I, The New Hokage of Konoha - Chapter 294
“Tear it apart!”
The sound of a blade piercing the body resounds.
Hot blood gushes out in an instant.
Looking at Orochimaru, pierced through the chest by her blade, wearing an unbelieving expression, the black-armored ninja from Konoha, a woman named Aya Uchiha, curves a faint smile at the corner of her mouth.
“Just as expected!”
The weakness of Orochimaru being susceptible to genjutsu was intelligence shared with Konoha Village by Cloud Courts previously.
As one of the most trusted members of the shadow guard, Aya Uchiha naturally took it to heart.
Using it now, she found even greater surprise than imagined.
“Before this, no one probably thought that one of the renowned and tenacious Three Konoha Ninjas would be this weak against genjutsu.”
At this moment, while maintaining the Mangekyo Sharingan’s illusionary technique in the background, Aya Uchiha thought to herself.
On the other side, Orochimaru, feeling completely immobilized, wore an expression of disbelief.
Even though he had just been pierced through the chest with a ninja blade, followed by the weapons of the Konoha Village ninja landing all over him, he paid no attention, focusing entirely on the illusionary space before him.
A blood-red sky, himself firmly nailed by iron stakes.
He had indeed fallen into a genjutsu!
“How is this possible!”
A sense of absurdity surged within Orochimaru.
As one of the former Three Konoha Ninjas, he was very familiar with the Uchiha clan’s genjutsu.
The Mangekyo Sharingan’s illusionary technique unleashed by that Uchiha woman ranked at the top in his understanding of the abilities of all Uchiha Three Tomoe ninjas.
But even so, this shouldn’t have trapped him!
As a master in the field of chakra research, Orochimaru, who stood at the forefront of ninjutsu and genjutsu in the history of the ninja world, didn’t believe he could be deceived by the Sharingan’s genjutsu.
The rule in the ninja world that encountering a Uchiha one-on-one meant an inevitable escape was something he, at his level of power, could simply ignore.
This was why, when faced with the Sharingan earlier, he not only disregarded it but also spoke of it as “mere genjutsu.”
But now, the reality was before him.
Orochimaru had tried various methods to dispel the genjutsu, but none were effective.
His complexion quickly turned grim.
Not just because he was struck down by a single move.
But because, upon regaining composure, he finally realized that the main cause of all this wasn’t the opponent’s strength but his own profoundly weak soul.
Until this moment.
Orochimaru realized that the immortality technique he once thought was perfect, the Reanimation Jutsu, had such a huge weakness in terms of the soul.
Similarly using the Mangekyo Sharingan’s illusionary technique.
It was Itachi in the original story who woke him to this vulnerability.
Leading him to obsessively dive into the Sharingan’s bloodline limit afterward.
But now, it was Aya Uchiha.
However, unlike before, Orochimaru, still not fully aware of his dangerous situation, didn’t have time to dwell on it.
When he noticed more and more attacks from the outside aimed at his defenseless body.
Different from the genjutsu under the Mangekyo Sharingan.
After struggling for a while, Orochimaru, under Aya Uchiha’s genjutsu, finally showed a hint of resistance in his gaze.
Outside.
Just as another sharp ninja blade from a Konoha Village ninja aimed at Orochimaru’s body for a beheading.
Suddenly, Orochimaru’s neck stretched out abruptly like rubber, carrying his severed head out of the encirclement of the Konoha Village ninja.
The next moment.
His neck was severed, and the former Orochimaru, now headless, turned into a headless corpse.
However, the battle didn’t end there.
Just as the extended neck carried Orochimaru’s head, at that instant, another Orochimaru covered in a transparent slime, looking rather disgusting, crawled out from his decapitated body, exhibiting the same strength and immediately facing the Konoha Village ninjas again.
Witnessing this, Nara Shikaku, commanding this division of the Konoha Village forces, wasn’t surprised: “As expected. Orochimaru’s exclusive reincarnation technique? It’s as revolting as the intelligence depicted.”
After all, he was once one of the Three Konoha Ninjas. If he were that easy to kill, their Hokage would have obliterated him long ago.
They wouldn’t be in this situation.
However, confirming the adversary’s weakness on such a scale was also good news.
Nara Shikaku immediately issued new combat orders.
No one questioned it.
The Konoha Village ninjas engaged in this battle were undoubtedly experienced fighters.
They had all seen Orochimaru’s stunned state just moments ago.
So, the Konoha Village ninjas quickly took action.
Among them, five wearing robes imprinted with the Uchiha fan, along with Aya Uchiha, activating the Mangekyo Sharingan, stood at the forefront as the main force for the attack.
Seeing this, Orochimaru’s brow couldn’t help but furrow. He averted his gaze from his immediate surroundings for the first time.
Even though not every Uchiha ninja could match Aya Uchiha’s power in genjutsu, for him, even a momentary entrapment in a genjutsu wasn’t a good sign.
“It seems the upcoming moments won’t be easy.”
In ninja battles, self-information and especially having one’s weaknesses known by the opponent were the most dreaded.
Now, Orochimaru, who had no time to rectify his shortcomings, finally became serious.
Having not completed the mission under the Edo Tensei of Hashirama and Tobirama, he had no choice but to continue tangling with the individuals before him rather than retreating.
“Soul Communication Jutsu!”
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A large amount of white smoke emerged.
Under Orochimaru’s increased chakra consumption, massive serpents from the Ryuchi Cave rushed toward the Konoha Village ninjas.
He undoubtedly chose the safest method of combat.
“It’s a pity I can’t summon the Thousand Snakes, or it would have been even easier.”
At that moment, remembering the Thousand Snakes that, even after so many years, continued to clamor within the Ryuchi Cave about swallowing him whole, Orochimaru shook his head slightly with regret.
Meanwhile, under Nara Shikaku’s command, the elite Konoha Village forces swiftly attacked both the snake horde and the Orochimaru behind them.
Among them, Aya Uchiha, wearing a specially crafted chakra black armor, which amplified her strength even more, was arguably the current strongest fighter in the Konoha Village. Gripping a sharp ninja blade, she once again aimed directly at Orochimaru.
…
At the same time.
Inside the Konoha Village, near the train station.
Wielding his Adamantine Staff, defending against attacks from hashirama’s Wood Style by standing beside the railway station, Sarutobi Hiruzen, upon seeing that Hashirama was ignoring their side and focused solely on casting the Flying Thunder God Jutsu, teleported to another location near the station, quickly instructed the only one capable of keeping up with his speed, Might Guy:
“Guy! The Second Hokage is yours now!”
“I promise to complete the mission!”
After responding enthusiastically, Might Guy’s figure suddenly moved.
Instantly, he, unlocking the Seven Gates, dashed straight toward Tobirama at a speed almost equivalent to teleportation.
This time, Tobirama, who finally reacted, immediately stopped the hand seals for his exploding clone jutsu, pulled out the Flying Thunder God Kunai, infused it with Water Style chakra, turning it into sharp water blades, and swiftly thrust it toward Guy’s incoming attack.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Two figures moving faster than the eye could catch continuously clashed.
Inside and outside the village, an intensely fierce battle was fully underway.”
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