Chapter 162
laugh!
A sharp sword blade suddenly pierced out from Tsunade's chest. Orochimaru appeared behind Tsunade, holding the Kusanagi sword in one hand and said.
"You're being a little careless, Tsunade!"
Tsunade, feeling her heart being pierced, opened her eyes wide, looking at Orochimaru who had turned into a ball of mud and softened on the ground in front of her, as well as Orochimaru's tattered body on the ground, and a flash of realization passed through her mind.
Did he just use the time of shedding his skin to create an earth clone to attract his attention?
His shoulder and elbow smashed backwards suddenly, but the moment Tsunade's body moved, Orochimaru predicted Tsunade's attack in advance and instantly moved away before the shoulder and elbow hit him.
"You're really rude!"
Tsunade gently pinched the sword that was still stuck in her chest with her right fingers, and under the watchful eyes of Orochimaru, Kagawa and others, she pushed it out of her body little by little.
This process inevitably caused secondary damage to her body and intense pain, but Tsunade only groaned.
"Your body seems to have become even more monstrous! Even this fatal injury can't affect your movements?"
Orochimaru was stared at by Tsunade, and did not attack again immediately. He just wanted to help test the limit of Tsunade's Hougyoku mode, but he did not really want to kill her.
Although his actions were intended to kill the other person.
If any other ninja had been dealt with such a fatal injury, let alone attacking him like Tsunade without caring about the secondary damage and pulling the sword out of the wound, he would probably have had to fight for his life at the first moment. If there was no powerful medical ninja to rescue him in time, he would have had to wait for death to come.
"I should be the one saying this to you!"
He held the Kusanagi sword that he had pulled out of his body in his hand, not caring about the extremely sharp blade at all. As he spoke, he used it as a javelin and threw it in the direction of Orochimaru.
boom!
The sword exploded in the air with a sonic boom-like sound, and a circular tail wave spread out in all directions.
A deep gully appeared on the ground, and along with the thrown sword, it cut a deep wound on the ground like a giant plowing the ground.
The area that the sword passed through was completely destroyed. Finally, the sword was stuck on a huge rock along the way, directly blasting it apart and then stuck into the ground.
"Hey, hey, hey! This kind of power..."
Hongdou and the others subconsciously hid further away. They didn't want to be affected by the sudden attack just because they were watching the fight.
Especially this power, it looks like if it falls on a person, it can easily take that person away.
In the past, when they had Shisui's Mangekyō and were not blinded, they could use Susanoo to block it, but now, they might have to worry about helping Shisui when they retreat.
Even though Shisui had developed his hearing and perception during the time he was blind, he was still unable to react in time to an attack of this level.
Although she retreated a distance, there was no fear on Hongdou's face. Instead, there was excitement and enthusiasm, just like a fan who had met her idol and the idol's performance exceeded her psychological expectations.
Even Shisui could clearly feel the fanatical emotion.
Boom boom boom!
Tsunade's battle waves were like a large summoned beast wreaking havoc. Each of her fists could scrape off a layer of the ground, and every time her feet landed on the ground from mid-air, with Tsunade's body as the center, it would cause devastating damage to the surrounding terrain.
Ninjutsu was not able to cause fatal damage to Tsunade in her Hogyoku mode. With one swing of her fist, the wind from her fist could destroy a fiery and huge Great Fireball Jutsu.
Even so, her palms would inevitably suffer severe burns, but it would only take a moment for the wounds to heal as before.
Wind Escape, Fire Escape, Lightning Escape, Earth Escape, Water Escape.
Five types of jutsu appeared one by one under Orochimaru's command, but any damage inflicted on Tsunade would be healed quickly.
So much so that later, facing Orochimaru's ninjutsu attack, Tsunade was too lazy to even dodge.
For a moment, the atmosphere on the field was a little strange. Tsunade was chasing Orochimaru all over the field, while Orochimaru was trying his best to avoid close contact with Tsunade.
So the fight on the field looked extremely fierce, and even the terrain and environment that had just recovered some vitality were destroyed again, but in fact the two people in the battle area were in a kind of stalemate.
