Not Even the Five Elements Mountain Can Hold Me Down

Inoichi Yamanaka has led the Konoha Ninja to complete the final encirclement of Orochimaru's base.

In all directions, except for the sky, there was almost no gap left.

Unless he grows wings, Orochimaru has no chance of escaping.

At least that's how it seems on the surface!

Having completed all the arrangements, Inoichi Yamanaka now only needed to wait patiently for Hinata and Kakashi to probe for information about Orochimaru.

The intelligence gathered about the base was only enough for Inoichi Yamanaka to complete the encirclement of the base. To deal with a ninja like Orochimaru, it was necessary to understand Orochimaru's abilities.

Inoichi Yamanaka had absolute confidence in Kakashi. This junior had grown rapidly in recent years and was a ninja who could be completely entrusted with his duties.

Once Kakashi and Hinata emerge from Orochimaru's base, Orochimaru will face his doom.

However, what appeared first was a Spiral Chakra Beam.

The Spiral Light Ray, one meter in diameter, stretched as far as the eye could see. It burst forth from the ground and swept towards the sky, instantly splitting the entire mountain in two before it collapsed rapidly.

Inoichi Yamanaka even looked up, and the clouds in the sky were swept by the aftershocks of the Spiral Light Ray, spreading in all directions.

"What kind of ninjutsu is this?"

Inoichi Yamanaka's forehead was covered in cold sweat, and a chill ran down his spine.

Fortunately, this move swept towards the sky. If it had swept along the horizon, this ninjutsu could have wiped out a town in an instant. A ninja village like Konoha would have been razed to the ground in a single move.

Almost no ninja can resist this move!

Standing Inoichi Yamanaka were more than a dozen Jonin and Anbu. One of the purple-haired Anbu whispered, "... This should be Hinata's technique!"

"Hinata... has she grown to this extent?"

As a fellow ninja of his daughter's generation and a good friend of hers, Inoichi Yamanaka was no stranger to Hinata.

Inoichi Yamanaka previously only knew that Hinata was a genius ninja with Dojutsu power far exceeding that of ordinary Hyuga Clan ninjas, and that she was promoted to Jonin the village at a young age.

However, Inoichi Yamanaka had only heard a little about Hinata's strength, and it was said that she had grown to the level of Kakashi.

But now I see it with my own eyes...

Kakashi's level?

Is Kakashi really that powerful?

This is no longer the power of a ninja; it's practically like a humanoid Tailed Beasts.

Inoichi Yamanaka couldn't help but complain, "Hinata is acting too recklessly!"

The purple-haired Anbu glanced at Inoichi Yamanaka and said calmly, "You'll get used to it!"

In the ruins, Hinata and Kakashi were crushed under piles of rocks. If it weren't for their chakra protection, they would have been smashed to pieces in an instant.

"Hinata... you've pulled me over to your side..."

Kakashi's Otogakure heard; he wanted to use Earth Release ninjutsu to leave with Hinata.

"Don't rush..."

Hinata is absorbing Natural Energy.

Hinata, having mastered the Sage Mode training method, can use this method to control and utilize Natural Energy in the natural world.

Orochimaru cannot die here!

Hinata and Black Zetsu both need to use Orochimaru's abilities to accomplish certain things.

Black Zetsu wanted to obtain the other half of the Nine-Tails from Minato Namikaze, Hinata wanted to absorb Kimimaro's chakra... and the only person in the entire Shinobi World capable of doing this was Orochimaru.

Although Black Zetsu said that Nagato would come to support Orochimaru, Hinata was unable to detect Nagato's whereabouts even using her Byakugan and Natural Sensing.

Therefore, Hinata could only destroy the mountain to give Orochimaru an opportunity to escape.

In Black Zetsu's plan, if Konoha puts a little pressure on him and Pain personally invites him, Orochimaru is highly likely to return to Akatsuki.

It compresses the Natural Energy in nature to its extreme, and then suddenly explodes.

'Rumble, rumble—'

The collapsed mountainside exploded instantly, and countless rocks, propelled by the force of the explosion, rained down in all directions like a meteor shower.

Inoichi Yamanaka looked alarmed and shouted repeatedly, "Get out of the way!"

'Boom!'

'Bang bang bang—'

Rocks rained down like a storm, and the shockwave from the Natural Energy explosion swept in all directions, leaving a scene of devastation within a radius of several hundred meters. Many Konoha Ninja were affected, looking disheveled, while others suffered minor injuries from being hit by the rocks.

Inoichi Yamanaka roared, "Medical Division!"

Amidst the smoke and dust, a streak of light shot swiftly into the sky.

Hinata flapped her chakra wings, grabbed Kakashi's hand with her chakra hand, and the two flew into the air together.

Even the Five Elements Mountain can't hold me down!

Hinata sensed that Konoha's encirclement had already shown a flaw, and with Orochimaru's abilities, escaping would be incredibly easy.

Orochimaru, do you see the Pacific Ocean? That's the water I released for you!

Hinata this time were so ruthless and merciless that Konoha wouldn't suspect anything about Hinata.

After all, Hinata has always been used to being reckless.

Byakugan, his gaze swept across the ruins below... Huh? What's that?

Instead of running away, Orochimaru used the Orochimaru-Style Body Replacement Technique to recover from his injuries. With the help of Kabuto Yakushi, he summoned two coffins, showing that he was ready to fight Hinata to the death.

After helping Orochimaru use the Impure World Reincarnation, Kabuto Yakushi hid away with the unconscious Sasuke.

Hinata could clearly see Orochimaru's snake-like eyes staring intently at her, and he excitedly stuck out his tongue and licked his lips.

Orochimaru, you've really wasted my feelings!

Hinata was very unhappy.

Hinata landed on the ground with Kakashi in her arms, and manipulated Natural Energy to blow away the nearby dust.

"Orochimaru, it's been a long time!"

Hinata waved enthusiastically, acting as if they were old friends.

Kakashi stared intently at Orochimaru, his voice grave as he said, "Impure World Reincarnation!"

Turning his gaze to Hinata, Kakashi reminded her, "This isn't Orochimaru's limit. Back in Konoha, he initially planned to summon three dead... but it's possible that due to his injuries, he can no longer control three dead simultaneously."

Orochimaru stared coldly at Kakashi and said in a sinister voice, "Trying to probe my information?"

"Hmph... Although you are an elite ninja who has risen to fame in recent years, your mentality is far inferior to Hinata Hyuga's... Look at her, she doesn't care about this kind of thing at all!"

Kakashi: Damn it! If I had Hinata's chakra, I wouldn't care either!

For Kakashi, who is always short of chakra and used to being meticulous, his greatest strength lies in calculating every step in battle.

However, this is also the fundamental reason why many people are so wary of Kakashi.

In the Original Story, when Pain saw Kakashi trapped under the rubble with only his chest and above exposed, Pain said, "You're too dangerous," indicating that he was unwilling to approach Kakashi.

In fact, Kakashi did indeed have a final killing move hidden at that time.

If Deva Path Pain had approached Kakashi at that time, he might have been killed by Kakashi using 'Kamui'.

Kakashi watched Orochimaru warily. Although he couldn't glean anything from Orochimaru's words, Kakashi knew that Orochimaru's current state was far from his true limit.