Facing Neji's storm-like attacks and endless tricks, Orochimaru really wanted to leave. He suddenly realized that his past open and secret investigations of Neji in Konoha were a complete trap.
He didn't understand Neji at all. Especially now, Neji had even learned his own original Ninjutsu. What was worse was that he didn't even know how Neji had learned it.
How could he fight like this?
It was really uncomfortable to watch someone else use your own Ninjutsu to fight against you.
"Tsunade? Heh." Neji said dismissively when he heard Orochimaru's words, "Take a good look."
"Hmm?" After hearing this, Orochimaru suddenly felt a stronger sense of unease in his heart, and immediately looked at Kabuto.
He saw Kabuto using Tsunade's fear of blood, constantly hurting himself, gaining an absolute advantage in the battle. Facing Kabuto's attacks, Tsunade could only avoid them again and again, without any ability to defend herself.
"Hmph, I didn't expect you, Neji, to like talking big." Orochimaru grinned, looking at Neji suspiciously.
No matter how he looked at it, Tsunade was in a precarious situation, but Neji's calm demeanor didn't seem fake.
"What is he trying to do?" Orochimaru frowned, secretly moving away from Neji.
Orochimaru's little actions naturally couldn't escape Neji's notice. Neji just sneered at this.
He suddenly bit his finger and slammed it on the ground. Immediately, taking his palm as the center, several strange and complicated black patterns appeared on the surrounding ground, carrying an inexplicable aura.
Seeing this scene, Orochimaru's eyes narrowed, and the ominous feeling in his heart grew stronger. Therefore, Orochimaru immediately rushed towards Kabuto.
"Kabuto, hurry!"
Hearing Orochimaru's words, Kabuto immediately understood Orochimaru's intention. He immediately separated from Tsunade, and both shot backwards.
"Summoning Technique!"
Neji shouted loudly. A cloud of white smoke drifted past, and a huge figure suddenly appeared in front of everyone, covering the sky and sun, shocking everyone.
"This is... how is this possible?!" Orochimaru was very surprised.
"Slug..." Tsunade was even more shocked. She had never heard of any other contractors of Shikkotsu Forest.
What's more... has there ever been a precedent in history for a man to become a contractor of Shikkotsu Forest?!
"Tsunade-sama, hmm? Tsunade-sama, didn't you summon me?" Slug asked, looking at Tsunade not far away, confused.
"I..." Tsunade wanted to say something, but she didn't know what was going on either.
"Interesting, Neji, I'm getting more and more curious about you. In the history of Shikkotsu Forest, there has never been a male contractor." Orochimaru said with an evil smile, his eyes flashing with a strange light, causing Neji to get goosebumps all over his body.
This kind of guy should be squeezed dry and killed as soon as possible, Neji thought secretly. But he also told Neji some information: he might be the only male contractor of Shikkotsu Forest in thousands of years.
Wasn't Senju Hashirama one? Neji was slightly doubtful. All kinds of signs indicated that Senju Hashirama and Shikkotsu Forest had a potential connection. Whether it was his Sage Mode patterns or his abilities after Sage Mode, they were very similar to Shikkotsu Forest.
Thinking about it carefully, Senju Hashirama doesn't seem to have ever used a summoning beast. In this way, Shikkotsu Forest does not seem to have a precedent for contracting with men...
"Did you summon me?" Slug asked Neji, interrupting his thoughts.
"Ah, I need you to help save Tsunade." Neji said.
"I see." When Slug saw the blood on Tsunade's body, it knew what had happened. It agreed without hesitation and immediately divided a small piece and crawled onto Tsunade.
"Tsunade-sama, please rest assured, I will heal you soon."
"Summoning Technique!"
At this time, Kabuto had also finished making the hand seals. Using Orochimaru's blood as a medium, he performed the Summoning Technique.
Boom!
Another cloud of smoke drifted away. A huge snake with a deep purple body and black stripes suddenly appeared in everyone's sight.
"Manda!"
Manda, after being summoned, first shook his head, a little impatient, and then angrily said, "Orochimaru, why did you suddenly call me over?! I told you, don't bother me if there's nothing important!"
His voice was unusually sharp and very harsh. As he spoke, an indescribable stench came from his mouth, making people feel extremely uncomfortable.
Moreover, he was extremely arrogant, unruly, and there was not a trace of respect for Orochimaru in his tone. Instead, there was a hint of blame.
"Tch." Orochimaru clicked his tongue lightly, lowered his head, and glanced at Manda, his eyes flashing coldly.
He had encountered the opponent he least wanted to encounter, and both of his hands had been crippled, so he was already in a bad mood. Now his summoning beast was actually bossing him around in front of everyone, which made it even more unbearable for him.
But there was nothing he could do. Manda's strength was very strong, and now that he couldn't use his hands, summoning Manda was completely gambling with his life. If he offended Manda, he would be in danger today.
The relationship between Orochimaru and Manda was clear at a glance, causing Neji to raise his eyebrows slightly. Although they had signed a contract, their relationship was not that of friends or partners at all. To be honest, it was more like a relationship of employment.
Snakes are cunning by nature, let alone a powerful summoning beast like Manda. If he knew that Orochimaru's hands were useless, he might really betray him.
Speaking of which, Manda was simply an oddity among these summoning beasts.
Although Gamabunta liked to call himself boss, he and Jiraiya both had great respect for each other, which was also an equal relationship, but in reality, Jiraiya was still the main one.
Slug said "Tsunade-sama" with every breath, very politely. It was simply the summoning beast of every girl's dreams. But Manda... Orochimaru also seemed pretty pitiful, requiring him to pay a certain price every time he summoned Manda.
Manda's strength was not as good as Orochimaru's, but he had the White Snake Sage as his backer. Orochimaru had always been thinking about the White Snake Sage's Sage Technique, so he could only try his best to satisfy Manda.
Neji couldn't help but sigh, "Connections are needed everywhere."
Neji's words were neither loud nor soft, but they spread throughout the battlefield, allowing everyone... and beast... to hear clearly. They couldn't help but look at Orochimaru and Manda.
Orochimaru's face darkened, and he said coldly, "Stop complaining. After this is over, I will give you a hundred living people as sacrifices."
"Hmm." Hearing this, Manda nodded in satisfaction. This Orochimaru was still quite sensible. Then, he flicked his tongue and stared at Slug.
"Orochimaru, you're too evil?!" Tsunade cursed loudly. How could a summoning beast eat people? What exactly has Orochimaru been doing all these years!
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