He was rapidly thinking about the battle to come.
The appearance of the Eight-Headed Serpent was so sudden that it didn't give Araki any breathing room, so his initial reaction was purely instinctive.
Now I finally have a quiet moment to think.
At this juncture, Araki did not intend to remain hidden here indefinitely. Although he could find temporary safety here, if Orochimaru were allowed to continue like this, it would undoubtedly pose an extremely dangerous threat to him in the future.
At this very moment.
In his mind.
Suddenly, an unprecedented idea emerged.
only...
Extremely dangerous!
But it was the only way he could think of to break the deadlock.
The person standing here is Orochimaru, not an ordinary ninja. He has transformed into the form of the Eight-Headed Serpent. Unless one possesses a sealing technique like the Totsuka Blade, it is almost impossible to defeat him.
In an instant.
Araki was secretly pondering this in his mind.
The main reason he didn't make a decision immediately was that this approach was too risky; a slight misstep could lead to his utter ruin.
Unless absolutely necessary, it's best not to do this!
Orochimaru stared at the Demon Face and Fangs with his eight snake heads for a while, and seeing that Araki had no reaction, he didn't continue. A hint of annoyance flashed in his scarlet snake eyes.
This boy, whom he had never paid any attention to, thought that he could easily obtain it by using the Eight Branches Technique. However, he now found that everything seemed to be completely different from what he had expected. Instead of the feeling of easy success that he had imagined, he was facing an existence as difficult to break through as a tortoise shell.
"Good! Good! Good!"
Orochimaru seemed to have lost his patience. One of his snake heads looked towards Konoha, and as if he had vaguely realized something, he turned his gaze back to the Demon Face and Fangs Shield, a fierce glint flashing in his eyes.
"Since you insist on hiding inside and not coming out..."
"Then I'll have to break it myself!"
"I want to see!"
"Just how much can your shell really withstand!"
"Do you think you can hide inside forever?!"
The eight snake heads coldly stared at the Demon Face and Fangs shield, opened their blood-red maws, and then charged at the Demon Face and Fangs again with a terrifying momentum, launching a ferocious attack on the Araki - Demon Face and Fangs that was enveloping Araki.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
In an instant, a series of booming sounds rang out, reaching Araki's ears.
Amidst such intense tremors, Araki's expression suddenly shifted slightly.
"Wrong!"
Araki immediately realized that in this world, it seemed that he wasn't the only one who was anxious; Orochimaru was anxious as well.
He hadn't thought about so many things before because the attacks were almost impenetrable, leaving him no time to think and forcing him to focus solely on dodging the Eight-Headed Serpent's attacks.
But now, under the protection of this Demon Face and Fangs shield, he is very safe and can instantly think about many things.
To some extent.
Now he can concentrate even better than before.
The onslaught, like a violent storm, struck the Demon Face and Fangs, creating a constant booming sound in his ears, as if a torrential rain were raging outside while he himself was sheltering from the rain inside the house, completely unaffected by the attack.
Is it necessary to go out in the heavy rain?
The answer is definitely no.
The rain will eventually stop.
Araki's previous concern was that if Orochimaru couldn't be dealt with, hiding here was definitely not a very reasonable approach. Even if Orochimaru stopped attacking and went out, there would still be a lingering danger.
Even if this resolves the situation temporarily, if the timeframe is prolonged, as long as the powerful figure remains within Konoha, he will likely continue to face various dangers.
This is something Araki doesn't want to see.
That's why he's been thinking of solutions, but before these things happened, he realized something else.
Orochimaru is not the Eight-Headed Serpent!
This is just the Eight Branches Technique!
As Araki calmed down, under the influence of the Hashirama Cells, his brain's analysis and judgment became much faster.
Orochimaru is currently in a special situation.
It wasn't Orochimaru's original appearance.
So, to some extent, it was because Orochimaru used the Eight Branches Technique that he transformed himself into the Eight-Headed Serpent, possessing such a massive body. However, this was all due to his forbidden technique.
It's not that Orochimaru was originally Eight-Headed Serpent.
Orochimaru is still a human being!
Araki's eyes lit up slightly after realizing this. It was just like when Orochimaru used the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu in the past. This was just a forbidden technique, and any forbidden technique carries a certain degree of risk and will suffer a relatively strong backlash.
