The surface of the Araki was as still as water.
This sense of oppression was very real and present to him.
He had seen Orochimaru use such Ninjutsu in actual combat in the anime before, but that was only when he faced Uchiha Itachi, and he was directly sealed away.
At that time, he thought Orochimaru was weak, but he realized how powerful he was when he saw the later parts of the story. It just so happened that he was countered and sealed by Uchiha Itachi's Totsuka Blade, but that doesn't mean that such Ninjutsu is not powerful. From his perspective, this is the largest thing he has ever seen. Even the Tailed Beast are not as big as this.
As Orochimaru weakened and he transformed into the Eight-Headed Serpent, his size increased dramatically. The effects of the previous poison were instantly neutralized in his presence, and due to his size, it could be metabolized almost effortlessly.
"Be a good guinea pig for my experiments!"
At that moment, the eight heads of the Eight-Headed Serpent spoke simultaneously, then lunged at Araki. Each head opened its gaping maw, and apart from the eyeliner that still identified it as Orochimaru, it was practically indistinguishable from a monster. Each head was almost the size of a small mountain, and to Araki, it was about the same size as a snake's eyes. Especially the snake's eyes, which had shrunk to a vertical slit, resembled an unclosed door, exuding an extremely oppressive aura.
As soon as Orochimaru uttered these words, his voice seemed to cause thunderclaps. The eight-colored dark clouds swirling around his eight heads instantly began to pour down rain, and the weather in the surrounding area changed accordingly. A foul stench emanated from his enormous, blood-red maw.
Araki watched as the snake heads lunged at him, and without a second thought, he instinctively dodged to the sides. Because his body was in a state of full-body focus, his speed was extremely fast, and he was not directly bitten by the snake heads.
The eight snake heads slammed into the ground before they could bite Araki, producing a series of resounding booms that shattered the rubble. Both the sound effects and the visual effects were enough to make Araki feel uneasy.
Is this Orochimaru?!
Araki dodged quickly, rapidly considering how to deal with such a behemoth, something he had no prior experience with.
If he were stronger, he might have a way to deal with it, but the terrifying sense of oppression he felt now was indescribable. Every impact from the snake's head made him feel like he was about to be hit.
After all, the snake heads were incredibly fast and enormous, like a building collapsing in front of him. Their mere shadows were enough to obscure him, and he needed to move with incredible speed to escape this oppressive feeling. But just as he dodged one, another appeared. There were a total of eight snake heads, and eight pairs of eyes staring at him, making it almost impossible to avoid or escape.
"They'll die if this continues."
Araki felt a strong sense of crisis. He knew that he was still only at the level of Orochimaru in the first month. The intimidation that the Eight-Headed Serpent presented to him far exceeded what he had seen in the anime when it was shown to be in front of Uchiha Itachi.
In a sense, Orochimaru's power was perhaps suppressed within Sasuke's body, especially since a portion of Orochimaru's soul was sealed within the Shinigami at that time.
As Araki's mind raced to figure out how to solve the problem, the swift snake heads attacked him again. Each snake head opened its gaping maw, revealing a scarlet oral cavity and extremely sharp teeth, and it brought with it an extremely foul stench.
This time, Araki felt as if the entire sky had been obscured. Under the baptism of the torrential rain, eight snake heads surrounded him from all directions, leaving him no space or room whatsoever.
"It's over!"
Araki stood rooted to the spot, his mind momentarily blank for a second. Faced with such an attack, he had no way to deal with it, and didn't even know what to do.
Using the Deep Forest Emergence was clearly insufficient; the wood was almost powerless against this ferocious body, the difference in size between them was too great. Now, these eight snake heads were like meteorites falling from the sky, directly overwhelming him, making him feel as if the whole world was being compressed.
This moment.
Araki suddenly realized.
Orochimaru also had some trump cards up his sleeve.
