"Magnet Release: Gold Sand Raging Waves!"
The Fourth Kazekage's reaction could not have been faster. The moment Orochimaru and Houka appeared, he had already been poised to strike. As soon as Orochimaru stated his purpose, he attacked decisively, without the slightest hesitation!
Golden iron sand converged from all directions, instantly transforming into raging, towering waves that rolled over one another like a natural-disaster-grade sandstorm, sweeping toward Houka and Orochimaru.
Houka was a little flustered.
What the hell was Orochimaru trying to do?
Even if he was certain he could kill the Fourth Kazekage, couldn't he pretend they were all getting along, quietly approach him, and then finish him off?
Did he really have to line up their forces and confront him head-on so openly?
Thinking of this, Houka felt a little wronged. When someone as badass as him had been provoked by some minor nobody, he had only rubbed the guy down with Genjutsu. Why were you even more overbearing than me?
Houka retreated while looking toward Orochimaru.
At that moment, Orochimaru moved like a twisting serpent-man, gracefully evading the attacks of the gold sand.
"Houka-kun, aren't you going to make a move?" Orochimaru asked with a smile.
Houka understood instantly.
Damn it, this was a pledge of allegiance!
Orochimaru clearly would not rest until he had dragged him completely into this mess.
Still, Houka did not particularly resist the idea of killing Rasa.
After all, the two had clashed before, and he was a Missing-nin now anyway. What did he have to fear?
As the waves of gold sand drew closer and closer, Houka immediately released one Yang Seal and rapidly formed Hand Seals. "Sage Art—Fire Release—Majestic Destroyer Flame!"
Boom!
A blazing inferno stretching hundreds of meters surged into a towering wall of fire. Like an orange-red ribbon, it