Chapter 725: Countering Fujin!
Orochimaru's eyes widened on seeing the Lightning Dragons enter the water. He quickly controlled the winds that had been absorbed by the water earlier to form a barrier, separating the flood into two parts. The Wind barrier reduced the strength of the Lightning Dragons to the extent that they were no longer a threat to Orochimaru. Unfortunately, the Lightning Dragons left a path for the flames, which Hiruzen didn't miss.
As his black flames hit the Wind barrier, the strength of Hiruzen's flames increased once again. Having gotten a second wind, quite literally, the flames moved through the water with an unstoppable force, completely transforming a large amount of water into steam.
Orochimaru cursed, "Shit!"
He immediately spat out a large amount of mud, which transformed into a dome around him to shield him from the flames. Unfortunately, the flames were too intense for the mud to handle. Even though its strength was reduced considerably, Orochimaru was still engulfed by the black flames!
The black flames started burning his entire body mercilessly. Orochimaru gritted his teeth as he endured the flames while using every suitable jutsu in his arsenal to reduce the intensity of the flames.
He succeeded in reducing the fire's intensity to an extent where it was manageable for him. Unfortunately, the damage had already been done as he collapsed inside the flames.
However, there was no joy or relief on Hiruzen's face. Even before he could take advantage of the situation, a pair of hands opened Orochimaru's mouth from the inside and Orochimaru crawled out, completely unharmed.
A wide grin could be seen on his face as he began laughing nonstop.
"Hahaha hahaha hahaha!"