Might Duy vs. Orochimaru

"Lord Orochimaru." The Jonin who had been trying to stop them could not help speaking up.

He still wanted to prevent Orochimaru from fighting Might Duy. After all, this was an Elite Jonin.

Moreover, Orochimaru was known as the Cold Lord precisely because he was so detached and inhuman that even Konoha's own people privately called him that.

What if Orochimaru killed Might Duy?!

"Ran!" Orochimaru's snake-like eyes fixed on the Jonin. "You have contradicted me again and again."

Intense killing intent rose from Orochimaru, instantly enveloping Ran.

The overwhelming killing intent pressed down so heavily that he could barely move freely.

Ran's fingers twitched, but he still lowered his head without resisting.

"Ran, I know you do not want me to go to the battlefield, but I cannot stand by and do nothing while the village is in danger."

Might Duy gave Ran a thumbs-up.

"I am willing to fight for the village."

At that moment,

even those who had always mocked Might Duy could not help lowering their heads.

Orochimaru smiled and applauded.

"A wonderful speech. But Duy, if you cannot earn my approval, I will not let you go to the battlefield."

Orochimaru found it increasingly difficult to empathize with these people.

He had once been deeply moved by such things as well.

Now,

he only found them incomprehensible.

Why would such fragile lives willingly throw themselves away?

"I understand, Jonin Orochimaru. I will give it my all."

Might Duy nodded seriously.

As an Elite Jonin, Lord Orochimaru probably required the Gate of Death to be opened.

Unfortunately, he could only barely open the Sixth Gate now. He had only managed it with the help of Basic Inner Cultivation entering its second stage.

Still,

he only needed Jonin Orochimaru to acknowledge him.

With a wave of Orochimaru's hand, everyone immediately scattered, leaving an open space for the two to fight.

"Then here I come, Jonin Orochimaru!"

Might Duy crossed his arms in front of his face, veins bulging across his forehead.

"Eight Gates Formation! Gate of Opening! Gate of Healing! Gate of Life! Gate of Pain! Gate of Limit!"

"Gate of View! Sixth Gate, open!"

Dark green Chakra erupted from Might Duy's body, with waves of air churning around him.

His skin had also turned red from the rush of blood.

"What astonishing Chakra!"

Orochimaru's eyes widened in surprise at that explosive and terrifying Chakra.

It was practically like a Tailed Beast.

"Youthful Power Prelude!"

Might Duy vanished in an instant. In the blink of an eye, he had appeared before Orochimaru, launching a flying kick at him.

The powerful flying kick struck Orochimaru instantly, kicking him apart into countless clumps of dirt that splattered outward.

Earth Body Replacement Jutsu!

The real Orochimaru emerged from the ground, his legs transforming into a snake's tail.

He stretched both hands toward Might Duy.

"Hidden Shadow Many Snake Hands!" Several giant snakes appeared around him as well.

The moment Might Duy landed, the swarm of snakes coiled around him.

"Rankyaku! Dance of Youth!"

Might Duy's legs became afterimages as they unleashed a barrage of rapid kicks. Every kick sent out a green, crescent-shaped energy blade.

The snake swarm was instantly reduced to flying flesh and blood.

Might Duy safely broke free as well.

"Rankyaku!?"

Orochimaru immediately recognized it as one of Uchiha Jin's taijutsu techniques.

It generated powerful kinetic force through the legs, gathered a large amount of Chakra, and kicked by creating a vacuum.

It demanded exceptional technique and Chakra.

As the slashes came at him, Orochimaru's body was instantly cut apart.

But then the mouth on his remaining upper body suddenly stretched wide open, and a slick, wet Orochimaru crawled out from within.

Great Snake Style Body Replacement Jutsu.

He raised a hand and threw out a Shuriken, his hands rapidly forming seals.

"Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu."

The Shuriken rapidly multiplied into a sky full of Shuriken that flew toward Might Duy, sealing off every route ahead of him.

The dense barrage of Shuriken did not leave even the smallest gap for anyone to pass through.

Facing the enormous number of Shuriken before him, Might Duy began throwing punches at high speed. His fists rubbed against the air, producing a scorching reaction as burning shockwaves rushed out to meet the Shuriken filling the sky.

"This move is called Morning Peacock!!"

This was also a method he had improvised based on Rankyaku.

Countless shockwaves collided with the Shuriken, and for a moment, neither side could overpower the other.

It also stopped the Shuriken from advancing further.

Orochimaru opened his mouth toward the ground, and countless snakes poured out from it.

"Myriad Snake Formation!"

The ground was swiftly overrun by the snake swarm. One snake raised its head, a blade emerging from its mouth, followed by every snake spitting out blades.

Might Duy repeatedly exerted force beneath his feet, actually stepping on the air and soaring upward.

"Geppo! Running Youth!"

Orochimaru wore a smile. The surprises Might Duy gave him were truly becoming greater and greater.

Geppo was the most difficult of the taijutsu techniques invented by Uchiha Jin. Though it was rated as a B-rank ninjutsu, its difficulty of use surpassed B-rank and reached A-rank.

It primarily placed extremely high demands on the user's own speed and strength.

Even Orochimaru's body did not meet the requirements to use it.

"Still, it seems Jin himself cannot use it so freely either."

Soon, he had no time to think about it.

Because Might Duy was already charging at him by stepping through the air.

He moved so fast that even Orochimaru's eyes could only barely keep up.

Might Duy had already reached Orochimaru. He spun through the air and drove a heavy kick into Orochimaru's chest, his foot easily piercing straight through it.

Might Duy's pupils shrank.

Inside Orochimaru's upper body and chest were countless snakes tangled together. The snakes Might Duy had kicked apart were all part of that intertwined mass.

At the same time, Orochimaru's elongated body coiled up Might Duy's leg, and a long sword rapidly grew from his mouth.

With a sharp whistle, the sword cut through the sky.

A drop of blood fell.

Might Duy looked up. A bloody line had appeared between his brows, while his other leg heavily kicked Orochimaru's body, using the recoil to quickly pull away.

The countless snake forms inside Orochimaru turned into bloody pulp, but in the next moment, even more snakes emerged and reconnected Orochimaru's body.

Might Duy landed in the distance, and the snake swarm on the ground had already vanished.

He pressed both hands to the ground, his right leg slightly bent forward and his left leg stretched straight behind him.

"Lord Orochimaru, this is my final attack."

Might Duy could no longer maintain the Sixth Gate state.

"This technique is named after my son, and it is my strongest attack."

"I am looking forward to it."

Having recovered, Orochimaru eagerly awaited Might Duy's performance.

The ground beneath Might Duy's feet began to crack.

The green Chakra stream gradually swelled, as though it was trying to take shape into something, but in the end, it failed to form due to insufficient Chakra.

The next moment,

the ground shattered, and Might Duy shot forward in an instant.

He launched a flying kick toward Orochimaru, the green Chakra stream seeming to transform into a Dragon.

The air tore apart and screamed.

"Guy!!"