Chapter 753: A Blade of Wind...
'Ninja Art: Shadow Stitching jutsu'
Several sharp tendril-like needles rose from the shadow under Orochimaru's feet and pierced through his body, binding him in one spot!
At the same time, Hiruzen's figure became visible as he moved through Orochimaru's Gale River jutsu. Even though the jutsu failed to stop him, the flames on Hiruzen's body were significantly weaker.
Orochimaru cursed, 'Shit! I was too focused on the mysterious jutsu he used to seal the Kages and the flames around his body. He noticed it and used my own jutsus to hide his real scheme. This won't be easy. I need to break this shadow first and then deal with those pesky flames while keeping him away…'
Orochimaru began exerting his chakra. A large amount of Yang chakra was released from his chakra points and began weakening the shadow's hold. At the same time, Orochimaru's body itself started transforming! His human features started fading away as he began looking even more like a white snake! Several snakes exited his mouth and began moving towards Hiruzen.
However, Hiruzen moved without any fear. The weakened flames around his body still had enough heat to burn all the snakes coming towards him. Before Orochimaru could fully transform, Hiruzen appeared in front of him and punched Orochimaru's abdomen with all his might.
All the remaining flames on his body transferred onto Orochimaru's body, burning him! However, his snake body was far more resilient than a normal human body. Along with the fact that the flames had weakened a lot, Orochimaru wasn't hurt. A grin appeared on Orochimaru's face as he exclaimed, "Such a weak flame will not burn me…"
Suddenly, his eyes widened. He failed to release any more Yang chakra. His transformation also stopped. Orochimaru wondered, 'What the hell? I can't initiate any jutsu?'
He suddenly exclaimed fearfully, "What is that?"