"Hehehe..."
Orochimaru sneered as he lunged at Jiraiya like a venomous snake. Jiraiya's white hair lengthened, bristling like a hedgehog's spines. Orochimaru's neck stretched over five meters as he spat out a Wind Release ninjutsu.
"Wind Release: Pressure Damage!"
Jiraiya sprang into the air like his legs were springs, evading the ninjutsu. A Rasengan formed in his hand, and he actually hurled it at Orochimaru. Orochimaru pressed both hands against the ground, raising an earthen wall to block Jiraiya's Rasengan. At the same time, countless venomous snakes coiled out from his palms toward Jiraiya.
"Fire Style: Flame Bullet!"
The searing flames reduced the snakes to ashes. But when Jiraiya searched for Orochimaru again, he found that the man had already vanished. The moment Jiraiya landed and was about to use the Perception Technique, the ground exploded. Orochimaru's hands wrapped around him like ropes, binding Jiraiya in place. Orochimaru's head shot forward like a snake once more and bit down on Jiraiya's neck—only for Jiraiya to turn into a log.
"Summoning Technique: Manda!"
"Summoning Technique: Gamabunta!"
The purple giant snake burst through the churning smoke, tongue flicking as it opened its bloody maw and lunged at Jiraiya. A shadow fell from the sky. Before Manda could look up, a long blade pierced through its mouth, followed by a toad no smaller in size landing atop Manda's body.
"Wind Release: Great Windstorm!"
Orochimaru appeared beneath Gamabunta's head from within the shadow and unleashed Wind Release. Gamabunta leaped a hundred meters into the air to evade the attack, but Manda's tail followed close behind, striking Gamabunta's body like an iron whip. Gritting his teeth, Gamabunta adjusted himself midair and formed seals with his forepaws.
"Water Release: Water Bullet!"
Manda burrowed into the ground to evade the attack. Orochimaru had no desire to continue