Moon War II

At this moment, Neji approached Yichen and asked, "Teacher Yichen, do you think Sokai can win?"

Yichen shook his head and said, "The chances of winning are very slim. Orochimaru's strength is actually quite good."

"Don't be fooled by how easily he was beaten by me; it's actually because I happened to have the upper hand over him in some way."

"His Snake Style Ninjutsu and Impure World Reincarnation are useless at the Sage level."

"However, his body modification abilities are still quite useful at the Sage level."

"So his Taijutsu are actually quite good, just not as good as mine, which has reached the Sage level, but he has a great advantage over Sokai."

"Although he only has three Dōjutsu, each one is very practical."

"The reason I was able to completely suppress him is actually related to the Ninjutsu I've learned."

"Although I don't possess Dōjutsu, Shinra Tensei and Banshō Ten'in are originally derived from Rinnegan Dojutsu."

"The Rigid Technique I used is also inextricably linked to the Eye-Turning Technique."

"Furthermore, I possess the special Sensory Ninjutsu 'Mind's Eye,' which makes my perception in no way inferior to yours, the Dōjutsu ninjas."

"Just based on this point alone, Orochimaru would be at a disadvantage in a fight against me!"

"Therefore, I am essentially a non- Dōjutsu Bloodline Ninja who possesses three different Dōjutsu."

"Besides these, my powerful soul allows me to use Seal-less Ninjutsu, which completely overwhelms Orochimaru in terms of Ninjutsu."

Orochimaru actually knows many Ninjutsu, but he can't use them when facing me.

"I rendered Orochimaru unable to use his most proficient Ninjutsu, so it's normal that he can't beat me."

"But against Sokai, all of his disadvantages are nonexistent; on the contrary, many of them are actually his advantages."

After listening to Yichen's analysis, Neji nodded thoughtfully, putting away his earlier contempt for Orochimaru.

Upon hearing Izumi Uchiha looked worried, her eyes gathering power, ready to provide assistance at any moment.

Just as Yichen had predicted, Orochimaru's fighting style completely changed when facing Sokai.

The pathetic state he had when fighting Yichen, where he could only defend with his Dōjutsu, was no longer there.

He launched a relentless attack using the Five-Attribute Ninjutsu.

Earlier, when Sokai saw Orochimaru struggling to dodge Yichen's diverse Ninjutsu, I felt a surge of pleasure and excitement. I wanted to go up there myself and beat Orochimaru as badly as Yichen.

But when it came to facing Orochimaru's Ninjutsu, his mindset was completely different.

He became the one who got beaten up.

Fortunately, Orochimaru's speed in performing Ninjutsu was not as exaggerated as Yichen's; he required Hand Seals to perform most of his Ninjutsu.

Furthermore, without the support of Senjutsu Chakra and Tail Chakra, Orochimaru's Ninjutsu power is not as exaggerated as Yichen's.

Furthermore, Orochimaru only uses the Five-Attribute Ninjutsu, without any Kekkei Genkai or Kekkei Tōta, so Sokai still has a chance to catch his breath.

He can occasionally retaliate using his most proficient Fire Release.

However, Sokai's adaptability and combat experience were not as strong as Orochimaru's.

He doesn't have the same comprehensive abilities as Orochimaru, nor does he possess swordsmanship or bizarre snake-like Taijutsu.

Therefore, his encounter with Orochimaru was almost exactly the same as Orochimaru's encounter with Yichen.

All he can do is jump around, and even then, he often makes mistakes and low-IQ tactical errors.

What's most frustrating is that Orochimaru was able to use the All-Killing Ash Bones to intimidate Yichen, preventing Yichen from getting close enough to use his edge-of-the-barrier Taijutsu advantage.

However, Sokai did not have such means to scare Orochimaru away.

Fortunately, he has Susanoo to defend himself. Whenever he faces a crisis, he will form a mini Susanoo outside his body.

It uses only a small portion of Susanoo, just enough to completely envelop one's body, making it very effective for Defensive Ninjutsu.

It was as if he had put on a suit of armor.

This was a countermeasure that Izumi Uchiha with after witnessing Orochimaru's power in the All-Killing Ash Bones battle.

