Sasuke, lying on the ground, tried to crawl up, but as soon as he used force, a stabbing pain came from his chest, causing him to cough out a large mouthful of blood with a
Splatter
"Damn it..."
He looked at Orochimaru walking toward him while wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth.
The fact that Orochimaru hid Shinjutsu from the Research Institute was something he, or rather the entire Research Institute, was mentally prepared for, but he did not expect Orochimaru to hide more than one type of Shinjutsu.
The initial Claw Mark was clearly a Shinjutsu in the space-time domain, and the foresight-like method during the Taijutsu clash just now was identical to Ichirō Fūma before, likely some kind of Shinjutsu with predictive capabilities.
Finally, plus the strike from just now!
Without a doubt, Sasuke keenly captured Orochimaru's extraordinary and terrifying strength; although Susanoo in this current era could no longer be called an absolute defense, with his current strength, even the original Isshiki Otsutsuki could not easily collapse his Perfect Susanoo with a single strike.
So there was definitely something wrong with Orochimaru's extraordinary and terrifying Great Strength.
Orochimaru, walking toward Sasuke, had a smirk on his face: "Now you should have experienced the difference between Shinjutsu and ninjutsu!"
Sasuke forced himself to stand up, his hand subconsciously covering the shinobi tool pouch at his waist.
He was very clear about Orochimaru's target, which was that White Zetsu heart containing the Shinjutsu Conversion in his shinobi tool pouch.
Only when he wanted to flash back and retreat, the sharp pain in his chest came again.
"Damn it, a broken rib must have pierced an organ!"
The Sasuke of today was long ago not what he used to be; now he could accurately judge the severity of an injury based on the location and degree of pain.
At the thought of Orochimaru only using one strike, which not only collapsed his Perfect Susanoo but also broke his ribs, he was filled with alarm, having a more direct understanding of Orochimaru's terrifying power.
In the blink of an eye, Orochimaru arrived in front of Sasuke, reaching out to the shinobi tool pouch at Sasuke's waist.
Swoosh
Just then, golden sealing formulas appeared under Orochimaru's feet; these sealing formulas intertwined to form a massive net, suddenly rising and netting toward Orochimaru!
Eh
Orochimaru gave a light sound of surprise, decisively giving up on seizing the White Zetsu heart at Sasuke's waist, his figure flashing backward, avoiding the unfolding golden sealing net by a hair's breadth.
"A pity, just a bit short!"
Shion's voice rang out from the distance.
Clearly, Shion also joined this hunt for Orochimaru, and had vaguely discovered that Orochimaru seemed to possess some kind of predictive ability, so she set an ambush using her sealing techniques while using Priestess power to interfere with Orochimaru's perception.
But even though she was a Perfect Priestess and Sorcerer Supreme, she could not completely obscure Shinjutsu, so at the final moment, Orochimaru's Premonition still played a role, allowing Orochimaru to dodge this sure-hit sneak attack of hers.
Although Shion's sneak attack failed, Sasuke did not give up, immediately raising his hand to activate Almighty Pull against the backward-dodging Orochimaru.
Almost at the same time Sasuke activated Almighty Pull, Naruto in Six Paths Mode bypassed Sasuke, and the Sage Art: Big Ball Rasenshuriken in his hand blasted toward Orochimaru!
Orochimaru, who had just dodged Shion's sneak attack, was instantly captured by Sasuke's Almighty Pull, his body restrained by the suction force and pulled flying toward Sasuke. At the same time, Naruto lunged forward, and this two-way rush caused the two sides, originally dozens of meters apart, to collide instantly.
Boom
Instantly, a deafening roar rang out on the battlefield!
Subsequently, a massive shockwave wrapped in dust vented in all directions, blowing both Naruto and Orochimaru away.
Seeing this, Sasuke used his body to catch the blown-away Naruto, then the two flew backward together, knocking down several large trees before they barely stabilized their figures.
On the other side, Orochimaru was also blown away, plowing a long furrow in the ground before his figure was swallowed by the rising dust.
Shion flew over and asked: "Is he dead?"
Naruto said: "I hit him!"
"Then he's a dead man!"
Sasuke let out a breath.
Sage Art: Big Ball Rasenshuriken was currently the strongest offensive Sage Art Naruto mastered; its power was so great that it made even Sasuke gasp, so he was very certain that if Orochimaru were hit head-on by this technique, the ending would definitely be very miserable.
Whoosh
A gust of strong wind arrived, blowing away the dust on the battlefield and revealing Orochimaru in the furrow.
"How is it possible!?"
"This..."
Seeing this, Sasuke and Naruto were both shocked.
Although Orochimaru, who was hit head-on by the Sage Art: Big Ball Rasenshuriken, looked to have broken skin and torn flesh and was very disheveled, that was about it.
At this time, Shion pointed at Orochimaru: "Look at his body!"
Sasuke and Naruto looked intently and found that the wounds on Orochimaru's body that were just broken and torn were recovering rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Shinjutsu Conversion?"
Sasuke's face froze, and he reached down to feel the shinobi tool pouch at his waist, only to find that at some unknown time, an inconspicuous Claw Mark had actually appeared on his shinobi tool pouch, and the White Zetsu heart containing the Shinjutsu Conversion that was stored in the pouch had actually vanished!
Sasuke's face instantly became incredibly ugly: "When?"
Shion asked: "What happened?"
Naruto also looked at Sasuke.
Sasuke gritted his teeth: "Damn it, that White Zetsu heart was stolen by him!"
Only then did Shion and Naruto discover that part of the cellular tissue of White Zetsu indeed remained in the center of Orochimaru's right palm.
A thought flashed through the minds of the two: "He crushed the White Zetsu heart containing Shinjutsu?"
Sasuke cursed: "This bastard can actually absorb other people's Shinjutsu!"
Naruto belatedly realized: "You mean..."
Sasuke said with a dark face, analyzing: "The Shinjutsu he awakened should possess some kind of ability to absorb other Shinjutsu, which is why he hid this point from the Research Institute!"
Shion asked: "Then... then how many types of Shinjutsu does he master now?"
Sasuke said: "The Shinjutsu of that fool Juichi Yamada should have been absorbed by him, plus Ichirō Fūma! Counting the experimental subjects he cultivated privately, he masters at least five types of Shinjutsu now!"
Listening to Sasuke's analysis, Orochimaru's mouth curled: "As expected of an Uchiha!"
Just as Sasuke analyzed, he now mastered five types of Shinjutsu: Absorption, Claw Mark, Great Strength, Premonition, and Conversion.
And with Conversion in hand, he felt his body seemed to be undergoing some kind of metamorphosis, his strength rising rapidly.
It could be said that he felt great right now. If there was anything that felt wrong, it was that Ichirō Fūma, who was just hysterical and chattering, was now like he had vanished!