Naruto: Konoha’s Kanpu

In mid-air, Orochimaru, standing on the head of the wooden dragon, stared intently at the golden sword just inches away from him. He slowly clasped his hands together, as if there was immense resistance between his palms.

Roar!!

The wooden dragon, with half its body severed, let out a sky-piercing howl and began to struggle violently. Its massive, menacing body coiled around the golden lightsaber like a snake and then suddenly tightened.

Creak creak…

With a grating sound, the wooden dragon's body wedged itself into the edges of the golden lightsaber, resembling a wooden dragon-shaped sheath locking the sword in place.

'Now!'

Orochimaru leaped from the dragon's head, his pupils shrinking as his golden vertical pupils transformed into scarlet 3-Tomoe Sharingan.

Genjutsu: Shackling Stakes Technique!

After throwing out Sharingan Genjutsu, Orochimaru's right hand formed a claw, which quickly took on a blue-black metallic sheen. Then, he swung it fiercely towards Kanpū's blue eyes!

But at this time, Kanpū's lips curled into a disdainful smile.

'Huh?'

Orochimaru frowned, 'How can Sharingan's Genjutsu not affect him?'

Kanpū hadn't expected Orochimaru to have already transplanted the Sharingan, 'But, did you really think a mere three-tomoe Genjutsu could work against me?'

'Don't underestimate me!'

Kanpū's left hand spread open, and immediately, two black Truth-Seeking Balls appeared.

'There are more of them…' Orochimaru was both shocked and furious.

He had dared to charge forward so recklessly because he saw Kanpū transform four of his Truth-Seeking Balls into the golden lightsaber, assuming that was all he had. As a result…

'As expected of you…' Orochimaru inwardly praised, then composed himself.

Boom!

In the next instant, the two Truth-Seeking Balls smashed into Orochimaru's steel right arm, like a bullet hitting the white tofu, instantly disintegrating the 'tofu' inch by inch.

As Orochimaru's steel right arm turned to dust, Orochimaru's face, neck and other parts began to transform into wood!

'Sure enough, a Wood Clone…' Kanpū showed a knowing expression.

The Wood Clone is a tangible clone, but harder to discern than a Shadow Clone.

And even the Rinnegan cannot distinguish Shadow Clones!

Thus, it can be seen how difficult it is to identify Wood Clone.

However, Kanpū understood Orochimaru's character well. Unless he had no way out or an absolute winning strategy, Orochimaru would never risk his true body in a direct confrontation.

'As expected of you who lived from Sarutobi Hiruzen's era to the Naruto's era and then to the Boruto's era. I would like to call you the best dog!'

Then, Kanpū retracted the two Truth-Seeking Balls, and at the same time, poured Chakra into his right hand, causing the golden sword to expand explosively, violently shattering wooden dragon roughly!

He didn't directly use the Truth-Seeking Ball to attack the wooden dragon, because this wooden dragon was created by Orochimaru with Senjutsu Chakra. The Truth-Seeking Balls wouldn't be able to disintegrate it instantly. So if Orochimaru saw that, he would learn that Senjutsu Chakra counters the Truth-Seeking Balls?

Kanpū is not stupid.

He then looked down at the eerily silent sea of trees below, 'Is Orochimaru hiding there??'

Kanpū sneered and activated Sage Mode, then formed hand seals: "Sage Art: Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!!!"

Boom!

A massive mushroom-shaped blaze erupted from Kanpū's mouth, spreading wide as it hit the ground. The flames immediately engulfed the forest, crackling and roaring as they rapidly spread in all directions!

Thick smoke billowed into the sky, and the firelight illuminated the sea of trees.

In a secluded part of the forest, Orochimaru, who is hiding among the branches and leaves of a towering giant tree, stared at Kanpū who set the forest ablaze with an ugly expression.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

His ugly expression is not because he cared about this sea of ​​trees, but because he had once again been outmaneuvered by Kanpū!

'I thought there were only four of those small black balls, but in the crucial moment, two more appeared. And knowing that bastard's character, six might not even be his limit!'

'Damn it!!'

Orochimaru suppressed his anger, then bowed his head muttered and contemplated, 'With so many black balls at Gekko Kanpū's disposal, approaching him is nearly impossible. My Steel Release and Taijutsu are useless!'

'His eyes seem to be immune to Genjutsu, so Sharingan is also sealed by him.'

