack; instead, he chose to dodge directly.
Against such a large area of Shuriken, if he tried to counter, he would waste some time, giving the enemy an opening for a follow-up move.
The opponent was Orochimaru, and from these few exchanges, it wasn't hard to see that the power of the other's Ninjutsu was extraordinary.
Yubi had already caught a glimpse of Orochimaru manipulating tools again.
Whoosh!
Yubi's figure was so fast that he vanished from his original position.
And just after he dodged, the entire roof of the building exploded. For a moment, thick smoke rose, and flames soared into the sky.