Chapter 225:
Orochimaru's Ten Thousand Swords Formation—a combination of Magnetic Release and Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu was a visually spectacular attack.
By applying the principle of shuriken shadow cloning to his Kusanagi sword, he was able to create multiple copies and control them with Magnetic Release, launching a large-scale offensive. But in truth, it was inefficient and impractical.
The chakra consumption was immense, and its destructive potential was easily countered by a strong enough earth wall. Even if the attack could breach such a defense, the delay would give most opponents ample time to dodge.
Orochimaru wasn't worried about using this technique against Tsunade. He assumed she would simply counterattack by throwing boulders or debris at him.
What he didn't expect was Tsunade summoning Rashomon instead.
When the massive, hellish gate materialized and stopped every single one of his Kusanagi swords, Orochimaru felt a twinge of unease.
Rashomon was originally developed by the First Hokage as an ultimate defensive jutsu. Even summoning just one gate required a significant amount of chakra. Hashirama could summon five. Orochimaru himself had managed to summon three gates during his collaboration with Danzo, using the First Hokage's cells as a basis.
But Tsunade?
"I never had enough chakra before," Tsunade said with a proud smile, stepping out from behind the towering gate. "I always had to save my chakra for healing my comrades, so I didn't bother learning it. But now… well, things are different."