Chapter 130
"He's like a devil crawled out of hell!"
Inuzuka Kiba stared at the Hidden Sand Villagetrio who had taken the scroll and left easily, his heart still pounding wildly, his face pale.
Akamaru in his arms was trembling with fear, not daring to come out.
Sakura Haruno was also terrified.
"We should change direction immediately. Let's not run into them again…"
"Agreed…"
…On the other side, Ino–Shika–Chō of Team 10encountered Team Guy.
Ino Yamanaka had originally intended to use "seduction" to persuade Hyuga Neji to let her go.
But Hyuga Neji had no interest in such weaklings.
He just told them to scram and then walked away.
The Ino–Shika–Chō trio, instead, breathed a sigh of relief.
Ino angrily said, "Damn it, what an unromantic man!"
"But at least we escaped this time. Now we just need to find a team weaker than us!"
Choji munched on potato chips, muttering, "A team weaker than us?"
"Does such a thing really exist?"
Ino: "…"
Shikamaru just let out a huge yawn… Throughout the Forest of Death, the battles continued.
Team 7, however, finally had some good luck.
The next Hidden Sand Village team they encountered was easily defeated by Team 7 and handed over their scroll.
It was indeed the Earth Scroll!
Naruto-kun was overjoyed: "Excellent! This completes the mission!"
"Now, we just need to reach the tower in the center of the Forest of Death as quickly as possible!"
Hinata also nodded: "Yes, but we still need to be careful, Naruto-kun…"
Sasuke's expression suddenly changed.
"Enemy attack!"
Hinata's Byakugan would also get tired if kept activated, so at this moment, Sasuke's Sharinganwas used for perception and vigilance.
Before he finished speaking, the entire ground seemed to rumble and shake.
Naruto-kun was startled: "What kind of monster is this?!"
"How can it make such a huge commotion?!"
The next moment.
Crack—
Crack!
The sound of trees breaking continuously echoed, and soon, an enormous, massive python suddenly burst through the jungle, charging towards Team 7!
"So, so big!"
Naruto-kun couldn't help but exclaim.
Hinata also frowned: "Even in the Forest of Death, there shouldn't be such a giant python…"
"What exactly is this…"
Sasuke said in a deep voice: "Now is not the time for exclamations!"
"Let's go!"
"Okay!"
Facing such a gigantic python, even well-trained Ninja might not be able to deal with it.
In the original work, during the Konoha Crush Plan, Morino Ibiki and other Anbu struggled to fight against the giant snake summoned by Orochimaru, and it was only resolved when Jiraiya suddenly appeared.
Team 7, at this moment, also felt a chill in their hearts when faced with the suddenly appearing giant snake.
However… they were not panicked or afraid.
The giant snake charged forward fiercely, like a small mountain, its impact shaking the heavens and earth!
Hinata made the first move, striking continuously with both hands, unleashing the power of Guardian Gentle Fist Eight Trigrams Palm, alleviating the giant snake's offensive by several points.
Naruto-kun directly unleashed powerful Chakra.
"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"
Instantly, a violent gale roared out, sweeping across the ground, causing the earth to shake and sand and stones to fly for a time, forcing the giant snake to temporarily stop and even retreat repeatedly.
Seeing this, Sasuke took the opportunity to release his Fire Release Ninjutsu.
"Fire Release! Great Fireball Technique!"
At once, the wind fueled the fire, and the fire aided the wind, immediately engulfing the giant snake's massive body.
This was already a forest, with dense bushes, weeds, and fallen leaves everywhere, and with the strong wind and flames, the entire surrounding battlefield was immediately ignited.
The giant snake continuously hissed and screamed from the burning, its long tongue flicking out with a sibilant sound.
Its massive body painfully thrashed, knocking down trees, and the ground seemed to tremble.
However, it still didn't die, and even with its burning body, it crushed towards Team 7!
Roar!!!
The gigantic snake head charged down like a train!