When Araki first saw the enormous body of the Eight-Headed Serpent, his mind went blank for a moment. He was shocked by the power of its massive body, and the Eight-Headed Serpent's attacks were so dense that he didn't have time to react.
But now, he has gradually come to understand.
Orochimaru is not Jinchūriki.
Transforming into Eight-Headed Serpent is merely the Eight Branches Technique, not the Tailed Beast Transformation.
If a Tailed Beast Transformation Jinchūriki, they can fight for a long time because they are using the Tailed Beast's Chakra. However, Orochimaru himself is not a monster; he merely used this forbidden technique to grant himself some forbidden abilities. Therefore, what he is currently consuming is still his own Chakra.
He may have gained some extra Chakra due to the forbidden technique, but it would definitely not exceed a certain limit.
Especially its enormous body.
Its attack power is indeed much stronger than before.
However, the energy consumption will inevitably be higher.
These are unavoidable.
After Araki figured it out, he suddenly realized that even if he did nothing, he could easily deal with Orochimaru's Eight Branches Technique, because Orochimaru simply couldn't hold out for long.
After figuring this out, Araki felt much better, and a Taiseki was lifted from his heart, giving him a sense of role reversal.
Orochimaru had previously viewed him in this way, believing that the power he gained through Hashirama Cells was limited in time, so all he had to do was stall for time.
The same principle applies now.
Araki believed that Orochimaru's Eight Branches Technique also had a time limit. As long as he stayed inside the shield of the Demon Face and Fangs fangs for a while, he wouldn't need to do anything; the Eight Branches Technique would naturally break down.
Time is his best advantage right now.
He only needs to hide behind that Demon Face and Fangs shield.
Orochimaru's attacks from outside were like a violent storm.
He just needed to stay indoors and avoid the rain.
The rain will eventually stop.
Thinking about this...
Araki, on the contrary, felt relieved.
Immediately afterwards.
He sat down directly on the ground.
After his rapid run, his legs were extremely tired, and even with the relief from the green Chakra, he still felt very exhausted.
The feeling of walking on the edge of life and death caused it to unleash a speed it had never experienced before, which also put an even greater strain on its body.
Now that he had experienced this sense of relief, Araki suddenly relaxed a lot, feeling completely exhausted. He immediately began to cleanse his body with green Chakra.
at the same time.
After Araki sat on the ground, the green Chakra on his body continued to surge towards the ground, ensuring enough Chakra to maintain the shield of the Demon Face and Fangs.
"I wonder how long Orochimaru can keep this up!"
Araki made a thought and immediately established a connection with the Demon Face and Fangs Shield using Chakra.
It was a very strange feeling.
It was as if he had become one with the Demon Face and Fangs shield.
From the outside...
The eyes on the demon-faced wolf's fangs flickered, revealing a green light.
Compared to the dark green Demon Face and Fangs, it wasn't particularly eye-catching, but it still drew attention.
At this moment, Araki could also see through the eyes of the Demon Face and Fangs that the phenomenon outside was Orochimaru's snake heads constantly impacting the demon-faced fang at a terrifying speed, almost as if they were not feeling any pain, just crashing into it head-on.
From this perspective...
Instead, they were no longer so afraid of the Eight-Headed Serpent.
This is like a shift in perspective.
It's like Araki was originally being chased by a pack of hungry wolves, but now he can sit inside a tank and look out, so all the threat from those wolves is completely blocked.
It is precisely because of this that he can now examine the Yamata no Orochi more closely through these eyes, and see more clearly what kind of majestic figure this eight-headed, Eight-Headed Serpent -Eight-Tails giant serpent has.
On the other side.
After diverting some of his attention to the Eight-Headed Serpent, Araki slowly closed his eyes. As he pondered, scene after scene flashed through his mind.
These scenes came very suddenly.
It was produced after the Hashirama Cells flooded into his body.
He originally thought that the images he could read were only those of the Hashirama Cells merging into his body.
However, the Wood Locking Wall Jutsu he had just unleashed made him realize that what these cells contained was not just what was visible on the surface; much of it was hidden and had not been directly discovered by him, meaning that their potential had not yet been fully exploited.