'Ninjutsu will also be disintegrated by those black ball at the moment of contact…'

'Wait!'

'The Bijudama earlier wasn't nullified by the black balls!

'In other words, as long as the Chakra concentration of a Ninjutsu are condense comparable to that of the Bijudama, it can touch the black ball.'

Orochimaru was overjoyed but quickly frowned again.

As Sannin, Orochimaru's Chakra Reserves can be regarded as huge, but compared to a Biju, he still fell far behind. Otherwise, his 'Nativity of a World of Trees' would have covered all of Konoha by now!

'So, if I want to defeat Gekko Kanpū, I would need a Biju?'

Orochimaru pondered deeply.

At that moment, Orochimaru felt a wave of weakness wash over him, and the purple eye shadow on his face quickly disappeared.

'Even Sage Mode has reached its limit…'

'So, is this the end?'

Reluctantly, Orochimaru strained his ears to listen, 'Apart from the sound of burning flames, there was no sound of fighting, screams, or explosions. Could the battles inside and outside Konoha be over?'

'Kirigakure, Sunagakure, Otogakure, and Land of Sky… all are losers!'

Orochimaru was depressed, but when he thought of another battlefield, his mood improved a little. He secretly thought, 'I must hold on a bit longer to buy Uchiha Obito some time!'

Just as he was thinking this, Orochimaru heard a familiar, aged voice amid the wind.

'It's Sarutobi-sensei…' Orochimaru grinned, then he bit his thumb, and performed hand seals, slamming his hands on the tree branch: Summoning Technique!

Bang!

A wooden coffin slowly 'grows' from the thick branches.

Orochimaru knocked off the coffin lid, revealing a man in blue layered armor with a face covered in cracks. It is the Nidaime Hokage, Senju Tobirama!

"Go, kill that man." Orochimaru whispered with a grin, "A Shinobi should not die of old age, he should fall in battle!"

Nidaime Hokage stepped out of the coffin with no expression on his face and no light in his eyes. Orochimaru had obviously erased his consciousness.

Whoosh!

With a sudden gust, Tobirama's figure vanished.

Crackle…

At the same time, the scorching flames have also spread here, so Orochimaru's figure flickered and quickly turned into an afterimage as he retreated.

...

Outside the sea of trees.

Kakashi and the others had found a high vantage point, watching the flames spread from the forest center with heavy expressions.

"Is it really okay for Kanpū to burn the forest like this? Won't it affect other places?" Kurenai was a little worried.

"The first priority is to deal with Orochimaru first."

Asuma said, "Moreover, the residents in this neighborhood have been evacuated by the Military Police Force, so there's nothing to worry about. Speaking of which, Kakashi, the efficiency of the Military Police Force is very good. In such a short period of time, tnearly 10,000 spectators and nearby residents have been evacuated."

"It's because we received intel beforehand and prepared enough escape routes, so it's not that surprising."

Kakashi shrugged, then then turned his attention to Naruto and Kushina, who were whispering not far away. His gaze became serious as he said, "Compared to this, I am more worried about Minato-sensei."

"Uchiha Obito, huh? That bastard…" Asuma clenched his fists.

When Minato first labeled Obito as Missing-nin and issued a bounty of him, Asuma had felt sorry for him and also fought for him, but he didn't expect now…

Kakashi squinted: "Obito…"

"Why does he keep attacking the village!" Guy was full of confusion.

But no one could answer his question, and the scene fell silent for a while.

"Everyone!"

At this moment, Hiruzen arrived with reinforcements, "How is the situation here? Where is Yondaime? And this forest... was it done by Tenzo?"

Kakashi, Asuma and the others were lost in thoughts about Obito, so they ignored Hiruzen. Fortunately, Fugaku was there.

Supported by his son, Fugaku first briefly explained the situation here and then informed Hiruzen about what happened to Kushina.

After listening to this, Hiruzen was about to say something, when suddenly from the corner of his eye, he saw a familiar figure swiftly emerging from the sea of ​​trees, rushing straight towards him.

Hiruzen stared at the figure, his face showing an exaggerated expression, 'Nidaime-sama?'

Hiruzen was stunned for a moment, then immediately became furious, 'Impure World Reincarnation?!'

'Orochimaru, you beast! How dare you desecrate the souls of the dead!!'

'I will never spare you!'