Having discussed Minato, the battle between Orochimaru and Nine-Tails was extremely dangerous.
The Nine-Tails- Tails clenched its fists and threw a long punch at Orochimaru, who was flying towards it. However, it had no effect at all. Orochimaru suddenly rose up and dodged the Nine-Tails' attack, landing on the Nine-Tails' arm. He leaned forward slightly, swung his arms backward, and ran on the Nine-Tails' arm.
In the blink of an eye, Orochimaru was in front of Nine-Tails, and then threw a punch, delivering a heavy blow to Nine-Tails's head before Nine-Tails could even react.
"Bang!"
The attack was so powerful that Nine-Tails saw stars. Seizing the opportunity, Orochimaru pressed his advantage, unleashing a relentless barrage of blows on Nine-Tails after his initial success. Finally, he delivered a powerful kick to Nine-Tails 'Nine-Tails chin, sending it flying uncontrollably.
"You damned ant, you have completely enraged me."
The first thing Nine-Tails did after getting up from the ground was to start hurling insults at Orochimaru. In Nine-Tails's eyes, it was an insult that Orochimaru had made him look so pathetic.
When the Nine-Tails gets angry, its red fur stands on end, Chakra continuously bursts out of its body, completely enveloping its massive Nine-Tails in Chakra bubbles.
With a single punch and an explosion, a bare path was created on the ground, devoid of any vegetation. Nine-Tails was extremely satisfied with its current strength. With a massive supply of Chakra, the wounds inflicted by Orochimaru had now healed.
"Roar."
After a long roar, the Nine-Tails launched its attack, its nine tails flying everywhere. The tail that had been severed by Hatake had already grown back. Orochimaru not only had to deal with the Nine-Tails' claws, but also had to be careful of its Nine-Tails. He was truly caught between a rock and a hard place.
The Nine-Tails' tail is fast and powerful, but Orochimaru dodges it every time. Each time, the tail hits the ground with a "thump, thump, thump," creating craters. If the tail pierces the body, it's an instant death sentence. Therefore, Orochimaru dares not relax for a moment and remains on high alert.
As we all know, a person's mental strength is limited. Orochimaru's mental strength was always tense. When it was too strong, it broke down. This was what Nine-Tails sensed. Nine-Tails would not let go of this excellent opportunity. With a sweep of its tail, it directly hit Orochimaru in the abdomen. Orochimaru was directly swept away by this heavy blow. Instead of landing as expected, Orochimaru's figure disappeared from Nine-Tails's sight.
"Ah."
The Nine-Tails suddenly roared, a sharp pain shooting through its tail. It saw Nine-Tails clutching a severed section of its Orochimaru, carefully storing it in a scroll—a valuable experimental subject for Orochimaru. This was an opportunity Nine-Tails- Tails had created for Orochimaru; when the Orochimaru struck, Orochimaru had used it to firmly grasp the Nine-Tails and then sever it. His method of turning danger into safety was truly extraordinary!
"Damn it."
Nine-Tails roared, suppressing its rage. This was the second time already. Tonight, Nine-Tails's tail had been cut off twice by Konoha ninjas. This was truly unbearable. Red Chakra continuously surged from its body, forming energy balls shaped like basketballs.
"Whoosh."
The Nine-Tails fired its energy balls like a machine gun, since it had a Nine-Tails supply of Chakra and could create as many as it wanted.
"Boom, boom, boom."
The explosion resounded throughout the forest, Orochimaru fled in a sorry state. He had no choice but to run; such a barrage of firepower was simply beyond human resistance.
Instantly, black smoke filled the entire battlefield, and the air smelled of fresh earth.
Nine-Tails thoroughly enjoyed the feeling of crushing the weak, being able to manipulate the life and death of others at will. This made Nine-Tails extremely happy. Watching Orochimaru running around in a panic, Nine-Tails felt a great sense of satisfaction.
Nine-Tails could only see Orochimaru's disheveled state, but didn't notice that something had appeared beneath its feet.
What appeared was a sapling. After absorbing the Nine-Tails' Chakra, it began to grow rapidly until it slowly wrapped around the Nine-Tails' limbs. By the time the Nine-Tails reacted, the branches had already completely covered Nine-Tails limbs.
The Nine-Tails tried to break free, but it underestimated the power of these branches. It used its Chakra to try to break the branches, but they grew even faster.
After Orochimaru obtained the White Zetsu's cells, he was also able to use Wood Release, though only to the level of building houses with Yamato's Wood Release. However, Orochimaru's strength lies in the fact that he is a researcher. The Wood Release he developed works by absorbing the opponent's Chakra to defeat the enemy. This was Orochimaru's special creation to deal with the Tailed Beast, and he never expected that Nine-Tails would be the first subject of his experiments.
The more the Nine-Tails struggled and used more Chakra, the tighter the branches tightened and the stronger they became. The Nine-Tails' size fluctuated as it tried to break free of the Wood Release, but to no avail. In an instant, the Nine-Tails was wrapped up like a giant dumpling.
"Wow, Orochimaru- senpai is amazing!"
While soaking in the hot spring, Karot sensed Orochimaru's battle against the Nine-Tails and couldn't help but give him a thumbs up. Orochimaru's mastery of Wood Release truly lived up to his reputation as a genius, far surpassing the likes of Yamato. Yamato spent his entire life developing Wood Release, yet all he could use was to build houses; he truly disgraced the First Hokage.
Kakuzu was standing next to Karot, suddenly heard Karot's words and began to sense his surroundings, searching for Orochimaru's aura, but to no avail. Finally, having no other option, he could only obediently take a bath, since he had paid for it himself. Karot was naturally aware of Kakuzu's little scheme, but he was destined to gain nothing, as the battle location was thousands of miles away, and a small fry like Kakuzu would naturally not be able to sense it.
"That's amazing!"
Jiraiya couldn't believe that Orochimaru had captured the Nine-Tails all by himself. The ninjas beside Jiraiya nodded in unison. Orochimaru was ridiculously strong. During the Third Shinobi World War, they could still see the gap between Orochimaru and them, but after this battle, they couldn't even see Orochimaru's back anymore. The only Jiraiya present who had a chance of keeping up was Jiraiya. Hatake Sakumo was past his prime and couldn't catch up either.
"Teacher, where's the Nine-Tails?"
Minato used the Flying Thunder God to arrive at the battlefield, only to find it completely silent. Minato feared that Nine-Tails had already escaped, and that Kushina's life was in danger.
That is it.
Jiraiya pointed to the huge ball of trees, because the Nine-Tails was completely wrapped up in branches.