Chapter 32: INAZ - 31
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"Truly worthy of the Third Hokage. However... Rain of Stone!" Shinji quickly changed the form of the Geo element. Numerous sharp rock blades rained down from the sky, targeting Hiruzen Sarutobi and his group!
"Defense! Fūton! Daitoppa (Wind Release: Great Breakthrough)!" Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned. This was too strange, and this 'ninjutsu' was something he had never seen before. Although the ninja led by Hiruzen Sarutobi quickly quelled Shinji's attack, due to this time difference, the distance between Orochimaru and them quickly widened again.
"Damn it! Danzō! Attack!" Hiruzen Sarutobi cursed inwardly, then shouted loudly. The Root members led by Danzō appeared in front of Orochimaru.
"Orochimaru! Surrender now!" Danzō's remaining eye under the bandages stared at the approaching Orochimaru. He had long calculated that Orochimaru would take this route.
"Fufufu, isn't this Lord Danzō? For the sake of our many years of cooperation, I'll be going ahead first," Orochimaru chuckled lightly. Being attacked from both front and rear by Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzō wasn't easy to break through.
"Cooperation? How could I possibly cooperate with someone like you? Fūton! Shinkūha (Wind Release: Vacuum Wave)!" This was one of Danzō's Wind Release techniques. He spat out sharp, weasel-like breaths from his mouth, intending to sever both Orochimaru's body and the chakra protecting it.
"Fukugō Ninpō (Compound Ninja Art)! Doryū Endan (Earth Release: Earth Dragon Flame Bullet)!" Hiruzen Sarutobi simultaneously formed hand seals, combining Earth and Fire Release ninjutsu. He used Fire Dragon Bullet to spit out a powerful flame projectile from his mouth, coordinating it with Earth Dragon Bullet to attack. Creating a fire-breathing earth dragon that charged towards Orochimaru's back. Attacked from both sides, and with both Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzō being Kage-level, Orochimaru already felt a dangerous aura of death!
"Stone Spear!" Shinji clenched his hands, and a long spear condensed from Geo element shot directly towards Hiruzen Sarutobi's Earth Dragon Flame Bullet. Although Shinji's current attack couldn't fully compare to Hiruzen Sarutobi's, blocking it for a moment was possible. The collision lasted only a breath, but it was enough for Orochimaru to find an opening!
"Are these Boss Shinji's ninjutsu? They really are things I've never seen before~" Orochimaru looked at the Geo element that had been helping him from the start, narrowing his eyes, having already guessed most of the truth.
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