In such a cramped space, the strange, gigantic venomous creature he had summoned could effectively block the oncoming thorns.
But only for an instant.
The thorns spread over its body and immediately drained it into a dried husk.
"Oh? Ibuse? Hanzō, is it?"
By then, Yanbai had already wrapped the intruder in thorns with pinpoint precision, suspending him in midair.
Orochimaru's house was already a wreck. Thorn-covered vines grew across the walls, floors, and ceilings.
After the Flower of Thorns absorbed all of Ibuse, the abundant vitality made the vines bloom with exquisite white roses.
The rich fragrance of roses burst through the cramped house.
The white roses possessed healing power. They formed beautiful spirals in the darkness, absorbing the airborne toxins and healing the poison injuries of the four children, then swiftly withered as though they had never existed.
The thorns bound the man tightly.
Yanbai slowly emerged from the depths of the hallway, studying the prey his thorns had caught.
The man's weapon was a chain sickle. He wore black clothes that concealed him in the darkness, and a mask covered his face.
The Flower of Thorns tightened its vines around the masked man. For now, they neither absorbed his blood nor drained his vitality, merely leaving him suspended in midair.
Up ahead, Jiraiya had already lost consciousness. Uchiha Sumi and Orochimaru supported him together and retreated toward the living room outside.
Uchiha Sumi was so frightened that his Three-Tomoe Sharingan had activated. As he retreated, he kept staring at Yanbai, his heart filling with emotions he could neither describe nor explain.
Orochimaru's adoptive mother was far too powerful!
This was... the Princess Senju's signature technique mentioned in the textbooks, Wood Release: Flower of Thorns.
A storm of shock surged through Uchiha Sumi's heart.
It was not as