"Hm?" Seeing that something was off with Orochimaru, Nagato hurried over to check on him.
"Orochimaru, Orochimaru, Orochimaru..." Nagato called out several times in succession, but Orochimaru did not respond.
Nagato bent down, intending to touch Orochimaru...
"Hisss!" At that moment, Orochimaru's body rapidly shriveled up as though it were leaking air!
Nagato froze. "He shed his skin?"
"Splash!!" Orochimaru's true body emerged from the sea behind Nagato, his lower body transformed into a snake's tail as he sinuously skimmed across the water. Once he drew close, he gathered strength and threw a powerful punch!!
"So you're playing that trick." Nagato smiled faintly, bent backward to evade the punch, and rapidly formed hand seals with both hands!
"Water Release..."
"Splash!!!"
The sea churned!!!
"Hm!?" Orochimaru looked down, and his pupils abruptly contracted!
"Water Dragon Bullet Technique!!!!"
Nagato stood firmly atop the rolling sea, unmoving, while the surrounding waters surged forth in a vast torrent, transforming into a ferocious water dragon that carried Orochimaru soaring into the sky...!!!
"Urghhhh...!!! This is ridiculous!!! Even in a place with water, how can a Water Release technique be this huge?!!!!"
"Splash!!!!!" The water dragon twisted downward from a height of a hundred meters, crashing brutally into the sea with a shattering roar!!
"Arghhh...!!!" After a scream, Orochimaru was swallowed by the depths of the chaotic currents, feeling tearing pain throughout his entire body.
If I hadn't undergone Soft Body Modification, this Water Dragon Bullet would probably have pulverized every bone in my body... Even so, the damage I suffered is still extremely severe.
"Before, a single taijutsu strike had crippled my arm. This time... was it the enhancement of ninjutsu?"
"Splash!" Amid the currents, Orochimaru opened his mouth, and a black streak shot from his throat, returning to the surface.
Having shed his skin