Is that Orochimaru? Her appearance, could it be Sage Mode from Ryūchi Cave?
Uchiha Madara observed the suddenly appearing Orochimaru. She had appeared when he wasn't paying attention; he hadn't even seen how she appeared.
"Chigusa, Naino… the situation is worse than I imagined…"
Orochimaru looked at the surrounding Ninja from various villages and the utterly destroyed Uzushiogakure. With her Sage Mode's sensory abilities, she clearly sensed Uzumaki Chigusa's extremely faint Chakra.
If she hadn't arrived, once the Four Symbols Sealing erupted, no one could have helped.
Uzumaki Nano's situation was no better; her beautiful red hair had become much duller.
This isn't what I wanted… Orochimaru had once wanted to rescue as many people as possible from Uzushiogakure in its time of difficulty, to gain the loyalty of the Uzumaki Clan… However, times had changed, and she had long since altered her initial idea. Rather than Uzushiogakure's destruction, she wanted its people to live carefree lives.
This was to repay Grandma Mito and Chigusa for their continuous care of her, but now, everything had become an empty dream.
"Orochimaru, leave quickly… you are no match for them…"
Uzumaki Chigusa was breathing heavily, kneeling on one knee, the Adamantine Sealing Chains on her back moving, trying to drive Orochimaru away.
"It's useless. You can't drive me out of the barrier now."
Orochimaru glanced at Uchiha Madara, who was watching from afar, and narrowed her eyes.
How long had that old man been watching?
"Orochimaru…"
"Is she Konoha's Orochimaru?"
"Did Konoha send her to support Uzushiogakure?"
"Her appearance… what exactly is she?"
Upon hearing Uzumaki Chigusa's address to Orochimaru, the Ninja from various villages immediately remembered who Orochimaru was. Her name was practically legendary to them.
Previously, many Ninja from various villages had been sent to assassinate her, all ending in failure. Not only were their losses severe, but the Orochimaru they attempted to assassinate remained completely unharmed.
Soon, they noticed Orochimaru's appearance: two pairs of porcelain white horns and the white snake tail that had repelled everyone who had just attacked Uzumaki Chigusa.
"Release the barrier, Chigusa. I will take you and the people of Uzushiogakure away."
Orochimaru looked at the people of Uzushiogakure who had not fled outside the barrier, and activated the Chakra from the Yin Seal on her wrist. She didn't want to distribute Sage Chakra to the Shadow Clones; ordinary Chakra was enough to sustain them.
"Shadow Clone Technique!"
Dozens of Shadow Clones appeared beside Orochimaru, immediately making the space within the barrier much narrower.
"But…"
"Listen to me! This is the only thing you can do now!"
Orochimaru let out a low growl, interrupting Uzumaki Chigusa.
"Leave everything to me."
"I understand."
The Sealing Technique formula of the Four Symbols Sealing on Uzumaki Chigusa's body disappeared, and the chains on her back rattled as the Adamantine Sealing Chains barrier was released.
Orochimaru's Shadow Clones picked up Uzumaki Chigusa and Uzumaki Nano, and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to disappear from the spot. The other Shadow Clones also sprang into action, taking the people of Uzushiogakure away to a safe place.
That is!
Uchiha Madara suddenly sat up straight, his eyes filled with a trace of astonishment as he watched Orochimaru use the Flying Thunder God Technique to take the people of Uzushiogakure away.
How could she know that bastard Tobirama's Flying Thunder God Technique?
No wonder I didn't notice how she got here; it turns out she used the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Uchiha Madara had a deep, painful memory of Senju Tobirama's Space-Time Ninjutsu, which he used to kill Izuna.
No, it should be said to be unforgettable. He could never forget Izuna's death.
"Don't even think about it!"
The Ninja from various villages realized that Orochimaru wanted to rescue the people of Uzushiogakure. How could they just watch her take them away?
"Your opponent is me! Sage Art: White Rage Technique!"
Orochimaru formed hand signs, her cheeks puffed out slightly, and she exhaled a red glowing dragon from her mouth, holding a black orb in its claws.
The red glowing dragon rotated around the black orb and drilled into it. The black orb erupted with dazzling light and piercing noise. Even Uchiha Madara, who was far away, was affected, painfully covering his ears.
Is this the Sage Art of Ryūchi Cave?
It's really… too loud… The people of Uzushiogakure who had not yet been taken away by Orochimaru's Shadow Clones using the Flying Thunder God Technique were also affected.
However, compared to those at the very center of the White Rage Technique, they were only slightly affected and did not become immobile. They were continuously being taken away by Orochimaru's Shadow Clones using the Flying Thunder God Technique.
"My body… I can't move…"
"What kind of Ninjutsu is this… It's so painful…"
The Ninja from various villages were exposed to intense light and piercing noise, their entire bodies in severe pain. The vibrating air made all their bones tingle, and they lost the ability to move.
Orochimaru was also affected by the White Rage Technique. However, she had long adapted to its effects. The Yin Seal on her wrist disappeared as its stored Chakra was depleted. She could now only use Sage Chakra to enhance her body and move within the White Rage Technique!
The white snake tail transformed into a white snake, spitting out a sword hilt. Orochimaru pulled a long sword from the white snake's mouth.
This sword was the kusanagi sword. In the original work, Orochimaru used a katana, but the kusanagi sword guarded by the Three Snake Princesses that Orochimaru wielded was a sword, not a katana. If her connections weren't strong enough, they wouldn't have allowed her to use it.
