Lewd Monster King Anko

"Clack, clack, clack!"

After pulling his two teammates out of the giant snake's attack range, Muzan swiftly flung several kunai.

The two collided with crisp clangs. Only faint white marks and scattered sparks appeared on the giant snake's scales; Muzan's attacks could not penetrate its armor.

"This is a little troublesome."

He used Body Flicker to leap onto a large tree. From here, he could see the giant snake's overall condition. Noticing Anko and Mari frozen in terror, Muzan shouted:

"Idiots! If this keeps up, you'll really die! Get up and cooperate with me!"

A Genin's attacks could not harm the giant snake, but before coming here, Anko had prepared several Explosive Tags. They could produce unexpected results at a critical moment.

Muzan's furious shout finally snapped Anko and Mari out of it. Anko, especially, gritted her teeth and stabbed her palm with a kunai, using the pain to break free from fear. She would prove with her actions that she was not useless!

"Mari, get up!"

She grabbed Mari, who was sprawled on the ground. Judging by the situation, if they failed Orochimaru's test, they really would die here!

"Muzan, leave the distraction below to us!"

Anko made a bold decision. She and Mari would use themselves to draw the giant snake's attention. Anko understood that among the three-person team, only Muzan could defeat it.

Orochimaru, standing atop the giant snake's head, rarely showed a smile on his cold face. At the same time, the giant snake launched its attack!

"Good! Leave the giant snake to me!"

With Anko distracting it from above, Muzan also wanted to see just how strong he had become!

"Fire Release: Dragon Flame Jutsu!"

Even though it was only a C-rank ninjutsu, driven by Muzan's Chakra, it still displayed considerable power.

During the Fourth Shinobi World War, Madara's C-rank ninjutsu had been no different from A-rank techniques. The power of a ninjutsu mainly depended on the supply of Chakra.

A stream of flame tore through the white mist around them and crashed head-on into the giant snake's body. Yet compared to the snake's enormous size, the flames were still somewhat lacking.

In order to draw out Muzan's physical potential, Orochimaru had specifically found a relatively powerful giant snake. Even an ordinary Elite Chunin would be dragged into a hard battle against it.

"Without mastering powerful ninjutsu, you cannot defeat this giant snake with C-rank techniques alone."

Orochimaru's voice came from above, serving as a warning. Blindly releasing ninjutsu would only result in them being eaten by the giant snake.

"That may not be true, Lord Orochimaru!"

"What is that?"

Seeing Muzan's hand motion, Orochimaru was stunned. Of course he recognized it. No wonder Tsunade had come to ask him to take Muzan as a disciple—he had inherited part of Tsunade's ninjutsu as well.

"Monster Strength Fist!"

Combined with Muzan's precise Chakra control, he concentrated Chakra into his fist before releasing a powerful burst of force.

The blow struck the giant snake before him. This punch was even more effective than the Dragon Flame, directly shattering its scales. Blood seeped out, and the giant snake felt pain.

"Hissss!"

The restless giant snake had initially been suppressed by Orochimaru, but the moment he saw Muzan use Monstrous Strength, he used Body Flicker to leave the battlefield.

Now that no one was suppressing the giant snake, its ferocity was fully unleashed. It opened its bloody maw, intending to swallow the troublesome Muzan whole.

"Bang!"

Facing the giant snake's swallowing attack, Muzan calmly watched it while rapidly forming hand seals. The earth below began to churn.

"Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall!"

The earthen wall bearing a dog head blocked its attack, forcing the giant snake to go around it.

Muzan noticed the two people who had appeared beside him. Anko's palm was still bleeding, while Mari's face was pale as she forced herself to stay by Anko's side.

"I'll need your cooperation next.

Monster Strength Fist can only injure it, not kill it. The giant snake's strength lies in its scales and enormous body, but it has one fatal weakness: the places its scales cannot cover. If we stuff Explosive Tags in there, we can inflict unexpected damage."

Anko looked at Muzan with a flushed face. Especially when he spoke so seriously, she began to wonder whether Muzan had some strange hobby. No wonder Kakashi was so proficient with Thousand Years of Death—so it was because of this improper older brother.

"Pervert!"

"Why are you calling me a pervert?"

Muzan only wanted to stuff Explosive Tags into the giant snake's mouth. Was eating firecrackers perverted too?

"Stop messing around! This is our only chance. The giant snake's mouth is one of its few weak points."

Anko, who had just been about to refuse, heard that it was the mouth and her cheeks turned completely red. She lowered her head, too embarrassed to look at Muzan. She had misunderstood.

Pah! Kakashi must have led me astray!

Muzan took the Explosive Tags. The instant the wall cracked open, he used the Substitution Jutsu to switch places with a branch behind him.

The moment the giant snake appeared, it fixed its gaze on Anko and Mari in front of it.

"Fire Release: Fireball Jutsu!"

A miniature fireball shot from Anko's mouth and landed on the giant snake's body. It did not even scatter a spark, but it successfully provoked the creature's temper.

Again and again, it had been provoked. Did this giant snake have no dignity?!

"Bang!"

Snake tail sweep!

The giant snake only needed to twist its body to sweep through an entire stretch of forest, yet it failed to spot the bastard who had injured it.

Muzan had reached its back. He wedged a kunai into a gap between its scales, using it to anchor himself and keep from falling.

Compared to the giant snake's massive body, as long as Muzan's movements were slight enough, it would not notice him. After all, if an ant crawled across your body, you would instinctively ignore it.

Moreover, the giant snake's attention was drawn by Mari, giving Muzan an opening.

Before long, Muzan reached the giant snake's head. At this point, it sensed that something was wrong. A little bug had actually crawled onto its head. It violently shook its head and slammed it into the ground, trying to throw Muzan off.

"You only noticed now? Too late!"

"Monster Strength Fist!"

Though his fist was small, its power was immense.

The scales on the giant snake's head cracked and curled outward beneath Muzan's hammering. The title Konoha Hammer King was no boast. The feeling of every punch landing solidly enraged the giant snake, but Muzan clung tightly to the gaps between its scales.

The giant snake opened its mouth and wildly smashed into the ground, yet it did not notice Muzan pressing against its body as he slowly approached its mouth.

"Is Muzan going to succeed?"

"Oh no! Just get me out of the Forest of Death already!"

His teammates below anxiously watched Muzan near the snake's head. At the final moment, Muzan leaped up and connected the Explosive Tags to a kunai before hurling it straight out.

"Boom!"

Flames burst directly from the giant snake's mouth, accompanied by the scent of roasted meat.

The blast knocked it unconscious, but Muzan's situation was no better. The moment he landed, the unconscious giant snake crashed down toward him as well.