Orochimaru's Departure & Danzo's Death

Seeing this, Orochimaru, standing atop Manda's head, tried his best to calm Manda's raging emotions.

However, Manda, completely enraged by Koki, ignored Orochimaru's commands and continued to roar madly, "Damn it! I will slaughter this arrogant fool! And then devour him piece by piece!"

The deafening roar echoed through the sky, sending chills down one's spine.

Before the words were finished, Manda suddenly swung its thick, powerful tail and slammed it hard into the ground.

A deafening roar erupted, the earth began to tremble violently, rocks tumbled down, trees fell, dust billowed, and chaos ensued.

Seeing this, Orochimaru was frantic. He shouted at the top of his lungs, "Manda, don't hurt him!"

With a terrifying, resounding sound coming from beneath her feet, Koki's eyes narrowed, and she swung her arm sharply. In an instant, countless phantoms of flying knives materialized in the air.

These phantom throwing knives flew towards the source of the sound at an astonishing speed, like Hayate storm.

The Manda lurking deep underground also sensed the approaching danger.

A deafening roar suddenly rang out, and the ground seemed to be torn apart by a tremendous force, leaving a deep crack.

Immediately afterwards, a gigantic python roared and shot out from the crack, its gaping maw, large enough to devour everything, lunging straight at Koki.

"Kusanagi Sword - Longsword of the Heavens!"

Orochimaru shouted in a deep voice, and with a flash of sword light, an invisible sword aura burst forth, like a rainbow piercing the sun, heading straight for Manda.

The giant python, locked onto by the Kusanagi Sword, immediately felt unprecedented pressure; the incomparably sharp sword energy filled it with fear.

Moreover, the powerful shockwave surging from the sword caused its body to sway involuntarily.

Despite the giant python's desperate efforts to break free from the force's restraint, the power of the Kusanagi Sword was simply too overwhelming, and it was no match for it.

In an instant, the giant python was dragged by that terrifying force and, like a kite with a broken string, was slammed heavily onto the ground.

With a deafening roar, a massive, bottomless crater was smashed into the ground, sending dust billowing into the sky and blotting out the sun.

The earthquake trembled, and the surrounding ruins collapsed one after another.

"Orochimaru, how dare you lay a hand on me? Do you intend to bring about your own destruction?!"

Manda roared in fury, never expecting Orochimaru to betray him at this crucial moment, his heart filled with indignation and humiliation.

"I..." Orochimaru was stunned, bewildered by his subconscious action.

Orochimaru, you just wait and see!

Before the words were finished, a blinding white smoke rose from Manda's body and then vanished without a trace.

Orochimaru glanced at Koki absentmindedly, then vanished without a trace, muttering to himself, "Koki, see you next time."

"They're gone already?" Koki stared in disbelief.

Sasori gripped Koki's arm tightly, the force seemingly conveying his inner unease and anger, while staring intently in the direction Orochimaru had disappeared.

Tsunade was shocked; she couldn't understand her old friend's thinking, why it was so unpredictable.

Danzo was grinding his teeth to powder. What kind of worthless ally was this?

He had thought Orochimaru could share his hatred and shield him from attacks, but who would have thought he would just leave like this?

Danzo cursed inwardly, utterly disappointed.

Only by relying on yourself!

His gaze grew increasingly sinister. He bit his finger until it bled, then slammed his hand on the ground and roared, "Baku!"

A moment later, a strangely shaped spirit beast took to the air.

Its body resembles a steed, its nose an elephant's trunk, its face a lion's, its forehead a rhinoceros's, its tail a cow's tail, and its limbs a tiger's, exuding a mysterious and powerful aura.

Danzo a cold laugh, his tone chilling. "Die!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he gave the command to the Baku: "Inhale!"

Upon hearing the command, the Baku looked up to the sky and let out a deafening dragon roar that pierced straight to the soul.

Then the giant mouth opened wide, instantly transforming into a black hole vortex that devoured everything.

The suction force was astonishing, drawing in surrounding rubble and trees into the Baku's mouth.

Koki quickly channeled her Chakra to stabilize herself, while Gamaken plunged his iron fork deep into the ground to avoid slipping.

Unbeknownst to them, Danzo had silently circled around behind them, and white waves of energy surged in the air like turbulent ocean waves, irresistible to all.

Immediately afterwards, a massive air cannon shot out from behind Koki and the others.

With the Baku's Wind Release power amplified, this Vacuum Great Sphere even possessed the power of Tailed Beast Bomb.

The Wind Release light waves, as blue and green as jade, contained destructive power, destroying everything in their path.

Faced with this condensed, jade-green Wind Release wave, Gamaken shouted, "Hold on tight, Koki!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he used the iron fork to turn around in the gale and held the giant shield in front of him to withstand the impact of the Wind Release light wave.

As Danzo's heavy body crashed to the ground with a deep, resounding thud, the melodious chimes that heralded the slow descent of the war's curtain echoed across the empty battlefield.

This land of the Land of Rain, ravaged and devastated by war, has finally ushered in a rare moment of peace.

Koki slowly Earth Flow Danzo, Danzo was lying motionless on the ground, and gently kicked his body with her foot.

It conveys a sense of relief, as if a great burden has been lifted after the battle, but at the same time, it subtly conceals a complex emotion towards the enemy.

Koki bent down and turned Danzo's body over so that he was facing up.

His gaze swept carefully across Danzo's face, finally settling on his right eye.

Once, this eye held ambition and deep-seated scheming; it witnessed countless power struggles and cruel choices throughout Danzo's life.

Now, it silently recounts the final chapter of its tumultuous life.

"What exactly is going on?"

"Could it be... that Danzo really died like this?"

The image she had just seen kept flashing through Tsunade's mind—the countless eyes on Danzo's arm were clearly visible.

According to what Koki said before, each eye possesses the miraculous power to bring Danzo back to life. So, logically, Danzo should still have at least one more chance to be resurrected!

But why did he die so easily?

Koki nonchalantly sealed Danzo's remains inside the scroll, saying, "I used Genjutsu."

Indeed, long before the war broke out, Koki used Genjutsu magic to mislead Danzo into believing that she still had a chance to be resurrected, and Danzo.

This person, who prided himself on controlling the universe, would never have imagined that he had fallen under Koki's Genjutsu.

The more gentle and harmless one appears on the outside, the more likely they are to conceal boundless strength within.

"You!" Tsunade suddenly stood up, astonished by Koki's ability to manipulate Genjutsu.

Koki merely smiled calmly, unfazed by Tsunade's shock, and instead asked the person beside Tsunade, "How is Shizune?"

Tsunade's eyes immediately darkened. Suppressing her grief, she slowly said, "I've done my best. I don't know when I'll wake up."