Chapter 132
Orochimaru frowned, "Is it manipulation with threads that are hard to see with the naked eye?"
"As expected of Sasuke, his Shuriken Technique is quite exquisite."
But of course, such a trick still couldn't faze him.
He easily dodged it with a light backflip.
However, Sasuke's true killing move in this technique was hidden in the last blade!
"Sharingan Windmill! Three Blades!"
Bang bang bang—
The last hidden Shuriken struck Orochimaru's body fiercely.
The dense, tough steel wires that followed tightly bound his body to the tree trunk!
"Fire Release! Dragon Fire Technique!"
Fierce flames shot out, burning Orochimarucompletely into a dry, melted wax figure.
"Ah ah ah ah—"
His screams were heart-wrenching, and his facial features twisted into a grotesque grimace.
However... Sasuke, panting heavily, was just about to let out a sigh of relief.
Orochimaru's body re-emerged from that puddle of mud, and... he was completely unharmed!
"What?!"
"How could this be..."
Orochimaru chuckled darkly, "This is an exquisite Shuriken Technique that can only be achieved with the Sharingan."
"Coupled with such powerful Fire Release..."
"Sasuke, I really didn't misjudge you."
Sasuke stared dumbfounded at the monster before him.
That seemed to be some kind of... non-human!
Whatever it was, it was definitely not human!
Being targeted by such a terrifying monster made him feel utterly creeped out, living in the greatest fear at all times!
Orochimaru approached step by step.
Sasuke involuntarily started to retreat.
His body trembled slightly... "Come, Sasuke..."
"Become my vessel; only the power of the two of us merged into one can kill that man!"
"Don't hesitate any longer, don't resist any longer..."
In that instant, Sasuke seemed to recall that night from years ago.
In utter terror, he couldn't help but roar, "No! Don't come closer!"
Orochimaru, however, was like a cat toying with a mouse, wantonly enjoying the thrill of the hunt.
But just at that moment.
Orochimaru was intercepted by two figures.
It was Naruto and Hinata.
Orochimaru frowned, "What?"
"Do you insist on stopping me?"
Sasuke looked at the two figures that appeared before him, but his feelings were completely opposite... "Naruto, Hinata..."
For the first time, in despair, someone protected him... He wouldn't be alone facing a living hell like that night again... Orochimaru sighed, "Naruto, I don't want to kill you."
Naruto roared, "Then get out of here!"
Orochimaru chuckled mockingly.
He turned his head to look at Hinata.
"Those eyes... Byakugan?"
"A member of the Hyuga Clan..."
"It's a pity, I'm not interested in you."
Hinata's Byakugan flared open, and she assumed the stance of Guardian Gentle Fist Eight Trigrams Palm.
"It doesn't matter..."
"But I... I will never let you take Sasuke!"
Orochimaru licked his lips, looking at the two with a sinister smile.
"What a touching scene..."
"It's a pity, you two brats are too naive to stop me..."
Boom—
Boom!!!
Orochimaru didn't make a move, but instead unleashed the killing intent that had erupted before, once again, towards Naruto and Hinata!
The terrifying aura, seemingly substantial, instantly seemed to turn the two into a bloody, mangled mess!
That deep fear, if not experienced firsthand, was absolutely unimaginable.
One must know that at this moment, Orochimaruwas merely emitting killing intent, which even Kakashi Hatake could not withstand.
Let alone the current Team 7?!
For a moment, Hinata couldn't help but go limp, involuntarily stepping back, her eyes filled with emptiness and fear... Naruto was the same, his vision went black, and he almost fainted outright.
However... in the instant he was about to fall, Naruto instead... took a sudden step forward!
Forward!
Orochimaru's snake-like pupils instantly widened!
"What?!"
"He actually withstood my killing intent?!"
"What exactly is this brat..."
The current Naruto was no longer the Loser.
Having endured countless Lightning Releasebaptisms from the system, forced to face life-and-death ascetic training time and again, he had killed people; he had killed Mizuki, killed Zabuza Momochi, killed Haku!
The feeling of having personally killed someone was fundamentally two different worlds from never having killed anyone!
Regarding death, Naruto already had his own understanding.
He was no longer a naive child.
But a Ninja.
A true Ninja!
Although his body trembled from Orochimaru's aura, he chose to advance, not retreat!
Hinata and Sasuke couldn't help but stare dumbfounded.
"Nar... Naruto-kun..."
"Naruto? Why, why can he still hold on, why can he still advance..."
Sasuke looked incredulously at Naruto, who was protecting him.
This was the second time.
Naruto protected him with his life.
But compared to the previous anger and unwillingness, this time Sasuke felt more gratitude and relief... Gratitude that someone was protecting him.
Relief that someone was protecting him.
Naruto roared, Chakra and power erupted violently, his unique aura fiercely clashing and impacting Orochimaru's killing intent!
This, in turn, sobered Hinata and Sasukeconsiderably.
Orochimaru looked at Naruto before him, utterly baffled.
"What exactly is this brat..."
Naruto's talent and strength had, of course, already greatly shocked Orochimaru.
But the will he displayed now was even more unimaginable to him.
"Is it the aura of the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox within him?"
"No, it's not, it's just him himself..."
"What exactly has he experienced to be able to withstand my killing intent..."
Naruto roared angrily, "I will never let you take anyone from Team 7!"
"Hinata, Sasuke..."
"Let's go together!"
"Zabuza's Water Clone!"
Naruto's words instantly shocked both Hinata and Sasuke.
Zabuza's Water Clone... The two suddenly understood.
"I, I understand, Naruto-kun!"
"Mm."
At this moment, the three once again brought the bonds and tacit understanding of Team 7 to their absolute peak!
"Wind Release: Violent Wind Palm!"
"Fire Release! Great Dragon Fire Technique!"
"Guardian! Gentle Fist Eight Trigrams Palm!"
The power of the three was far greater than it had been in the Land of Waves!
The only difference was that Hinata had replaced the Shuriken from that time with her own Guardian Gentle Fist Eight Trigrams Palm, unleashing powerful Chakra palm winds, which could further aid the other two!
In an instant... the wild palm strikes, violent winds, and flames roared out, transforming into a massive fire dragon sweeping across the sky, madly coiling and spinning, hissing and roaring, baring its fangs and brandishing its claws, completely engulfing Orochimaru and the large jungle behind him, consuming and devouring them!
Rumble—
After a loud boom, Orochimaru and a large expanse of the jungle forest were completely burned to ashes by the trio's combination technique, turning into a scorched wasteland and ruins!