Orochimaru did not know Kaido's inherited [Thunder Bagua].
But that didn't matter.
Yamato's physical strength had already reached a terrifying level.
Like her father, compared to their offense, their endurance and defense were even more despair-inducing.
Boom!!!
Fist met fist, blue Calamity Flames and white freezing air interwove.
"Truly... powerful!!"
Even Orochimaru couldn't help but feel excitement at the sheer might of Yamato's body.
On the other side, Sasuke was equally shocked by Yamato's strength.
Keep in mind, the current Sasuke not only had the boost from his hybrid transformation, but also multiple layers of [Karma] buffs stacked on him.
And even in this situation, the contest of strength between the two was still evenly matched.
Splurt—
Blood vessels in Sasuke's arm suddenly burst, and his bones made sounds of strain under the pressure.
But in the next moment, more blue flames rushed to repair those injuries.
However, Orochimaru's side was not without cost.
Cracks also appeared on his arms from the excessive force.
Even though Yamato's body hadn't bled this much during the previous massive explosion.
Of course, with the mending from Orochimaru's white flesh, Yamato's injuries healed very quickly… even faster than Sasuke's.
Although it wasn't his own body, Orochimaru still felt a pang of heartache.
Yamato was probably the strongest body he could currently seize. If it got damaged, finding another comparable one would be difficult.
So Orochimaru decisively pulled back, then opened his mouth wide.
"I remember it like this… Non-Samurai Ice Fang!"
Through surveillance broadcasts, Orochimaru had also grasped some of Yamato's abilities.
Including that talent for creating large-scale freezing air.
Extreme cold air gushed from Orochimaru's mouth, forming a spiraling white column that swept toward Sasuke.
Everywhere the freezing air passed was covered in a thick layer of ice crystals, showing just how astonishingly cold it was.
On the other side, Sasuke immediately began forming hand seals, then placed a single hand before his mouth, taking a deep breath.
"Fire Release: Heavenly Calamity Dragon Fire Technique!"
—It was essentially the Great Fire Dragon Technique combined with the Calamity Flames he wielded.
Some may have forgotten: while Calamity Flames he could cause destructive damage to most non-living matter, they had the unique effect of greatly enhancing fire.
With Calamity Flames augmenting it, the originally moderately destructive Great Fire Dragon Technique instantly transformed into a black fire dragon capable of annihilating everything.
Unlike the ground which turned to ice crystals-
Everywhere the black fire dragon passed seemed to be 'erased' by an eraser, even skipping the 'burning' process.
The freezing air and the fire dragon met mid-air, but not with the expected 'clash' effect.
The black fire dragon passed through the white freezing air almost without hindrance, heading straight for Orochimaru.
Correspondingly, the stray bits of freezing air not negated by the fire dragon struck Sasuke directly.
But given Sasuke's current flaming state, that bit of freezing air couldn't even make frost form on his fur.
Seeing his attack was ineffective, Orochimaru's serpent eyes instinctively widened.
Fortunately, Yamato's body's reflexes were even faster than he imagined.
By the time the thought 'dodge' formed in his mind, the body was already in the process of evading.
'Is this the combat instinct of a true powerhouse?'
Orochimaru marveled again.
However, when he dodged the dragon fire and shifted to the side, he found himself directly meeting Sasuke's Mangekyo Sharingan.
'It's bad…'
'It seems I got a bit carried away after seizing this body and forgot about that guy's abilities.'
Sure enough, in the next moment, the patterns in Sasuke's Mangekyo began to rotate.
And everything before Orochimaru's eyes started to distort.
'No!'
'I can't keep looking!'
Orochimaru wanted to close his eyes, but his thoughts seemed utterly unable to operate this body.
Just as Orochimaru thought he'd miscalculated at the last moment, suffocating Conqueror's Haki pressure erupted from this body.
Intense Conqueror's Haki swept across the entire area, encompassing the entire high ground.
Even Sasuke felt mental suppression under such a Conqueror's Haki aura.
"This woman called Yamato… actually possesses such powerful Conqueror's Haki?"
Sasuke recalled what Naruto had told him about Conqueror's Haki.
It was absolute 'self', the act of overlaying one's own will upon the 'self' of others.
Therefore, those with doubts or weak wills were absolutely unqualified to use this Haki.
It was essentially intense mental impact.
When fighting Obito and Madara, to resist the Infinite Tsukuyomi from the moon, Naruto had once released a Conqueror's Haki aura even more vast than this.
Currently, Sasuke's Sharingan wasn't at the level of the Infinite Tsukuyomi, so it wasn't strange for Yamato's Conqueror's Haki to be able to resist it.
Orochimaru felt the regained control of his body with some surprise, finding it somewhat unbelievable.
"This feeling… is this Conqueror's Haki?"
Perhaps because he had never possessed a body with Conqueror's Haki before, Orochimaru wasn't sure if this situation was 'normal'.
He hadn't taken any action or made any attempt, yet this powerful Conqueror's Haki kept extending outward like it cost nothing.
It was practically an automatic mental attack defense mechanism!
With this, his final weakness was compensated for.
"Now, I lack nothing!!"
Orochimaru didn't realize that people who said such things usually didn't end well.
After resisting the Conqueror's Haki for a few seconds, Sasuke's expression suddenly changed.
From being on high alert to a look of speechlessness upon realizing something.
He even directly dropped his combat stance, crossing his arms as he looked at Orochimaru opposite him.
"...That's enough, you."
Hearing this, Orochimaru was stunned, not understanding Sasuke's meaning at all.
An exaggerated, mocking expression spread across his face as he grinned widely.
"Sasuke-kun, have you been frightened stupid by this Conqueror's Haki?"
"Shut up. I'm not talking to you, trash."
However, in response to Orochimaru's taunt, Sasuke's expression instantly changed, looking at him with disdain.
"Hey! If you don't say something, I'm leaving."
Saying this, Sasuke actually turned around, leaving himself open.
Seeing this, Orochimaru decided not to care if Sasuke had lost his mind and wanted to seize this chance to take control of Sasuke's body as well.
'I'll gladly accept the experimental data, gladly accept Yamato's body, and gladly accept Sasuke's body too.'
But his movement froze mid-action. No matter how he tried to command it, the body remained immobile.
"You're so boring."
Under Orochimaru's suddenly terrified gaze, his own hand, now covered in serpent scales, suddenly covered his own face, then ripped fiercely.
Tear!
The white flesh was torn off by force.
The face revealed beneath showed no trace of vacuity.
"Why!? Didn't I have you under control?"
"How is this possible!"
Orochimaru, now with only half a face, let out an incredulous roar, but he could do nothing as he watched Yamato slowly strip the white flesh from her body.
Yamato even carefully encased each piece of flesh in extreme cold ice crystals, instantly freezing the vitality of the flesh.
"I just figured it out. Physical abilities can be taken over, but the spirit is the manifestation of a person's will."
Sasuke turned back and walked toward Yamato.
"Someone like Orochimaru absolutely cannot exhibit such a formidable will."
"The only possibility is..."
As he spoke, Sasuke's expression became exasperated again.
"You weren't controlled at all."
"Impossible! This can't be!"
Orochimaru still tried to command Yamato's body, but the orders sank like stones in water, receiving no response.
Realizing something was wrong, Orochimaru tried to abandon Yamato's body, attempting to escape in his flesh-clump form.
But before Yamato and Sasuke, Orochimaru without a host wasn't much faster than a turtle.
Under his unwilling gaze, freezing cold air rapidly spread, and finally, Yamato easily peeled him off like an ice cream shell.