A purple python suddenly burst out of the ground and knocked Ibuse over. Its body then turned black and transformed into a layer of shed snakeskin.
"Damn poison! What lethal poison!"
Manda's expression darkened. Orochimaru landed atop his head, formed hand seals, and pressed both hands against Manda's crown.
"Enchantment Technique: Wind Wave."
A layer of gray chakra enveloped Manda's body. Manda violently swung his tail at Ibuse, who leaped into the air and spewed a cloud of poisonous mist. Orochimaru formed a seal before his chest with one hand.
"Wind Release: Pressure Damage."
The poisonous mist was pierced through by fierce winds. Manda sprang upward like a coiled spring, and a figure flew out from Ibuse's body.
"Flash."
Boom.
Orochimaru was instantly cut in half, only to turn into a log. As Manda moved to attack, the man who had ambushed Orochimaru looked at him with contempt and pressed one hand against Manda's head.
"Fall."
Boom.
Unable to retaliate, Manda's head was smashed into the ground as though struck by a thousand-pound hammer. Jiraiya charged forward atop Manda's mountain-sized body, his white hair transforming into spear-like needles as he attacked. The man, whose body turned into droplets of water, vanished from atop Manda's head.
"Hanzo!"
A hoarse voice rang out from the top of the nearby trees. Orochimaru wore a grim expression as he touched the blackened wound on his abdomen and disdainfully identified the man. Hanzo merely glanced at Orochimaru before ignoring the dying man. A shadow fell over Hanzo's body, and when he looked up, an enormous toad was descending from the sky.
"Food Cart Destroyer Technique."
Ibuse moved with incredible speed, flashing away to evade it. Yet the falling toad gave him no chance, pinning his tail to the ground with the long blade in its