"...So it's the Flying Thunder God Technique," Orochimaru slowly stood up from the ruins, licking the blood from the corner of his mouth, his voice carrying an unpleasantly sticky quality. "I didn't expect the coordinates to still be effective across such a distance... What a touching rescue scene, Naruto-kun."
Naruto felt a chill at being called by Orochimaru in such an intimate tone. But unfortunately, Naruto had no interest in conversing with this bastard about anything he had done. He only wanted to use his fists to shut him up permanently.
"Is this the Nine-Tailed's power? But have you ever thought..."
Orochimaru seemed to want to say more, attempting to use words to distract or bait him. However, his words had barely begun when Naruto responded with action.
A giant golden Chakra fist, without warning, tore through the air and slammed towards Orochimaru!
"Bang—!!"
Orochimaru had no time to put up an effective defense. He was once again sent flying like a broken sack, smashing through several large trees in the forest behind him before finally coming to a stop amidst the wreckage.
Damn it... This brat's strength and speed...!
Orochimaru laboriously opened his swollen eyes. In his vision, Naruto was already beginning to condense a Rasengan in his hand, rushing towards him at high speed!
The strong sense of danger made Orochimaru disregard his injuries. He gritted his teeth, enduring the intense pain, and quickly pulled out several soldier pills from his ninja pouch, stuffing them haphazardly into his mouth.
As the medicine took effect and his Chakra slightly recovered, he immediately formed hand signs at the fastest speed he had ever achieved!
"Summoning Jutsu!"
A huge white smoke screen shot up into the sky! A colossal creature, with a body comparable to a small Tailed Beast and ominous dark purple scales, descended with a crash into the forest. It was Ryuchi Cave's top summoning beast—Manda!
"Orochimaru," Manda's enormous vertical pupils impatiently scanned its surroundings. "this great one has told you many times, don't just summon me for troublesome things!"
"Manda... this time, after it's done, you can have as many live sacrifices as you want!" Orochimaru said urgently, pointing at the golden light below. "But the prerequisite is, you must help me get rid of this person right now!"
"Hmm?" Manda lowered its massive head, looking at the tiny, somewhat dazzling golden figure on the ground, which appeared like an ant in its eyes. "You summoned this great one just to deal with this brat? Are you messing with me, you bastard?!"
"Listen, after this, you must prepare a thousand live sacrifices! If there's one less, I'll swallow you!"
Despite its complaints, Manda still fulfilled the contract. It let out an earth-shattering hiss, and its massive body swooped down towards Naruto below!
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Facing the impact of this colossal creature, Naruto's expression remained unchanged. He instantly threw several specially made Flying Thunder God Kunai. However, these Kunai seemed to have terrible aim, falling around Manda's massive body, with not even one touching its scales.
Hmph, has he been scared witless and started attacking randomly? Manda scoffed disdainfully in its heart.
But in the next moment—
"Whoosh!"
Naruto's figure vanished from the spot!
Flying Thunder God Technique!
His figure instantly appeared beside one of the seemingly "missed" Kunai, which had landed directly above Manda's head! The Rasengan in his hand mercilessly pressed down towards Orochimaru's heart, who stood on the snake's head, thinking he was safe!
"Pfft!"
However, the expected scene of blood and gore did not occur. The "Orochimaru" that was struck instantly softened, collapsed, and turned into a puddle of ordinary mud—it was just an Earth Clone used to lure the enemy!
"I got him!"
The real Orochimaru suddenly lunged out from the shadows of Manda's neck scales! His jaw opened at an unnatural angle, and an even more ferocious, slime-covered white-scaled snake burst out from within, opening its huge mouth and biting straight for Naruto's neck!
However—"Boom—!!"
Just as the snake's mouth was about to touch Naruto's skin, a majestic, entirely golden Chakra fox head instantly condensed and appeared on Naruto's shoulder!
The white snake, upon contact with this supremely pure and powerful Nine-Tails Chakra, disintegrated inch by inch from its head, turning into dust, without even letting out a scream!
And that annihilating trend was rapidly spreading along the snake's body towards Orochimaru's main body, hidden behind it!
"What?!" Orochimaru's pupils contracted sharply. In his horror, he unhesitatingly used his life-saving ultimate technique again—the Orochimaru-Style Body Replacement Jutsu!
"Pfft!"
A brand new Orochimaru emerged from his original body. And where he had been, his original body, along with his residual Chakra, was completely reduced to ashes in the golden flames.
Wait... This terrifying Chakra is?!
Manda's huge vertical pupils suddenly constricted. It finally clearly sensed not only a physical burning sensation from above its head, but also a vast, violent, and terrifying aura, like a natural disaster!
This Chakra... there's no mistaking it! It's a Tailed Beast!
As a top summoning beast from the sacred Ryuchi Cave, having lived for countless years, Manda instantly recognized the source of this power. It immediately cursed in its heart.
Damn Orochimaru! No wonder he agreed so readily this time! He's making this great one fight a Jinchuriki?!
It knew very well what a Tailed Beast meant—it was a walking natural disaster, the embodiment of pure destruction! It had no confidence whatsoever in fighting a monster of that level.
Since its relationship with Orochimaru was merely a cold transaction, Manda unhesitatingly chose the most realistic approach—immediate retreat!
Release Summoning! It silently recited the contract incantation, attempting to mobilize Chakra to return to Ryuchi Cave.
However—
"Wh-what?! Chakra... I can't mobilize it?!" Manda discovered in horror that its massive Chakra within its body was like locked, stagnant water, completely unresponsive to its call!
"Bang—!!!"
Having lost the precise control of its Chakra, its colossal, mountain-like body could no longer maintain balance, and it crashed uncontrollably to the ground! The earth trembled violently, dust rose like a tsunami, and trees were crushed and pulverized.
What's happening?! Manda struggled to move its enormous eyeballs, glancing at its body out of the corner of its eye. It saw—several chains glowing with golden light, tightly wrapping around its massive body. Powerful Sealing Jutsu flowed through the chains, completely suppressing its Chakra!
This is... Adamantine Sealing Chains?! The power of the Uzumaki Clan?! Manda was horrified. This brat is not only a Tailed Beast Jinchuriki, but he also inherited the Sealing Jutsu of the Uzumaki Clan?!
"Four Symbols Seal!"
Naruto's cold voice came. As he formed hand signs, dark sealing runes rapidly climbed along the path of the Adamantine Sealing Chains, covering Manda's dark purple scales and forming a sealing barrier.
When the seal was complete, the golden chains slowly dissipated. But Manda despairingly found that it no longer had the strength to even lift a single scale. Its massive body was completely fixed in place, with only its eyes still able to turn in terror.
It watched as the golden figure lightly leaped from above its head, landing in front of its giant skull. Behind Naruto, two massive golden Chakra claws slowly extended. In the palms of the claws, a deep, black-purple sphere radiating an aura of annihilation was rapidly condensing.
It was a Tailed Beast Ball!
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