During the Second Shinobi World War, the Konoha Sannin faced Hanzo of the Salamander together. Judging from Orochimaru's current strength, he could probably take on Hanzo of the Salamander, but he didn't. Instead, he wisely preserved his trump cards and strength while ensuring victory in the war.
Araki had even thought that Orochimaru would only use the Eight Branches Technique after learning the Living Corpse Reincarnation Technique, so everything before him was completely beyond his expectations.
In the end, Orochimaru still set his sights on him...
Araki felt a pang of helplessness. After all, he felt he was probably the least noticeable transmigrator. Everyone else had many cheat codes that allowed them to gain formidable strength in a short time, but he had spent five years training hard in the ninja world, and now he was about to suffer a complete defeat.
thump!
However, at that moment, Araki's heart was violently jolted.
This was a throbbing intensity he had never experienced before. Although it only happened once, it felt as if it didn't belong to his heart, but to a giant beast.
Immediately afterwards.
In his eyes.
It was as if the world had become quiet.
The eight snake heads that had fallen from the sky suddenly slowed down dramatically, as if they were slowly descending, creating a vast expanse of space.
At that moment, Araki felt that if he wanted to leave, he could easily escape, but for some inexplicable reason, he didn't do so, as if he subconsciously clapped his hands together.
"Smack!"
Araki clasped his hands together, palms pressed together, and streams of green Chakra surged from his body. Scenes of memories that didn't belong to him flashed through his mind, giving him the feeling of watching a movie flashback. It was as if all these scenes had merged with him at this moment, as if he had personally experienced them. And everything that was happening now seemed like a dream, as if the experiences in the scenes were his true memories.
" Wood Release: Wood Locking Wall Jutsu!"
After clapping his hands together, Araki quickly formed three handprints. Even he himself didn't know what these three handprints meant to him; it was as if he made the action subconsciously.
As the green Chakra surged and burrowed into the ground, in an instant, logs grew at an extremely fast speed, completely enveloping Araki.
These pieces of wood seem to form a shield, upon which are depicted a Demon Face and Fangs, looking extremely ferocious.
The whole process seemed to happen in an instant. The eight heads of the White Phosphorus Snake continued to charge towards Araki at a terrifying speed. Just as it was about to hit Araki, a Wood Release shield with a Demon Face and Fangs suddenly appeared in front of Araki.
Chapter 25 Demon Face and Fangs, the Wood Locking Wall Jutsu! (10,000 words, please subscribe and vote!)
The shield with its Demon Face and Fangs appeared so quickly that even the White Phosphorus Snake didn't have time to react. In the blink of an eye, it was already fully formed and ready to be displayed before him.
From the outside, there's nothing particularly special about the Demon Face and Fangs; it's just that it looks more refined than other Wood Release Ninjutsu, and by comparison, it appears slightly ferocious, especially its two fangs, which look quite aggressive.
The eight heads of the White Phosphorus Snake stared intently at Araki, its crimson eyes filled with disdain, completely disregarding this seemingly unremarkable Ninjutsu.
As the snake's head drew near.
A dazzling light shone in the snake's eyes.
An expression of anticipation appeared on their faces.
At this moment, Orochimaru couldn't help but feel excited; he already believed that Araki was his for the taking.
He even started to fantasize about it in his mind.
Araki is a successful case of transplanting Hashirama Cells. Although even he himself doesn't know exactly how he succeeded, it was indeed a success!
Based on this, if one dedicates oneself to studying Araki's cells, one can uncover the secrets of Wood Release Ninjutsu. If, after passing the rejection test and confirming that it poses no threat to the body's cells, then even he may have the opportunity to master Wood Release.
This was an exciting event for Orochimaru. Just moments before, he had witnessed the amazing Wood Release and knew very well how powerful it was. If he could master Wood Release Ninjutsu Wood Release, he could stand at the pinnacle of the ninja world like the God of Shinobi, Hashirama Senju. This was extremely tempting for him.
