Chapter 54: The Six-Stick Light Prison
Sasuke saw Orochimaru attacking him and quickly shifted into a fighting stance.
Orochimaru's speed was extremely fast, but with his Sharingan activated, Sasuke could barely track his movements.
Immediately, Sasuke formed hand signs with both hands, puffed up his cheeks, and shouted:
"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"
Fierce, scorching flames suddenly spewed from Sasuke's mouth, burning toward the attacking Orochimaru.
Facing the massive fireball, Orochimaru didn't even try to dodge. He charged straight into it.
Seeing this, Sasuke was taken aback.
Then he saw it.
The flames rolled, and then—a face with the head of a man but the body of a snake suddenly emerged from the fire. It lunged fiercely at Sasuke.
That monster with a human head and a serpent's body was none other than Orochimaru.
After passing through the sea of flames, Orochimaru's body was scorched and blackened, but he was unharmed. He could still attack Sasuke.
When Sasuke saw this, he was stunned for a moment, a little shocked.
Before he could react, Orochimaru's savage head was already right in front of him.
Seeing this, little Sakura suddenly shouted with worry:
"Sasuke!"
Orochimaru's fangs were about to sink into Sasuke's body. Sasuke was so shocked that he couldn't dodge at all. He couldn't react in time.
But then—
A golden figure flashed past.
A person appeared in the air above Orochimaru's head.
After appearing, that person kicked Orochimaru without any hesitation.
Tremendous force exploded against Orochimaru's body from the sole of that foot. A shockwave erupted from the sudden impact, and Orochimaru was sent flying.
Orochimaru's serpentine body crashed into a tree, smashing it to pieces.
Sasuke and little Sakura were taken aback.
When they saw who had appeared and kicked Orochimaru away, they were shocked.
That person was Naruto.
That's right. Naruto had already dealt with the terrifying giant serpent at some point and had come to rescue Sasuke.
After kicking Orochimaru away, Naruto didn't let his guard down. He squinted his eyes and looked at the rubble in the distance. He knew that Orochimaru—one of the Sannin—wouldn't be defeated that easily.
Sure enough, after rolling around in the wreckage of the shattered tree for a moment, Orochimaru's figure climbed back up and appeared before everyone again.
After standing up, Orochimaru wasn't in a hurry to attack again. Instead, he looked at Naruto—the one who had kicked him—with surprise in his eyes.
He hadn't expected Naruto to finish off the giant serpent he had summoned so quickly.
What's more, Naruto's strength and speed were terrifying. When Naruto had closed in on him, Orochimaru hadn't even noticed until he was kicked.
And that kick had actually sent him flying through the air. Unbelievable.
Thinking, Orochimaru looked toward the battlefield not far away, where a terrifying giant serpent lay on the ground like a crawling creature, unconscious.
Seeing this, Orochimaru frowned. He couldn't help but look at Naruto with even more surprise. His eyes showed thoughtfulness and a hint of interest.
That giant serpent had strength exceeding that of an average Chunin. Even a Chunin would have struggled against it.
But what was even more unexpected was that Naruto had gotten rid of the snake so quickly and come to rescue Sasuke. That truly surprised Orochimaru and sparked his strong interest.
What Orochimaru didn't know was that Naruto had actually killed the giant serpent the moment it attacked him.
Naruto hadn't rushed to act because he had wanted to see Sasuke's performance.
Sasuke hadn't done too badly either. Even though he hadn't managed to completely block Orochimaru's attack, that wasn't really his fault.
After all, Orochimaru had just revealed impressive strength, all aimed at taking down Sasuke in one go.
And at the critical moment, Naruto had stepped in.
Naruto thought for a moment. Since he had chosen to let Sasuke help him with his plans in the future and do something for him, he naturally didn't want Orochimaru taking control of Sasuke.
Sasuke's talents were good. He didn't need to follow Orochimaru to grow stronger.
Even if it meant learning different kinds of sage arts, Naruto had ways to help Sasuke master them through other methods.
For now, it was better to keep Sasuke by his side.
At that moment, Orochimaru looked away from the giant serpent in the distance and fixed his gaze on Naruto. He narrowed his eyes, looking at him, and thought to himself:
"Interesting. So this is the Nine-Tails kid. I didn't expect him to have this much strength."
Orochimaru glanced greedily at Sasuke, then looked back at Naruto. He said with a strange smile:
"I didn't expect the little Uzumaki to have such power. Let me see just how far you've grown."
After speaking, Orochimaru pulled a sharp Kusangi sword out of his mouth.
Gripping the sword, Orochimaru shifted his target. He turned his full attention to Naruto and charged at him with wild abandon.
This time, Orochimaru was incredibly fast—fast as a ghost. Even Sasuke's Sharingan struggled to track him.
Seeing this, Sasuke and the others realized that Orochimaru had been holding back before. This time, his attack on Naruto was several times stronger than his earlier attempt.
Seeing Orochimaru rushing toward him, Naruto let out a deep breath.
He knew that Orochimaru was extremely powerful. So Naruto decided not to hold back.
Naruto raised his hand, aimed at Orochimaru, and spoke indifferently:
"Thundering chariot, gap in the spinning wheel. This thing has light, divided into six."
"Bakudō #61: Six-Stick Light Prison."
The words rang out.
Suddenly, six golden sheets of light appeared beside the charging Orochimaru.
The golden light sheets surrounded Orochimaru from all directions. As soon as they appeared, they shot toward him and violently pinned him down.
Bang bang bang!
All six golden pieces converged on Orochimaru, piercing into his body and firmly binding him in place.
Orochimaru was shocked to find that no matter how hard he struggled, he couldn't break free from the Six-Stick Light Prison. Even when he slashed at it with the Kusanagi sword, the prison didn't budge at all.
This was no joke. This was Bakudō #61, chanted by Naruto with full incantation. Its power was several times stronger than usual. Even for a powerful figure like Orochimaru, once bound by the Six-Stick Light Prison, it would take tremendous effort to break free.
Taking advantage of Orochimaru being restrained by the Six-Stick Light Prison, Naruto closed his eyes and concentrated on chanting a new Hadō.
"Beast bones scattered all around. Spiers. Red crystals. Steel wheels. Movement is like wind; stillness is nothingness. The sound of long spears striking each other fills the empty city."
"Hado #63: Thunder Howl."