Chapter 267: A Proper Duel — Orochimaru vs. Future Boruto (Part 3)
"I activate Unexpected Fortune from my hand and draw two cards from my deck."
"I Normal Summon Hydrangea."
"Impure World Reincarnation, activate effect! By sending one ninja from my field to the Graveyard, I can choose a ninja from either Graveyard to Special Summon to my field."
"I send Hydrangea on my field to the Graveyard and choose Shimura Danzō from your Graveyard to Special Summon to my side!"
"Since I have four cards in my hand, Shimura Danzō's ATK is 4000!"
"Shimura Danzō, attack Uchiha Madara! Let's go down together!"
"Then I activate Hydrangea's effect. When this card is in the Graveyard, I can conduct one more Normal Summon. I set one ninja in face-down Defense Position, set three cards, and end my turn."
Future Boruto LP: 4000 | Hand: 0 cards
"My turn. Although I can't draw this turn due to the cost of Equivalent Exchange, this is the last turn I'll be affected by that. Besides, there are plenty of ways to replenish my hand."
"I Normal Summon Treasure Merchant from my hand. Its effect activates: I send it to the Graveyard and add Unexpected Fortune from my deck to my hand."
"I activate Unexpected Fortune and draw two cards."
"I used up my once-per-turn Normal Summon just to replenish my hand, but it's worth it—because I drew this card!"
"Izanagi, activate effect!"
"I banish one Uchiha ninja from my Graveyard to Special Summon another ninja from my Graveyard."
"I banish the only Uchiha ninja in my Graveyard, Uchiha Madara, to Special Summon Shimura Danzō!"
"With four cards in hand, Shimura Danzō's ATK is 4000. He attacks your face-down ninja!"
"I set one card and end my turn."
Orochimaru LP: 6500 | Hand: 3 cards — Shimura Danzō's current ATK: 3000
"My turn. Draw..." Future Boruto hesitates as he looks at the card he drew. "I set one card..."
"Looks like you didn't draw anything useful. I may have fallen for your card effects once before, but that won't happen again. I activate my face-down: Daimyo's Command! This card stays on the field permanently, and as long as it isn't destroyed by a card effect, neither player can activate card effects that target the opponent's ninja."
Orochimaru's face-down card from the previous turn is flipped face-up.
"I activate my face-down: Sealing Technique: Evil Sealing Seal! A Counter Trap!"
"It negates and destroys your face-down card's effect!"
"Daimyo's Command might protect your ninja, but it can't protect itself!"
Future Boruto destroys Orochimaru's just-activated card.
"..."
Orochimaru looks somewhat defeated.
"Next, I activate my face-down: Paid Reinforcements!"
"I pay 800 Life Points to add a ninja with 800 or less ATK from my deck to my hand."
"I chain another face-down: Desperate Measures! When my opponent controls a ninja and I don't, and my LP drops during my own turn, I can activate it to refill my hand to five cards."
"Thanks to Paid Reinforcements, I add Grass Village Ninja to my hand."
"I activate another face-down: Daimyo's Charity! I draw three cards from my deck, then send two of them to the Graveyard."
"I send two Cult of the Evil God: Core Member cards from my hand to the Graveyard. Their effect activates! When sent to the Graveyard, they can each be Special Summoned back to the field. The number of times this effect can activate per turn depends on how many Cult of the Evil God ninja are in the Graveyard—up to twice per turn."
Cult of the Evil God: Core Member
ATK: 1500 | DEF: 1000
"That kind of ATK won't even scratch Shimura Danzō."
Orochimaru scoffs, glancing at the two ninja on his opponent's field.
"Doesn't matter. They're just fodder." Future Boruto continues, "I tribute the two Core Members to summon Akatsuki: Orochimaru!"
Akatsuki: Orochimaru — Level 7
ATK: 800 | DEF: 2600
"The Core Members' effects activate again—they're revived!"
"Akatsuki: Orochimaru, activate effect! When successfully summoned, I can add one non-ninja card from my Graveyard to my hand."
"You went through all that just to retrieve a single card from your Graveyard? Trying to draw again with Unexpected Fortune, huh?"
Even though it's weird to see himself across the field, Orochimaru chuckles.
"No. I choose War Meat Grinder."
"War Meat Grinder, activate effect! All ninja on the field are wiped out again. However, Akatsuki: Orochimaru can't be destroyed by card effects other than battle. But my Core Members can't revive anymore."
"Equip Kusanagi Sword!"
"When a ninja equips Kusanagi Sword, its ATK increases by 800 and it gains the ability to attack directly. But since you don't have any ninja on the field anyway—Akatsuki: Orochimaru, direct attack!"
"I set one card and end my turn."
Future Boruto
Hand: 4 cards | LP: 3200
Orochimaru
Takes a direct hit, LP drops to 4900.
"Equivalent Exchange has ended, so I can draw this turn. My turn—draw!"
"I activate Future Summon from my hand!"
"I send three tribute monsters from my deck to the Graveyard, then summon a ninja from my hand. I send three from my deck and summon Sage Mode: Hashirama Senju in Attack Position!"
Sage Mode: Hashirama Senju
ATK: 4000 | DEF: 4000
"Equip Ninja Tool: Giant Scroll! For every ninja on the field, the equipped monster gains 500 ATK. So Sage Mode: Hashirama reaches 5000 ATK!"
"Sage Mode: Hashirama, attack!"
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"This is bad! If that attack goes through, it's game over!"
Tentō looks on anxiously as Future Boruto's expression turns grim.
"Trap card: Substitution Jutsu! Activate effect!"
"I discard one card from my hand to negate your attack."
Future Boruto activates a face-down to survive the fatal blow.
"Equip Giant Scroll's second effect! Pay half of my Life Points to allow the equipped ninja to attack a second time this turn!"
"Sage Mode: Hashirama, attack again!"