Gold Dust Prison Flow

Orochimaru's eyes lit up with curiosity. In his opinion, a Sand Ninja at this age who had mastered the profound Magnet Release was already a genius.

But judging by the Mystical Palm Technique he used, his medical ninjutsu skills were also not low. Orochimaru's human experimentation required talents who were proficient in medical ninjutsu and had open minds to assist him.

"I don't need funding. As for talent, are Konoha's medical ninjas weaker than you?" Orochimaru said dismissively. Leaning on the great tree that was Konohagakure, Orochimaru now possessed unparalleled resources.

It was just that the experiments' content was inhumane and could not be made public.

However, after cooperating with Danzo later, Orochimaru was able to obtain more and more human subjects...

"Can Konohagakure accept the experiments you're conducting in secret?" Souya retorted.

Orochimaru's pupils suddenly constricted. This Sand Ninja, whom he had never seen before, seemed to know exactly what kind of experiments he was conducting...

Was this information from Sunagakure or his own? These thoughts flashed through Orochimaru's mind.

"No matter what, I can't cooperate with an enemy from another village like you..." Orochimaru said in a hoarse, low voice.

"There are no eternal enemies, and friends are only temporary..."

"Do you think the ninjas of Konoha still consider you a comrade?" Souya glanced at the increasing number of Sand Ninjas gathering behind him.

On Orochimaru's sides, Konoha ninja figures also appeared one after another.

These Konoha ninjas looked at Souya's side with vigilance, but when they caught sight of Orochimaru, fear appeared in their eyes. They all tried their best to keep their distance from Orochimaru.

"Heh heh!" Orochimaru naturally noticed all this, but he didn't care about the feelings of these so-called "comrades."

After understanding the fragility of life, his deepest desire was the pursuit of eternal life...

As for Konohagakure, it was merely out of past sentiment and to utilize its resources.

He had previously suggested to the Third Hokage that they should not passively defend but actively attack and annihilate Sunagakure's main forces. Only then would Sunagakure quiet down and stop being a constraint on Konohagakure.

However, the Third Hokage had no intention of agreeing to Orochimaru's suggestion. He merely kept sending Minato Namikaze to "put out fires" everywhere. The ninjas rescued by Minato were naturally grateful to him, and unknowingly, Minato had accumulated a large amount of prestige.

The calls for Minato to become the Fourth Hokage were growing louder...

Later, the Third Hokage merely dispatched Orochimaru to the border of the Land of Fire to guard the area, thus ending the matter.

Regarding this outcome, Orochimaru could only sigh again, the Third Hokage, once known as the "Ninja God," was truly old...

Fire Style? Great Fireball Technique!

Whoosh!

Before Orochimaru could even speak, a fiery red fireball the size of a house shot towards them.

Wind Style? Great Breakthrough!

A fierce hurricane swept towards the fireball, tearing it apart and scattering it.

"It seems someone doesn't want us to continue our conversation, Orochimaru... If you're interested in cooperating, you can find me. I'm very interested in your experimental content!" Souya glanced to his left.

The one who had just spat out the fireball was an Uchiha ninja. Two tomoe slowly rotated in his blood-red eyes.

This was Souya's first time seeing the Sharingan, the initial form of one of the Three Great Dojutsu of the ninja world...

Speaking of the Three Great Dojutsu of the ninja world, the Hyuga clan with their Byakugan and the Uchiha clan with their Sharingan were both from Konohagakure. The Rinnegan was awakened by that old dancer. It would be more fitting to call them Konoha's Three Great Dojutsu.

Orochimaru also glanced at the Uchiha ninja. His face, in his early twenties, still had some youthful immaturity, likely due to a lack of combat experience.

However, some of the truly strong and capable warriors were currently deployed on other battlefields. Few ninja, even Jonin-level, were assigned here.

Although the Uchiha ninja looked at the Sand Ninja with pride and arrogance, after all, according to the knowledge he had learned since childhood, the Land of Wind had always been the weakest among the Five Great Nations.

The Uchiha clan had always considered themselves the backbone of Konohagakure. Most Uchiha ninja who awakened their Sharingan had a "Chosen One" mentality. Ninjas like Shisui, Itachi, and Fugaku were rare.

But even as unruly as he was, when Orochimaru's cold vertical pupils fixed on him, he instinctively shivered, and cold sweat instantly trickled down his back.

"Roar!"

Manda, who was struggling to break free, let out another roar. Under Souya's deliberate control, more than half of Manda's body was already submerged in the Gold Dust swamp.

Large amounts of Gold Dust clung to its massive snake body, constantly pulling it towards the ground.

Pfft!

Furious, Manda spat out a large mouthful of thick, purplish-black liquid.

Souya raised his hands slightly, and a tilted Gold Dust barrier instantly shot up from the ground in front of him, catching all the venom.

Sizzle!

As soon as the venom touched the Gold Dust, wisps of smoke emerged, desperately corroding the Gold Dust barrier.

Some venom that splashed onto the vegetation directly created large pits, destroying their vitality.

Orochimaru took this opportunity to crouch down, pull his mouth wide open, and spew out countless dense venomous snakes.

The snakes, swimming rapidly forward, also opened their mouths and spat out shimmering sword blades.

This was Orochimaru's perfected technique, "Man-Eating Serpent, Sword-Spitting Snake," Summoning: Demonic Statue of the Thousand Armed Killers!

The ground appeared like a water surface poured with ink. The snake swarm quickly filled the area in front of Orochimaru, charging towards Souya and the others.

"Everyone, get behind me!"

Souya shouted, then his hands began to spin like a waterwheel, forming hand seals like phantoms.

Following Souya's movements, the ground reacted powerfully. Then, he grabbed the Starfall Rod and unleashed the Chakra within it.

"Gold Dust Prison Flow!"

Souya struck the ground before him with the Starfall Rod.

Bang!

A three-meter-high waterfall of Gold Dust surged up from the ground in front of him.

Boom!

The solid ground was instantly pulverized by the surging Gold Dust. Snakes, trees, rocks... all objects on the surface were swallowed by the golden torrent.

"Ah!"

Some Konoha Ninja standing closer to the front were directly pulled in and submerged by the torrent, disappearing without a trace.

The massive amount of Gold Dust also impacted Manda, completely burying its coiled body on the ground. The powerful impact force directly tilted its head, making it struggle uselessly like a drowning person in a raging river.

Thump!

A puff of white smoke rose, and Manda disappeared. Fortunately, summoned beasts have a life-saving trick: they can dissolve the summoning contract and return to where they were summoned from.

Whoosh!

Looking down from high above, the large area in front of Souya resembled the Yellow River bursting its banks. The glittering Gold Dust particles flowed like liquid, scouring the land.

In the end, only scattered, tall, sturdy trees still protruded from the surface. The area in front of Souya looked like a golden lake.