The fog spread everywhere, churned everywhere, so thick one could not see a hand in front of one's face.
Atop the walls in the mist,
the two sides faced off tensely.
Mei Terumi turned in surprise toward Uchiha Ci, her eyes widening slightly.
His opponent was Orochimaru, one of the Sannin!
Under the faint killing intent he gave off, even she felt her body tremble slightly.
Yet Uchiha Ci showed not the slightest fear and even dared to snap back at him in a cold tone.
Did this boy truly not know what fear was?
Uchiha Ci stared coldly at Orochimaru, his left hand already resting on his Ninja Tool Pouch while the fingertips of his right hand gradually darkened.
At this point in time, before Orochimaru's system had fully matured, he mostly still followed the path of his teacher Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Professor of Ninjutsu.
He was quite different from the Orochimaru who could not be killed no matter how many times he was beaten later on.
Could he win? He definitely could not.
But if one asked whether Uchiha Ci could fight, then he absolutely could!
"Heh heh, interesting." Orochimaru looked down at Uchiha Ci coldly.
He raised a hand slightly, preparing to use Shadow Snake Hands.
However, at that moment,
Orochimaru suddenly whipped his head around toward the cliff outside the castle.
A boulder suddenly tore through the vast white fog and came crashing toward Orochimaru's head.
Orochimaru's pupils contracted, and he immediately raised a hand and unleashed Shadow Snake Hands.
Eight Giant Snakes coiled around the boulder, stopping its momentum.
The next moment, another boulder came smashing down!
The boulder struck the first boulder and drove it forward again, crushing Orochimaru's Shadow Snake Hands with a thunderous crash. Its momentum undiminished, it then slammed viciously into