"Oh, as expected of Magnet Release, it can actually break through two Rashomon in succession. Its power is not weak." Orochimaru praised with some surprise when he saw that Rasa's Gold Dust could break through two Rashomon.
Unlike the Rashomon summoned by Impure World Reincarnation Sakon and Ukon later in the original story, Kiba Inuzuka, Orochimaru's Rashomon are incredibly hard; even ordinary Jonin might not be able to break through a single gate. The fact that Rasa's Gold Dust managed to break through two gates at once was far beyond Orochimaru's expectations.
When Rasa heard Orochimaru's dismissive praise, his calm expression darkened further. He was indeed famous for his Magnet Release, but he didn't want to be called that all the time. He wanted people to remember Rasa as a person, not to focus on his Magnet Release.
Therefore, feeling slighted, Rasa became even more agile and his eyes became even sharper.
He clasped his hands together.
" Magnet Release: Gold Dust Waterfall Flow "
Under Rasa's Magnet Release, the land around Orochimaru turned into Gold Dust, Gold Dust shone brightly even in the darkness. Under Rasa's control, the Gold Dust rushed towards Orochimaru with lightning speed.
However, facing the Gold Dust attacking from all directions, Orochimaru did not sit idly by. He dodged to the side while quickly launching a counterattack.
" The Fierce Snake Stride "
With a loud "bang," two enormous venomous snakes appeared before him, scattering the Gold Dust that kept attacking Orochimaru with a few twists and flicks of their tails. Then, with the speed of an arrow released from a bow, they charged towards Rasa with unstoppable momentum.
Seeing the giant snakes rushing towards him, Rasa calmly manipulated his Gold Dust to block them. However, these two giant snakes seemed to be special; their hard, dense scales made it impossible for Rasa's Gold Dust to attack them.
Soon, two massive, rampaging snakes appeared above his head, their gaping maws ready to swallow Rasa whole.
At the critical moment, two hard, sharp, and reflective Gold Dust spikes shot out from the ground beneath Rasa's feet, piercing the heads of the two giant snakes with their mouths agape.
Furthermore, the gold-plated Gold Dust that pierced the two giant snakes transformed into two extra-long Gold Dust- plated swords, cleaving the snakes' bodies in two starting from their mouths.
The two snake corpses, now split in two, fell from the sky and crashed heavily to the ground with a loud thud.
Countless drops of blood gushed from the wounds of the two giant snakes, falling from the heights like a rain of blood, soaking the Gold Dust on the ground red.
Only Rasa was spared from the snake blood splattering. After seeing the snake blood spurt out, he used Gold Dust to shield his head, thus avoiding getting the snake blood on him.
Smelling the thick stench of blood around him, Rasa frowned, feeling somewhat nauseous. However, he quickly calmed himself and turned his gaze back to Orochimaru, who was not far away.
"Extraordinary strength, is this the new generation leader of Sunagakure?" Orochimaru said in a Orochimaru voice, his tone filled with praise.
He showed no dissatisfaction with Rasa for killing the two giant snakes he had released; on the contrary, he praised him.
However, while he admired Rasa's strength, it didn't mean he would hold back. "My methods aren't so simple to solve."
As soon as he finished speaking, a small, jet-black venomous snake appeared at Rasa's feet, silently opening its mouth under the cover of night, about to bite Rasa's ankle.
This was Orochimaru's plan, intended to deliver a crucial blow to Rasa at this critical moment.
Fortunately, Rasa remained vigilant. His keen senses detected the unusual movement at his feet, and he immediately conjured a large Gold Dust sword. With a powerful swing, he cleaved the black venomous snake at his feet in two.
A loud "clap clap clap" sound came from Orochimaru's palms.
"A good reaction, but still a bit young."
Just as Rasa was wondering why Orochimaru said that, he suddenly felt dizzy and the scene in front of him began to spin.
A feeling of powerlessness washed over him, and his grip on the Gold Dust longsword began to weaken, causing him to involuntarily loosen his hold. The Gold Dust longsword fell straight to the ground as he let go.
The various discomforts that arose in his body made Rasa realize that he had been poisoned without his knowledge. Before the fainting and weakness spread throughout his body, he bit his tongue hard, using the intense pain to temporarily relieve the discomfort.
He immediately took out a bottle of antidote from his pocket and injected it into his thigh. After the antidote was injected into Rasa's body, he felt a sense of relief, and his dizziness and weakness were greatly reduced.
This antidote was prepared for him by Chiyo, who knew he was going to face Orochimaru, so it was a special precaution she had taken, and now it was proving useful.
"When did you poison me? Why didn't I notice at all?" As a member of Sunagakure, Rasa naturally knew how to poison people, but he couldn't figure out when Orochimaru had poisoned him, even though Orochimaru's attack hadn't touched him.
When faced with Rasa's question, Orochimaru did not give a direct answer, saying, "If you want to know, defeat me. If you can defeat me, I will tell you everything."
The reason Rasa was poisoned is actually quite simple: the large and small snakes summoned by Orochimaru were not simple at all.
When the blood of these two snakes is mixed, it releases a strong gaseous toxin that can enter the human body through the respiratory tract, attack the brain, and ultimately affect a person's mobility.
After all, he wanted to capture Rasa alive, and he couldn't possibly miss out on Kekkei Genkai like Magnet Release.
Rasa's act of dismembering Orochi to boost his own morale gave Orochimaru an opportunity, so he deliberately summoned a small black snake to ambush Rasa, intending to deliver the killing blow.
As expected, Rasa fell for the trap and killed the small snake without any surprise, allowing the blood of the small black snake to mix with the blood of the large snake that was all over the ground.
So his plan succeeded. The blood of the two types of venomous snakes combined on the ground to form a volatile poison. This poison was released into the air around Rasa Rasa, who inhaled it without realizing it.
That's why he said Rasa was naive, thinking that it was so easy to break through his methods.
The time has come to capture Rasa. Although Rasa has been injected with the antidote, Orochimaru, who is also familiar with toxins, believes that the antidote can only alleviate his symptoms and cannot truly eliminate the toxin.
Moreover, his mixed toxins are extremely difficult to cure. To think that one dose of antidote could neutralize Orochimaru's methods would be a gross underestimation of him.