"The traps have all been destroyed."
"They've started moving forward again. What should we do?"
Gekko Chizan stood atop a tree about a kilometer away, using his insect eyes to observe the situation and report what he saw.
Orochimaru and Sarutobi Shinnosuke on the tree trunk both frowned slightly.
The enemy's advancing speed completely exceeded their expectations.
"At this rate, if we don't stop them, they'll rush straight outside our formation."
"That won't do. Orochimaru, shall we intervene?"
"My specialty is Earth Release; I can change the terrain and then ambush them."
Sarutobi Shinnosuke was skilled with Earth Release, so altering the terrain was easy for him.
"Alright, I have no objections. But even if the two of us give it our all, I doubt we can hold them for long."
"And it will put us in danger. Not an ideal move."
Orochimaru spoke seriously, as the current situation was quite difficult.
At that moment, Gekko Chizan suddenly dropped down from the treetop.
He swiftly pulled off his mask, revealing a strange and sly grin.
"Why must we fight them head-on?"
"Our goal is just to stop them, right?"
At this moment, Gekko Chizan seemed very confident — and rather sneaky.
"Oh? Chizan-kun, do you have a good idea?"
"Let's hear it."
Orochimaru was very curious about Gekko Chizan's attitude, not understanding how he could be so confident in the face of such a formidable enemy.
Even Sarutobi Shinnosuke looked curious.
"Sensei, and also... this guy... um..."
"Just call me Midorina."
"Oh, alright. And Midorina, your approach is wrong."
Gekko Chizan's gaze drifted toward the distance.
His tone was unusually relaxed.
"All we need to do is stop them, not attack them."
"And there are many ways to stop them: scare them away, confuse them, and only finally attack — as you suggested."
"Sensei, you taught me a ninjutsu called: Hidden Shadow Snake Hands."
"A snake is a top predator in the food chain; it's both cunning and ruthless."
"No matter who you are, facing a snake lurking in the shadows is terrifying."
As he spoke, Gekko Chizan's face broke into a chilling smile.
When he revealed his plan, it sent shivers down Orochimaru's and Sarutobi Shinnosuke's spines, thinking: This kid is ruthless!
But there was no denying, the plan was effective. If successful, it would significantly slow the enemy's advance.
No more talk — they got to work immediately.
The three began their operation right where they stood.
Orochimaru landed on the ground, bit his finger, and slammed his palm down.
"Summoning Jutsu!"
In an instant, white smoke appeared, and three massive anacondas materialized, charging forward.
This was the first step — create a roadblock.
Soon the anacondas clashed with the Sand Village vanguard.
"Damn! Those snakes are huge!"
"How can they be this gigantic!"
The impact of the three giant snakes charging was tremendous. Although the Sand Village controlled various secret techniques, their summoning jutsu was relatively lacking.
"Don't panic!"
"It's just Konoha's tactics!"
"Wind Release! Wind Cutting Technique!"
As the vanguard, these Sand Village ninja were quite skilled.
They quickly stabilized their formation and launched a counterattack.
Waves of wind slashes assaulted the three snakes.
No matter how huge the anacondas were, facing simultaneous attacks from hundreds of people was hopeless. Soon all three were slain.
Just as the Sand ninja prepared to advance, a masked figure appeared in front of them.
"Konoha's Anbu?"
"What's he trying to do?"
It was Sarutobi Shinnosuke. Suddenly, he pressed both hands to the ground.
With the Earth Release activated, the ground beneath the Sand Village vanguard began to shake, chunks of earth rapidly collapsing.
The Sand ninja, huddled together, instantly became a crush of bodies. Most fell underground with the collapsing earth, though a few reacted swiftly and leapt high out of the pits.
"Don't panic! Adjust your formation immediately! Jump out of the pits!"
This was the second step in Gekko Chizan's plan: scatter the enemy forces.
At the same time, Gekko Chizan and Orochimaru moved together.
Gekko Chizan leapt high, stretching both hands forward.
Orochimaru stayed low to the ground, and the two shouted in unison:
"Ninjutsu! Hidden Shadow Many Snake Hands!"
"Ninjutsu! Formation of Ten Thousand Snakes!"
Gekko Chizan: ??? We were supposed to perform Hidden Shadow Snake Hands together?
Orochimaru: I just have more snakes.
Indeed, even at full power, Gekko Chizan summoned only about a dozen long snakes.
But Orochimaru's move — wow — was all snakes!
In moments, a flood of snakes surged toward the vanguard.
Especially Orochimaru's Formation of Ten Thousand Snakes — the snakes slithered along the ground and crept downward, aiming to bury the ninja trapped in the pits beneath a sea of serpents.
All the Sand Village ninja were soon overwhelmed by the writhing mass of snakes.
"Ah!!! Snakes! So many snakes!"
"Counterattack! Counterattack!"
One snake alone is frightening, but when their numbers reach into the thousands? Or tens of thousands? That's terrifying.
Engulfed in the colorful sea of snakes, feeling their smooth scales brushing against their bodies, an instinctual terror rose from within.
Though some ninja forced down their fear and launched ninjutsu to repel the snakes, against such overwhelming numbers it was like an insect trying to stop a cart.
"Damn! Orochimaru?"
"Bastard!"
"Salamander!"
Hidden among the crowd, Sasori jumped back at the first tremor in the earth, escaping the Earthquake Core's range. When the snakes appeared, he immediately recognized the owner of the jutsu.
He reacted quickly — once the salamander appeared, he jumped into its body, using the puppet to resist the snake invasion.
Orochimaru stopped releasing his ninjutsu, looking at the endless sea of snakes before him with satisfaction.
He had researched this technique before — using summoning principles to call forth thousands of long snakes to drown the enemy.
Gekko Chizan slowly landed beside Orochimaru, gazing at the scene.
"Tch, sensei, the snakes you summoned don't have venom?"
"It would be so much better if they were poisonous."
Orochimaru nodded slightly, showing a trace of regret.
"I've been studying other things, so this technique's development got delayed. When I return, I'll improve it and next time drown them with poisonous snakes."
The Formation of Ten Thousand Snakes was still in its early stage, so the snakes summoned weren't venomous. That's why Gekko Chizan felt regret.
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