Sasori watched Uchiha Shisui's clones scatter and flee, but he did not attack immediately. The powerful presence behind him made him think the enemy had received reinforcements, so he hurriedly pulled the Third Kazekage to his side and warily scanned the surroundings.
Super Whirlwind Style Two circled and danced above the sea of snakes, recklessly releasing its aura in an attempt to frighten the snakes away. But these venomous snakes had been summoned from Ryūchi Cave—how could they possibly fear a mere Ninja Hawk?
Besides, the poisonous snake Orochimaru had already slithered nearby.
Uchiha Shisui moved like lightning, rushing toward Obito amid the sea of snakes.
"It ends here, Uchiha Shisui!" Orochimaru suddenly sprang out from the snake horde, opening his mouth to bite Uchiha Shisui.
Uchiha Shisui opened his tightly shut left eye, and the black-red pentagram instantly pulled Orochimaru's consciousness into a strange genjutsu space.
Within the genjutsu space, a gigantic full moon hung high overhead. On its surface was the pattern of a black-red Mangekyou pentagram, radiating a powerful yet somewhat decayed aura.
Orochimaru's spiritual form warily surveyed the empty surroundings, his expression growing darker. "This is..."
"Orochimaru-senpai, this is my genjutsu space!" Uchiha Shisui's voice came from every direction. "Here, I control everything. No power can oppose it. Give up, Orochimaru-senpai!"
"Uchiha Shisui, you..."
Orochimaru had barely opened his mouth when the full moon in the sky suddenly shone with a brilliant light.
"Kotoamatsukami—Radiance!!!" Uchiha Shisui's voice rang out with the coldness of the Grim Reaper.
Then, blinding red rays fell from the full moon one after another, like meteors crashing to earth, carrying incomparably terrifying power!
Orochimaru's expression changed drastically. He immediately used the Eight Branches Technique, transforming his spiritual form into an enormous white serpent with eight heads and eight tails!
The white serpent