"Lady Tsunade is so powerful!" There were almost stars in Hongdou's eyes. She didn't care at all that the person being chased on the field was her once beloved teacher.
"No way! Lord Orochimaru, who inherited the mantle of the third sir, also has magnificent ninjutsu!" Shizune on the side swallowed her saliva. Although she tried her best to remain calm on her face, she was already venting her emotions crazily in her heart.
In this kind of battle, the two people on the field are definitely aiming to kill each other, right?
Is there any deep hatred between the three ninjas?
I've never heard Lady Tsunade mention this before!
What to do now?
Want to separate them?
But if I intervene, I will die, right?
Why can Red Bean and the others still laugh! Orochimaru was almost beaten to death by Tsunade!
"If I ask Lady Tsunade to learn supernatural powers, will she teach me?" Hongdou suddenly asked in a somewhat whimsical way.
If possible, she could use the Blood Serenity Armor for defense, the Flame Release for additional damage, and the Super Strength Technique for main attack. Even if she couldn't beat Lady Tsunade on the field, she could at least become a close-range killer, right?
"Well, maybe it's possible? Lady Tsunade is still very open-minded and generous in this regard." Shizune touched her hair and said with an awkward smile.
"What do you think, Shisui?" Ignoring the friendly exchange between Hongdou and Shizune, Lu Nie approached Shisui and asked softly.
"The battle between Lord Orochimaru and Lady Tsunade?" Shisui understood what Kagawa wanted to ask from his tone through tacit understanding.
After thinking for a moment, Shisui continued, “From what I’ve heard and sensed, Tsunade-sama’s destructive power is comparable to my Susanoo.
Even if I activated the second stage of Susanoo, I might not be able to withstand Tsunade-sama's fist now."
Lu Ni nodded. This means that at least in terms of supply, Tsunade in the Hogyoku mode is comparable to the second stage Susanoo.
As for the third stage, Shisui did not say anything, but this also means that in Shisui's mind, Tsunade's destructive power at this moment is still inferior to the third stage Susanoo. From this point of view, although Shisui's third stage Susanoo also needs the blessing of the power of the Hogyoku to be forcibly opened, it seems to overwhelm Tsunade in terms of combat power.
But Lu Nie knew that neither Tsunade nor Orochimaru had used their full strength. At least Tsunade had not used any of her forbidden medical techniques, such as the Hundred Healings Technique. She was fighting in the Collapsing Jade Mode.
Orochimaru didn't even use the power of the Hogyoku, so it was natural that he was at a disadvantage on the field.
"Stop fighting!" Suddenly, Tsunade on the field shouted and stopped attacking. "It's been so long, you should have gotten the test data you wanted, right?"
"Have you reached your limit?" Orochimaru put away the seal on his hand and looked at Tsunade, who had crossed her arms and actively dissipated the Hougyoku mode.
"I can fight this level of battle for three days and three nights!" Tsunade replied unceremoniously: "But since you don't want to use your full strength to fight me for testing, then this battle will end here."
"it is finally over!"
Seeing that the rumbling vibrations of the battle on the field finally stopped, the two people on the field also gave up fighting. Jingyin, who was watching the battle from afar, let out a long sigh and felt a little relieved.
The sword that pierced her chest with Orochimaru's sword had frightened her. If it weren't for Luna's shadow holding her tightly, she might have rushed up to treat Lady Tsunade.
Although she also knew that Lady Tsunade might not need her and could heal this kind of injury after activating the forbidden technique.
Now that this battle, which had been extremely exciting and fierce from the beginning, had come to an end, her tense heart finally relaxed.
"Did the Hogyoku improve your self-healing ability?" Orochimaru looked at Tsunade, who should have been covered in scars, but now was calm and unharmed except for some torn clothes, and took the initiative to communicate with her.
During the battle, he had never seen Tsunade use medical ninjutsu to heal her injuries. Every time she was injured, the wound healed quickly at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Tsunade's face was somewhat thoughtful, as if she was considering how to answer. This expression on her face also made Orochimaru instantly overturn his previous judgment. At least this was not just about self-healing ability.
