Chapter 66:
The sudden attack stunned not just the Konoha ninjas who were unfamiliar with Orochimaru's methods, but also his own teammates, Tsunade and Jiraiya, who barely had time to process what was happening.
"This is... What?" Jiraiya muttered, eyes wide.
"A snake... a giant snake! Damn it, don't just stand there! We have to save him!" Tsunade shouted, her voice trembling slightly, though she tried to stay composed.
The giant python Orochimaru summoned was massive thicker than a group of people linked arm in arm and as large as the two snakes he would later use in the Forest of Death in the original series. Its blood-red tongue flickered, and its enormous, cold, vertical pupils sent chills down the spines of anyone who dared to meet its gaze.
It was similar to the fear Sasuke had felt when encountering Orochimaru's snakes for the first time, paralyzing him in fear. But the two remaining Konoha ninjas were slightly older and more experienced than Sasuke had been, and, driven by their instinct to save their teammate, they charged toward the massive beast.
However, despite their courage, their genin-level skills were no match for Orochimaru's serpent.
The giant python reared its colossal head and then smashed it down with brutal force.
Boom!
"AHH!" one of the Konoha ninjas screamed as the earth trembled beneath the weight of the snake's attack.