Not Even Bones Remain

Outside the fog, Uchiha Tunan's three clones had already finished forming a seal.

Immortal Technique - Rotating Art.

Immortal Technique - Magnificent Flame Dragon Art.

Immortal Technique - Dust Art.

In the distance, Hiruzen Sarutobi was leading a group of Anbu, slowly looking for Orochimaru.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was a little absent-minded and asked: "Have you found Tunan?"

"Hokage sama, there is no one here."

"There is no suspicious trace here."

Several Anbu members who had returned from the distance came to Hiruzen Sarutobi and reported their situation.

Suddenly, an Anbu member raised his hand and pointed to the distance, exclaiming,

"Hokage sama, look over there."

Hearing this, everyone raised their heads and looked in the direction the person pointed.

A trace of surprise flashed through Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes. He immediately jumped onto the top of the tree and looked into the distance.

A red light suddenly lit up in the distance. A huge fire dragon flew out from the forest below and hovered in the air, illuminating everything nearby.

Not far from the fire dragon was yellow sand that filled the sky, covering the entire sky above the ground.

Moreover, the yellow sand was spinning around an area at an incredible speed.

After a few seconds, it formed a yellow tornado that rushed into the sky.

The violent tornado was sweeping everything on the ground at a rapid speed.

The trees in the nearby area were uprooted and swept into it. Even the surface of the ground was scraped off a layer.

The fire reflected the yellow tornado, giving people a feeling that they were in the end of the world.

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at this scene, and the figure of Uchiha Tunan flashed in his mind. He immediately said with a serious face,

"This is... a combination ninjutsu."

The next moment,

The fire dragon seemed to roar and plunged into the yellow tornado.

In an instant, the sky and earth suddenly brightened.

The shock wave produced by the explosion spread in all directions, flattening the surrounding forest.

After a few seconds...

Boom!

Everyone only heard an earth-shattering explosion in their ears, followed by a gale that was like a monstrous wave that whistled over, causing everyone to have no choice but to bend down and firmly grab onto the tree trunk.

But even so, some people were still suspended in mid-air due to the powerful wind force, and their hands that grabbed onto the tree trunk were somewhat unable to hold on.

"Ka ---"

"Ka ---"

.....

The strong wind was like a fierce tiger, and the trees could not withstand the impact of the strong wind. They either rose from the ground or snapped at the waist.

A moment later, the residual power of the explosion dissipated.

The trees in the entire forest collapsed in the direction of the outside like dominos.

Apart from Hiruzen Sarutobi, everyone else was in a sorry state.

Hiruzen Sarutobi narrowed his eyes and immediately rushed towards the place where the battle had erupted.

There was already a deep pit several miles in diameter in the center of the battlefield, and there was even a large mass of dark black liquid emitting smoke.

Outside the pit were collapsed and burning trees, and the fire was still spreading outwards.

The dancing sparks and thick smoke drifted towards the sky.

Hiruzen Sarutobi had just arrived at the periphery of the battlefield when he saw Uchiha Tunan leisurely walking out from the sea of flames with Kusanagi Sword in hand.

The flames around him seemed to have become the background board of Uchiha Tunan, reflecting his face with a fiery red color.

"Tunan, where is Orochimaru?"

Uchiha Tunan reached out his hand and rubbed his eyes. He said gently,

"Orochimaru sama would rather die than go back with me, so I used my strongest trump card.

That is the combination ninjutsu you taught me.

Looking at how it went just now, Orochimaru sama should be dead."

When Hiruzen Sarutobi heard this, he fell silent. After a long time, he sighed and said,

"Tunan, you've worked hard.

This was all Orochimaru himself who brought it upon himself."

Hiruzen Sarutobi lowered his eyes. After all, Orochimaru was his disciple for many years. Now that he had fallen into such a situation, he felt a little uncomfortable.

Suddenly, Hiruzen Sarutobi found a blind spot.

From beginning to end, it seemed that Uchiha Tunan was fighting with Orochimaru.

He had only bound Orochimaru in the middle.

In other words, if not for him, Orochimaru might have lost his life in the hands of Uchiha Tunan.

Moreover, the power of that combination ninjutsu just now seemed to be even greater than what he had used.

Could it be that this little disciple of his had already grown to the extent that he was comparable to Sannin?

This kind of talent would be too terrifying.

Hiruzen Sarutobi only knew that Uchiha Tunan was very talented, but he did not expect that he would be so powerful after going all out, and his progress was unbelievable.

Hiruzen Sarutobi stared at Uchiha Tunan and said in a low voice,

"Tunan, I didn't expect you to be able to defeat Orochimaru alone."

"How did you do it?"

When Uchiha Tunan heard this, he immediately said with a sad face,

"This time, thanks to the desperate effort of the Uchiha clansmen.

They were not only Jounin who had awakened the three magatama, but also the few Uchiha people who could accept the will of fire.

As a result... In order to avenge the villagers, they were all killed by Orochimaru.

If not for them, I definitely wouldn't have been able to hold on until you arrived.

Just now, thanks to your deterrence, Orochimaru didn't notice that I was lying in ambush on the side of the road.

For a moment, he was caught off guard by my sneak attack and his arm was cut off.

Moreover, he wanted to escape, so he didn't dare to use a large-scale ninjutsu like the Yamata no Orochi."

After listening to Uchiha Tunan's explanation, Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly understood and nodded.

Well, that was reasonable.

Although Orochimaru was one of the Sannin, he was not invincible.

More than a dozen of Uchiha clansmen were Jounin or the elite Jounin who had opened the Three magatama.

Orochimaru must have used all his trump cards to deal with them.

After all, when he came, Orochimaru had been forced to use a forbidden technique like the Yamata no Orochi.

In addition, when he was running away, his attention was not so focused, and one of his arms was cut off by Uchiha Tunan's sneak attack.

It was normal to be killed by Uchiha Tunan when his strength was greatly reduced.

However, was Orochimaru really dead?

Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't dare to make a direct decision. After all, this disciple had the most life-saving means out of all his disciples.

Even he only knew a part of it.

Hiruzen Sarutobi let out a long sigh, then stared straight at the Kusanagi Sword in Uchiha Tunan's hand and said slowly,

"Now that things have come to this, you don't have to be sad, Tunan.

Your clansmen died for the sake of the village.

I will give their family members pension according to the war standards."

"Thank you, teacher."

Uchiha Tunan lowered his head from beginning to end with a disappointed expression on his face. He did not look at Hiruzen Sarutobi at all.

Hiruzen Sarutobi really wanted Uchiha Tunan to give him Kusanagi Sword, but he felt that it was inappropriate to ask for it now.

In the end, he thought about it. After all, Uchiha Tunan was his disciple, and Kusanagi Sword was also his spoils of war.

If he asked for it, it would definitely affect his image in Uchiha Tunan's heart.

Finally, he hesitated for a moment and sighed, "Let's go back to the village, and leave this place to the Anbu to deal with."