"I'm not sure." After Tsunade finished thinking, she looked up and said to Orochimaru who was walking beside her with a frown.
"It seems that you are also a little unsure about the power of your Hogyoku." Orochimaru narrowed his eyes slightly.
The power of the Hogyoku will be enhanced according to a person's psychology and ability. Logically speaking, Tsunade's physical fitness and medical ability should be enhanced. But now, there seems to be a new change?
"My injuries seem to be recovering due to my body's self-healing ability, but I always feel that this is not the truly correct answer." Tsunade shook her head.
No one is more familiar with medical ninjutsu than her, and no one is more sensitive than her to the subtle changes in their body.
She instinctively felt that this was not the power of self-healing, but this power was hidden beneath the healing, separated by a layer of darkness, making her unsure.
"It seems that the power you gained from the Hougyoku is far beyond imagination. You are also an excellent and perfect adapter, Tsunade!"
In response to Tsunade's troubles, Orochimaru's eyes lit up and he spoke meaningfully.
"The perfect match?" Tsunade subconsciously glanced at Orochimaru.
Orochimaru looked at Tsunade with an especially gentle gaze, and with a sense of recognition: "The perfect match refers to the one who receives the Hogyoku. It is not just a simple increase in one's own strength, but also a power beyond expectations!
This power beyond expectations requires you to slowly explore, awaken, master it, and ultimately grow again!
Your strength has reached its peak along with your body, right, Tsunade?"
"So what?" Tsunade asked back while chewing on Orochimaru's words.
"This means that your ceiling has been raised! You still have the potential to continue to grow and reach the next peak! This is the gift of the Collapse Jade to the Perfect Fitter!
It is destined to be the best reward that only a few people can obtain!" Orochimaru licked his lips and told Tsunade his inference.
"Are you also a perfect match?" Tsunade came to her senses.
"Of course, Hogyoku recognizes us!" Orochimaru had no intention of hiding anything. Although his personality had changed a lot compared to before, he no longer always liked to use conspiracies like Danzo did when dealing with many matters.
Having stayed in darkness for too long, his personality would certainly be affected during the stage of drastic changes, but now he is a director, and if nothing unexpected happens, he will be the fourth Hokage in the future.
Orochimaru understands Tsunade and believes that she will become an inseparable partner in the future. He is well aware that because of the Wood Release experiments led by the Root and some of her previous experiences in carrying out missions, Tsunade has distrusted and doubted him on certain matters, so if allowed, he is willing to be honest with Tsunade.
"So, what power did you gain?" Tsunade asked with a little curiosity.
"Bengyu combines a certain power and desire that the adaptor possesses, making it a power engraved on the flesh and blood, or the soul.
But because the Broken Jade itself has no consciousness or thinking ability, the judgment it makes is entirely based on your inner desires, so sometimes, what it brings to you may be slightly different from what you need.
For a perfect match, this deviation may be huge! So huge that the abilities granted by the broken jade may be so different that you may be unfamiliar with them.
You will know later.”
This time, Orochimaru did not speak directly about the ability he gained from the Hogyoku. This was his biggest secret.
The Broken Jade combined what he desired most in his heart with the forbidden technique he created for that purpose, and it became an ability rooted in his soul!
Reincarnation without corpse!
He had imagined cutting his soul into pieces as a backup of his consciousness, and then using seals to select suitable candidates from among the outstanding ninjas who had shown talent since childhood. Those who could carry the power of his soul and remain immortal would become the vessels for his reincarnation and resurrection.
When accepting the power of the Hogyoku, what he desired most was immortality and mastering all the ninjutsu and abilities in the ninja world.
The imperfect Hogyoku could not fulfill his wish, but combined with the power of the forbidden technique, Reincarnation, it elevated this flawed and extremely dangerous forbidden technique to a level that made Orochimaru intoxicated!
That means you can split your soul, not only as a backup, but also with the power to seize and replicate!
(End of this chapter)