The Perfect Susanoo too large a target and is easily hit by the All-Killing Ash Bones.

Some Susanoo are more practical.

After enduring several rounds of attacks on one side, Sokai finally gave up his idea of defeating Orochimaru without revealing his special abilities, just like Yichen.

When Orochimaru once again controlled an earth dragon to attack him, Sokai finally unleashed the Dōjutsu of his Rinnegan.

As soon as the earth dragon approached Sokai, it was sucked away by a powerful suction force, like water being drawn in.

Orochimaru tried several other elemental Ninjutsu, but the result was the same: they were all absorbed by Sokai's red Rinnegan.

Orochimaru frowned, seeing that the standard Five-Attribute Ninjutsu was ineffective.

Then let's use Taijutsu!

Then, Yichen and the others saw Sokai, who had just struggled out of Orochimaru's Ninjutsu, start dodging and hiding from Orochimaru's Taijutsu attacks again.

Just like before, Sokai couldn't hold out for more than a few rounds before being forced to use Susanoo for defense again.

However, he is now too close to Orochimaru, at a distance where Orochimaru could easily launch a sneak attack using the All-Killing Ash Bones.

Sure enough, when Sokai was forced to use Susanoo to defend against Orochimaru's Taijutsu, Orochimaru's fist suddenly trembled, and a bone spur appeared in his palm.

Orochimaru reached out and swiftly thrust the bone spike directly at Sokai, who was enveloped by a small portion of Susanoo.

Sokai seeing this, Zao Jie's eyes widened, and then a Space-Time Door suddenly appeared in front of the bone spur.

Orochimaru's attack was too powerful and too fast; he hadn't expected such a spatial portal to suddenly appear in front of him.

He wanted to stop immediately, but it was too late.

The bone spur and the right arm holding it disappeared directly into the space gate, and it was unknown which unknown space the bone spur had pierced.

The next moment, the portal closed directly under Sokai's control.

Orochimaru let out a muffled groan, and his right arm vanished as the portal closed.

As he backed away, he glanced at the wound. It was perfectly clean, as if it had been made by a ninja skilled in swordsmanship.

Orochimaru tapped the area around the wound a few times with his left hand, and the bleeding immediately stopped.

As for the blood he left behind when he retreated, he didn't let it scatter. Instead, he used a Fire Release with One-handed Hand Seals to evaporate the blood.

Then, Orochimaru gritted his teeth and used up his Chakra to make his right arm begin to regrow.

However, this growth is different from the previous Snake Substitution Jutsu; this process consumes a large amount of his Chakra.

Even for someone at the Sage level, this kind of exertion was extremely strenuous.

Just then, Sokai's Rinnegan was fixed on him, and then a series of Ninjutsu suddenly appeared in front of him, attacking Orochimaru directly.

Orochimaru recognized these Ninjutsu; they were the ones he had absorbed when he attacked Sokai earlier.

It just seems to be more powerful.

Orochimaru also activated his Dōjutsu, dispersing all the Ninjutsu in one fell swoop.

But Sokai's attack wasn't over yet; his red Rinnegan was still glaring at Orochimaru.

Orochimaru suddenly felt his growing right arm stop growing.

He instinctively tried to turn his head to look, but found that he couldn't move his body.

"Genjutsu? No, it's a special kind of binding ability!"

Orochimaru struggled while analyzing the situation.

Just then, the small portion of Susanoo outside Sokai's body suddenly grew larger and transformed into its complete form in the blink of an eye.

Then, the Perfect Susanoo swung the Totsuka Blade Orochimaru.

Seeing Orochimaru's expression turned ferocious. He suddenly roared and unleashed his Dōjutsu beyond its limits.

The next instant, a shockwave appeared around Orochimaru, briefly breaking through the restraining Dōjutsu of the Sokai.

Then he shouted: Release!

As soon as he finished speaking, Orochimaru's body transformed into countless small snakes, which quickly scattered in all directions.

By the time Sokai's Totsuka Blade fell, a large number of small snakes had already escaped his attack range.

Those who failed to escape were immediately sealed upon being touched by the Totsuka Blade.

The escaped snakes were very fast. After the Sokai ended, they reformed and transformed back into Orochimaru's appearance.

