Suffering a Loss

"I really have been underestimated!"

Manda coiled into a defensive formation. After forming a one-handed seal, Orochimaru suddenly sent hundreds of gray snakes shooting from his sleeve toward Shingoro in the sky.

"Hidden Shadow Snake Hands!"

Shingoro dodged left and right in midair, yet he could never shake off the snakes' lock-on.

After hesitating for a moment, blazing lightning suddenly flared around his body.

"Lightning Release, Scorch Flow Kill!"

The instant the gray snakes touched the lightning around Shingoro, they were scorched into charcoal by the high-temperature current and scattered into ash.

Orochimaru's face immediately twisted in disgust at the sight of that ninjutsu.

This was Shiraishi Yoshijo's signature technique. Back when Shiraishi Yoshijo had not yet left Konoha, Orochimaru had suffered plenty from this very ninjutsu.

But now...

Shingoro had not originally intended to use this technique. Though he knew many ninjutsu, his Chakra reserves limited him. The Butterfly Wing Technique consumed Chakra at a rapid rate, and covering his entire body in high-temperature lightning also required a great deal of Chakra. In just a dozen or so seconds, he had already used up half his Chakra. In the end, he was still too young.

If Shingoro waited until he was twenty, his Chakra reserves would definitely no longer be a weakness.

"No choice. Try this!"

"Secret Technique, Butterfly Explosion Technique!"

Countless red butterflies flew in from every direction. Orochimaru's pupils contracted sharply as he brought his hands together. Invisible wind immediately sprang up around his body. Seemingly sensing danger, Manda dismissed the Kuchiyose no Jutsu without another word.

The invisible wind surrounding Orochimaru gradually turned violent, shredding every Explosion Butterfly that tried to approach him into pieces.

Since the attack was ineffective, Shingoro did not persist. After all, the Butterfly Explosion Technique was a forbidden technique within the