69novels Chapter 97 Lift Your Skull
Chapter 97 Lift Your Skull
[Ding! Naruto's emotional value +999!]
[Ding! Sasuke's emotional value +999!]
To Naruto and Sasuke's astonishment, the blinding flames replaced the horrifying and chilling atmosphere of the snake swarm.
The visual effect of fire is far superior to that of a swarm of snakes.
In a daze, they seemed to have entered a world made of flames!
Naruto and Sasuke were stunned.
It's not just because of the power of this technique, but also because of the strength Akali is displaying right now.
Everyone is a brother of eight, born in the same year, why are you so outstanding?
At this moment, the high temperature caused the air to expand, pushing a strong shock wave. Naruto and Sasuke were bewildered amidst the rolling heat wave.
Of course, it was messy, but only a little messy.
Because very quickly, the snake carcasses, shattered and charred in the explosion, fell from the sky like hailstones.
"Ouch, ouch!" Naruto and Sasuke cried out in pain.
Fortunately, thanks to Sasuke's wise decision, the two had chosen to retreat beforehand, so they were able to find a place to hide.
Even so, the two were still covered in foul-smelling blood and charred ash, looking utterly disheveled.
However, Akali didn't pay attention to Naruto and Sasuke behind her; instead, she kept looking in Orochimaru's direction.
She was somewhat puzzled; from the Ten Thousand Snake Formation to her Flame Storm, Orochimaru seemed to have made no move.
So, is it a case of shedding one's skin like a cicada, or a covert maneuver?
As the flames of the storm rapidly subsided after their eruption, and his vision, distorted by the intense heat, gradually returned to normal, the image of Orochimaru lying on the ground with his mouth wide open became increasingly clear.
Akali couldn't help but take two steps forward, wanting to see more clearly.
It was at this moment that...
"Oh!"
The ground behind Akali suddenly exploded, and Orochimaru, whose lower body was that of a snake, appeared out of nowhere, no longer showing normal human legs!
Then, Orochimaru raised his hands towards Akali!
"Hidden Shadow Serpent Hands!"
Dozens of long snakes flew out from Orochimaru's sleeves, transforming into layers of long ropes that instantly bound Akali's hands, legs, slender waist, and swan-like long neck.
At the same time, the ability to draw chakra, similar to that of the Copper Armor, is activated.
As the power of the combination of spiritual and physical energy was absorbed, Akali instantly felt her body weaken!
Orochimaru smiled smugly: "Got you!"
"Really?" Akali frowned and tried to move her body.
However, she discovered that Hidden Shadow Snake Hands, Orochimaru's standard starting move, was indeed quite effective, and with her strength, she couldn't break free at all.
So, she's really been caught now!
Akali!
Seeing Akali completely unable to break free, Naruto and Sasuke cried out in concern.
The two exchanged a glance, both recalling the mission to the Land of Waves, where Kakashi was trapped by Zabuza.
Back then, it was the two of them who launched a strong attack and forcefully rescued Kakashi. Now, they might have to use the same tactics again.
But Akali doesn't need a rescue.
The fact that Orochimaru was able to seize upon this outcome was itself a result of Akali's negligence.
Previously, there was the Ten Thousand Snakes Tibbers and the Ten Thousand Snakes Formation Flame Storm; the commotion was too great.
Orochimaru is now using his true abilities, wanting to end the battle quickly, and Akali is doing the same.
then……
"Hahahahaha!"
The same hoarse laughter as in the first exam reappeared!
To Orochimaru's astonishment, Akali's body transformed into four shadows, breaking free from her restraints, and then solidified, forming a four-corner structure with her at the center.
An invisible force field, like a beginner's sealing technique called the Lantern Array, immobilized her!
However, Akali's array is stronger than the single-element lamp array, because a single-element lamp array would definitely not be able to imprison her!
Of course, the Instant Shadow Killing Array is called an array, so it should naturally look like an array!
Unlike the game where you simply add clones, allowing the main body to swap positions with the clones, mark enemies to accumulate damage, and then detonate them.
Akali's current clones are all her original body. You could say that she has completely transformed into a shadow, and then divided herself into four separate yet connected parts. Orochimaru has also seen this!
[Ding! Orochimaru's emotional value +1111!]
Orochimaru was utterly shocked to see the four dark, solid shadow clones surrounding her.
