Bang!
A cloud of white smoke, not particularly large, rose before Haruno Sakura. Orochimaru had completed his jutsu as well!
He lay flat against the ground, his mouth opening unnaturally wide as though boneless. Countless little snakes, tongues flicking, poured from his mouth!
In mere moments, the area had become a sea of snakes!
"Orochimaru..."
As the white smoke dispersed, a tall figure appeared before the swarm of snakes.
White fur, a long tail, and leather armor.
Enma!
"Not killing you back then was indeed Sarutobi's mistake."
Enma looked at the man performing the jutsu ahead and spoke slowly.
"Lord Enma!"
Haruno Sakura immediately called out, then clambered onto Enma's towering body.
With perfect coordination, Enma caught the pink-haired girl and hurled her high into the air. Sakura flew straight toward the branches of a nearby tree.
Enma then swiftly climbed the tree on all fours.
"At this moment, Orochimaru, your time to die has come!"
Standing in the tree with his arms crossed, Enma coldly addressed the now-upright Orochimaru.
Orochimaru stared gravely at the monkey perched above him.
So the Old Man had entrusted this guy to that little girl as well.
He really was playing favorites...
The countless snakes on the ground opened their mouths, each spitting out a blade gleaming with cold light. They slithered up the tree and charged toward Sakura.
The branches and leaves of the massive tree snapped apart the instant they touched those blades. Their sharpness was terrifying.
Sakura immediately took a shuriken from her Ninja Tool Pouch and formed Hand Seals with one hand. The shuriken instantly expanded in size!
"Die!"
Monstrous Strength accompanied the girl's furious shout as the shuriken hurtled toward the snake swarm!
"Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
The instant she threw the shuriken, Sakura had already completed her Hand