"A showdown between the successors of Shikkotsu Forest and Mount Myōboku..." Tsunade murmured.
She and Jiraiya watched the scene on the field without blinking.
Katsuyu and Gamabunta traded blows, neither able to gain the upper hand.
Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head and corrected her. "Wrong. They're successors to the Will of Fire."
Orochimaru smiled without saying a word.
Jiraiya teased, "Looks like Katsuyu's about to lose ground."
Tsunade pursed her lips.
She was just about to say something when she saw Liu Yun raise two fingers.
A gleam appeared in her eyes, and she gave a quiet snort. "It's not over yet. Keep watching."
Hiruzen Sarutobi and Orochimaru also perked up.
On the field.
Liu Yun casually formed two hand seals, then slammed his palms together.
"Lightning Release: Heaven-Splitting Thunder Serpent!"
The next moment.
Crackle!
Several bolts of lightning descended from the sky with an ear-splitting roar.
Liu Yun was swallowed by blazing lightning. All anyone could see was the dazzling light surrounding him, their eyes filled with shock and disbelief.
Then lightning began flowing incessantly over his body, the violent electricity seeming to become a living creature.
Forget Lightning Armor. It uses too much chakra.
With a thought from Liu Yun, the lightning that had been about to form armor began extending outward.
It transformed into several lightning serpents, which let out shrill, piercing hisses.
Soon, the lightning serpents began slithering across the ground so fast that only streaks of afterimages were visible.
Shikaku Nara and the others had yet to react.
The lightning serpents had already reached their feet and raced up their bodies.
"Again?"
Shikaku Nara's eyes went blank. Feeling that familiar numbness spread through his body, he suddenly smiled in resignation.
Minato, Nawaki, Yakushi Nonō, Shikaku Nara, and Choza Akimichi.
Five people, one serpent each.