Tayuya dodged Naruto's attacks and leaped onto a large tree.
Her face was grim. There were nine more young ninjas in the arena, all looking eager to try their luck.
Tayuya's teammates didn't want to continue fighting and were already resentful of Kimimaro. They could have easily Sasuke in and captured Sasuke, but instead, they had to arrange for four people to block the Konoha Ninja. They wondered if that guy had succeeded.
She put the flute to her lips, trying to continue creating the illusion, when suddenly she felt something was wrong. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw a blonde girl in the distance, stretching out her hands, her thumb and forefinger forming a "mouth" shape aimed at her.
Oh no! She was terrified.
The Mind Body Switch Technique!
Tayuya suddenly turned around, raised her fist and waved it at a black-haired boy with a pineapple-shaped hairstyle, her face beaming with a smile.
"Yes, I got it!"
Shikamaru pointed to a rock below.
Tayuya looked down from the tree, which was about ten meters high, and saw a small blue stone about a meter in diameter at the foot of the tree. She smiled, made a peace sign at Shikamaru, and then leaped down headfirst, landing on the stone.
Tayuya's eyes widened, her body drenched in cold sweat, as she watched helplessly as she was about to crash into Taiseki. In her desperation, she unleashed an unprecedented potential, expelling the girl's spirit from her body, and her body relaxed instantly.
In the last two meters, I finally adjusted my posture and landed on the ground.
But as soon as she tried to get up, she found that she couldn't move her body, and the shadow beneath her feet became long and thin, connecting with the pineapple-headed boy.
Shadow Possession Jutsu!
" Choji!" Shikamaru shouted.
Choji stuffed the snacks into his pocket, nodded, and his body grew as if he were being inflated, his limbs and head shrinking into his body, turning him into a giant ball of flesh.
Human Bullet Tank!
The enormous ball of flesh rolled rapidly Tayuya.
Rotation!
Neji's Byakugan veins bulged, and a large amount of Chakra emanated from his acupoints. He spun rapidly, deflecting the incoming spider silk and arrows.
Kidomaru was about to continue shooting arrows when he saw about a dozen Kunai flying towards him, each Kunai having an Explosive Tag attached to it.
"Boom!" Tenten shouted.
More than a dozen Explosive Tag exploded simultaneously.
Kidomaru pulled on the silken thread in his hand, rapidly escaping the blast radius, and heard a loud shout:
" Eight Gates Released Formation - Gate of Opening! Open!"
Open the Gate of Healing!
"Gate of Life, open!"
A boy with a watermelon-shaped haircut and wearing a green bodysuit suddenly appeared in front of him, swinging his fist at him.
Kidomaru didn't want to take the hit head-on, so he quickly changed direction, using the spider silk beneath his feet.
The boy's outstretched fist sprouted long white bandages that wrapped around him. Kidomaru waved the spider silk covering his body, channeling Chakra, and sliced the white bandages into pieces.
The boy in the green bodysuit suddenly raised his right leg.
Konoha Whirlwind!
The immense force struck Kidomaru, and the powerful momentum sent him flying sideways.
Kidomaru caught a glimpse of the Byakugan- wielding boy extending his palms towards him, and he was about to activate his Chakra to defend himself.
Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms!
The boy shouted, Kidomaru's Chakra faltered, followed by a barrage of palm strikes.
Earth Release: Earth Prison Hall!
Jirobo trapped the boy wearing sunglasses inside a huge mound of earth, only to find that he was absorbing very little Chakra, while his body was crawling with countless tiny insects that were frantically devouring his body and Chakra.
The boy wearing sunglasses stood unharmed to the side, seemingly mocking himself.
Fang Over Fang!
Two spinning figures rushed toward Jirobo like a hurricane.
Jirobo endured the excruciating pain, his eyes hardening with rage, and rammed his head into the attacker. With a deafening crash, Jirobo tumbled backward and flew through the air.
Kiba Inuzuka shakily got up, patted his head, and Akamaru beside him also looked somewhat listless.
Shino commanded a massive swarm of insects that enveloped Jirobo like a cloud of mist. Jirobo kept slapping his body, but the more he slapped, the more insects appeared, and he couldn't kill them all.
He steeled his resolve, ignoring the bugs biting him, and punched the girl who rolled her Byakugan at him.
The Mind Body Switch Technique!
Jirobo suddenly paused, stuck out his tongue, and made a peace sign at Hinata.
Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms!
Hinata didn't let the opportunity pass, and her palm strikes rained down on Jirobo's body.
Asuma, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, turned to look at Kakashi beside him.
"I haven't seen you around lately. Are you practicing some kind of Ninjutsu?"
Kakashi squinted and scratched the back of his head.
"My students don't need my guidance, so I've been a bit free lately and want to learn a new Ninjutsu."
Kurenai Yuhi crossed her arms, rolled her eyes, and couldn't help but say:
"Why does that sound a bit sarcastic to me? Who told you to be so lazy? The students are all going to ask others for help." Kakashi didn't know what to say, so he could only scratch his head awkwardly.
Might Guy placed his hand on Kakashi's shoulder, giving Kakashi a thumbs-up with his right hand. "Cheer up, Kakashi! You truly are my eternal rival. You haven't wasted your youth. Let's have a grand duel using your new Ninjutsu!"
Might Guy grinned, showing his bright white teeth, and looked at Kakashi with anticipation in his eyes.
Kakashi was about to find a way to refuse when Rock Lee, who had just defeated the enemy, saw Might Guy.
" Might Guy-sensei!" Rock Lee ran happily towards Might Guy.
"Ada!" Might Guy leaped up and kicked the oncoming Rock Lee away.
Rock Lee got up from the ground, still a little confused, when he saw Might Guy give him a thumbs up.
"You defeated the enemy, Li! You protected your comrades and lived up to your youth!"
Rock Lee straightened up, his eyes reddening, and hot tears streaming down his face.
Might Guy hugged Rock Lee tightly, tears welling up in his eyes. He called out his student's name with deep affection, "Li!"
"Teacher!" Rock Lee hugged the teacher's broad chest.
In a basement not far from Konoha, two figures were walking slowly down a corridor.
The white-haired young man with the missing arm pushed up his glasses and said respectfully:
" Lord Orochimaru, your body can't wait any longer; you need to be reincarnated as soon as possible. In my opinion, the chances of Kimimaro and the others bringing Sasuke are very low."
Orochimaru chuckled, "I know all that. It's impossible for Kimimaro and the others to Sasuke from Konoha."
Kabuto Yakushi looked surprised. "Then why?"
"They are merely tools, and naturally, their value must be utilized. As long as a seed of power is planted in Sasuke's heart, driven by revenge, he will naturally come to me when he needs it."
"What if Konoha is also willing to teach Sasuke?" Although Kabuto Yakushi trusted Orochimaru, Konoha was, after all, the place that had nurtured them.
Orochimaru: "We didn't lose anything that way, just a few tools."
"I understand, Lord Orochimaru." Kabuto Yakushi pushed up his slipping glasses.
"You should reincarnate as soon as possible, Kabuto." Orochimaru stared at Kabuto Yakushi with his snake-like eyes. "Say goodbye to the past!"
Kabuto Yakushi stopped, a hint of recollection in his eyes, but quickly caught up with Orochimaru.
"Yes, Lord Orochimaru!"