After years of unsuccessful research, Orochimaru could no longer sit still when the results were right in front of him.
The eight snake heads crashed into the Demon Face and Fangs's Wood Release shield with terrifying force. As he attacked, he slightly restrained his strength, fearing that he might accidentally kill Araki, which would be the end of him.
You have to understand, in the entire ninja world, there is only one successful case like this. Apart from Hashirama Senju, only Araki has mastered Wood Release Ninjutsu. If you accidentally kill Araki because you didn't control your strength, then he will have nowhere to cry.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
A series of violent collisions rang out as the eight terrifying snake heads slammed into the Wood Release shield of the demon-faced fangs. Surprisingly, the snake heads felt a slight pain from the impact, as the hard wood seemed to possess the ability to weaken and rebound.
Almost instantly.
The eight snake heads were bounced away.
Immediately afterwards.
Orochimaru looked towards the shield of the Demon Face and Fangs.
To their astonishment, the shield was almost completely undamaged.
"Um?"
The eight snake heads did not attack again, but instead stared intently at the Demon Face and Fangs on the shield with their scarlet eyes.
Just a moment ago he thought he was unremarkable in appearance.
Now, however, there's a chilling feeling.
The demon's face had wide, glaring eyes with angry pupils; it had looked somewhat lifeless just moments before, but now its gaze was quite frightening.
The two fangs occasionally gleamed under the torrential rain, giving the whole thing a very high-quality look.
Finally, there was that wide-open mouth, with two rows of clear and even teeth, giving off a half-smile, yet also a rare sense of mockery.
"What kind of technique is this?"
Orochimaru's voice boomed like a bell, and all eight snake heads asked in unison, their voices easily penetrating the wood and reaching Araki's ears.
only...
At this moment, Araki paid no attention to Orochimaru.
From the moment the Wood Locking Wall Jutsu appeared, he felt a sense of peace and tranquility. As long as he stood here, there would be no danger. It was an unparalleled sense of security.
Whether it was the scenes he had seen while watching the Naruto anime before, or the fragments of images that suddenly appeared just now, they all allowed him to witness the wonder of that year from different perspectives.
In the flashback scenes.
Araki looked at what was in front of him from a first-person perspective.
It felt like everything he had experienced, incredibly real, as if he were there himself, and he could even sense a tiny bit of the emotion.
The scene before him was desolate and lonely, with broken stones all around. Before him stood a colossal creature, which, upon closer inspection, was none other than the Nine-Tails.
However, the Nine-Tails in the picture is not in its normal form. It is covered in blue Chakra Armor, which looks almost tangible and adds to Nine-Tails ferocious appearance.
Besides, above Nine-Tails's head, within the solidified Chakra, stood a person, looking down at him expressionlessly, their slanted gaze containing an aura of domineering contempt for all.
Near the Nine-Tails ' head, a pair of hands materialized from the blue Chakra, each holding a samurai sword imbued with terrifying Chakra.
Nine-Tails.
Susanoo.
Majestic Attire.
Madara Uchiha.
Words popped into Araki's mind, and as the Majestic Attire: Susanoo unleashed its domineering slash, the wooden logs in front of him closed up one by one, and his vision returned to the same darkness as before.
The Wood Locking Wall Jutsu!
With a terrifying tremor, the Demon Face and Fangs formed by the Wood Locking Wall Jutsu took on everything, repelling all the attacks.
The scene ends.
This was the first time Araki had seen this perspective.
If he's not mistaken, it should be from Hashirama Senju's perspective, which is quite different from the third-party perspectives he's seen in anime before.
Anyway...
Araki was certain of at least one thing: as long as he stood inside the Demon Face and Fangs shield, he was safe; the Eight-Headed Serpent outside couldn't break through such a defense.
thus...
His entire body was filled with surging green Chakra, which floated out of his body and continued to maintain the Demon Face and Fangs shield.