"You've become nothing more than a shadow? Every one of these clones is you, yet none of them are you!"
"How did you do that?"
"..."
Akali's four clones, coldly observing Orochimaru, spoke in turn:
"and!"
"you!"
"none!"
"close!"
After saying that, the Instant Shadow Killing Array was fully activated!
Four shadow Akalis, each wielding a ninja scythe, move forward in unison!
4 Deadly Schemes!
Four dark shadows flashed across Orochimaru's forehead, neck, heart, and abdomen.
The highly corrosive shadows disintegrate the skin, sever the muscles, and then the nerves and bones.
Orochimaru's body was thus cut into five pieces!
The knife slashed right into Orochimaru's skull, exposing his white brain matter!
[Ding! Naruto's emotional value +9999!]
[Ding! Sasuke's emotional value +9999!]
Naruto and Sasuke were shocked to see Orochimaru's brains spilling out.
"He... he's dead?"
Naruto looked at Sasuke, puzzled.
Sasuke stared wide-eyed at Orochimaru's corpse.
Then he shook his head: "I'm not quite sure either, but those bodies seem real!"
"So, he must be dead, right?"
Sasuke couldn't imagine what kind of person could survive after having their head and heart severed.
His only question was, judging from the sexual organs exposed on Orochimaru's slain corpse, how could their formidable enemy be a woman?
Orochimaru's behavior is completely unlike what one would expect!
Sasuke didn't quite understand.
However, precisely because it was so outrageous, Sasuke actually thought it was Orochimaru's corpse.
"Great!" Hearing Sasuke's words, Naruto relaxed and plopped down on the grass.
Although he only fought on the fringes of the battlefield, it still exhausted him.
“Indeed!” Sasuke nodded, gradually relaxing under Naruto’s influence.
Only Akali is different.
Looking into Orochimaru's unseeing eyes, a strong sense of unreality gripped her heart.
Could she really kill Orochimaru just like that?
Akali was skeptical. No matter which angle you looked at it from, Orochimaru's still-steaming corpse and the contents that had leaked out looked so real!
Akali's four shadows exchanged a glance, and then the other three silently merged into one of them, making it Akali's true form.
Sensing the shadow energy, or rather, the mark, clinging to the severed wound of Orochimaru's corpse, Akali slowly clenched her fair fingers!
"Explode!"
"Oh!"
Dense shadows engulfed Orochimaru's 'corpse'!
The unexpected happened at that moment!
The moment Orochimaru's 'corpse' was swallowed by the shadows, her head transformed into a mutilated snake body!
Akali then realized: "Snake Substitute!!?"
Yes, Orochimaru was not killed by Akali, but rather his head was temporarily swapped out just before his vital organs were attacked.
Except for her head, all her limbs are real!
In this situation, Orochimaru's body being cut into multiple pieces actually increased the difficulty for Akali to judge, causing Akali to not notice it immediately.
And there has been no movement for so long...
"Sasuke, watch out!"
Akali suddenly turned around and charged towards Sasuke with a double-stage attack.
At the same time, a man's head with a mangled face suddenly sprouted from the grass in front of Naruto!
Then, to Naruto's astonishment, the head opened its mouth, and the gaping maw instantly defied human limits, reaching nearly 180 degrees.
From the mouth of the human head, the complete Orochimaru burst forth, her lower half, a snake tail, snaking along the ground as she flew towards Sasuke!
Only then did Sasuke subconsciously tense up and activate his Sharingan at Akali's prompting.
Orochimaru's appearance was reflected in the crimson two-tomoe Sharingan.
After seeing Orochimaru's appearance, Sasuke was even more shocked!
Because the Orochimaru he originally saw looked like this:
Ha people
But the Orochimaru he saw now was like this:
Surprise!
Although Orochimaru managed to fool Akali with a snake substitute, the disguise on his face didn't have time to be restored.
Therefore, Orochimaru's true nature was exposed to everyone!
Sasuke: ...You mean this is you?
Orochimaru: I said this is who I am!
Sasuke: 9!
Sasuke was completely dumbfounded when he saw Orochimaru.
Orochimaru, like a snake demon, wrapped her snake-like lower body tightly around Sasuke's waist in an instant, and then she herself appeared behind Sasuke.
Her fair hands rested on Sasuke's shoulders, and her forked tongue flicked out, striking Sasuke's cheek.