Orochimaru, holding the kusanagi sword, rushed towards the Ninja who were immobilized by the White Rage Technique, at a speed many times slower than usual. Even at such a slow speed, it was enough to kill the Ninja who were like lambs to the slaughter.
Orochimaru pierced one person's heart with a sword. The snake tail, transformed into a white snake, bit another person's neck, twisting it with a snap before they could even scream.
After the white snake reverted to a snake tail, it thrust out sharply. The elongated snake tail, reinforced by Sage Chakra, pierced through the bodies of several Ninja.
The dazzling white light and piercing noise disappeared, and the White Rage Technique ended. The white snake tail whipped violently, flinging off the corpses hanging from it.
"You've destroyed Uzushiogakure like this. Are you prepared to pay the price?"
Orochimaru flicked the blood from the kusanagi sword. As Sage Chakra was infused, the blade emitted a faint blue glow.
(The kusanagi sword used by Orochimaru is a katana in the manga, but changed to a long sword in the anime. Its origin is not explained. Compared to Uchiha Itachi's inexplicably produced spiritual tools, the Totsuka Blade and Yata Mirror, Orochimaru's kusanagi sword is much better. From Shippuden to boruto, the concept of spiritual tools was only used on Uchiha Itachi's Susanoo, and then it disappeared, abandoned. It was completely a plot device Kishimoto gave to Uchiha Itachi, just like Izanami, inexplicably.)
Land of Waves, White Snake Pharmaceutical Technology Company.
"Lord Orochimaru, they are from Uzushiogakure…"
Aokawa looked at the people continuously being brought into the company, recognizing their identity by their distinctive red hair.
"Aokawa, prepare the operating rooms! I need to treat them!"
Orochimaru didn't have time for extensive explanations. Many people from the Uzumaki Clan were critically ill, barely clinging to life with their immense vitality. Anyone else would have long since died.
"Yes, Lord Orochimaru!"
Aokawa immediately cleared out the company's medical office to serve as an operating room.
The company's medical office, though a medical office, was fully equipped with medical facilities, not much worse than a hospital.
Lord Orochimaru… Uzumaki Chigusa heard Aokawa's address to Orochimaru, and a trace of shock flashed in her eyes.
Who was Aokawa?
He was the president of White Snake Pharmaceutical Technology Company!
He had appeared on television multiple times as the spokesperson for White Snake Pharmaceutical Technology Company, announcing the company's latest products.
"Orochimaru… you…"
Uzumaki Chigusa thought of Orochimaru, who had initially come to Uzushiogakure under Miya's identity, and then thought of Orochimaru's current appearance. A guess formed in her mind.
Could it be… White Snake Pharmaceutical Technology Company, from beginning to end… "If you want to know, I will make time to explain it to you, but not now."
Orochimaru knew that Uzumaki Chigusa had figured out that she was the true controller of White Snake Pharmaceutical Technology Company. Since things had come to this, she hadn't intended to continue hiding it from her. Not wanting to expose her Laboratory, she could only bring the Uzumaki Clan to the Land of Waves.
The presence of the Land of Waves' Daimyo was less significant than a single hair of White Snake Pharmaceutical Technology Company. If he hadn't been relatively well-behaved, he would have long since disappeared without a trace.
The people of the Land of Waves had even forgotten the existence of their Daimyo.
Land of Fire, Konoha.
Shinno no longer drove the fortress into Konoha. He stepped out of the fortress, his muscles rippling, and his physique became exceptionally robust. His current target was the Nine-Tailed sealed within Uzumaki Mito.
As long as the Zero-Tailed within him devoured the Nine-Tailed, he would become even stronger. Afterwards, he would devour the other Tailed Beasts one by one, and he would rule the entire Ninja World, and the Sky Ninja Village would become the strongest Ninja Village!
"That aura…"
"How could he have that on him…"
"No, what's on him isn't the Nine-Tailed, but why is it so similar?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other three looked at Shinno, sensing the Chakra on him that was extremely similar to the Nine-Tailed.
Shinno leaped down from the Air Fortress, transforming into a deep purple meteor that created a large crater in the ground. He then sprang out of the crater, his fluffy black hair making him look like a strong male lion.
"Hand over the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki! Otherwise, I will personally find the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki in the ruins of Konoha!"
Shinno, with his towering physique, looked down at Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other three, making an extremely arrogant declaration.
"Dream on!"
Homura Mitokado roared, thinking of the Sky Ninja's destruction in Konoha. He swallowed a soldier pill, wiped his mouth, and with a puff of smoke, a giant scroll appeared on his back.
"Stop spouting nonsense! We will defeat you here!"
Danzo Shimura's face was grim, his left eye glaring furiously at Shinno. With old and new grudges combined, he wished he could tear the Sky Ninja leader apart and destroy the Sky Ninja's Air Fortress.
However, through the Sharingan in his right eye, he saw the terrifying Chakra within Shinno, and his heart sank. He popped a soldier pill into his mouth, preparing for a difficult battle.
"Are you ready to pay the price for attacking Konoha?!"
Utatane Koharu swallowed a soldier pill, ready to attack. As a sensory Ninja, she had sensed the massive Chakra within Shinno.
"If you can do it, then by all means, try!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi swallowed a soldier pill to restore his Chakra. He had expended too much energy pushing the Air Fortress out of Konoha earlier.
Even a slight misstep could have caused irreparable damage to Konoha from the Air Fortress. He had to handle it cautiously, and the only way was to push the fortress out of Konoha. He just hadn't expected the Sky Ninja leader to possess such powerful Chakra, so similar to the Nine-Tailed's.
In their current state, they had to finish this quickly!
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