The first Rashomon was hit as if by a meteor, instantly covered in spiderweb-like cracks, with a massive indentation at its center. The terrifying shockwave further pulverized the surrounding debris.
Tsunade used the massive crater in the first Rashomon as a launchpad, flipping her body to draw a perfect arc in the air. She leaped up, landing on top of the first Rashomon gate.
While the Triple Rashomon offered formidable and impenetrable defense, it could only block Ninjutsu that couldn't change course.
It was completely ineffective against agile, adaptable individuals.
"Orochimaru, it's truly foolish of you to use my grandfather's Rashomon."
As Tsunade landed on the Rashomon, before she could finish speaking, Orochimaru's cold sneer came from behind the gate.
"Is that so?"
"Hidden Shadow Many Snake Hands!"
Countless thick venomous snakes, like a black tide, surged madly from behind the Rashomon, carrying a fishy wind and deadly fangs, coiling towards Tsunade in the air!
"Hmph!"
"A cowardly, shadowy fellow who only knows how to ambush."
Tsunade twisted her body in mid-air, sweeping with her other fist, which carried a powerful wind!
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Her Chakra-infused fists were like heavy hammers, instantly smashing the attacking snakes into a bloody pulp!
Foul-smelling snake blood and minced flesh splattered everywhere!
However, the moment the snake blood splattered, Tsunade's body stiffened abruptly, and her pupils suddenly contracted.
Those splattering, warm, dark red liquids, with their strong fishy smell , were like the key that opened Pandora's box.
The terrifying images of Nawaki and Dan, bathed in blood and losing their lives, instantly consumed her entire consciousness like the clearest nightmare!
Her stomach violently cramped, and a powerful wave of dizziness and nausea overwhelmed her like a tsunami.
Her punching motion suffered a fatal delay!
Hemophobia, it had struck.
"Now!"
A cruel glint of triumph flashed in Orochimaru's golden snake eyes.
His jaw seemed to dislocate as his mouth opened to an exaggerated width, spitting out a sinister, cold, terrifying venomous snake. The snake's mouth then opened, ejecting a sharp blade from its maw, and its neck rapidly elongated, striking fiercely at Tsunade, who was in the throes of hemophobia.
"Lady Tsunade, be careful!"
Shizune, who had managed to stand by leaning against a wall, cried out in alarm.
But in her current state, she was powerless to help.
"Swish!"
In the nick of time.
A golden figure descended from the sky, like a sun spear tearing through the twilight, diving down at a speed beyond the limits of vision. It was so fast that the air friction created a piercing shriek, trailing a long golden tail flame behind it!
With a kicking motion like a soccer shot, he directly kicked off Orochimaru's extended neck.
It was Naruto, who had rushed over from a certain gambling den in Moutoku Castle.
"Grandma Tsunade."
Naruto immediately embraced Tsunade, then, with a light step, quickly moved to Shizune's side.
"Young man—who are you?"
Shizune was both surprised and delighted to see Naruto rescue Tsunade, but also curious about his identity.
Having wandered with Tsunade since leaving Konoha Village, she didn't immediately recognize Naruto.
"I'll explain later, I need to deal with this annoying slimy snake first."
Naruto handed Tsunade, who was trembling, pale-faced, and with arms wrapped around herself, to Shizune. He then raised his right hand, and a massive blue Chakra sphere instantly formed. Its diameter far exceeded that of a normal Rasengan, its light was blindingly bright, and it spun furiously to the extreme, containing enough energy to distort space itself.
"What—what kind of Ninjutsu is this?!"
Shizune, supporting Tsunade, her pupils suddenly contracted, her face filled with shock.
The Chakra energy mass held by Naruto in one hand emitted a world-destroying power that no ordinary Ninjutsu could compare to.
Great Ball Rasengan!!
After Naruto incorporated Wind Release Chakra nature transformation, solidifying its boundaries, he threw it with one hand, intending to erase Orochimaru, who was "acting separately," along with the ruins of Moutoku Castle.
"Boom!" A earth-shattering roar, as if a star had fallen!
Wind Release: Great Ball Rasengan directly crushed its way through, slamming hard into the first Rashomon.
No stalemate! No resistance!
In front of Naruto's Wind Release: Great Ball Rasengan, with its incredibly high Chakra quality, the incredibly solid Rashomon was like paper, instantly pulverized and annihilated.
This massive blue Chakra sphere continued its momentum, carrying a hurricane-like torrent of violent energy, directly blasting the two remaining Rashomon gates behind it, and Orochimaru behind them!
"Boom!! Boom!!!"
Two consecutive, very short-interval roars.
The second and third Rashomon gates shattered one after another like fragile building blocks.
The terrifying explosion shockwave, mixed with the destructive energy of the Rasengan, swept out like a world-ending storm, soaring into the sky, instantly expanding and forming a gigantic blue storm sphere!
The last remnants of Moutoku Castle were utterly flattened and lifted by this power like a sandcastle. Dust mixed with debris formed a massive mushroom cloud connecting heaven and earth.
This world-destroying power not only shocked Shizune, but Tsunade, still in a state of hemophobia, was also terrified by the nuclear-blast-like scene before her.
"Oh—!?"
Jiraiya, who arrived later from the gambling den, wearing wooden clogs, stood on a wall in Moutoku Castle, raising a hand to his eyes, gazing at the explosion in the direction of Moutoku Castle, his eyes nearly popping out of his sockets.
"This—this is the Great Ball Rasengan!!!"
"That kid, he was holding back during our fight at Mount Myōboku."
"He can even use the Great Ball Rasengan now. If he combines the Great Ball Rasengan with the Rasengan shuriken—"
Jiraiya couldn't even imagine how terrifying the destructive power would be.
However.
He still didn't know that Naruto could use Planetary Spiraling Shuriken!
This move almost perfected the Rasengan series of Ninjutsu.
During the Dragon Island battle, Naruto was able to sink an island using Planetary Spiraling Shuriken. Now, he has not only evolved into a perfect life form but also mastered Sage Mode, and the quality and quantity of Chakra in his body are far beyond what they once were.
If he were to unleash Planetary Spiraling Shuriken at full power again, it's estimated that he could not only sink an island but even blow up the moon!
"Orochimaru-sama!"
Yakushi Kabuto, who had gotten up from a distance and briefly treated himself, was utterly horrified. He no longer cared about ambushing Tsunade and desperately retreated to avoid the core of the explosion!
The immense impact nearly blew Tsunade and Shizune away, but Naruto shielded them, blocking the Great Ball Rasengan's shockwave with one hand.
As the sky-obscuring dust slowly cleared...
Where Orochimaru had stood, the original site of Moutoku Castle, there was now a terrifying giant crater hundreds of meters in diameter!
The huge crater was smooth as a mirror, as if carved by a sharp blade, with dust rising from its bottom.
And at the edge of the giant crater, Orochimaru's figure emerged from underground, looking disheveled. His kimono was in tatters, a trickle of blood escaped from the corner of his mouth, and his pale face was filled with a mixture of shock, anger, and disbelief!
If he hadn't used the Substitution Jutsu and the Secret Snake Shedding Technique to escape at the last moment, that attack would have been enough to instantly kill him!