Chapter 103: Fleeing in Disarray
"Water Release: Black Rain Technique!"
Black oil mixed with rainwater, indistinguishable in this rainy night, silently enveloped the heavens and the earth, continuously falling on Manda's body.
And this concealed move, under the cover of night and weather, wasn't noticed as being even slightly amiss by Orochimaru and Manda.
This move was precisely the Hidden Rain Village's specialty, which Kiyoshi had specifically exchanged for with another Water Release technique from Salamander Hanzo after the great battle a few days ago.
Seeing the Black Rain had already dripped onto various parts of Manda's body, Kiyoshi immediately activated Fire Release. Although the power of Fire Release would be drastically weakened in this torrential downpour, it would still unleash powerful might under the amplification of the oil.
"Fire Release: Garuda!!!"
Kiyoshi spat out a huge fire dragon, coiling and rushing towards Manda.
"Just Fire Release!" Manda didn't make any evasive movements, wanting to use his powerful body to directly take this Fire Release weakened by the heavy rain. But he didn't know that his body was already covered in oil from the Black Rain Technique.
"Aww~~~roar~~~!!!"
The moment the fire dragon contacted Manda, Manda's body was instantly ignited. The extremely high-temperature flames made Manda let out a painful roar. The surrounding rainwater instantly evaporated, producing a cloud of thick smoke.
"Boom!"
Another violent explosion rang out. Manda exploded! The power of adding oil to fire was terrifyingly so.
However, Kiyoshi didn't relax in the slightest. With his Jōgan, he saw the entire process clearly. The moment his whole body was ignited, Manda cunningly used the Shedding Skin Technique, his main body burrowing into the ground, while what exploded was just his snake skin.
The smoke dissipated, and sure enough, only Manda's shed skin remained on the spot, while Manda was nowhere to be seen.
Kiyoshi secretly prepared himself, preparing to give Manda a big one. Orochimaru didn't know that the Jōgan also had abilities similar to the Byakugan. Manda's movements underground were clearly observed by Kiyoshi.
The ground instantly cracked open, and Manda's enormous head drilled out, biting at Kiyoshi. Kiyoshi, who had already been prepared, lightly leaped to the side, avoiding Manda's premeditated sneak attack. Then, he clasped his hands together in the air.
"Water Release: Water Severing Wave!!!"
The high-pressure water flow compressed to the extreme directly slashed towards Manda's head. The sharp aura made Manda, who didn't have time to react, extremely alarmed. This move could be called "waiting for the enemy to tire."
In the end, Orochimaru righteously made a move. In the instant before the Water Severing Wave was about to decapitate Manda, he proactively canceled the summoning, sending Manda back to Ryūchidō, leaving only Manda's voice echoing in the night sky, "Damn Orochimaru, don't forget my hundred living sacrifices!!!"
Orochimaru's expression turned stern, and a trace of black aura appeared on his originally pale face. He was bursting with anger. If he hadn't canceled the summoning in time, you, Manda, would already be a dead snake. Yet you still had the nerve to ask me for sacrifices.
However, Orochimaru, who helplessly canceled the summoning technique to save Manda's life, was坑惨ed. Orochimaru, who had some understanding of the Sharingan Uchiha clan and the Byakugan Hyuga clan, although he didn't know what kind of eyes Kiyoshi possessed, knew that it was definitely right not to engage him in close combat. Orochimaru, who had kept a long distance from Kiyoshi since the start of the battle to guard against Kiyoshi's possible dōjutsu, approached Kiyoshi for the first time at this moment.
"The distance is enough!" Kiyoshi's lips curled up slightly. Orochimaru's death was at hand!
The Jōgan stared at Orochimaru, and the dōjutsu "Takamagahara" activated. In the instant Orochimaru landed and was adjusting his posture, several black rods suddenly appeared and pierced Orochimaru's body.
"Ugh~~~!!!" Orochimaru let out an ugly whimper and fell powerlessly to the ground. The severe pain from being pierced made him lose control of his body.
Kiyoshi watched with satisfaction as Orochimaru lost his ability to resist and slowly walked towards him, his right palm slowly extending a gray bone spur.
As Kiyoshi's Ōtsutsuki bloodline continuously became purer, "Shikotsumyaku: Ash Bones Technique" was also increasingly degenerating towards "All-Killing Ash Bones." Although he couldn't yet launch it from his palm like Kaguya Ōtsutsuki and could only use it at close range, the side effects of burning bloodline and life force had long been ineffective on Kiyoshi.
(I looked into this All-Killing Ash Bones again and found that the restrictions on this move are quite severe. The key is that this move is too slow and can't hit people at all. When Kaguya Ōtsutsuki used it, she could only use "Amenotejikara" to transfer to the gravity space and hit when everyone was basically unable to move, or by attacking from behind, saying some heartfelt words.)
Now, although Kiyoshi needed a long time to recover after using Ash Bones Technique once, he was still determined to use this move to solve Orochimaru once and for all.
Sensing the aura of death, Orochimaru stared fixedly at Kiyoshi, as if wanting to forever remember Kiyoshi's Chakra signature. Just as Kiyoshi was about to approach him, he suddenly revealed a bewitching smile at Kiyoshi.
Kiyoshi, suddenly feeling uneasy, hurriedly stepped forward, no longer having the calm composure from just now. The "Ash Bone" in his hand pierced straight towards Orochimaru, but it was still too late. A large snake that had long been hidden underground by Orochimaru broke out of the ground and swallowed Orochimaru in one gulp, then turned into a puff of white smoke and disappeared instantly. Reverse Summoning Technique activated!
Kiyoshi's face immediately darkened, filled with both anger at being tricked by Orochimaru and regret for not giving Orochimaru a fatal blow in time when he had the advantage. As expected of the most difficult person to kill and the best at preserving his own life in the ninja world, even with his body unable to move and his Chakra suppressed, he still managed to escape.
After a long while, Kiyoshi, having conducted a deep summary and reflection, finally let go of this matter. Although Orochimaru had escaped, he definitely wasn't in good shape either. He probably wouldn't be able to recover without half a month of rest.
"Takamagahara" activated, and Kiyoshi's figure began to blur. A few seconds later, Kiyoshi entered his Takamagahara space. He changed out of his damaged and wet clothes from the battle, took off his mask, used the Transformation Technique again, and then activated his dōjutsu, appearing back in his original spot.
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