Those were hands... so beautiful they made the heart tremble. At least, Orochimaru was certain they were not Anko's original hands!
Ninja generally developed thick calluses on their hands from constantly forming hand Seals!
“Calluses increase friction, disrupting the flow of hand Seals, while stiff muscles and bones destroy their beauty...”
Drip! Drip!
Inari Anko drooled, her lovely face faintly flushed.
"So the first thing a Fox does when possessing a human is soak those hands in the Fox's specially prepared 'Celestial Fox Saliva,' making them look just the way the Fox likes♥..."
Whenever the subject turned to ninjutsu... Inari Ōkami seemed to have been possessed by some strange creature!
Orochimaru smiled. "You certainly are particular about a Ninja's hands!"
"Honestly~! Ugly hands are a Ninja's original sin!"
As Inari Anko laughed and chatted, her hands completed their Seals!
"Hee!"
—Fire Release: Foxfire Phoenix Flower!!!
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...!!
Clusters of dazzling foxfire rushed straight at Orochimaru!
"I already experienced this move on my way here. Nothing special..."
Orochimaru's hair fluttered as he completed his hand Seals, dispersing the foxfire with Wind Release: Great Breakthrough, just as before!!
Whir, whir, whir...!!
But this time was different... Once the foxfire went out, the shuriken concealed within it spun rapidly, piercing through the wind!!
Orochimaru said, "Ah, that's the Wind-Piercing Shuriken Technique, an extremely rare shuriken ninjutsu that lets shuriken ignore the barrier created by Wind Release Ninjutsu!!"
Swish, swish, swish...!!
Orochimaru twisted his body sinuously, dodging the shuriken's trajectories!!
Clang, clang, clang...!
The instant the spinning shuriken hit the ground...!
A sudden surge of unease rose in Orochimaru's heart!!
Instinctively, he crossed his arms in front of his chest!!
Whoosh...!
"Fufufu, this Fox is so beautiful!"
Sure enough... Inari Anko appeared out of nowhere atop one of the fallen shuriken. Bracing one