Orochimaru's attitude changed dramatically. If he had originally only meant to test Jiuming's strength, now he was taking the boy standing before him—nearly as tall as he was—seriously.
In a clash between strong opponents, a single move was enough to get a rough sense of the other's strength. In Taijutsu alone, Uzumaki Kuming was among the best, even compared with the Jonin.
Suddenly, Orochimaru thrust out his right hand, Kunai in his other hand. His pale arm transformed into countless brown snakes that shot toward Uzumaki Kuming. There were only a few meters between them, and the snakes quickly reached Jiuming.
"Multiple Hidden Shadow Snake Hands!" Orochimaru murmured. His left hand didn't stay idle, either. He pulled several shuriken from his weapons pouch and sent them flying above Uzumaki Kuming, cutting off any chance of Jiuming jumping up to escape the Multiple Hidden Shadow Snake Hands.
"Ninjutsu at this level can't do anything to me anymore!"
Jiuming stood with his sword held upright. Without any visible movement from him, a web of lightning appeared out of thin air in front of his body. The snakes Orochimaru had released turned charred black the instant they touched it, their life force extinguished. Several visible bolts of lightning not only killed the snakes but also traveled along their bodies and struck at Orochimaru.
Seeing this, Orochimaru quickly severed his connection to the snakes and leaped lightly backward, forming Hand Seals at once. Jiuming had only just spread the lightning web when he sensed Chakra surging through Orochimaru. He immediately activated the Mind's Eye of the Kagura, tightened both hands around the Heavenly Feather Blade, and charged at Orochimaru.
Jiuming's strength was terrifying. The ground cracked like a spiderweb beneath his heavy step, and he shot forward like a cannonball, the air ringing around