The Land of Fields lay between the Land of Iron and the Land of Hot Water, bordering Konoha on one side and the sea on the other. It was one of the smaller satellite nations near Konoha, serving as a buffer zone for battlefields.
Now, it had become the battlefield between Oguri Hayashi and Orochimaru.
In fact, after obtaining the Flying Thunder God Technique, Oguri Hayashi had set his marks in a spiraling exploratory pattern outside Konoha, scouting outward from Takigakure as the center.
For Oguri Hayashi to reach this place meant that he had already surveyed it.
The terrain here was extremely open, making it perfect for a fight between people of their caliber.
"The Flying Thunder God Technique? Truly troublesome," Orochimaru said coldly.
He tore open his finger with his teeth and pressed his hand to the ground. Symbols spread out, and in an instant, a gigantic snake appeared before Oguri Hayashi.
The coiled body of this enormous serpent, nearly eighty meters long, already occupied an entire football field. When it raised its head, it became even more terrifying. Such a massive snake would possess immense destructive power even in modern society. With a body that huge and scales that thick, it could indeed ignore most firearms.
"Oh? So this little guy is the enemy?" Manda said, flicking out his tongue with his mouth wide open. "He really is fine prey!"
Snakes were generally nearsighted and usually relied on infrared sensing to detect enemies. Although Manda's eyesight was poor, his ability to sense human bodies surpassed even that of ordinary sensory ninja.
From his perspective, the man before him—too small even to fill the gaps between his teeth—looked like a blazing flame, radiating incomparable heat and nourishment. Manda could not help swallowing.
"That's right. He's the enemy this