Orochimaru, his face grim, emerged from the ground alongside Yamato, glaring at Deidara with hostile eyes.
" Deidara, you've made such a fuss, what's the point?"
"In the face of absolute power, all these fancy skills are meaningless; just stand aside and watch."
Deidara stormed off, cursing and swearing. He glanced back, muttering, "This is art! That damned Orochimaru, how dare he deny my art!" But as a puppet, all he could do was grumble.
Orochimaru's eyes showed a hint of displeasure. With the Six Paths Impure World Reincarnation sharing vision and hearing, all his words were transmitted to his ears, allowing him to preemptively determine how to use Deidara's remaining value.
Deidara, who was still grumbling to the side, had no idea that Orochimaru, being petty, had already taken offense.
Orochimaru gave Yamato look, signaling that it was time to get serious and stop playing games.
" Orochimaru, you haven't gotten serious yet? I've already gone all out."
" Orochimaru was born in the Year of the Snake, so his blood is rather cold, and he's a slow-to-warm-up type."
Namikaze Minato nodded in agreement. "That seems to make some sense."
" Minato, I don't think you were using your full strength either. You just changed your skin, but you're playing so weakly."
"You noticed that? I didn't just see you pushing and shoving Orochimaru; I figured it out a long time ago."
"Haha, you think you understand me? I'm still waiting for Minato to save me."
Seeing the other person chatting and laughing, Yamato's expression turned somewhat unpleasant. He was not a talkative person to begin Yamato, and after spending a long time with Orochimaru, he became ruthless and taciturn.
Within Yamato's blood-red pupils, three Tomoe spun rapidly, swiftly activating the Mangekyō Sharingan.
"Another Mangekyō Sharingan? Are you kidding me?" Namikaze Minato scanned the group of people present.
"Hehe, isn't this all thanks to my eldest disciple? That's the charm of science."
" Wood Release: Wood Human Technique "
The ground beneath Yamato's feet trembled, and numerous trees grew their roots, lifting Orochimaru and Deidara into the air.
"The Art of Susanoo "
The 100-meter- Wood Man quickly donned a layer of dark green armor, and two dark green samurai swords appeared at its waist.
A clash of strength ensued, Deidara's suicide explosion provoked public outrage, forcibly initiating a team fight.
" Wood Release: Wood Human Technique "
Li Yu was naturally not to be outdone. Soldiers against soldiers, generals against generals, before they could even figure out who was the soldier and who was the general, who was the support and who was the damage dealer, they had no choice but to engage in team fights.
"The Art of Susanoo "
The 100-meter Wood Man also lifted Namikaze Minato and Uchiha Itachi into the air, its entire body radiating an even more solid yellow armor, and its hands revealing a golden spear.
The two giants faced each other from afar, occasionally brandishing their weapons, each step causing the ground to tremble violently, creating an imposing sight.
The sheer scale of this standoff caused both the Team Hebi, who had been stopped by Akatsuki members, and the Konoha Squad to halt their battle and turn their attention to the Gundam, which was dozens of kilometers away.
"Wow, wow, such a big formation, is it going to be the final battle?" Tobi stood on the top of a tree and looked out.
" Sasuke?"
" Sasuke?"
These two are clearly the kind of people who are Tenten chasing after Sasuke, even though their mission is to capture Itachi.
" Nawaki? Is the opponent one of Orochimaru's subordinates from the Chunin Ninja Exams?" Kakashi recognized the Wood Release Ninjutsu at a glance.
"What's the situation over there? And over here?" Namikaze Minato, in his clone form, glanced at the Masked Man again.
Kisame Hoshigaki and Hozuki Suigetsu, who were standing relatively close by, also stopped playing with their large swords, their expressions differing.
" Lord Orochimaru "
" Yamato- sama is here too"
"Who's that next to me? Is he also from Akatsuki?" Hozuki Suigetsu asked, rubbing his nose.
" Deidara, wasn't he dead? He's actually hanging out with Orochimaru!" Kisame Hoshigaki immediately recognized Deidara's attire.
"Oh, you Akatsuki are fighting your own people, how interesting."
"Hmph, how would I know what that guy who 'Tenten spouting 'explosive art' is thinking?" Kisame Hoshigaki hoisted the shark onto his back and quickly ran away.
" Kisame- senpai, where are you going?"
"Kid, stay away if you don't want to die."
" Suigetsu, Jugo, let's back off too."
The battle was about to begin. Li Yu controlled the Wood Man and performed a spear flourish, launching a series of thrusts at the Wood Man opposite him.
The dark green broadsword was used to parry and deflect the rapid thrusts of the spear tip.
A prolonged attack will inevitably break through, and a prolonged defense will inevitably lead to defeat. After several successful stabs to the waist and abdomen, the Wood Man's armor was pierced with holes.
Both are equipped with the " Wood Man" armor, Yamato is empowered by the Mangekyo Sharingan, while Li Yu is empowered by the Rinnegan and, with the Susanoo, is even more superior.
Just as Li Yu's Wood Man dummy was sweeping away thousands of troops with a single move.
Orochimaru's eyes glowed purple, and the dark green Wood Man instantly gained a layer of purple armor, with wings rapidly sprouting from its back.
The dark green Wood Man turned purplish-green, its reaction speed and strength suddenly increased, and with a twist of its body, it slashed diagonally with its samurai sword.
A streak of purplish-green sword energy shot out, directly colliding with the golden spearhead.
"Boom!"
A massive storm swept across the ground, sending trees flying, shaking the earth, and Flying Sand, with effects reaching dozens of kilometers away.
"Click"
The golden spearhead was severed by the samurai sword in one strike, flying to one side, still radiating golden light in the air.
"Bang"
The gun tip pierced through two mountain peaks, penetrated the mountainside, and exploded, causing a landslide.
A scream echoed from the mountaintop as a half-black, half-white figure was caught in the aftershocks of the explosion and plummeted from the sky.
"Ouch, ouch, it even affects me from so far away!"
"Luckily, I ran fast; I was hit even if I stayed still."
"Damn Orochimaru, damn Uchiha, damn Senju, they all deserve to die!!"
"Oh my god, I bumped my back!" Black Zetsu cried out helplessly, clutching his back. It was like he was calling for his mother, hoping Otsutsuki Kaguya would come to his rescue.
The flying spear tip continuously dissipated energy; otherwise, if it had collided with the explosive earlier, the power might have been even greater, perhaps unintentionally eliminating Black Zetsu. That would have truly been a case of 'planting flowers intentionally but they don't bloom, while planting willows unintentionally and they thrive.'
Caught off guard by the immense force, the Wood Man Li Yu was controlling was jolted backward, its body arching uncontrollably.
The golden gun retracted backward, pressing against the ground, which helped to stop the backward fall.
The purple-green giant soared into the air, giving Li Yu no chance, pressing its advantage and preparing to annihilate him in one fell swoop.
Faced with the rapidly approaching purple-green figure in the air, Li Yu reacted quickly, his hands Hand Seals in a flurry.
" Tengai Shinsei "
The timing was perfect; a meteorite pierced through the clouds and hurtled towards the purplish-green figure in the air.
The enormous shadow drew everyone's gaze upwards to the sky.
The moment Orochimaru made his move, he took control from Yamato, suddenly changed direction in mid-air, and slashed at the meteorite in the sky.
"Boom!"
It was cut in half with a single stroke, the cut surface of which was neat and tidy.
"It's not over yet."
A second meteorite followed.
Another stab.
Li Yu, also slowed down by the meteorite, steadied himself, sprouted wings from his back, restored his spear tip, and crouched down, thrusting towards the dark green figure in the air.