In an open and desolate place, this was the location agreed upon by Orochimaru and Kano, and also the place where Kano prepared to take action.
She hid it from everyone today, pretending to go out for inspiration, but in reality, she came out to deal with Orochimaru. She felt she could kill Orochimaru once or twice, but ultimately it would be very difficult to truly kill him.
Who knows how many ways this bastard has to resurrect himself? If she became enemies with Orochimaru, wouldn't she have to be on guard every day against him sneakily attacking her home?
However, giving him a beating to vent her anger was unavoidable.
Orochimaru had also arrived early, sitting on a distant rock waiting for Kano's answer.
"Hey, Orochimaru, your days of sneakily attacking homes whenever you feel like it are over. Give me that snake skin of yours."
"If you want it, you'll have to come and take it yourself. You've known those rules for a long time."
Orochimaru stood up, and Kabuto, who was beside him, also took out some blood.
"I knew you would say that."
(Ambiguous drumbeats)
Kano stepped on a shadow, and Shadow Zabuza stood by her side.
"We've only fought once; you haven't seen my full power, have you?"
Unwrapping the bandage on his right hand, Kabuto smeared the blood.
"Summoning Jutsu: Edo Tensei!"
A coffin rose in front of him and Orochimaru, with the number "Four" written on it.
"Then how do you know my full power?"
Kano stepped down with her high heels, and Shadow Deer Tube made a bold appearance.
"It seems there's no room for talk, so I'll just have to ask you to calm down first."
As soon as the coffin lid hit the ground, before the figure inside could even be seen clearly, Shadow Deer Tube had already rushed forward, smashing the entire coffin with a single pipe.
A thick mist rose, and Shadow Zabuza moved through the fog to Orochimaru's side.
Orochimaru, having lost his hands, found it difficult even to deal with Shadow Zabuza, but fortunately, Kabuto was by his side. Taken individually, neither was enough to withstand Shadow Zabuza's blade, but the two of them together were more than enough to handle him.
It was just that Orochimaru couldn't imagine where such a powerful deer-headed monster came from!
The Edo Tensei Fourth Kazekage Rasa was smashed before he could even leave the coffin. Fortunately, it was an Edo Tensei body; if it had been a living person, they would have been killed already.
Orochimaru had learned from the lesson of the Third Kazekage and didn't leave Rasa with much reason. Although the strength might be much weaker, it was more stable.
"Gold Dust Wave!"
Violent gold dust surged up from the ground, intending to bury Shadow Deer Tube directly, but Shadow Deer Tube had Kage-level strength after all; beating Rasa was child's play.
Although it didn't have any very special Ninjutsu, Shadow Deer Tube had mastered all the basic Ninjutsu. It leaped high before being buried, even using Wind Release for a boost.
It leaped up, higher than Rasa, who was floating in mid-air.
Water Release: Exploding Water Colliding Wave!
A powerful stream of water sprayed from the pipe; the originally not-so-strong impact was significantly enhanced after being pressurized by the pipe. The powerful stream of water poured down, and even though Rasa used gold dust to block, he couldn't help but be washed away in a daze by the massive flood.
The large amount of water also provided convenience for Shadow Zabuza, whose strength increased further.
Seeing he was losing, Orochimaru once again had Kabuto perform the Summoning Jutsu.
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