Orochimaru's Resolve for Eternity, Yomi Higan

The water dragon roared as it charged at Chiyo, but it struck nothing just as it was about to touch him.

Chiyo's figure vanished from where he stood like a ghost, the afterimage left by the Body Flicker Technique tracing a graceful arc through the rain curtain.

"Three Tomoe Sharingan, activate!"

His scarlet eyes looked especially eerie beneath the rain, the three tomoe spinning rapidly as they recorded every trajectory of the enemy's ninjutsu.

Chiyo swiftly formed hand seals, chakra surging through his body.

"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"

An identical water dragon rapidly gathered at his side and roared as it counterattacked the Rain Ninja.

The water dragon crashed into the crowd, instantly scattering several Rain Ninja in all directions, their screams drowned out by the rain.

However, the other Konoha Ninja were not so fortunate.

Caught off guard by the sudden attack, they hastily fought back, only to be forced into desperate straits by one Water Release technique after another.

A Chunin was struck head-on by a water dragon and smashed heavily into a tree trunk, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

"Damn it!"

Chiyo gritted his teeth and swept his gaze across the battlefield.

Orochimaru stood not far away, a trace of coldness flashing through his golden vertical pupils.

He swiftly flung shuriken at the enemy, formed hand seals with both hands, and shouted in a low voice.

"Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique!"

Countless shuriken split from the original shuriken, multiplying into a dense rain of blades in midair and pouring down upon the Rain Ninja.

Then, he bit his finger and pressed one palm against the ground.

The earth shook violently as several Giant Snakes burst from the ground, opening their bloody maws as they pounced on the enemy.

The Rain Ninja hurriedly dodged, and their formation was thrown into chaos at once.

However, the ninjas of Amegakure seemed to have come prepared.

They swiftly adjusted their formation and cooperated flawlessly to unleash a combined ninjutsu.

"Water Release: Water Prison Wall!"

A massive wall of water rose up, blocking the assault of the shuriken and Giant Snakes.

At the same time, Hanzō finally moved.

Standing at a high point, he formed hand seals.

Purple poisonous mist mixed into the rainwater and descended upon the Konoha group.

One Konoha Ninja accidentally inhaled the poison mist. His face immediately turned bluish-green, and he dropped to his knees, frothing at the mouth.

Then, one ninja after another collapsed, plunging Konoha's side of the battlefield into desperate straits.

Orochimaru glanced over the fallen Konoha ninjas.

"Trash!"

His cold eyes were filled with killing intent.

He knew they had clearly fallen into an ambush. Konoha's people were no match for the other side at all.

And Amegakure's leader had even come personally...

Orochimaru shifted his gaze and finally looked at Chiyo, who was still standing.

"Chiyo-kun, fend for yourself!"

With disaster looming over them, Orochimaru understood that he could barely protect himself now. How could he possibly spare any concern for Chiyo Uchiha?

Preserving himself was the only right path.

Life truly was far too fragile!

Orochimaru sighed inwardly, his desire for eternal life growing even stronger.

He pressed his bitten finger onto the Summoning Scroll. When the white smoke dispersed,

Orochimaru's figure turned into a wisp of smoke and vanished.

Chiyo knew that Orochimaru had fled.

He held his breath, his Sharingan spinning madly as he tried to find an opportunity to retreat.

However, the Rain Ninja's assault only grew fiercer—Poison Jutsu, Water Release...

Under Hanzō's command, they surged forward like a tide.

"This is bad..."

Chiyo's heart sank.

He watched as ninja after ninja fell.

In less than five minutes, aside from Chiyo, not a single Konoha Ninja remained standing.

Running away was probably no longer an option.

Several elite Rain Ninja locked onto him and charged directly at Chiyo.

"You're the only one left, Konoha's Uchiha. Die!"

The leading Rain Ninja grinned viciously as he swung his kunai.

Chiyo took a deep breath, and his eyes suddenly turned icy.

You have chosen your own deaths!

It was time to reveal his true ninjutsu.

A terrifying aura erupted from his body, blasting the surrounding rainwater away in all directions.

Chiyo's eyes abruptly changed.

