Orochimaru frowned deeply and quickly realized something was wrong.
"Those three brats aren't that scheming. Sasuke isn't the devious type, and the other two are ordinary in strength. They shouldn't have been able to set up a trap like this. Who was it?"
Orochimaru was puzzled. He could not understand who had arranged these traps. Thinking of the time it would take to dismantle the large number of traps ahead made him somewhat irritated.
"It seems I can't bring these two burdens along."
Orochimaru glanced at his two subordinates, coldness rising in his eyes.
Pfft! Pfft!
Blood splattered, dyeing the surrounding grass red and filling the air with a thick bloody stench.
Orochimaru licked his lips and sped away amid the sound of tearing air. He easily dodged every trap along the way; none could harm him in the slightest.
"This is much faster. I'll find you soon enough, Sasuke. You can't run."
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Boom!
Countless Kunai rained down, each tied with a sheet of paper, blanketing Orochimaru and forcing him to dodge. Once he had evaded them, countless figures appeared ahead.
"This is!!"
Orochimaru frowned tightly at the countless trees ahead. More than a thousand Shadow Clone Techniques stood atop them, sneering at him. Even he had not expected such numbers.
"Take down that long-tongued ugly bastard! Kill him!"
A shout rang out from among the Shadow Clone Techniques. Immediately afterward, over a thousand clones formed hand seals at once, and terrifying wind blades took shape the next second.
Wind Release: Wind Cutter Technique!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Countless wind blades filled the sky, sweeping toward Orochimaru in an attack like a curtain of rain.
Even Orochimaru's eyes shifted slightly at such a terrifying range and the sheer number of ninjutsu formed simultaneously.
Yet, relying on his