ushernet Chapter 208: Orochimaru: The Eight-Headed Serpent
Chapter 208: Orochimaru: The Eight-Headed Serpent
Chapter 208: Orochimaru: The Eight-Headed Serpent
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"Dialogue"
'Thoughts'
-Author notes-
Chapter 208: Orochimaru: The Eight-Headed Serpent
Naruto flew past the horde of small snakes hissing at him, his focus locked on Orochimaru.
The man was burrowing underground at incredible speed, but he couldn't hide from Naruto's divine senses for as long as he did not leave its range. So tracking his exact position was no issue for Naruto, despite not being able to see Orochimaru with his eyes.
Naruto extended his hand, pointing at his target, and began firing a flurry of wind bullets. The potent projectiles pierced the ground with ease, ripping through everything beneath the surface. Orochimaru's speed began to slow after receiving a few hits, so Naruto prepared something stronger.
A 'Wind Release: Rasengan' formed in the palm of his hand, and with precision, he hurled it like a shuriken.
The spiraling sphere of destruction vanished into the earth, followed by a brief moment of silence...then an intense explosion erupted, flinging dirt and rock into the air.
"What is that?" Naruto murmured, expecting Orochimaru to surface to avoid the Rasengan. Instead, he appeared to have taken the hit. However, his chakra began to surge out of control.
Suddenly, something massive shot out of the rubble and lunged directly at Naruto, who had been floating a few feet in the air.
Naruto barely managed to evade the sudden attack, shifting to the side at the last moment. Only then did he get a clear view.
It was the head of a colossal snake with pure white scales and piercing yellow eyes.
Naruto immediately recognized that this was no ordinary summon. "Orochimaru... is this you?"
A massive cloud of smoke erupted around Naruto as dozens of clones appeared, scattering in all directions.
The serpent paused briefly. Despite its monstrous form, Orochimaru's mind remained intact. Seeing the sudden amplification of Naruto's aura filled him with a mix of surprise and apprehension.
'Even after all this, he was still holding back?!' Orochimaru thought, watching the clones surround him. Naruto could have made use of the shadow clones before this but chose not to because he didn't need to.
The clones moved with flawless synchronization, each one forcing the serpent to use its eight heads to fend them off.
Orochimaru felt a growing sense of urgency. He could tell the clones were merely a distraction, buying time for the original Naruto to prepare something devastating.
'If I can't interrupt him...' Orochimaru's thoughts were clouded by worry. Transforming into this form had been a gamble. While it granted him immense power, it made escape nearly impossible.
A sharp hiss escaped one of the heads as a clone landed a deep cut along its side.
Another clone hurled a 'Wind Release: Rasengan', obliterating one of the heads entirely.
Orochimaru ignored the pain, focusing on destroying the clones. Normally, they would be a minor nuisance, but these were different. Each clone wielded enough chakra to unleash high-level jutsus, and they fought with the same skill as the original.
"Hisss!" Two more heads were destroyed, though one of the earlier ones had already regenerated.
While the clones couldn't kill him outright, they made it impossible to reach the real Naruto.
All eight heads turned skyward, sensing something ominous. In the distance, Orochimaru spotted a massive, fiery structure hovering in the air.
It resembled a giant flower, its petals glowing with intense heat.
"Infernal Lotus Blossom!" Naruto's voice boomed from above.
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