From the outside, the new Orochimaru looks exactly the same as before he was disintegrated, even his right arm, which has been partially restored, is exactly the same.

However, Yichen and the others knew that this would be extremely taxing on Orochimaru.

His Chakra was reduced by half.

Orochimaru did not immediately launch a counterattack after rebuilding his arm; instead, he retreated while continuing to regenerate his right arm.

He only stopped backing away after his right arm had fully recovered.

Seeing Orochimaru stop and then take out another bone spike, Sokai put away his Susanoo.

Seeing this, Orochimaru breathed a sigh of relief. While adjusting his breathing, he said, "Sokai Uchiha, your Rinnegan Dojutsu is: to absorb and release the Five-Attribute Ninjutsu."

"Summoning Space-Time Door —this should be Space-Time Dojutsu capable of opening a passage between the Ninja World and another dimension."

"The last type of binding Dōjutsu, if I'm not mistaken, should be one that binds the soul."

"What an amazing Dōjutsu!"

Orochimaru's analysis is correct. The red Rinnegan that Sokai only has these three Dōjutsu, in addition to the two Dōjutsu originally from the Mangekyō Sharingan, and nothing else.

However, given Yichen's understanding of the Rinnegan, if Sokai were given more time, he might be able to develop one or two more Dōjutsu.

Yichen dared to set up the battlefield on the moon, unafraid that someone would sever the Space-Time Tunnel between the moon and the Ninja World, relying on Sokai's Space-Time Dojutsu.

Even if the Space-Time Tunnel is destroyed, Sokai can still take them back.

In this round of combat, Sokai Orochimaru off guard by using a series of Dōjutsu in quick succession, leaving Orochimaru in a sorry state. However, Hayate, who had gained the Sokai, was even more frustrated than Orochimaru.

In that counterattack, he revealed all three of his Dōjutsu at once, but he still couldn't kill Orochimaru.

He had just had the Intelligence Advantage and outmaneuvered Orochimaru, but such an opportunity is unlikely to come again.

Now that both sides had revealed their Dōjutsu, Sokai knew he had no chance of winning.

As expected, when the two clashed again, Orochimaru stopped using the Five-Attribute Ninjutsu and instead used the bone spikes from the All-Killing Ash Bones technique as weapons to fight against Sokai.

In this way, the Dōjutsu that absorbs and releases Ninjutsu becomes useless.

Whenever Sokai used the Soul Imprisonment Dōjutsu, Orochimaru would conveniently use a shockwave to block it. This Dōjutsu no longer proved particularly effective.

As for the Dōjutsu of opening Space-Time Door, it was already difficult to use directly in combat, and now it can no longer be used for sneak attacks.

As a result, the Three Great Dojutsu that Sokai were no longer of any use, and he was quickly defeated by Orochimaru's attack.

When Sokai had nowhere to escape from Orochimaru's pursuit, Izumi Uchiha used Susanoo to capture him and bring him to his side.

After returning to the group, Sokai looked back at Orochimaru with lingering fear.

The battle he just fought was so frustrating and dangerous that he couldn't calm down for a while.

Izumi Uchiha quietly offered him a few words of comfort.

Orochimaru was not surprised by this; he had long known that Yichen would not allow him to kill Sokai.

He looked towards Yichen, waiting for his next opponent.

Following Shion Sokai, Shion volunteered to fight, saying, "Teacher Yichen, Orochimaru is too terrifying. If I have to watch two more battles, I won't dare to go on stage."

Yichen nodded helplessly.

He offered little guidance to Shion. This princess had been pampered since childhood, and not only was her combat experience lacking, but her fighting spirit was also far from up to par.

Although her soul had reached the Sage level, Yichen dared not hold any hope as to how much combat power she could actually unleash.

Shion flew to a stop a few kilometers in front of Orochimaru.

From a distance, she began forming Hand Seals to cast Genjutsu, a skill she was quite adept at.

Yichen sighed softly; Shion was beyond saving.

Orochimaru, being who he was, immediately understood the mindset of the seemingly harmless little girl in front of him.

However, Orochimaru had suffered a loss at Yichen's hands before, and he worried that this was yet another of Yichen's schemes.

He couldn't be sure whether Shion was truly harmless or just pretending.