Sensing the pheromones transmitted through his tongue, Orochimaru smiled with satisfaction: "Sasuke-kun, you're mine now!"
Sasuke, his face contorted with disgust, struggled violently: "Get out!"
But how could this little horse possibly outmaneuver Orochimaru, that strange aunt?
Ignoring Sasuke's needle pricks, Orochimaru opened his mouth wide, revealing sharp fangs, and was about to bite down hard on Sasuke's neck!
Fortunately, Akali arrived.
"Just because you say it's yours doesn't mean it is."
A streak of black light swept across, precisely slashing towards Orochimaru's slender neck!
Akali realized that it was impossible for Orochimaru, who was not human, to kill her by attacking her vital points.
However, her body regeneration is based on chakra, so as long as she has a large number of bodies destroyed each time, constantly discarding her body and consuming her chakra, she can be eliminated.
Then Orochimaru will eventually be killed by her!
However, Akali was unaware that Orochimaru had also thought things through very clearly.
If she wants Sasuke, she must deal with Akali first, so biting Sasuke is just a pretense!
Under the cover of Orochimaru and Sasuke's bodies, a thin, white-scaled snake, about the size of a pet snake, silently fell from Orochimaru's mouth, then quickly slithered away and hid in the collar of Orochimaru's body.
Just as Akali severed Orochimaru's head, the white-scaled serpent also sprang forward and bit down hard on Akali's fair wrist!
Sharp teeth pierced through armor, and even through the upgraded, leathery skin of the Iron Shirt and Golden Bell Shield, while icy venom, imbued with alien chakra, was injected into the arteries!
Instantly, black lines resembling burning clouds spread from Akali's wrist to her entire body, bringing with them a strange burning sensation and even pain!
Akali, who had never been injured in all these years, stopped moving as she experienced this kind of pain for the first time.
However, the pain also ignited Akali's anger, but she quickly overcame the physical abnormality thanks to her powerful physique and the surge of adrenaline.
Seeing the white-scaled snake's teeth still deeply embedded in her wrist, Akali tensed her wrist muscles, clamping down on the snake's teeth like an iron clamp:
"So this is your true form, right?"
"What audacity!"
Akali reached out with her left hand.
Seeing this, the small white phosphorus snake on her wrist twisted violently, but it couldn't pull its teeth out of Akali's wrist no matter what!
Seeing that it was about to be caught by Akali and become a pet snake, the white phosphorus snake showed panic for the first time.
Since it was a matter of life and death, Orochimaru dared not hold back.
From the venomous fangs that had penetrated deep into Akali's veins, another stream of venom, imbued with an unusual chakra, was injected!
This surge of chakra resulted in long, unruly lines spreading across Akali's skin!
The fiery cloud-like patterns from before, upon encountering these long lines, instantly produced a chemical reaction akin to Mars colliding with Earth.
A powerful sense of power and a surge of negative emotions welled up in my heart.
In contrast to these two, Akali seemed to be instantly encased in a thick layer of armor, or like an insect trapped in amber, unable to move at all.
As Akali was being stained black by the cursed mark, a human voice came from the mouth of the white phosphorus snake: "Wouldn't it be better to obediently accept the cursed mark of heaven? That way you'll still have a chance to survive."
"Even someone as mad as me wouldn't inject the Heavenly Curse Seal and the Earthly Curse Seal into one person at the same time."
"pity!"
With that, the white phosphorus snake exerted its strength, discarding its fangs and finally freeing itself from Akali's wrist.
It leisurely crawled back to the neck of the body that had just been decapitated, and was about to crawl back in!
But then, a small, white hand with two venomous fangs embedded in its wrist suddenly appeared and grabbed the white phosphorus snake by its vital spot!
[Ding! Orochimaru's emotional value +9999!]
The small white phosphorus snake turned around in fright.
It was Akali; she used some method to instantly clear the curse mark from her body.
At that moment, Akali held the white phosphorus snake by its vital spot, lifting it up to her face with a mocking expression.
"I told you, didn't I? How dare you show your true form in front of me? You have some nerve!"
"Tell me, what should I do with you, Orochimaru?"
Orochimaru: "..."
Even the Heavenly Curse Mark and the Earthly Curse Mark couldn't restrain Akali. Now, she only wanted to ask one question.
Is Akali perhaps the reincarnation of the First Aegis?
Otherwise, that's not scientific!
Akali: Cleanse, anyone?