Chapter 87

"You don't need to look, there's no one else here. There's no need to try to find out about me, or delay waiting for rescue, because… by the time Gekko Kazuki comes over, you will already be dead!"

Orochimaru saw through Shikamaru's thoughts at a glance, then summoned two large snakes to kill Shikamaru and Choji.

There are countless large snakes like this that are three to four meters long in Ryūchi Cave, and Orochimaru is not afraid of them being killed again.

Shikamaru and Choji were attacked by the big snakes and chose to run away in confusion.

It's not that they wanted to escape, but they had no choice!

They don't have Sasuke's ability to kill a big snake with one strike. If it was a single snake, they could try to fight it together, but with two such giant beasts, they could only run away first.

As for expecting Sasuke to help them… Shikamaru turned to look at Sasuke and found that he was sweating. It was obvious that the sudden appearance of the ninja from Village Hidden in the Grass was terrifying!

They would only cause trouble for Sasuke by staying here. Instead of staying, it was better to escape first and find Kazuki to help!

"Pakkun, Choji and I will lure away these two big snakes. You go find Kazuki to come and help!"

Looking at the two fierce snakes behind him, Pakkun asked with some worry, "Are you okay?"

Shikamaru didn't dare to vouch for it.

These two of Orochimaru's snakes were thick-skinned with huge abyssal mouths. With the attack power of him and Choji, they were absolutely no match for them.

But delaying them for a while shouldn't be a big problem.

"No problem!" Shikamaru said bravely.

"Okay, hold on, I'll go find Kazuki immediately to help you!"

Pakkun said and ran quickly toward the other side. When the two big snakes saw Pakkun running away, they were about to separate, with one snake chasing after him. But Shikamaru threw two kunai with detonating talismans toward them.

The kunai hit their eyes, and a terrible explosion was released, making the two snakes extremely angry. They didn't care about Pakkun running away and rushed toward Shikamaru and Choji like they were losing their minds!

The speed and strength of the two irrational snakes were even better than their normal state, making Shikamaru and Choji's situation even more dangerous!

Back to Sasuke,

After casually dispatching a big snake, Sasuke set his sights on Orochimaru.

A being who could summon such a Summoning Beast at will was probably not a minor player.

Sasuke hoped that Orochimaru could put some pressure on him before Gaara to relieve his loneliness of having no opponent.

But soon he felt ridiculous for his naive idea!

This guy from Hidden in the Grass Village was not just a little bit powerful, but much stronger!

He watched as Orochimaru summoned two big snakes about the same size as the one he killed and attacked Shikamaru and Choji. He was about to step forward to stop them but was frozen by Orochimaru's gaze!

What kind of look was that?

Cold, gloomy, mysterious, dangerous…

Sasuke didn't know what it felt like. He only knew that being stared at by those eyes made his whole body feel cold, and the gloom of death filled his mind!

This guy is ridiculously strong!

Stronger than Gaara… no, maybe even stronger than Kazuki!

In the battle between Sasuke and Kazuki, it was always one-sided torture, and Kazuki didn't have that kind of cold hostility when fighting Sasuke. Therefore, in Sasuke's opinion, Kazuki was stronger than him, but his strength was limited.

It's just one or two small levels!

But Orochimaru gave him a different feeling. It was the despair of an ant looking up at the sky!

Who is this guy?

Sasuke had cold sweat on his forehead but found it difficult to speak.

The nervousness caused him to temporarily lose the ability to speak!

Orochimaru watched Shikamaru and Choji disappear from sight, a natural smile on his lips as he looked at Sasuke.

This time his eyes were no longer warning but admiring.

"I have to say, among the many Uchiha clan members I have seen, your talent is among the best. Your body is truly enticing."

Orochimaru smiled darkly, making Sasuke tense up.

This guy doesn't have any creepy intentions, does he?

"Lightning Release: Chidori Sharp Spear!"

Sasuke took advantage of the opportunity to catch his breath and threw an extremely fast lightning spear directly at Orochimaru.

Orochimaru seemed to be pierced by the spear as if he didn't react.

But soon it turned into a puddle of mud and melted.

Obviously, such a direct attack wouldn't harm Orochimaru.

His experience and reaction speed were superior to Sasuke's!

"The lightning chakra nature transformation is interesting. How many more surprises can you bring me?"

Orochimaru licked his tongue and summoned a group of snakes to attack Sasuke.

Facing the snake attack, Sasuke didn't dare to be careless and directly activated his Sharingan.

While using Fire Release and Lightning Release ninjutsu to attack and kill, he also avoided the sneak attacks of some little snakes that took advantage of every opportunity!

Watching Sasuke's intense outburst, Orochimaru watched with relish!

He didn't plant a Curse Mark on Sasuke immediately. In addition to Sasuke still having the ability to resist, Orochimaru also wanted to see how Sasuke's Sharingan was developing.

No matter how good the information provided by Kabuto was, some things couldn't be found out clearly.

Just like the fact that Gekko Kazuki also possesses the Sharingan—no one except Sasuke knows about it yet!

"With such strength, if given a few more years, he might not be much worse than Itachi Uchiha." Orochimaru murmured in a low voice.

Watching Sasuke becoming more courageous as he fought, Orochimaru couldn't help but feel a little excited.

The memory of being instantly killed by Uchiha Itachi in the Akatsuki organization with just one look was still vivid in his mind!

As long as he gets Sasuke's body, it won't take long before he can face Itachi Uchiha, right?

It just so happened that it was almost time to change his body again.

Looking at Sasuke, Orochimaru subconsciously licked his tongue, opened his mouth to the sky, and spit out a long sword from his mouth.

The Kusanagi Sword!

In an instant, Orochimaru suddenly appeared behind Sasuke, who was fighting a group of snakes, with ghostly speed and stabbed out with the sword.

Sasuke's reaction speed wasn't slow. He immediately sensed the danger behind him and blocked it with his sword. However, he underestimated Orochimaru's power and was directly knocked away.

A group of snakes flew towards his face!

The fangs flashed with venom, drawing closer!

If he couldn't escape, he would be severely injured!

Sasuke gritted his teeth and quickly formed a seal.

Summoning Jutsu!

In the past few months, he had failed to turn the eagle he chose into a powerful Summoning Beast.

But fortunately, it understood his words and could be summoned by him.

It's barely a Summoning Beast.

A small burst of smoke dissipated, and Sasuke reached out to grab it.

Sasuke, who was unable to support himself, was grabbed by the eagle and flew into the sky, while the group of poisonous snakes swooped down and ate a mouthful of dirt!

Orochimaru, who originally thought he would succeed, didn't expect Sasuke to have such a skill.

He originally thought that Sasuke would chop down a few snakes with his sword or use Fire Release and Lightning Release to kill some.

He didn't expect Sasuke to have such a trump card as a Summoning Beast.

Although this Summoning Beast looks very ordinary, it has the ability to fly and serves as a good trump card at critical moments.

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