So Orochimaru didn't attack immediately; he kept his distance from Shion and exchanged Ninjutsu blows.

This distance is definitely out of reach for an ordinary ninja, but it's not actually that far for Sage.

Orochimaru's Ninjutsu can still pose a threat to Shion.

While flying around to dodge Orochimaru's attacks, Shion also used hand Hand Seals to counterattack with Genjutsu.

However, Orochimaru possesses the Byakugan at the Sage-level, Shion's Genjutsu attacks have almost no effect on him.

Therefore, Shion was forced to change her tactics, and she began to use her biggest Trump Card, the Sealing Jutsu.

Shion's Sealing Jutsu originated from the lineage of Miko, but she also learned Sealing Jutsu from Iwagakure.

She combined the strengths of both approaches and added her own innovations.

Therefore, Shion's Sealing Jutsu still poses a considerable threat to Orochimaru.

In particular, the shrine Miko Power deployed by Shion was able to bypass Orochimaru's Ninjutsu and intercept him.

Even after Orochimaru used his Dōjutsu's shockwave to blast away and sever the Miko Power, this Miko Power could still be reassembled.

Orochimaru still sensed a threat.

However, when Orochimaru threw a bone spur at Shion from a distance, Shion was so frightened that she dropped Orochimaru and screamed as she ran back towards Yichen.

Yichen:...

Neji and the others:...

Despite having the upper hand and seeing that her Miko Seal had a chance of sealing Orochimaru, she was so frightened by a bone spur that couldn't possibly hit her that she abandoned the half-finished seal and ran away.

Izumi Uchiha quickly hugged and comforted Shion for a while.

Yichen took a deep breath and said, "Shion, let's go fight another match!"

Shion was startled and looked at Yichen in disbelief.

However, Yichen was not fooled by her innocent expression and remained expressionless.

Shion felt wronged, but in the end, she could only pitifully return to the battlefield to fight Orochimaru again.

This time she performed much better than before. When Orochimaru threw bone spikes at her from afar, she wasn't scared enough to run away immediately.

However, her exaggerated reaction to dodge the bone spurs left everyone speechless.

She could have easily dodged the attack by simply shifting one meter to the side, but she ended up flying a kilometer.

However, Orochimaru clearly understood Shion's mindset. Just when Shion had finally adapted to the rhythm, he suddenly lunged forward and closed the distance.

Shion was immediately terrified and burst into tears, trying to escape back.

But after only a few steps, Yichen shouted, "Don't come back! Turn around and keep fighting!"

Shion stopped in her tracks, glanced at Yichen through teary eyes, and then gritted her teeth and turned away.

Although she mustered the courage to face Orochimaru again, her tactics became more conservative.

Before attacking, she first placed layers upon layers of Miko Power between herself and Orochimaru.

After doing all this, Shion began to use Sealing Jutsu to surround Orochimaru again.

Orochimaru clearly wasn't using his full strength, but perhaps he found Shion's Miko Power interesting and worth studying.

So I'll stop scaring her and just let her have some fun.

What Shion Yichen experienced next was like playing a computer game.

Shion is like someone playing a game, manipulating obstacles to prevent the monsters in the game from escaping the encirclement.

Yichen observed for a long time before he could get a relatively accurate assessment of Shion's strength.

If Yichen's fighting spirit were to replace Shion's, Shion would still be able to exert considerable combat power due to the special nature of the Miko Power.

Of course, such a single method is unlikely to succeed in dealing with Orochimaru, but it shouldn't be like this, which is like playing house.

However, if Shion were to fight alone, Yichen felt that she could only play a support role, hiding behind them and ensuring their safety, so that she could be effective.

The battle between Shion and Orochimaru was Sokai than that between Hayate and Orochimaru, but Orochimaru suffered almost no loss of energy fighting her.

On the contrary, he took the opportunity to recover a significant amount of Chakra.

After Shion was substituted by Yichen, Izumi Uchiha the game.

Izumi Uchiha's abilities are very similar to Sokai's: Fire Style Ninjutsu, Genjutsu, Susanoo, and Dōjutsu.

Her tactics also involve fighting with Ninjutsu, and finally using Susanoo defense, plus a special Dōjutsu for a sneak attack.

