"[Lightning Release: False Darkness!]"
A brilliant bolt of white lightning shot straight toward them!
Who was that!?
"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"
The attack came too suddenly to check who had launched it. In an instant, Orochimaru made his decision: counter Lightning Release with Wind Release!
Wind beats lightning!
In the real world, a gale couldn't directly destroy lightning, but on the level of chakra, Wind Release chakra could quickly destroy Lightning Release chakra!
A surge of chakra instantly burst forth as a howling gale!
The blinding lightning spear was forcibly intercepted.
"Oh?"
A voice came from within the roaring wind.
He was a strange man, covered from head to toe in stitched-up scars, with the stitches still visible. He was unusually tall, his eyes scarlet, and his pale green pupils stared at the four of them without emotion.
Five monsters stood beside him!
Without wasting words, he launched a second jutsu!
"[Fire Release: Searing Migraine]!"
If Wind Release chakra was the natural counter to Lightning Release chakra, then Fire Release chakra was likewise the natural counter to Wind Release chakra. Orochimaru narrowed his eyes.
This opponent had multiple chakra natures! He might even be like his teacher, the Third, and have mastered all five chakra nature transformations!
This was troublesome!
Fierce sparks of fire erupted and poured toward them!
But this time, Orochimaru didn't respond with Water Release as he had before.
Although he was an elite shinobi who had mastered several chakra natures, Orochimaru hadn't studied Water Release as extensively. Even in the humid border region between the Land of Fire and the Land of Rain, he wasn't confident he could counter the attack with Water Release alone!
"Summoning: Rashomon!"
He formed hand seals at high speed, then clapped his hands together. A huge, grotesque gate rose from the