The Sage Art: Truth-Seeking Ball in Orochimaru's hand transformed back into Sage Chakra and vanished. She looked at the three approaching women, lightly leaped, and landed in front of them.
"It disappeared…"
Uchiha Hikari held Orochimaru's hand, very curious about what that thing was that could change into various shapes.
"Orochimaru, you said you were coming out to train for a while, but you're just standing on the lake playing with mud?"
Tsunade put her hands on her hips, looking at Orochimaru with a half-smile, her eyes like she was looking at an immature child.
Having been taken care of by Orochimaru like a child for many years, she finally saw Orochimaru's childish side!
"Mud?!"
Orochimaru's golden eyes widened, her face flushed with anger. She pinched Tsunade's cheeks and said exasperatedly, "That's not mud! It's a product created by combining Yin, Yang, and the five elemental Chakra nature transformations with shape transformation!"
A Truth-Seeking Orb doesn't even look like mud!
Tsunade, how on earth did you mistake a Truth-Seeking Orb for mud?
It makes it seem like I trained diligently for years just to create a Truth-Seeking Orb to play with like mud!
Orochimaru thought about her recent actions, and it was exactly as Tsunade said, like she was playing with mud… Oh no, oh no, oh no, Tsunade led me astray.
"Nature transformation combined with shape transformation?"
Hyuga Mio suddenly remembered Orochimaru's consistent training. Every time she used the Shadow Clone Technique to create Shadow Clones, one Shadow Clone would always practice Chakra nature transformation and shape transformation.
"Bloodline Limit? No, a Bloodline Limit is two Chakra nature transformations, and a Bloodline Evolution is three Chakra nature transformations…"
Tsunade thought of the black, mud-like thing Orochimaru had been playing with, and found it hard to believe that it was created by combining seven Chakra nature transformations with shape transformation.
How to put it, it was like someone gave a Ninjutsu a super cool name, but in reality, it was just throwing a shuriken.
"This is not mud."
Orochimaru extended her hand, and black liquid condensed in her hand, forming an eye-sized Sage Art: Truth-Seeking Ball.
This time, the steps for creating the Truth-Seeking Orb were completed before the Chakra condensed in her hand, directly forming the Truth-Seeking Orb in her palm, as if it were an innate ability.
"Let's test it."
Orochimaru wanted to test if the Truth-Seeking Orb she created could nullify Ninjutsu.
"Orochimaru, do you really want to do that?"
Uchiha Hikari looked at Orochimaru standing on the lake, a hint of hesitation on her face.
"Hikari, attack me with your best Fire Release. Don't worry about hurting me. If this thing is useless, I'll use the Flying Thunder God Technique to get to your side."
Orochimaru pointed to the Kunai with the Flying Thunder God Technique formula embedded in the ground next to Uchiha Hikari.
"Okay… Okay! I understand!"
Uchiha Hikari nodded seriously, formed hand signs, and condensed Fire Release Chakra in her throat.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
Uchiha Hikari spewed a giant fireball, over ten meters in diameter, from her mouth.
The water on the lake surface evaporated, turning into white steam rising gently.
Boom—!
The giant fireball struck Orochimaru, and a massive burst of flames erupted!
"Orochimaru!"
Uchiha Hikari looked at Orochimaru, who had been hit by the giant fireball, and without thinking, was about to rush over, but was stopped by Tsunade and Hyuga Mio.
"Orochimaru is fine!"
Tsunade pointed into the flames, where Orochimaru stood unharmed.
Orochimaru stood within the defense formed by the Sage Art: Truth-Seeking Ball, looking at the surrounding flames, deep in thought.
The Sage Art: Truth-Seeking Ball she created with Sage Chakra was indeed a Truth-Seeking Orb, but it lacked some functions compared to the Truth-Seeking Orb possessed by the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki. Specifically, the Truth-Seeking Orb she created did not have the Yin-Yang Release Mode.
This meant that the Truth-Seeking Orb she created could not be used to nullify Ninjutsu.
This was not just about mastering Yin, Yang, and the five elemental Chakra nature transformations and shape transformation; it was also because she did not have the Bloodline of the Ōtsutsuki Clan, and it had nothing to do with Six Paths Mode or not Six Paths Mode.
Ōtsutsuki Kaguya also had an Expansive Truth-Seeking Orb, which was not only a Ninjutsu but also a Bloodline Trait.
From this, it could be seen that Otsutsuki Hagoromo and Otsutsuki Hamura were able to create Truth-Seeking Orbs entirely inherited from Ōtsutsuki Kaguya.
Unless Orochimaru transplanted Ōtsutsuki Kaguya's cells, giving herself Ōtsutsuki Kaguya's Bloodline, her Truth-Seeking Orb was destined not to reach the level of the original Truth-Seeking Orb.
It couldn't nullify Ninjutsu, and its hardness was calculated based on Chakra density, which was still unknown how much it differed.
The only place where it could surpass the original Truth-Seeking Orb was that her Truth-Seeking Orb incorporated Natural Energy.
The original Truth-Seeking Orb was very powerful, but when facing her Sage Art: Truth-Seeking Ball, it would have to kneel and call her mommy!
"Sigh…"
Orochimaru sighed. After years of effort, she still couldn't beat Bloodline. If she wanted to, she could transplant Ōtsutsuki Kaguya's cells to gain Ōtsutsuki Kaguya's Bloodline, and perfecting the Truth-Seeking Orb would be effortless.
It's just, it's just… a bit unwilling!
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