Orochimaru was already prepared for this; he believed that he only needed to carefully probe Izumi Uchiha's Dōjutsu.

However, Izumi Uchiha's Ninjutsu was more proficient than Sokai's, so Orochimaru would find it difficult to deal with her.

In addition, the Dōjutsu of Izumi Uchiha's original Mangekyō Sharingan were somewhat effective against Orochimaru.

Izumi Uchiha immediately used Dōjutsu that obscured the enemy's vision, which limited Orochimaru's visual range to some extent.

Orochimaru's Byakugan is currently at the Sage level, while Izumi Uchiha's eye technique is merely a Mangekyou Sharingan technique. Even if it restricts vision, it doesn't affect combat.

If the first eye technique only affected Orochimaru's eyesight and didn't hinder his combat, then the ability of the other Mangekyou Sharingan eye technique to absorb eye power would truly be a problem for Orochimaru.

In a battle of this caliber, Orochimaru could not possibly avoid Izumi Uchiha's gaze, so Izumi Uchiha always found opportunities to absorb the power of Orochimaru's Byakugan.

Yichen and the others were quite surprised. Izumi Uchiha had gained the upper hand without even using the Rinnegan's abilities?

Shion was overjoyed and immediately cheered loudly for Izumi Uchiha: "Sister Izumi! Help me teach that guy a lesson!"

Orochimaru ignored the reactions of Yichen and the others on the sidelines and began to change his tactics.

Water Release: Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet Technique.

Orochimaru unleashed a giant water dragon, but instead of attacking Izumi Uchiha, it hovered between the two of them.

The Byakugan's X-ray vision is unmatched by any other Dōjutsu or bloodline limit.

Orochimaru could easily see Izumi Uchiha through the Water Dragon Bullet, but Izumi Uchiha could not see Orochimaru.

In this way, not only would her Dōjutsu for absorbing Chakra be ineffective, but she would also be unable to predict Orochimaru's movements.

Of course, this also makes it more difficult for Orochimaru to engage in close combat.

Water Release: Water Flow Whip Technique.

Orochimaru controlled the water flow and launched an attack on Izumi Uchiha through the water dragon.

Fire Release: Phoenix Fire Technique.

Izumi Uchiha showed no weakness, using Fire Release to continuously deflect Orochimaru's attacks.

Meanwhile, her body flew around in the air, trying to escape the water dragon's line of sight.

Orochimaru had anticipated Izumi Uchiha's actions, and he quickly adjusted the water dragon to keep it positioned between the two of them.

Seeing that he couldn't escape the water dragon by flying alone, Izumi Uchiha hand Hand Seals and unleashed a wide-range Fire Release, Great Fire Dragon Technique.

The Great Dragon Fire Technique charged straight at the water dragon in front of him; Izumi Uchiha to directly destroy the water dragon that was blocking his view.

Although the water dragon was defeated, the combination of water and fire immediately generated a large amount of steam, Izumi Uchiha still could not see the other side.

Izumi Uchiha's vision was obscured by steam, and fearing a sneak attack from Orochimaru, he immediately Susanoo.

However, she was Mind's Eye and did not stay inside Susanoo, but hid Susanoo it.

She simply placed one hand on Susanoo to keep Susanoo dissipating.

As expected, Orochimaru's attacks did not stop after the water dragon was dispersed; on the contrary, they became even more ferocious!

A large Earth Release rapidly burst out of the steam range and crashed head-on towards Izumi Uchiha.

Unfazed by what she had anticipated, Izumi Uchiha calm and used her Susanoo to deliver a powerful punch.

Boom! The Earth Release was smashed to pieces, but it had no effect on Izumi Uchiha.

A Perfect Susanoo at the Sage-level cannot be broken by Earth Release alone.

However, Izumi Uchiha changed. She immediately withdrew her hand from behind Susanoo and quickly retreated to the side and rear.

Because the moment Orochimaru saw Susanoo through the steam, he threw out a bone spike.

However, this bone spur was hidden behind Earth Release, and by the time Izumi Uchiha discovered it, it was already embedded in Susanoo.

Just like the previous Rock Golem, All-Killing Ash Bones once again demonstrated its powerful destructive properties, Susanoo into ashes.