The Three Tomoe twisted and merged, finally transforming into the pattern of a Six-Petaled Blood-Colored Manjushage. The Rinnegan pattern at its center radiated a soul-stirring glow.

"What is wrong with this Uchiha?!"

"His eyes?! Weren't they Three Tomoe Sharingan just now? How did they become this?"

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"Is that also a Sharingan?!"

"..."

The pupils of the Rain Ninja charging at the front suddenly shrank, and his steps stopped involuntarily.

He had never seen eyes like these before. That scarlet glow seemed capable of devouring souls.

"Yomi Higan!"

Chiyo's voice was like the whisper of the Grim Reaper, his eyes bloodshot.

The ocular technique activated. Invisible ripples spread outward from Chiyo, as though invisible giant hands had instantly seized the surrounding Rain Ninja.

Their movements came to an abrupt halt, their expressions frozen in that instant of terror.

Then, a bizarre scene unfolded.

The Rain Ninja at the front suddenly let out an inhuman howl, his skin cracking and turning gray at a visible speed.

By the time the first strand of white hair drooped from his temple, his eyeballs had already shriveled into two brown raisins.

His body rapidly withered, as though all life force had been drained from it.

Aah!!

Piercing screams rang out. Without any warning whatsoever, the group of ninjas—

Within mere seconds, living ninjas had been drained dry and turned into mummified corpses, collapsing helplessly to the ground.

The battlefield fell silent.

A nearby Jonin wearing a gas mask collapsed onto the ground.

The sound of his chattering teeth clicked beneath the mask.

His forehead protector had long since disappeared somewhere.

"What kind of ninjutsu is this?! How can it have such power?"

"How... how is this possible?!"

"So many elites died just like that?!"

"..."

The remaining Amegakure ninjas felt terror spreading through them.

Hanzō, their leader, suddenly stopped breathing.

He could feel the trembling pressure emanating from Chiyo.

Before him were those eyes, six-petaled Manjushage surrounding Rinnegan patterns.

He stared fixedly at Chiyo's eyes, cold sweat seeping from his forehead.

It was as if he had seen something horrifying.

"These eyes, could they be that?!"

Hanzō was suddenly startled.

"Retreat!"

Hanzō gave the order decisively, though there was a trace of panic in his voice.

"Cover me! Leave this place immediately!"

Though the Rain Ninja did not understand why, their leader's order could not be questioned.

They swiftly gathered together and protected Hanzō as they retreated into the depths of the rain curtain.

Chiyo raised his head, his gaze locking onto Hanzō and his group.

"Trying to run? Too late!"

"Yomi Higan!"

A streak of blood flowed from his eye and dripped down his cheek.

An invisible wave of force followed his line of sight and rushed directly toward Hanzō and the others.

Hanzō suddenly felt a chill down his back, recalling the way those ninjas had died moments ago.

A ruthless light flashed through his heart. Looking at the subordinate beside him, he suddenly swung his kusarigama.

He gave his subordinate a piercing strike through the chest, then hooked him behind himself as a shield.

"Ah!"

Hearing his subordinate's miserable scream,

Hanzō's pupils shook violently.

A tremendous crash of collapsing trees came from the distance. The giant trees whose life force had been drained were rotting and crumbling apart one after another.

The rain continued to fall, yet it could not wash away the thick smell of blood in the air.

People had been drained dry, and even the surrounding giant trees had been affected, withering away.

His running speed beneath his feet increased even further.

Hanzō was the leader of Amegakure, regarded by shinobi as one of the pinnacles of the Shinobi World.

He paid considerable attention to the bloodline clans of the major villages.

Especially the Senju Clan and the Uchiha, the top-tier clans of the Shinobi World.

At this moment, Chiyo Uchiha—

Hanzō saw within him

the shadow of Madara Uchiha from years ago!!

After all, Madara Uchiha of that Uchiha clan...

Back then, aside from Hashirama, no one could defeat him!!

"Faster, faster, faster!"

At this moment, he no longer possessed even a hint of a Demi-God's bearing. Running for his life, he looked as miserable as a dog.

"Hanzō, you can't escape!"