However, the barrier's resilience exceeded his expectations. It only rippled once before falling silent.
The cube then shifted into a variety of shapes, including a cone, a spiral drill, and a spiked club, each one hammering at the barrier in turn.
But what truly shook him was that all these efforts were useless. He couldn't break through at all.
The Sound Ninja stationed at the four corners were drenched in cold sweat. The relentless attacks had consumed an enormous amount of chakra, and they had nearly lost control of the barrier.
As expected, this Kazekage was no pushover!
Just as Rasa was about to continue his barrage, a head suddenly emerged from a nearby tree. Its neck was long and slender like a snake's body, yet it had a woman's face.
Who was that?
Rasa had no recollection of that face.
But in the next instant, the head opened its mouth wide, and a little snake darted out. A long sword, brimming with Wind Style chakra, flew from the snake's mouth and stabbed viciously toward Rasa's back.
It was none other than Orochimaru's Kusanagi Sword.
How could Rasa not know who it was now?
He simply couldn't understand why Orochimaru had turned into this.
After thinking for a moment, Rasa chose to defend his position. He formed a semicircular sand shield in front of himself.
He knew perfectly well that, in a barrier where flight was impossible, dodging sideways was the worst choice when facing a sword that could extend and retract at will. Otherwise, he might end up cut in half. So he chose to bear the blow head-on.
But he had underestimated the sharpness of the Kusanagi Sword. With Wind Style chakra coating its blade, it could even neutralize other people's chakra. The sword paused only briefly before