"Damn it!"
"Let's go all out!"
"Leaf Great Whirlwind!"
"Guardian Gentle Fist Eight Trigrams Palm!"
"Leaf Great Whirlwind!"
With the combined efforts of the three, there was a thunderous crash, and they forcefully stopped the great snake's charge!
The terrifying recoil left the great snake dazed and unable to move, collapsing to the ground.
Naruto-kun finally gasped for air.
He suddenly exclaimed in surprise: "Wait! Sasuke, how did you use my Leaf Great Whirlwind just now?!"
Sasuke said coldly but proudly: "With these Sharingan, I already copied your taijutsu."
Naruto-kun was dumbfounded for a moment.
"You, you bastard… Isn't that cheating?!"
Sasuke proudly said: "This is the ocular power of the Uchiha Clan's Sharingan."
"If you're not convinced, then regret your fate of not having the Sharingan!"
Naruto-kun couldn't help but grit his teeth.
The profound taijutsu he had painstakingly trained to obtain was actually copied by that bastard Sasuke!
Fortunately, it was only taijutsu.
His Shadow Clone and Wind Release Ninjutsu, even if he wanted to copy them, he wouldn't have the corresponding Chakra.
"Sharingan, huh?"
"Kakashi-sensei has the Sharingan, so he's called the Copy Ninja. It seems that bastard Sasuke also learned from Kakashi-sensei…"
Just then.
A series of clear clapping sounds came.
The three members of Team 7 were startled, suddenly looking up, only to find a tall, strangely-faced man on a high branch, looking down at them with an eerie smile… "When was that?!"
Sasuke was greatly alarmed; his Sharingan had not detected the hidden enemy!
This was unprecedented!
In an instant, cold sweat immediately soaked his clothes.
"Naruto-kun, Hinata, that man…"
"Extremely dangerous!"
Even without Sasuke saying it, Naruto-kun and Hinata had already sensed it.
His distorted features, sinister expression, and chilling aura had already shaken their souls.
Especially his pupils, vertical and elongated, exuded a terrifying expression like a great snake!
"Is that the ocular power of the Uchiha Clan's Sharingan?"
"It truly is an incredible power…"
The newcomer stopped clapping, extended his long tongue to lick the corner of his mouth, revealing the same greed and desire as a great snake that had found its most desired prey!
Under his gaze, Sasuke suddenly felt an aura more terrifying than death!
Boom—
The killing intent was almost tangible, overwhelming them, enough to tear one's soul!
In an instant, Sasuke felt completely frozen, his body trembling uncontrollably, having lost all will to fight!
"Sasuke!"
Naruto-kun noticed something was wrong and immediately shot out Shuriken, blasting towards the monster in the high place!
However.
The man merely dodged, evading all of them, then his body strangely elongated, coiling down the tree trunk like a great snake and landing on the ground.
The great snake's body shook, transforming back into legs, his tongue licking the corner of his mouth, his great snake pupils still staring intently at Sasuke… Undoubtedly, Sasuke was his only prey.
Naruto-kun recognized that this man was the one who had helped Anko Mitarashi pick up her Kunaiearlier.
However, now he was a thousand times more terrifying than he had been then!
The great snake man greedily scrutinized Sasuke, as if wanting to see through his entire body and then completely devour him, sending chills down one's spine… "Sasuke, you are mine…"
Naruto-kun was furious: "Bastard! You monster like a great snake! Don't you dare lay a hand on our Team 7 comrade!"
In an instant… "Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
Bang bang bang—
Bang bang bang!!!
Hundreds, even thousands of Shadow Clonesuddenly appeared amidst puffs of white smoke, covering all the surrounding ground and tree trunks, and completely surrounding the great snake-like monster, leaving no escape.
The great snake man blinked in shock, then revealed a look of pleasant surprise.
"Oh? You can even do that?"
"Nine-Tailed brat, what astonishing growth…"