"Bang!"
A huge cloud of smoke flashed into view, followed by the appearance of a monstrous creature dozens of meters tall.
A giant purple snake stared with evil, icy eyes. He glared arrogantly at Orochimaru and roared, "Orochimaru, what have you summoned me for this time?"
"If you don't have a hundred human sacrifices, I'll kill you!"
Orochimaru's face darkened. He was supposed to be the summoner, yet his summon was treating him this way. Anyone would have felt humiliated.
But back when he'd made a contract with Manda, he hadn't been very strong, so he couldn't force Manda to obey him.
Thus, their contract was an equal one. If Manda didn't agree, he could leave of his own accord after being summoned.
"Fine. Just defeat that brat, and I'll prepare all the sacrifices you want!"
Orochimaru gritted his teeth.
Not just at Uchiha Gray, but at Manda too!
Gene Cloning Technology was almost complete. Once it was perfected, he'd slaughter Manda at once!
Then, using Manda's genes, he'd cultivate an even more powerful summon!
"Oh?"
Manda looked at Uchiha Gray disdainfully.
"Orochimaru, you've gotten weaker and weaker."
"You can't even deal with a brat now!"
Orochimaru chuckled coldly and didn't respond.
But in the next moment, Uchiha Gray vanished. Ordinary ninja were always shaken by the power and speed of a colossal summon like Manda.
But in the face of absolute power and the Sharingan, he was nothing more than a slightly bigger punching bag!
"Brat, you're trying to sneak up on me!"
Manda roared furiously.
"Sneak up on you?" Uchiha Gray gave a scornful chuckle.
"An ambush would be showing you respect. If I attack you, do you dare dodge?"
Arrogant, domineering, utterly invincible!
That was Uchiha Gray!
Manda flew into a rage.
He was the very embodiment of terror. When had a brat ever humiliated him like this?
"Brat, you'll die! I'll tear you limb from limb!"
He raged as his massive body twisted, rumbling like thunder.
But in the next instant, he froze completely.
"Sharingan Genjutsu!"
The Three-Tomoe Sharingan in Uchiha Gray's eyes glimmered with an eerie light.
Back when he faced Sasuke Uchiha's Three-Tomoe Sharingan, Manda had been utterly powerless to resist.
And now, facing Uchiha Gray, who possessed both a Sage Body and the Three-Tomoe Sharingan—
Manda was nothing more than a plaything!
"Sharingan!"
Orochimaru was stunned.
He'd never imagined that his summon, Manda, would be so helpless against the Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
This was a summon with Kage Level strength, after all!
Even Orochimaru himself would have to go to considerable effort to subdue Manda.
Yet before the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, Manda was like an obedient child, doing whatever he was told!
Uchiha Gray followed up immediately.
"Light Speed Kick!"
Uchiha Gray's right leg became a golden flash!
It streaked through the air.
His leg glowed like gold as it slammed into Manda's head!
Uchiha Gray's eyes glinted coldly.
He'd never been one for empty talk or waiting ten years to get revenge.
If he had a grudge, he settled it on the spot!
"Light Weapon!"
A Light Weapon formed in his hand again, this time three meters long. Anything shorter wouldn't be enough to kill the giant snake outright.
Under the fierce assault of the Light Speed Kick, Manda began to regain a little of his awareness.
"You brat, how dare you humiliate me like this! What kind of sorcery did you use? Why couldn't I move? How can you control me?"
Manda was horrified.
"You're a brat from the Uchiha Clan."
Manda recalled the legend.
During the Nine-Tails' rampage in the Leaf, even the Nine-Tails had been controlled by the Uchiha Clan's eyes. Manda was powerful, but compared to the Nine-Tails, he was as feeble as an ant.
I could really die here.
The thought suddenly surfaced in Manda's mind.
"Orochimaru, hurry up and release the Summoning Technique! This brat has control over my body, but not my mind. This terrifying brat wants me to watch myself get killed!"
Manda was completely terrified.
His heart filled with fear. The brat standing before him wasn't human at all!
"What?"
Orochimaru stared at Manda in shock. He knew Manda's personality well: arrogant, unruly, and conceited toward everyone.
Yet now Manda was afraid, because this brat really did have the power to kill him!
Orochimaru immediately began to release the Summoning Technique!
But Uchiha Gray was faster. The Light Weapon in his hand came crashing down at a speed too fast for the eye to follow.
It cleaved Manda's head clean off!
The arrogant, evil summon who had thought himself invincible had been killed by Uchiha Gray.
The white Hokage Haori on Uchiha Gray's body was splattered with blood.
He looked just like a Death God returned from hell.
Orochimaru was still frozen in the middle of forming Hand Seals.
Shock and fear surged in his heart, and cold sweat ran down his forehead.
At the rate Uchiha Gray was progressing, it would probably take only a few years for him to surpass Orochimaru!
At the same time,
amid that shock, envy and jealousy also welled up.
He stared fixedly at the Three-Tomoe Sharingan in Uchiha Gray's eyes.
That was the power of a Kekkei Genkai. No matter how hard ordinary ninja worked, they could never catch up!
Even he, a man hailed as a genius, could only feel powerless in the face of such terrifying strength.
"Sharingan..."
Orochimaru gazed obsessively at the Three-Tomoe Sharingan in Uchiha Gray's eyes.
"Uchiha Gray, that's enough for today. I'm sure we'll meet again. Next time, things won't be like this!"
But in the next instant, Uchiha Gray blocked his path.
Greed glinted in Uchiha Gray's eyes as well.
If you don't look out for yourself, heaven and earth will punish you.
How could I let something this valuable go to waste?
The Three-Tomoe Sharingan in Uchiha Gray's eyes spun wildly. Suddenly, he looked toward Uchiha Shisui.
He stared intently at him, as if trying to convey something without letting Orochimaru hear.
The Three-Tomoe Sharingan in Uchiha Gray's eyes spun faster and faster!
Uchiha Shisui froze. Was Gray asking him to use that technique!?
That was impossible!
Kotoamatsukami was meant to stop the Uchiha Clan's rebellion. How could he use it on Orochimaru?
"Submit to me, Orochimaru. If you do, I might consider sparing your life."
Uchiha Gray said this out of nowhere, then murmured to himself, "You're more useful than Fugaku Uchiha."
Then he looked calmly at Uchiha Shisui. "Shisui, didn't you want to resolve the Uchiha Clan's problem?"
He commanded, "I'll help you!"
Orochimaru's eyes turned cold.
Did this brat really think he could subdue him?
In the next instant, Uchiha Shisui appeared in front of him. The Mangekyō Sharingan in his eyes, marked with four points, spun wildly. After hesitating, he slowly uttered a few words.
"Kotoamatsukami!"
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