Sidelook 02: The Earthen Wall of Konohagakure

"S-class Traitor Orochimaru of the Sannin. Leave Fire Country." Her voice was cold and hard as she stared down at the most infamous traitor to ever escape from the clutches of Konoha. Her platoon laid out in formation behind, the four ANBU Captains and 12 Jonin ready to act at any time.

Yet there was no fear in the eyes of the Snake Sannin. "You only brought this many little tree? Getting confident aren't you?" She shifted her hands forming a seal of confrontation - also known as the first hand sign of numerous Earth Jutsu. "Haha! Wonderful little one. It's good that Sakumo's hatchling has begun to bare her fangs. But tell me, do you have his strength?"

He moved. Her eyes could not track his speed, she was far and away from being able to do that. But her instincts weren't. Her hand flashed through three seals before slamming onto the ground, a titanic Earthen Dragon rippling through the area. "Dragon-Hound formation!" The four captains themselves had already begun to flip through seals, each of them spewing out their dragons, one of each element.

Six of the Jounin flipped through their own hand seals, and the other six guarded them. 

In a matter of moments Five Elemental Dragons, three Elemental Wolves, a wave of water, a lightning bolt, and a gust of titanic wind spread throughout the area, where they knew Orochimaru would move too.

In the end, it didn't matter. He stopped, purposefully allowing the Jutsu to all charge towards him. A mocking smile on his face. "That's it little one?" All he formed was one hand seal.

He inhaled, and then softly; almost as if afraid of harming them, he exhaled.

Every single one of the Jutsu stopped in mid-air as if ceased by an invisible force before they all came charging directly toward them. Knocked away - by a singular Wind Style Jutsu.

For he was Orochimaru of the Sannin. 

As the Jutsu came flying towards them, she would form handseals of her own once more before pressing both of her hands to the ground. "Fuinjutsu: Heavenly Rest."

A gigantic shimmering green wall appeared in front of her, and as each of the Jutsu hit it, they turned to nothingness. As the last of the Jutsu hit the wall she coughed, blood spewing out from behind her Coyote Mask.

Orochimaru stepped forward, his hand reaching towards the famed Kusanagi before he paused. "Aah. It seems we'll have to end this here children." He disappeared into a puff of smoke, showcasing he was a Shadow Clone. For how long? She couldn't answer.

Coyote dropped to the ground body shaking as blood began to leak out of her nose and eyes. "Mission... completed." A moment later she passed out.

The soft thud of geta thudded in the area before a heavy sigh was heard. Although the man that appeared was far larger than average, an exhausted look could be seen in his frame as he surveyed the area, looking at the twelve Jounin, four ANBU Captains, and the Earthen Wall herself all passed out from chakra exhaustion and strain, just from a momentary encounter with his old teammate. "Why did it have to come to this, Orochimaru?" 

His yellow-barred pupils slowly surveyed the area before they faded away into his normal black. He flipped through a few handseals before slamming his hands on the ground. "Summoning Jutsu: Monkey Pact" A small monkey appeared a moment later.

"Jiraiya-Sama! What message do you need to be sent too Sarutobi-sama?"

"Tell him the Earthen Wall has held off against Orochimaru until my arrival again. Orochimaru has left the borders of Fire Country, but the Earthen Wall and her squad need medical attention."

"Yes Jiraiya-Sama!" The tiny little monkey disappeared in a poof of smoke.

"Orochimaru... Why can't you just stop? Do you want Sensei and I to end this forcibly?" With tired steps, he lumbered on over to a tree before leaning against it and closing his eyes. A silent vigil as always.

For he was Jiraiya the Toad Sage, Guardian of the Leaf.