Manda Formation!

The Manda Formation!

"Boom!"

As if possessing terrifying power capable of splitting the earth in two, the blue crescent moon collided with Orochimaru's Kusanagi Sword, instantly unleashing a violent energy blast that sent the surrounding earth flying with its aftershocks.

Although Orochimaru had anticipated Shunren's attack, he was still slightly careless. Even though his Kusanagi Sword was made of the hardest material in the world, the enormous impact of the crescent moon still caused the skin and flesh of the other hands holding the sword to tear.

"Bang!" Orochimaru was sent flying by the immense impact, suffering minor injuries to his hands. However, instead of anger, his face showed a hint of excitement. "Wonderful! To be able to block it completely even with both hands... at such a young age, this is already beyond the realm of ordinary geniuses, Uchiha Shunren!"

After knocking Orochimaru, Shunren showed no sign of smugness on his face, but instead became even more serious. Without saying a word, he turned and ran.

"Stop right there! You've successfully piqued my interest!" Orochimaru crossed his arms, bit his thumb, and then slammed his hands to the ground.

"Summoning Technique: Triple Rashomon!"

"Thump thump thump~" Three enormous gates with the faces of Asuras rose from the ground, forming a triangle that trapped Shunren inside.

Shunren's Sharingan flashed with a crimson light.

These Triple Rashomon were originally arranged vertically side by side. The first gate receives the attack head-on, the second gate reduces the power of the attack, and the third gate diffuses the pressure of the attack. According to these three gates with different functions, all attacks are greatly reduced in power before they reach the caster.

However, Orochimaru separated the three gates in order to trap Shunren, meaning that Shunren could escape by breaking through any one of them!

"If it's only one side..." Shunren raised the Crescent Zangetsu again, preparing to use it for his Getsuga Tensho Strike.

However, Orochimaru saw through Shunren's thoughts. His body, which had Soft Body Modification, suddenly transformed into a long snake and pounced on Shunren at extremely high speed with a winding, lightning-fast trajectory.

"Bite!"

Orochimaru's Kusanagi Sword stopped Shunren's Zangetsu.

"Stop thinking about running away. I have high hopes for you, Uchiha Shunren!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Orochimaru flickered, and he leaped into the air, wielding his sword with both hands, preparing to slash downwards.

Shunren's pupils contracted; he was naturally very familiar with this situation!

"Konoha Style: May Rain Slash!"

Shunren's figure split into three.

"Konoha Style: Crescent Moon Slash!"

One sword can withstand three blows; this demonstrates Orochimaru's domineering power!

However, Shunren was no pushover when it came to swordsmanship. In this three-in-one strike, Shunren also incorporated the White Fang Style's sword technique, the One Sword Style: Halberd!

Three flashes of black light forcefully pushed back Orochimaru, who was about to deliver a powerful downward strike!

"Yin Release: Projection!" He held a sword in his right hand and a dagger in his left.

"Razor Shuriken!"

The dagger, thrown with an even more uncanny trajectory than Shurikenjutsu, hurtled towards Orochimaru.

Although Orochimaru doesn't possess the keen eyesight of the Uchiha Clan, his exceptional reflexes honed through countless battles are still incredibly formidable!

His golden vertical pupils darted around rapidly, and then he raised his sword and deftly deflected the incoming dagger.

"Uchiha Style: Hunting Attack!" Shunren unleashed a powerful, sweeping frontal slash at Orochimaru.

Orochimaru, naturally unafraid, chose to confront them head-on.

However, at that moment, Shunren's figure vanished instantly!

"Shunpo!"

"Whoosh~"

Suddenly, Shunren appeared behind Orochimaru.

With his left hand, he grabbed the dagger that had just been deflected and executed a backhand slash, while simultaneously swinging his right hand in a horizontal Zangetsu! However, facing Shunren's double slash, Orochimaru twisted his upper body 180 degrees, using this bizarre posture to parry Shunren's attack.

"Interesting, was that Flying Thunder God Technique just now? But that doesn't seem right!"

Shunren did not answer his question. The dagger in his left hand transformed into a black sword, which he then swung out with a backhand motion.

"Uchiha Style: Flying Arrow Slash!"

The black sword drifted swiftly to a point parallel to Orochimaru, then thrust straight at his neck.

"Whoosh~"

Miss!

It was a strike that should have hit 100%, but the blade still grazed Orochimaru's neck.

It turned out that it wasn't Shunren's attack that went wrong, but rather that Orochimaru's neck twisted in a strange "S" shape to dodge the flying sword's attack.

"This monster!" Shunren's expression turned ugly. Whether it was his upper body twisting 180 degrees or his S-shaped neck, this thing was definitely not a normal person!

"Huh? You're scared already?" Orochimaru said, his neck continuing to grow longer, and he bared his fangs to bite Shunren's neck!

Arcane Shift!

Shunren transformed into a golden light and flashed away, simultaneously using the Body Flicker Technique to retreat a distance from Orochimaru and dissipate the Zangetsu in his hand.

Zangetsu consumes too much energy and its attack pattern is too predictable, making it difficult to hit Orochimaru- on.

Sode no Shirayuki!

"You changed to a new sword? What a pity. I'm tired of swordsmanship. Let's try Ninjutsu instead!" Orochimaru shoved the Kusanagi Sword into his mouth and then Hand Seals.

Its abdomen swelled up, as if it was about to vomit something. This hesitant and vomiting behavior was beyond words!

"Summoning Technique: The Manda Formation!"

It vomited out countless small black snakes, which in no time formed a terrifying and chilling sea of snakes!

Shunren's face turned cold, and he immediately drew his sword.

"First Dance - Moonlight!"

The white light that rose from the ground solidified into an ice pillar, allowing the Shunren, who had climbed to the high ground, to avoid the dense and terrifying sea of snakes.

"So it's turned into Ice Release now? Interesting, very interesting!" Orochimaru gestured with his hand.

Immediately, every black snake in the sea of snakes opened its mouth and spat out sharp swords. The terrifying sea of snakes, combined with the sharpness of ten thousand swords, pierced through the ice pillar.

As the ice pillar collapsed, Shunren lost his footing in mid-air. He was about to project his flying device, the Bamboo-Copter, when Orochimaru spat out a sword tens of meters long, which was aimed directly at Shunren.

Shunren had no choice but to parry with his sword, and because of this interruption, Shunren fell into the terrifying sea of snakes and was instantly submerged.

Orochimaru licked his lips and said coldly, "Come on! That's it. Let me see what you're capable of!"